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Adrenocorticotrophin and corticosteroid changes during dexamethasone infusion to intact and synacthen infusion to hypophysectomized foetuses. 1978

C T Jones, and J Z Kendall, and J W Ritchie, and J S Robinson, and G D Thorburn

Synacthen has been infused at 10 microgram/h into 4 hypophysectomized foetal sheep. This caused a rise in adrenocorticotrophin to a mean value of 512 pg/ml which remained fairly constant and did not show the large fluctuations seen on infusion into intact foetuses. The Synacthen half-life in the circulation had a mean value of 0.27 min. Hypophysectomy did not necessarily delay the foetal corticosteroid response to Synacthen infusion. The corticosteroid concentration achieved had a mean value of about 50 ng/ml which is substantially below that for intact foetuses and in one case it was maintained at only 20 ng/ml. Despite this delivery occurred within 5 days. Dexamethasone infusion reduced the plasma adrenocorticotrophin concentration by about 70% and the plasma cortisol concentration by about 60%.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007016 Hypophysectomy Surgical removal or destruction of the hypophysis, or pituitary gland. (Dorland, 28th ed) Hypophysectomies
D007752 Obstetric Labor, Premature Onset of OBSTETRIC LABOR before term (TERM BIRTH) but usually after the FETUS has become viable. In humans, it occurs sometime during the 29th through 38th week of PREGNANCY. TOCOLYSIS inhibits premature labor and can prevent the BIRTH of premature infants (INFANT, PREMATURE). Preterm Labor,Labor, Premature,Premature Labor,Premature Obstetric Labor,Labor, Premature Obstetric,Labor, Preterm
D010100 Oxygen An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration. Dioxygen,Oxygen-16,Oxygen 16
D010313 Partial Pressure The pressure that would be exerted by one component of a mixture of gases if it were present alone in a container. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Partial Pressures,Pressure, Partial,Pressures, Partial
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D002245 Carbon Dioxide A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals. Carbonic Anhydride,Anhydride, Carbonic,Dioxide, Carbon
D003366 Cosyntropin A synthetic peptide that is identical to the 24-amino acid segment at the N-terminal of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. ACTH (1-24), a segment similar in all species, contains the biological activity that stimulates production of CORTICOSTEROIDS in the ADRENAL CORTEX. ACTH (1-24),Tetracosactide,Tetracosactrin,1-24-ACTH,1-24-Corticotropin,ACTH 1-24,Corticotropin (1-24)-Peptide,Corticotropin (1-24)-Tetracosapeptide,Cortosyn,Cortrosyn,Synthetic ACTH,Tetracosapeptide,ACTH, Synthetic
D003907 Dexamethasone An anti-inflammatory 9-fluoro-glucocorticoid. Hexadecadrol,Decaject,Decaject-L.A.,Decameth,Decaspray,Dexasone,Dexpak,Hexadrol,Maxidex,Methylfluorprednisolone,Millicorten,Oradexon,Decaject L.A.
D005260 Female Females
D005312 Fetal Blood Blood of the fetus. Exchange of nutrients and waste between the fetal and maternal blood occurs via the PLACENTA. The cord blood is blood contained in the umbilical vessels (UMBILICAL CORD) at the time of delivery. Cord Blood,Umbilical Cord Blood,Blood, Cord,Blood, Fetal,Blood, Umbilical Cord,Bloods, Cord,Bloods, Fetal,Bloods, Umbilical Cord,Cord Blood, Umbilical,Cord Bloods,Cord Bloods, Umbilical,Fetal Bloods,Umbilical Cord Bloods

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