Intrauterine and Lactational Exposure to Paracetamol: Cardiometabolic Evaluation in Adult Female and Male Offspring

Autor: Daniela Cristina Ceccatto Gerardin, Camila B. Vidigal, Rodrigo Moreno Klein, Deborah G. da Silva, Graziela S. Ceravolo, Daniella R. B. S. Novi, Ana Flavia L. Serafim, Kawane F. Moura, Estefânia Gastaldello Moreira
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology. 78(6)
ISSN: 1533-4023
Popis: Paracetamol is the most over-the-counter drug recommended by physicians for treatment of pain and fever during gestation. This drug is not teratogenic, being considered safe for fetus, however paracetamol crosses the blood-placental barrier. Considering that, the present study aimed to evaluate the vascular and metabolic safety of paracetamol exposure during intrauterine and neonatal development in adult male and female-exposed offspring. Wistar female rats were gavaged, with paracetamol (PAR - 350mg/kg/day), from gestational day 6 to 21 or from gestational day 6 until postnatal day 21. Control dams received water by gavage at the same periods. The male and female offspring were evaluated at adulthood (80 days of life). The thoracic aorta reactivity to acetylcholine, sodium nitroprusside and phenylephrine was evaluated in male and female adult offspring. It was observed that aortic relaxation was similar between the PAR and control offspring. In addition, the contraction to phenylephrine was similar between the groups. Further, the insulin sensitivity, adipose tissue deposition and blood pressure were not different between PAR and control adult offspring. These results suggest that the protocol of paracetamol exposure used in the present study did not program vascular and metabolic alterations that would contribute to the development of cardiometabolic diseases in adult life, being safe for the exposed offspring.
Databáze: OpenAIRE