Studies have shown that Cx43 hemichannels contribute to astrocyte-mediated neurotoxicity ... Moreover, research into temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) has revealed that inhibiting Cx hemichannels ...

After the fourth operation (which removed half of his brain and cured his epilepsy), astrocytes grown from the temporal lobe and the frontal/parietal lobe (a brain region next to the temporal lobe ...

Microglial activation, astocytic proliferation, and proinflammatory cytokine production may promote seizures, further exacerbate epilepsy and cause subsequent degeneration of neurons, astrocytes ...