Effects of low doses of alcohol on delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol's effects in pregnant rats

Life Sci. 1990;47(18):1677-82. doi: 10.1016/0024-3205(90)90374-z.

Abstract

Pregnant rats were intubated with 50 mg/kg of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or with THC plus alcohol to determine if a low dose of alcohol (1 g/kg) would significantly increase blood levels of THC. On the basis of this study, a second study was conducted in which pregnant rats were intubated with THC (50, 25 or 0 mg/kg) plus alcohol (2, 1 or 0 g/kg) from gestation day six to parturition. THC reduced birth weights but did not significantly affect litter size or passive avoidance learning. Alcohol did not have a significant effect on offspring birth weight nor did it interact with THC to affect offspring.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Behavior, Animal / drug effects
  • Birth Weight / drug effects
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Dronabinol / blood
  • Dronabinol / toxicity*
  • Drug Interactions
  • Ethanol / toxicity*
  • Female
  • Growth / drug effects
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Animal / drug effects*
  • Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
  • Rats
  • Time Factors
  • Weight Gain / drug effects

Substances

  • Ethanol
  • Dronabinol