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Smoking and its association with cryptorchidism in Down syndrome

Summary Introduction: Cryptorchidism is a common and prevalent condition in patients with Down syndrome. Environmental factors, such as smoking, can be associated with malformations during fetal development. The study of the prevalence of cryptorchidism and its association with parental tobacco use in D...

Gestational Protein Restriction Increases Cardiac Connexin 43 mRNA levels in male adult rat offspring

Arq. bras. cardiol; 109 (1), 2017
Abstract Background: The dietary limitation during pregnancy influences the growth and development of the fetus and offspring and their health into adult life. The mechanisms underlying the adverse effects of gestational protein restriction (GPR) in the development of the offspring hearts are not well u...

Autism in 2016: the need for answers

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (2), 2017
Abstract Objective: Autism spectrum disorders are lifelong and often devastating conditions that severely affect social functioning and self-sufficiency. The etiopathogenesis is presumably multifactorial, resulting from a very complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors. The dramatic i...

Association of risk factors with smoking during pregnancy among women of childbearing age: an epidemiological field study in Turkey

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Smoking during pregnancy is an important risk factor for maternal and infant health that is preventable. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with smoking behavior during pregnancy. DESIGN AND SETTING: A household-based probability sample survey ...

The effect of gestational diabetes mellitus on sciatic nerve in adult offspring rats

Int. j. morphol; 35 (1), 2017
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one form of diabetes affect approximately 7 % of pregnancies. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of diabetes that is associated with loss of nerve fibers, myelin abnormalities and significant decrease in the expression of myelin basic prot...

Comparative analysis of two different models of swimming applied to pregnant rats born small for pregnant age

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to compare two models of swimming applied to pregnant rats born small for pregnancy age (SPA). Diabetes was chemically induced in adult female rats to develop an inadequate intrauterine environment, leading to birth of a SPA offspring. In adulthood, the female SPA rats ...

Tyrosine phosphorylation of Kv1. 5 is upregulated in intrauterine growth retardation rats with exaggerated pulmonary hypertension

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (11), 2017
Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) is associated with the development of adult-onset diseases, including pulmonary hypertension. However, the underlying mechanism of the early nutritional insult that results in pulmonary vascular dysfunction later in life is not fully understood. Here, we investigate...

Gestational diabetes reduces pancreatic beta cells in rat offspring

Int. j. morphol; 34 (4), 2016
Previous study has shown the adverse effects of gestational diabetes on hippocampal and spinal cord neuronal density in animal model. This study was conducted to determine the effect of gestational diabetes on beta cells in rat pancreas in early postnatal life. In this experimental study, 10 dams randoml...

O que sabemos das alterações auditivas centrais em crianças expostas ao álcool na gestação? Revisão sistemática

CoDAS; 28 (5), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo Identificar os efeitos da ingestão de álcool na gestação sobre o sistema nervoso auditivo central em relação aos seus possíveis diagnósticos, Síndrome Fetal do Álcool, Síndrome Fetal do Álcool Parcial, Distúrbios ao Nascimento Relacionados ao Álcool e Distúrbio do Neurodes...

Autonomic and Renal Alterations in the Offspring of Sleep-Restricted Mothers During Late Pregnancy

Clinics; 71 (9), 2016
OBJECTIVES: Considering that changes in the maternal environment may result in changes in progeny, the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of sleep restriction during the last week of pregnancy on renal function and autonomic responses in male descendants at an adult age. METHODS: After c...