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Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

2023

Fetal growth restriction

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Daily Injection Of The Β2 Adrenergic Agonist Clenbuterol Improved Poor Muscle Growth And Body Composition In Lambs Following Heat Stress-Induced Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Rachel L. Gibbs, Rebecca M. Swanson, Joslyn K. Beard, Zena M. Hicks, Micah S. Most, Haley Beer, Pablo C. Grijalva, Shawna M. Clement, Eileen Marks-Nelson, Ty B. Schmidt, Jessica Lynn Petersen, Dustin T. Yates Sep 2023

Daily Injection Of The Β2 Adrenergic Agonist Clenbuterol Improved Poor Muscle Growth And Body Composition In Lambs Following Heat Stress-Induced Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Rachel L. Gibbs, Rebecca M. Swanson, Joslyn K. Beard, Zena M. Hicks, Micah S. Most, Haley Beer, Pablo C. Grijalva, Shawna M. Clement, Eileen Marks-Nelson, Ty B. Schmidt, Jessica Lynn Petersen, Dustin T. Yates

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Background: Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with reduced β2 adrenergic sensitivity, which contributes to poor postnatal muscle growth. The objective of this study was to determine if stimulating β2 adrenergic activity postnatal would rescue deficits in muscle growth, body composition, and indicators of metabolic homeostasis in IUGR offspring.

Methods: Time-mated ewes were housed at 40°C from day 40 to 95 of gestation to produce IUGR lambs. From birth, IUGR lambs received daily IM injections of 0.8 μg/kg clenbuterol HCl (IUGR+CLEN; n = 11) or saline placebo (IUGR; n = …


Dousing The Flame: Reviewing The Mechanisms Of Inflammatory Programming During Stress-Induced Intrauterine Growth Restriction And The Potential For Ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intervention, Melanie White, Dustin T. Yates Sep 2023

Dousing The Flame: Reviewing The Mechanisms Of Inflammatory Programming During Stress-Induced Intrauterine Growth Restriction And The Potential For Ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intervention, Melanie White, Dustin T. Yates

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) arises when maternal stressors coincide with peak placental development, leading to placental insufficiency. When the expanding nutrient demands of the growing fetus subsequently exceed the capacity of the stunted placenta, fetal hypoxemia and hypoglycemia result. Poor fetal nutrient status stimulates greater release of inflammatory cytokines and catecholamines, which in turn lead to thrifty growth and metabolic programming that benefits fetal survival but is maladaptive after birth. Specifically, some IUGR fetal tissues develop enriched expression of inflammatory cytokine receptors and other signaling cascade components, which increases inflammatory sensitivity even when circulating inflammatory cytokines are no longer elevated …