Maternal alcohol consumption increases sphingosine levels in the brains of progeny mice.
The effect of 'binge' alcohol upon sphingolipid metabolism in the fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) was examined in pregnant mice (C57BL/6J) by administering a single dose of alcohol during the third trimester (gestational day 15-16). The control mice were administered a sucrose solution of equal caloric value. Brains from progeny at postnatal days 5, 15, 21 and 30 were dissected into three regions, and sphingolipid concentrations of the brain regions were determined including assay of monoglycosylceramide, ceramide, sphingosine and sphingomyelin. We found that a single dose of ethanol induces an elevation of sphingosine (2-3.5-fold) in the brain of progeny. The level of brain ceramide at a dose of 1.5 g/kg was significantly higher than control. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy induces neuronal loss in progeny brains. Our result suggests that the elevation of sphingosine in progeny brain induced by maternal alcohol consumption may be responsible for observed neuronal loss in FAS.
Dasgupta
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Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. sdasgupta@mail.mcg.edu
Adams
J A
JA
Hogan
E L
EL
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002518:Ceramides / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000473:pathology; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D011247:Pregnancy; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D002518:Ceramides; D000431:Ethanol; D013110:Sphingosine
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