Prevention of alcohol-induced developmental delays and learning abnormalities in a model of fetal alcohol syndrome
Prevention of alcohol-induced developmental delays and learning abnormalities in a model of fetal alcohol syndrome
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ajog.2005.05.052
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发表时间:
2005-09-01
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Spong, CY
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作者:
Endres, M;Toso, L;Spong, CY
Objective: Prenatal alcohol exposure results in fetal death and neurobehavioral complications including learning impairment. Previously synthetic peptides derived from activity-dependent neurotrophic factor have been shown to prevent aspects of alcohol-induced damage in pregnancy. The objective of this work was to evaluate whether activity-dependent neurotrophic factor-12 could prevent alcohol-induced damage in a model of fetal alcohol syndrome.Study design: Using a well-characterized model, C57B16/J mice on gestational day 8 were treated with placebo, alcohol (30% volume/volume alcohol 0.03 mL/kg), alcohol plus activity-dependent neurotrophic factor-12 30 minutes prior to alcohol, or activity-dependent neurotrophic factor-12 alone. Fetal death was assessed on gestational day 18 (25 litters were evaluated: alcohol, n = 5; placebo, n = 9; alcohol plus activity-dependent neurotrophic factor-12, n = 11). Neonatal behavior tests were performed on postnatal days 1 through 21 with the offspring of 12 dams (alcohol, n = 16; placebo, n = 46; alcohol plus activity-dependent neurotrophic factor-12, n = 23; and activity-dependent neurotrophic factor-12, n = 35). Adult males were tested in the Morris water maze for learning assessment and with the hole punch activity test for exploratory activity. Statistical analysis included Kruskal-Wallis and analysis of variance.Results: Fetal death was greater in alcohol (67% +/- 13%) vs placebo (8.4% +/- 3%, P