Abstract
Newborns of smokers had a lower weight, a smaller head circumference, and were shorter than newborns of smokers and ex-smokers, who stopped smoking early in pregnancy. The activity and concentration of the enzyme which produces the vasodilator nitric oxide were 36% and 47% lower, respectively, in endothelial cells of the umbilical vein from smokers compared with that from nonsmokers and ex-smokers. The findings suggest that smoking reduces nitric oxide production in the foetal vascular bed, contributing to retarded foetal growth caused by the reduction of vasodilatory capacity.
Bidragets oversatte titel | Smoking cessation during pregnancy, newborn size, and NO-synthase activity in endothelial cells of the umbilical cord--secondary publication |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 171 |
Udgave nummer | 25 |
Sider (fra-til) | 2088-91 |
Antal sider | 4 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - 15 jun. 2009 |
Emneord
- Adult
- Birth Weight
- Body Height
- Endothelium, Vascular/enzymology
- Female
- Head/growth & development
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III/metabolism
- Pregnancy
- Smoking Cessation
- Umbilical Veins/enzymology
- Vasodilation
- Young Adult