Comparative neurotoxicity screening in human iPSC-derived neural stem cells, neurons and astrocytes

Y Pei, J Peng, M Behl, NS Sipes, KR Shockley, MS Rao… - Brain research, 2016 - Elsevier
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and their differentiated derivatives offer a unique
source of human primary cells for toxicity screens. Here, we report on the comparative …

Asiatic acid prevents the deleterious effects of valproic acid on cognition and hippocampal cell proliferation and survival

J Umka Welbat, A Sirichoat, W Chaijaroonkhanarak… - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Valproic acid (VPA) is commonly prescribed as an anticonvulsant and mood stabilizer used
in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder. A recent study has demonstrated that VPA …

Long-lasting impairments in adult neurogenesis, spatial learning and memory from a standard chemotherapy regimen used to treat breast cancer

C Rendeiro, A Sheriff, TK Bhattacharya… - Behavioural Brain …, 2016 - Elsevier
The negative impact of chemotherapy on cognitive function in cancer patients has gained
increasing attention in the last decade. Whilst the short-term acute effects on cognition are …

Neurobiological changes by cytotoxic agents in mice

R Seigers, M Loos, O Van Tellingen, W Boogerd… - Behavioural brain …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cognitive deficit is a frequently reported side-effect of adjuvant chemotherapy. A large
number of animal studies has been performed to examine the neurobiological mechanisms …

Fluoxetine prevents the memory deficits and reduction in hippocampal cell proliferation caused by valproic acid

JU Welbat, P Sangrich, A Sirichoat… - Journal of Chemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Valproic acid (VPA), a commonly used antiepileptic drug, has been reported to cause
cognitive impairments in patients. In a previous study, using a rodent model, we showed that …

Environmental enrichment protects against cognitive impairment following chemotherapy in an animal model.

G Winocur, JM Wojtowicz, CM Merkley… - Behavioral …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Clinical studies indicate that up to 70% of cancer patients who receive chemotherapy
experience cognitive impairment. The present study investigated environmental enrichment …

Doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide lead to long-lasting impairment of spatial memory in female, but not male mice

RM Philpot, M Ficken, L Wecker - Behavioural brain research, 2016 - Elsevier
Self-reports of chemotherapy-related cognitive deficits (CRCDs) are more prevalent among
women than men, suggesting that women may be more vulnerable to the cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] Histopathological and immunohistochemical study of the protective effect of triptorelin on the neurocytes of the hippocampus and the cerebral cortex of male …

HS Shaibah, AEK Elsify, TM Medhat, HM Rezk… - Journal of microscopy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy treats many types of cancer effectively but it often causes side effects.
Chemotherapy works on active cells, such as cancer cells, and some healthy cells. Side …

Minocycline, a putative neuroprotectant, co-administered with doxorubicin-cyclophosphamide chemotherapy in a xenograft model of triple-negative breast cancer

LE Himmel, MB Lustberg, AC DeVries, M Poi… - Experimental and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Minocycline is purported to have neuroprotective properties in experimental models of some
human neurologic diseases, and has therefore been identified as a putative neuroprotectant …

Effects of prenatal exposure to cancer treatment on neurocognitive development, a review

DCM Vercruysse, S Deprez, S Sunaert… - Neurotoxicology, 2016 - Elsevier
Due to the increasing incidence of cancer during pregnancy, the need to better understand
long-term outcome after prenatal exposure to chemo-and/or radiotherapy has become more …