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. 2021 Mar 1;2:140–148. doi: 10.1016/j.crtox.2021.02.007

Table 2.

Number of gene connections to insecticides, cannabinoids, and epilepsy across key biological functions related to seizure in the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database.

Gene Insecticide Count CGPD-Tetramer Count
Epilepsy Gene
Pathway and Gene Name Symbol Insecticide Cannabinoid
Oxidation-reduction process
 catalase CAT 15 29 1
 superoxide dismutase 2 SOD2 13 67 3
 prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 PTGS2 9 42 5
 cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1 CYP11A1 7 15
 nitric oxide synthase 2 NOS2 5 12 1
 nitric oxide synthase 1 NOS1 2 6 1
 peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase PAM 1 1
Cholinergic signaling pathway
 acetylcholinesterase ACHE 7 10
 cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 7 subunit CHRNA7 4 15
 cholinergic receptor muscarinic 1 CHRM1 3 5
 cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 3 subunit CHRNA3 3 3
 cholinergic receptor nicotinic alpha 4 subunit CHRNA4 3 6 x
 choline O-acetyltransferase CHAT 2 4
 potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 1 KCNQ1 0 x
 potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 2 KCNQ2 0 2 x
 potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 3 KCNQ3 0 x
Neuropeptide hormone activity
 corticotropin releasing hormone CRH 5 10 4
 neuropeptide Y NPY 3 5
 adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide 1 ADCYAP1 2 5
 cholecystokinin CCK 2 6 1
 oxytocin/neurophysin I prepropeptide OXT 2 6 3
 proopiomelanocortin POMC 2 3 1
 thyrotropin releasing hormone TRH 1 2
Dopaminergic signaling pathway
 dopamine receptor D2 DRD2 4 25 2
 dopamine receptor D1 DRD1 3 13 3
 dopamine receptor D3 DRD3 1 1
 glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2A GRIN2A 0 x
 glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2B GRIN2B 0 x
 sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 1 SCN1A 0 x
Retrograde endocannabinoid signaling pathway
 fatty acid amide hydrolase FAAH 3 4
 cannabinoid receptor 1 CNR1 2 2 2
 gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit alpha1 GABRA1 0 x
 gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit beta3 GABRB3 0 x
 gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor subunit gamma2 GABRG2 0 x