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Maternal environment and craniofacial growth: geometric morphometric analysis of mandibular shape changes with in utero thyroxine overexposure in mice.


ABSTRACT: An estimated 3% of US pregnancies are affected by maternal thyroid dysfunction, with between one and three of every 1000 pregnancies being complicated by overactive maternal thyroid levels. Excess thyroid hormones are linked to neurological impairment and excessive craniofacial variation, affecting both endochondral and intramembranous bone. Using a geometric morphometric approach, this study evaluates the role of in utero thyroxine overexposure on the growth of offspring mandibles in a sample of 241 mice. Canonical variate analysis utilized 16 unilateral mandibular landmarks obtained from 3D micro-computed tomography to assess shape changes between unexposed controls (n?=?63) and exposed mice (n?=?178). By evaluating shape changes in the mandible among three age groups (15, 20 and 25?days postnatal) and different dosage levels (low, medium and high), this study found that excess maternal thyroxine alters offspring mandibular shape in both age- and dosage-dependent manners. Group differences in overall shape were significant (P?

SUBMITTER: Kesterke MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5987819 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Maternal environment and craniofacial growth: geometric morphometric analysis of mandibular shape changes with in utero thyroxine overexposure in mice.

Kesterke Matthew J MJ   Judd Margaret A MA   Mooney Mark P MP   Siegel Michael I MI   Elsalanty Mohammed M   Howie R Nicole RN   Weinberg Seth M SM   Cray James J JJ  

Journal of anatomy 20180402 1


An estimated 3% of US pregnancies are affected by maternal thyroid dysfunction, with between one and three of every 1000 pregnancies being complicated by overactive maternal thyroid levels. Excess thyroid hormones are linked to neurological impairment and excessive craniofacial variation, affecting both endochondral and intramembranous bone. Using a geometric morphometric approach, this study evaluates the role of in utero thyroxine overexposure on the growth of offspring mandibles in a sample o  ...[more]

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