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Inhibition of human TREK-1 channels by caffeine and theophylline.
Epilepsy research - 1 May 2005
Harinath S, Sikdar S K
Abstract excerpt
Caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylxanthine) and theophylline (1,3-dimethylxanthine) are used for therapeutic purposes and can cause life-threatening convulsive seizures due to systemic toxicity. The mechanisms for the epileptogenicity of caffeine and theophylline are not clear. TWIK-related K(+) channels (TREK-1) are highly expressed in the human central nervous system and have a major role in the control of neuronal...
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