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We used chronic fetal glucose infusion to test the hypothesis that chronic fetal hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia inhibit the development of beta-receptor binding capacity (Bmax) in fetal lamb lung. Glucose was infused (14 +/- 4 mg/kg/h, mean +/- SD) into eight twin and four singleton fetuses from 112 days gestation until death between 118-145 days gestation. The other eight twins and eleven additional singleton fetuses served as controls. Serum glucose levels were elevated 2-fold and serum insulin levels were elevated 3-fold in the glucose-infused fetuses. In the control fetuses beta-receptor Bmax increased 2.5-fold between 130 days gestation and term. However, this increase was attenuated to 1.5-fold in the glucose infused fetuses, p less than 0.01. The 50% inhibition of Bmax was similar in both male and female fetuses, except that the Bmax fell to 30% lower levels in males, p less than 0.01. Chronic glucose infusion also resulted in an 80% reduction in lung lavage saturated phosphatidylcholine content, and an 85% reduction in tracheal fluid saturated phosphatidylcholine content, p less than 0.001. Lung lavage and tracheal fluid saturated phosphatidylcholine content correlated significantly with beta receptor Bmax (r = 0.9, r = 0.85). We conclude that chronic glucose infusion inhibits the development of beta-receptor binding in fetal lamb lung, and that this effect is greater in males than females. Such a mechanism could be a factor in the predisposition of infants of diabetic mothers to develop respiratory distress and could contribute to a male disadvantage in respiratory morbidity.

Chronic Glucose Infusion Inhibits Development of β-Receptor Binding in Fetal Lamb Lung