«EPIGENETIC THERAPY OF LUNG CANCERS: Anti-tumoral effect
of valproate on small cell lung cancer».
Study of the effect
of valproate on pulmonary cancer cells, in combination with chemotherapy agents.
Neural tube malformations are most common with the use
of Valproate, a folic acid antagonist.
Not exact matches
The study helps determine the effects
of CBD in combination with common AEDs, including carbamazepine,
valproate, levetiracetam, clobazam and lacosamide.
The researchers also evaluated negative symptoms in 43 patients with bipolar disorder, about half
of whom were treated with
valproate.
The authors conclude that
valproate may be effective for treating negative symptoms in psychiatric patients with two copies
of the «Val» variant
of the COMT gene, which breaks down dopamine in the brain.
The drug — a mood stabilizer called
valproate — is commonly prescribed to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, though its mechanism
of action is poorly understood and only some patients respond to the treatment.
Of these 171 women, 42 had taken levetiracetam, 27 had taken topirimate and 47 had taken valproate while pregnant — an additional control group of women with similarly - aged children who had not taken any antiepileptic drug while pregnant was also included in the stud
Of these 171 women, 42 had taken levetiracetam, 27 had taken topirimate and 47 had taken
valproate while pregnant — an additional control group
of women with similarly - aged children who had not taken any antiepileptic drug while pregnant was also included in the stud
of women with similarly - aged children who had not taken any antiepileptic drug while pregnant was also included in the study.
Among those patients who were being treated with
valproate (approximately one - third
of the schizophrenia patients), negative symptoms were more severe in those with the Met / Met gene than in those with the Val / Val gene.
In the roughly 40 percent
of patients with this genotype, higher levels
of proline (a neuromodulator that is increased by
valproate), correlated with fewer negative symptoms.
In patients who have a «Met» variant
of COMT, rising levels
of proline appeared to do the exact opposite: these patients had more or worse negative symptoms, and the symptoms did not improve with
valproate.
Valproate, one
of the most commonly prescribed antiepileptic medications, has been associated in the past with birth defects and developmental problems.
Joseph F. Hayes, M.Sc., M.B.Ch.B.,
of University College London, England, and coauthors compared rates
of self - harm, unintentional injury and suicide deaths in patients prescribed lithium,
valproate sodium, olanzapine or quetiapine using a large database
of electronic health records in the United Kingdom.
The study
of 6,671 individuals found lower rates
of self - harm and unintentional injuries among those patients taking lithium compared with those prescribed
valproate, olanzapine or quetiapine.
A common mood - stabilizing drug,
valproate, is found to control manic - like behavior induced in mice with an extra copy
of a gene called SHANK3
Because both phenylbutyrate and another weak HDAC inhibitor,
valproate, are FDA - approved, clinical trials
of these agents started rapidly.
Valproate in the treatment
of acute mania.
Valproate increases pro-apoptotic efficacy
of chemotherapeutic regimen in small cell lung cancer.
Morland C, Nordengen K, Gundersen V (2012)
Valproate causes reduction
of the excitatory amino acid aspartate in nerve terminals Neurosci Lett, 527 (2), 100 - 4 PubMed 22963924
Patients taking lithium had lower rates
of self - harm and unintentional injury compared to those taking other bipolar drugs, such as
valproate (Depacon, Depakote), olanzapine (Zyprexa) or quetiapine (Seroquel), said lead researcher Joseph Hayes.
To compare lithium against newer medications, Hayes and his colleagues collected medical data on nearly 6,700 people diagnosed as bipolar and prescribed only one
of the drugs — lithium,
valproate, olanzapine or quetiapine.
Of those children, 64 were exposed to valproate in utero, 44 to lamotrigine, 76 to carbamazepine, and 65 to other epilepsy drugs or combinations of drug
Of those children, 64 were exposed to
valproate in utero, 44 to lamotrigine, 76 to carbamazepine, and 65 to other epilepsy drugs or combinations
of drug
of drugs.
Compared to children whose mothers did not have epilepsy, the risk
of autism was seven times higher in those with
valproate exposure.
Alycia Halladay, PhD, the director
of research for environmental sciences at Autism Speaks, an advocacy group that raises money for biomedical research, says the study «adds to the growing literature that in utero exposure to [
valproate] may be one possible risk factor for autism.»
'' [Then] research can turn to the ways in which women who can not stop or reduce [
valproate] treatment while pregnant can ameliorate the risk
of birth defects,» Halladay says.
(There was one case
of autism each in children exposed to lamotrigine, phenytoin, and a combination
of lamotrigine and
valproate.)
First line drugs used in the treatment
of a migraine include propranolol, topiramate, Divalproex / sodium
valproate, and metoprolol.
Ketogenic diet - induced toxicity
of the anticonvulsant medication sodium
valproate has been reported (30) however these treatments can be used together without problem in most cases (31).
Efficacy
of aripiprazole versus placebo as adjuncts to lithium or
valproate in relapse prevention
of manic or mixed episodes in bipolar I patients stratified by index manic or mixed episode