학술논문
In utero exposure to alcohol alters reactivity of cerebral arterioles.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Cananzi SG; 1 Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, and the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences, Louisiana State University Health Science Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA.; Mayhan WG; 2 Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, USA.
Source
Publisher: SAGE Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8112566 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1559-7016 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0271678X NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Cereb Blood Flow Metab Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Our goal was to examine whether in utero exposure to alcohol impaired reactivity of cerebral arterioles during development. We fed Sprague-Dawley dams a liquid diet with or without alcohol (3% ethanol) for the duration of pregnancy (21-23 days). Around 4-6 weeks after birth, we examined reactivity of cerebral arterioles to eNOS- (ADP) and nNOS-dependent (NMDA) agonists in the offspring. We found that in utero exposure to alcohol attenuated responses of cerebral arterioles to ADP and NMDA, but not to nitroglycerin in rats exposed to alcohol in utero. L-NMMA reduced responses to agonists in control rats, but not in rats exposed to alcohol in utero. Treatment of dams with apocynin for the duration of pregnancy rescued the impairment in reactivity to ADP and NMDA in the offspring. Protein expression of NOX-2 and NOX-4 was increased in alcohol rats compared to control rats. We also found an increase in superoxide levels in the cortex of rats exposed to alcohol in utero. Our findings suggest that in utero exposure to alcohol impairs eNOS and nNOS reactivity of cerebral arterioles via a chronic increase in oxidative stress.