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  • Title: Retinoic acid-induced lumbosacral neural tube defects: myeloschisis and hamartoma.
    Author: Cai W, Zhao H, Guo J, Li Y, Yuan Z, Wang W.
    Journal: Childs Nerv Syst; 2007 May; 23(5):549-54. PubMed ID: 17252267.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTS: To observe the morphological features of the lumbosacral neural tube defects (NTDs) induced by all-trans retinoic acid (atRA) and to explore the pathogenesis of these defects. METHODS: Rat embryos with lumbosacral NTDs were obtained by treating pregnant rats with administration of atRA. Rat embryos were obtained by cesarean. Fetuses were sectioned and stained with hematoxylin-eosin (H&E). Relevant structures including caudal neural tube were examined. In the atRA-treated rats, about 48% embryos showed lumbosacral NTDs. There appeared a dorsally and rostrally situated, neural-plate-like structure (myeloschisis) and a ventrally and caudally located cell mass containing multiple canals (hamartoma) in the lumbosacral NTDs induced by atRA. CONCLUSIONS: Retinoic acid could disturb the notochord and tail bud development in the process of primary and secondary neurulation in rat embryos, which cause lumbosacral NTDs including myeloschisis and hamartoma. The morphology is very similar to that happens in humans.
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