“Pro-epileptogenic” | “Anti-epileptogenic” | ||||
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Protein | Function in CNS | reference | Protein | Function in CNS | reference |
CCL2 | - contributes to immune-cell recruitment across the BBB | [49] | IL-1ra | - An anti-infllammatory protein with seizure inhibiting properties in experimental TLE | |
CCL3 | - Capable of inducing Ca2+ transients in neuronal and microglial cultures. | IL-7 | Neurotrophic actions in embryonic brain cultures | ||
- Inhibition of systemic receptor leads to decrease in seizure activity | |||||
CCL4 | - Capable of inducing Ca2+ transients in neuronal and microglial cultures. | IL-10 | - Inhibits development of seizures in FS and a hypoxia model for epilepsy. | ||
- SNPs that result in increased IL-10 are decreased in FS patients. | |||||
- Inhibition of systemic receptor leads to decrease in seizure activity | |||||
-Can give trophic support to neurons | |||||
CCL5 | - Capable of inducing Ca2+ transients in neuronal and microglial cultures | IL-13 | - Protects BBB integrity. | [62] | |
- Glut release from CNS cells in hypothalamus | |||||
- contributes to immune-cell recruitment across the BBB | |||||
- Inhibition of systemic receptor leads to decrease in seizure activity | |||||
CCL19 | immune-cell recruitment across the BBB. | IL-25 | - Protects BBB integrity | ||
CCL22 | -Immune-cell recruitment across the BBB. | IL-27 | Marked anti-inflammatory actions in EAE. | ||
CXCL9 | -Immune-cell recruitment across the BBB. | IFNα | - Suppression of hippocampal CA1 neurons & LTP | ||
IL-1α | Polymorphisms that lead to increased transcription are associated with TLE | HGF | - Enhances neuronal survival | ||
IL-1β | - Increased NMDA R subunit NR2B phosphorylation leading to increased Ca2+ influx | VEGF | - neuroprotective after experimental seizures | ||
- reduces hippocampal excitability | |||||
- Higher levels correlate with increased SRS after eFS | |||||
IL-5 | - Implicated in BBB disruption in CNS tumor bloodvessels | IL-5 | - Anti-inflammatory actions in the periphery as a Th2 cytokine | ||
- Induces microglial proliferation | |||||
- Induces microglial activation | |||||
IL-7 | Induces neuronal apoptosis in human NT2 cells | [90] | |||
IL-22 | - BBB disruption through down-regulation of occludin. | [91] | |||
VEGF | BBB disruption → reduction in tight junction proteins in kainate model for TLE | ||||
ICAM-1 | - implicated in BBB disruption | [20] | |||
VCAM-1 | - Immune-cell recruitment across the BBB | [20] |