[HTML][HTML] Valproic acid exposure decreases neurogenic potential of outer radial glia in human brain organoids

Z Zang, H Yin, Z Du, R Xie, L Yang, Y Cai… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Valproic acid (VPA) exposure during pregnancy leads to a higher risk of autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) susceptibility in offspring. Human dorsal forebrain organoids were used to …

[HTML][HTML] Human forebrain organoids reveal connections between valproic acid exposure and autism risk

Q Meng, W Zhang, X Wang, C Jiao, S Xu, C Liu… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Valproic acid (VPA) exposure as an environmental factor that confers risk of autism spectrum
disorder (ASD), its functional mechanisms in the human brain remain unclear since relevant …

[HTML][HTML] Neurodevelopmental impairment induced by prenatal valproic acid exposure shown with the human cortical organoid-on-a-chip model

K Cui, Y Wang, Y Zhu, T Tao, F Yin, Y Guo… - Microsystems & …, 2020 - nature.com
Prenatal exposure to environmental insults can increase the risk of developing
neurodevelopmental disorders. Administration of the antiepileptic drug valproic acid (VPA) …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal valproic acid exposure leads to neurogenesis defects and autism-like behaviors in non-human primates

H Zhao, Q Wang, T Yan, Y Zhang, H Xu, H Yu… - Translational …, 2019 - nature.com
Despite the substantial progress made in identifying genetic defects in autism spectrum
disorder (ASD), the etiology for majority of ASD individuals remains elusive. Maternal …

[HTML][HTML] The proliferation of dentate gyrus progenitors in the ferret hippocampus by neonatal exposure to valproic acid

K Sawada, S Kamiya, I Aoki - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Prenatal and neonatal exposure to valproic acid (VPA) is associated with human autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) and can alter the development of several brain regions, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct defects in synaptic differentiation of neocortical neurons in response to prenatal valproate exposure

Y Iijima, K Behr, T Iijima, B Biemans, J Bischofberger… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental
disorders characterized by impairments in social interactions and stereotyped behaviors …

Prenatal exposure to valproic acid increases the neural progenitor cell pool and induces macrocephaly in rat brain via a mechanism involving the GSK-3β/β-catenin …

HS Go, KC Kim, CS Choi, SJ Jeon, KJ Kwon, SH Han… - …, 2012 - Elsevier
Autism is a spectrum of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by social isolation and
lack of interaction. Anatomically, autism patients often show macrocephaly and high …

[HTML][HTML] In utero exposure to valproic acid throughout pregnancy causes phenotypes of autism in offspring mice

T Mitsuhashi, S Hattori, K Fujimura, S Shibata… - Developmental …, 2023 - karger.com
Valproic acid (VPA) is an antiepileptic drug that inhibits the epileptic activity of neurons
mainly by inhibiting sodium channels and GABA transaminase. VPA is also known to inhibit …

In utero exposure to valproic acid induces neocortical dysgenesis via dysregulation of neural progenitor cell proliferation/differentiation

K Fujimura, T Mitsuhashi, S Shibata… - Journal of …, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
Valproic acid (VPA), a widely used antiepileptic drug, is an inhibitor of histone deacetylases,
which epigenetically modify cell proliferation/differentiation in developing tissues. A series of …

[HTML][HTML] Valproic acid-exposed astrocytes impair inhibitory synapse formation and function

K Takeda, T Watanabe, K Oyabu, S Tsukamoto… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Valproic acid (VPA) is widely prescribed to treat epilepsy. Maternal VPA use is, however,
clinically restricted because of the severe risk that VPA may cause neurodevelopmental …