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Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) protects pregnant mother and fetus from the immunotoxic effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20715097     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
SCOPE: The "fetal basis of adult disease" hypothesis proposes that prenatal exposure to environmental stress can lead to increased susceptibility to clinical disorders later in life. In utero exposure of fetus to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) leads to alterations in T-cell differentiation in the thymus and increased susceptibility to autoimmune disease later in life. TCDD triggers toxicity through activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor and severely affects maternal and fetal immune system during pregnancy.
METHODS AND RESULTS: In this study, using a mouse model, we investigated if administration of resveratrol (RES; 3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) would inhibit immunotoxicity induced by TCDD during pregnancy in the mother and fetus. We observed that RES protected not only normal nonpregnant mice but also pregnant mothers and their fetuses from TCDD-induced thymic atrophy, apoptosis, and alterations in the expression of T-cell receptor and costimulatory molecules as well as T-cell differentiation. In addition, there was significantly reduced expression of CYP1A1 in thymi of both the mother and the fetus when RES was used in vivo post-TCDD exposure.
CONCLUSION: In conclusion, these studies demonstrate that consumption of RES, a natural plant product, during pregnancy, may afford protection to the mother and the fetus from the toxicity induced by environmental pollutants that mediate their effects through activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor.
Authors:
Narendra P Singh; Ugra S Singh; Mitzi Nagarkatti; Prakash S Nagarkatti
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2010-08-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular nutrition & food research     Volume:  55     ISSN:  1613-4133     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol Nutr Food Res     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-02-03     Completed Date:  2011-05-26     Revised Date:  2012-02-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101231818     Medline TA:  Mol Nutr Food Res     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  209-19     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis / drug effects
Atrophy / prevention & control
Cell Differentiation / drug effects
Cells, Cultured
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / genetics,  metabolism
Environmental Pollutants / toxicity*
Female
Fetus / drug effects*,  immunology,  metabolism,  pathology
Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
Maternal Exposure / adverse effects
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Pregnancy
Protective Agents / pharmacology,  therapeutic use*
Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / antagonists & inhibitors
Stilbenes / pharmacology,  therapeutic use*
T-Lymphocyte Subsets / drug effects,  metabolism
Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin / toxicity*
Thymus Gland / drug effects*,  immunology,  metabolism,  pathology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P01 AT003961-01A1/AT/NCCAM NIH HHS; P01-AT03961/AT/NCCAM NIH HHS; R01 DA016545-01/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01 ES009098-06A1/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; R01 ES019313-03/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS; R01-DA016545/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01-ES09098/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Environmental Pollutants; 0/Protective Agents; 0/Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon; 0/Stilbenes; 1746-01-6/Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin; 501-36-0/resveratrol; EC 1.14.14.1/Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1

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