Maternal molecular hydrogen administration on lipopolysaccharide-induced mouse fetal brain injury

Tomoko Nakano, Tomomi Kotani, Yukio Mano, Hiroyuki Tsuda, Kenji Imai, Takafumi Ushida, Hua Li, Rika Miki, Seiji Sumigama, Yoshiaki Sato, Akira Iwase, Akihiro Hirakawa, Masako Asai, Shinya Toyokuni, Fumitaka Kikkawa

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Abstract:

Fetal brain injury is often related to prenatal inflammation; however, there is a lack of effective therapy. Recently, molecular hydrogen (H2), a specific antioxidant to hydroxyl radical and peroxynitrite, has been reported to have anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of this study was to investigate whether maternal H2 administration could protect the fetal brain against inflammation. Pregnant C3H/HeN mice received an intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on gestational day 15.5 and were provided with H2 water for 24 h prior to LPS injection. Pup brain samples were collected on gestational day 16.5, and the levels of apoptosis and oxidative damage were evaluated using immunohistochemistry. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels were examined using real-time PCR. The levels of apoptosis and oxidative damage, as well as the levels of IL-6 mRNA, increased significantly when the mother was injected with LPS than that in the control group. However, these levels were significantly reduced when H2 was administered prior to the LPS-injection. Our results suggest that LPS-induced apoptosis, oxidative damage and inflammation in the fetal brain were ameliorated by maternal H2 administration. Antenatal H2 administration might protect the premature brain against maternal inflammation.

Publish Year 2015
Country Japan
Rank Positive
Journal Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition
Primary Topic Pregnancy
Secondary Topic Neuroprotection
Model Mouse
Tertiary Topic Uterine Inflammation
Vehicle Water, Commercial (Blue Mercury)
pH Neutral
Application Ingestion
Comparison
Complement