ALCOHOL INDUCED BEHAVIORAL TERATOGENESIS

虽然已经公布了大量关于 与产前酒精相关的形态和行为影响 暴露，关于潜在的信息很少 这些影响的机制。最近，酒精与 黑色素瘤被认为是一些 子宫内酒精暴露的后果支持 这一假设源于研究表明， 前列腺素合成酶抑制剂，阿司匹林和吲哚美辛， 酒精暴露可降低胎儿发育不全和胎儿 小鼠死亡和畸形。在本建议中，我们计划研究 在一些行为和生理上的作用 产前酒精暴露后的影响。上 一组实验，我们将检查阿司匹林预处理的影响 会减轻产前酒精的影响 exposure.在第一组实验中，我们将研究 阿司匹林预处理将改善一些与 产前酒精暴露在第一组实验中，我们将 检查阿司匹林预处理和急性和慢性酒精的影响 暴露于酒精对胎动的影响，因为酒精暴露已被证明 导致胎动受到抑制。同时胎动减少 被认为是酒精中毒的一个可能原因 形态学效应在第二个实验中，我们将 检查阿司匹林预处理对性二形性的影响， 行为和神经解剖结构已经被证明是 对产前酒精暴露敏感花生四烯酸级联反应， 它会导致三尖杉素的产生， 睾丸激素在胎儿发育过程中的一些作用，因此， 可能在一些与酒精有关的性变化中起作用 已经报道过的二态性行为。在第三个系列中， 实验中，阿司匹林预处理对一些行为的影响 对产前酒精暴露敏感的人 检查，以确定这种预处理是否可以改善一些 行为障碍通常与产前 酒精暴露

Although a considerable amount of data has been published regarding the morphological and behavioral effects associated with prenatal alcohol exposure, very little information is known regarding the underlying mechanisms for these effects. Recently, alcohol's interaction with the prostaglandins has been implicated as one possible mechanism for some of the consequences associated with alcohol exposure in utero. Support for this hypothesis stems from studies showing that pretreatment with the prostaglandin synthetase inhibitors, aspirin and indomethacin, prior to alcohol exposure reduces fetal hypoplasia and the incidence of fetal death and malformations in mice. In this proposal, we plan to look at the role of prostaglandins in some of the behavioral and physiological effects that are found following prenatal alcohol exposure. In the first set of experiments, we will examine the effects of aspirin pretreatment will ameliorate some of the effects associated with prenatal alcohol exposure. In the first set of experiments, we will examine the effects of aspirin pretreatment will ameliorate some of the effects associated with prenatal alcohol exposure. In the first set of experiments, we will examine the effects of aspirin pretreatment and acute and chronic alcohol exposure on fetal movement, since alcohol exposure has been shown to result in a suppression of fetal movement. Also, reduced fetal movement has been suggested as one possible cause for some of alcohol's morphological effects. In the second series of experiments, we will examine the effects of aspirin pretreatment on sexually dimorphic behaviors and neuroanatomical structures that have been shown to be sensitive to prenatal alcohol exposure. The arachidonic acid cascade, which results in the production of prostaglandins, has been implicated in some of the effects of testosterone during fetal development and thus, may play a role in some of the alcohol-related changes in sexually dimorphic behaviors that have been reported. In the third series of experiments, the effects of aspirin pretreatment on a number of behaviors that are known to be sensitive to prenatal alcohol exposure will be examined to determine if this pretreatment can ameliorate some of the behavioral dysfunctions that are typically associated with prenatal alcohol exposure.