The utility of psychotropic drugs on patients with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): a systematic review

BACKGROUND: Treatment of the complications arising from Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE) has largely been focused on psychosocial and environmental approaches.Research on the use of medications, especially psychotropic medications, has lagged behind.OBJECTIVES: This systematic review sought to investigate psychotropic medication related findings and

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Z-DNA binding protein 1 mediates necroptotic and apoptotic cell death pathways in murine astrocytes following herpes simplex virus-1 infection

Abstract Background The mechanisms by which glia respond to viral central nervous system (CNS) pathogens are now becoming apparent with the demonstration that microglia and astrocytes express an array of pattern recognition receptors that include intracellular RNA and DNA sensors.We have previously demonstrated that glia express Z-DNA binding prote

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