Dorsal subthalamic nucleus electrical stimulation for drug/treatment-refractory epilepsy may modulate melanocortinergic signaling in astrocytes.
Department of Dermatology, Wuhan Central Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei 430010, PR China.
Bing
B
Ke
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
Tao-Tao
TT
Liu
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
Cheng
C
Liu
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
Hong-Bing
HB
Xiang
Hepatobiliary Surgery Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, PR China. Electronic address: xjun1095@163.com.
Jun
J
Xiong
D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D046690:Deep Brain Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000628:therapy*; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D053486:Melanocortins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D044105:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D020531:Subthalamic Nucleus / Q000502:physiology*
D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; C574273:MC4R protein, mouse; D053486:Melanocortins; D044105:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins