Evaluation of valproic acid (VPA) developmental toxicity and pharmacokinetics in Sprague-Dawley rats

PE Binkerd, JM Rowland, H Nau… - Fundamental and Applied …, 1988 - Elsevier
… This study was undertaken to assess the pharmacokinetics and developmental toxicity of
the anticonvulsant, valproic acid (VPA), a human teratogen, in Sprague-Dawley rats. Oral …

Brain and plasma amino acid concentration in infant rats prenatally exposed to valproic acid

ÁA Puig-Lagunes, L Rocha… - Anais da Academia …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
… of rats prenatally exposed to valproic acid (VPA), a well-characterized experimental
model of autism. Pregnant rats … Control rats were injected with saline. On the fourteen-postnatal-day, …

Valproic acid exposure impairs ultrasonic communication in infant, adolescent and adult rats

K Gzielo, A Potasiewicz, M Hołuj, E Litwa… - European …, 2020 - Elsevier
… USV emissions in isolated male and female infant rats. … of ASD is prenatal exposure to
valproic acid (VPA). Despite high … Typically, pregnant rats are injected with a single dose of VPA …

Age‐related differences in susceptibility to toxic effects of valproic acid in rats

P Espandiari, J Zhang… - Journal of Applied …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
… A multi‐age rat model was evaluated as a means to identify a potential age‐… valproic acid
(VPA), a known pediatric hepatotoxic agent. Different age groups of Sprague‐Dawley (SD) rats

Group I and group II metabotropic glutamate receptors are upregulated in the synapses of infant rats prenatally exposed to valproic acid

S D'Antoni, S Schiavi, V Buzzelli, S Giuffrida, A Feo… - …, 2023 - Springer
… from control and VPA-exposed rats at different ages. We observed an enhancement of both
group I and group II mGlu receptor expressions in infant rats prenatally exposed to VPA and …

Postnatal AVP treatments prevent social deficit in adolescence of valproic acid-induced rat autism model

J Wu, YC Dai, XY Lan, HF Zhang, SZ Bai, Y Hu… - Peptides, 2021 - Elsevier
… Studies have shown that the infant rat can emit the highest number of ultrasounds on the
7th day after birth (PND7). The number is often used as an indicator to check whether the early …

Valproic acid

EJ Lammer, LE Sever, GP Oakley Jr - Teratology, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
… The study included nine infants born to mothers who used valproic acid mono- … cohort of 14
infants born to women using valproic acid monotherapy. It was not clear whether any of these …

Prenatal exposure of rats to valproic acid reproduces the cerebellar anomalies associated with autism

JL Ingram, SM Peckham, B Tisdale… - Neurotoxicology and …, 2000 - Elsevier
… in vivo exposure of rat embryos to valproic acid during the … Unpublished data also indicate
that the brain stems of these rats … of valproate-exposed rats; these results are reported herein. …

Behavioral improvements in a valproic acid rat model of autism following vitamin D supplementation

L Du, G Zhao, Z Duan, F Li - Psychiatry Research, 2017 - Elsevier
infant rat with ASD induced by VPA significantly improved development and behavior of
rats … In this study, we used valproic acid (VPA)-induced rat model of ASD to study the role of …

Valproic acid‐induced neural tube defects

H Nau - Ciba Foundation Symposium 181‐Neural Tube Defects …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… -dependent methyl biosynthesis in the rat. Neurochem Res 11:… response of rat conceptuses
exposed to valproic acid (VPA) in … in infants born to women receiving valproic acid. J Pediatr …