Valproic Acid (sodium salt)

Valproic Acid (sodium salt)

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Valproic acid is an analog of the natural fatty acid valeric acid that inhibits class I histone deacetylases (HDACs) with an IC50 value of approximately 2 mM.{17456} It decreases the number of axon branches in sensory neurons isolated from newborn rat dorsal root ganglia, an effect that is reversed by inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (1,4,5-IP3).{9786} In vivo, valproic acid inhibits amyloid-? deposition and neuritic plaque formation and decreases escape latency in Morris water maze, indicating improved memory performance, in the APP23 transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.{17458} Valproic acid has anticonvulsant activity in the pentylenetetrazol seizure threshold test in mice (ED50 = 0.71 mmol/kg) but induces neurotoxicity when administered at doses greater than or equal to 1.2 mmol/kg.{42211} Formulations containing valproic acid have been used in the treatment of bipolar disorder and various seizure disorders.

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