OBJECTIVE: The use of antidepressant drugs during pregnancy is rapidly increasing both in Europe and in the USA, with controversial data regarding side-effects on fetus and newborn. We investigated, in pregnant women and in fetal biological fluids whether the concentrations of a brain protein, Activin A, changed in association with the use of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRI). METHODS: We conducted a case control study in 24 women treated with SSRIs, matched with 24 healthy pregnancies as controls. Maternal blood (during labor, T1), fetal blood (venous (T2) and arterial [T3] umbilical cord blood) and amniotic fluid (T4) were drawn for standard laboratory assessment and for Activin A measurement. RESULTS: Activin A concentrations in maternal and fetal biological fluids were significantly higher in SSRI users than in the control groups(P < 0.05, for all). CONCLUSIONS: Activin A in maternal and fetal biological fluids is increased after SSRI administration in the third trimester of pregnancy. The present findings open up a new cue for further studies aimed at investigating protein's key role in central nervous system protection/damage in pregnant women using these drugs.

Bellissima, V., Visser, G.H., Ververs, T.F., van Bel, F., Termote, J.U., van der Heide, M., et al. (2012). Antenatal maternal antidepressants drugs affect Activin A concentrations in maternal blood, in amniotic fluid and in fetal cord blood. THE JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, 24(Supplement 2), 31-34 [10.3109/14767058.2011.604931].

Antenatal maternal antidepressants drugs affect Activin A concentrations in maternal blood, in amniotic fluid and in fetal cord blood

Florio, P.;
2012-01-01

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The use of antidepressant drugs during pregnancy is rapidly increasing both in Europe and in the USA, with controversial data regarding side-effects on fetus and newborn. We investigated, in pregnant women and in fetal biological fluids whether the concentrations of a brain protein, Activin A, changed in association with the use of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRI). METHODS: We conducted a case control study in 24 women treated with SSRIs, matched with 24 healthy pregnancies as controls. Maternal blood (during labor, T1), fetal blood (venous (T2) and arterial [T3] umbilical cord blood) and amniotic fluid (T4) were drawn for standard laboratory assessment and for Activin A measurement. RESULTS: Activin A concentrations in maternal and fetal biological fluids were significantly higher in SSRI users than in the control groups(P < 0.05, for all). CONCLUSIONS: Activin A in maternal and fetal biological fluids is increased after SSRI administration in the third trimester of pregnancy. The present findings open up a new cue for further studies aimed at investigating protein's key role in central nervous system protection/damage in pregnant women using these drugs.
2012
Bellissima, V., Visser, G.H., Ververs, T.F., van Bel, F., Termote, J.U., van der Heide, M., et al. (2012). Antenatal maternal antidepressants drugs affect Activin A concentrations in maternal blood, in amniotic fluid and in fetal cord blood. THE JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, 24(Supplement 2), 31-34 [10.3109/14767058.2011.604931].
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