Antepartum glucocorticoid treatment: the effect of prednisolone on umbilical blood glucose, plasma free fatty acids and individual free amino acid levels.
Blood glucose, plasma free fatty acid and individual free amino acid levels were measured in the cord blood of preterm newborns whose mothers had received prednisolone treatment to prevent RDS. No significant differences were found in either of the metabolites between the prednisolone treated and the control group of comparable gestational age and birth weight. The results suggest that corticosteroid treatment has no gross adverse effect on fuel homeostasis.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000596:Amino Acids; D001786:Blood Glucose; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D011239:Prednisolone