Is There a Causal Relation between Maternal Acetaminophen Administration and ADHD?
OBJECTIVE:Recent epidemiological studies reported an association between maternal intake of acetaminophen (APAP) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their children. However, none of these studies demonstrated causality. Our objective was to determine whether exposure to APAP durin...
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| author | Antonio Saad Shruti Hegde Talar Kechichian Phyllis Gamble Mahbubur Rahman Sonja J Stutz Noelle C Anastasio Wael Alshehri Jun Lei Susumu Mori Bridget Kajs Kathryn A Cunningham George Saade Irina Burd Maged Costantine |
| author_facet | Antonio Saad Shruti Hegde Talar Kechichian Phyllis Gamble Mahbubur Rahman Sonja J Stutz Noelle C Anastasio Wael Alshehri Jun Lei Susumu Mori Bridget Kajs Kathryn A Cunningham George Saade Irina Burd Maged Costantine |
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| description | OBJECTIVE:Recent epidemiological studies reported an association between maternal intake of acetaminophen (APAP) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their children. However, none of these studies demonstrated causality. Our objective was to determine whether exposure to APAP during pregnancy result in hyperkinetic dysfunctions in offspring, using a murine model. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Pregnant CD1 mice (N = 8/group) were allocated to receive by gavage either APAP (150 mg/kg/day, equivalent to the FDA-approved maximum human clinical dose), or 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose (control group), starting on embryonic day 7 until delivery. Maternal serum APAP and alanine transaminase (ALT) concentrations were determined by ELISA and kinetic colorimetric assays, respectively. Open field locomotor activity (LMA) in the 30-day old mouse offspring was quantified using Photobeam Activity System. Mouse offspring were then sacrificed, whole brains processed for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; 11.7 Tesla magnet) and for neuronal quantification using Nissl stain. The association between APAP exposure and LMA in mouse offspring was analyzed using a mixed effects Poisson regression model that accounted for mouse offspring weight, gender, random selection, and testing time and day. We corrected for multiple comparisons and considered P<0.008 as statistically significant. RESULTS:Maternal serum APAP concentration peaked 30 minutes after gavage, reaching the expected mean of 117 μg/ml. Serum ALT concentrations were not different between groups. There were no significant differences in vertical (rearing), horizontal, or total locomotor activity between the two rodent offspring groups at the P level fixed to adjust for multiple testing. In addition, no differences were found in volumes of 29 brain areas of interest on MRI or in neuronal quantifications between the two groups. CONCLUSION:This study refutes that hypothesis that prenatal exposure to APAP causes hyperkinetic dysfunction in mouse offspring. Due to lack of accurate assessment of ADHD in murine models, our results should be taken with caution when compared to the reported clinical data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-96b382fe5d77416287de4740382258c12022-12-21T19:37:55ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01116e015738010.1371/journal.pone.0157380Is There a Causal Relation between Maternal Acetaminophen Administration and ADHD?Antonio SaadShruti HegdeTalar KechichianPhyllis GambleMahbubur RahmanSonja J StutzNoelle C AnastasioWael AlshehriJun LeiSusumu MoriBridget KajsKathryn A CunninghamGeorge SaadeIrina BurdMaged CostantineOBJECTIVE:Recent epidemiological studies reported an association between maternal intake of acetaminophen (APAP) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their children. However, none of these studies demonstrated causality. Our objective was to determine whether exposure to APAP during pregnancy result in hyperkinetic dysfunctions in offspring, using a murine model. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Pregnant CD1 mice (N = 8/group) were allocated to receive by gavage either APAP (150 mg/kg/day, equivalent to the FDA-approved maximum human clinical dose), or 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose (control group), starting on embryonic day 7 until delivery. Maternal serum APAP and alanine transaminase (ALT) concentrations were determined by ELISA and kinetic colorimetric assays, respectively. Open field locomotor activity (LMA) in the 30-day old mouse offspring was quantified using Photobeam Activity System. Mouse offspring were then sacrificed, whole brains processed for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI; 11.7 Tesla magnet) and for neuronal quantification using Nissl stain. The association between APAP exposure and LMA in mouse offspring was analyzed using a mixed effects Poisson regression model that accounted for mouse offspring weight, gender, random selection, and testing time and day. We corrected for multiple comparisons and considered P<0.008 as statistically significant. RESULTS:Maternal serum APAP concentration peaked 30 minutes after gavage, reaching the expected mean of 117 μg/ml. Serum ALT concentrations were not different between groups. There were no significant differences in vertical (rearing), horizontal, or total locomotor activity between the two rodent offspring groups at the P level fixed to adjust for multiple testing. In addition, no differences were found in volumes of 29 brain areas of interest on MRI or in neuronal quantifications between the two groups. CONCLUSION:This study refutes that hypothesis that prenatal exposure to APAP causes hyperkinetic dysfunction in mouse offspring. Due to lack of accurate assessment of ADHD in murine models, our results should be taken with caution when compared to the reported clinical data.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4905664?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Antonio Saad Shruti Hegde Talar Kechichian Phyllis Gamble Mahbubur Rahman Sonja J Stutz Noelle C Anastasio Wael Alshehri Jun Lei Susumu Mori Bridget Kajs Kathryn A Cunningham George Saade Irina Burd Maged Costantine Is There a Causal Relation between Maternal Acetaminophen Administration and ADHD? PLoS ONE |
| title | Is There a Causal Relation between Maternal Acetaminophen Administration and ADHD? |
| title_full | Is There a Causal Relation between Maternal Acetaminophen Administration and ADHD? |
| title_fullStr | Is There a Causal Relation between Maternal Acetaminophen Administration and ADHD? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is There a Causal Relation between Maternal Acetaminophen Administration and ADHD? |
| title_short | Is There a Causal Relation between Maternal Acetaminophen Administration and ADHD? |
| title_sort | is there a causal relation between maternal acetaminophen administration and adhd |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4905664?pdf=render |
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