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Maternal hyperglycemia severely compromises fetal viability and morphological development, but moderate prenatal hyperglycemia does not cause persistent alterations in exploratory activity or emotional reactivity in rat offspring. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate the impact of experimentally induced gestational diabetes on maternal health, fetal viability, exploratory behavior, and emotional reactivity in rat offspring.

August 30, 2026Journal of Diseases and Medicinal PlantsOpen Access

Effects of Experimentally Induced Gestational Diabetes on Fetomaternal Parameters, Exploratory Behavior and Emotional Reactivity in Rat Offspring

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PDPrisca DoubranUniversité Alassane Ouattara AFAssamala FossouUniversité Alassane Ouattara YAYapo AlloUniversité Alassane Ouattara

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Experimental study reveals that gestational diabetes increases offspring mortality and morphological defects in rats, suggesting fetal risks primarily impact physical viability.

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To evaluate the impact of experimentally induced gestational diabetes on maternal health, fetal viability, exploratory behavior, and emotional reactivity in rat offspring.
Pregnant Wistar rats received alloxan at 100 mg/kg, 120 mg/kg, or vehicle control on gestational day 6, with maternal blood glucose evaluated 72 hours post-injection.
Offspring exploratory activity and emotional defecation were tracked across postnatal days 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 using a hole-board test in 9 pups from partially diabetic dams and 9 pups from control dams.
Severe diabetes induced by 120 mg/kg alloxan caused 100% maternal mortality during gestation, whereas moderate hyperglycemia from 100 mg/kg permitted full-term delivery.
Moderate maternal hyperglycemia increased postnatal pup mortality (7 deaths out of 25 pups) and induced physical abnormalities, particularly tail shortening.
Offspring exploratory activity followed a normal developmental trajectory peaking at day 20 without significant treatment differences, while an isolated emotional defecation difference at day 15 (P = 0.04) lacked overall significance.

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Doubran et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f08e6c1a8fb52e79cd81 https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jdmp.20261203.14

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Experimental study reveals that gestational diabetes increases offspring mortality and morphological defects in rats, suggesting fetal risks primarily impact physical viability.

Effects of Experimentally Induced Gestational Diabetes on Fetomaternal Parameters, Exploratory Behavior and Emotional Reactivity in Rat Offspring

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