Valproic acid: A new narrative on its features and effects in traumatic brain injury

Glenn Wakam; Michael Kemp; Hasan Alam

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-823347-4.00007-5

Valproic acid: A new narrative on its features and effects in traumatic brain injury

Glenn Wakam, Michael Kemp, Hasan Alam

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Abstract

Traumatic brain injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Currently, the only treatment is supportive, with an emphasis on prevention of secondary injury. Our lab has over a decade of experience investigating histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs), mainly valproic acid (VPA), as a treatment to improve survival and recovery after traumatic brain injury. In this chapter, we will review the cellular changes that occur after traumatic brain injury, the promising results of preclinical use of VPA in TBI, and the future of VPA use in traumatic brain injury.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury
Subtitle of host publication	The Neuroscience of Traumatic Brain Injury
Publisher	Elsevier Inc
Pages	477-484
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128233474
ISBN (Print)	9780128233481
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823347-4.00007-5
State	Published - Jan 1 2022

Keywords

Acetylation
Epigenetics
Histone deacetylase inhibitor
Neurodegeneration
Neurologic outcomes
Neuroplasticity
Pro-survival
Traumatic brain injury
Valproic acid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine
General Neuroscience

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