Abstract
The deficiencies of current antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) demand the search of new active compounds through novel strategies of drug discovery. Particularly, the design of AEDs based on molecular targets constitutes a promising alternative to empirical screening, the traditional method to detect anticonvulsant action in new structures. In this chapter we described the advances in the dynamic field of carbonic anhydrases, with emphasis in the development of selective inhibitors as anticonvulsants. We first detailed the 3D architecture of carbonic anhydrases and the mechanism of action of classical inhibitors. Then we reviewed the known anticonvulsant drugs that present carbonic anhydrase inhibition and the progress made in the design of selective inhibitors of CAVII, the isoform implicated in the generation of febrile seizures.
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Gavernet, L. (2016). Carbonic Anhydrase and Epilepsy. In: Talevi, A., Rocha, L. (eds) Antiepileptic Drug Discovery. Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6355-3_3
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