Teratogenic effects of vigabatrin in TO mouse fetuses

Teratology
Yousef M AbdulrazzaqR Padmanabhan

Abstract

Vigabatrin (VGB) is a relatively recently introduced antiepileptic drug that enhances the brain levels of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA). Few data on its teratogenic effects appear to have been reported. Our objective was to determine if VGB was teratogenic in the TO mouse. Single doses of 300-600 mg/kg of VGB dissolved in saline were administered intraperitoneally (IP) to groups of TO mice on one of gestation days (GD) 7-12. The controls were saline treated or untreated. No maternal toxic effects were observed in the 300 or 450 mg/kg groups, and the 600 mg/kg dose was totally lethal to the mothers. Fetuses were collected on GD 18. Both 300 and 450 mg/kg doses induced a consistently significant intrauterine growth retardation irrespective of the developmental stage at administration. VGB did not augment the spontaneous incidence of neural tube defects characteristic of this strain, but accelerated destruction of the brain in spontaneous exencephalic embryos. Mandibular and maxillary hypoplasia, arched palate, cleft palate (two cases), limb defects (one case), and exomphalos were observed in the malformed fetuses. The high incidence of exomphalos appears to be a unique result of VGB treatment. Alizarin red-S/alcian blue-stained,...Continue Reading

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