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Title: Maternal administration of glucocorticoid and thyrotropin-releasing hormone enhances fetal lung maturation in undisturbed preterm lambs. Author: Moraga FA, Riquelme RA, López AA, Moya FR, Llanos AJ. Journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol; 1994 Sep; 171(3):729-34. PubMed ID: 8092222. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that combined treatment with glucocorticoid plus thyrotropin-releasing hormone administered to pregnant ewes with preterm gestation accelerates fetal lung maturation of undisturbed lambs better than single hormonal treatment does. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty-five pregnant ewes at 123 days of gestation were randomized to receive (1) 0.9% sodium chloride (controls), (2) betamethasone (12 mg intramuscularly every 24 hours two times), (3) thyrotropin-releasing hormone (400 micrograms intravenously every 8 hours six times), or (4) thyrotropin-releasing hormone plus betamethasone. After delivery by cesarean section at 125 days fetal lamb lung compliance and alveolar lavage phospholipid content were determined. RESULTS: Betamethasone plus thyrotropin-releasing hormone significantly increased fetal lung compliance expressed as milliliters of air per gram of wet weight at 40 cm H2O and 5 cm H2O (0.82 +/- 0.13 and 0.35 +/- 0.10 ml/gm wet lung, respectively) versus betamethasone (0.37 +/- 0.02 and 0.07 +/- 0.02), thyrotropin-releasing hormone (0.38 +/- 0.02 and 0.14 +/- 0.03), and control (0.25 +/- 0.03 and 0.09 +/- 0.01) groups. Also, total phospholipids and saturated phosphatidylcholine concentrations in alveolar lavage were significantly higher in the combined betamethasone plus thyrotropin-releasing hormone group (27.3 +/- 4.9 and 16.9 +/- 4.3 micrograms/gm wet lung, respectively) versus betamethasone (10.9 +/- 3.5 and 6.7 +/- 2.1), thyrotropin-releasing hormone (15.2 +/- 5.6 and 7.3 +/- 2.0), and control (7.9 +/- 2.4 and 3.6 +/- 1.0) groups. CONCLUSION: Combined maternal administration of betamethasone plus thyrotropin-releasing hormone improves lung maturation in undisturbed fetal lambs at 125 days' gestation more than does either hormone given alone.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]