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homovanillic acid and Autism

homovanillic acid has been researched along with Autism in 41 studies

Homovanillic Acid: A 3-O-methyl ETHER of (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid.
homovanillate : A hydroxy monocarboxylic acid anion which is obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group of homovanillic acid.
homovanillic acid : A monocarboxylic acid that is the 3-O-methyl ether of (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid. It is a catecholamine metabolite.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Based on data including urinary serotonin and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, platelet serotonin uptake and efflux, platelet monoamine oxidase and glutathione peroxidase activities, and uric acid and plasma tryptophan, the origin(s) of such hyperserotonemia in autism appear(s) to be of metabolic origin, i."3.67Serotonin metabolism and other biochemical parameters in infantile autism. A controlled study of 22 autistic children. ( Braconnier, A; Bursztejn, C; Dreux, C; Ferrari, P; Haimart, M; Launay, JM; Luong, C; Pasques-Bondoux, D; Tabuteau, F, 1988)
"After administration of secretin, the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) score improved in 7 of the 12 children."2.72Administration of secretin for autism alters dopamine metabolism in the central nervous system. ( Hashimoto, T; Kagami, S; Kuroda, Y; Miyazaki, M; Mori, K; Nozaki, S; Toda, Y; Watanabe, Y, 2006)
"Food allergy has been suggested to contribute to the expression of psychological and psychiatric traits, including disturbed social behaviour and repetitive behaviour inherent in autism spectrum disorders (ASD)."1.40Autistic-like behavioural and neurochemical changes in a mouse model of food allergy. ( Borre, Y; de Theije, CG; Garssen, J; Kas, MJ; Koelink, PJ; Korte, SM; Korte-Bouws, GA; Kraneveld, AD; Lopes da Silva, S; Olivier, B; Wu, J, 2014)
"In the group of 9 children with other psychoses, both the level of homovanillic acid and that of 5-hydroxy-indoleacetic acid was raised."1.27Childhood psychosis and monoamine metabolites in spinal fluid. ( Gillberg, C; Hamilton-Hellberg, C; Svennerholm, L, 1983)
" Urinary HVA dosage was performed on samples of urine taken after a 48-h tyrosine-free diet."1.27[Relation between auditory evoked potentials (presence, amplitude) during sound and light conditioning and levels of dopamine derivatives in infantile autism]. ( Barthelemy, C; Bruneau, N; Garreau, B; Lelord, G; Martineau, J; Tanguay, P, 1984)
"The Rett syndrome is a progressive disorder in female patients that is characterized by autistic behavior, dementia, ataxia, loss of purposeful use of the hands, and seizures."1.27Reduction of biogenic amine levels in the Rett syndrome. ( Butler, IJ; Glaze, DG; Percy, AK; Riccardi, VM; Zoghbi, HY, 1985)
"The favourable action of vitamin B6 on autism, reported by anglosaxon authors, was confirmed in 15 of the children."1.26[Modifications in urinary homovanillic acid after ingestion of vitamin B6; functional study in autistic children (author's transl)]. ( Arlot, JC; Callaway, E; Domenech, J; Garreau, B; Lelord, G; Muh, JP; Sauvage, D, 1978)

Research

Studies (41)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199028 (68.29)18.7374
1990's8 (19.51)18.2507
2000's2 (4.88)29.6817
2010's3 (7.32)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
de Theije, CG1
Wu, J1
Koelink, PJ1
Korte-Bouws, GA1
Borre, Y1
Kas, MJ1
Lopes da Silva, S1
Korte, SM1
Olivier, B1
Garssen, J1
Kraneveld, AD1
Horvath, GA1
Demos, M1
Shyr, C1
Matthews, A1
Zhang, L1
Race, S1
Stockler-Ipsiroglu, S1
Van Allen, MI1
Mancarci, O1
Toker, L1
Pavlidis, P1
Ross, CJ1
Wasserman, WW1
Trump, N1
Heales, S1
Pope, S1
Cross, JH1
van Karnebeek, CD1
Kałuzna-Czaplińska, J1
Socha, E1
Rynkowski, J1
Toda, Y2
Mori, K2
Hashimoto, T2
Miyazaki, M2
Kuroda, Y2
Nozaki, S1
Watanabe, Y2
Kagami, S1
Leckman, JF1
Cohen, DJ6
Shaywitz, BA4
Caparulo, BK2
Heninger, GR1
Bowers, MB2
Winsberg, BG1
Sverd, J1
Castells, S1
Hurwic, M1
Perel, JM1
Young, JG2
Kavanagh, ME1
Anderson, GM2
Gillberg, C4
Svennerholm, L2
Hamilton-Hellberg, C1
Martineau, J11
Barthelemy, C16
Garreau, B12
Tanguay, P1
Bruneau, N7
Lelord, G18
Callaway, E3
Muh, JP9
Lowe, TL1
Miller, S1
Komori, H1
Matsuishi, T1
Yamada, S1
Yamashita, Y1
Ohtaki, E1
Kato, H1
Hameury, L1
Roux, S2
Adrien, JL1
Desombre, H1
Sauvage, D2
Tani, Y1
Fernell, E1
Kanai, T1
Långström, B1
Akefeldt, A1
Ekman, R1
Månsson, JE1
Arlot, JC1
Domenech, J1
Ritvo, ER1
Jouve, J5
Oades, RD1
Stern, LM1
Walker, MK1
Clark, CR1
Kapoor, V1
Zoghbi, HY1
Percy, AK1
Glaze, DG1
Butler, IJ1
Riccardi, VM1
Launay, JM1
Ferrari, P1
Haimart, M1
Bursztejn, C1
Tabuteau, F1
Braconnier, A1
Pasques-Bondoux, D1
Luong, C1
Dreux, C1
Minderaa, RB1
Volkmar, FR1
Akkerhuis, GW1
Cheliakine, C1
Cottet-Eymard, JM1
Domenech-Jouve, J1
Peyrin, L1
Garnier, C1
Comoy, E1
Leddet, I1
Johnson, WT1
Bowers, M1
Mrochek, JE1
Dinsmore, SR1
Ohrt, DW1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
[NCT00004325]200 participants Observational1988-12-31Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

2 reviews available for homovanillic acid and Autism

ArticleYear
Clinical neurochemistry of autism and associated disorders.
    Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 1982, Volume: 12, Issue:2

    Topics: Amines; Animals; Autistic Disorder; Blood Platelets; Brain Chemistry; Catecholamines; Dopamine; Dopa

1982
[Significance of clinical and biological markers in autistic syndromes in children].
    Revue d'electroencephalographie et de neurophysiologie clinique, 1987, Volume: 17, Issue:2

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Child; Child Behavior; Child, Preschool; Dopamine; Electroencephalography; Evoked

1987

Trials

6 trials available for homovanillic acid and Autism

ArticleYear
Administration of secretin for autism alters dopamine metabolism in the central nervous system.
    Brain & development, 2006, Volume: 28, Issue:2

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Biopterins; Central Nervous System; Child; Child, Preschool; Dopamine; Female; Ho

2006
Clinical and biological effects of high doses of vitamin B6 and magnesium on autistic children.
    Acta vitaminologica et enzymologica, 1982, Volume: 4, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Adolescent; Autistic Disorder; Child; Child, Preschool; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy, Combinati

1982
Event-related potentials and monoamines in autistic children on a clinical trial of fenfluramine.
    International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology, 1990, Volume: 8, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Attention; Autistic Disorder; Biogenic Monoamines; Child; Double-Blind Method; Electroen

1990
Auditory evoked potential modifications according to clinical and biochemical responsiveness to fenfluramine treatment in children with autistic behavior.
    Neuropsychobiology, 1989, Volume: 21, Issue:1

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Autistic Disorder; Child; Child, Preschool; Dopamine; Evoked Potenti

1989
Urinary dopamine metabolites as indicators of the responsiveness to fenfluramine treatment in children with autistic behavior.
    Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 1989, Volume: 19, Issue:2

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Autistic Disorder; Child; Child, Preschool; Dopamine; Double-Blind M

1989
Vitamin B6, magnesium, and combined B6-Mg: therapeutic effects in childhood autism.
    Biological psychiatry, 1985, Volume: 20, Issue:5

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Child; Clinical Trials as Topic; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy, Combination;

1985

Other Studies

33 other studies available for homovanillic acid and Autism

ArticleYear
Autistic-like behavioural and neurochemical changes in a mouse model of food allergy.
    Behavioural brain research, 2014, Mar-15, Volume: 261

    Topics: Age Factors; Animals; Autistic Disorder; Biogenic Monoamines; Brain; Chromatography, High Pressure L

2014
Secondary neurotransmitter deficiencies in epilepsy caused by voltage-gated sodium channelopathies: A potential treatment target?
    Molecular genetics and metabolism, 2016, Volume: 117, Issue:1

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Channelopathies; Child; Drug Resistant Epilepsy; Epilepsy; Exome; Female; Homovan

2016
Determination of homovanillic acid and vanillylmandelic acid in urine of autistic children by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
    Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2010, Volume: 16, Issue:9

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectromet

2010
[Efficacy of secretin for the treatment of autism].
    No to hattatsu = Brain and development, 2004, Volume: 36, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Autistic Disorder; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Homovanillic Acid; Humans; Hydroxyin

2004
CSF monoamine metabolites in child and adult psychiatric patients. A developmental perspective.
    Archives of general psychiatry, 1980, Volume: 37, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Autistic Disorder; Bipolar Disorder; Child; Child, Preschool;

1980
Estimation of monoamine and cyclic-AMP turnover and amino acid concentrations of spinal fluid in autistic children.
    Neuropediatrics, 1980, Volume: 11, Issue:3

    Topics: Amines; Amino Acids; Autistic Disorder; Child; Cyclic AMP; Dopamine; Homovanillic Acid; Humans; Hydr

1980
Childhood psychosis and monoamine metabolites in spinal fluid.
    Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 1983, Volume: 13, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Age Factors; Autistic Disorder; Brain Diseases; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool;

1983
[Relation between auditory evoked potentials (presence, amplitude) during sound and light conditioning and levels of dopamine derivatives in infantile autism].
    Revue d'electroencephalographie et de neurophysiologie clinique, 1984, Volume: 14, Issue:2

    Topics: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Autistic Disorder; Child; Conditioning, Psychological

1984
Electrocortical activity (evoked potentials) and dopamine metabolism (homovanillic acid) in normal and emotionally disturbed children.
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1984, Volume: 425

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Cerebral Cortex; Child; Dopamine; Evoked Potentials, Auditory; Evoked Potentials,

1984
Folic acid and B12 in autism and neuropsychiatric disturbances of childhood.
    Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 1981,Winter, Volume: 20, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Autistic Disorder; Child; Child, Preschool; Folic Acid; Homovanillic Acid; Humans

1981
Effects of vitamin B6 on averaged evoked potentials in infantile autism.
    Biological psychiatry, 1981, Volume: 16, Issue:7

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Child; Dopamine; Evoked Potentials; Homovanillic Acid; Humans; Pyridoxine

1981
Not less likely than before that mean CSF HVA may be high in autism.
    Biological psychiatry, 1993, Nov-15, Volume: 34, Issue:10

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Homovanillic Acid; Humans; Hydroxyindoleacetic Ac

1993
Cerebrospinal fluid biopterin and biogenic amine metabolites during oral R-THBP therapy for infantile autism.
    Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 1995, Volume: 25, Issue:2

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Biopterins; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Homovanillic Acid; Humans; Hydroxyin

1995
Quantified multidimensional assessment of autism and other pervasive developmental disorders. Application for bioclinical research.
    European child & adolescent psychiatry, 1995, Volume: 4, Issue:2

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Adolescent; Autistic Disorder; Brain; Child; Child Development Disor

1995
Decrease in 6R-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin content in cerebrospinal fluid of autistic patients.
    Neuroscience letters, 1994, Nov-07, Volume: 181, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aging; Autistic Disorder; Biopterins; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Homovanill

1994
Cerebrospinal fluid monoamines in Prader-Willi syndrome.
    Biological psychiatry, 1998, Dec-15, Volume: 44, Issue:12

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Autistic Disorder; Birth Weight; Body Mass Index; Child; Child, Pres

1998
[Modifications in urinary homovanillic acid after ingestion of vitamin B6; functional study in autistic children (author's transl)].
    Revue neurologique, 1978, Volume: 134, Issue:12

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Child; Dopamine; Female; Homovanillic Acid; Humans; Male; Phenylacetates; Pyridox

1978
Dopamine and serotonin metabolism in neuropsychiatrically disturbed children. CSF homovanillic acid and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid.
    Archives of general psychiatry, 1977, Volume: 34, Issue:5

    Topics: Adolescent; Age Factors; Aphasia; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Autistic Disorder;

1977
Biochemical studies of children with the syndromes of autism, childhood schizophrenia and related developmental disabilities: a review.
    Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 1977, Volume: 18, Issue:4

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Blood Platelets; Brain; Bufotenin; Child; Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase; Homovanillic

1977
Monoamines (serotonin and catecholamines) and their derivatives in infantile autism: age-related changes and drug effects.
    Developmental medicine and child neurology, 1992, Volume: 34, Issue:7

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Age Factors; Autistic Disorder; Catecholamines; Child; Child Develop

1992
[Development in the metabolism of dopamine and its derivatives. Application to gross development disorders].
    Neurophysiologie clinique = Clinical neurophysiology, 1992, Volume: 22, Issue:2

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Aging; Analysis of Variance; Autistic Disorder; Child; Child, Presch

1992
Reduction of biogenic amine levels in the Rett syndrome.
    The New England journal of medicine, 1985, Oct-10, Volume: 313, Issue:15

    Topics: Adolescent; Ataxia; Autistic Disorder; Biogenic Amines; Child; Child, Preschool; Dementia; Electroen

1985
CSF monoamines in autistic syndromes and other pervasive developmental disorders of early childhood.
    The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 1987, Volume: 151

    Topics: Adolescent; Autistic Disorder; Child; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Child, Preschool; Fema

1987
Serotonin metabolism and other biochemical parameters in infantile autism. A controlled study of 22 autistic children.
    Neuropsychobiology, 1988, Volume: 20, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Autistic Disorder; Blood Platelets; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Glutathione Peroxid

1988
Neurochemical study of dopamine functioning in autistic and normal subjects.
    Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1989, Volume: 28, Issue:2

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Autistic Disorder; Dopamine; Female; Homovanillic Acid; Humans; Male; Phenothiazi

1989
Long-term effects of combined vitamin B6-magnesium administration in an autistic child.
    Biological psychiatry, 1986, Volume: 21, Issue:5-6

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Child, Preschool; Drug Therapy, Combination; Evoked Potentials, Auditory; Homovan

1986
Brief report: an open middle-term study of combined vitamin B6-magnesium in a subgroup of autistic children selected on their sensitivity to this treatment.
    Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 1988, Volume: 18, Issue:3

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Child; Child, Preschool; Dopamine; Drug Therapy, Combination; Evoked Potentials,

1988
Urinary free and conjugated catecholamines and metabolites in autistic children.
    Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 1988, Volume: 18, Issue:4

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Autistic Disorder; Catecholamines; Child; Child, Preschool; Dopamine

1988
Urinary homovanillic acid levels of autistic children.
    Developmental medicine and child neurology, 1988, Volume: 30, Issue:1

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Homovanillic Acid; Humans; Intellectual Disabili

1988
Developmental changes in ERPs and monoamine metabolites in normal, mentally retarded and autistic children.
    Electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology. Supplement, 1987, Volume: 40

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Child; Child Development; Child, Preschool; Evoked Potentials, Auditory; Homovani

1987
Dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) and homovanillic acid (HVA) in autistic children.
    Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 1986, Volume: 16, Issue:1

    Topics: Age Factors; Autistic Disorder; Brain Chemistry; Catecholamines; Child; Child, Preschool; Dopamine b

1986
Biogenic amines in autistic and atypical children. Cerebrospinal fluid measures of homovanillic acid and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid.
    Archives of general psychiatry, 1974, Volume: 31, Issue:6

    Topics: Autistic Disorder; Brain; Child; Child, Preschool; Diagnosis, Differential; Dopamine; Electroencepha

1974
Monitoring phenylalanine-tyrosine metabolism by high-resolution liquid chromatography of urine.
    Clinical chemistry, 1973, Volume: 19, Issue:8

    Topics: Aromatic Amino Acid Decarboxylase Inhibitors; Autistic Disorder; Carbidopa; Catechols; Child; Chroma

1973