Effects of maternal caffeine with zinc intake during gestation and lactation on bone development in newborn rats.
Arch Oral Biol
; 35(6): 425-30, 1990.
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| ID: mdl-2372246
ABSTRACT
On day 9 of gestation, pregnant dams were randomly divided into 3 groups. Dams of group 1 were fed a 20% protein diet as a control. Dams of group 2 were fed a 20% protein diet supplemented with caffeine. Dams of group 3 were fed a 20% protein diet supplemented with caffeine and zinc. The amount of caffeine added to the maternal diet was 2 mg/100 g body weight; the amount of zinc was 0.6 g/kg of diet. At birth, pups were mixed within each group, and 8 randomly selected pups from each group were assigned to each dam of the respective group and were continuously fed the same diet. On day 15, the pups were killed and cranial bones, mandibles and femurs removed. The bones were measured, and the mineral content of the mandibles and femurs was determined. Although there were no differences in the dimensions of the cranial bones among the groups, the measurements and mineral content of the mandibles and femurs were consistently affected by the caffeine in the diet. On the other hand, supplementation of the caffeine-added diets with zinc led to greatly improved bone development, reaching values up to or beyond control levels. Thus zinc supplementation of a caffeine diet given to the dams during gestation and lactation can favourably influence the otherwise impaired bone development of their offspring.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
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Zinc
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Bone Development
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Caffeine
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Lactation
Limits:
Animals
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch Oral Biol
Year:
1990
Document type:
Article