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Meng H, Xin Z, Zhang B, Qi M, Du Y, Duan W, Chen Z. A Global Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis of Craniovertebral Junction Bony Abnormalities Based on VOSviewer and Citespace. World Neurosurg 2024; 185:e1361-e1371. [PMID: 38522787 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2024.03.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Recent years have witnessed a rapidly growing interest in CVJ bony abnormalities, and a qualitative and quantitative analysis of relevant literatures is necessary. This study aims to identify and summarize the published articles related to craniovertebral junction bony abnormalities, to analyze and visualize the current research trends and major contributors. METHODS We collected data from Web of Science, excluding certain article types. Two researchers screened articles for relevance. Data were organized with EndnoteX9, and analyzed using VOSviewer and CiteSpace for co-authorship, co-occurrence, keyword burst, and co-citation analyses to identify research trends and collaborations. RESULTS A total of 2,776 articles were included, revealing an increasing trend in annual publications of CVJ bony abnormalities. The USA was the leading country. King Edward Memorial Hospital was the most prolific institution, and Seth GS Medical College had the most citations. The Spine is the most popular journal with the highest number of publications and citations. Professor Goel Atul from India emerged as the most influential pioneer in this field. Keyword analysis highlighted surgical techniques, diagnosis, and anatomy as the primary research hotspots and Fixation, Placement, and Basilar invagination gradually become the new research trend. However, there is a relative weakness in basic research and epidemiology. CONCLUSIONS This study provides valuable insights into the current research trends and critical contributors in CVJ bony abnormalities, guiding evidence-based decisions and fostering international collaborations to advance knowledge in this field.
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- Hongfeng Meng
- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Lab of Spinal Cord Injury and Functional Reconstruction, China International Neuroscience Institute (CHINA-INI), Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Lab of Spinal Cord Injury and Functional Reconstruction, China International Neuroscience Institute (CHINA-INI), Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Lab of Spinal Cord Injury and Functional Reconstruction, China International Neuroscience Institute (CHINA-INI), Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Lab of Spinal Cord Injury and Functional Reconstruction, China International Neuroscience Institute (CHINA-INI), Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Lab of Spinal Cord Injury and Functional Reconstruction, China International Neuroscience Institute (CHINA-INI), Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Lab of Spinal Cord Injury and Functional Reconstruction, China International Neuroscience Institute (CHINA-INI), Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Lab of Spinal Cord Injury and Functional Reconstruction, China International Neuroscience Institute (CHINA-INI), Beijing, China.
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Hasken JM, de Vries MM, Marais AS, Kalberg WO, Buckley D, Parry CDH, Seedat S, May PA. Maternal dietary intake among alcohol-exposed pregnancies is linked to early infant physical outcomes in South Africa. Reprod Toxicol 2023; 121:108467. [PMID: 37678653 PMCID: PMC11187711 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2023.108467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Maternal dietary intake is likely a contributing factor to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Two, 24-hour dietary recalls were completed by pregnant women (n = 196) in South African communities with high rates of FASD. More than 50% of all women in this study were below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for pregnancy for vitamins A, C, D, E, riboflavin, vitamin B6, folate, calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc. More than 90% of mothers were below the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) or Adequate Intake (AI) for pregnancy on vitamin A, K, D, E, choline, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and potassium. More than 80% were below RDA/AI for pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, and folate. Women who consumed alcohol reported significantly lower intake of calcium and three saturated fatty acids and significantly higher intake of two monounsaturated fatty acids. On average, infants were < 40th centile on length, weight, and head circumference at 6 weeks old, regardless of alcohol exposure. Twenty nutrients correlated with at least one measure of 1st trimester drinking (drinks per drinking day, number of drinking days per week, and/or total drinks per week). Nutrients included four saturated fatty acids, eight amino acids, calcium, B-complex vitamins, choline, and betaine. Calcium correlated with all three drinking measures. Further analyses revealed seven nutrients were associated with infant length, weight, and/or head circumference among unexposed infants, and 12 nutrients were associated among infants with prenatal alcohol exposure. Inadequate maternal dietary intake, with alcohol exposure, may increase risk for poor infant growth and likelihood of FASD in this population.
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- Julie M Hasken
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Nutrition Research Institute, Kannapolis, NC, USA.
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- Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg, South Africa
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- Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg, South Africa
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- Center on Alcohol, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Center on Alcohol, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg, South Africa; Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg, South Africa
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Nutrition Research Institute, Kannapolis, NC, USA; Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg, South Africa; Center on Alcohol, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Vishal D Naik
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- J. Ramadoss, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Department of Physiology, 275 E Hancock St, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Rm 195, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. E-mail:
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Myrie SB, Pinder MA. Skeletal muscle and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Biochem Cell Biol 2018; 96:222-229. [DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2017-0118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle is critical for mobility and many metabolic functions integral to survival and long-term health. Alcohol can affect skeletal muscle physiology and metabolism, which will have immediate and long-term consequences on health. While skeletal muscle abnormalities, including morphological, biochemical, and functional impairments, are well-documented in adults that excessively consume alcohol, there is a scarcity of information about the skeletal muscle in the offspring prenatally exposed to alcohol (“prenatal alcohol exposure”; PAE). This minireview examines the available studies addressing skeletal muscle abnormalities due to PAE. Growth restriction, fetal alcohol myopathy, and abnormalities in the neuromuscular system, which contribute to deficits in locomotion, are some direct, immediate consequences of PAE on skeletal muscle morphology and function. Long-term health consequences of PAE-related skeletal abnormalities include impaired glucose metabolism in the skeletal muscle, resulting in glucose intolerance and insulin resistance, leading to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. In general, there is limited information on the morphological, biochemical, and functional features of skeletal abnormalities in PAE offspring. There is a need to understand how PAE affects muscle growth and function at the cellular level during early development to improve the immediate and long-term health of offspring suffering from PAE.
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- Semone B. Myrie
- Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
- Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
- Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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Lunde-Young R, Davis-Anderson K, Naik V, Nemec M, Wu G, Ramadoss J. Regional dysregulation of taurine and related amino acids in the fetal rat brain following gestational alcohol exposure. Alcohol 2018; 66:27-33. [PMID: 29127884 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2017.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The fetal brain exhibits exquisite alcohol-induced regional neuronal vulnerability. A candidate mechanism for alcohol-mediated brain deficits is disruption of amino acid (AA) bioavailability. AAs are vitally important for proper neurodevelopment, as they comprise the most abundant neurotransmitters in the brain and act as neurotransmitter precursors, nitric oxide donors, antioxidants, and neurotrophic factors, which induce synaptogenesis, neuronal proliferation, and migration. We hypothesized that gestational alcohol alters brain AA concentrations, disrupts AAs associated with neuropathogenesis, and that alterations are region-specific. We assigned pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats to either a pair-fed control or a binge alcohol treatment group on gestational day (GD) 4. Alcohol animals were acclimatized via a once-daily orogastric gavage of a 4.5 g/kg alcohol dose from GD 5-10, and progressed to a 6 g/kg alcohol dose from GD 11-20. Pair-fed animals received isocaloric maltose dextrin (once daily; GD 5-20). Fetal cerebral cortex, cerebellum, and hippocampus were collected on GD 21. Following collection, Fluorometric High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) involving pre-column derivatization with o-phthaldialdehyde quantified regional content of 22 AAs. Chronic binge alcohol administration to pregnant dams regionally altered AA concentrations in all three structures, with the cerebral cortex exhibiting the least vulnerability and the hippocampus exhibiting maximal vulnerability. We conjecture that the AA imbalances observed in this study are critically implicated in pathological and compensatory processes occurring in the brain in response to gestational alcohol exposure.
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Davis-Anderson KL, Wesseling H, Siebert LM, Lunde-Young ER, Naik VD, Steen H, Ramadoss J. Fetal regional brain protein signature in FASD rat model. Reprod Toxicol 2018; 76:84-92. [PMID: 29408587 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2018.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) describe neurodevelopmental deficits in children exposed to alcohol in utero. We hypothesized that gestational alcohol significantly alters fetal brain regional protein signature. Pregnant rats were binge-treated with alcohol or pair-fed and nutritionally-controlled. Mass spectrometry identified 1806, 2077, and 1456 quantifiable proteins in the fetal hippocampus, cortex, and cerebellum, respectively. A stronger effect of alcohol exposure on the hippocampal proteome was noted: over 600 hippocampal proteins were significantly (P < .05) altered, including annexin A2, nucleobindin-1, and glypican-4, regulators of cellular growth and developmental morphogenesis. In the cerebellum, cadherin-13, reticulocalbin-2, and ankyrin-2 (axonal growth regulators) were significantly (P < .05) altered; altered cortical proteins were involved in autophagy (endophilin-B1, synaptotagmin-1). Ingenuity analysis identified proteins involved in protein homeostasis, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and mTOR as major pathways in the cortex and hippocampus significantly (P < .05) affected by alcohol. Thus, neurodevelopmental protein changes may directly relate to FASD neuropathology.
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- Katie L Davis-Anderson
- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4466, USA.
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Alcohol has always been present in human life, and currently it is estimated that 50% of women of childbearing age consume alcohol. It has become increasingly clear over the last years that alcohol exposure during fetal development can have detrimental effects on various organ systems, and these effects are exerted by alcohol through multiple means, including effects on free radical formation, cellular apoptosis, as well as gene expression. Fetal alcohol exposure can lead to a spectrum of short term as well as long-term problems, with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome being on the more severe end of that spectrum. This syndrome is morbid, yet preventable, and is characterized by midfacial hypoplasia, thin upper lip, widely spaced small eyes, long smooth philtrum and inner epicanthal folds. Other findings include growth restriction as well as various neurodevelopmental abnormalities. This article is the first comprehensive review combining the molecular as well as the gross physiological and anatomical effects of alcohol exposure during pregnancy on various organ systems in the body. Our knowledge of these various mechanisms is crucial for our understanding of how alcohol exposure during fetal development can lead to its detrimental effects.
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- Marie R Nakhoul
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, D.C, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, D.C, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, D.C, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, D.C, USA
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Accogli A, Pavanello M, Accorsi P, De Marco P, Merello E, Pacetti M, Nozza P, Fiorillo C, Pinelli L, Cama A, Rossi A, Catala M, Capra V. Spinal lipoma as a dysembryogenetic anomaly: Four unusual cases of ectopic iliac rib within the spinal lipoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 106:530-5. [DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 12/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- U.O. Neuropsichiatria dell'Infanzia e dell'Adolescenza, Spedali Civili; Brescia Italy
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- Fédération de Neurologie; Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière APHP; Paris France
- Sorbonne Universités; UPMC Université Paris 06; UMR7622 Paris France
- CNRS; Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (IBPS) - Developmental Biology Laboratory; UMR7622 Paris France
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Maternal l-glutamine supplementation prevents prenatal alcohol exposure-induced fetal growth restriction in an ovine model. Amino Acids 2015; 47:1183-92. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-015-1945-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Washburn SE, Sawant OB, Lunde ER, Wu G, Cudd TA. Acute alcohol exposure, acidemia or glutamine administration impacts amino acid homeostasis in ovine maternal and fetal plasma. Amino Acids 2013; 45:543-54. [PMID: 23315157 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-012-1453-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 12/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a significant problem in human reproductive medicine. Maternal alcohol administration alters maternal amino acid homeostasis and results in acidemia in both mother and fetus, causing fetal growth restriction. We hypothesized that administration of glutamine, which increases renal ammoniagenesis to regulate acid-base balance, may provide an intervention strategy. This hypothesis was tested using sheep as an animal model. On day 115 of gestation, ewes were anesthetized and aseptic surgery was performed to insert catheters into the fetal abdominal aorta as well as the maternal abdominal aorta and vena cava. On day 128 of gestation, ewes received intravenous administration of saline, alcohol [1.75 g/kg body weight (BW)/h], a bolus of 30 mg glutamine/kg BW, alcohol + a bolus of 30 mg glutamine/kg BW, a bolus of 100 mg glutamine/kg BW, alcohol + a bolus of 100 mg glutamine/kg BW, or received CO2 administration to induce acidemia independent of alcohol. Blood samples were obtained simultaneously from the mother and the fetus at times 0 and 60 min (the time of peak blood alcohol concentration) of the study. Administration of alcohol to pregnant ewes led to a reduction in concentrations of glutamine and related amino acids in plasma by 21-30%. An acute administration of glutamine to ewes, concurrent with alcohol administration, improved the profile of most amino acids (including citrulline and arginine) in maternal and fetal plasma. We suggest that glutamine may have a protective effect against alcohol-induced metabolic disorders and FAS in the ovine model.
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- Shannon E Washburn
- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology and Michael E. DeBakey Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA.
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Chen CP. Syndromes, disorders and maternal risk factors associated with neural tube defects (VI). Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2009; 47:267-75. [PMID: 18935988 DOI: 10.1016/s1028-4559(08)60123-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Neural tube defects (NTDs) may be associated with syndromes, disorders, and maternal and fetal risk factors. This article provides a comprehensive review of the syndromes, disorders, and maternal and fetal risk factors associated with NTDs, including maternal fumonisin consumption, periconceptional zinc deficiency, parental occupational exposure and residential proximity to pesticides, lower socioeconomic status, fetal alcohol syndrome, mutations in the VANGL1 gene, human athymic Nude/SCID fetus, and single nucleotide polymorphism in the NOS3 gene. NTDs associated with these syndromes, disorders, and maternal and fetal risk factors are a rare but important cause of NTDs. The recurrence risk and the preventive effect of maternal folic acid intake in NTDs associated with syndromes, disorders and maternal risk factors may be different from those of nonsyndromic multifactorial NTDs. Perinatal diagnosis of NTDs should alert doctors to the syndromes, disorders, and maternal and fetal risk factors associated with NTDs, and prompt thorough etiologic investigation and genetic counseling.
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- Chih-Ping Chen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Ramadoss J, Wu G, Cudd TA. Chronic binge ethanol-mediated acidemia reduces availability of glutamine and related amino acids in maternal plasma of pregnant sheep. Alcohol 2008; 42:657-66. [PMID: 19038697 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2008.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2008] [Revised: 07/29/2008] [Accepted: 08/18/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Heavy drinking during pregnancy can result in fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), of which, fetal and postnatal growth retardation and central nervous system deficits are cardinal features. Although a number of mechanisms have been proposed, none fully account for these deficiencies. We have previously reported that maternal ethanol exposure (1.75 g/kg) results in transient acidemia in the mother and fetus. Alterations in pH are known to regulate glutamine homeostasis. Therefore, we hypothesized that chronic binge ethanol-mediated acidosis reduces glutamine concentrations in maternal plasma that result in decreases in the circulating levels of amino acids related to glutamine metabolism. Pregnant ewes were divided into three groups: ethanol (1.75 g/kg), saline control, and acidemia (inspired fractional carbon dioxide [CO(2)] was manipulated to mimic the maternal arterial pH pattern created by ethanol). The experiment was conducted on three consecutive days followed by four days without treatment beginning on gestational day (GD) 109, continuing to GD 132. Plasma samples were analyzed for nutrients and metabolites using HPLC and spectrophotometric methods. Maternal plasma concentrations of glutamate increased (58%), whereas glutamine, citrulline, and arginine decreased (between 14 and 53%) in response to an acute challenge after the chronic exposure in ethanol-treated ewes. No differences in these amino acid concentrations were noted between the ethanol and acidemic group subjects. Maternal plasma lactate levels increased by approximately 100% in response to ethanol, whereas glucose and urea levels did not change in any group. We conclude that maternal chronic binge ethanol consumption results in acidosis-mediated reductions in circulating levels of glutamine and related amino acids that could be responsible for neuronal deficits, altered fetal growth, development, and programming. We also speculate that the consequent increase in fetal glutamate during critical periods of brain development may contribute to the pathogenesis of FAS.
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Yanaguita MY, Gutierrez CM, Ribeiro CNM, Lima GA, Machado HR, Peres LC. Pregnancy outcome in ethanol-treated mice with folic acid supplementation in saccharose. Childs Nerv Syst 2008; 24:99-104. [PMID: 17619885 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-007-0427-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Maternal folic acid deficiency is the most important metabolic factor in the etiology of neural tube defects (NTD) and is reduced by ethanol, which is extensively consumed by young women. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to determine whether folic acid supplementation in dietary saccharose is efficient in the prevention NTD induced by ethanol in fetuses of Swiss mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Pregnant mice were divided into four groups of six animals each: control (C), ethanol (E), deficient-supplemented (DS), and deficient-supplemented + ethanol (DSE). Groups C and E received commercial mouse chow (containing 3 mg/kg folic acid) throughout the experiment, while groups DS and DSE received a folic acid-free diet with the addition of saccharose supplemented with folic acid (2 mg/kg folic acid) in water. Group E and DSE animals received ethanol (4 g/kg) administered intraperitoneally from the seventh to the ninth gestational day (gd) and were euthanized on the 18th gd, while groups C and DS received saline. RESULTS Congenital anomalies were observed in groups E and DSE. The fetal weight and length of the animals in group E were lower than in groups C and DS and, in group DSE, were lower than in groups C and DS. The placental diameter of group E was smaller than that of group C, and the placental weight of group C animals was lower than that of groups E, DSE, and DS. CONCLUSION The study demonstrated that dietary supplementation with folate in saccharose is an accessible means of consumption that could be further diffused but in an increased dose than recommended to reduce the teratogenic effects of ethanol.
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- M Y Yanaguita
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Developmental neurotoxicity role of cyclophosphamide on post‐neural tube closure of rodents in vitro and in vivo. Int J Dev Neurosci 2007; 25:531-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2007.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2007] [Revised: 08/03/2007] [Accepted: 09/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Gutierrez CM, Ribeiro CNDM, de Lima GA, Yanaguita MY, Peres LC. An experimental study on the effects of ethanol and folic acid deficiency, alone or in combination, on pregnant Swiss mice. Pathology 2007; 39:495-503. [PMID: 17886100 DOI: 10.1080/00313020701449290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Ethanol is teratogenic, interferes with folic acid and is extensively used by young women. Our objective was to determine the effects of ethanol and/or folate deficiency on mouse fetuses. METHOD In Experiment 1, pregnant mice receiving a commercial diet were divided into three groups: control (C), low ethanol dose (LE, 0.4 g/kg), and high ethanol dose (HE, 4.0 g/kg). In Experiment 2, pregnant mice receiving a folate-free diet (FFD) were divided into three groups: folate deficiency (FD), folate deficiency plus a low ethanol dose (FDLE), and folate deficiency plus a high ethanol dose (FDHE). Groups C and FD received saline and the remaining groups received ethanol administered i.p. from the 7th to the 9th gestational day (GD) and were sacrificed on the 18th GD. RESULTS In Experiment 1, Group HE presented congenital anomalies, late fetal death (LFD), lower fetal length and weight and placental weight and diameter than Groups C and LE. In Experiment 2, there was a smaller number of live fetuses, a larger number of reabsorptions and LFD, a smaller length and lower fetal weight, placental weight and diameter in Groups FDLE and FDHE than in Group FD. CONCLUSION In animals receiving a commercial diet, a high ethanol dose is deleterious to the pregnancy, inducing congenital anomalies, intrauterine growth restriction, reduction of the placenta and increased LFD, events that did not occur with the low dose. However, with a folate free diet, a low ethanol dose is as deleterious as a high dose.
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- Cristiane Minot Gutierrez
- Department of Pathology, Laboratory of Pediatric Pathology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Xu Y, Tang Y, Li Y. Effect of folic acid on prenatal alcohol-induced modification of brain proteome in mice. Br J Nutr 2007; 99:455-61. [PMID: 17697403 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114507812074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy can induce central nervous system abnormalities in the fetus, and folic acid supplementation can reverse some of the effects. The objective of the present study was to investigate prenatal alcohol exposure-induced fetal brain proteome alteration and the protective effect of folic acid using proteomic techniques. Alcohol (5.0 g/kg) was given intragastrically from gestational day (GD) 6 to 15, with or without 60.0 mg folic acid/kg given intragastrically during GD 1-16 to pregnant Balb/c mice. The control group received distilled water only. Results of litter evaluation on GD 18 showed that supplementation of folic acid reversed the prevalence of microcephaly induced by alcohol. Proteomic analysis indicated that, under the dosage of the present investigation, folic acid mainly reversed the alcohol-altered proteins involved in energy production, signal pathways and protein translation, which are all important for central nervous system development.
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- Yajun Xu
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China.
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Padmanabhan R, Shafiullah M, Benedict S, Nagelkerke N. Effect of maternal exposure to homocystine on sodium valproate-induced neural tube defects in the mouse embryos. Eur J Nutr 2006; 45:311-9. [PMID: 16699836 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-006-0600-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2005] [Accepted: 03/22/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neural tube defects (NTD) are mainly of multifactorial origin. Maternal treatment with valproic acid (VPA) during pregnancy induces NTD in susceptible fetuses. Elevated levels of homocysteine are observed in pregnancies with NTD. The mechanism by which homocysteine might cause NTD is unknown. AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of this study was to determine if homocystine would augment VPA-induced exencephaly in an experimental model. METHODS Groups of mice were injected (IP) on gestational day 8 (GD) with a single dose of 75 mg/kg of L: -Homocystine (HC) or a proportionate volume of saline, followed by a single dose of 600 mg/kg of VPA or an equal volume of saline. In a second experiment, mice were treated with a daily dose of 75 mg/kg of HC or an equal volume of saline (IP) from GD 5 and continued through GD 10. These animals had a single exposure to 600 mg/kg of VPA or saline (IP) on GD 8. All animals were killed by cervical dislocation on GD 18. Plasma homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 were determined on GD 8 and GD 10 from single and multiple dose groups of mice, respectively, from additional experiments. RESULTS The VPA and HC+VPA induced significantly higher rates of embryonic resorption and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) than HC or saline alone. HC + VPA groups had significantly more numerous fetuses with severe IUGR than HC alone or VPA alone groups. Both single and multiple doses of HC augmented VPA-induced reduction in fetal body weight. Successive doses of HC did not augment the rate of IUGR more significantly than a single dose of HC. Incidence of exencephaly was significantly enhanced in the HC + VPA groups compared to that in the HC or VPA alone groups. HC alone was not teratogenic. Plasma homocysteine levels increased several fold both in HC and HC + VPA groups and the increase was not particularly more marked in multiple dose groups than in the single dose groups. VPA did not elevate homocysteine concentration. Both FA and vitamin B12 concentrations were reduced by VPA, HC and HC + VPA, but HC and VPA when combined did not produce an additive effect on vitamin levels. CONCLUSION These data indicate that HC and VPA interact in neurulation stage embryos, affect fundamental processes of closure of the neural tube and lead to enhanced incidence of NTD.
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- R Padmanabhan
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, PO Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
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David P, Subramaniam K. Prenatal alcohol exposure and early postnatal changes in the developing nerve-muscle system. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 73:897-903. [PMID: 16228975 DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Extensive research on prenatal alcohol exposure has proven the potent teratogenicity of this substance of abuse. Children born to alcoholic mothers are often diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Those afflicted with FAS often have muscle weakness, muscle wasting, and atrophy. This study assessed the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing rat neuromuscular system. METHODS Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were injected intraperitoneally with 1.0 ml of 20% ethyl alcohol/100 gm body weight. Unexposed rats served as controls. The offspring were killed 2, 3, 4, and 5 weeks after birth, and their body weights were recorded. The tibialis anterior (TA) and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles were recovered and weighed. The TA muscles were histochemically stained by silver cholinesterase in order to study the pattern of innervation. The EDL muscles were processed and stained by hematoxylin-eosin. The number and size of the EDL muscle fibers was quantified. The sciatic nerve was also removed and stained by Swank and Davenport's method to demonstrate the myelin pattern. RESULTS Assessment at the neuromuscular junction showed a higher proportion of endplates polyneuronally innervated in the alcohol-exposed rats. The muscle weights, as well as the number and size of the muscle fibers, were significantly reduced in these animals. A light-microscopy examination of the nerve sections revealed alterations in the connectivity of myelin. CONCLUSIONS The finding that a higher proportion of endplates were polyneuronally innervated in the alcohol-exposed rats indicates that the maturation process of the neuromuscular system was delayed, thus confirming the deleterious effects of alcohol on growth and maturation of the nerve-muscle system.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Central Nervous System Depressants/toxicity
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cholinesterases/metabolism
- Ethanol/administration & dosage
- Ethanol/toxicity
- Female
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders/enzymology
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders/pathology
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Motor Endplate/enzymology
- Motor Endplate/pathology
- Muscle Fibers, Skeletal/enzymology
- Muscle Fibers, Skeletal/pathology
- Muscle, Skeletal/enzymology
- Muscle, Skeletal/growth & development
- Muscle, Skeletal/pathology
- Myelin Sheath/enzymology
- Myelin Sheath/pathology
- Pregnancy
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Sciatic Nerve/enzymology
- Sciatic Nerve/growth & development
- Sciatic Nerve/pathology
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- Pamela David
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Xu Y, Li Y, Tang Y, Wang J, Shen X, Long Z, Zheng X. The maternal combined supplementation of folic acid and Vitamin B(12) suppresses ethanol-induced developmental toxicity in mouse fetuses. Reprod Toxicol 2006; 22:56-61. [PMID: 16439097 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2005.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2005] [Revised: 11/24/2005] [Accepted: 12/06/2005] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Maternal ethanol consumption during pregnancy can induce developmental defects in the fetus. The objective of this study was to assess whether combined supplementation of folic acid (FA) and Vitamin B(12) (VB(12)) in dams would suppress ethanol-induced developmental toxicity in CD-1 mice. Ethanol (5.0 g/kg) was given intragastrically from gestational day (GD) 6 to GD15. Vitamin supplementation groups were additionally given 60.0 mg/kg FA, 1.0 mg/kg VB(12), or 60.0 mg/kg FA+1.0 mg/kg VB(12) during GD1-16. The control group received distilled water only. Results of litter evaluation on GD18 showed that combined supplementation of FA and VB(12) ameliorated many of the adverse effects of ethanol. In contrast, the single vitamin supplementation groups showed little or no amelioration. These results suggest that combined supplementation of FA and VB(12) was more effective than each vitamin toward suppressing ethanol-induced developmental toxicity in CD-1 mice.
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- Yajun Xu
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology and Developmental Molecular Biology, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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Xu Y, Chen X, Li Y. Ercc6l, a gene of SNF2 family, may play a role in the teratogenic action of alcohol. Toxicol Lett 2005; 157:233-9. [PMID: 15917148 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2005.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2004] [Revised: 02/22/2005] [Accepted: 02/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The expression profile of a newly identified mouse nucleotide excision repair (NER) gene, Ercc6l, was investigated in a mouse model of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). In test 1, whole-mount in situ hybridization showed Ercc6l expressed mainly in the neural tube and heart of 10.5-day embryo. However, the expressions in both of the two organs were significantly down regulated after in uterus alcohol exposure from embryonic day (ED) 6-10, which was in accordance with the result of semi-quantitative RT-PCR. In test 2, the dams were given alcohol intragastrically from ED 6-15, and Northern blot of Ercc6l mRNA was carried out with five major embryo organs on ED 15.5, which were heart, brain, kidney, liver and lung. Ercc6l expression in 15.5-day embryonic brain and heart, which are the most commonly affected organs of FAS, were both decreased by alcohol exposure. The expressions in the other three organs were unaffected. From the results, we considered that Ercc6l might play a role in the teratogenic action of alcohol.
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- Yajun Xu
- Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology & Developmental Molecular Biology, Department of Nutrition & Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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Wéry N, Foulon O, Blacker A, Picard JJ, Gofflot F. Vertebral malformations induced by sodium salicylate correlate with shifts in expression domains of Hox genes. Reprod Toxicol 2005; 20:39-45. [PMID: 15808784 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2004.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2004] [Revised: 11/08/2004] [Accepted: 12/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Several embryotoxic agents, which includes sodium salicylate, were reported to induce vertebral variations in the form of supernumerary ribs (SNR) when administered to pregnant rodents. Because the biological significance of SNR in toxicological studies is still a matter of debate, we investigated the molecular basis of this defect by analyzing the possible involvement of Hox genes, known to specify vertebrae identity. Sodium salicylate (300mg/kg) was administered to pregnant rats on gestational day 9 (GD 9). On GD 13, the expression of several Hox genes, selected according to the position of their anterior limit of expression, namely upstream (Hoxa9), at the level (Hoxa10) and downstream (Hoxd9) to the morphological alteration, were analyzed. Posterior shifts in the anterior limit of expression of Hoxa10 and Hoxd9 were observed following exposure to salicylate, which could explain an effect at the level of the axial skeleton. This finding suggests that the appearance of ectopic ribs can be attributed to an anterior transformation of lumbar vertebrae identity into thoracic vertebrae identity. Whether this transformation occurs with all compounds inducing SNR in rats remains to be determined.
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- Nathalie Wéry
- Unit of Developmental Genetics, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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Developmental ethanol exposure from maternal consumption of alcoholic beverages and many other consumer products has been linked to developmental abnormalities in humans and animal models. The sensitivity of an individual to ethanol-induced perturbation of developmental processes is strongly influenced by genetic factors. In this study, we show that there are strain- and dose-dependent differences in sensitivity to developmental ethanol exposure in zebrafish (Danio rerio), suggesting that genetic variation within regulatory factors, influencing critical developmental pathways, is responsible for these differences. Embryos/larvae from genetically distinct strains of zebrafish [Ekkwill (EK), AB, and Tuebingen (TU)] were treated with different concentrations of ethanol. Embryo/larval survival, neurocranial and craniofacial skeletal development, and CNS cell death were analyzed. EK was the most resistant strain to the embryolethal effects of ethanol exposure but had the greatest increase in ethanol-induced cell death. AB survival was affected moderately, as were the neurocranial and craniofacial skeletal structures and ethanol-induced cell death. TU had the lowest survival rate but was the most resistant to alterations in neurocranial and craniofacial skeletal elements. No single strain is the most sensitive or the most resistant to any of the phenotypes examined, suggesting that alcohol influences each of these pathways independently. Further analysis of the molecular and biochemical pathways underlying the strain-dependent differences reported herein could lead to a significant advancement in our mechanistic understanding of the teratogenic effects of ethanol in humans.
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- Evyn Loucks
- Great Lakes WATER Institute, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53204, USA
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Padmanabhan R, Shafiullah MM. Amelioration of sodium valproate-induced neural tube defects in mouse fetuses by maternal folic acid supplementation during gestation. Clin Genet 2003. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2003.tb02304.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Padmanabhan R, Shafiullah MM. Amelioration of sodium valproate-induced neural tube defects in mouse fetuses by maternal folic acid supplementation during gestation. Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2003; 43:29-40. [PMID: 12692401 DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2003.tb01024.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Infants of epileptic women treated with valproic acid (VPA) during pregnancy have a higher risk of developing spina bifida than those of the general population. VPA induces exencephaly in experimental animal embryos. But the pathogenetic mechanism remains rather elusive. Antiepileptic drugs (AED) in general accentuate pregnancy-imposed fall in maternal folate levels. Periconceptional folic acid supplementation is reported to protect embryos from developing neural tube defects (NTD). Conflicting results have been reported by experimental studies that attempted to alleviate VPA-induced NTD by folic acid. Our objectives were to determine the critical developmental stages and an effective dose of folic acid for the prevention of VPA-induced exencephaly in mouse fetuses. A single teratogenic dose of 400 mg/kg of VPA was administered to TO mice on gestation day (GD) 7 or 8. It was followed by (1) a single dose of 12 mg/kg of FA (folinic acid) or (2) 3 doses of FA 4 mg/kg each. In experiment (3), FA (4 mg/kg) was administered thrice daily starting on GD 5 and continued through GD 10. These animals received VPA on GD 7 or 8. VPA and B12 concentrations were determined by radioimmunoassay. The single heavy dose of FA had no rescue effect on NTD. Three divided doses of FA on GD 7 and continuous dosing of FA from GD 5 through GD 10 substantially reduced the VPA-induced exencephaly in the fetuses. In the later experiments, the neural folds elevated faster than the non-supplemented group. VPA considerably reduced maternal plasma folate and B12 concentrations. The heavy dose of FA only moderately improved vitamin levels. Three divided doses of FA elevated the vitamin levels slightly better but it was the prolonged dosing of FA that was associated with sustained elevation of plasma levels higher than the control levels and acceleration of neural tube closure thus accounting for the pronounced protection against VPA-induced NTD development. These data suggest that plasma levels of FA and B12 have to be kept substantially elevated and maintained high throughout organogenesis period to protect embryos against VPA-induced NTD in this mouse model.
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- R Padmanabhan
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
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