A substantial proportion of patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) display hyperactivity as a comorbid symptom. Exposure to valproic acid (VPA) during pregnancy produces ASD-like core behavioral phenotypes as well as hyperactivity in offspring both in human and experimental animals, which makes it a plausible model to study ASD-related neurobiological processes. In this study, we examined...

The effects of chronic mild prenatal stress on leukocyte infiltration into the airways was investigated in rat offspring. The chronic prenatal stress consisted of transitory and variable changes in the rat's living conditions. Offspring at adult age were actively sensitized (day 0) and intratracheally challenged (day 14) with ovalbumin. Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed in the offspring at 4...

OBJECTIVE We demonstrated previously that chronic maternal micronutrient restriction altered the body composition in rat offspring and may predispose offspring to adult-onset diseases. Chromium (Cr) regulates glucose and fat metabolism. The objective of this study is to determine the long-term effects of maternal Cr restriction on adipose tissue development and function in a rat model. RESEAR...

The effect of aqueous extract of Cecropia glazioui Snethlage (Embauba) in the rat fetal development. This study was to complement previous assays on the physical and neurobehavioral development of rats resulted from oral administration of 1 g/kg/day Cecropia glazioui Snethlage (C. glazioui) aqueous extract (LD50 > 5 g·kg) in pregnant rats (periand post-natal studies). In the present study, the ...

This study was designed to assess the effect of maternal diabetes in rats on serum glucose and insulin concentrations, insulin resistance, histological architecture of pancreas and glycogen content in liver of offspring. The pregnant rat females were allocated into two main groups: normal control group and streptozotocin-induced diabetic group. After birth, the surviving offspring were subjecte...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of maternal diabetes on fetal spinal structure, especiallyin brachial enlargement. Sixteen adult female rats were divided into two groups. Diabetes was induced in one group by alloxan agent. Both groups became pregnant by natural matting. On days 7, 14, 21 and 28 after birth, the brachial enlargement of the spinal cord was collected from offsprin...

  Objective(s): Stress induces many homeostatic aberrations which are followed by lifelong allostatic responses. Epilepsy is developed or influenced by different environmental factors, i.e. prenatal stress which makes many contradictory developmental changes in seizure threshold and intensity. We investigated the potential seizure response of the rat offspring to prenatal stress; the stres...

Abstract Background Periconceptional folic acid (FA) supplementation not only reduces the incidence of neural tube defects, but also improves cognitive performances in offspring. However, genes or pathways that are epigenetically regulated by FA neurodevelopment were rarely reported. Methods To elucidate underlying mechanism, effect on methylation profiles brain tissue male rat offspring was as...

introduction: lead toxicity induces retinal cell apoptosis. vitamin c and garlic may decrease lead-induced apoptosis. this study was undertaken to investigate vitamin c and garlic protective effects on lead-induced apoptosis in eye retina. methods: pregnant wistar rats (n = 72) were divided randomly into 9 groups: (l) treated rats with lead acetate in drinking water and (l+aa) with leaded water...

GHSr signaling is involved in the regulation of energy homeostasis. LEAP2, a recentlydiscovered peptide hormone, counteracts effects ghrelin. This study sought to evaluatethe perinatal LEAP2 exposure young rat offspring. For this, two protocols weredesigned assess roles antagonism during pregnancy and thelactation. Sex-specific impacts on AUC peak-responses glucose tolerance tests werepresented...