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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-4
pubmed:abstractText
In the premature infant, periventricular leukomalacia, usually related to hypoxicischemic white matter damage, is the main cause of neurological impairment. We hypothesized that protracted prenatal hypoxia might induce white matter damage during the perinatal period. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were placed in a chamber supplied with hypoxic gas (10% O2-90% N2) from embryonic day 5 (E5) to E20. Neonatal rat brains were investigated by histology, immunocytochemistry, western blotting, in situ hybridization, DNA fragmentation analysis, and in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Body weight of pups subjected to prenatal hypoxia was 10 to 30% lower from P0 to P14 than in controls. Specific white matter cysts were detected between P0 and P7 in pups subjected to prenatal hypoxia, in addition to abnormal extra-cellular matrix, increased lipid peroxidation, white matter cell death detected by TUNEL, and increased activated macrophage counts in white matter. Subsequently, gliotic scars and delayed myelination primarily involving immature oligodendrocytes were seen. In vivo MRI with T1, T2, and diffusion sequences disclosed similar findings immediately after birth, showing strong correlations with histological abnormalities. We speculate that protracted prenatal hypoxia in rat induces white matter damage occurring through local inflammatory response and oxidative stress linked to re-oxygenation during the perinatal period.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1015-6305
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Anoxia, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-In Situ Nick-End Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Leukomalacia, Periventricular, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:14997932-Rats, Sprague-Dawley
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Gestational hypoxia induces white matter damage in neonatal rats: a new model of periventricular leukomalacia.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Neurobiologie du Développement, INSERM E9935, Service de Néonatologie et Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article