Excessive brain neuronal excitability, associated with a seizure disorder, can be correlated with increased mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity in neurons. Such excessive excitability can be ameliorated by administering an effective amount of a compound, such as a MAPK phosphorylation or kinase activity inhibitor, that reduces the amount of MAPK activity in neurons of an individual suffering from a seizure disorder. Compounds that inhibit phosphorylation or kinase activity of upstream activators or downstream targets of the MAPK cascade also are useful in this context.
过度的脑神经兴奋,与癫痫病有关,可能与神经元中丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(
MAPK)的活性增加相关。通过给患有癫痫病的个体施用有效量的化合物,如
MAPK
磷酸化或激酶活性
抑制剂,可以减少神经元中
MAPK活性的数量,从而改善这种过度的兴奋。抑制
MAPK级联的上游激活剂或下游靶标的
磷酸化或激酶活性的化合物在这种情况下也是有用的。