• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Effects of in utero exposure to Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on cardiac extracellular matrix expression and vascular transcriptome in rhesus macaques
  • Contributor: Le, Hillary H.; Shorey-Kendrick, Lyndsey E.; Hinds, Monica T.; McCarty, Owen J. T.; Lo, Jamie O.; Anderson, Deirdre E. J.
  • Published: American Physiological Society, 2024
  • Published in: American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 327 (2024) 3, Seite H701-H714
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00181.2024
  • ISSN: 0363-6135; 1522-1539
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  • Description: Prenatal cannabis use is increasing and despite the public health relevance, there is limited safety data regarding its impact on offspring cardiovascular health outcomes. We used a translational, nonhuman primate model of daily edible Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) consumption during pregnancy to assess its effects on the fetal cardiovascular system. THC-exposed fetal vascular tissues displayed upregulation of genes involved in cellular metabolism and inflammation, suggesting that prenatal THC exposure may impact fetal vascular tissues.