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TERATOLOGY
卷 65, 期 5, 页码 219-227出版社
WILEY-LISS
DOI: 10.1002/tera.10040
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- NICHD NIH HHS [HD29495] Funding Source: Medline
Background: Folic acid (FA) has been shown to reduce the incidence of neural tube, craniofacial, and cardiovascular defects and low birth weight. The mechanism(s) by which the vitamin is effective, however has not been determined. Therefore, a folic acid deficient mouse model was developed. Methods: To create a folic acid deficiency, ICR female mice were placed on a diet containing no FA and including 1% succinyl sulfathiazole (SS) for 4 weeks before mating. Control mice were fed diets with either: 1) FA and 1% SS [+ SS only diet]; 2) FA [normal diet]; or 3) a breeding diet. Dams and fetuses were examined during various days of gestation. Results: Blood analysis showed that by gestational day 18, plasma folate concentrations in the -FA+SS fed dams decreased to 1.13 ng/ml, a concentration approximately 3% of that in breeding diet fed dams (33.24 ng//ml) and 8% of that in +SS only/normal fed dams (13.59 ng/ml). RBC folate levels showed a similar decrease, whereas homocysteine concentrations increased. Reproductive outcome in the -FA+SS fed dams was poor with increased fetal deaths, decreased fetal weight, and delays in palate and heart development. Conclusions: Female mice fed a folic acid deficient diet and 1% succinyl sulfathiazole exhibited many of the characteristics common to human folic acid deficiency, including decreased plasma and RBC folate, increased plasma homocysteine, and poor reproductive outcomes. Thus, an excellent model has been created to investigate the mechanism(s) underlying the origin of birth defects related to folic acid deficiency. (C) 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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