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BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH
卷 115, 期 7, 页码 710-721出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.2161
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continuous light; female reproductive development; gestation; oxidative stress; progesterone
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of maternal exposure to continuous light during pregnancy on the adult reproductive system in female offspring. The results showed that continuous light exposure during the intrauterine period resulted in reduced LH levels and increased progesterone levels, uterine injuries, increased number of endometrial glands, and reduced antioxidant enzyme activity in the uterus of female offspring.
Introduction: It has been suggested that maternal exposure to constant light during the gestational period could be considered as a chronic stressor, impairing offspring development by interfering in neuroendocrine and behavior responses.Objective: This study aimed to evaluate whether maternal exposure to continuous light during pregnancy affects the adult reproductive system in the female offspring.Materials and Methods: Pregnant Wistar rats were allocated into light-dark (LD) group, exposed to light and dark photoperiod during gestation, and the light-light (LL) group, exposed to a photoperiod of constant light during gestation. After birth, pups were maintained under normal light-dark photoperiod until adulthood. At postnatal day 90, blood was collected from the female offspring, to analyze plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) and progesterone levels, and the uterus and ovaries were harvested for morphometric, histological, and oxidative stress evaluations.Results and Discussion: Female exposure to continuous light during the intrauterine period resulted in the adult reduction of LH and increased progesterone plasma levels, and uterine injuries a higher number of endometrial glands and reduced levels of antioxidant enzymes, such as glutathione reductase and glutathione S-transferase. In these experimental conditions, gestational continuous light exposure disturbs sex hormone balance and reduces the antioxidant enzymatic activity in the uterus of female offspring in adult life.
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