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Effect of zidovudine on blood composition of the pregnant and fetal baboon.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9166174     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to assess the effect of intravenous zidovudine on placental function and fetal well-being. STUDY DESIGN: Eighteen chronically instrumented third-trimester pregnant baboons and their fetuses were studied after 4- to 48-hour infusions of zidovudine to 14 mothers (0.8 to 2.0 mg/kg/hr) and 6 fetuses (0.2 to 0.22 mg/kg/hr of maternal weight). Fetal and maternal pH and blood gases, hematocrit, blood cell counts, clinical chemistries, electrolytes, and hormones were measured before and after the infusions. RESULTS: In both mother and fetus no significant differences were found between values in the control periods and those after infusions of zidovudine in any of the index values measured. CONCLUSION: Administration of zidovudine from 4 to 48 hours in the baboon was associated with no significant change in any biochemical index values in the mother or fetus. Thus comparable exposure of the human fetus to zidovudine during labor is not expected to affect these index values of placental function and fetal well-being.
Authors:
S S Daniel; M Garland; R I Stark; M M Myers; P J Tropper
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology     Volume:  176     ISSN:  0002-9378     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.     Publication Date:  1997 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-06-12     Completed Date:  1997-06-12     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370476     Medline TA:  Am J Obstet Gynecol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1095-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM; X    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acid-Base Equilibrium / drug effects
Animals
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / blood
Female
Fetal Blood / chemistry*
Fetus / drug effects*
Humans
Hydrocortisone / blood
Papio
Placenta / drug effects,  physiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Animal / blood*
Zidovudine / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
AI32314/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; HD13063/HD/NICHD NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
30516-87-1/Zidovudine; 50-23-7/Hydrocortisone; 9015-71-8/Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone

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