Effects of folate supplementation on the risk of spontaneous and induced neural tube defects in splotch mice

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Gefrides, LA [1 ]
Bennett, GD [1 ]
Fennell, RH [1 ]
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[1] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Vet Anat & Publ Hlth, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
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10.1002/tera.10019
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Background: Neural tube defects (NTDs) are among the most common human congenital malformations. Although clinical investigations have reported that periconceptional folic acid supplementation can reduce the occurrence of these defects, its mechanism remains unknown. Therefore, the murine mutant Splotch, which has a high incidence of spontaneous NTDs, along with the inbred strains SWV and LM/Bc, were used to investigate the relationship between folate and NTDs. Methods: To investigate whether folates could reduce spontaneous NTDs, heterozygous Splotch dams (+/Sp) were treated with either folate or folinic acid throughout neurulation, gestational day (GD) 6.5 to 10.5. On GD 18.5 the dams were sacrificed and the fetuses examined for any neural tube defects. Subsequently, Sp/+ dams were treated with arsenic while receiving either a folate or folinic acid supplementation. Similar experiments were performed in the LM/Bc and SWV strains. Results: Neither folate nor folinic acid supplements reduced the frequency of spontaneous NTDs in the embryos from Splotch heterozygote crosses. Arsenic increased the frequency of NTDs and embryonic death in the Splotch, LM/Bc and SWV litters and folinic acid failed to ameliorate the teratogenic effect of this metal. A folate supplement given to arsenic-treated dams proved to be maternally lethal in all three strains. Conclusions: Splotch embryos were not protected from either spontaneous or arsenic-induced NTDs by folinic or folic acid supplementation. Furthermore, folinic acid supplements did not reduce the incidence of arsenic-induced NTDs in either the LM/Bc or SWV litters.
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