Anticonvulsive properties of soticlestat, a novel cholesterol 24-hydroxylase inhibitor.
Toshiya NishiCameron S MetcalfShinji FujimotoShigeo HasegawaMaki MiyamotoEiji SunaharaSayuri WatanabeShinichi KondoH Steve WhitePublished in: Epilepsia (2022)
The data collectively suggest that soticlestat can ameliorate seizure symptoms through a mechanism distinct from conventional antiseizure medications. With its novel mechanism of action, soticlestat could constitute a novel class of antiseizure medications for treatment of intractable epilepsy disorders such as developmental and epileptic encephalopathy.