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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-16
pubmed:abstractText
Our aim was to determine the postnatal effects of single and repeated glucocorticoid injections during late gestation. Repeated (104, 111, 118, 125 days) or single (104 days) injections of betamethasone or saline were given to the ewe or by ultrasound guided injection to the fetus (term 150 days). Lambs were born spontaneously and studied at 3 and 6 mo and 1 yr of age. Arterial pressure was measured at each age, and we performed intravenous glucose tolerance tests at 6 mo and 1 yr. Repeated maternal, but not single maternal or fetal, betamethasone injections prolonged gestation, reduced weight at birth and 3 mo, and was associated with low arterial pressure at 3 mo but not at 6 mo and 1 yr. Glucose metabolism was altered in all betamethasone treatment groups, regardless of the number or route of injections. Our data demonstrate that glucocorticoid-induced fetal growth restriction is associated with a transient reduction in postnatal arterial pressure, but glucocorticoid exposure with or without growth restriction alters glucose metabolism.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0363-6119
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
281
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
R960-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Betamethasone, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Birth Weight, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Blood Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Drug Administration Routes, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Drug Administration Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Fetal Growth Retardation, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Glucose Tolerance Test, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Heart Rate, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:11507014-Weight Gain
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Programming effects in sheep of prenatal growth restriction and glucocorticoid exposure.
pubmed:affiliation
Lotteries Commission Perinatal Research Laboratories, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia 3800. tmoss@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't