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Valproic acid (VA) is a well-known teratogen in both animals and humans, with a 5-fold occurrence of spina bifida (SB) in pregnant women exposed to the drug [ 1 ] . The mechanism by which VA produces SB is unknown but inhibition of folic acid metabolism is one hypothesis [ 2 3 ] . Some investigators have brought the folic acid hypothesis into question by demonstrating that folic acid supplementation has no effect on VA exposed embryos in-vitro [ 4 5 ] . These studies suggest that another mechanism may be responsible for the production of SB by VA.
The researchers conclude that folic acid “therefore remains the preferred treatment for lowering of blood homocysteine concentrations” in healthy individuals.
The data on phosphatidylcholine were inconclusive, but supplementation of folic acid—the most common way to lower homocysteine levels—does not seem to affect blood lipids.
She and her colleagues at the Wageningen Centre for Food Science analyzed four independent, placebo-controlled, randomized intervention studies that examined the effects of betaine, folic acid, and phosphatidylcholine on plasma homocysteine concentrations in healthy volunteers.
While folic acid deficiency and altered folic acid metabolism have received widespread attention, other contributors are also important.