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Ambigapathy G, McCowan TJ, Carvelli L. Amphetamine exposure during embryogenesis changes expression and function of the dopamine transporter in Caenorhabditis elegans offspring. J Neurochem 2024. [PMID: 38960397 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.16166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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The dopamine transporter (DAT) is a transmembrane protein that regulates dopamine (DA) neurotransmission by binding to and moving DA from the synaptic cleft back into the neurons. Besides moving DA and other endogenous monoamines, DAT is also a neuronal carrier for exogenous compounds such as the psychostimulant amphetamine (Amph), and several studies have shown that Amph-induced behaviors require a functional DAT. Here, we demonstrate that exposure to Amph during early development causes behavioral, functional, and epigenetic modifications at the Caenorhabditis elegans DAT gene homolog, dat-1, in C. elegans offspring. Specifically, we show that, while embryos exposed to Amph generate adults that produce offspring with no obvious behavioral alterations, both adults and offspring exhibit an increased behavioral response when challenged with Amph. Our functional studies suggest that a decrease in DAT-1 expression underlies the increased behavioral response to Amph seen in offspring. Moreover, our epigenetic data suggest that histone methylation is a mechanism utilized by Amph to maintain changes in DAT-1 expression in offspring. Taken together, our data reveal that Amph, by altering the epigenetic landscape of DAT, propagates long-lasting functional and behavioral changes in offspring.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ganesh Ambigapathy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
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- Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida, USA
- Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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Suarez EA, Bateman BT, Hernandez-Diaz S, Straub L, McDougle CJ, Wisner KL, Gray KJ, Pennell PB, Lester B, Zhu Y, Mogun H, Huybrechts KF. Prescription Stimulant Use During Pregnancy and Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children. JAMA Psychiatry 2024; 81:477-488. [PMID: 38265792 PMCID: PMC10809143 DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.5073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Importance Use of medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during pregnancy is increasing in the US. Whether exposure to these medications in utero impacts the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children is uncertain. Objective To evaluate the association of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders with in utero exposure to stimulant medications for ADHD. Design, Setting, and Participants This cohort study included health care utilization data from publicly insured (Medicaid data from 2000 to 2018) and commercially insured (MarketScan Commercial Claims Database data from 2003 to 2020) pregnant individuals aged 12 to 55 years in the US with enrollment from 3 months prior to pregnancy through 1 month after delivery, linked to children. Children were monitored from birth until outcome diagnosis, disenrollment, death, or end of the study (December 2018 for Medicaid and December 2020 for MarketScan). Exposures Dispensing of amphetamine/dextroamphetamine or methylphenidate in the second half of pregnancy. Main Outcomes and Measures Autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and a composite of any neurodevelopmental disorder were defined using validated algorithms. Hazard ratios were estimated comparing amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate to no exposure. Results The publicly insured cohort included 2 496 771 stimulant-unexposed, 4693 amphetamine/dextroamphetamine-exposed, and 786 methylphenidate-exposed pregnancies with a mean (SD) age of 25.2 (6.0) years. The commercially insured cohort included 1 773 501 stimulant-unexposed, 2372 amphetamine/dextroamphetamine-exposed, and 337 methylphenidate-exposed pregnancies with a mean (SD) age of 31.6 (4.6) years. In unadjusted analyses, amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate exposure were associated with a 2- to 3-fold increased risk of the neurodevelopmental outcomes considered. After adjustment for measured confounders, amphetamine/dextroamphetamine exposure was not associated with any outcome (autism spectrum disorder: hazard ratio [HR], 0.80; 95% CI, 0.56-1.14]; ADHD: HR, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.89-1.28; any neurodevelopmental disorder: HR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.81-1.28). Methylphenidate exposure was associated with an increased risk of ADHD (HR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.12-1.82]) but not other outcomes after adjustment (autism spectrum disorder: HR, 1.06; 95% CI, 0.62-1.81; any neurodevelopmental disorder: HR, 1.15; 95% CI, 0.97-1.36). The association between methylphenidate and ADHD did not persist in sensitivity analyses with stricter control for confounding by maternal ADHD. Conclusions and Relevance The findings in this study suggest that amphetamine/dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate exposure in utero are not likely to meaningfully increase the risk of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Elizabeth A. Suarez
- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Lurie Center for Autism, Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- The Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
- Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Abu YF, Singh S, Tao J, Chupikova I, Singh P, Meng J, Roy S. Opioid-induced dysbiosis of maternal gut microbiota during gestation alters offspring gut microbiota and pain sensitivity. Gut Microbes 2024; 16:2292224. [PMID: 38108125 PMCID: PMC10730209 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2292224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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There has been a rapid increase in neonates born with a history of prenatal opioid exposure. How prenatal opioid exposure affects pain sensitivity in offspring is of interest, as this may perpetuate the opioid epidemic. While few studies have reported hypersensitivity to thermal pain, potential mechanisms have not been described. This study posits that alterations in the gut microbiome may underly hypersensitivity to pain in prenatally methadone-exposed 3-week-old male offspring, which were generated using a mouse model of prenatal methadone exposure. Fecal samples collected from dams and their offspring were subjected to 16s rRNA sequencing. Thermal and mechanical pain were assessed using the tail flick and Von Frey assays. Transcriptomic changes in whole brain samples of opioid or saline-exposed offspring were investigated using RNA-sequencing, and midbrain sections from these animals were subjected to qPCR profiling of genes related to neuropathic and inflammatory pain pathways. Prenatal methadone exposure increased sensitivity to thermal and mechanical pain and elevated serum levels of IL-17a. Taxonomical analysis revealed that prenatal methadone exposure resulted in significant alterations in fecal gut microbiota composition, including depletion of Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and Lachnospiracea sp and increased relative abundance of Akkermansia, Clostridium sensu stricto 1, and Lachnoclostridium. Supplementation of the probiotic VSL#3 in dams rescued hypersensitivity to thermal and mechanical pain in prenatally methadone-exposed offspring. Similarly, cross-fostering prenatally methadone-exposed offspring to control dams also attenuated hypersensitivity to thermal pain in opioid-exposed offspring. Modulation of the maternal and neonatal gut microbiome with probiotics resulted in transcriptional changes in genes related to neuropathic and immune-related signaling in whole brain and midbrain samples of prenatally methadone-exposed offspring. Together, our work provides compelling evidence of the gut-brain-axis in mediating pain sensitivity in prenatally opioid-exposed offspring.
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- Yaa F. Abu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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Gabrhelík R, Skurtveit S, Nechanská B, Mravčík V, Handal M. Morbidity through 3 Years of Age in Children of Women Using Methamphetamine during Pregnancy: A National Registry Study. Eur Addict Res 2023; 29:19-29. [PMID: 36423599 PMCID: PMC9932820 DOI: 10.1159/000527238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a lack of studies on methamphetamine (MA) exposure and morbidity in children beyond the perinatal period. OBJECTIVES We compared morbidity in children (0-3 years) with prenatal MA exposure to opioid-exposed and to non-exposed children. METHODS We used data from a Czech nationwide, registry-based cohort study (2000-2014). Children, who reached 3 years of age, of mothers hospitalized with (i) MA use disorder during pregnancy (MA; n = 194), (ii) opioid use disorder during pregnancy (opioids; n = 166), and (iii) general population (GP; n = 1,294,349) with no recorded history of substance use disorder (SUD). Information on inpatient contacts, length of stay, and diagnoses (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision [ICD-10]) were assessed. Crude and adjusted odds ratios (aOR), 95% confidence interval (CI) for the risk of hospitalization, and for getting diagnosis from the ICD-10 diagnosis chapters were calculated using binary logistic regression. A stratified analysis on hospitalizations with SUD of mothers was performed. RESULTS No significant differences were found in the measures of hospitalization between the MA and opioid groups. Children prenatally exposed to MA and opioids had higher numbers of hospitalizations and diagnoses and longer stays in hospital than children in the GP. Increased risks of certain infectious and parasitic diseases were found in both MA (aOR = 1.6; CI: 1.1-2.3) and opioid (aOR = 1.9; 1.3-2.8) groups as compared to the GP group. The most pronounced difference in stratified analysis on maternal hospitalizations related to SUD after birth was observed for injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes in the strata of the MA group who had hospitalized mothers (aOR 6.3, 1.6-24.6) compared to the strata without maternal hospitalizations (aOR 1.4, 0.9-2.3). CONCLUSION This study suggests that children born to mothers using MA during pregnancy have similar morbidity during the first 3 years of life but higher than the GP. The excess of risk was primarily due to infections and injuries in the MA group.
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- Roman Gabrhelík
- Department of Addictology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia,Department of Addictology, General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czechia,*Roman Gabrhelík,
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- Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway,Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research at the University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Addictology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Addictology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Addictology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia,Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Dague A, Chavva H, Brazeau DA, Denvir J, Rorabaugh BR. Maternal use of methamphetamine induces sex-dependent changes in myocardial gene expression in adult offspring. PHYSICS REPORTS-REVIEW SECTION OF PHYSICS LETTERS 2022; 10:e15509. [PMID: 36426716 PMCID: PMC9693808 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Methamphetamine is a commonly abused illicit stimulant that has prevalent use among women of child-bearing age. While there are extensive studies on the neurological effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure, relatively little is known about the effect of prenatal methamphetamine on the adult cardiovascular system. Earlier work demonstrated that prenatal methamphetamine exposure sex dependently (females only) sensitizes the adult heart to ischemic injury. These data suggest that prenatal exposure to methamphetamine may induce sex-dependent changes in cardiac gene expression that persist in adult offspring. The goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that prenatal methamphetamine exposure induces changes in cardiac gene expression that persist in the adult heart. Hearts of prenatally exposed female offspring exhibited a greater number of changes in gene expression compared to male offspring (184 changes compared with 74 in male offspring and 89 changes common between both sexes). Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 2 and 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase 1 (genes implicated in heart failure) were shown by Western Blot to be under expressed in adult females that were prenatally exposed to methamphetamine, while males were deficient in 3-Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase 1 only. These data indicate that prenatal methamphetamine exposure induces changes in gene expression that persist into adulthood. This is consistent with previous findings that prenatal methamphetamine sex dependently sensitizes the adult heart to ischemic injury and may increase the risk of developing cardiac disorders during adulthood.
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- Alex Dague
- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesMarshall University School of PharmacyHuntingtonWest VirginiaUSA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesMarshall University School of PharmacyHuntingtonWest VirginiaUSA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesMarshall University School of PharmacyHuntingtonWest VirginiaUSA,Department of Biomedical ScienceMarshall University School of MedicineHuntingtonWest VirginiaUSA
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- Department of Biomedical ScienceMarshall University School of MedicineHuntingtonWest VirginiaUSA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesMarshall University School of PharmacyHuntingtonWest VirginiaUSA,Department of Biomedical ScienceMarshall University School of MedicineHuntingtonWest VirginiaUSA
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Chavva H, Rorabaugh BR. Methamphetamine use during the first or second half of pregnancy worsens cardiac ischemic injury in adult female offspring. Physiol Res 2022. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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There is growing evidence that methamphetamine use during pregnancy may produce detrimental cardiovascular effects in the adult offspring. Prior work demonstrated that chronic methamphetamine exposure throughout the gestational period causes adult female offspring to become hypersensitive to myocardial ischemic injury. The goal of the present study was to determine whether this methamphetamine-induced effect occurs early or late in the gestational period. Pregnant female rats were divided into 4 experimental groups. Groups 1 and 2 received subcutaneous injections of saline (group 1) or methamphetamine (5 mg/kg) (group 2) throughout the gestational period. Group 3 received methamphetamine injections on days 1-11 and saline on days 12-22, and group 4 received saline on days 1-11 and methamphetamine on days 12-22. Hearts were isolated from adult (8 weeks) female offspring and subjected to 30 min ischemia and 2 hours reperfusion on a Langendorff isolated heart apparatus. Contractile function was measured via an intraventricular balloon, and infarct size was measured by triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. Infarcts were significantly larger in methamphetamine exposed offspring regardless of whether they had been exposed to methamphetamine during the first half or the second half of the gestational period. Prenatal exposure to methamphetamine had no effect on preischemic contractile function or postischemic recovery of contractile function. These data indicate that methamphetamine use during either the first half or second half of pregnancy increases susceptibility to myocardial infarction in adult female offspring. These data provide further evidence that prenatal exposure to methamphetamine may increase the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases during adulthood.
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- Marshall University School of Pharmacy, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV 25755.
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Dong N, Zhu J, Wang R, Wang S, Chen Y, Wang C, Goh EL, Chen T. Maternal Methamphetamine Exposure Influences Behavioral Sensitization and Nucleus Accumbens DNA Methylation in Subsequent Generation. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:940798. [PMID: 35928279 PMCID: PMC9343784 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.940798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The deleterious effects of methamphetamine (METH) exposure extend beyond abusers, and may potentially impact the vulnerability of their offspring in developing addictive behaviors. Epigenetic signatures have been implicated in addiction, yet the characteristics to identify prenatal METH abuse to offspring addiction risk remains elusive. Here, we used escalating doses of METH-exposed mouse model in F0 female mice before and during pregnancy to simulate the human pattern of drug abuse and generated METH-induced behavioral sensitization to investigate the addictive behavior in offspring mice. We then utilized whole genome-bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) to investigate the methylation signature of nucleus accumbens (NAc) in male METH-sensitized mice. Interestingly, male but not female offspring exhibited an enhanced response to METH-induced behavioral sensitization. Additionally, the METH-exposed group of male mice underwent a more comprehensive wave of epigenome remodeling over all genomic elements compared with unexposed groups due to drug exposure history. 104,219 DMCs (METH-SAL vs. SAL-SAL) induced by prenatal METH-exposure were positively correlated with that of postnatal METH-exposure (38,570, SAL-METH vs. SAL-SAL). Moreover, 4,983 DMCs induced by pre- and postnatal METH exposure (METH-METH vs. SAL-METH) were negatively correlated with that of postnatal METH exposure, and 371 commonly changed DMCs between the two comparison groups also showed a significantly negative correlation and 86 annotated genes functionally enriched in the pathways of neurodevelopment and addiction. Key annotated genes included Kirrel3, Lrpprc, and Peg3, implicated in neurodevelopmental processes, were down-regulated in METH-METH group mice compared with the SAL-METH group. Taken together, we render novel insights into the epigenetic correlation of drug exposure and provide evidence for epigenetic characteristics that link maternal METH exposure to the intensity of the same drug-induced behavioral sensitization in adult offspring.
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- Nan Dong
- College of Forensic Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
- The Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Forensic Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- College of Forensic Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
- The Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Forensic Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- College of Forensic Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
- The Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Forensic Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- College of Forensic Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
- The Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Forensic Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Immunology and Pathogenic Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Neuroscience and Mental Health Faculty, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- Singhealth Duke-NUS Neuroscience Academic Clinical Programme, Singapore, Singapore
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- College of Forensic Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
- The Key Laboratory of Health Ministry for Forensic Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Teng Chen,
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Kunkler C, Lewis AJ, Almeida R. Methamphetamine exposure during pregnancy: A meta-analysis of child developmental outcomes. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022; 138:104714. [PMID: 35661684 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
This paper examines developmental outcomes for children prenatally exposed to methamphetamine through maternal use. PSYCHINFO, Scopus, PubMed and ERIC databases were systematically searched for studies up to December 2020. The search identified 38 articles examining cognitive, language, motor and neuroanatomical outcomes in children from birth to 16 years. Study quality was appraised using the Newcastle Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale. Findings from neuroanatomical studies suggested that prenatal methamphetamine exposure may alter whole brain microstructure and reduce subcortical volumes across multiple brain regions. Meta-analysis of 14 studies using a random-effects model revealed associations between exposure and poorer intellectual functioning (Cohen's d = 0.89, 95 % CI: 0.47-1.30), problem solving skills (Cohen's d = 0.82, 95 % CI: 0.07 -1.56), short-term memory (Cohen's d = 0.91, 95 % CI: 0.38-1.43), and language development (Cohen's d = 0.74, 95 % CI: 0.30-1.18). These results emphasise the significant impact of intrauterine methamphetamine exposure across multiple areas of child development, noting that limited total sample size, heterogeneity between studies and control for confounds suggested further studies are required. There is a need for further intervention studies to identify effective prevention and harm minimisation approaches.
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- School of Psychology, Murdoch University, Australia; Perinatal Mental Health Unit, Level 2, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, 11 Robin Warren Drive, MURDOCH WA 6150.
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Aghazadeh R, Roshan-Milani S, Drafshpour L, Saboory E. Effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure on spatial cognition and hippocampal synaptic plasticity in adolescent rats. Int J Dev Neurosci 2022; 82:471-485. [PMID: 35707884 DOI: 10.1002/jdn.10202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Global rise in methamphetamine (MA) abuse during pregnancy has placed a large number of children at risk for the adverse consequences of prenatal methamphetamine exposure (PME). While behavioral and neurocognitive deficits of PME have been extensively studied in humans and adult rodents, far less is known regarding the sex- and dose-dependent effects of PME as well as the underlying mechanisms. Adolescence in nonhuman primates is also a less explored territory. In the present study, PME was inducted by oral treatment to pregnant rats on gestational days 15-19 with either low-dose (0.1 mg/ml) or high-dose (0.6 mg/ml)) of MA. The cognitive effects of PME were then evaluated in two adolescence age-intervals: early adolescent (started on postnatal day (PND) 21) and mid adolescent (started on PND 33), among male and female rat offspring using Morris water maze (MWM) test. Alterations in hippocampal synaptic plasticity in Schaffer collaterals-CA1 pathway were also measured in vitro. Results of behavioral test showed that PME led to serious deficits of learning and memory abilities in both male and female rat offspring. PME also depressed LTP in most of the PME subgroups. Moreover, 21-day-old rats were more sensitive to PME-induced cognitive impairment in MWM tasks, but not in hippocampal synaptic plasticity, than 33-day-old rats. No sex-dependent effects of PME were found on the cognitive function and synaptic plasticity. These findings confirmed that PME impacted negatively on cognitive performance in prepubertal male and female rats, and the impairment of hippocampal synaptic functions might partly play a significant role in these effects.
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- Razieh Aghazadeh
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.,Neurophysiology Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Zanjan Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.,Department of addiction studies, School of medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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Sankaran D, Lakshminrusimha S, Manja V. Methamphetamine: burden, mechanism and impact on pregnancy, the fetus, and newborn. J Perinatol 2022; 42:293-299. [PMID: 34785765 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01271-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
While the opioid epidemic has garnered worldwide attention, increasing methamphetamine use has drawn less scrutiny. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive psychostimulant affecting people from all backgrounds and regions. It is a potent vasoconstrictor, is associated with arrhythmias and dilated cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular disease-related mortality is a leading cause of death in methamphetamine users. Women of childbearing age increasingly use methamphetamine and continue during pregnancy. In the short term, prenatal methamphetamine use is associated with fetal growth restriction and low birth weight in the newborn. Animal studies show reduction in uterine and umbilical blood flow following maternal methamphetamine administration. Based on currently available evidence, prenatal methamphetamine exposure has transient effects on gross motor development, no effect on language and cognition, and modest effects on behavior and executive functioning with poor inhibitory control, which may be attributable to early adversity. Further research is needed to evaluate long-term effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure.
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- Deepika Sankaran
- Department of Pediatrics, Adventist Health Rideout Hospital, Marysville, CA, USA. .,Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mather, USA.,Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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Chavva H, Belcher AM, Brazeau DA, Rorabaugh BR. Prenatal Exposure to Methamphetamine Causes Vascular Dysfunction in Adult Male Rat Offspring. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:830983. [PMID: 35155639 PMCID: PMC8826446 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.830983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Methamphetamine use during pregnancy can have negative consequences on the offspring. However, most studies investigating the impact of prenatal exposure to methamphetamine have focused on behavioral and neurological outcomes. Relatively little is known regarding the impact of prenatal methamphetamine on the adult cardiovascular system. This study investigated the impact of chronic fetal exposure to methamphetamine on vascular function in adult offspring. Pregnant female rats received daily saline or methamphetamine (5 mg/kg) injections starting on gestational day 1 and continuing until the pups were born. Vascular function was assessed in 5 month old offspring. Prenatal methamphetamine significantly decreased both the efficacy and potency of acetylcholine-induced relaxation in isolated male (but not female) aortas when perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) remained intact. However, prenatal methamphetamine had no impact on acetylcholine-induced relaxation when PVAT was removed. Nitroprusside-induced relaxation of the aorta was unaffected by prenatal methamphetamine. Angiotensin II-induced contractile responses were significantly potentiated in male (but not female) aortas regardless of the presence of PVAT. This effect was reversed by L-nitro arginine methyl ester (L-NAME). Serotonin- and phenylephrine-induced contraction were unaffected by prenatal methamphetamine. Prenatal methamphetamine had no impact on acetylcholine-induced relaxation of third order mesenteric arteries and no effect on basal blood pressure. These data provide evidence that prenatal exposure to methamphetamine sex-dependently alters vasomotor function in the vasculature and may increase the risk of developing vascular disorders later in adult life.
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- Hasitha Chavva
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Huntington, WV, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Huntington, WV, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Huntington, WV, United States.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, WV, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Marshall University School of Pharmacy, Huntington, WV, United States.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, WV, United States
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Dilly LJ, Pavlov A. Assessing students in foster care for autism spectrum disorders. PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pits.22657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Laura J. Dilly
- Department of PediatricsMarcus Autism Center, Emory University School of MedicineAtlantaGeorgiaUSA
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- Department of PediatricsMarcus Autism Center, Emory University School of MedicineAtlantaGeorgiaUSA
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Perez FA, Blythe S, Wouldes T, McNamara K, Black KI, Oei JL. Prenatal methamphetamine-impact on the mother and child-a review. Addiction 2022; 117:250-260. [PMID: 33830539 DOI: 10.1111/add.15509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Methamphetamine (MA) is the second most commonly used illicit drug in the world, after cannabis. There are limited data on the outcomes of pregnant MA users but there is rapidly emerging evidence to suggest that they are more vulnerable, marginalized and impoverished compared with other drug-using mothers. MA use during pregnancy is associated with worse pregnancy outcomes and significantly higher rates of co-existing health and psychosocial problems. Newborn infants exposed to MA are at increased risk of perinatal complications, present differently at birth to infants exposed to other drugs of dependency such as opioids and have poorer neurological adaptation and feeding difficulties. Sparse literature from neuroimaging and cohort studies suggests that the neurocognitive deficits in MA exposed children persist, even into adulthood. Current clinical practice guidelines for the care of substance exposed pregnant women are opioid-centric with little attention paid to the consequences of prenatal MA exposure.
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- Fatima Anne Perez
- Department of Newborn Care, The Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, Australia.,School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University.,Ingham Institute, Liverpool, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sidney, Australia.,School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New SouthWales, Sidney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sidney, Australia
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- Department of Newborn Care, The Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, Australia.,School of Women's and Children's Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
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Ackerman M, Madampage C, Epp LJ, Gartner K, King A. An environmental scan of impacts and interventions for women with methamphetamine use in pregnancy and their children. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2021; 155:220-238. [PMID: 34358330 PMCID: PMC9291965 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Indigenous women are overrepresented among people who use (PWU) methamphetamine (MA) due to colonialism and intergenerational trauma. Prenatal methamphetamine exposure (PME) is increasing as the number of PWUMA of childbearing age grows. Yet impacts of MA in pregnancy and effective interventions are not yet well understood. OBJECTIVE We conducted an environmental scan of published and grey literature (2010-2020) to determine effects of MA use in pregnancy for mothers and their offspring, effective interventions and implications for Indigenous women. SEARCH STRATEGY A strategic search of Ovid Medline, Embase, ProQuest-Public Health and CINAHL databases identified academic literature, while Google and ProQuest-Public Health identified grey literature. SELECTION CRITERIA Article selection was based on titles, abstracts and keywords. The time frame captured recent MA composition and excluded literature impacted by coronavirus disease 2019. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Data extracted from 80 articles identified 463 results related to 210 outcomes, and seven interventions. Analysis focused on six categories: maternal, neonatal/infant, cognitive, behavioral, neurological, and interventions. MAIN RESULTS Maternal outcomes were more congruent than child outcomes. The most prevalent outcomes were general neonatal/infant outcomes. CONCLUSION A lack of Indigenous-specific research on PME and interventions highlights a need for future research that incorporates relevant historical and sociocultural contexts.
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- Melissa Ackerman
- Indigenous Wellness Research Group, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Indigenous Wellness Research Group, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Indigenous Wellness Research Group, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Carneiro A, Soares I, Rescorla L, Dias P. Meta-Analysis on Parent-Teacher Agreement on Preschoolers' Emotional and Behavioural Problems. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2021; 52:609-618. [PMID: 32844326 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-020-01044-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Based on a meta-analysis, this study aimed to examine cross-informant agreement between parents and teachers about Internalizing, Externalizing and Total Problems in preschool children using community and clinical samples and to test the effects of the type of sample, the measure used for assessments, and child sex on agreement between informants. The meta-analysis involved 23 studies assessing cross-informant agreement for preschool children. Informants were parents and teachers. The level of cross-informant agreement tended to be low. Meta-regression analyses showed that the child's sex, the type of sample, and the measure used for assessments did not predict the level of cross-informant agreement on emotional and behavioural problems. The findings were in line with previous research results. Furthermore, the studied variables did not contribute to the prediction of agreement, suggesting the development of further studies that focus on other variables that may interfere with agreement in informants' reports and will contribute to explaining different ratings of internalizing and externalizing problems in preschool-aged children.
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- Alexandra Carneiro
- School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- Research Center on Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- Research Centre for Human Development, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
- Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
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- School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- Research Center on Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Research Centre for Human Development, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal.
- Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal.
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Li JH, Liu JL, Zhang KK, Chen LJ, Xu JT, Xie XL. The Adverse Effects of Prenatal METH Exposure on the Offspring: A Review. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:715176. [PMID: 34335277 PMCID: PMC8317262 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.715176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Abuse of methamphetamine (METH), an illicit psychostimulant, is a growing public health issue. METH abuse during pregnancy is on the rise due to its stimulant, anorectic, and hallucinogenic properties. METH can lead to multiple organ toxicity in adults, including neurotoxicity, cardiovascular toxicity, and hepatotoxicity. It can also cross the placental barrier and have long-lasting effects on the fetus. This review summarizes neurotoxicity, cardiovascular toxicity, hepatotoxicity, toxicity in other organs, and biomonitoring of prenatal METH exposure, as well as the possible emergence of sensitization associated with METH. We proposed the importance of gut microbiota in studying prenatal METH exposure. There is rising evidence of the adverse effects of METH exposure during pregnancy, which are of significant concern.
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- Jia-Hao Li
- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Clinical Medicine, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Khan B, Sharif A, Qayyum Z. Neuropsychiatric Effects of In-Utero Substance Exposure. Psychiatr Ann 2021. [DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20210610-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Harst L, Deckert S, Haarig F, Reichert J, Dinger J, Hellmund P, Schmitt J, Rüdiger M. Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure: Effects on Child Development. DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL 2021; 118:313-319. [PMID: 34140080 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND In Germany, the 12-month prevalence of methamphetamine use among persons aged 15 to 34 is 1.9%. An increasing number of newborns are being born after a prenatal methamphetamine exposure (PME). In 2014, in the German state of Saxony, approximately four out of 1000 newborns were affected. METHODS This systematic review (Prospero registration number CRD42017060536) includes publications that were published between January 1990 and November 2019. The purpose was to determine the effects of PME on the peri- and neonatal condition of the affected children and on their further long-term development. Observational studies with a control group were included in the review and examined for their methodological quality. RESULTS 31 publications, which dealt with two prospective and six retrospective cohort studies, were included in the review. The studies involved a total of 4446 mother-child pairs with PME, compared with 43 778 pairs without PME. A metaanalysis revealed that PME was associated with, among other findings, lower birth weight (SMD = -0.348; 95% confidence interval [-0.777; 0.081]), shorter body length (SMD= -0.198 [-0.348; -0.047]), and smaller head circumference (SMD= -0.479 [-1.047; 0.089]). Some differences between the groups with and without PME persist into the toddler years. Moreover, children with PME much more commonly display psychological and neurocognitive abnormalities, which are more severe in children growing up in problematic surroundings (discord, violence, poverty, low educational level of the parent or caregiver). A limitation of this review is that not all studies employed an objective or quantitative measure of methamphet - amine use. CONCLUSION The documented effects of PME on child development necessitate early treatment of the affected expectant mothers, children, and families. Emphasis should be placed on structured and interdisciplinary preventive measures for methamphetamine use.
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- Lorenz Harst
- Center for Evidence-based Healthcare, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Center for Feto-Neonatal Health, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Zhang Y, Gong F, Liu P, He Y, Wang H. Effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure on birth outcomes, brain structure, and neurodevelopmental outcomes. Dev Neurosci 2021; 43:271-280. [PMID: 34139695 DOI: 10.1159/000517753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Youyou Zhang
- Department of Geriatrics Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Forensic Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Geriatrics Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Geriatrics Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Geriatrics Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Geriatrics Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Punamäki RL, Flykt M, Belt R, Lindblom J. Maternal substance use disorder predicting children's emotion regulation in middle childhood: the role of early mother-infant interaction. Heliyon 2021; 7:e06728. [PMID: 33898837 PMCID: PMC8055553 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Maternal prenatal substance use disorder (SUD) represents a dual risk for child wellbeing due to teratogenic impacts and parenting problems often inherent in SUD. One potential mechanism transferring this risk is altered development of children's emotion regulation (ER). The present study examines how mother's prenatal SUD and early mother-infant interaction quality predict children's ER in middle childhood. Method The participants were 52 polysubstance using mothers and 50 non-users and their children. First-year mother-infant interaction quality was assessed with the Emotional Availability (EA) Scales and children's ER with the Children's Emotion Management Scales (CEMS), and its parent version (P-CEMS) at 8–12 years. Results Mother's prenatal SUD predicted a low level of children's adaptive ER strategies, whereas early mother-infant interaction problems predicted a high level of emotion dysregulation. The dyadic interaction also mediated the effect of SUD on emotion dysregulation. In the SUD group, more severe substance use predicted high emotion inhibition. Conclusion Early mother-infant interaction quality is critical in shaping children's ER, also in middle-childhood. Interventions aimed for mothers with prenatal SUD should integrate parenting components to support the optimal development of multiply vulnerable children.
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- R-L Punamäki
- Faculty of Social Sciences / Psychology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences / Psychology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.,Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences / Psychology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Cruz SH, Piccinini CA, Matijasevich A, Santos IS. Behavior Problems in Four-Year-Old Children from a Brazilian Birth Cohort. PSICOLOGIA: TEORIA E PESQUISA 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/0102.3772e37301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of behavior problems in 3750 four years old children from a birth cohort. Children were followed from birth to four years old through home visits, and questionnaires on child health and development and the Child Behavior Checklist 4-18/CBCL were applied. Prevalence rates were high (total problems 35.6%), particularly externalizing problems, which occurred in 44.4 % of children (48.3% girls; 40.6% boys; p < 0.001). Internalizing problems were less prevalent, occurring in 15.5 % of children (19.1% boys; 11.6% girls; p < 0.001). Regardless of sex, there was a higher prevalence of behavioral problems in children with younger siblings, whose mothers had less education and had no partner.
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Chu EK, Smith LM, Derauf C, Newman E, Neal CR, Arria AM, Huestis MA, DellaGrotta SA, Roberts MB, Dansereau LM, Lester BM. Behavior Problems During Early Childhood in Children With Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure. Pediatrics 2020; 146:peds.2019-0270. [PMID: 33172920 PMCID: PMC7706113 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-0270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The effects of in utero methamphetamine exposure on behavioral problems in school-aged children are unclear. Our objective for this study was to evaluate behavior problems in children at aged 3, 5, and 7.5 years who were prenatally exposed to methamphetamine. METHODS Subjects were enrolled in the Infant Development, Environment, and Lifestyle study, a longitudinal prospective study of prenatal methamphetamine exposure and child outcomes. Exposed and comparison groups were matched on birth weight, race, education, and health insurance. At ages 3, 5, and 7.5 years, 339 children (171 exposed) were assessed for behavior problems by using the Child Behavior Checklist. Generalized estimating equations were used to determine the effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure, age, and the interaction of exposure and age on behavior problems. Caregiver psychological symptoms were assessed by using the Brief Symptom Inventory. RESULTS Analyses adjusted for covariates revealed that relative to age 3, children at 5 years had less externalizing and aggressive behavior and more internalizing behavior, somatic complaints, and withdrawn behavior. By age 7.5, aggressive behavior continued to decrease, attention problems increased and withdrawn behavior decreased. There were no main effects for methamphetamine exposure and no interactions of exposure and age. Caregiver psychological symptoms predicted all behavior problems and the quality of the home predicted externalizing problems and externalizing syndrome scores. CONCLUSIONS Behavioral effects longitudinally from ages 3 to 7.5 years were not associated with prenatal methamphetamine exposure, whereas caregiver psychological symptoms and the quality of the home were predictors of behavior problems.
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- Elaine K. Chu
- Department of Pediatrics, Lundquist Institute, Harbor–University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Lundquist Institute, Harbor–University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Community and Pediatric Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
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- Department of Family Science and Center on Young Adult Health and Development, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland; and
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- Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University and Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University and Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University and Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University and Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island
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Warton FL, Taylor PA, Warton CMR, Molteno CD, Wintermark P, Zöllei L, van der Kouwe AJ, Jacobson JL, Jacobson SW, Meintjes EM. Reduced fractional anisotropy in projection, association, and commissural fiber networks in neonates with prenatal methamphetamine exposure. Dev Neurobiol 2020; 80:381-398. [PMID: 33010114 PMCID: PMC7855045 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Prenatal exposure to methamphetamine is associated with neurostructural changes, including alterations in white matter microstructure. This study investigated the effects of methamphetamine exposure on microstructure of global white matter networks in neonates. Pregnant women were interviewed beginning in mid-pregnancy regarding their methamphetamine use. Diffusion weighted imaging sets were acquired for 23 non-sedated neonates. White matter bundles associated with pairs of target regions within five networks (commissural fibers, left and right projection fibers, and left and right association fibers) were estimated using probabilistic tractography, and fractional anisotropy (FA) and diffusion measures determined within each connection. Multiple regression analyses showed that increasing methamphetamine exposure was significantly associated with reduced FA in all five networks, after control for potential confounders. Increased exposure was associated with lower axial diffusivity in the right association fiber network and with increased radial diffusivity in the right projection and left and right association fiber networks. Within the projection and association networks a subset of individual connections showed a negative correlation between FA and methamphetamine exposure. These findings are consistent with previous reports in older children and demonstrate that microstructural changes associated with methamphetamine exposure are already detectable in neonates.
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- Fleur L Warton
- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- UCT Medical Imaging Research Unit, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- UCT Medical Imaging Research Unit, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Muizenberg, South Africa
- Scientific and Statistical Computing Core, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA, USA
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- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- UCT Medical Imaging Research Unit, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a neurotropic virus that has a detrimental impact on the developing central nervous system (CNS) of children growing up with perinatal HIV (PHIV) due to a combination of pathophysiological processes related to direct viral cytopathic effects and immune activation. This leads to a spectrum of neurocognitive impairment ranging from severe encephalopathy to subtle domain-specific cognitive impairments, as well as psychological disorders that are compounded by HIV-related stigma and sociodemographic factors that disproportionately affect PHIV children. Early commencement and consistent use of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has resulted in a dramatic improvement in neuropsychological outcomes for PHIV children; however, they remain vulnerable to cognitive impairment and psychological disorders, as evidenced by imaging findings, randomised clinical trials and observational studies. An optimal neuroprotective cART regimen remains elusive in children, but systemic viral suppression, regular neurocognitive and psychological screening and ready access to neuropsychological management strategies are key components for optimising neuropsychological outcomes. However, a lack of standardised and validated screening tools, particularly in resource-limited settings, hinders a precise understanding of the nature, prevalence and associations between neuropsychological symptomatology and HIV health. This article reviews the natural history, cellular pathophysiology and structural and functional imaging findings for children growing up with HIV, as well as summarising management strategies related to antiretroviral therapy, screening tools and specific interventions for neurocognitive impairments and psychological disorders.
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Garey JD, Lusskin SI, Scialli AR. Teratogen update: Amphetamines. Birth Defects Res 2020; 112:1171-1182. [PMID: 32755038 DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Amphetamines are synthetic noncatecholamine sympathomimetic amines that act as psychostimulants. They have been prescribed for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and additional health conditions. Amphetamines are also drugs of abuse. Some experimental animal studies suggested adverse developmental effects of amphetamines, including structural malformations. These effects were most often observed in experimental animals at higher dose levels than those used for treatment or abuse and at dose levels that produce maternal toxicity. Controlled studies of amphetamine use for the treatment of ADHD and other indications did not suggest that amphetamines are likely to cause structural malformations, although there are three studies associating medication for ADHD or methamphetamine abuse with gastroschisis. We did not locate studies on the neurobehavioral effects of prenatal exposures to therapeutic amphetamine use. Amphetamine abuse was associated with offspring neurobehavioral abnormalities, but lack of adequate adjustment for confounding interferes with interpretation of the associations. Adverse effects of methamphetamine abuse during pregnancy may be due to factors associated with drug abuse rather than methamphetamine itself. The adverse effects observed in methamphetamine abuse studies may not be extrapolatable to amphetamine medication use.
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- Joan D Garey
- Reproductive Toxicology Center, A Non-Profit Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Reproductive Toxicology Center, A Non-Profit Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Reproductive Toxicology Center, A Non-Profit Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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van Adrichem DS, Huijbregts SCJ, Van der Heijden KB, van Goozen SHM, Swaab H. Prenatal risk and physical aggression during the first years of life: The gender-specific role of inhibitory control. INFANCY 2020; 24:807-826. [PMID: 32677274 DOI: 10.1111/infa.12307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Prenatal risk and a lack of inhibitory control have consistently been related to the development of physical aggression in older children. This study examined whether inhibitory control mediated the relation between prenatal risk and aggression in infants and toddlers. The role of gender in this mediation model was also examined. The sample consisted of 161 mother-child dyads (83 boys). A prenatal cumulative risk score was created from a number of well-established risk factors including maternal psychopathology, substance use, and social and socioeconomic disadvantages. At 12 months, children performed an inhibitory control task. Physical aggression was assessed through maternal reports at 12 and 20 months of age. Results showed that higher prenatal risk was associated with more physical aggression. Inhibitory control mediated this association at both 12 and 20 months: higher prenatal risk was related to lower inhibitory control, which in turn led to higher aggression. At 20 months, gender moderated the mediation effect: the mediating role of inhibitory control was only found for girls. These results suggest that even before 2 years of age, inhibitory control is an important construct involved in the relation between prenatal risk and physical aggression.
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- Dide S van Adrichem
- Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.,School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Hildebrandt UC, Graham JC, Grant TM. Predictors and moderators of improved social-emotional functioning in mothers with substance use disorders and their young children enrolled in a relationship-based case management program. Infant Ment Health J 2020; 41:677-696. [PMID: 32578238 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mothers with substance use disorders (SUDs) typically have trauma histories and psychosocial difficulties that lead to poor social-emotional functioning and disrupted mother-child relationships. This 12-month study explored associations of family adverse circumstances and services (case management, therapeutic, and community-based) received by 57-mothers with SUDs and their infants (less than 24-months-old) with changes in social-emotional functioning. All mothers were enrolled in a relationship-based case management program (Parent-Child Assistance Program [PCAP]) that emphasized connecting mothers to appropriate community services. A subset of mothers was additionally provided a trauma-focused psychotherapeutic intervention (infant-parent psychotherapy [IPP]). Dyads in both treatment groups improved in overall social-emotional functioning as assessed by the Functional Emotional Assessment Scale (FEAS). A combined-sample regression analysis revealed that improved FEAS scores were significantly predicted by the number of community services received but not by PCAP case management hours (IPP was not included in this analysis). More adverse circumstances were associated with less improvement in social-emotional functioning in the children; but among the mothers trauma level did not predict FEAS scores. We also found a moderating effect of trauma: Dyads with relatively more adversity showed a significantly greater association of community services received with improvement in FEAS scores than did those with relatively less adversity.
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- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington Health Sciences Administration, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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Traccis F, Frau R, Melis M. Gender Differences in the Outcome of Offspring Prenatally Exposed to Drugs of Abuse. Front Behav Neurosci 2020; 14:72. [PMID: 32581736 PMCID: PMC7291924 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Despite great efforts to warn pregnant women that drugs of abuse impact development of the embryo and the fetus, the use of legal and illegal drugs by childbearing women is still a major public health concern. In parallel with well-established teratogenic effects elicited by some drugs of abuse, epidemiological studies show that certain psychoactive substances do not induce birth defects but lead to subtle neurobehavioral alterations in the offspring that manifest as early as during infancy. Although gender differences in offspring susceptibility have not been fully investigated, a number of longitudinal studies indicate that male and female progeny exposed in utero to drugs of abuse show different vulnerabilities to deleterious effects of these substances in cognitive, executive, and behavioral domains. Here, we briefly review the existing literature focusing on gender differences in the neurobehavioral consequences of maternal exposure to drugs of abuse. Overall, the data strongly indicate that male exposed progeny are more susceptible than female to dysfunctions in cognitive processing and emotional regulation. However, insights into the mechanisms determining this natural phenomenon are not currently available. Our analysis prompts future investigations to implement clinical studies including the influence of gender/sex as a biological variable in the outcome of offspring prenatally exposed to drugs of abuse.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Ochozková A, Mihalčíková L, Yamamotová A, Šlamberová R. ADHD symptoms induced by prenatal methamphetamine exposure. Physiol Res 2019; 68:S347-S352. [PMID: 31928052 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Methamphetamine is commonly used psychostimulant in the Czech Republic and is often abused by pregnant women. Methamphetamine may cause abnormalities in placenta and umbilical cord that results in hypoxia and malnutrition. ADHD is a mental disorder with a heterogeneous origin. The number of patients suffering from ADHD is growing. The pathophysiological mechanisms causing ADHD have not yet been clarified. There are very few rat models for ADHD and include genetic models, chemically induced models (ethanol, nicotine, PCBs, 6-hydroxydopamine lesion) or environmentally induced models (anoxia). The aim of the present study was to test prenatal methamphetamine exposure (5 mg/kg) as a potential novel animal model for ADHD. We found that adult male offspring prenatally exposed to methamphetamine presented hyperactivity while exploring novel environments. Together with cognition changes found in our previous studies, these might represent symptoms similar to those seen in ADHD. More experiments are planned to investigate our hypothesis.
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- A Ochozková
- Department of Physiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Zoubková H, Tomášková A, Nohejlová K, Černá M, Šlamberová R. Prenatal Exposure to Methamphetamine: Up-Regulation of Brain Receptor Genes. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:771. [PMID: 31417344 PMCID: PMC6686742 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Methamphetamine (METH) is a widespread illicit drug. If it is taken by pregnant women, it passes through the placenta and just as it affects the mother, it can impair the development of the offspring. The aim of our study was to identify candidates to investigate for changes in the gene expression in the specific regions of the brain associated with addiction to METH in rats. We examined the various areas of the central nervous system (striatum, hippocampus, prefrontal cortex) for signs of impairment in postnatal day 80 in experimental rats, whose mothers had been administered METH (5 mg/kg/day) during the entire gestation period. Changes in the gene expression at the mRNA level were determined by two techniques, microarray and real-time PCR. Results of two microarray trials were evaluated by LIMMA analysis. The first microarray trial detected either up-regulated or down-regulated expression of 2189 genes in the striatum; the second microarray trial detected either up-regulated or down-regulated expression of 1344 genes in the hippocampus of prenatally METH-exposed rats. We examined the expression of 10 genes using the real-time PCR technique. Differences in the gene expression were counted by the Mann–Whitney U-test. Significant changes were observed in the cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript prepropeptide, tachykinin receptor 3, dopamine receptor D3 gene expression in the striatum regions, in the glucocorticoid nuclear receptor Nr3c1 gene expression in the prefrontal cortex and in the carboxylesterase 2 gene expression in the hippocampus of prenatally METH-exposed rats. The microarray technique also detected up-regulated expression of trace amine-associated receptor 7 h gene in the hippocampus of prenatally METH-exposed rats. We have identified susceptible genes; candidates for the study of an impairment related to methamphetamine addiction in the specific regions of the brain.
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- Hana Zoubková
- Department of Medical Genetics, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Physiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Physiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
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Jablonski SA, Williams MT, Vorhees CV. Learning and Memory Effects of Neonatal Methamphetamine Exposure in Sprague-Dawley Rats: Test of the Role of Dopamine Receptors D1 in Mediating the Long-Term Effects. Dev Neurosci 2019; 41:44-55. [PMID: 31212274 DOI: 10.1159/000498884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Methamphetamine (MA) abuse is a worldwide issue that produces health and cognitive effects in the user. MA is abused by some women who then become pregnant and expose their developing child to the drug. Preclinical rodent models demonstrate cognitive deficits following developmental MA exposure, an effect observed in children exposed to MA in utero. To determine if the dopamine receptor D1 (DRD1) is involved in the learning and memory deficits following MA exposure, male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated 4 times daily at 2 h intervals with 0 (saline) or 10 mg/kg of MA from postnatal day (P)6-15, 30 min after 0.5, 1.0, or 2.0 mg/kg SCH23390. Cincinnati water maze testing began on P30, and the high dose of SCH23390 blocked the learning deficits induced by MA with no effect from the lower doses. Morris water maze (MWM) learning deficits following MA were not protected by SCH23390, although there was a non-dose dependent effect in the acquisition phase. Locomotor deficits induced by MA were reversed by all doses of SCH23390. There were no effects of MA on criterion to trial passive avoidance. Taken together, these data show that behaviors that are dependent on the striatum are better protected with the DRD1 antagonist during MA treatment than the hippocampally mediated spatial learning in the MWM. This suggests that multiple mechanisms exist for the deficits induced by neonatal MA administration.
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- Sarah A Jablonski
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA,
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Smid MC, Metz TD, Gordon AJ. Stimulant Use in Pregnancy: An Under-recognized Epidemic Among Pregnant Women. Clin Obstet Gynecol 2019; 62:168-184. [PMID: 30601144 PMCID: PMC6438363 DOI: 10.1097/grf.0000000000000418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Stimulant use, including cocaine, methamphetamines, ecstasy, and prescription stimulants, in pregnancy is increasingly common. In the United States, stimulants are the second most widely used and abused substances during pregnancy and pregnant women using stimulants in pregnancy are at increased risk of adverse perinatal, neonatal, and childhood outcomes. In this review, we describe the pharmacology, pathophysiology, and epidemiology of stimulants, summarize the maternal and neonatal effects of perinatal stimulant use, and outline treatment options for stimulant use disorders among pregnant women. Development of effective treatment strategies for stimulant use disorders identified among pregnant women are urgently needed.
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- Marcela C Smid
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
- Program for Addiction Research, Clinical Care, Knowledge and Advocacy (PARCKA), Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Informatics, Decision-Enhancement, and Analytic Sciences Center (IDEAS), Salt Lake City VA Health Care System, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
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- Program for Addiction Research, Clinical Care, Knowledge and Advocacy (PARCKA), Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah School of Medicine
- Informatics, Decision-Enhancement, and Analytic Sciences Center (IDEAS), Salt Lake City VA Health Care System, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Maranella E, Mareri A, Nardi V, Di Natale C, Di Luca L, Conte E, Pannone V, Catalucci A, Di Fabio S. Severe neurologic and hepatic toxicity in a newborn prenatally exposed to methamphetamine. A case report. Brain Dev 2019; 41:191-194. [PMID: 30213441 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2018.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In the recent years the increase of methamphetamines (MTA) abusers women has become an emerging problem. Very little data has been published regarding the effects of prenatal MTA exposure. We describe a case of MTA related toxicity in a term newborn which have early onset of neonatal encephalopathy and liver failure. CASE REPORT A term infant born to a MTA abuser mother developed seizures and severe neurological symptoms shortly after birth. Methamphetamine was detected both in maternal and in neonatal urine. The laboratoristic tests revealed severe hepatic insufficiency, coagulopathy and thrombocytopenia. Due to neonatal encephalopathy the newborn underwent hypothermia. Phenobarbital, fresh frozen plasma, platelet transfusions and vitamin K were administered. Cranial ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed diffuse white matter damage and two ischemic-hemorrhagic cerebral lesions. Gradually the clinical conditions improved, at 1 month MRI showed a stabilization of cerebral lesions with residual diffuse leukomalacia. Physiotherapy and neurological follow up is ongoing to evaluate the long term effects. CONCLUSIONS although infrequent, MTA-related toxicity should be suspected in infants with neurologic and hepatic symptoms. Further studies are warranted to confirm our findings in order to identify newborns at high risk of acute MTA toxicity in time to provide them the appropriate support.
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- Eugenia Maranella
- Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy.
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- Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy
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Bailey NA, Diaz-Barbosa M. Effect of Maternal Substance Abuse on the Fetus, Neonate, and Child. Pediatr Rev 2018; 39:550-559. [PMID: 30385584 DOI: 10.1542/pir.2017-0201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Nicole A Bailey
- Division of Neonatology, Kidz Medical Services, Coral Gables, FL.,Division of Neonatology, Nicklaus Children's Hospital/Florida International University School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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- Division of Neonatology, Kidz Medical Services, Coral Gables, FL.,Division of Neonatology, Nicklaus Children's Hospital/Florida International University School of Medicine, Miami, FL
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Lin B, Ostlund BD, Conradt E, Lagasse LL, Lester BM. Testing the programming of temperament and psychopathology in two independent samples of children with prenatal substance exposure. Dev Psychopathol 2018; 30:1023-1040. [PMID: 30068412 PMCID: PMC6074047 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579418000391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Prenatal programming models have rarely been applied to research on children with prenatal substance exposure, despite evidence suggesting that prenatal drug exposure is a form of stress that impacts neurodevelopmental outcomes and risk for psychopathology. Utilizing data from two longitudinal multisite studies comprising children prenatally exposed to substances as well as a nonexposed comparison group (Maternal Lifestyle Study, n = 1,388; Infant Development, Environment, and Lifestyle study, n = 412), we tested whether early phenotypic indicators of hypothesized programming effects, indexed by growth parameters at birth and infant temperament, served as a link between prenatal substance exposure and internalizing and externalizing behavior at age 5. Latent profile analysis indicated that individual differences in reactivity and regulation for infants prenatally exposed to substances was best characterized by four temperament profiles. These profiles were virtually identical across two independent samples, and demonstrated unique associations with adjustment difficulties nearly 5 years later. Results of path analysis using structural equation modeling also showed that increased prenatal substance exposure was linked to poorer growth parameters at birth, profiles of temperamental reactivity in infancy, and internalizing and externalizing behavior at age 5. This pathway was partially replicated across samples. This study was among the first to link known individual-level correlates of prenatal substance exposure into a specific pathway to childhood problem behavior. Implications for the developmental origins of a child's susceptibility to psychopathology as a result of intrauterine substance exposure are discussed.
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Louw KA. Substance use in pregnancy: The medical challenge. Obstet Med 2018; 11:54-66. [PMID: 29997687 PMCID: PMC6038015 DOI: 10.1177/1753495x17750299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Substance use contributes significantly to the global burden of disease. Growing numbers of women use nicotine, alcohol, and illicit substances. Women are the most vulnerable to problematic substance use in their reproductive years. The first 1000 days of life, starting at conception, have been established as a critical window of time for long-term health and development. Substance use in pregnancy is associated with negative pregnancy and child health outcomes. The impact of antenatal substance use on these outcomes needs to be considered within a challenging and complex context. This review provides an overview of the current literature on the impact of substances on pregnancy and child outcomes as well as the evidence and guidelines on screening and interventions for women using substances during pregnancy.
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- Kerry-Ann Louw
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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Pharmacological Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder During Pregnancy and Lactation. Pharm Res 2018; 35:46. [DOI: 10.1007/s11095-017-2323-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Carneiro A, Dias P, Pinto R, Baião R, Mesquita A, Soares I. Agreement and Disagreement on Emotional and Behavioral Problems in a Sample of Preschool-Age Children. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/0734282917736392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The present study aimed to identify predictors of agreement and disagreement concerning emotional and behavioral problems reported by the mothers and teachers of preschool-aged children. Participants included 172 (89 boys) children, their mothers, and their preschool teachers. Mothers were asked to complete the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1½-5 (CBCL 1½-5), the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), and a sociodemographic questionnaire, and were observed engaging in an interactive task with their child. Preschool teachers completed the Caregiver Teacher Report Form for Ages 1½-5 (CTRF). The results show low cross-informant agreement. None of the studied variables predicted cross-informant agreement; however, maternal psychopathology and the presence of an assistant in the classroom were predictors of disagreement between mothers and teachers. Although these results highlight the influence of maternal and school context variables on the disagreement among informants’ reports on the emotional and behavioral problems of preschool-aged children, additional research in this field is needed.
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- Alexandra Carneiro
- University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, Portugal
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Prenatal methamphetamine exposure is associated with reduced subcortical volumes in neonates. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2017; 65:51-59. [PMID: 29069607 DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2017.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Prenatal exposure to methamphetamine is associated with a range of neuropsychological, behavioural and cognitive deficits. A small number of imaging studies suggests that these may be mediated by neurostructural changes, including reduced volumes of specific brain regions. This study investigated potential volumetric changes in the brains of neonates with prenatal methamphetamine exposure. To our knowledge no previous studies have examined methamphetamine effects on regional brain volumes at this age. STUDY DESIGN Mothers were recruited antenatally and interviewed regarding methamphetamine use during pregnancy. Mothers in the exposure group reported using methamphetamine≥twice/month during pregnancy; control infants had no exposure to methamphetamine or other drugs and minimal exposure to alcohol. MRI scans were performed in the first postnatal month, following which anatomical images were processed using FreeSurfer. Subcortical and cerebellar regions were manually segmented and their volumes determined using FreeView. Pearson correlations were used to analyse potential associations between methamphetamine exposure and regional volumes. The associations between methamphetamine exposure and regional volumes were then examined adjusting for potential confounding variables. RESULTS Methamphetamine exposure was associated with reduced left and right caudate and thalamus volumes. The association in the right caudate remained significant following adjustment for potential confounding variables. CONCLUSIONS Our findings showing reduced caudate and thalamus volumes in neonates with prenatal methamphetamine exposure are consistent with previous findings in older exposed children, and demonstrate that these changes are already detectable in neonates. Continuing research is warranted to examine whether reduced subcortical volumes are predictive of cognitive, behavioural and affective impairment in older children.
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Smith LM, Santos LS. Prenatal exposure: The effects of prenatal cocaine and methamphetamine exposure on the developing child. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 108:142-6. [PMID: 27345014 DOI: 10.1002/bdrc.21131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Prenatal substance use remains a significant issue in the United States. Initial reports regarding prenatal cocaine and methamphetamine exposure suggested profound adverse effects on child development. However, subsequent prospective, longitudinal investigations have found more subtle effects. What follows is a brief review of the health, growth, behavioral, and intellectual outcomes for children exposed to prenatal cocaine and prenatal methamphetamine. Factors that may mitigate or intensify subtle adverse effects manifested in exposed children will also be discussed. Birth Defects Research (Part C) 108:142-146, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Lynne M Smith
- Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles Biomedical Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles Biomedical Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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Rüedi-Bettschen D, Platt DM. Detrimental effects of self-administered methamphetamine during pregnancy on offspring development in the rat. Drug Alcohol Depend 2017; 177:171-177. [PMID: 28600929 PMCID: PMC5701573 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.03.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Methamphetamine (METH) abuse by pregnant women is a commonly observed phenomenon. While the harmful effects of METH are well described for adults, there is only limited knowledge of the effects of METH use during pregnancy on the developing child. In the present study, we investigated how intraveneous (iv) METH self-administration throughout pregnancy affected rat dams and their offspring through weaning, compared to controls. METHODS Female rats (n=16) were trained to self-administer METH iv; every drug infusion by a dam also resulted in a saline injection to a yoked control (n=16). When stable levels of self-administration were reached, all females were mated. Daily, 2-h self-administration sessions continued until litters were born. General health and weight was assessed daily in dams and pups. In addition, pups were evaluated for achievement of age-appropriate developmental milestones (i.e., righting reflex, negative geotaxis, pinna detachment, fur appearance, incisor eruption and eye opening). RESULTS Dams self-administered 2-3mg/kg/day METH throughout gestation without consequence to dam health or weight gain during pregnancy. All females produced viable litters, and litter size and composition did not differ between saline and METH dams. Similarly, maternal pup-directed behavior was not affected by prior METH self-administration. However, despite a lack of weight difference in pups, METH-exposed pups were significantly delayed in reaching all assessed developmental milestones compared to controls. CONCLUSION These results indicate that in utero exposure to moderate METH doses can profoundly and adversely affect offspring development, suggesting that even recreational METH use during pregnancy has potential for harm.
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- Daniela Rüedi-Bettschen
- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA. Tel: +1 601-984-5890,Department of Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA.
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Jablonski SA, Williams MT, Vorhees CV. Learning and memory effects of neonatal methamphetamine exposure in rats: Role of reactive oxygen species and age at assessment. Synapse 2017; 71. [PMID: 28686793 DOI: 10.1002/syn.21992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Revised: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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In utero methamphetamine (MA) exposure leads to a range of adverse effects, such as decreased attention, reduced working-memory capability, behavioral dysregulation, and spatial memory impairments in exposed children. In the current experiment, preweaning Sprague-Dawley rats-as a model of third trimester human exposure-were administered the spin trapping agent, N-tert-butyl-α-phenylnitrone (PBN), daily prior to MA. Rats were given 0 (SAL) or 40 mg/kg PBN prior to each MA dose (10 mg/kg, 4× per day) from postnatal day (P) 6-15. Littermates underwent Cincinnati water maze, Morris water maze, and radial water maze assessment beginning on P30 (males) or P60 (females). Males were also tested for conditioned contextual and cued freezing, while females were trained in passive avoidance. Findings show that, regardless of age/sex, neonatal MA induced deficits in all tests, except passive avoidance. PBN did not ameliorate these effects, but had a few minor effects. Taken together, MA induced learning deficits emerge early and persist, but the mechanism remains unknown.
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- Sarah A Jablonski
- Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229
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- Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229
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- Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229
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Wright J, Edwards J, Walker S. Exposures associated with clandestine methamphetamine drug laboratories in Australia. REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 2016; 31:329-352. [PMID: 27428841 DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2016-0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The clandestine manufacture of methamphetamine in residential homes may represent significant hazards and exposures not only to those involved in the manufacture of the drugs but also to others living in the home (including children), neighbours and first responders to the premises. These hazards are associated with the nature and improper storage and use of precursor chemicals, intermediate chemicals and wastes, gases and methamphetamine residues generated during manufacture and the drugs themselves. Many of these compounds are persistent and result in exposures inside a home not only during manufacture but after the laboratory has been seized or removed. Hence new occupants of buildings formerly used to manufacture methamphetamine may be unknowingly exposed to these hazards. Children are most susceptible to these hazards and evidence is available in the literature to indicate that these exposures may result in immediate and long-term adverse health effects. The assessment of exposure within the home can be undertaken by measuring contaminant levels or collecting appropriate biological data from individuals exposed. To gain a better understanding of the available data and key issues associated with these approaches to the characterisation of exposure, a review of the published literature has been undertaken.
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Barthelemy OJ, Richardson MA, Cabral HJ, Frank DA. Prenatal, perinatal, and adolescent exposure to marijuana: Relationships with aggressive behavior. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2016; 58:60-77. [PMID: 27345271 DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2016.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Revised: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This manuscript reviews research exploring the relationship between prenatal, perinatal, and adolescent exposure to marijuana and aggressive behavior, including physical aggression. Areas of inquiry include animal research, as well as human research, on prenatal exposure and on marijuana use during adolescence. Potential psychosocial and psychopharmacological mechanisms are identified, as well as relevant confounds. The prenatal marijuana exposure literature provides minimal support for a direct relationship with aggressive behavior in childhood. The adolescent use literature suggests a marginal (at best) association between acute intoxication and aggressive behavior, and an association between chronic use and aggressive behavior heavily influenced by demographic variables, rather than direct, psychopharmacological mechanisms. Cannabis withdrawal symptoms also may include aggression and anger, but there is little evidence to suggest that these effects are large or specific to withdrawal from marijuana compared to other substances. This review will offer recommendations for clinical care and public policy, as well as important questions for future research.
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- Olivier J Barthelemy
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States.
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Mechanisms involved in the neurotoxic and cognitive effects of developmental methamphetamine exposure. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 108:131-41. [DOI: 10.1002/bdrc.21130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Eze N, Smith LM, LaGasse LL, Derauf C, Newman E, Arria A, Huestis MA, Della Grotta SA, Dansereau LM, Neal C, Lester BM. School-Aged Outcomes following Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure: 7.5-Year Follow-Up from the Infant Development, Environment, and Lifestyle Study. J Pediatr 2016; 170:34-8.e1. [PMID: 26781836 PMCID: PMC4769906 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.11.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between prenatal methamphetamine exposure (PME) and behavior problems at age 7.5 years and the extent to which early adversity mediated this relationship. STUDY DESIGN The multicenter, longitudinal Infant Development, Environment, and Lifestyle study enrolled 412 mother-infant pairs at 4 sites. Methamphetamine-exposed participants (n = 204) were identified by self-report and/or gas chromatography/mass spectrometry confirmation of amphetamine and metabolites in infant meconium. Matched participants (n = 208) denied methamphetamine use and had a negative meconium screen. At the 7.5-year follow-up, 290 children with complete Child Behavior Checklist data and an early adversity index score were available for analysis (n = 146 exposed). RESULTS PME was significantly associated with an increased early adversity index score (P < .001) and with increased externalizing, rule-breaking behavior, and aggressive behavior (P < .05). Early adversity was also associated with higher externalizing behavior scores. Early adversity significantly mediated the relationship between PME and behavioral problems. After adjusting the mediation model for sex, prenatal tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana exposures, and study site, the association of PME with early adversity remained significant. CONCLUSIONS Though PME is associated with behavioral problems, early adversity may be a strong determinant of behavioral outcome for children exposed to methamphetamine in utero. Early adversity significantly mediated the relationship between PME and behavioral problems.
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- Nwando Eze
- Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.
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- Pediatrics Division, Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI
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- John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
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- Center for Substance Abuse Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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- Section on Chemistry and Drug Metabolism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD
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- Pediatrics Division, Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Pediatrics Division, Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI
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- John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
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- Pediatrics Division, Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI
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Vitamin D in Pregnancy and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-like Symptoms in Childhood. Epidemiology 2016; 26:458-65. [PMID: 25867115 DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vitamin D status during prenatal brain development may influence risk of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in childhood. However, there are no prospective studies addressing this hypothesis. We aimed to examine whether maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy is associated with risk of ADHD-like symptoms in offspring. METHODS We conducted a prospective study analyzing data from 1,650 mother-child pairs from five birth cohorts embedded in the INMA Project (Spain, 1997-2008). Maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy was estimated by measuring plasma concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D3] at 13 weeks of gestation. Children were assessed by teachers for ADHD-like symptoms at ages 4-5 years using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ADHD form list. RESULTS After adjustment, the number of total ADHD-like symptoms in children decreased by 11% per 10 ng/ml increment of maternal 25(OH)D3 concentration (incidence rate ratio [IRR] = 0.89; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.80, 0.98). Similarly, the number of symptoms in the ADHD subscales decreased in relation to higher maternal 25(OH)D3 concentration (IRR per 10 ng/ml increment = 0.89; 95% CI = 0.79, 0.99 for the inattention scale; and IRR = 0.88; 95% CI = 0.78, 0.99 for the hyperactivity-impulsivity scale). Using diagnostic criteria, we found an association of increasing maternal 25(OH)D3 with a lower risk of ADHD DSM-IV (relative risk ratio per 10 ng/ml increment = 0.87; 95% CI = 0.72, 1.06) and ICD-10 hyperkinetic disorder (relative risk ratio = 0.72; 95% CI = 0.49, 1.04) in children. CONCLUSION Higher maternal circulating levels of 25(OH)D3 in pregnancy are associated with lower risk of developing ADHD-like symptoms in childhood.
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Rorabaugh BR, Seeley SL, Bui AD, Sprague L, D'Souza MS. Prenatal methamphetamine differentially alters myocardial sensitivity to ischemic injury in male and female adult hearts. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2015; 310:H516-23. [PMID: 26683901 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00642.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Methamphetamine is one of the most common illicit drugs abused during pregnancy. The neurological effects of prenatal methamphetamine are well known. However, few studies have investigated the potential effects of prenatal methamphetamine on adult cardiovascular function. Previous work demonstrated that prenatal cocaine exposure increases sensitivity of the adult heart to ischemic injury. Methamphetamine and cocaine have different mechanisms of action, but both drugs exert their effects by increasing dopaminergic and adrenergic receptor stimulation. Thus the goal of this study was to determine whether prenatal methamphetamine also worsens ischemic injury in the adult heart. Pregnant rats were injected with methamphetamine (5 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1)) or saline throughout pregnancy. When pups reached 8 wk of age, their hearts were subjected to ischemia and reperfusion by means of a Langendorff isolated heart system. Prenatal methamphetamine had no significant effect on infarct size, preischemic contractile function, or postischemic recovery of contractile function in male hearts. However, methamphetamine-treated female hearts exhibited significantly larger infarcts and significantly elevated end-diastolic pressure during recovery from ischemia. Methamphetamine significantly reduced protein kinase Cε expression and Akt phosphorylation in female hearts but had no effect on these cardioprotective proteins in male hearts. These data indicate that prenatal methamphetamine differentially affects male and female sensitivity to myocardial ischemic injury and alters cardioprotective signaling proteins in the adult heart.
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- Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
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- Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
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- Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
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Abar B, LaGasse LL, Wouldes T, Derauf C, Newman E, Shah R, Smith LM, Arria AM, Huestis MA, DellaGrotta S, Dansereau LM, Wilcox T, Neal CR, Lester BM. Cross-national comparison of prenatal methamphetamine exposure on infant and early child physical growth: a natural experiment. PREVENTION SCIENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH 2015; 15:767-76. [PMID: 23943149 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-013-0431-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The current study seeks to compare the effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure (PME) on infant and child physical growth between the USA and New Zealand (NZ). This cross-national comparison provides a unique opportunity to examine the potential impact of services provided to drug using mothers on child health. The longitudinal Infant Development, Environment and Lifestyle study of PME from birth to 36 months was conducted in the USA and NZ. The US cohort included 204 children with PME and 212 non-PME matched comparisons (NPME); the NZ cohort included 108 children with PME and 115 NPME matched comparisons. Latent growth curve models were used to examine effects of PME, country of origin, and the country × PME interaction on growth in length/height and weight. In regard to length/height, PME and country of origin were associated with initial length and growth over time. There was also a significant interaction effect, such that children with PME in the USA were shorter at birth than children with PME in NZ after controlling for other prenatal exposures, infant set, socioeconomic status, and maternal height. In regard to weight, there was only an effect of country of origin. Effects of PME on infant and child growth were shown to differ across countries, with exposed children in NZ faring better than exposed children in the USA. Implications for prevention programs and public policy are discussed.
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- Beau Abar
- Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Alpert Medical School, Women and Infants Hospital of RI, 50 Holden St, Providence, RI, USA,
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van Dyk L, Springer P, Kidd M, Steyn N, Solomons R, van Toorn R. Familial-Environmental Risk Factors in South African Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Case-Control Study. J Child Neurol 2015; 30:1327-32. [PMID: 25512360 DOI: 10.1177/0883073814560630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We investigated familial and environmental risk factors in a cohort of South African children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A prospective, hospital-based case control study was conducted comprising 50 children diagnosed with ADHD and 50 matched non-ADHD controls. The adjusted effect of familial-environmental risk factors on ADHD was determined by systematic assessment. Birth complications, parental psychiatric disorder, maternal ADHD, early childhood trauma, and nonmaternal child care were significant risk factors for ADHD. Prolonged breastfeeding was found to be protective. In a multivariable logistic regression model, 5 criteria (birth complications, breastfeeding <3 months, at least 1 parent with tertiary education, presence of parental psychiatric disorder, and nonmaternal primary caregiver) differentiated ADHD from non-ADHD controls with a sensitivity and specificity of 74% and 86%, respectively. We found a correlation between certain familial and environmental risk factors and ADHD. A 5-criterion multivariable logistic regression model may offer clinical guidance in ADHD diagnosis.
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- Leana van Dyk
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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- Centre for Statistical Consultation, Department of Statistics, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics, Paarl Regional Hospital, Paarl, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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