Relatively little is known about the mechanisms and processes that lead to the generation of seizures in patients with epilepsy, and this lack of knowledge hampers the development of treatments and cures. In this article, Vezzani et al. provide an overview of the involvement of inflammatory mediators in epileptic seizures. Gaining insights into the role of inflammation should yield new molecular targets for the design of antiepileptic drugs.
- Annamaria Vezzani
- Jacqueline French
- Tallie Z. Baram