Could supplementary dietary tryptophan and taurine prevent epileptic seizures?
Roles for melatonin, taurine, and the pineal gland in epilepsy are examined. Cerebrospinal fluid melatonin and taurine may be natural anticonvulsants. The flow of cerebrospinal fluid may bathe the medial and lateral geniculate ganglia and the superior and inferior colliculli with these anticonvulsant substances. Supplemental dietary taurine and tryptophan could be of value in the treatment and prevention of seizures.
D004032:Diet; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008550:Melatonin / Q000378:metabolism; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D013654:Taurine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000378:metabolism
D013654:Taurine; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; D014364:Tryptophan; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase; D008550:Melatonin