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huperzine a and Drug Refractory Epilepsy

huperzine a has been researched along with Drug Refractory Epilepsy in 1 studies

huperzine A: RN given refers to 5R-(5alpha,9beta,11E)-isomer; structure given in first source
huperzine A : A sesquiterpene alkaloid isolated from a club moss Huperzia serrata that has been shown to exhibit neuroprotective activity. It is also an effective inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase and has attracted interest as a therapeutic candidate for Alzheimer's disease.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"In this review, we examine recently approved epilepsy drugs based on natural product (NP) such as cannabidiol (CBD) and rapamycin, as well as NP-based epilepsy drug candidates still in clinical development, such as huperzine A."5.41Natural product-derived therapies for treating drug-resistant epilepsies: From ethnopharmacology to evidence-based medicine. ( Challal, S; Crawford, AD; Esguerra, CV; Langlois, M; Skalicka-Woźniak, K; Skiba, A; Wolfender, JL, 2023)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's1 (100.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Challal, S1
Skiba, A1
Langlois, M1
Esguerra, CV1
Wolfender, JL1
Crawford, AD1
Skalicka-Woźniak, K1

Reviews

1 review available for huperzine a and Drug Refractory Epilepsy

ArticleYear
Natural product-derived therapies for treating drug-resistant epilepsies: From ethnopharmacology to evidence-based medicine.
    Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2023, Dec-05, Volume: 317

    Topics: Animals; Anticonvulsants; Biological Products; Cannabidiol; Drug Resistant Epilepsy; Epilepsy; Ethno

2023