Title:The Interplay Among Epilepsy, Parkinson’s Disease and Inflammation: Revisiting the Link through Ca2+/cAMP Signalling
Volume: 18
Issue: 1
Author(s): Leandro B. Bergantin*
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmacology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 669 – Vila Clementino, Sao Paulo-04039-032, SP,Brazil
Keywords:
Epilepsy, Parkinson´s disease, Ca2+/cAMP signalling, Ca2+ channel blockers, pharmacotherapy, Coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19).
Abstract:
Background: Robust evidence has described that Parkinson´s disease (PD) is associated
with an increased risk for developing epileptic seizures. In fact, an interplay between PD and
epilepsy has been of interest for many years. An emerging hypothesis is that inflammation could
link both diseases.
Objective: Bearing in mind the experience of our group in the field of Ca2+/cAMP signalling pathways,
this article discussed, beyond inflammation, the role of these signalling pathways in this link
between PD and epilepsy.
Methods: Publications involving Ca2+/cAMP signalling pathways, PD, and epilepsy (alone or combined)
were collected by searching PubMed and EMBASE.
Results: The comprehension of the interplay between PD and epilepsy could improve the drug therapy.
In addition, a Ca2+ signalling dyshomeostasis due to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
an emerging and rapidly evolving situation, has been reported.
Conclusion: Thus, this article also debated recent findings about therapeutics involving Ca2+ channel
blockers for preventing Ca2+ signalling dyshomeostasis due to COVID-19, including the correlation
among COVID-19, epilepsy, and PD.