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JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages 426-430Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.918600
Keywords
Body temperature; lipopolysaccharide; locomotion; sickness behavior
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- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq), Programa de Apoio a Educacao Especial - PROESP [1590]
- Formacao de Recursos Humanos em Educacao Especial
- CNPq
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Objective: Clinical and experimental evidences indicate that intrauterine inflammation during pregnancy is associated to brain damage. The objective of this study is to determine the effects of lipopolysaccharide in temperature, cytokine production and sickness behavior of pregnant dams. Methods: A single i.p. injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (50, 150 or 300 mu g/kg) was administered on E18. Controls received isotonic saline. Body temperature was controlled before and 3 h after injections. Animals' behavior was assessed by the OF test 3 h following treatment. Animals were sacrificed for leukocyte, IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha determination. Placental tissue and abortion were also examined. Results: LPS administration elicited hypothermia. Abortion was observed in LPS 150 and 300 mu g/kg. Leukocyte levels were significantly lower with LPS 300 mu g/kg than in controls. LPS induced dose-dependent impairment in animals' locomotion. IL-1 beta serum and amniotic fluid were higher than the saline, and TNF-alpha serum and amniotic fluid increased when compared to controls. Placental histopathologic abnormality was not found. Conclusion: LPS induces dose-dependent sickness behavior and hypothermia in pregnant mice. Our findings suggest that the presence of inflammation may be a causative factor for premature labor and that Escherichia coli antigens modify the concentration of pro-inflammatory agents in circulatory system and intra-uterine environment.
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