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ArticleBrain sciences2013

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Associated Neural Defects: Complex Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Targets.

Pooja Muralidharan, Swapnalee Sarmah, Feng C Zhou, James A Marrs

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Article in Brain sciences, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Pooja MuralidharanDepartment of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. pmuralid@iupui.edu.
Swapnalee SarmahDepartment of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. ssarmah@iupui.edu.
Feng C ZhouDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Stark Neuroscience Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. imce100@iupui.edu.
James A MarrsDepartment of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. jmarrs@iupui.edu.

Funding

Translational Research and Science Education (OUT)P60AA007611 · NIAAA · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI DAVID A. KAREKEN · 2003 to 2026
$45.5M
RAT RESEARCH COMPONENTP50AA007611 · NIAAA · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI BOSRON, WILLIAM F · 1987 to 2002
$5.3M
Epigenetics of fetal alcohol syndromeR01AA016698 · NIAAA · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI ZHOU, FENG C. · 2006 to 2009
$1.1M
NIAAA NIH HHS P50 AA007611NIAAA NIH HHS P60 AA007611NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA016698
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), caused by prenatal alcohol exposure, can result in craniofacial dysmorphism, cognitive impairment, sensory and motor disabilities among other defects. FASD incidences are as high as 2% to 5 % children born in the US, and prevalence is higher in low socioeconomic populations. Despite various mechanisms being proposed to explain the etiology of FASD, the molecular targets of ethanol toxicity during development are unknown. Proposed mechanisms include cell death, cell signaling defects and gene expression changes. More recently, the involvement of several other molecular pathways was explored, including non-coding RNA, epigenetic changes and specific vitamin deficiencies. These various pathways may interact, producing a wide spectrum of consequences. Detailed understanding of these various pathways and their interactions will facilitate the therapeutic target identification, leading to new clinical intervention, which may reduce the incidence and severity of these highly prevalent preventable birth defects. This review discusses manifestations of alcohol exposure on the developing central nervous system, including the neural crest cells and sensory neural placodes, focusing on molecular neurodevelopmental pathways as possible therapeutic targets for prevention or protection.

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PMID24961433
PMCPMC4061856

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