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Effects of perinatal oxycodone exposure on the response to CRH in late adolescent rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18255259     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We hypothesized that prenatal oxycodone exposure suppresses the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) response to stress in late adolescence. Dark Agouti rats were given either intravenous oxycodone or vehicle (controls, CON) daily from gestation day 8 until postnatal day (PD) 5. At PD 45, the male and female offspring received intravenously either ovine corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) or saline. Plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and corticosterone (CORT) levels were determined before, and 15, 30, and 60 min after injection. Prenatal oxycodone had no effect on baseline ACTH values; CRH elicited a greater ACTH response than saline. In males, prenatal oxycodone delayed and enhanced the peak ACTH response to CRH, but had no effect in females. The CORT response to CRH was not different between oxycodone and CON; however mean CORT levels in females were significantly higher than those in males at baseline and after stimulation. These results demonstrate that prenatal oxycodone increases pituitary response to CRH in late adolescent male rats, but not in females. The absence of an enhanced adrenal response in oxycodone-exposed males suggests either desensitization or maximal adrenal response to a high CRH dose. The mechanisms of postnatal sex-specific HPA dysregulation following prenatal oxycodone remain to be elucidated.
Authors:
Thitinart Sithisarn; Henrietta S Bada; Hongying Dai; Christopher R Reinhardt; David C Randall; Sandra J Legan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-01-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurotoxicology and teratology     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0892-0362     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurotoxicol Teratol     Publication Date:    2008 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-02-25     Completed Date:  2008-05-28     Revised Date:  2009-10-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8709538     Medline TA:  Neurotoxicol Teratol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  118-24     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / blood
Analgesics, Opioid / toxicity*
Animals
Body Weight / drug effects
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / pharmacology*
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Female
Hydrocortisone / blood
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / drug effects,  growth & development*
Litter Size / drug effects
Male
Oxycodone / toxicity*
Parturition / drug effects
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*
Rats
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K30 HL 04163/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Analgesics, Opioid; 50-23-7/Hydrocortisone; 76-42-6/Oxycodone; 9002-60-2/Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; 9015-71-8/Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone

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