Prenatal Morphine Exposure Increases Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Programs Neurogenic Hypertension in the Adult Offspring.

Nermin AhmedAlana KassisJena MaloneJodie YangEsraa ZamzamiAn-Hsuan LinScott GordonMing C GongMichael BardoCarolina DalmassoAnalia S Loria

Published in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) (2023)

Among the effects of in utero morphine exposure, neurogenic hypertension, vascular dysfunction, and metabolic dysfunction could be associated with the dysregulation of the endogenous opioid system.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
cardiovascular disease
spinal cord injury
oxidative stress
pregnant women
chronic pain
type diabetes
pain management
public health
high fat diet
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
arterial hypertension