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The influence of fetal ethanol exposure on subsequent development of the cerebral
cortex as revealed by magnetic resonance imaging
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Leigland LA
; Ford MM
; Lerch JP
; Kroenke CD
Alcohol Clin Exp Res
2013[Jun]; 37
(6
): 924-32
PMID23442156
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BACKGROUND: Fetal alcohol syndrome and related disorders (commonly referred to as
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, or FASD) cause significant hardships to the
individuals affected. Previously, histological studies in animals have
characterized developmental cerebral cortical abnormalities that result from
prenatal ethanol (EtOH) exposure. Additionally, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
studies have identified abnormalities associated with fetal EtOH exposure in the
cerebral cortices of human children and adolescents. However, there is still a
need to bridge the gap between human MRI studies and animal histological studies.
The goal of the research presented here was to perform postmortem MRI experiments
on rodents, during time periods relative to late human gestation through
adulthood, to characterize anomalies associated with FASD throughout development.
Additionally, by determining how histologically identified abnormalities are
manifest in MRI measurements specifically during the critical early time points,
neuroimaging-based biomarkers of FASD can potentially be identified at much
earlier ages in humans, thus reducing the impact of these disorders. METHODS:
Cerebral cortical volume, thickness, and surface area were characterized by ex
vivo MRI in Long-Evans rat pups born from dams that were EtOH-treated,
maltose/dextrin-treated, or untreated throughout gestation at 6 developmental
time points (postnatal day [P] 0, P3, P6, P11, P19, and P60). RESULTS: Brain
volume, isocortical volume, isocortical thickness, and isocortical surface area
were all demonstrated to be reduced following prenatal exposure to EtOH.
Significant differences among the treatment groups were observed throughout the
range of time points studied, allowing for a comprehensive view of FASD
influenced MRI outcomes throughout development. Isocortical surface area and
isocortical thickness results contributed independent information important to
interpreting effects of prenatal EtOH exposure on cerebral cortical development.
Additionally, regional patterns in cortical thickness differences suggested
primary sensory areas were particularly vulnerable to gestational EtOH exposure.
CONCLUSIONS: Structural MRI measurements were in accordance with previous
histological studies performed in animal models of FASD. In addition to
establishing a summary of MRI outcomes throughout development in FASD, this
research suggests that MRI techniques are sufficiently sensitive to detect
neuroanatomical effects of fetal EtOH exposure on development of the cerebral
cortex during the period of time corresponding to late gestation in humans.
Importantly, this research provides a link between animal histological data and
human MRI data.