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Metformin exposure, maternal PCOS status and fetal venous liver circulation: A randomized, placebo-controlled study

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العنوان: Metformin exposure, maternal PCOS status and fetal venous liver circulation: A randomized, placebo-controlled study
المؤلفون: Grindheim, Sindre, Ebbing, Cathrine, Karlsen, Henriette Odland, Skulstad, Svein Magne, Real, Francisco Gomez, Lønnebotn, Marianne, Løvvik, Tone Shetelig, Vanky, Eszter, Kessler, Jørg
المصدر: e0262987 ; PLOS ONE ; 17 ; 1
بيانات النشر: PLoS
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: University of Bergen: Bergen Open Research Archive (BORA-UiB)
الوصف: Background: Metformin is prescribed to women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to prevent pregnancy complications. Children exposed to metformin vs. placebo in utero, have increased head circumference at birth and are more overweight and obese at 8 years of age. Also, maternal PCOS-status seems to alter the long-term cardio-metabolic health of offspring. We hypothesized that the long-term effects of metformin-exposure and/or maternal PCOS may be mediated by circulatory adaptations during fetal life. Material and methods: This is a sub-study of a larger double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial, where women with PCOS were randomized to metformin (2g/day) or placebo in pregnancy, a total of 487 women. A sub-group of participants (N = 58) took part in this sub-study and had an extended ultrasound examination at gestational week 32, including blood flow velocity and diameter measurements of the umbilical vein (UV), the ductus venosus (DV) and the portal vein (PV). Blood flow volume was calculated and adjusted for estimated fetal weight (EFW) (normalized flow). Metformin exposed fetuses were compared to placebo exposed fetuses. Fetuses of mothers with PCOS (metformin [n = 30] and placebo [n = 28]) were compared to a low-risk reference population (N = 160) by z-score statistics. Results: There was no difference in fetal liver flow between metformin vs. placebo-exposed fetuses. Fetuses of mothers with PCOS had higher EFW (0.63 [95% CI 0.44–0.83] p<0.001), lower normalized UV, DV, PV, and lower total venous liver blood flows than the reference population. Conclusion: Metformin during pregnancy did not affect fetal liver blood-flow. In our population, maternal PCOS-status was associated with reduced total venous liver blood-flow, which may explain altered growth and metabolism later in life. ; publishedVersion
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
وصف الملف: application/pdf
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1932-6203
العلاقة: urn:issn:1932-6203; https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3011207Test; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262987Test; cristin:2018930; PLOS ONE. 2022, 17 (1), e0262987.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262987
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262987Test
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3011207Test
حقوق: Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.noTest ; Copyright 2022 the authors
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.D22C38CA
قاعدة البيانات: BASE
الوصف
تدمد:19326203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0262987