Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Activated astrocytes attenuate neocortical seizures in rodent models through driving Na+-K+-ATPase

  • Junli Zhao,
  • Jinyi Sun,
  • Yang Zheng,
  • Yanrong Zheng,
  • Yuying Shao,
  • Yulan Li,
  • Fan Fei,
  • Cenglin Xu,
  • Xiuxiu Liu,
  • Shuang Wang,
  • Yeping Ruan,
  • Jinggen Liu,
  • Shumin Duan,
  • Zhong Chen,
  • Yi Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34662-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Neocortical epilepsy is resistant to current treatments. Zhao et al. report that optogenetic stimulation of astrocytes effectively attenuates seizures via driving Na+-K+-ATPase, indicating a potential treatment strategy for intractable epilepsy.