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- Title
Effects of Pregnant Fatigue on the Development of Offspring in Rats.
- Authors
Wu, Fan; Bai, Ting; Yan, Shuhan; Zhang, Feng
- Abstract
Aim: To explore the correlation between pregnant fatigue and intrauterine physical and neural development of offspring in rats. Methods: Sprague-Dawley pregnant rats were randomly divided into a normal control group, a mild fatigue group (stand in water for 6 hours/day), and a severe fatigue group (stand in water for 15 h/day). The levels of lactic acid, 5-Hydroxytryptamine and Interleukin-6 in cardiac serum of rats were used to evaluate the fatigue. The expression of S100β in the telencephalon, Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in the liver and Cyclooxygenage-2 (COX-2) in the small intestine tissues of fetal rats were examined. Frozen sections were taken from the telencephalon of rat pups to observe morphological changes in the hippocampal primordium. Results: Pregnant fatigue led to a decrease in food intake (F = 37.586, p = 0.000) and water intake (F = 23.608, p = 0.000) in rats. The IGF-1 mRNA expression of fetal rats in the severe fatigue group was lower than that in the control group (p = 0.0003). The expression of S100β mRNA (p = 0.000) and COX-2 mRNA (p = 0.0002) of fetal rats were higher in the severe fatigue group than in the control group. HE staining of the telencephalon of fetal rats in the pregnant fatigue group revealed sparse and irregular cell arrangement and increased gaps in the hippocampal primordial site. Conclusion: Pregnant fatigue rats had both physical fatigue and mental fatigue. Fatigue during pregnancy affects physical development and neurodevelopment of offspring. Further research should elucidate the mechanisms of pregnant fatigue and its effects on offspring.
- Subjects
BIOLOGICAL models; INTERLEUKINS; ANIMAL experimentation; FETAL development; WATER; RATS; HUMAN growth hormone; FROZEN tissue sections; COMPARATIVE studies; NEURAL development; PREGNANCY complications; RESEARCH funding; TELENCEPHALON; MESSENGER RNA; FATIGUE (Physiology); STATISTICAL sampling; LACTIC acid; DISEASE risk factors; PREGNANCY
- Publication
Biological Research for Nursing, 2023, Vol 25, Issue 1, p161
- ISSN
1099-8004
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10998004221124310