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New research explains link between smoking and SIDS
Date:1/29/2008

Hamilton, ON. January 29, 2007 A new study sheds light on the relationship between women who smoke while pregnantor are exposed to second-hand smokeand an increased risk of SIDS to their babies.

Researchers at McMaster University have found a mechanism that explains why an infants ability to respond to oxygen deprivation after birthor a hypoxic episodeis dramatically compromised by exposure to nicotine in the womb, even light to moderate amounts.

The findings are published online in the journal Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and will appear in the May 2008 print issue.

While cigarette smoke contains many different compounds, we found there is a direct impact of one component, nicotine, on the ability of certain cells to detect and respond to oxygen deprivation, says Josef Buttigieg, lead author and a PhD graduate student in the department of Biology. When a baby is lying face down in bed, for example, it should sense a reduction in oxygen and move its head. But this arousal mechanism doesnt work as it should in babies exposed to nicotine during pregnancy.

The research, which was conducted on laboratory rats in collaboration with Dr. Alison Holloway, explains the critical role that catecholaminesa group of hormones released by the adrenal glandsplay in a babys transition to the outside world.

During birth, the baby is exposed to low oxygen, which signals the adrenal glands to release the catecholamines, which contain adrenaline, or the fight or flight hormone, explains Buttigieg.

It is these catecholamines that signal the babys lungs to reabsorb fluid, to take its first breath, and help the heart to beat more efficiently. And for some months after birth, the adrenal gland still acts as an oxygen sensor, aiding in the babys arousal and breathing responses during periods of apnea or asphyxia. But the ability to release catecholamines during these momentsa critica
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Contact: Michelle Donovan
donovam@mcmaster.ca
905-525-9140
McMaster University
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