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Long-term consequences of fetal and neonatal nicotine exposure: a critical review.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20363831     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cigarette smoking during pregnancy is associated with numerous obstetrical, fetal, and developmental complications, as well as an increased risk of adverse health consequences in the adult offspring. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) has been developed as a pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation and is considered to be a safer alternative for women to smoking during pregnancy. The safety of NRT use during pregnancy has been evaluated in a limited number of short-term human trials, but there is currently no information on the long-term effects of developmental nicotine exposure in humans. However, animal studies suggest that nicotine alone may be a key chemical responsible for many of the long-term effects associated with maternal cigarette smoking on the offspring, such as impaired fertility, type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, neurobehavioral defects, and respiratory dysfunction. This review will examine the long-term effects of fetal and neonatal nicotine exposure on postnatal health.
Authors:
Jennifer E Bruin; Hertzel C Gerstein; Alison C Holloway
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review     Date:  2010-04-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology     Volume:  116     ISSN:  1096-0929     ISO Abbreviation:  Toxicol. Sci.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-19     Completed Date:  2010-10-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9805461     Medline TA:  Toxicol Sci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  364-74     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Reproductive Biology Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / chemically induced
Female
Fertility / drug effects
Fetal Hypoxia / metabolism
Fetus / drug effects*
Humans
Hypertension / chemically induced
Lung / drug effects,  embryology
Neoplasms / chemically induced
Nicotine / toxicity*
Obesity / chemically induced
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*
Smoking Cessation
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
86474//Canadian Institutes of Health Research; MOPs 178140//Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
54-11-5/Nicotine
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