Trial reportBirth defects research2019
The association between prenatal alcohol exposure and protein expression in human placenta.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Does a Biochemical Approach Facilitate the Diagnosis of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Neonatal Period?International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Early biomarkers associated with prenatal alcohol exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Nonconceptus Mechanisms of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure That Disrupt Embryo-Fetal Development: An Integrative View.Alcohol research : current reviews · 2025Review
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- Prenatal Opioid and Alcohol Exposures: Association with Altered Placental Serotonin Transporter Structure and/or Expression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals placental response under environmental stress.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Independent and Combined Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Prenatal Stress on Fetal HPA Axis Development.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with changes in placental gene co-expression networks.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The interaction of genetic sex and prenatal alcohol exposure on health across the lifespan.Frontiers in neuroendocrinology · 2023Review
- Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Impairs the Placenta-Cortex Transcriptomic Signature, Leading to Dysregulation of Angiogenic Pathways.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Path analysis of the impact of prenatal alcohol on adult vascular function.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
- Involvement of metalloproteinase and nitric oxide synthase/nitric oxide mechanisms in early decidual angiogenesis-vascularization of normal and experimental pathological mouse placenta related to maternal alcohol exposure.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023Review
- Identifying Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Children Affected by It: A Review of Biomarkers and Screening Tools.Alcohol research : current reviews · 2023Review
- Effects of prenatal opioid and alcohol exposures on immune and serotonin factors in human placenta.Experimental neurology · 2022Article
- Future Horizons for Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Placental Mechanisms.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Early Abnormal Placentation and Evidence of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor System Dysregulation at the Feto-Maternal Interface After Periconceptional Alcohol Consumption.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Review
- The Placenta as a Target for Alcohol During Pregnancy: The Close Relation with IGFs Signaling Pathway.Reviews of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe need for earlier recognition of children at risk for neurobehavioral problems associated with prenatal ethanol exposure (PAE) has prompted investigations of biomarkers prognostic for altered fetal development. Here, we examined whether PAE alters the expression of angiogenesis-related proteins and cytokines in human placenta in subjects from an Ethanol, Neurodevelopment, Infant and Child Health prospective cohort.
methodsPAE was ascertained by screening questionnaires, Time-line Follow-back interviews and a panel of ethanol biomarkers at two study visits. After delivery, placental tissue samples were collected for protein analysis.
resultsNo significant differences in the prevalence of substance use, demographic or medical characteristics were observed between the No PAE and PAE groups. PAE was associated with significant reductions in placental expression of VEGFR2 and annexin-A4, while the levels of VEGFR1 and CCM-3 trended downward. A trend toward higher expression of the cytokines TNF-α and IL-13 was also observed in the PAE group. Receiver operating characteristic analyses of the data demonstrated a moderate-to-high degree of diagnostic accuracy for individual placental proteins. Combinations of proteins substantially increased their ability to differentiate between PAE and No PAE subjects.
conclusionsThese results establish the feasibility of harvesting placental tissue for protein analyses of PAE in a prospective manner. In addition, given the importance of vascular remodeling in both placenta and developing brain, the role of angiogenic and cytokine proteins in this process warrants further investigation for their utility for predicting alterations in brain development, as well as their mechanistic role in PAE-induced pathology.
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