Effects of maternal ethanol ingestion on uptake of glucose alanine analogs in fetal rats

Conference · Thu May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6933146

Snyder, A K; Singh, S P; Pullen, G L

The distribution of maternally-derived glucose and alanine has been studied in selected tissues of fetuses from ethanol-fed (EF) rats (30% of caloric intake throughout gestation). Controls received diet without ethanol by pair-feeding (PF) or ad libitum (AF). On the 22nd day of gestation, 2 ..mu..Ci /sup 3/H 2-deoxyglucose (DG) and 1 ..mu..Ci /sup 14/C ..cap alpha..-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB) were administered i.v. to each rat. One hour later, maternal blood, placenta, and fetal blood, liver, lung and brain were sampled for /sup 3/H and /sup 14/C activities. When compared to either control group, the mean /sup 14/C AIB activities of tissues from EF animals were reduced from 19 to 46%, with the greatest effect seen in the brain (3.7 +/- 0.1, 7.2 +/- 0.3 and 6.9 +/- 1.3 dpm/mg in EF, PF and AF fetuses respectively). In addition, the ratios of tissue:plasma /sup 14/C were reduced (p < 0.01 or lower) in the EF fetal tissues and placenta. Maternal ethanol ingestion reduced the /sup 3/H 2-DG content of placenta (p < 0.05) and of brain (38.6 + 1.2, 48.1 +/- 1.2 and 47.2 +/- 1.2 in EF, PF and AF, p < 0.001). Brain weight showed significant positive correlations with AIB content (r = 0.466, p < 0.001) and with 2-DG content (r = 0.267, p < 0.01). Impaired uptake of maternally-derived nutrients may play a significant role in the effects of ethanol in utero.

• Research Organization: Chicago Medical School, IL
• OSTI ID: 6933146
• Report Number(s): CONF-8604222-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 45:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ALANINES
ALCOHOLS
ALDEHYDES
AMINO ACIDS
ANIMALS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CARBOHYDRATES
CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
DISTRIBUTION
ETHANOL
FETUSES
GLUCOSE
HEXOSES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INGESTION
INTAKE
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MAMMALS
MONOSACCHARIDES
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RATS
RODENTS
SACCHARIDES
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
UPTAKE
VERTEBRATES