Head of department: József Toldi, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Közép fasor 52, Szeged, Hungary H-6726 Tel.:+36 (62)544-153 Fax:+36 (62)544-291 email: mvaradi@bio.u-szeged.hu
Szente,M. and Fehér,O. The effect of polarization on the evoked potentials in the cat. Acta. Biol. Szeged 21:127-140, 1975.
Szente M, Feher O, Correlation of unit-activity and evoked field potentials in auditory-cortex of cat, Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 41 (2): 208-209 1976.
Szente,M. and Feher,O, Correlation between unit-activity and evoked field potentials on auditory-cortex of cat, Acta Physiol. Hung. Acad. 48 (2-3): 271-271 1976.
Szente,M. and Feher,O. Relation of unit spike discharges and evoked potentials in the auditory cortex of cat. Acta Physiol. Hung. Acad. 48:117-130, 1976.
Szente,M. and Feher,O., Effect of blocking chloride-dependent inhibition on acoustic evoked-potentials in cat, Acta Physiol. Hung. Acad. 51 (1-2): 195-195 1978.
Szente,M. and Feher,O, Unit-activity patterns in the convulsive cerebral-cortex of the cat, Acta Physiol. Hung. Acad. (2-3): 260-261 1978.
Szente,M. and Feher,O, Role of potassium conductance in the epileptic activity of the brain, Acta Physiol. Hung. Acad. 53 (2): 218-218 1979.
Pongrácz,F., Szente,M . and Feher O, Statistical-analysis of extracellular discharges of the epileptic cortex, Acta Physiol. Hung. Acad. 53 (2): 204-204 1979.
Pongrácz,F. and Szente,M. Simulation of the ionic mechanism of molluscan neurons under PTZ induced effects. Acta Physiol. Hung. Acad. 53:327-336, 1979.
Szente,M. and Pongrácz,F. Aminopyridine-induced seizure activity. EEG. Clin. Neurophysiol. 46:605-608, 1979.
Pongrácz,F., Pongrácz,Gy. and Szente,M. Microcomputer method for the analysis of spontaneous bursting activity of units in epileptic cat cortex. EEG Clin.Neurophysiol., 49:195-199, 1980.
Szente,M., Pongrácz,F., Fher O, Computer-analysis of single unit-activity recorded from epileptic mammalian cortex, EEG Clin.Neurophysiol., 49 (3-4): P55-P55 1980
Szente,M. and Pongrácz,F. Aminopyridine-induced seizure activity in the primary and mirror foci of the cats cerebral-cortex, Acta Physiol. Hung. Acad. 56 (1): 85-85 1980
M Szente, F Pongrácz, Aminopyridine-induced seizure activity. Monographs in neural sciences. 01/02/1980; 5:20-4. ISSN: 0300-5186.
Pongrácz,F. and Szente,M., Qquantitative-analysis of spike activity in epileptic units, Acta Physiol. Hung. Acad. 56 (1): 69-69 1980
Pongrácz,F. and Szente,M. On modeling the variability of inter spike intervals during epileptic unit activity. Biol. Cyber. 41:165-177. 1981.
Szente,M. and Pongrácz,F. Comparative study of aminopyridine induced seizure activities in primary and mirror foci of cats cortex. EEG Clin. Neurophysiol. 52:353-367, 1981
Pongrácz,F. and Szente,M. Microcomputer-aided point-progress of epileptic unit activity. Adv. Physiol. Sci. 34,Eds. Fedina et al. Akad. Press, Budapest, 1981.
Pongrácz,F. and Szente,M. Computer simulation for studying calcium-dependent abnormalities in firing mechanism of molluscan neurons. Acta. Physiol. Hung. Acad. 60:189-203,1982.
Mihály,A., Joó,F. and Szente,M. Neuropathological alterations in the neocortex of rats subjected to focal aminopyridine seizure. Act. Neuropathol. Berl., 61:85-94, 1983.
Szente,M., Fehér,O. and Gyuris,T. The effects of aminopyridine on the cortical evoked potentials. Acta Physiol. Hung. 63:197-208, 1984.
Mihály,A., Toth,G., Szente,M. and Joo,F. Neocortical cytopathology in focal aminopyridine seizures as related to the intracortical diffusion of 3H 4-Aminopyridine. Acta Neuropath. Berl. 66:145-154. 1985.
Szente,M., Different types of paroxysmal depolarization shift in the cats cerebral-cortex
treated with aminopyridine, Acta Physiol. Hung. 66 (3-4): 291-292 1985
Szente,M., Kuhnt U, Effects of aminopyridines on synaptic responses and firing activity
of cai neurons in the hippocampal slice, Acta Physiol. Hung. 68 (3-4): 368-369 1986
Baranyi,A. and Szente,M, Single channel voltage-clamp analysis of neocortical neurons
in control and drug treated circumstances Acta Physiol. Hung. 68 (3-4): 359-359 1986
Baranyi,A. and Szente,M, The effect of intracellular colchicine and egta injection
on heterosynaptic facilitation of cortical-neurons. Acta Physiol. Hung. 68 (3-4):
353-353 1986
Szente,M.,. and Baranyi,A, Aminopyridine-induced seizure activity in the primary and mirror foci of the feline cortex, Acta Physiol. Hung. 68 (3-4): 349-349 1986
Landmesser,L. and Szente,M. Activation patterns of embryonic hind-limb muscles following blockade of activity and motoneurone cell death. J.Physiol.: 380:157-174, 1986.
Baranyi,A. and Szente,M.B. Long-lasting potentiation of synaptic transmission requires postsynaptic modifications in the neocortex. Brain Res., 423:378-384, 1987.
Baranyi,A., Szente,M.B. and Woody,C.D. Intracellular injection of phorbol esters increases the excitability of neurons of the motor cortex of awake cats. Brain Res., 424:396-401, 1987.
Szente,M.B. and Baranyi,A, Mechanisms of aminopyridine- induced ictal seizure activity in the cat neocortex. Brain Res., 423:368-373, 1987.
Baranyi,A. Szente,M.B. Phorbol esters that activate protein kinase C induce long-term changes of membrane excitability and postsynaptic currents in neocortical neurons. Acta Biol. Hung., 38:315-332, 1987.
Baranyi,A. and Szente,M.B. Activation of protein kinase C induces long-term changes of postsynaptic currents in neocortical neurons. Brain Res., 440:341-347, 1988.
Szente,M.B., Baranyi,A. and Woody,C.D. Intracellular injection of apamin reduces a slow afterhyperpolarization and IPSPs in neocortical neurons of cats, Brain Res., 461(1):64-74, 1988.
Szente,M.B. and Baranyi,A. Properties of depolarizing plateau potentials in aminopyridine-induced ictal seizure foci of cat motor cortex. Brain Res., 495:261-270, 1989.
Woody,C.D., Baranyi,A., Szente,M.B., Gruen,E., Holmes,W., Nenov,V., Strecker,G.J. An aminopyridine sensitive, early outward current recorded in vivo in neurons of the precruciate cortex of cats using single electrode voltage clamp techniques. Brain Res., 480:72-71, 1988.
Mihály,A., Joó,F. and Szente,M. Vasogenic brain edema in focal 4-aminopyridine seizures: The role of neuronal hyperactivity. J.Hirnforsch., 31:77-86, 1990.
Szente,M.B., Baranyi,A. and Woody,C.D. Effects of protein kinase C-inhibitor H-7 on membrane properties and synapticresponses of neocortical neurons of awake cats. Brain Res., 506:281-286, 1990.
Baranyi,A., Szente,M.B. and Woody,C.D. Properties of associative long-lasting potentiation induced by cellular conditioning in the motor cortex of conscious cats. Neuroscience, 42:321-334, 1991.
B. Boda, M. Szente and A. Baranyi: On cellular mechanism of epileptogenesis in the mirror focus. Acta Biochim. Biophys. Hung. 26 (1-4) (1991/92) p. 151.
Boda,B. and Szente,M.B. Stimulation of substantia-nigra pars reticulata suppresses neocortical seizures. Brain Res., 574 (1-2): 237-243, 1992.
Szente,M.B. and Baranyi,A. Effects of intracellularly applied aminopyridine on firing activities and synaptic responses of electrophysiologically identified cell in the motor cortex of cats. Acta Physiologica Hungarica, 81:159-174, 1992.
Baranyi,A., Szente,M.B. and Woody,C.D. Electrophysiological characterization of different types of neurons recorded in vivo in the motor cortex of the cats: I. Patterns of firing activity and synaptic responses. J. Neurophysiol., 69:1850- 1864, 1993.
Baranyi,A., Szente,M.B. and Woody,C.D. Electrophysiological haracterization of different types of neurons recorded in vivo in the motor cortex of the cats: II. membrane responses, electronic structures. J.Neurophysiol., 69:1865-1879, 1993.
Mészaros,M., Szente,B.M., Baranyi,A. and Halász,N. Early X- irradiation of rats. 5. Influence of irradiation on the development field potentials by antidromic stimulation. Neurobiology, 1:241-255, 1993.
Szente,M.B. and Boda,B., Cellular mechanisms of secondary epileptogenesis. Brain Res., 648 203-214, 1994.
Heltovics,G., Boda,B. and Szente,M., Anticonvulsive effect of urethane on 3-Ap-induced epileptiform activity. Neuroreport, 6:577-580, 1995.
Boda,B. and Szente,M., Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor facilitates focal seizures induced by aminopyridine in rat. Neuroscience Letters, 209: 1-4, 1996.
Boda,B. and Szente,M., Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor facilitates by aminopyridine-induced neocortical seizure. Neurobiology, 4:103-104, 1996.
A.Mihály, M.Szente, Zs.Dubravcsik, B.Boda, E.Király, T.Nagy and A.Domonkos, Parvalbumin- and calbindin-containing neurons express c-fos protein in primary and secondary (mirror) epileptic foci of rat neocortex. Brain Research, 761:135-145, 1997.
De Visscher, G., Szente, M., Kirsch-Volders, M., Genetic effects in neocortical cells of rats transplacentally exposed to mercury compounds, Mutation Research, Volume 379: S129, 1997.
Susanne, C. and Szente, M. Some ethical implications of neurosciences, Global Bioethics 10: 111-121. 1997.
A.Szász, T. Szelecki and M.Szente, Electrophysiological examination of chronic developmental exposure to mercuric chloride in rats, NeuroToxicology, 18(3):889, 1997.
G. DeVisscher, T. Szelecki, M. Szente, and M. Kirsch-Volders, Genetic effects in neocortical cells of rats trensplacentally exposed to mercury compounds, NeuroToxicology, 18(3):889, 1997.
C.Silva-Barrat, M.Szente, C.Menini, J.Velluti and J.Champagnat, Nicotinic and muscarinic modulation of epileptic activities in the rat GABA withdrawal syndrome, J.Physiology, 92:491-492, 1998.
A.Mihály, and M.Szente, E.Dobo and I.Pór, Early activation of inhibitory neurons in the thalamic reticular neurons during focal neocortical seizures. Acta Histochemica. 100:383-393, 1998.
De Visscher, G., Joiris, C., Vilagi, I., Szente, M., Kirsch-Volders, M., Cortical mercury concentration in neonatal rats after continued transplacental exposure, Toxicology Letters, 1998
Z. Szupera, L. Vécsei and M. Szente, Effects of anticonvulsant Lamotrigine on the 3-aminopyridine-induced primary and secondary ictal epileptiform activity, Clinical Neuroscience, 51: 191, 1998.
M.Szente, Cellular mechanisms of secondary epileptogenesis, Clinical Neuroscience, 51:188, 1998.
A. Szász, B. Barna, Z. Szupera, M. Szente, Effects of chronic transplacental MeHgCl treatment on epileptogenecity of offsprings. Clinical Neuroscience, 51:5-6, 201-202, 1998.
61. B. Barna, M. Szente, A. Szász, G. DeVisscher, Z. Galbács, M. Kirsch-Volders, Chronic intrauterine exposure to methylmercury enhances epileptogenicity in developing rats. Proceedings of Analitical and Environmental Problems, 4:85-89, 1998.
M.Szente, A. Szász, B. Barna, G. DeVisscher, Z. Galbács and M. Kirsch-Volders, Chronic intrauterine exposure to methylmercury enhances epileptogenicity in developing rats. Prodeedings of Analitical and Environmental Problems, 4:85-89, 1998.
B.Barna, A. Szász and M. Szente, The effects of non-NMDA antagonist GYKI 52466 applied in the mirror focus on 3-aminopyridine-induced primary and secondary cortical ictal activity in rat. Acta Biol. Hung., 50:257-267, 1999
B. Barna, A. Szász, M. Szente, Age dependency of the susceptibility of rats to aminopyridine seizure. Epilepsia, 40:2, 141., 1999.
Szász, B. Barna, M. Szente, M. Kirsch-Volders, Effects of chronic intrauterine mercury intoxication on the epileptogenicity of developing rat. Epilepsia, 40:2, 142., 1999.
Szász A., Barna B., Szupera Z., DeVischer,G. Galbács,Z., Kirsch-Volder,M. and Szente M., Chronic low-dose maternal exposure to methylmercury enhances epileptogenicity in developing rats. Int. J. Devlopmental Neuroscience, 17: 733-742, 1999.
Barna,B. Szász,A., Világi, I. and Szente,M., Anticonvulsive effect of AMPA receptor antagonist GYKI 52466 on 4-aminopyridine-induced cortical ictal activity in rat. Brain Research Bulletin, 51 3: 241-248, 2000.
Barna,B. Szász, A., Laczko, R. Szupera, Z., Vécsey, L. and Szente, M. Role of metabotropic glutamaterg receptor activátion in the 4-aminipyridine-induced epileptiform activity in rats, J. Physiol. 526 P: 66. 2000.
Barna,B., Szász,A., Gajda, Z., Galbács,Z., Kirsch-Volders,M. and Szente,M., Effects of chronic intrauterine organic and inorganic mercury intoxication on the epileptogenicity of developing rat. Central European J. of Public Health, 8:73-75. 2000.
Szász,A., Barna,B., Galbács,Z., Kirsch-Volders,M., and Szente,M., Effects of chronic low-dose developmental exposure methylmercury intoxication on epileptogenicity in rats. Central European J. of Public Health, 8:75-77. 2000.
Szente,M. Human Genome Project and Neuroscience, Global Bioethics, 23:21-28, 2000.
Silva-Barrat, M.Szente, C.Menini, Velluti,J.C. and Champagnat,J., Muscarinis depression of synaptic transmission in the epileptogenic GABA withdrawal syndrome focus. J.Neurophysiology, 85:2159-2165, 2001.
M.Szente, About the possibilities of therapeutic use of stem cells in the human nervous system at the beginning of the third millennium. Global Bioethics, 14:9-20, 2001.
Z. Somogyvari, B. Barna, A. Szasz, M. B. Szente., P. Erdi: Slow-dynamics of epileptic seizure: Analysis and model. Neurocomputing 38-40 921-926, 2001.
Barna,B., Nagy,K., Szász,A., Asztalos,T. Szupera,Z., Vécsei,L. and Szente,M., Is Aminooxyacetic acid proconvulsive or anticonvulsive? Acta Biologica Hungarica, 53:245-256, 2002.
Barna Barbara - Szász A. - Asztalos T. - Szupera Z. - Vécsei L. - Houtzager, Helmi - Szente Magdolna: Concentration- and time-dependent effectof aminooxyacetic acidon cortical epileptogenicity Acta Biologica Hungarica, 53:245-256, 2002.
Szász,A., Barna,B., Gajda,Z., Galbács,Z. Kirsch-Volders,M, and Szente,M., Effects of continuous low-dose exposure to mercury on the epileptogenicity of the developing rat. NeuroToxicology, Volume 23, Issue 2, July, Pages 197-206, 2002.
M. Szente, Z. Gajda, K. Said Ali, and E. Hermesz, Involvement of electrical coupling in the in vivo ictal epileptiform activity induced by 4-aminopyridine in the neocortex. Neuroscience 115/4:1067 – 1078, 2002.
Z. Gajda, E. Gyengési, E. Hermesz, K. Said Ali, and M. Szente, Involvement of gap junctions in the manifestation and control of the duration of seizures in rats in vivo Epilepsia, 44(12):1596-1600, 2003.
Kovács, A. Mihály, Á. Komáromi, E. Gyengési, M. Szente, R. Weiczner, B. Krisztin-Péva, G. Szabó and G. Telegdi, Seizure, neurotransmitter release, and gene expression are closely related in the striatum of 4-aminopyridine-treated rats. Epilepsy Research, 55:117-129, 2003.
Slézia, A., Kékesi, K.A., Szikra, T., Papp, A.M., Nagy, K., Szente, M., Maglóczky, Zs., Freund, T., and Juhász, G., Uridin release during aminopyridine-induced epilepsy. Neurobiology of Disease, 16:490-499. 2004.
Silva-Barrat, Velluti,J.C. M.Szente, C.Batini and Champagnat,J., Exaggeration of epileptic-like patterns by nicotine receptor activation during GABA withdrawal syndrome. Brain Research, 1042:133-143, 2005.
Zita Gajda, Zoltán Szupera, Gábor Blazsó and Magdolna Szente, Quinine, a blocker of neuronal Cx36 channels, suppresses seizure activity in rat neocortex in vivo. Epilepsia, 46:1-10, 2005.
Charles Susanne, A. Cambron, M. Casado, F. Cascais, B. Chiarelli, E. Rebato, M. Salona, A. Sanchez, K. Simitopoulou, M. Szente, J. Toth, N. Xirotiris, GLOBAL BIOETHICS: state of art or states of art. 2006.
Gajda Z, Hermesz E, Gyendési E, Szupera Z, Szente M. The functional significance of gap junction channels in the epileptogenicity and seizure susceptibility of juvenile rats. Epilepsia, 47(6):1009-1022, 2006.
Magdolna Szente Possible Exploitation of Non-Neuronal and Non-Chemical Synaptic Signalling Pathways in Epilepsy, Current Signal Transduction Therapy Therapy Volume 3, Number 3, 215-230, 2008.
Csányi Gábor; Kis Béla; Gecse Arpád; Telegdy Gyula; Szupera Zoltán; Vécsei László; Szente Magdolna; Leprán István; Mezei Zsófia, Effects of 3-aminopyridine-induced seizures on platelet eicosanoid synthesis. Pharmacological reports : PR 2008;60(3):345-52.
Zita Gajda, Rita Török, Zoltán Horváth, Csaba Szántai-Kis, László Őrfi, György Kéri and Magdolna Szente, Protein kinase inhibitor as potential candidate for epilepsy treatment, Epilepsia,52(3):579–588,2011
Books and book chapters:
Szente,M. and Pongracz,F. Aminopyridine-induced seizure activity. Epilepsy: Clinical
and Experimental ResearchMonogr. Neural. Sci. 5:20-24, 1986.
Kuhnt,U. and Szente,M. The effect of 3-,4AP and 3,4 DAP on the evoked activity of the pyramidal cell layer CA1, of the hippocampus: An in vitro study. In: Aminopyridines and Similarly Acting Drugs. Eds. P.Lechat et al. Pergamon Press, 1982.
Kuhnt,U. and Szente,M. Effects of aminopyridine on the evoked activity in the hippocampal slice. In: Epilepsy and Motor System Eds. Speckman and Elger, pp. 120-138, 1986.
Baranyi,A. and Szente,M.B. Postsynaptic activity-dependent facilitation of excitatory synaptic transmission in the neocortex. In: Cellular Mechanisms of Conditioning and Behavioral Plasticity, Eds. C.D.Woody, D.L.Alkon, and J.L.McGaugh. New York and London: Plenum, 1988, pp. 391-402.
Szente, M. Az agykéreg ontogenezisének molekuláris alapjai Élettani folyamatok molekuláris alapjai. Szerk. O.Fehér, JATEPress, 1991, pp. 189-228.
Szente, M. és Toldi J. Az idegrendszer embrionális fejlődése és plaszticitása. JATEPress, 1996
Susanne, C. and Szente, M. Some ethical implications of neurosciences, In: Reading book in Bioethics: a multidisciplinary approach Eds. C.Susanne and B.Chiarelli, Angelo Pontecorboli Editore, Firenze, 1998. pp.115-125.
Susanne, C. and Szente, M. A neurobiológia néhány bioetikai kérdése, Bioetika. Szerk. Susanne, C, Dialog Kiadó, Pécs, 1999.
Szente, M. és Toldi J., A gerinces idegrendszer ontogenezise. Dialog Campus Kiadó, 1999.
M. Szente, Cellular mechanisms of learning and memory, In: Neural Sciences, Ed. F.Magni, Socrates Programme, 2000. pp.71-96.
M. Szente, Development of the nervous system, In: Neural Sciences, Ed. F.Magni, Socrates Programme, 2000. pp.97-126.
Szente, Magdolna (2001) About the possibilities of therapeutic use of stem cells in the human nervous system at the beginning of the third millennium, in Susanne, Charles, Eds. Global bioethics : papers for discussion in courses or seminars of bioethics., pages 1-10. Firenze University Press.
Magdolna Szente and Winnrich Breipohl, Review of impaiments related to physical disabilities of the upper limb. EU Minerva – Socrates, 2003. pp. 1-73.
Szente, M., Neuroscience for the society; The power of the individual brain. In: Societel responsibilities in life Sciences, Ed. C.Susanne, Kamala-Raj Enterprises, 2004. pp.69-76.
Susanne, C; Cambron, A; Casado, M; Cascais, F; Papazizi, T; Rebato, E; Salona, M; Sanchez, A; Simitopoulou, K; Szente, M; Toth, J; Xirotiris, N, ed. State of Art and States of Art, Bioethics, Global and Societal Aspects. IUAES Commission on Bioethics, Brussels & Komotini: European Association of Global Bioethics, 2007,
Szente Magdolna: Az epilepsziakutatás szerepe a sejtek közötti kommunikáció megismerésében. Epilepszia: Ablak az agyra, Szerk. Halász Péter, 2007.