Intrauterine growth restriction modifies the hedonic response to sweet taste in newborn pups – Role of the accumbal μ-opioid receptors

Neuroscience ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 322 ◽  
pp. 500-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.P. Laureano ◽  
R. Dalle Molle ◽  
M.B. Alves ◽  
C. Luft ◽  
M. Desai ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Ayres ◽  
Marilyn Agranonik ◽  
André Krumel Portella ◽  
Françoise Filion ◽  
Celeste C. Johnston ◽  
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Intrauterine growth restriction is associated with increased risk for adult metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, which seems to be related to altered food preferences in these individuals later in life. In this study, we sought to understand whether intrauterine growth leads to fetal programming of the hedonic responses to sweet. Sixteen 1-day-old preterm infants received 24% sucrose solution or water and the taste reactivity was filmed and analyzed. Spearman correlation demonstrated a positive correlation between fetal growth and the hedonic response to the sweet solution in the first 15 seconds after the offer (r=0.864,P=0.001), without correlation when the solution given is water (r=0.314,P=0.455). In fact, the more intense the intrauterine growth restriction, the lower the frequency of the hedonic response observed. IUGR is strongly correlated with the hedonic response to a sweet solution in the first day of life in preterm infants. This is the first evidence in humans to demonstrate that the hedonic response to sweet taste is programmed very early during the fetal life by the degree of intrauterine growth. The altered hedonic response at birth and subsequent differential food preference may contribute to the increased risk of obesity and related disorders in adulthood in intrauterine growth-restricted individuals.


2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariadne Malamitsi-Puchner ◽  
Theodora Boutsikou ◽  
Emmanuel Economou ◽  
Evangelos Makrakis ◽  
Zoe Iliodromiti ◽  
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Author(s):  
Ying-xue Ding ◽  
Hong Cui

Abstract Brain injury is a serious complication of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), but the exact mechanism remains unclear. While glucocorticoids (GCs) play an important role in intrauterine growth and development, GCs also have a damaging effect on microvascular endothelial cells. Moreover, intrauterine adverse environments lead to fetal growth restriction and the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis resetting. In addition, chronic stress can cause a decrease in the number and volume of astrocytes in the hippocampus and glial cells play an important role in neuronal differentiation. Therefore, it is speculated that the effect of GCs on cerebral neurovascular units under chronic intrauterine stimulation is an important mechanism leading to brain injury in infants with growth restrictions.


2006 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariadne Malamitsi-Puchner ◽  
Theodora Boutsikou ◽  
Emmanuel Economou ◽  
Anastasia Tzonou ◽  
Evangelos Makrakis ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 206 (12) ◽  
pp. 2809-2822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roxanna A. Irani ◽  
Yujin Zhang ◽  
Sean C. Blackwell ◽  
Cissy Chenyi Zhou ◽  
Susan M. Ramin ◽  
...  

Growth-restricted fetuses are at risk for a variety of lifelong medical conditions. Preeclampsia, a life-threatening hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, is associated with fetuses who suffer from intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Recently, emerging evidence indicates that preeclamptic women harbor AT1 receptor agonistic autoantibodies (AT1-AAs) that contribute to the disease features. However, the exact role of AT1-AAs in IUGR and the underlying mechanisms have not been identified. We report that these autoantibodies are present in the cord blood of women with preeclampsia and retain the ability to activate AT1 receptors. Using an autoantibody-induced animal model of preeclampsia, we show that AT1-AAs cross the mouse placenta, enter fetal circulation, and lead to small fetuses with organ growth retardation. AT1-AAs also induce apoptosis in the placentas of pregnant mice, human villous explants, and human trophoblast cells. Finally, autoantibody-induced IUGR and placental apoptosis are diminished by either losartan or an autoantibody-neutralizing peptide. Thus, these studies identify AT1-AA as a novel causative factor of preeclampsia-associated IUGR and offer two possible underlying mechanisms: a direct detrimental effect on fetal development by crossing the placenta and entering fetal circulation, and indirectly through AT1-AA–induced placental damage. Our findings highlight AT1-AAs as important therapeutic targets.


2018 ◽  
Vol 12_2018 ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
Tyutyunnik V.L. Tyutyunnik ◽  
Kan N.E. Kan ◽  
Mantrova D.A. Mantrova ◽  
Lomova N.A. Lomova N ◽  
Klimantsev I.V. Klimantsev ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 6_2018 ◽  
pp. 38-44
Author(s):  
Krasnyi A.M. Krasnyi ◽  
Khachaturyan A.A. Khachaturyan ◽  
Kan N.E. Kan ◽  
Khachatryan Z.V. Khachatryan Z ◽  
Tyutyunnik V.L. Tyutyunnik ◽  
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pp. 52-56
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T.N. Pogorelova ◽  
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V.O. Gunko ◽  
N.V. Palieva ◽  
I.G. Pelipenko ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34
Author(s):  
R.S. Zamaleeva ◽  
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V.K. Lazareva ◽  
N.A. Cherepanova ◽  
M.E. Zhelezova ◽  
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