Exogenous nucleotides antagonize the developmental toxicity of ethanol in vitro

Biomed Res Int. 2013:2013:204187. doi: 10.1155/2013/204187. Epub 2013 Nov 11.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess whether nucleotides supplementation in vitro could suppress ethanol-induced developmental toxicity in mouse. The models of whole embryo culture (WEC) and midbrain (MB) cell micromass culture were used in this study. In WEC system, exposure to 4.0 mg/mL ethanol for 48 h yielded various developmental malformations of the mice embryos. Nucleotides supplementation (0.16, 0.80, 4.00, 20.00, and 100.00 mg/L) improved the growth parameters to some extent, and the protective effects peaked at 4.00 mg/L. In MB cell micromass culture system, exposure to 4.0 mg/mL ethanol for 5 days resulted in suppression of proliferation and differentiation. Supplementation of nucleotides (0.16, 0.80, 4.00, 20.00, and 100.00 mg/L) showed some protective effects, which peaked at 4.00 mg/L, too. The present research indicated that nucleotides supplementation might be of some benefit in the prevention of ethanol-induced birth defects; however, appropriate dosage requires attention.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Embryo, Mammalian / drug effects
  • Embryo, Mammalian / embryology
  • Embryonic Development / drug effects*
  • Ethanol / toxicity*
  • Mesencephalon / cytology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Nucleotides / pharmacology*
  • Yolk Sac / cytology
  • Yolk Sac / drug effects

Substances

  • Nucleotides
  • Ethanol