Abstract
The loss of glutamate transporter-1 (GLT-1) is associated with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). A recent study reported that Hsp90β interacted with GLT-1 and recruited it to 20S proteasome for degradation. Therefore, inhibiting Hsp90β may be a new strategy for treating epilepsy. So far, no studies have shown whether the inhibition of Hsp90β had therapeutic effects on absence epilepsy. Using a model of absence epilepsy, we demonstrated that 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17AAG) and Ganetespib (STA9090) had no therapeutic effect. Although this is a negative result, it also has a meaningful exploration value for whether Hsp90 inhibitors have therapeutic effects on other epilepsy types.
Keywords:
GLT-1; Hsp90β inhibitor; absence epilepsy; epilepsy.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anticonvulsants / chemistry
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Anticonvulsants / pharmacology
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Benzoquinones / chemistry
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Benzoquinones / pharmacology*
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Epilepsy, Absence / chemically induced
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Epilepsy, Absence / drug therapy*
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Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2 / metabolism*
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Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / genetics
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / metabolism
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HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Hippocampus / metabolism
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Lactams, Macrocyclic / chemistry
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Lactams, Macrocyclic / pharmacology*
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Mice
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Pentylenetetrazole / toxicity
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Triazoles / chemistry
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Triazoles / pharmacology*
Substances
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Anticonvulsants
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Benzoquinones
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Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
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HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins
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Hsp90b1 protein, mouse
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Lactams, Macrocyclic
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STA 9090
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Slc1a2 protein, mouse
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Triazoles
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glial fibrillary astrocytic protein, mouse
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tanespimycin
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Pentylenetetrazole