Alcohol Vapor Inhalation Exposure
Objective: To model heavy, binge-like alcohol exposure during early postnatal development and assess resulting neurobiological and behavioral alterations in offspring
This is a Alcohol Vapor Inhalation Exposure protocol using rat as the model organism. The procedure involves 4 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 2015 paper published in Journal of Neuroinflammation.
Model and subjects
rat • not specified • unknown • postnatal days 3-5 for exposure; adolescent for behavioral testing • not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Alcohol vapor inhalation exposure • Immunohistochemistry analysis of cerebellar vermis and hippocampus • Cytokine production measurement
Primary readouts
- Glial cell activation in cerebellar vermis and hippocampus
- Neuronal loss in cerebellar vermis and hippocampus
- Cytokine production levels
- Gait alterations
Key equipment and reagents
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Alcohol vapor inhalation exposure
Expose rat pups to alcohol vapor inhalation during early postnatal period to model heavy, binge-like alcohol exposure
Note: Target blood alcohol concentration of 0.5 g/dL
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“exposed rats to alcohol vapor inhalation during postnatal days (P)3–5 (blood alcohol concentration = 0.5 g/dL)”
Immunohistochemistry analysis of cerebellar vermis and hippocampus
Analyze cerebellar vermis and hippocampus of rat pups for signs of glial cell activation and neuronal loss using immunohistochemistry at different developmental stages
Note: Multiple timepoints assessed during development
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“The cerebellar vermis and hippocampus of rat pups were analyzed for signs of glial cell activation and neuronal loss by immunohistochemistry at different developmental stages”
Cytokine production measurement
Measure cytokine production using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction during peak blood alcohol concentration and withdrawal periods
Note: Assessed at two distinct timepoints: peak BAC and withdrawal
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“Cytokine production was measured by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction during peak blood alcohol concentration and withdrawal periods”
Adolescent behavioral assessment
Assess adolescent offspring for alterations in gait and spatial memory
Note: Testing conducted after animals reach adolescent stage
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“adolescent offspring were assessed for alterations in gait and spatial memory”