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ArticlePloS one2016

The Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Dexamethasone on Gastrointestinal Function in Rats.

Fátima Ramalhosa, Carina Soares-Cunha, Rui Miguel Seixal, Nuno Sousa, Ana Franky Carvalho

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fátima RamalhosaLife and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Carina Soares-CunhaLife and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Rui Miguel SeixalLife and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Nuno SousaLife and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Ana Franky CarvalhoLife and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
University of Minho · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antenatal treatment with synthetic glucocorticoids is commonly used in pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery to accelerate tissue maturation. Exposure to glucocorticoids during development has been hypothesized to underlie different functional gastrointestinal (GI) and motility disorders. Herein, we investigated the impact of in utero exposure to synthetic glucocorticoids (iuGC) on GI function of adult rats. Wistar male rats, born from pregnant dams treated with dexamethasone (DEX), were studied at different ages. Length, histologic analysis, proliferation and apoptosis assays, GI transit, permeability and serotonin (5-HT) content of GI tract were measured. iuGC treatment decreased small intestine size and decreased gut transit. However, iuGC had no impact on intestinal permeability. iuGC differentially impacts the structure and function of the GI tract, which leads to long-lasting alterations in the small intestine that may predispose subjects prone to disorders of the GI tract.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisCell ProliferationDexamethasoneFemaleGastrointestinal MotilityIntestine, SmallMaleOrgan SizePermeabilityPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRatsRats, WistarSerotoninDexamethasoneSerotonin

Identifiers

PMID27584049
PMCPMC5008745
OpenAlexW2515731624

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