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© 2018 The Authors. Epilepsia published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International League Against Epilepsy. Perampanel is an adjunctive treatment for epilepsy that works through the direct inhibition of AMPA receptors. The same molecular mechanism has recently been shown for a fatty acid, decanoic acid, prescribed in the medium chain triglyceride ketogenic diet for the treatment of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Because each compound has been proposed to act through a distinct AMPA receptor binding site, we predicted that perampanel and decanoic acid would act synergistically against AMPA receptors and, consequently, seizures. Here, we show a synergistic interaction between perampanel and decanoic acid in direct AMPA receptor inhibition, in an ex vivo model of seizure activity, and against seizure-induced activity in human brain slices. These data support a potential role for combination treatment using perampanel and dietary decanoic acid to provide enhanced seizure control.
Author(s): Augustin K, Williams S, Cunningham M, Devlin AM, Friedrich M, Jayasekera A, Hussain MA, Holliman D, Mitchell P, Jenkins A, Chen PE, Walker MC, Williams RSB
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Epilepsia
Year: 2018
Volume: 59
Issue: 11
Pages: e172-e178
Print publication date: 01/11/2018
Online publication date: 15/10/2018
Acceptance date: 17/09/2018
Date deposited: 30/10/2018
ISSN (print): 0013-9580
ISSN (electronic): 1528-1167
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.14578
DOI: 10.1111/epi.14578
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