Altered Maternal Plasma Fatty Acid Composition by Alcohol Consumption and Smoking during Pregnancy and Associations with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Autor: Wladimir Wertelecki, Roberta R. Holt, Julie A. Kable, Krista Sowell, Janet Y. Uriu-Adams, Claire D. Coles, Natalya Zymak-Zakutnya, Carl L. Keen, Lyubov Yevtushok, Christina D. Chambers
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: J Am Coll Nutr
ISSN: 1541-1087
0731-5724
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2020.1737984
Popis: OBJECTIVE: Polyunsaturated fatty acids are vital for optimal fetal neuronal development. The relationship between maternal alcohol consumption and smoking with third trimester plasma fatty acids were examined and their association with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Methods: Moderate to heavy alcohol-using and low/unexposed comparison women were recruited during mid-pregnancy from two prenatal clinics in Ukraine. The participants’ infants underwent physical and neurobehavioral exams prior to one-year of age and classified as having FASD by maternal alcohol consumption and neurobehavioral scores. A subset of mother-child pairs was selected representing three groups of cases and controls: Alcohol-Exposed with FASD (AE-FASD, n=30), Alcohol-Exposed Normally Developing (AE-ND, n=33), or Controls (n=46). Third trimester maternal plasma samples were analyzed for fatty acids and levels were compared across groups. RESULTS: The percent of C18:0 (p
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