title: Augmentation of polysialic acid by valproic acid in early postnatal mouse hippocampus and primary cultured hippocampal neurons.
abstract: We examined the effects of valproic acid (VPA) on hippocampal neurons. Prenatal VPA exposure significantly increased polysialic acid (PSA) expression in the early postnatal mouse hippocampus. Moreover, VPA treatment significantly enhanced PSA expression in primary cultured hippocampal neurons and stimulated neurite growth. Our results suggest that VPA exposure in ovo affects hippocampal development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epigenetic Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan.
authors.forename: Takamitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Natori
authors.forename: Fumiaki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kodaira
authors.forename: Takae
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirasawa
authors.forename: Yong Ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D012794:Sialic Acids; C021319:polysialic acid; D014635:Valproic Acid