Fetal Origin Gruppuso-041112
Fetal Origin Gruppuso-041112
Fetal Origin Gruppuso-041112
ThePublicHealthandScientificCommunities
Evolution
PhilipA.Gruppuso,MD
ProfessorofPediatrics
ProfessorofMol/CellBiol&Biochem(Research)
Disclosures:None
Thanksto:
AlishaLakhani,MPH,AlpertMedicalSchoolClassof2014
AnnieMurphyPaul,authorofOrigins
NIH/NIEHSandEPA.
Objectives:
Reviewthehistoricalcontextforthetransitionfromfetal
exposurestofetalorigins
Discusstheepidemiologicevidenceandbasicscience(fetal
programmingandepigenetics)relatingtofetalorigins
Appreciatethechallengesinincorporatinginformationon
fetaloriginsintoclinicalcare
TheThreeTragedies
FetalExposures
50yearsago,thalidomide,adrugformorningsicknessandsleeplessnessinpregnancy
wasfoundtoberesponsiblefor10,000casesofphocomeliainEurope.
Thalidomide
Dr.WidukindLenzand
lawyerKarlSchutleHillen
droveacrosstheGerman
countrysideinterviewing
womenwhosechildren
hadsimilarsymptoms.
In1973inSeattle,Dr.KennethJonesandDr.DavidSmithfoundseveralunrelated
childrenwithasimilarcondition:shortstature,flattenedfaces,absentphiltrum,joint
andcardiacanomalies.
FetalAlcoholSyndrome
Commonfactor
Common factor heavyalcoholconsumptionduringpregnancy
heavyalcoholconsumptionduringpregnancy
FetalExposures
EmergenceofFetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder
1953,ClinicalObstetrics:alcoholisnotinjuriousand
neednotbeeliminated.
June1973,Lancet JonesandSmithdescribeFetal
AlcoholSyndrome
1989:AccordingtotheSurgeonGeneral,women
shouldnotdrinkalcoholicbeveragesduringpregnancy
becauseoftheriskof birthdefects.
1996:InstituteofMedicineprovidesadiagnostic
frameworkforFetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder
ACOG,2009:IFYOU'REPREGNANT,THINK!DON'T
DRINK!
CDC(Current):Alcoholuseduringpregnancycancausebirthdefectsand
CDC(Current):Alcoholuseduringpregnancycancausebirthdefectsand
developmental
developmentaldisabilities.Womenwhoarepregnantormightgetpregnantshould
disabilities.Womenwhoarepregnantormightgetpregnantshould
abstain
abstainfromusingalcohol.
fromusingalcohol.
FetalExposures
Whatdopatientssee?
Allpublichealthofficialsinthe Ifyoudodecidetodrinkalcohol
UnitedStatesrecommendthat whileyouarepregnant,it'sbest
pregnantwomenplayitsafeby tosticktolightdrinking.That's
steeringclearofalcoholentirely.So nomorethanoneortwo unitsof
doexpertsatthe AmericanCollege alcohol,nomorethanonceor
ofObstetriciansand twiceaweek. Heavyorbinge
Gynecologists andtheAmerican drinkingisdangerousforyour
AcademyofPediatrics. baby.Heavydrinkingissixor
moreunitsofalcoholaday.
Criticalissues:Definingexposurelevelandidentifyingthresholdsforpathogenicity
Criticalissues:Definingexposurelevelandidentifyingthresholdsforpathogenicity
FetalExposures
DES TheBridgefromFetal
ExposurestoFetalOrigins
Dr.HowardUlfedlerdiagnosedtwoclear
celladenocarcinoma(CCA)casesin
teenagegirlswhosemothershadtaken
DESwhilepregnant.
CCA,normallydiagnosedpost
menopause,occurredatamedianageof
19inwomenexposedtoDESinutero.
Riskwas40Xthatinthegeneral
population.
AfterUlfedlers
After Ulfedlers 1971
1971NEJMarticle,theFDAissuedawarningthatDESshouldnotbe
NEJMarticle,theFDAissuedawarningthatDESshouldnotbe
used
usedbypregnantwomen.
bypregnantwomen.
FetalExposures
DiethylstilbestrolEffects
Syntheticnonsteroidalestrogen
Actsasanendocrinedisruptor
Secondgenerationdaughters:Clear
celladenocarcinomaofthevagina,
and...
Uterotubalanomalies
Resultinghighrateofmiscarriage
Secondgenerationsons
Epididymalcysts,microphallus
Cryptorchidism,testicularhypoplasia
Recentdata:Hooveretal.,NEJMOct2011
Recentdata:Hooveretal.,NEJMOct2011
AdverseHealthOutcomesin
4,653WomenExposedtoDESInUtero
Infertility
Spontaneous Abortion
Preterm Delivery
Ectopic Pregnancy
Breast Cancer
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Hazard Ratio
FetalOrigins
FetalOriginsofAdultDisease
Linkbetweenhealth,behavioral,and
emotionalcharacteristics,inchildhood
andadulthood,andtheinutero
environment
FetalOriginscoinedin1989by
clinicalepidemiologistandphysician,
DavidBarker
Emergenceoftheconcept:threewellestablishedexamplesoffetalorigins.
Emergenceoftheconcept:threewellestablishedexamplesoffetalorigins.
FetalOrigins
TheBarkerHypothesis
Nurse Midwife
FetalOrigins
Oddsratiosforimpaired
glucosetoleranceortype
Burnsides Data
2diabetesaccordingto
+
birthweightamong370
Atlas of Mortality from menaged64yearsborn
Selected Diseases in England inHertfordshire
and Wales, 19681978
Autumn1944 WesternHollandwasblockadedbytheNazis,whoturnedawayall
shipments.ThisledtoafoodshortageduringoneofEuropescoldestwinters.
TheDutchHungerWinter
TheDutchsurvivedon<500caloriesper
day(ofprewarconsumption)
Foodrestrictionduringpregnancyhad
dramaticconsequencesfortheoffspring
Higherratesofobesity,diabetes,heart
disease,higherbloodpressure,
hypercholesterolemia,andglucose
intolerance
StudiesbyTessaRoseboom
StudiesbyTessaRoseboom andcolleaguesestablishedmanyoftheserelationships
andcolleaguesestablishedmanyoftheserelationships
during
duringthe1990swhenthechildrenoftheHungerWinterwereintheir50s.
the1990swhenthechildrenoftheHungerWinterwereintheir50s.
FetalOrigins
StressandDevelopment
Healthrecordsof~89000peopleborn
inJerusalembetween1964and1976
Offspringofwomenintheir2nd month
inJune1967weresignificantlymore
likelytodevelopschizophreniaasyoung
adults.Relativeriskwas
4.3infemales
1.2inmales
Hypothesis???
Hypothesis???
ClinicalImplications
SignificanceofFetalOrigins
ResearchtothePatient
Effectonlifestylerecommendationsfor:
Alcoholconsumption
Weightgain
Stressavoidance
Dietcomposition
Exercise
Thisresearchhasalreadyinfluencedhowphysicianscounselpatients.
Thisresearchhasalreadyinfluencedhowphysicianscounselpatients.
ClinicalImplications
SignificanceofFetalOriginsResearchtothe
Patient:ChangingRecommendations
Circa1970 Current
AlcoholConsumption FewLimitations CompleteAbstinence
WeightGain EattoAppetite LimitWeightGain
StressAvoidance Not(Barely?)Discussed Misinformation?
DietComposition SomeRecommendations NationalEatingDisorder
Exercise LifeStyleActivity Perplexing
NetEffect:MATERNALTREPIDATION
Net Effect:MATERNALTREPIDATION
TheDevelopmentalOriginsofHealth
andDisease(DOHaD)
ScienceofDOHaD Epigenetics
Epigenetics
Definition:Thestudyofheritablechangesingene
expressionandfunctionthroughmechanismsother
thanthoseinvolvingchangesintheDNAsequence
Involvesmechanismsthatactivateorinactivategenes:
Alteredhistoneacetylationandmethylation
AlteredDNAmethylation
Criticaltodifferentiationofcellularfunctionina
developingorganism
AnimportantcontributortoDOHaD
Whatisthescopeofof therelationship
betweenDOHaD andepigenetics?
Maternalpsychologicalstressandriskforpsychiatricdisease
intheoffspring
Excessmaternalweightgainandriskofobesity,metabolic
disease,andtype2diabetesintheoffspring
Maternaldietcompositionandtheoffspringsriskforcancer
Environmentalexposures(bisphenolA,phthalates,arsenic,
airpollution...)ANDEVERYTHING
CEHProject
BrownUniversitysChildrens
EnvironmentalHealthProject
Focus:Understandingtheeffectsof
environmentalfactorsonthehumanfetus
requiresthestudyofhumanfetaltissues.
Primarygoaloftheproject Establishanexperimental
paradigmtostudytheeffectofexposuresonhumanfetal
tissues.
Longtermgoal Usethismodelsystemtostudymechanisms
relatingtofetalorigins
CEHProject
BrownUniversitysChildrens
EnvironmentalHealthProject
FundedbyNIH(NIEHS)andEPA
PI Dr.KimBoekelheide,MD,PhD
ResearchProjects
Project1:HumanAdiposeTissueandtheMetabolicSyndrome
Project2:HumanFetalTestisandEndocrineDisruption
Project3:HumanFetalLung,ArsenicExposure,andTissueRemodeling
Cores
AdministrativeCore(LindaCovington)
TissueProcurementCore(MaureenPhippsandStefanKostadinov)
XenotransplantCore(SusanHall)
CommunityOutreachandTranslationCore(Prof.PhilBrown)
CEHProject
ProofofPrinciple TestisXenograft
Hegeretal.:22weekgestationhumanfetaltestis,2daysafter
transplantationintoanimmunodeficientrat.
CEHProject
RenalSubcapsularLungXenograft
MoniquedePaepeandcolleagues
CEHProject
HumanAdiposeTissueXenografts
14 days 35 days
CEHProject
TissueProcurementCore
Toconsentornottoconsent
Impactonprogressofthe
project
Impactoftheresultsonthe
participants
CEHProject
CommunityOutreachand
TranslationCore
Disseminationofinformation
Assessingtheimpactoffetalorigins
research
Whatisthestartingpoint? Knowledgebaseand
attitudesamongcaregiversandpatients
Howdoesknowledgeaffectthebehaviorofthese
groups?
Howshouldnewknowledgebeused?
ThankYou