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Proteomics-Based Strategy to Identify Biomarkers and Pharmacological Targets in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

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Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), the most common type of epilepsy in humans, is frequently associated with hippocampal sclerosis, cognitive deficit, and pharmacoresistant seizures. A major difficulty in designing new treatments to block seizures or epileptogenesis is the sequence of events involved in the development of the epileptic circuitry after an initial insult in the brain. The neuroproteomics emerges as a powerful tool for researchers interested in pursuing biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases, including TLE. In this chapter, we present data obtained from studies employing proteomics technology to determine differential expression of proteins in brain tissue or cerebrospinal fluid of patients with TLE and in experimental models of epilepsy. Based on the findings it is possible to identify similarities of protein changes related to TLE in humans and models. Data obtained with proteomics are very useful to understand the pathophysiology of TLE and in the future may assist in finding target proteins for new therapies.

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The authors thank Fapesp, CNPq, CAPES, and INNT/MCT for financial support and UNIPETE-UNIFESP.

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Correspondence to Maria José da Silva Fernandes .

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da Silva Fernandes, M.J., Amorim, R.P., Carneiro, J.E.M., Araújo, M.G.L., Persike, D.S. (2013). Proteomics-Based Strategy to Identify Biomarkers and Pharmacological Targets in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. In: Rocha, L., Cavalheiro, E. (eds) Pharmacoresistance in Epilepsy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6464-8_8

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