Maternal and feto-placental prostanoid responses to a single course of antenatal betamethasone |
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Authors: | Cho Steve Beharry Kay D A Valencia Arwin M Guajardo Leonel Nageotte Michael P Modanlou Houchang D |
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Institution: | Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Miller Children's Hospital, Long Beach, CA, USA. |
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Abstract: | We tested the hypothesis that antenatal betamethasone alters prostanoid levels in the maternal and feto-placental compartments. Forty-three singleton pregnancies were studied. Group I were women treated with a single course of antenatal betamethasone and who delivered <37 weeks gestation; Group II were untreated women who delivered <37 weeks; and Group III were untreated women who delivered >38 weeks. Maternal and mixed cord blood; and placental samples were collected at delivery and analyzed for PGE2, PGF(2alpha), 6-ketoPGF(1alpha), and TxB2 levels. Antenatal betamethasone decreased maternal PGE2 levels with concomitant increases in the feto-placental compartment. Umbilical cord TxB2 levels in the treated group were significantly lower than the non-treated pre-term and term groups resulting in a higher 6-ketoPGF(1alpha):TxB2 ratio. Considering the regulatory role of PGE2 and PGI2 in fetal lung development and neonatal transition homeostasis, these results suggest a mechanism, at least in part, for the beneficial effects of antenatal steroids on fetal lung maturation and neonatal cardio-pulmonary homeostasis at birth. |
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