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Aim:
To investigate the effects of prenatal exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on blood pressure and body weight of offspring in rats.
Methods:
Sixteen healthy, pregnant rats were randomly divided into 2 groups. The rats in the LPS group were injected intraperitoneally with LPS (0.79 mg/kg) on the d 8, d 10, and d 12 of gestation. Those in the control group were only treated with normal saline. After delivery, all offspring were weighed and blood pressure was measured by the tail-cuff method once every 2 weeks from the 6th to the 24th week. In the 15th week, their food intake was weighed every day. At the end of the 24th week, the rats were killed by decapitation. Abdominal adipose tissues were weighed, and the serum level of leptin was detected by radioimmunoassay.
Results:
The offspring with prenatal LPS exposure showed increased systemic arterial pressure, heavier body weight, elevated food intake, increased adipose tissue weight, and increased circulating leptin compared with the controls.
Conclusion:
Prenatal exposure to LPS leads to increases in blood pressure and body weight in rats.
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Wei, Yl., Li, Xh. & Zhou, Jz. Prenatal exposure to lipopolysaccharide results in increases in blood pressure and body weight in rats. Acta Pharmacol Sin 28, 651–656 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-7254.2007.00593.x
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