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Over the past two years, the rapid expansion of VPA-based research incorporating advanced molecular, neuroimaging, electrophysiological, and microbiota analyses has generated a substantial but fragmented body of evidence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This systematic review aimed to synthesize findings from rodent studies\u00a0published between January 2024 and November 2025 that employed\u00a0prenatal VPA exposure, with particular emphasis on behavioral, neurobiological, inflammatory, microbiota\u2013gut\u2013brain axis, gene-expression, and histopathological outcomes. A structured search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, Embase, and PsycINFO, supplemented by manual screening in Google Scholar. Controlled vocabulary and free-text terms related to ASD, VPA, and rodent models were combined. Original\n                      <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      studies administering VPA during gestation and reporting behavioral and\/or biological outcomes were included. Because of substantial heterogeneity in VPA dose, administration route, gestational timing, species, strain, sex, and outcome domains, findings were synthesized narratively. Risk of bias was assessed using the SYRCLE risk-of-bias tool, and reporting completeness was evaluated using the ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sixty-six eligible prenatal VPA studies were included. Most administered a single intraperitoneal dose of 500 or 600 mg\/kg around embryonic day 12\u201312.5. Across studies, prenatal VPA exposure was consistently associated with ASD-like phenotypes, including reduced sociability, impaired social novelty preference, repetitive behaviors, anxiety-like traits, and cognitive deficits. Frequently reported biological alterations included oxidative stress, neuroinflammation involving NF-\u03baB and NLRP3 signaling, neurotransmitter dysregulation, impaired synaptic plasticity, microbiota-related changes, and region-specific brain abnormalities.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Recent prenatal VPA studies therefore extend beyond classical behavioral characterization by integrating neuroimmune, oxidative, microbiota-related, transcriptomic, electrophysiological, and histopathological findings. 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