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Pregnancy outcomes following the administration of high doses of dexamethasone in early pregnancy / 대한생식의학회지
Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine ; : 15-25, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-46319
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of high doses of dexamethasone (DEX) in early pregnancy on pregnancy outcomes.

METHODS:

Pregnant BALB/c mice were treated with high-dose DEX in the experimental group or saline in the control group on gestational days (GDs) 0.5 to 4.5. Pregnant mice were sacrificed on GDs 7.5, 13.5, or 18.5 and their peripheral blood, placentas, fetuses, and uterine tissue were collected. Decidual and placenta cell supernatants were examined to evaluate the effect of DEX on the proliferation of mononuclear cells, the quantity of uterine macrophages and uterine natural killer (uNK) cells, and levels of progesterone and 17β-estradiol, as determined by an 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazole-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay, immunohistochemistry, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. We also were measured fetal and placental growth parameters on GD 18.5.

RESULTS:

We found that high doses of DEX were associated with an increased abortion rate, enhancement of the immunosuppressive effect of the decidua, alterations in placental growth parameters, decreased progesterone and 17β-estradiol levels, and a reduced frequency of macrophages and uNK cells.

CONCLUSION:

Our data suggest that the high-dose administration of DEX during early pregnancy negatively affected pregnancy outcomes.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Placenta / Progesterona / Dexametasona / Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática / Imuno-Histoquímica / Resultado da Gravidez / Células Matadoras Naturais / Aborto Induzido / Decídua / Estradiol Limite: Animais / Gravidez Idioma: Inglês Revista: Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Placenta / Progesterona / Dexametasona / Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática / Imuno-Histoquímica / Resultado da Gravidez / Células Matadoras Naturais / Aborto Induzido / Decídua / Estradiol Limite: Animais / Gravidez Idioma: Inglês Revista: Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Artigo