Clinical Trial: Pharmacokinetics Study of Oral 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose (2DG) in Subjects With a Confirmed Diagnosis of Epilepsy
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Epilepsy; Seizure
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Pharmacokinetics Study of Oral 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose (2DG) in Subjects With a Confirmed Diagnosis of Epilepsy
Brief Summary:
This project studies how 2-deoxy-glucose (2DG) pills are absorbed and distributed in people with epilepsy.2DG is similar to glucose, the main energy source for the brain, but it cannot be used as energy.During seizures, neurons are at a very high metabolic state with huge glucose metabolism as glycolysis is accelerated to supply the high metabolic needs of a seizure.2DG is taken up by cells but cannot be metabolized by the first enzyme in the glycolytic pathway, thus is stops, or "clogs up",…
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