introduction h istone deacetylase inhibitors (hdis), as  radiation sensitizing agents, are considered as a novel class of anti-cancer factors, which are studied in various tumor cell-lines. valproic acid (vpa) is an hdi, which is effectively used in the treatment of epilepsy, migraines, and some particular types of depression. in this study, we evaluated the effects of vpa and ionizing radiatio...

objective: although sodium valproate came to the market as an anticonvulsant drug, nowadays it's wildly used in the management of psychiatric disorders. it is used as a mood stabilizer and as an adjunctive agent in treatment of depression and psychosis. there are controversies regarding sodium valproate efficacy in psychosis. although some studies have reported that it is effective in the ...

valproic acid is one of the main antiepileptic drugs. there is an increased risk of neural tube defects and axial skeletal malformations among infants born to women who had received valproic acid. there is a hypothesis that one biochemical abnormality underlying the teratogenicity of valproic acid is a drug-induced reduction in maternal plasma zinc .in the present experimental study mated rats ...

Valproic acid is used in the treatment of multiple disorders. Adverse effects from valproic acid include hepatotoxicity, hypotension, metabolic acidosis, and decreased mental status. Valproic acid also causes hyperammonemia. Many physicians assume that this is due to a supratherapeutic valproic acid concentration; when in fact, it can occur with therapeutic valproic acid concentrations. This is...

background: the primary phase of traumatic spinal cord injury (sci) starts by a complex local inflammatory reaction such as secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines from microglia and injured cells that substantially contribute to exacerbating pathogenic events in secondary phase. valproic acid (vpa) is a histone deacetylase inhibitor. acetylation of histones is critical to cellular inflammatory...

spinal cord injury (sci), a common result of car accidents, high-altitude falls and crashes, and other violent injuries is increasing yearly. histone deacetylases (hdac) inhibitors including depakine the main characteristics of the use of anti-inflammatory. the purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the effect of depakine intervention on the acute sci at the chronic phase using functional...

Limited studies indicate increased free fraction of valproic acid in uremia. One study also described displacement of valproic acid from protein binding by salicylate in children with epilepsy. The authors studied in vitro interaction of valproic acid and salicylate in uremic sera and compared their results with same interactions in normal sera. As expected, the concentrations of free valproic ...

Valproic acid and meropenam is commonly co-administrated in neurosurgical patients. Meropenem potentially decreases the valproic acid level, which may cause perioperative seizure. There has been no previous report of drug interaction between valproic acid and meropenem in Thailand. The authors report a patient who faced uncontrolled seizure after co-administrated valproic acid and meropenem. Th...