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Valproate (VPA) has been claimed to induce endocrine disorders in both sexes in humans. There is sparse information regarding the mechanisms behind these disturbances. By using an animal model, we wanted to study the effect of valproate on hormonal function in non-epileptic rats. Female rats were given 0 (vehicle control, n=15), 200mg/kg (n=15), or 300mg/kg (n=20) valproate twice daily by gavage for...
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether exposure of porcine ovarian follicular cells to clinically relevant concentrations of valproate affected steroid production in vitro and to which extent these effects were reversed by removal of the drug from the culture medium. Small and medium follicles were obtained from ovaries collected, respectively, at days 8-10 and 14-16 of the estrous...
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