EpiSen
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Senolytics repurposing in childhood refractory epilepsies
Epilepsy is a frequent neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures resulting from hyperexcitability and hypersynchrony of neuronal networks. Cortical malformations, including Focal Cortical Dysplasia (FCD), are rare...
Epilepsy is a frequent neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures resulting from hyperexcitability and hypersynchrony of neuronal networks. Cortical malformations, including Focal Cortical Dysplasia (FCD), are rare sporadic diseases that cause early-life drug-resistant seizures for which surgery is the only therapeutic option to control seizures. Surgical inaccessibility and failures are significant clinical drawbacks. This emphasizes a critical and urgent need for new precision-based therapies for this debilitating childhood disorder.
In recent years, my team contributed to revealing that FCD are caused by brain somatic mutations in genes belonging to the mTOR pathway, a signaling cascade regulating key physiological cell functions such as growth, proliferation, and metabolism. During the course of my ERC-funded project, we discovered specific biomarkers in both human and mouse preclinical FCD brain tissues.
In EpiSen, we propose an innovative pharmacological strategy based on the selective elimination of mutated cells by repurposing available molecules, that are currently used in clinical trials in other diseases, for FCD-related epilepsy. We hypothesize that abnormal cells, once acutely cleared, will offer a prolonged benefit on seizures. Direct users include applied research groups, pharma companies, the medical community for clinical trials, and patient associations.
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Duración del proyecto: 21 meses
Fecha Inicio: 2023-03-27
Fecha Fin: 2024-12-31
Fecha Fin: 2024-12-31
Línea de financiación: concedida
El organismo HORIZON EUROPE notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2023-03-27
Línea de financiación objetivo
El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
ERC-2022-POC2:
ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS2
Cerrada
hace 2 años
Presupuesto
El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a
150K€
Líder del proyecto
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHER...
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Perfil tecnológico
TRL
4-5
Perfil tecnológico
TRL
4-5