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Gino De Smet

Vrije Universiteit BrusselORCID 0000-0002-4559-3706Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Bilal KiciniD· 1 shared Carina De Rijck· 1 shared Dimitri De BundeliD· 1 shared Erick M. CarreiraiD· 1 shared Evelien HendrixiD· 1 shared Ilse Julia SmoldersiD· 1 shared Liam NestoriD· 1 shared Matthias V. WestphaliD· 1 shared

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A photoswitchable cannabinoid for precision treatment of refractory seizures in a mouse epilepsy model

Sofie S. Bournons, Miroslav Kosar, Bilal Kicin, Roman C. Sarott, Evelien Hendrix, Rudolf L. Z. Ganzoni, Patrick Pfaff, Tristano C. Martini, Matthias V. Westphal, Michael A. Schafroth, Gino De Smet, Carina De Rijck, Liam Nestor, Robrecht Raedt, Erick M. Carreira, , Ilse Julia Smolders

The paper demonstrates the use of a photoswitchable cannabinoid, azo-THC-3, to suppress seizures in a mouse model by local photoactivation in the hippocampus, avoiding systemic side effects.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience