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Sherlock DN, Abdel-Hamied E, Bucktrout R, Liang Y, Miura M, Loor JJ. Postruminal choline supply during negative nutrient balance alters components of hepatic mTOR signaling and plasma amino acids in lactating Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:9733-9744. [PMID: 37641280 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Choline requirements for dairy cattle are unknown. However, enhanced postruminal supply of choline may increase flux through the methionine cycle to spare Met for other functions such as protein synthesis and phosphatidylcholine (PC) synthesis during periods of negative nutrient balance (NNB). The objective was to investigate the effects of postruminal choline supply during a feed restriction-induced NNB on hepatic abundance and phosphorylation of mTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin)-related signaling proteins, hepatic lipidome and plasma AA. Ten primiparous rumen-cannulated Holstein cows (158 ± 24 DIM) were used in a replicated 5 × 5 Latin square design with 4 d of treatment and 10 d of recovery (14 d/period). Treatments were unrestricted intake with abomasal infusion of water, restricted intake (R; 60% of net energy for lactation requirements to induce NNB) with abomasal infusion of water (R0) or restriction plus abomasal infusion of 6.25, 12.5, or 25 g/d choline ion. Liver tissue was collected via biopsy on d 5 after infusions ended and used for Western blot analysis to measure proteins involved in mTOR signaling and untargeted lipidomics. Blood was collected on d 1 to 5 for plasma AA analysis. Statistical contrasts for protein and AA data were A0 versus R0 (CONT1), R0 versus the average of choline dose (CONT2) and tests of linear and quadratic effects of choline dose. Analysis of lipidomic data were performed with the web-based metabolomic processing tool MetaboAnalyst 5.0. Ratios of p-RPS6KB1:tRPS6KB1, p-EEF2:tEEF2, and p-EIF2:tEIF2 were greater with R (CONT1). Among those, supply of choline led to decreases in p-EEF2:tEEF2 (CONT2), p-EIF2:tEIF2 and tended to decrease p-EIF4BP1:tEIF4BP1. However, the effect was quadratic only for p-EEF2:tEEF2 and p-EIF2A:tEIF2A, reaching a nadir at 6.25 to 12.5 g/d choline ion. The ratio of p-RPS6KB1:tRPS6KB1 was not affected by supply of choline and was close to 2-fold greater at 25 g/d choline versus A0. Plasma Met concentration decreased with R (CONT1), but increased linearly with choline. Restriction also increased plasma 3-methyl-histidine (CONT1). The partial least squares discriminant analysis model of liver lipids distinguished treatments, with 13.4% of lipids being modified by treatment. One-way ANOVA identified 109 lipids with a false discovery rate ≤0.05. The largest group identified was PC species; all 35 detected decreased with R versus A0, but there were few differences among choline treatments. Overall, data suggested that dephosphorylation of EEF2 and EIF2A due to enhanced choline supply potentially helped maintain or increase protein synthesis during NNB. While activation of mTOR was not altered by choline, this idea of increased protein synthesis is partly supported by the increased circulating Met. However, enhanced postruminal choline had limited effects on the species of lipid produced during a period of NNB.
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- D N Sherlock
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62511, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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- Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Kawasaki 210-8681, Japan
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801; Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801.
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Schuh K, Häussler S, Sadri H, Prehn C, Lintelmann J, Adamski J, Koch C, Frieten D, Ghaffari MH, Dusel G, Sauerwein H. Blood and adipose tissue steroid metabolomics and mRNA expression of steroidogenic enzymes in periparturient dairy cows differing in body condition. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2297. [PMID: 35145150 PMCID: PMC8831572 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06014-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In high-yielding dairy cows, the rapidly increasing milk production after parturition can result in a negative nutrient balance, since feed intake is insufficient to cover the needs for lactation. Mobilizing body reserves, mainly adipose tissue (AT), might affect steroid metabolism. We hypothesized, that cows differing in the extent of periparturient lipomobilization, will have divergent steroid profiles measured in serum and subcutaneous (sc)AT by a targeted metabolomics approach and steroidogenic enzyme profiles in scAT and liver. Fifteen weeks antepartum, 38 multiparous Holstein cows were allocated to a high (HBCS) or normal body condition (NBCS) group fed differently until week 7 antepartum to either increase (HBCS BCS: 3.8 ± 0.1 and BFT: 2.0 ± 0.1 cm; mean ± SEM) or maintain BCS (NBCS BCS: 3.0 ± 0.1 and BFT: 0.9 ± 0.1 cm). Blood samples, liver, and scAT biopsies were collected at week -7, 1, 3, and 12 relative to parturition. Greater serum concentrations of progesterone, androsterone, and aldosterone in HBCS compared to NBCS cows after parturition, might be attributed to the increased mobilization of AT. Greater glucocorticoid concentrations in scAT after parturition in NBCS cows might either influence local lipogenesis by differentiation of preadipocytes into mature adipocytes and/or inflammatory response.
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- K Schuh
- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology Unit, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Life Sciences and Engineering, Animal Nutrition and Hygiene Unit, University of Applied Sciences Bingen, 55411, Bingen am Rhein, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology Unit, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
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- Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, 5166616471, Tabriz, Iran
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Metabolomics and Proteomics Core, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Metabolomics and Proteomics Core, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Educational and Research Centre for Animal Husbandry, Hofgut Neumuehle, 67728, Muenchweiler an der Alsenz, Germany
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- Thünen Institute of Organic Farming, 23847, Westerau, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology Unit, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Life Sciences and Engineering, Animal Nutrition and Hygiene Unit, University of Applied Sciences Bingen, 55411, Bingen am Rhein, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Science, Physiology Unit, University of Bonn, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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Csiszar B, Galos G, Funke S, Kevey DK, Meggyes M, Szereday L, Kenyeres P, Toth K, Sandor B. Peripartum Investigation of Red Blood Cell Properties in Women Diagnosed with Early-Onset Preeclampsia. Cells 2021; 10:cells10102714. [PMID: 34685694 PMCID: PMC8534376 DOI: 10.3390/cells10102714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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We investigated peripartum maternal red blood cell (RBC) properties in early-onset preeclampsia (PE). Repeated blood samples were taken prospectively for hemorheological measurements at PE diagnosis (n = 13) or during 26-34 weeks of gestation in healthy pregnancies (n = 24), then at delivery, and 72 h postpartum. RBC aggregation was characterized by M index (infrared light transmission between the aggregated RBCs in stasis) and aggregation index (AI-laser backscattering from the RBC aggregates). We observed significantly elevated RBC aggregation (M index = 9.8 vs. 8.5; AI = 72.9% vs. 67.5%; p < 0.001) and reduced RBC deformability in PE (p < 0.05). A positive linear relationship was observed between AI and gestational age at birth in PE by regression analysis (R2 = 0.554; p = 0.006). ROC analysis of AI showed an AUC of 0.84 (0.68-0.99) (p = 0.001) for PE and indicated a cutoff of 69.4% (sensitivity = 83.3%; specificity = 62.5%), while M values showed an AUC of 0.75 (0.58-0.92) (p = 0.019) and indicated a cutoff of 8.39 (sensitivity = 90.9% and specificity = 50%). The predicted probabilities from the combination of AI and M variables showed increased AUC = 0.90 (0.79-1.00) (p < 0.001). Our results established impaired microcirculation in early-onset PE manifesting as deteriorated maternal RBC properties. The longer the pathologic pregnancy persists, the more pronounced the maternal erythrocyte aggregation. AI and M index could help in the prognostication of early-onset PE, but further investigations are warranted to confirm the prognostic role before the onset of symptoms.
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- Beata Csiszar
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical School, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
- Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; (G.G.); (M.M.); (L.S.); (P.K.); (K.T.); (B.S.)
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- Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; (G.G.); (M.M.); (L.S.); (P.K.); (K.T.); (B.S.)
- 1st Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; (S.F.); (D.K.K.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; (S.F.); (D.K.K.)
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- Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; (G.G.); (M.M.); (L.S.); (P.K.); (K.T.); (B.S.)
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
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- Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; (G.G.); (M.M.); (L.S.); (P.K.); (K.T.); (B.S.)
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
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- Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; (G.G.); (M.M.); (L.S.); (P.K.); (K.T.); (B.S.)
- 1st Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
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- Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; (G.G.); (M.M.); (L.S.); (P.K.); (K.T.); (B.S.)
- 1st Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
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- Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; (G.G.); (M.M.); (L.S.); (P.K.); (K.T.); (B.S.)
- 1st Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary
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Nieto-Calvache AJ, Vergara-Galliadi LM, Rodríguez F, Ordoñez CA, García AF, López MC, Manzano R, Velásquez J, Carbonell JP, Bryon AM, Echavarría MP, Escobar MF, Carvajal J, Benavides-Calvache JP, Burgos JM. A multidisciplinary approach and implementation of a specialized hemorrhage control team improves outcomes for placenta accreta spectrum. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021; 90:807-816. [PMID: 33496549 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The main complication of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is massive bleeding. Endoarterial occlusion techniques have been incorporated into the management of this pathology. Our aim was to examine the endovascular practice patterns among PAS patients treated during a 9-year period in a low-middle income country in which an interdisciplinary group's technical skills were improved with the creation of a PAS team. METHODOLOGY A retrospective cohort study including all PAS patients treated from December 2011 to November 2020 was performed. We compared the clinical results obtained according to the type of endovascular device used (group 1, internal iliac artery occlusion balloons; group 2, resuscitative endovascular balloons of the aorta; group 3, no arterial balloons due to low risk of bleeding) and according to the year in which they were attended (reflects the PAS team level of experience). A fourth group of comparisons included the woman diagnosed during a cesarean delivery and treated in a nonprotocolized way. RESULTS A total of 113 patients were included. The amount of blood loss decreased annually, with a median of 2,500 mL in 2014 (when endovascular occlusion balloons were used in all patients) and 1,394 mL in 2020 (when only 38.5% of the patients required arterial balloons). Group 3 patients (n = 16) had the lowest bleeding volume (1,245 mL) and operative time (173 minutes) of the entire population studied. Group 2 patients (n = 46) had a bleeding volume (mean, 1,700 mL) and transfusions frequency (34.8%) slightly lower than group 1 patients (n = 30) (mean of 2,000 mL and 50%, respectively). They also had lower hysterectomy frequency (63% vs. 76.7% in group 1) and surgical time (205 minutes vs. 275 in group 1) despite a similar frequency of confirmed PAS and S2 compromise. CONCLUSION Endovascular techniques used for bleeding control in PAS patients are less necessary as interdisciplinary groups improve their surgical and teamwork skills. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic care management, level III.
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- Albaro José Nieto-Calvache
- From the Placenta Accreta Spectrum Clinic (A.J.N.-C., F.R., C.A.O., A.F.G., J.V., J.P.C., A.M.B., M.P.E., M.F.E., J.C., J.P.B.-C., J.M.B.), Clinical Research Center (L.M.V.-G., M.C.L., R.M.); Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery (F.R., C.A.O., A.F.G.); and Interventional Radiology Department (J.V., J.P.C.), Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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Milani C, Rota A, Olsson U, Paganotto A, Holst BS. Serum concentration of mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, and sex steroids in peripartum bitches. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2021; 74:106558. [PMID: 32980594 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2020.106558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of the work was to describe the profile of steroid hormones in the peripartum period of the bitch. Twenty-five healthy pregnant bitches presented for pregnancy monitoring and parturition assistance were included in the study. A blood sample was collected for routine progesterone assay, and serum was stored at -20°C. The day of parturition and the number of delivered puppies were registered. Concentrations of corticosteroids, androgens, progestogens, estrogens, for a total number of 17 different hormones, were measured using ultra-performance supercritical fluid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Data were analyzed using a repeated measure, mixed-model approach, taking into account day (from day -4 to day +2 from parturition), age, parity (primiparous vs pluriparous), number of delivered puppies (<4 vs 4-8 vs > 8), and interactions between factors. Day related to parturition significantly affected the concentration of progesterone (P < 0.001), testosterone (P < 0.001), 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (P = 0.0002), and cortisone (P = 0.006). Estrogen concentration did not show any significant variation over time. Testosterone and androstenedione showed an abrupt decline on the day of parturition. The concentration of all glucocorticoids increased the day before parturition. Age or parity was not significantly associated with any of the steroids. Litter size significantly affected concentrations of aldosterone (P = 0.02) and etiocholanolone (P = 0.01). Aldosterone concentrations were higher in litters with 4 to 8 pups than in litters with more than 8 pups (P = 0.02). None of the steroids measured in our study, with the already known exception of progesterone, shows potential to be clinically useful in predicting the onset of parturition in the bitch.
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- C Milani
- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Grugliasco (TO), Italy.
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- Department of Energy and Technology, Unit of Applied Statistics and Mathematics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Henriksson HE, White RA, Iliadis SI, Fransson E, Papadopoulos FC, Sundström-Poromaa I, Skalkidou A. Spring peaks and autumn troughs identified in peripheral inflammatory markers during the peripartum period. Sci Rep 2019; 9:15328. [PMID: 31653981 PMCID: PMC6814733 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51527-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Seasonal variations have recently been described in biomarkers, cell types, and gene expression associated with the immune system, but so far no studies have been conducted among women in the peripartum period. It is of note that pregnancy complications and outcomes, as well as autoimmune diseases, have also been reported to exhibit seasonal fluctuations. We report here a clear-cut seasonal pattern of 23 inflammatory markers, analysed using proximity-extension assay technology, in pregnant women. The inflammatory markers generally peaked in the spring and had a trough in the autumn. During the postpartum period we found seasonality in one inflammatory marker, namely monocyte chemotactic protein 4 (MCP-4). Our findings suggest that seasonal variations in peripheral inflammatory markers are only observed during pregnancy. The results of this study could be valuable to professionals working within the field of immunology-related areas, and provide insight for the understanding of obstetric complications.
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- Hanna E Henriksson
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Szpunar MJ, Parry BL. A systematic review of cortisol, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and prolactin in peripartum women with major depression. Arch Womens Ment Health 2018; 21:149-161. [PMID: 29022126 PMCID: PMC5857206 DOI: 10.1007/s00737-017-0787-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Pregnancy and postpartum are periods of high susceptibility to major depression (MD) and other mood disorders. The peripartum period is also a time of considerable changes in the levels of hormones, including cortisol, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), prolactin, gonadotropins, and gonadal steroids. To investigate the relationship between mood and hormonal changes during and after pregnancy, we reviewed published reports of hormonal measures during this time frame, searched via PubMed and Web of Science. Studies were included if women in the antepartum or postpartum periods were clinically diagnosed with MD, and if there were repeated measures of cortisol, TSH, or prolactin. For these three hormones, the numbers of human studies that met these criteria were 15, 7, and 3, respectively. Convergent findings suggest that morning cortisol is reduced in pregnant and postpartum women with MD. Evidence did not support changes in TSH as a marker of MD during the peripartum period, and evidence for changes in prolactin in peripartum MD was equivocal. Aside from reduced morning cortisol in peripartum women with MD, definitive evidence for an association between specific hormonal fluctuations and mood disorders in the peripartum period remains elusive.
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- Mercedes J Szpunar
- UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
- Department of Psychiatry, UC San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Dr., #9116A, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
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- UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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Köninger A, Schmidt B, Mach P, Damaske D, Nießen S, Kimmig R, Strowitzki T, Gellhaus A. Anti-Mullerian-Hormone during pregnancy and peripartum using the new Beckman Coulter AMH Gen II Assay. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2015; 13:86. [PMID: 26250904 PMCID: PMC4528394 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-015-0082-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AMH levels determined by the conventional AMH assay declined during pregnancy and postpartum. A new Beckman Coulter AMH Gen II assay removes the potentially assay-interfering complement which is activated in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to evaluate if the decline of AMH levels in the serum of pregnant women during the course of pregnancy and peripartum was assay-dependent and thus artificial. METHODS In this cross-sectional study prepartal blood samples were collected from 62 patients (median age 30.6 years [interquartile range: 25.6 - 34.5]) in the third trimester of pregnancy and again 1-4 days after delivery between 2011 and 2012. In another cohort of 11 patients (median age 34.1 years [interquartile range: 32.6 - 37.8]) blood samples were taken in different trimesters of pregnancy between 1995 and 2001. The conventional and the modified AMH assay were performed in the same patient serum samples. We used the conventional and the modified AMH-Gen-II ELISA (Beckman Coulter, Immunotech, Webster, USA) for the assessment of AMH levels. The Wilcoxon signed rank test was used for determining differences between AMH levels pre- and postpartum. The method of Bland and Altman was applied for analyzing the agreement of both methods for determining AMH levels. RESULTS AMH values peripartum were lower than those expected in fertile non-pregnant women of comparable age. An overall mean difference of 0.44 ng/ml was observed between the conventional and the modified assay. Measurements with the modified assay showed a significant decline of postpartal levels compared with prepartal levels which is consistent with values obtained using the conventional assay (both p < 0.00001). Compared to the longitudinal measurements of AMH levels determined using the conventional assay, AMH levels obtained using the modified assay suggest a steeper decline of values during the course of pregnancy. CONCLUSION By comparing the conventional assay for AMH determination with the modified assay the present study confirmed that AMH levels decline during the course of pregnancy and early after delivery.
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- A Köninger
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122, Essen, Germany.
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (IMIBE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122, Essen, Germany.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122, Essen, Germany.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122, Essen, Germany.
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (IMIBE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122, Essen, Germany.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122, Essen, Germany.
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- Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Voßstrasse 9, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Heidelberg, Voßstrasse 9, 69115, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45122, Essen, Germany.
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Wang J, Zhu X, Wang Z, Li X, Zhao B, Liu G. Changes in serum copper and zinc levels in peripartum healthy and subclinically hypocalcemic dairy cows. Biol Trace Elem Res 2014; 159:135-9. [PMID: 24859816 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-014-9997-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The objective of this study was to determine the levels of serum copper and zinc in subclinically hypocalcemic peripartum dairy cows in comparison to healthy animals. Blood samples were taken from 219 multiparous Holstein cows near parturition (from 4 weeks prepartum to 4 weeks postpartum) and 51 cows with subclinical hypocalcemia. The results showed that the serum copper concentration increased gradually at 1 week prepartum and remained high for the first 4 weeks postpartum in the healthy periparturient dairy cows. The serum zinc concentration reached a nadir at 1 week postpartum and subsequently increased gradually to baseline. The serum zinc concentration was significantly decreased (P<0.01) in dairy cows with subclinical hypocalcemia compared with healthy cows. There was no significant difference in the serum copper concentration between cows with subclinical hypocalcemia and healthy cows. These data demonstrate that the concentrations of copper and zinc in serum change dramatically during the peripartum period in dairy cows, which is a tremendous challenge for the body and for the maintenance of dairy cow health. The present study further suggests that a decreased serum zinc concentration could be a cause of decreased productive performance and increased susceptibility to other diseases due to immunosuppression in dairy cows with subclinical hypocalcemia. Additionally, this decreased zinc concentration may be involved in the pathogenesis of subclinical hypocalcemia.
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- Jianguo Wang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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Albanat WA, Hüller A, Köller G, Fürll M, Einspanier A, Gottschalk J. [Relationship between natal course and metabolic parameters during the peripartal period in cattle]. Tierarztl Prax Ausg G Grosstiere Nutztiere 2013; 41:353-360. [PMID: 24326790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate metabolic disorders in high-yielding cattle du- ring the peripartal period, the relationship between the course of the delivery and relevant metabolic parameters (insulin-like growth fac-tor 1 [IGF-1], cortisol and non-esterified fatty acids [NEFA]) were examined. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 28 heavily pregnant cows (13 primiparous and 15 multiparous) with normal and difficult natal courses, respectively, were included in the study. Serum IGF-1, NEFA and cortisol were analysed between day 14 ante partum (a. p.) and day 14 post partum (p. p.), IGF-1 and cortisol were also determined in the newborn calves. RESULTS An elevated stress situation was present for all heifers primarily at birth, because their serum IGF-1 levels were lower (114 ± 11 vs 158 ± 28 ng/ml) while NEFA and cortisol values were higher (896 ± 76 vs 705 ± 58 µmol/l, p = 0.05; 6.51 ± 1.14 vs 4.67 ± 0.46 ng/ml, p = 0.039, respectively) than those of the cows. During the entire examination period, metabolic disorders could be found in animals with difficult birth, based on significantly lower IGF-1 values (p = 0.003; heifers: p < 0.001), significantly higher NEFA levels (at birth p = 0.05) and higher cortisol values compared to the animals with a normal birth. Similar to their mothers, newborn calves of heifers with dystocia had significantly higher cortisol (p = 0.003) at birth and lower IGF-1 levels (p = 0.002) p. p. compared to calves with a normal natal course. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Identification and prevention of natal disorders in cattle is very important, especially with regard to animal welfare and economics. In this study, difficult natal courses were associated with altered blood serum concentrations of IGF-1, NEFA and cortisol, which consequently reflect an elevated stress situation during the peripartal period. Furthermore, with regard to these results, it can be concluded that heifers with dystocia are affected by an increased metabolic stress situation mainly during the antepartal period, while multiparous cows suffer from metabolic disorders primarily in the period after birth.
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- W A Albanat
- Dr. Jutta Gottschalk, Veterinär-Physiologisch-Chemisches Institut, Veterinärmedizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 1, 04103 Leipzig, E-Mail:
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Lucreziotti S, Belletti S, Massironi L, Lombardi F. Rapid recovery from peripartum cardiomyopathy after inhibition of prolactin. Int J Cardiol 2011; 151:e105-6. [PMID: 20934224 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2010] [Accepted: 09/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ma Y, Cheng Y, Wang J, Cheng H, Zhou S, Li X. The changes of visfatin in serum and its expression in fat and placental tissue in pregnant women with gestational diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2010; 90:60-5. [PMID: 20621376 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2010] [Revised: 05/21/2010] [Accepted: 06/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To elucidate the main source of circulating visfatin and its potential roles in pathogenesis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). METHODS We examined serum concentrations of visfatin with ELISA and its expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue, visceral adipose tissue and placenta with RT-PCR and western blot both in women with GDM and normal pregnant controls at term. Moreover, BeWo cells were treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and then the intra- and extra-cellular changes of visfatin expression were measured. RESULTS Serum visfatin concentrations were significantly higher in women with GDM than controls, which reduced obviously three days after delivery compared with antepartum. Visfatin expressions in placenta were significantly higher in GDM women than controls but there was no difference in its expressions in adipose tissue between the two groups. Moreover, serum visfatin concentrations correlated positively with its expressions in placenta, rather than adipose tissue. We demonstrated that visfatin secretion from BeWo cells was significantly increased but the intracellular expression was decreased at 48h incubation with TNF-alpha in a dose-depended way. CONCLUSIONS The oversecretion of visfatin from placenta, probably induced by the elevated TNF-alpha level, contributes to the increased serum visfatin concentrations in women with GDM.
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- Yao Ma
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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