Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130000 126 Sendai Street, Erdao District, Changchun city, Jilin Province, China.
Neurol Sci. 2022 Nov;43(11):6279-6298. doi: 10.1007/s10072-022-06302-6. Epub 2022 Aug 4.
Clinical and experimental data hints that prolonged and repeated epileptic seizures can lead to molecular, biochemical, metabolic, and structural changes in the brain, a continuous process of chronic brain injury that ultimately leads to neuronal death. The histological characteristics of hippocampal structure determine its high sensitivity to excitotoxicity and present different types of neuronal death, including apoptosis, necroptosis, autophagy, pyroptosis, and ferroptosis. Hippocampal neuronal death promotes the progression of epileptogenesis, seizures, and epilepsy and is closely related to the impairment of cognitive function. Massive evidence indicates that oxidative stress plays a critical role in different forms of neuronal death induced by epileptic seizures. The brain is particularly vulnerable to damage caused by oxidative stress, and an increase in oxidative stress biomarkers was found in various epilepsy types. The purpose of this review is to elucidate the molecular mechanism of neuronal death and explore the moderating effect of oxidative stress on epileptic seizure-induced neuronal death patterns so as to find potential intervention targets for neuroprotective treatment after epileptic seizures.
临床和实验数据表明,长时间、反复的癫痫发作可导致大脑发生分子、生化、代谢和结构改变,是一种持续的慢性脑损伤过程,最终导致神经元死亡。海马结构的组织学特征决定了其对兴奋性毒性的高度敏感性,并呈现出不同类型的神经元死亡,包括凋亡、坏死性凋亡、自噬、细胞焦亡和铁死亡。海马神经元死亡促进了癫痫发生、发作和癫痫的进展,并与认知功能障碍密切相关。大量证据表明,氧化应激在癫痫发作诱导的不同形式的神经元死亡中起关键作用。大脑特别容易受到氧化应激引起的损伤,在各种类型的癫痫中都发现了氧化应激生物标志物的增加。本综述的目的是阐明神经元死亡的分子机制,并探讨氧化应激对癫痫发作诱导的神经元死亡模式的调节作用,以期为癫痫发作后神经保护治疗寻找潜在的干预靶点。