Long-term chemogenetic suppression of spontaneous seizures in a mouse model for temporal lobe epilepsy.
Jana DeslooverePaul BoonLars E LarsenCaroline MerckxMarie-Gabrielle GoossensChris Van den HauteVeerle BaekelandtDimitri De BundelEvelien CarretteJean DelbekeAlfred MeursKristl VonckWytse WadmanRobrecht RaedtPublished in: Epilepsia (2019)
This study shows the potency of chemogenetics to robustly and sustainably suppress spontaneous epileptic seizures and pave the way for an epilepsy therapy in which a systemically administered exogenous drug selectively modulates specific cell types in a seizure network, leading to a potent seizure suppression devoid of the typical drug-related side effects.