Prenatal dexamethasone exposure-induced a gender-difference and sustainable multi-organ damage in offspring rats via serum metabolic profile analysis

Prenatal dexamethasone exposure (PDE) induces developmental toxicities of multiple organs in offspring, but its serum metabolic profile changes before and after birth are unclear. Here, we employed a LC-MS-based metabolomic approach to detect serum metabolites of PDE offspring rats in utero and adulthood, and explore its change characteristics and toxicological significances. Meanwhile, the bodyweight, serum index related to hepatic and renal...