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Valproate robustly enhances AP-1 mediated gene expression.
Brain research. Molecular brain research - 22 Jan 1999
Chen G, Yuan P X, Jiang Y M, Huang L D, Manji H K
Abstract excerpt
Valproic acid (VPA) is a potent broad spectrum anticonvulsant with demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of Bipolar Affective Disorder, but the biochemical basis for VPA's antimanic or mood-stabilizing actions have not been fully elucidated. It has been demonstrated that VPA, at therapeutically relevant concentrations, increases AP-1 DNA binding activity in cultured cells in vitro. These findings raise the...
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