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“Although the role of adenosine is rather uncontroversial, the origin of the adenosine mediating this anticonvulsant effect has been somewhat contentious.”
“ Adenosine , an endogenous inhibitory neuromodulator in the central nervous system, exerts anticonvulsant activity that is largely based on the inhibition of the release of excitatory amino acids.”
“Exogenously applied adenosine appeared to have anticonvulsant properties (EC50∼ 10 μM), in that it slowed or suppressed spontaneous interictal discharges.”