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In utero MRI identifies consequences of early-gestation alcohol drinking on fetal brain development in rhesus macaques

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Wang, Xiaojie, Cuzon Carlson, Verginia C., Studholme, Colin, Newman, Natali, Ford, Matthew M., Grant, Kathleen A., Kroenke, Christopher D.·2020·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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One factor that contributes to the high prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is binge-like consumption of alcohol before pregnancy awareness. It is known that treatments are more effective with early recognition of FASD. Recent advances in retrospective motion correction for the reconstruction of three-dimensional (3D) fetal brain MRI have led to significant improvements in the quality and resolution of anatomical and diffusion MRI of the fetal brain. Here, a rhesus macaque model of FASD, involving oral self-administration of 1.5 g/kg ethanol per day beginning prior to pregnancy and extending through the first 60 d of a 168-d gestational term, was utilized to determine whether fetal MRI could detect alcohol-induced abnormalities in brain development. This approach revealed differences between ethanol-exposed and control fetuses at gestation day 135 (G135), but not G110 or G85. At G135, ethanol-exposed fetuses had reduced brainstem and cerebellum volume and water diffusion anisotropy in several white matter tracts, compared to controls. Ex vivo electrophysiological recordings performed on fetal brain tissue obtained immediately following MRI demonstrated that the structural abnormalities observed at G135 are of functional significance. Specifically, spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic current amplitudes measured from individual neurons in the primary somatosensory cortex and putamen strongly correlated with diffusion anisotropy in the white matter tracts that connect these structures. These findings demonstrate that exposure to ethanol early in gestation perturbs development of brain regions associated with motor control in a manner that is detectable with fetal MRI.

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Authors
Wang, X., Cuzon Carlson, V. C., Studholme, C., Newman, N., Ford, M. M., Grant, K. A., & Kroenke, C. D.
Affiliations
  • Oregon National Primate Research Center (US)
  • Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, OR 97006;
  • University of Washington (US)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2020-04-20
Volume
117
Issue
18
Pages
10035-10044
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W3016443736
Cited by
31
References
91
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1
FWCI
4.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • HHS | NIH | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA021981, AA019431)
  • HHS | NIH | NIH Office of the Director (OD011092)
  • HHS | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS055064)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Keywords
fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, prenatal alcohol exposure, fetal brain development, rhesus macaque model, fetal MRI, diffusion MRI, white matter anisotropy, brainstem volume, spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents, primary somatosensory cortex, putamen, motor control, early pregnancy
MeSH terms
Alcohol Drinking, Ethanol, Animals, Brain, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Fetus, Humans, Macaca mulatta, Pregnancy, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Retrospective Studies, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fetal Development, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

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