Transcription profiling of rat liver to investigate ethanol induced hepatic gene expression changes during gestation

ABSTRACT: The specific role of nutritional status during gestation in exacerbating or mitigating fetal toxicity of ethanol (EtOH) remains unclear. We used an intragastric infusion model (Total enteral nutrition, TEN) to appropriately control for dietary EtOH consumption and caloric intake. Time impregnated female Sprague Dawley rats (250-300 g) were surgically cannulated with intragastric cannulae (on gestation day 4) and infused either control or EtOH-containing diets. Rats were fed 220 kcal/ kg3/4/d (NRC recommended caloric intake for gestation) or 160 kcal/ kg3/4/d (undernourished to 72% of control) diets containing either 12 g/kg/d EtOH or an isocaloric amount of carbohydrates from gestation days 6-15. Maternal hepatic gene expression profiles were assessed on GD15. The present data dissect spec

ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus

SUBMITTER: Kartik Shankar 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-3740 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress