Association of maternal smoking with increased infant oxidative stress at 3 months of age
Background: Cigarette smoke is a major source of free radicals and oxidative stress. With a significant proportion of women still smoking during pregnancy, this common and avoidable exposure has the potential to influence infant oxidative status, which is implicated in the increased propensity for a...
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Published in | Thorax Vol. 62; no. 8; pp. 714 - 717 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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London
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society
01.08.2007
BMJ BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Group |
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Summary: | Background: Cigarette smoke is a major source of free radicals and oxidative stress. With a significant proportion of women still smoking during pregnancy, this common and avoidable exposure has the potential to influence infant oxidative status, which is implicated in the increased propensity for airway inflammation and asthma. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of maternal smoking on markers of infant oxidative stress. Methods: The level of oxidative stress (using urinary F2-isoprostanes as a marker of lipid peroxidation) was compared in infants of smokers (n = 33) and non-smokers (n = 54) at 3 months of age. These groups were balanced for maternal atopy and socioeconomic status. Infant urinary cotinine levels were also measured as an indicator of early postnatal cigarette smoke exposure. Results: Maternal smoking was associated with significantly higher infant cotinine levels, despite the fact that most smoking mothers (83.8%) claimed not to smoke near their baby. Maternal smoking was associated with significantly higher markers of oxidative stress (F2-isoprostane) at 3 months of age. There was also a positive correlation between urinary F2-isoprostanes and infant urinary cotinine levels. Conclusions: Although this study does not separate the prenatal and postnatal effects of smoking, these findings indicate that environmental tobacco smoke in the early postnatal period adversely affects pro-oxidative/antioxidative status within weeks of life in very early infancy. |
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Bibliography: | PMID:17356057 Correspondence to: Associate Professor S L Prescott School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, GPO Box D184, Perth, WA 6840, Australia; sprescott@meddent.uwa.edu.au local:0620714 istex:F59867334BD83AEFB9506CBBB07F7CABC64FE09A ark:/67375/NVC-QML51GJF-5 href:thoraxjnl-62-714.pdf ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0040-6376 1468-3296 |
DOI: | 10.1136/thx.2006.061630 |