Long-Term Hypoxia Alters Endocrine and Physiologic Responses to Umbilical Cord Occlusion in the Ovine Fetus

Autor: Hikaru Umezaki, Charles A. Ducsay, Toshiko Imamura, Kanchan M. Kaushal
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation. 11:131-140
ISSN: 1071-5576
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2003.09.006
Popis: This study was designed to determine the effect of umbilical cord occlusion (UCO) on fetal endocrine responses in the long-term hypoxemic (LTH) ovine fetus. Pregnant ewes were maintained at high altitude (3820 m) from day 30 of gestation. Normoxic control and LTH fetuses were catheterized, and an inflatable occluder was placed on the umbilical cord at day 132 of gestation. In the LTH group, maternal oxygen tension was maintained at approximately 60 mmHg by nitrogen infusion through a maternal tracheal catheter. On day 137, two 5-minute UCOs were performed. On day 139, the study was repeated with a 10-minute UCO. Basal adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) levels and peak responses to the first 5-minute UCO were not different between control and LTH fetuses (17.6 ± 4.0 to 418.8 ± 41.3 in controls, 25.7 ± 4.0 to 530.0 ± 93. Opg/mL in LTH fetuses). A similar pattern was observed during the second UCO. Basal Cortisol levels were similar in both groups. In response to UCO, a significant increase in Cortisol was observed in both groups, but peak concentrations in the LTH group were significantly higher than those in the control group (23.9 ±4.8 versus 14.8 ± 2.9 ng/mL, respectively, P
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