Alcohol's Impact on the Fetus

S Popova, D Dozet, K Shield, J Rehm, L Burd - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Alcohol is a teratogen and prenatal exposure may adversely impact the
developing fetus, increasing risk for negative outcomes, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum …

Effects of nutrition and gestational alcohol consumption on fetal growth and development

VD Naik, J Lee, G Wu, S Washburn… - Nutrition …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Fetal alcohol exposure can lead to a range of developmental disorders, including impaired
fetal growth and development of multiple organ systems. These disorders are grouped …

Prenatal choline supplementation during mouse pregnancy has differential effects in alcohol‐exposed fetal organs

ST Kwan, DK Ricketts, BH Presswood… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are preventable adverse outcomes
consequent to prenatal alcohol exposure. Supplemental choline confers neuroprotection to …

Rapamycin improves recognition memory and normalizes amino-acids and amines levels in the hippocampal dentate gyrus in adult rats exposed to ethanol during the …

M Lopatynska-Mazurek, A Pankowska… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), a serine/threonine kinase, is implicated in
synaptic plasticity by controlling protein synthesis. Research suggests that ethanol exposure …

Maternal dietary intake among alcohol-exposed pregnancies is linked to early infant physical outcomes in South Africa

JM Hasken, MM de Vries, AS Marais, WO Kalberg… - Reproductive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Maternal dietary intake is likely a contributing factor to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(FASD). Two, 24-hour dietary recalls were completed by pregnant women (n= 196) in South …

Fetal regional brain protein signature in FASD rat model

KL Davis-Anderson, H Wesseling, LM Siebert… - Reproductive …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) describe neurodevelopmental deficits in children
exposed to alcohol in utero. We hypothesized that gestational alcohol significantly alters …

Longitudinal evaluation using preclinical 7T-magnetic resonance imaging/spectroscopy on prenatally dose-dependent alcohol-exposed rats

T Nakano, T Natsuyama, N Tsuji, N Katayama, J Ueda… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Prenatal alcohol exposure causes many detrimental alcohol-induced defects in children,
collectively known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). This study aimed to evaluate …

Chronic binge alcohol exposure during pregnancy alters mTOR system in rat fetal Hippocampus

J Lee, R Lunde‐Young, V Naik… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Gestational alcohol exposure can contribute to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(FASD), an array of cognitive, behavioral, and physical developmental impairments …

Distribution of phosphatidylethanol in maternal and fetal compartments after chronic gestational binge alcohol exposure

V Naik, R Lunde‐Young, J Ramirez… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a promising biomarker for gestational alcohol
exposure. Studies show PEth accumulation in maternal and fetal blood following alcohol …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of gestational electronic cigarette vaping on amino acid signature profile in the pregnant mother and the fetus

MR Orzabal, VD Naik, J Lee, G Wu, J Ramadoss - Metabolism Open, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) are a form of tobacco product that has become
increasingly popular over the past decade. Despite the known health consequences of …