Antenatal allopurinol reduces hippocampal brain damageafter acute birth asphyxia in late gestation fetal sheep.

J.J. Kaandorp; J.B. Derks; M.A. Oudijk; H.L. Torrance; M.G. Harmsen; P.G.J. Nikkels; F. van Bel; G.H.A. Visser; D.A. Giussani

doi:10.1177/1933719113493516

Antenatal allopurinol reduces hippocampal brain damageafter acute birth asphyxia in late gestation fetal sheep.

Translated title of the contribution: Antenatal allopurinol reduces hippocampal brain damageafter acute birth asphyxia in late gestation fetal sheep.

J.J. Kaandorp, J.B. Derks, M.A. Oudijk, H.L. Torrance, M.G. Harmsen, P.G.J. Nikkels, F. van Bel, G.H.A. Visser, D.A. Giussani

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Abstract

Free radical-induced reperfusion injury is a recognized cause of brain damage in the newborn after birth asphyxia. The xanthine oxidase inhibitor allopurinol reduces free radical synthesis and crosses the placenta easily. Therefore, allopurinol is a promising therapeutic candidate. This study tested the hypothesis that maternal treatment with allopurinol during fetal asphyxia limits ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) damage to the fetal brain in ovine pregnancy. The I/R challenge was induced by 5 repeated measured compressions of the umbilical cord, each lasting 10 minutes, in chronically instrumented fetal sheep at 0.8 of gestation. Relative to control fetal brains, the I/R challenge induced significant neuronal damage in the fetal hippocampal cornu ammonis zones 3 and 4. Maternal treatment with allopurinol during the I/R challenge restored the fetal neuronal damage toward control scores. Maternal treatment with allopurinol offers potential neuroprotection to the fetal brain in the clinical management of perinatal asphyxia.

Translated title of the contribution	Antenatal allopurinol reduces hippocampal brain damageafter acute birth asphyxia in late gestation fetal sheep.
Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)	251-259
Number of pages	9
Journal	Reproductive Sciences
Volume	21
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1933719113493516
Publication status	Published - Feb 2014

Keywords

sheep
fetus
asphyxia
allopurinol
neuroprotection
UMBILICAL-CORD OCCLUSION
HYPOXIC-ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
PERINATAL ASPHYXIA
XANTHINE-OXIDASE
NEAR-TERM
NEONATAL ENCEPHALOPATHY
OXIDATIVE STRESS
BLOOD-LEVELS
INJURY
PRETERM

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