Effect of heat exposure in the second trimester of pregnancy on intrauterine growth of fatal rat and the expression of HSP70, Bax and Bcl-2 of placenta

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of heat exposure during the second week of pregnancy on placental development and intrauterine growth of fetal rats.

METHODS: 24 pregnant rats were either exposed or not to a temperature of 35∓1 degrees celsius; during the second week of pregnancy. The body weight gain of the pregnant rats was measured regularly, and in late pregnancy, the pregnant rats were dissected and the number, weight, length, tail length, appearance of the offspring rats, number of live and still births, and the placental weight were recorded. The expressions of HSP70, Bax and Bcl-2 in the placenta were determined.

RESULTS: Compared with the control group, the pregnant rats in heat exposure group had significantly lower body weight at the end of pregnancy and gestational weight gain, and the body weight, body length and tail length of the offspring rats were also significantly lower or smaller (P<0.05). The placental weight was comparable between the two groups. The placental expressions of HSP70,Bax,and Bcl-2 were significantly higher in the heat exposure group than in the control group (P<0.05).

CONCLUSION: Heat exposure during the second trimester of pregnancy has adverse effects on placental development and intrauterine growth of the fetal rats by inducing heat shock response of placental tissue and apoptosis of the placental cells.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University - 37(2017), 1 vom: 20. Jan., Seite 89-92

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Peng, Yong-Bao [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Shu-Hui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jun-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Yong [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Qun [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Huai [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Bax protein, rat
Bcl-2-Associated X Protein
HSP72 Heat-Shock Proteins
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.02.2019

Date Revised 26.02.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM268208506