The dopamine hypothesis of autism spectrum disorder revisited: current status and future prospects

D Pavăl, IV Micluția - Developmental neuroscience, 2021 - karger.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) comprises a group of neurodevelopmental disorders
characterized by social deficits and stereotyped behaviors. Despite intensive research, its …

A systematic review of brainstem contributions to autism spectrum disorder

A Seif, C Shea, S Schmid… - Frontiers in Integrative …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects one in 66
children in Canada. The contributions of changes in the cortex and cerebellum to autism …

Pathophysiological studies of monoaminergic neurotransmission systems in valproic acid-induced model of autism spectrum disorder

HY Kuo, FC Liu - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with complex etiology.
The core syndromes of ASD are deficits in social communication and self-restricted interests …

Gestational VPA exposure reduces the density of juxtapositions between TH+ axons and calretinin or calbindin expressing cells in the ventrobasal forebrain of …

CK Finszter, R Kemecsei, G Zachar, Á Ádám… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Gestational exposure to valproic acid (VPA) is a valid rodent model of human autism
spectrum disorder (ASD). VPA treatment is known to bring about specific behavioral deficits …

Early cellular and synaptic changes in dopaminoceptive forebrain regions of juvenile mice following gestational exposure to valproate

CK Finszter, R Kemecsei, G Zachar… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Gestational exposure of mice to valproic acid (VPA) is one currently used experimental
model for the investigation of typical failure symptoms associated with autism spectrum …

Neuroprotective efficacy of fisetin against VPA-induced autistic neurobehavioral alterations by targeting dysregulated redox homeostasis

S Mehra, AU Ahsan, M Sharma, M Budhwar… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition, and it's associated pathophysiology, viz.,
oxidative stress and altered cellular homeostasis, has been extensively intertwined with …

The Cerebellum–Ventral Tegmental Area Microcircuit and Its Implications for Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Narrative Review

P Zhou, S Peng, S Wen, Q Lan, Y Zhuang… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The cerebellum has long been implicated in the etiopathogenesis of autism spectrum
disorder (ASD), and emerging evidence suggests a significant contribution by reciprocal …

Prenatal Valproic Acid Induces Autistic‐Like Behaviors in Rats via Dopaminergic Modulation in Nigrostriatal and Mesocorticolimbic Pathways

LC Cezar, CCN da Fonseca, MO Klein… - Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder characterized by
several behavioral impairments, especially in socialization, communication, and the …

Sex differences in autism‐like behavior and dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra of juvenile mice prenatally exposed to valproate

D Zarate‐Lopez, AP Garzón‐Partida… - Developmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by deficits in social interaction and
communication and repetitive and restricted behaviors. Sex dimorphism in the brain …

Embryonic valproate exposure alters mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons distribution and septal dopaminergic gene expression in domestic chicks

A Adiletta, A Pross, N Taricco, P Sgadò - Frontiers in Integrative …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, the role of the dopaminergic system in the regulation of social behavior is
being progressively outlined, and dysfunctions of the dopaminergic system are increasingly …