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Shephard AM, Lagon SR, Ledón-Rettig CC. Early life nutrient restriction affects hypothalamic-pituitary-interrenal axis gene expression in a diet type-specific manner. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2024; 352:114490. [PMID: 38460737 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2024.114490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
Abstract
Stressful experiences in early life can alter phenotypic expression later in life. For instance, in vertebrates, early life nutrient restriction can modify later life activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal/interrenal axis (the HPI in amphibians), including the up- and downstream regulatory components of glucocorticoid signaling. Early life nutrient restriction can also influence later life behavior and metabolism (e.g., fat accumulation). Yet, less is known about whether nutrient stress-induced carryover effects on HPA/HPI axis regulation can vary across environmental contexts, such as the type of diet on which nutrient restriction occurs. Here, we experimentally address this question using the plains spadefoot toad (Spea bombifrons), whose larvae develop in ephemeral habitats that impose intense competition over access to two qualitatively distinct diet types: detritus and live shrimp prey. Consistent with diet type-specific carryover effects of early life nutrient restriction on later life HPI axis regulation, we found that temporary nutrient restriction at the larval stage reduced juvenile (i.e., post-metamorphic) brain gene expression of an upstream glucocorticoid regulator (corticotropin-releasing hormone) and two downstream regulators (glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors) only on the shrimp diet. These patterns are consistent with known diet type-specific effects of larval nutrient restriction on juvenile corticosterone and behavior. Additionally, larval nutrient restriction increased juvenile body fat levels. Our study indicates that HPA/HPI axis regulatory responses to nutrient restriction can vary remarkably across diet types. Such diet type-specific regulation of the HPA/HPI axis might provide a basis for developmental or evolutionary decoupling of stress-induced carryover effects.
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- Alexander M Shephard
- Department of Biology, Indiana University at Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA; Department of Biology, Indiana University at Bloomington, 915 East 3(rd) Street, Myers Hall, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University at Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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Shephard AM, Lagon SR, Jacobsen S, Millar K, Ledón-Rettig CC. Corticosterone Contributes to Diet-Induced Reprogramming of Post-Metamorphic Behavior in Spadefoot Toads. Integr Org Biol 2024; 6:obae012. [PMID: 38707679 PMCID: PMC11067961 DOI: 10.1093/iob/obae012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Stressful experiences in early life can have phenotypic effects that persist into, or manifest during, adulthood. In vertebrates, such carryover effects can be driven by stress-induced secretion of glucocorticoid hormones, such as corticosterone, which can lead to developmental reprogramming of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal/interrenal axis activity and behavior. Nutritional stress in the form of early life nutrient restriction is well known to modify later life behaviors and stress activity through corticosterone-related mechanisms. However, it is not known whether corticosterone is also mechanistically involved in carryover effects induced by a different form of nutritional variation: the use of alternate or entirely novel types of dietary resources. The plains spadefoot (Spea bombifrons) presents an excellent system for testing this question, since larvae of this species have evolved to use 2 alternate diet types: an ancestral detritus-based diet and a more novel diet of live shrimp. While previous work has shown that feeding on the novel shrimp diet influences juvenile (i.e., post-metamorphic) behavior and corticosterone levels, it is unclear whether these diet-induced carryover effects are mediated by diet-induced corticosterone itself. To test for the mechanistic role of corticosterone in diet-induced carryover effects, we experimentally treated S. bombifrons larvae with exogenous corticosterone and measured subsequent effects on juvenile behavior and corticosterone levels. We found that while shrimp-fed larvae had elevated corticosterone levels, treatment of larvae with corticosterone itself had effects on juvenile behavior that partially resembled those carryover effects induced by the shrimp diet, such as altered food seeking and higher locomotor activity. However, unlike carryover effects caused by the shrimp diet, larval corticosterone exposure did not affect juvenile corticosterone levels. Overall, our study shows that corticosterone-related mechanisms are likely involved in carryover effects induced by a novel diet, yet such diet-induced carryover effects are not driven by corticosterone alone.
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- A M Shephard
- Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Myers Hall, 915 East 3rd Street, Bloomington IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Myers Hall, 915 East 3rd Street, Bloomington IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Myers Hall, 915 East 3rd Street, Bloomington IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Myers Hall, 915 East 3rd Street, Bloomington IN 47405, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Myers Hall, 915 East 3rd Street, Bloomington IN 47405, USA
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Mucellini AB, Laureano DP, Alves MB, Dalle Molle R, Borges MB, Salvador APDA, Pokhvisneva I, Manfro GG, Silveira PP. The impact of poor fetal growth and chronic hyperpalatable diet exposure in adulthood on hippocampal function and feeding patterns in male rats. Dev Psychobiol 2024; 66:e22459. [PMID: 38372503 DOI: 10.1002/dev.22459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Poor fetal growth affects eating behavior and the mesocorticolimbic system; however, its influence on the hippocampus has been less explored. Brain insulin sensitivity has been linked to developmental plasticity in response to fetal adversity and to cognitive performance following high-fat diet intake. We investigated whether poor fetal growth and exposure to chronic hyperpalatable food in adulthood could influence the recognition of environmental and food cues, eating behavior patterns, and hippocampal insulin signaling. At 60 days of life, we assigned male offspring from a prenatal animal model of 50% food restriction (FR) to receive either a high-fat and -sugar (HFS) diet or standard chow (CON) diet. Behavioral tests were conducted at 140 days, then tissues were collected. HFS groups showed a diminished hippocampal pAkt/Akt ratio. FR-CON and FR-HFS groups had higher levels of suppressor of cytokine signaling 3, compared to control groups. FR groups showed increased exploration of a novel hyperpalatable food, independent of their diet, and HFS groups exhibited overall lower entropy (less random, more predictable eating behavior) when the environment changed. Poor fetal growth and chronic HFS diet in adulthood altered hippocampal insulin signaling and eating patterns, diminishing the flexibility associated with eating behavior in response to extrinsic changes in food availability in the environment.
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- Amanda Brondani Mucellini
- Graduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health, Douglas Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health, Douglas Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculty of Biomedicine, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health, Douglas Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Graduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics and Mental Health, Douglas Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Tavares GA, Torres A, Le Drean G, Queignec M, Castellano B, Tesson L, Remy S, Anegon I, Pitard B, Kaeffer B. Oral Delivery of miR-320-3p with Lipidic Aminoglycoside Derivatives at Mid-Lactation Alters miR-320-3p Endogenous Levels in the Gut and Brain of Adult Rats According to Early or Regular Weaning. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010191. [PMID: 36613633 PMCID: PMC9820440 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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To investigate if the artificial delivery of microRNAs naturally present in the breastmilk can impact the gut and brain of young rats according to weaning. Animals from a new transgenic rat line expressing the green-fluorescent protein in the endocrine lineage (cholecystokinin expressing cells) received a single oral bolus of miR-320-3p or miR-375-3p embedded in DiOleyl-Succinyl-Paromomycin (DOSP) on D-12. The pups were weaned early (D-15), or regularly (D-30). The expression of relevant miRNA, mRNAs, chromatin complexes, and duodenal cell density were assessed at 8 h post-inoculation and on D-45. The miR-320-3p/DOSP induced immediate effects on H3K4me3 chromatin complexes with polr3d promoter (p < 0.05). On regular weaning, on D-45, miR-320-3p and 375-3p were found to be downregulated in the stomach and upregulated in the hypothalamus (p < 0.001), whereas miR-320-3p was upregulated in the duodenum. After early weaning, miR-320-3p and miR-375-3p were downregulated in the stomach and the duodenum, but upregulated in the hypothalamus and the hippocampus. Combination of miR-320-3p/DOSP with early weaning enhanced miR-320-3p and chromogranin A expression in the duodenum. In the female brain stem, miR-320-3p, miR-504, and miR-16-5p levels were all upregulated. Investigating the oral miRNA-320-3p loads in the duodenal cell lineage paved the way for designing new therapeutics to avoid unexpected long-term impacts on the brain.
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- Gabriel Araujo Tavares
- Nantes Université, INRAE, UMR 1280, PhAN, F-44000 Nantes, France
- Laboratory of Neuroplasticity and Behavior, Graduate Program of Nutrition, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife 56070-901, Brazil
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- Nantes Université, INRAE, UMR 1280, PhAN, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, INRAE, UMR 1280, PhAN, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, INRAE, UMR 1280, PhAN, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Platform Rat Transgenesis ImmunoPhenomic, INSERM UMR 1064-CRTI, SFR François Bonamy, CNRS UMS3556, F-44093 Nantes, France
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- Platform Rat Transgenesis ImmunoPhenomic, INSERM UMR 1064-CRTI, SFR François Bonamy, CNRS UMS3556, F-44093 Nantes, France
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- Platform Rat Transgenesis ImmunoPhenomic, INSERM UMR 1064-CRTI, SFR François Bonamy, CNRS UMS3556, F-44093 Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, Univ Angers, INSERM, CNRS, Immunology and New Concepts in Immunotherapy, INCIT UMR1302/EMR6001, F-44000 Nantes, France
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- Nantes Université, INRAE, UMR 1280, PhAN, F-44000 Nantes, France
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Endogenous opioid signaling in the retina modulates sleep/wake activity in mice. Neurobiol Sleep Circadian Rhythms 2022; 13:100078. [PMID: 35800978 PMCID: PMC9254600 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbscr.2022.100078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Sundekilde UK, Kristensen CM, Olsen MA, Pilegaard H, Rasmussen MK. Time-dependent regulation of hepatic Cytochrome P450 mRNA in male liver-specific PGC-1α knockout mice. Toxicology 2022; 469:153121. [PMID: 35143910 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2022.153121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The circadian rhythm has profound effect on the body, exerting effects on diverse events like sleep-wake patterns, eating behavior and hepatic detoxification. The cytochrome p450 s (Cyps) is the main group of enzymes responsible for detoxification. However, the underlying mechanisms behind circadian regulation of the Cyps are currently not fully clarified. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the requirement of hepatic peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) for the circadian regulation of the hepatic expression of Cyp1-4 using liver-specific PGC-1α knockout (LKO) mice and littermate controls. The circadian regulator genes Bmal1 and Clock displayed decreased mRNA content at zietgeber time (ZT) 12, compared to ZT-2 and the mRNA content of Cyp2a4 and Cyp2e1 was higher at ZT-12 than at ZT-2. Moreover, the increase in Cyp2e1 mRNA content was not observed in the PGC-1α LKO mice and hepatic PGC-1α deficiency tended to blunt the rhythmic expression of Clock and Bmal1. However, no circadian regulation was evident at the protein level for the investigated Cyps except for a change in Cyp2e1 protein content in the LKO mice. Of the measured transcription factors, only, the mRNA content of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α, showed rhythmic expression. To further analyze the difference between the control and LKO mice, principal component analyses were executed on the mRNA data. This demonstrated a clear separation of the experimental groups with respect to ZT and genotype. Our finding provides novel insight into the role of hepatic PGC-1α for basic and circadian expression of Cyps in mouse liver. This is important for our understanding of the molecular events behind circadian Cyp regulation and hence circadian regulation of hepatic detoxification capacity.
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de Andrade Silva SC, da Silva AI, Braz GRF, da Silva Pedroza AA, de Lemos MDT, Sellitti DF, Lagranha C. Overfeeding during development induces temporally-dependent changes in areas controlling food intake in the brains of male Wistar rats. Life Sci 2021; 285:119951. [PMID: 34516994 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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AIMS We sought to evaluate the effects of overfeeding during lactation on the feeding behavior and expression of specific regulatory genes in brain areas associated with food intake in 22- and 60-day old male rats. METHODS We evaluated body weight, food intake of standard and palatable diet, and mRNA expression of dopamine receptor D1 (DDR1), dopamine receptor (DDR2), melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R), the μ-opioid receptor (MOR), neuropeptide Y (NPY), agouti-related protein (AGRP), proopiomelanocortin (POMC), cocaine-and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART), serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) transporter (SERT), 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1B (5-HT1B), 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C receptor (5-HT2C), Clock (CLOK), cryptochrome protein 1 (Cry1) and period circadian protein homolog 2 (Per2) in the striatum, hypothalamus and brainstem of male rats at post-natal days (PND) 22 and 60. KEY FINDINGS Overfeeding resulted in significantly increased body weight through PND60, and a 2-fold increase in palatable food intake at PND22, but not at PND60. We observed significant increases in DDR1, DDR2, and MC4R gene expression in the striatum and brainstem and POMC/CART in the hypothalamus of the OF group at PND22 that were reversed by PND60. Hypothalamic levels of 5-HT1B, 5-HT2C and NPY/AGRP on the other hand were decreased at PND22 and increased at PND60 in OF animals. Clock genes were unaffected by OF at PND22, but were significantly elevated at PND60. SIGNIFICANCE Overfeeding during early development of the rat brain results in obesity and altered feeding behavior in early adulthood. The altered behavior might be the consequence of the changes in food intake and reward gene expression.
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- Neuropsychiatry and Behavior Science Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco -UFPE-Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Neuropsychiatry and Behavior Science Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco -UFPE-Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Neuropsychiatry and Behavior Science Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco -UFPE-Recife, PE, Brazil; Laboratory of Biochemistry and Exercise Biochemistry, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - UFPE, Recife, PE, Brazil.
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Rocha MLM, Fernandes PP, Tenório F, Manhães AC, Barradas PC. Malnourishment during early lactation disrupts the ontogenetic distribution of the CART and α-MSH anorexigenic molecules in the arcuate/paraventricular pathway and lateral hypothalamus in male rats. Brain Res 2020; 1743:146906. [PMID: 32473258 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.146906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Developmental malnourishment impacts the energetic metabolism control throughout life. In rat offspring, a 0% protein diet during the first 10 days of lactation results in leptin resistance and in alterations in: feeding behavior, serum leptin and neuropeptide Y (NPY) levels in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC)/paraventricular (PVN) pathway. Here, the distributions of alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) and cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART), anorexigenic molecules, were immunohistochemically assessed in the ARC, PVN and lateral hypothalamus (LH) nuclei. Rat dams were subjected to one of the following diet protocols from postnatal day (P) 1-10: 1) Protein-free (PFG, 0% protein chow); 2) Pair-fed (UFG, normoprotein chow); 3) Control group (CG, normoprotein chow). PFG, UFG and CG male offspring were analyzed at different time points, from P5 to P180. In the ARC, PFG α-MSH and CART were increased from P10 to P45 when compared to CG and UFG. In the PVN, α-MSH and CART peaks in PFG animals were delayed from P20 to P30 when compared to CG. In the LH, CART was more intense in PFG animals than in UFG and CG ones by P20, and, by P30, UFG immunostaining became less intense than in CG. In conclusion, aproteic diet altered the ontogenetic distribution of both anorexigenic molecules. In the PVN, the peak was delayed to P30, which coincides with the leptin peak and follows the previously described NPY (orexigenic) peak in this model. The permanent LH CART and α-MSH increase may be associated with the previously observed PFG hypophagia.
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- Michael L M Rocha
- Laboratório de Neurobiologia do Desenvolvimento, Departamento de Farmacologia e Psicobiologia, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomédico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiologia do Desenvolvimento, Departamento de Farmacologia e Psicobiologia, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomédico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiologia do Desenvolvimento, Departamento de Farmacologia e Psicobiologia, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomédico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomédico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Neurobiologia do Desenvolvimento, Departamento de Farmacologia e Psicobiologia, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomédico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Early life stress induced by maternal separation during lactation alters the eating behavior and serotonin system in middle-aged rat female offspring. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2020; 192:172908. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2020.172908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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de Souza JA, do Amaral Almeida LC, Tavares GA, Falcão LDAL, Beltrão LC, Costa FCO, de Souza FL, da Silva MC, de Souza SL. Dual exposure to stress in different stages of development affects eating behavior of male Wistar rats. Physiol Behav 2020; 214:112769. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Nakamura K, Takahashi T, Hosomi T, Seki T, Kanai M, Zhang G, Nagashima K, Shibata N, Yanagida T. Redox-Inactive CO 2 Determines Atmospheric Stability of Electrical Properties of ZnO Nanowire Devices through a Room-Temperature Surface Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:40260-40266. [PMID: 31581773 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b13231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Emerging interactive electronics for the Internet of Things era inherently require the long-term stability of semiconductor devices exposed to air. Nanostructured metal oxides are promising options for such atmospherically stable semiconductor devices owing to their inherent stability in air. Among various oxide nanostructures, ZnO nanowires have been the most intensively studied for electrical and optical device applications. Here, we demonstrate a strategy for achieving the atmospheric electrical stability of ZnO nanowire devices. Although the chemically active oxygen and water in air are strong candidates for affecting the electrical stability of nanoscale metal oxides, we found that the ppm-level redox-inactive CO2 in air critically determines the atmospheric electrical stability of hydrothermally grown single-crystalline ZnO nanowires. A series of analyses using atmosphere-controlled electrical characterization of single nanowire devices, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy consistently revealed that atmospheric CO2 reacts substantially with the ZnO nanowire surfaces, even at room temperature, to form an electrically insulative zinc carbonate thin layer. The formation of this layer essentially limits the atmospheric electrical stability of the ZnO nanowire devices. Based on this surface carbonation mechanism, we propose a strategy to suppress the detrimental surface reaction, which is based on (1) reducing the density of surface hydroxyl groups and (2) improving the nanowire crystallinity by thermal pretreatment. This approach improves the atmospheric electrical stability to at least 40 days in air.
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- Kentaro Nakamura
- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering , Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen , Kasuga , Fukuoka 816-8580 , Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering , Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen , Kasuga , Fukuoka 816-8580 , Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering , Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen , Kasuga , Fukuoka 816-8580 , Japan
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- Institute of Engineering Innovation , The University of Tokyo , 2-11-16 Yayoi , Bunkyo , Tokyo 113-8656 , Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering , Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen , Kasuga , Fukuoka 816-8580 , Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering , Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen , Kasuga , Fukuoka 816-8580 , Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering , Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen , Kasuga , Fukuoka 816-8580 , Japan
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- Institute of Engineering Innovation , The University of Tokyo , 2-11-16 Yayoi , Bunkyo , Tokyo 113-8656 , Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering , Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen , Kasuga , Fukuoka 816-8580 , Japan
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Beuzelin D, Pitard B, Kaeffer B. Oral Delivery of miRNA With Lipidic Aminoglycoside Derivatives in the Breastfed Rat. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1037. [PMID: 31456698 PMCID: PMC6700720 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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CONTEXT Specific targeting of endogenous miRNAs which are involved in epigenetics, may help understanding homeostasis with therapeutic benefits. We use new biologically inspired vehicles consisting of lipoaminoglycosides to deliver in vivo mir-320-3p, a known human breast milk exosomal miRNA, or its antagomiR. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four lipoaminoglycosides were screened for cytotoxicity and their biophysical properties. 1-h breast-restricted rats received single-oral treatment of either the lipoaminoglycoside Dioleyl-Succinyl Paromomycin (DOSP) complexed with miRNA or antagomiR, or of control medium at the light on (ZeitGeber Time: ZT-0H) or off (ZT-12H). Glycemia, triglycerides, cholesterol, free-fatty acid were assayed at 0, 4, 8, and 12 h post-treatment. In the stomach, small intestine, liver, plasma, adipose tissue, plexus choroid, and cortex, relevant miRNA with precursors and mRNA (polr3d, hspb6, c-myc, stat1, clock, bmal1, per1, npas2, sirt1-6, and cyclinD1) were quantified by q-PCR. Expression of POLR3D and HSPB6 proteins were analyzed in stomach and liver by Western blot. Immunoprecipitations with anti-AGO1 and 2 were performed on nuclear and cytoplasmic fractions of gastric cells along with detection of miRNA-320-3p in nucleoli. Chromatin ImmunoPrecipitation with anti-Trimethyl-histone-3-Lys-4 and Lys-27 detecting the polr3d promoter and miR-320-3p, were performed for all groups. RESULTS Selected DOSP (diameter: 80-200 nm) did not alter gastric extracellular vesicle secretion a few hours after intake. The miR-320-3p was mainly found in gastric or small intestinal cells, reaching the blood and liver in low amount. We have found significant up-regulation of polr3d mRNA (ANOVA, p < 0.0001) at ZT-20H for the miR-320-3p-supplemented group and a higher expression of POLR3D for antagomiR group (ANOVA, p < 0.05). We had a low accumulation of miR-320-3p at ZT-20H in nucleoli, without stat1 evolution. Delivering a high amount of miRNA or antagomiR disrupts RNA-Induced Silencing Complexes in cytoplasm triggering some transfer of extracellular molecules into nuclei with alteration of immune complexes on the polr3d promoter (with a higher amount found in the K4 histone-3-me3 immune complexes at ZT-20H). CONCLUSION Extracellular miRNAs embedded in DOSP have a rapid impact on RNAi and on nuclear chromatin complexes depending on the daily rhythm. An integrative view of the impact of extracellular miRNA on physiology will improve assaying epigenetic manipulations following nutritional stress.
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- Diane Beuzelin
- UMR 1280, NUN, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Nantes, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie et Immunologie Nantes Angers (CRCINA), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Université d’Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- UMR 1280, NUN, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Nantes, France
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Pedroza A, Ferreira DS, Santana DF, da Silva PT, de Aguiar Júnior FCA, Sellitti DF, Lagranha CJ. A maternal low-protein diet and neonatal overnutrition result in similar changes to glomerular morphology and renal cortical oxidative stress measures in male Wistar rats. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2019; 44:164-171. [DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2018-0288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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There is a strong correlation between inadequate gestational and postpartum nutrition and the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. The present study investigated the effects of a maternal low-protein diet and neonatal overfeeding on the oxidative balance and morphology of the renal cortex of male Wistar rats. Two independent protocols were used. First, pregnant Wistar rats received diets containing either 17% (normal protein) or 8% (low protein) casein throughout pregnancy and lactation. Second, the litter size was reduced by one-third on the third postnatal day to induce overnourishment in offspring. At 30 days, the oxidative balance and morphology of the renal cortex were analyzed. There was a small but significant increase in renal corpuscle area in the low protein (LP, 5%) and overnutrition (ON, 8%) groups. Glomerular tuft area also increased in LP (6%) and ON (9%), as did glomerular cellularity (LP, +11%; ON, +12%). In the oxidative stress analyses, both nutritional insults significantly elevated lipid peroxidation (LP, +18%; ON, +135%) and protein oxidation (LP, +40%; ON, +65%) while significantly reducing nonenzymatic antioxidant defenses, measured as reduced glutathione (LP, –32%; ON, –45%) and total thiol content (LP, –28%; ON, –24%). We also observed a decrease in superoxide dismutase (LP, –78%; ON, –51%), catalase (LP, –18%; ON, –61%), and glutathione S-transferase (only in ON, –44%) activities. Our results demonstrate that nutritional insults, even those of a very different nature, during perinatal development can result in similar changes in oxidative parameters and glomerular morphology in the renal cortex.
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- Anderson Pedroza
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Exercise Biochemistry, Academic Center of Vitoria, Federal University of Pernambuco, Vitoria de Santo Antao, 55608-680, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Exercise Biochemistry, Academic Center of Vitoria, Federal University of Pernambuco, Vitoria de Santo Antao, 55608-680, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Exercise Biochemistry, Academic Center of Vitoria, Federal University of Pernambuco, Vitoria de Santo Antao, 55608-680, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Academic Center of Vitoria, Federal University of Pernambuco, Vitoria de Santo Antao, 55608-680, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Exercise Biochemistry, Academic Center of Vitoria, Federal University of Pernambuco, Vitoria de Santo Antao, 55608-680, Brazil
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Loganathan N, Salehi A, Chalmers JA, Belsham DD. Bisphenol A Alters Bmal1, Per2, and Rev-Erba mRNA and Requires Bmal1 to Increase Neuropeptide Y Expression in Hypothalamic Neurons. Endocrinology 2019; 160:181-192. [PMID: 30500912 PMCID: PMC6307099 DOI: 10.1210/en.2018-00881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Bisphenol A (BPA), a ubiquitous environmental endocrine disruptor, is considered an obesogen. However, its role in the hypothalamic control of energy balance remains largely unexplored. Because disruption of the circadian clock is tightly associated with metabolic consequences, we explored how BPA affects the components of the molecular circadian clock in the feeding-related neurons of the hypothalamus. In immortalized POMC and NPY/AgRP-expressing hypothalamic cell lines and primary culture, we describe how BPA significantly alters mRNA expression of circadian clock genes Bmal1,Per2, and Rev-Erbα. Furthermore, we use newly generated Bmal1-knockout (KO) hypothalamic cell lines to link the BPA-induced neuropeptide dysregulation to the molecular clock. Specifically, BPA increased Npy, Agrp, and Pomc mRNA expression in wild type hypothalamic cells, whereas the increase in Npy, but not Agrp or Pomc, was abolished in cell lines lacking BMAL1. In line with this increase, BPA led to increased BMAL1 binding to the Npy promotor, potentially increasing Npy transcription. In conclusion, we show that BPA-mediated dysregulation of the circadian molecular clock is linked to the deleterious effects of BPA on neuropeptide expression. Furthermore, we describe hypothalamic Bmal1-KO cell lines to study the role of BMAL1 in hypothalamic responses to metabolic, hormonal, and environmental factors.
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- Neruja Loganathan
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Protein-restriction diet during the suckling phase programs rat metabolism against obesity and insulin resistance exacerbation induced by a high-fat diet in adulthood. J Nutr Biochem 2018; 57:153-161. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2018.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Olejníková L, Polidarová L, Behuliak M, Sládek M, Sumová A. Circadian alignment in a foster mother improves the offspring's pathological phenotype. J Physiol 2018; 596:5757-5775. [PMID: 29748957 DOI: 10.1113/jp275585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS In mammals, the mother-offspring interaction is essential for health later in adulthood. The impact of altered timing and quality of maternal care on the offspring's circadian system was assessed using a cross-strain fostering approach. Better maternal care facilitated the development of amplitudes of Bmal1 clock gene expression in the central clock, as well as the clock-driven activity/rest rhythm, and also its entrainment to the external light/dark cycle. Worse maternal care impaired entrainment of the central clock parameters in the Wistar rat during the early developmental stages. Better maternal care remedied the dampened amplitudes of the colonic clock, as well as cardiovascular functions. The results provide compelling evidence that the circadian phenotype of a foster mother may affect the pathological symptoms of the offspring, even if they are genetically programmed. ABSTRACT In mammals, the mother-offspring interaction is essential for health later in adulthood. Maternal care is determined by the circadian phenotype of the mother. The impact of altered timing and quality of maternal care on the circadian system was assessed using a cross-strain fostering approach, with 'abnormal' (i.e. circadian misaligned) care being represented by spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and 'normal' care by Wistar rats. The SHR mothers worsened synchrony of the central clock in the suprachiasmatic nuclei with the light/dark cycle in Wistar rat pups, although this effect disappeared after weaning. The maternal care provided by Wistar rat mothers to SHR pups facilitated the development of amplitudes of the Bmal1 expression rhythm in the suprachiasmatic nuclei of the hypothalamus, as well as the clock-driven activity/rest rhythm and its entrainment to the external light/dark cycle. The peripheral clocks in the liver and colon responded robustly to cross-strain fostering; the circadian phenotype of the Wistar rat foster mother remedied the dampened amplitudes of the colonic clock in SHR pups and improved their cardiovascular functions. In general, the more intensive maternal care of the Wistar rat mothers improved most of the parameters of the abnormal SHR circadian phenotype in adulthood; conversely, the less frequent maternal care of the SHR mothers worsened these parameters in the Wistar rat during the early developmental stages. Altogether, our data provide compelling evidence that the circadian phenotype of a foster mother may positively and negatively affect the regulatory mechanisms of various physiological parameters, even if the pathological symptoms are genetically programmed.
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- Department of Experimental Hypertension, Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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Borck PC, Batista TM, Vettorazzi JF, Camargo RL, Boschero AC, Vieira E, Carneiro EM. Protein malnutrition after weaning disrupts peripheral clock and daily insulin secretion in mice. J Nutr Biochem 2017; 50:54-65. [PMID: 29032081 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2017.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Changes in nutritional state may alter circadian rhythms through alterations in expression of clock genes. Protein deficiency has a profound effect on body metabolism, but the effect of this nutrient restriction after weaning on biological clock has not been explored. Thus, this study aims to investigate whether the protein restriction affects the daily oscillation in the behavior and metabolic rhythms, as well as expression of clock genes in peripheral tissues. Male C57BL/6 J mice, after weaning, were fed a normal-protein (NP) diet or a low-protein (LP) diet for 8 weeks. Mice fed an LP diet did not show difference in locomotor activity and energy expenditure, but the food intake was increased, with parallel increased expression of the orexigenic neuropeptide Npy and disruption of the anorexigenic Pomc oscillatory pattern in the hypothalamus. LP mice showed disruption in the daily rhythmic patterns of plasma glucose, triglycerides and insulin. Also, the rhythmic expression of clock genes in peripheral tissues and pancreatic islets was altered in LP mice. In pancreatic islets, the disruption of clock genes was followed by impairment of daily glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and the expression of genes involved in exocytosis. Pharmacological activation of REV-ERBα could not restore the insulin secretion in LP mice. The present study demonstrates that protein restriction, leading to development of malnutrition, alters the peripheral clock and metabolic outputs, suggesting that this nutrient provides important entraining cues to regulate the daily fluctuation of biological clock.
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MESH Headings
- Adipose Tissue, White/metabolism
- Animals
- Biological Clocks
- CLOCK Proteins/genetics
- CLOCK Proteins/metabolism
- Diet, Protein-Restricted/adverse effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/drug effects
- Glycine/analogs & derivatives
- Glycine/pharmacology
- Hypothalamus/metabolism
- Insulin/genetics
- Insulin/metabolism
- Insulin Secretion
- Insulin-Secreting Cells/drug effects
- Insulin-Secreting Cells/metabolism
- Isoquinolines/pharmacology
- Liver/metabolism
- Male
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
- Neurons/metabolism
- Neuropeptide Y/genetics
- Neuropeptide Y/metabolism
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group D, Member 1/agonists
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group D, Member 1/antagonists & inhibitors
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group D, Member 1/metabolism
- Organ Specificity
- Pro-Opiomelanocortin/genetics
- Pro-Opiomelanocortin/metabolism
- Protein Deficiency/etiology
- Protein Deficiency/physiopathology
- Random Allocation
- Thiophenes/pharmacology
- Weaning
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- Patricia Cristine Borck
- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas/UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas/UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas/UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas/UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas/UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program on Physical Education, Universidade Católica de Brasília-UCB, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas/UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Kiryanova V, Smith VM, Dyck RH, Antle MC. Circadian behavior of adult mice exposed to stress and fluoxetine during development. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2017; 234:793-804. [PMID: 28028599 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-016-4515-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Women of child-bearing age are the population at greatest risk for depression. The stress experienced during pregnancy and the associated antidepressant treatments can both affect fetal development. Fluoxetine (FLX) is among the most common antidepressants used by pregnant women. We have previously demonstrated that perinatal exposure to FLX can alter expression of circadian rhythms in adulthood. Here, we examine the combined effects of maternal stress during pregnancy and perinatal exposure to the antidepressant FLX on the circadian behavior of mice as adults. METHODS Mouse dams were exposed to chronic unpredictable stress (embryonic (E) day 7 to E18), FLX (E15 to postnatal day 12), a combination of both stress and FLX, or were left untreated. At 2 months of age, male offspring were placed in recording chambers and circadian organization of wheel running rhythms and phase shifts to photic and non-photic stimuli were assessed. RESULTS Mice exposed to prenatal stress (PS) had smaller light-induced phase delays. Mice exposed to perinatal FLX required more days to re-entrainment to an 8-h phase advance of their light-dark cycle. Mice subjected to either perinatal FLX or to PS had larger light-induced phase advances and smaller phase advances to 8-OH-DPAT. FLX treatment partially reversed the effect of PS on phase shifts to late-night light exposure and to 8-OH-DPAT. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that, in mice, perinatal exposure to either FLX, or PS, or their combination, leads to discernible, persistent changes in their circadian systems as adults.
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- Veronika Kiryanova
- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada. .,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. .,Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Crossland RF, Balasa A, Ramakrishnan R, Mahadevan SK, Fiorotto ML, Van den Veyver IB. Chronic Maternal Low-Protein Diet in Mice Affects Anxiety, Night-Time Energy Expenditure and Sleep Patterns, but Not Circadian Rhythm in Male Offspring. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0170127. [PMID: 28099477 PMCID: PMC5242516 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Offspring of murine dams chronically fed a protein-restricted diet have an increased risk for metabolic and neurobehavioral disorders. Previously we showed that adult offspring, developmentally exposed to a chronic maternal low-protein (MLP) diet, had lower body and hind-leg muscle weights and decreased liver enzyme serum levels. We conducted energy expenditure, neurobehavioral and circadian rhythm assays in male offspring to examine mechanisms for the body-weight phenotype and assess neurodevelopmental implications of MLP exposure. C57BL/6J dams were fed a protein restricted (8%protein, MLP) or a control protein (20% protein, C) diet from four weeks before mating until weaning of offspring. Male offspring were weaned to standard rodent diet (20% protein) and single-housed until 8–12 weeks of age. We examined body composition, food intake, energy expenditure, spontaneous rearing activity and sleep patterns and performed behavioral assays for anxiety (open field activity, elevated plus maze [EPM], light/dark exploration), depression (tail suspension and forced swim test), sociability (three-chamber), repetitive (marble burying), learning and memory (fear conditioning), and circadian behavior (wheel-running activity during light-dark and constant dark cycles). We also measured circadian gene expression in hypothalamus and liver at different Zeitgeber times (ZT). Male offspring from separate MLP exposed dams had significantly greater body fat (P = 0.03), less energy expenditure (P = 0.004), less rearing activity (P = 0.04) and a greater number of night-time rest/sleep bouts (P = 0.03) compared to control. MLP offspring displayed greater anxiety-like behavior in the EPM (P<0.01) but had no learning and memory deficit in fear-conditioning assay (P = 0.02). There was an effect of time on Per1, Per 2 and Clock circadian gene expression in the hypothalamus but not on circadian behavior. Thus, transplacental and early developmental exposure of dams to chronic MLP reduces food intake and energy expenditure, increases anxiety like behavior and disturbs sleep patterns but not circadian rhythm in adult male offspring.
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- Randy F. Crossland
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States of America
- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- USDA/Agricultural Research Service Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Houston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, United States of America
- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States of America
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Taurine Treatment Modulates Circadian Rhythms in Mice Fed A High Fat Diet. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36801. [PMID: 27857215 PMCID: PMC5114685 DOI: 10.1038/srep36801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Close ties have been made among certain nutrients, obesity, type 2 diabetes and circadian clocks. Among nutrients, taurine has been documented as being effective against obesity and type 2 diabetes. However, the impact of taurine on circadian clocks has not been elucidated. We investigated whether taurine can modulate or correct disturbances in daily rhythms caused by a high-fat diet in mice. Male C57BL/6 mice were divided in four groups: control (C), control + taurine (C+T), high-fat diet (HFD) and HFD + taurine (HFD+T). They were administered 2% taurine in their drinking water for 10 weeks. Mice were euthanized at 6:00, 12:00, 18:00, and 24:00. HFD mice increased body weight, visceral fat and food intake, as well as higher levels of glucose, insulin and leptin, throughout the 24 h. Taurine prevented increments in food intake, body weight and visceral fat, improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity and reduced disturbances in the 24 h patterns of plasma insulin and leptin. HFD downregulated the expression of clock genes Rev-erbα, Bmal1, and Per1 in pancreatic islets. Taurine normalized the gene and protein expression of PER1 in beta-cells, which suggests that it could be beneficial for the correction of daily rhythms and the amelioration of obesity and diabetes.
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Effects of perinatal protein malnutrition and fenfluramine action on food intake and neuronal activation in the hypothalamus and raphe nuclei of neonate rats. Physiol Behav 2016; 165:35-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A review of fundamental principles for animal models of DOHaD research: an Australian perspective. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2016; 7:449-472. [DOI: 10.1017/s2040174416000477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Epidemiology formed the basis of ‘the Barker hypothesis’, the concept of ‘developmental programming’ and today’s discipline of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD). Animal experimentation provided proof of the underlying concepts, and continues to generate knowledge of underlying mechanisms. Interventions in humans, based on DOHaD principles, will be informed by experiments in animals. As knowledge in this discipline has accumulated, from studies of humans and other animals, the complexity of interactions between genome, environment and epigenetics, has been revealed. The vast nature of programming stimuli and breadth of effects is becoming known. As a result of our accumulating knowledge we now appreciate the impact of many variables that contribute to programmed outcomes. To guide further animal research in this field, the Australia and New Zealand DOHaD society (ANZ DOHaD) Animals Models of DOHaD Research Working Group convened at the 2nd Annual ANZ DOHaD Congress in Melbourne, Australia in April 2015. This review summarizes the contributions of animal research to the understanding of DOHaD, and makes recommendations for the design and conduct of animal experiments to maximize relevance, reproducibility and translation of knowledge into improving health and well-being.
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Desai M, Han G, Ross MG. Programmed hyperphagia in offspring of obese dams: Altered expression of hypothalamic nutrient sensors, neurogenic factors and epigenetic modulators. Appetite 2016; 99:193-199. [PMID: 26785315 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 01/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Maternal overnutrition results in programmed offspring obesity, mediated in part, by hyperphagia. This is remarkably similar to the effects of maternal undernutrition on offspring hyperphagia and obesity. In view of the marked differences in the energy environment of the over and under-nutrition exposures, we studied the expression of select epigenetic modifiers associated with energy imbalance including neurogenic factors and appetite/satiety neuropeptides which are indicative of neurogenic differentiation. HF offspring were exposed to maternal overnutrition (high fat diet; HF) during pregnancy and lactation. We determined the protein expression of energy sensors (mTOR, pAMPK), epigenetic factors (DNA methylase, DNMT1; histone deacetylase, SIRT1/HDAC1), neurogenic factors (Hes1, Mash1, Ngn3) and appetite/satiety neuropeptides (AgRP/POMC) in newborn hypothalamus and adult arcuate nucleus (ARC). Despite maternal obesity, male offspring born to obese dams had similar body weight at birth as Controls. However, when nursed by the same dams, male offspring of obese dams exhibited marked adiposity. At 1 day of age, HF newborn males had significantly decreased energy sensors, DNMT1 including Hes1 and Mash1, which may impact neuroprogenitor cell proliferation and differentiation. This is consistent with increased AgRP in HF newborns. At 6 months of age, HF adult males had significantly increased energy sensors and decreased histone deactylases. In addition, the persistent decreased Hes1, Mash1 as well as Ngn3 are consistent with increased AgRP and decreased POMC. Thus, altered energy sensors and epigenetic responses which modulate gene expression and adult neuronal differentiation may contribute to hyperphagia and obesity in HF male offspring.
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- Mina Desai
- Perinatal Research Laboratories, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA.
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- Perinatal Research Laboratories, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA
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- Perinatal Research Laboratories, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA
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Taurine supplementation preserves hypothalamic leptin action in normal and protein-restricted mice fed on a high-fat diet. Amino Acids 2015; 47:2419-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-015-2035-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Araminaite V, Zalgeviciene V, Simkunaite-Rizgeliene R, Stukas R, Kaminskas A, Tutkuviene J. Maternal caloric restriction prior to pregnancy increases the body weight of the second-generation male offspring and shortens their longevity in rats. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2015; 234:41-50. [PMID: 25175031 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.234.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Maternal undernutrition can affect offspring's physical status and various health parameters that might be transmittable across several generations. Many studies have focused on undernutrition throughout pregnancy, whereas maternal undernutrition prior to pregnancy is not sufficiently studied. The objective of our study was to explore the effects of food restriction prior to and during pregnancy on body weight and longevity of the second generation offspring. Adult female Wistar rats ("F0" generation) were 50% food restricted for one month prior to pregnancy (pre-pregnancy) or during pre-pregnancy and pregnancy. The third group was fed normally (control). The first generation offspring were normally fed until the 6(th) month of age to produce the second generation offspring; namely, the first-generation female rats were mated with male breeders from outside the experiment. The second generation offspring thus obtained were observed until natural death (up to 36 months). Compared to the controls, the second-generation male offspring whose "grandmothers (F0 females)" undernourished only during pre-pregnancy were significantly heavier from the 8(th) month of age, whereas no significant weight difference was found in the male offspring whose "grandmothers" were food-restricted during pre-pregnancy and pregnancy. Shorter lifespan was observed in the second-generation male offspring of "grandmothers" that were food-restricted either during pre-pregnancy or during pre-pregnancy and pregnancy. By contrast, no differences in body weight and lifespan were observed in all second-generation female offspring. In conclusion, maternal caloric restriction prior to pregnancy increases the body weight and shortens the longevity of the second-generation male offspring, indicating the sex-dependent transgenerational effect of maternal caloric restriction.
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- Violeta Araminaite
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Anthropology, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University
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Body composition and behaviour in adult rats are influenced by maternal diet, maternal age and high-fat feeding. J Nutr Sci 2015; 4:e3. [PMID: 26090100 PMCID: PMC4463023 DOI: 10.1017/jns.2014.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Revised: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Fetal exposure to maternal undernutrition has lifelong consequences for physiological and
metabolic function. Maternal low-protein diet is associated with an age-related phenotype
in rats, characterised by a period of resistance to development of obesity in early
adulthood, giving way to an obesity-prone, insulin-resistant state in later adulthood.
Offspring of rats fed a control (18 % casein) or low-protein (9 % casein; LP) diet in
pregnancy were challenged with a high-fat diet at 9 months of age. To assess whether other
maternal factors modulated the programming effects of nutrition, offspring were studied
from young (2–4 months old) and older (6–9 months old) mothers. Weight gain with a
high-fat diet was attenuated in male offspring of older mothers fed LP (interaction of
maternal age and diet; P = 0·011) and adipose tissue deposition was lower
with LP feeding in both males and females (P < 0·05). Although the
resistance to weight gain and adiposity was partially explained by lower energy intake in
offspring of LP mothers (P < 0·001 males only), it was apparent
that energy expenditure must be influenced by maternal diet and age. Assessment of
locomotor activity indicated that energy expenditure associated with physical activity was
unlikely to explain resistance to weight gain, but showed that offspring of older mothers
were more anxious than those of younger mothers, with more rearing observed in a novel
environment and on the elevated plus-maze. The data showed that in addition to maternal
undernutrition, greater maternal age may influence development and long-term body
composition in the rat.
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Effects of maternal separation on the dietary preference and behavioral satiety sequence in rats. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2015; 5:219-28. [PMID: 24901662 DOI: 10.1017/s204017441400018x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This study investigated the effects of maternal separation on the feeding behavior of rats. A maternal separation model was used on postnatal day 1 (PND1), forming the following groups: in the maternal separation (MS) group, pups were separated from their mothers each day from PND1 to PND14, whereas in the control (C) group pups were kept with their mothers. Subgroups were formed to study the effects of light and darkness: control with dark and light exposure, female and male (CF and CM), and maternal separation with dark and light exposure, female and male (SDF, SDM, SLF and SLM). Female rats had higher caloric intake relative to body weight compared with male controls in the dark period only (CF=23.3±0.5 v. CM=18.2±0.7, P<0.001). Macronutrient feeding preferences were observed, with male rats exhibiting higher caloric intake from a protein diet as compared with female rats (CF=4.1±0.7, n=8 v. CM=7.0±0.5, n=8, P<0.05) and satiety development was not interrupted. Female rats had a higher adrenal weight as compared with male rats independently of experimental groups and exhibited a higher concentration of serum triglycerides (n=8, P<0.001). The study indicates possible phenotypic adjustments in the structure of feeding behavior promoted by maternal separation, especially in the dark cycle. The dissociation between the mother's presence and milk intake probably induces adjustments in feeding behavior during adulthood.
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Hale MW, Spencer SJ, Conti B, Jasoni CL, Kent S, Radler ME, Reyes TM, Sominsky L. Diet, behavior and immunity across the lifespan. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2014; 58:46-62. [PMID: 25524877 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2014] [Revised: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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It is increasingly appreciated that perinatal events can set an organism on a life-long trajectory for either health or disease, resilience or risk. One early life variable that has proven critical for optimal development is the nutritional environment in which the organism develops. Extensive research has documented the effects of both undernutrition and overnutrition, with strong links evident for an increased risk for obesity and metabolic disorders, as well as adverse mental health outcomes. Recent work has highlighted a critical role of the immune system, in linking diet with long term health and behavioral outcomes. The present review will summarize the recent literature regarding the interactions of diet, immunity, and behavior.
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- Matthew W Hale
- School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences and Health Innovations Research Institute (HIRi), RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Centre for Neuroendocrinology, Gravida: National Centre for Growth and Development, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- School of Health Sciences and Health Innovations Research Institute (HIRi), RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Agnoux AM, Antignac JP, Simard G, Poupeau G, Darmaun D, Parnet P, Alexandre-Gouabau MC. Time window-dependent effect of perinatal maternal protein restriction on insulin sensitivity and energy substrate oxidation in adult male offspring. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2014; 307:R184-97. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00015.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Epidemiological and experimental evidence suggests that a suboptimal environment during perinatal life programs offspring susceptibility to the development of metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes. We hypothesized that the lasting impact of perinatal protein deprivation on mitochondrial fuel oxidation and insulin sensitivity would depend on the time window of exposure. To improve our understanding of underlying mechanisms, an integrative approach was used, combining the assessment of insulin sensitivity and untargeted mass spectrometry-based metabolomics in the offspring. A hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp was performed in adult male rats born from dams fed a low-protein diet during gestation and/or lactation, and subsequently exposed to a Western diet (WD) for 10 wk. Metabolomics was combined with targeted acylcarnitine profiling and analysis of liver gene expression to identify markers of adaptation to WD that influence the phenotype outcome evaluated by body composition analysis. At adulthood, offspring of protein-restricted dams had impaired insulin secretion when fed a standard diet. Moreover, rats who demonstrated catch-up growth at weaning displayed higher gluconeogenesis and branched-chain amino acid catabolism, and lower fatty acid β-oxidation compared with control rats. Postweaning exposure of intrauterine growth restriction-born rats to a WD exacerbated incomplete fatty acid β-oxidation and excess fat deposition. Control offspring nursed by protein-restricted mothers showed peculiar low-fat accretion through adulthood and preserved insulin sensitivity even after WD-exposure. Altogether, our findings suggest a testable hypothesis about how maternal diet might influence metabolic outcomes (insulin sensitivity) in the next generation such as mitochondrial overload and/or substrate oxidation inflexibility dependent on the time window of perinatal dietary manipulation.
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- Aurore Martin Agnoux
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Institut des maladies de l'appareil digestif (IMAD), Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Ouest (CRNH), Nantes, France
- Université de Nantes, UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, IMAD, CRNH, Nantes, France
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- L'Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (LUNAM) université, Oniris, Laboratoire d'Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments, Unité Sous Contrat (USC) INRA, Nantes, France
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- LUNAM Université, Angers, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1063, Angers, France; and
- Université d'Angers, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Angers, Department of Biochemistry, Angers, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Institut des maladies de l'appareil digestif (IMAD), Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Ouest (CRNH), Nantes, France
- Université de Nantes, UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, IMAD, CRNH, Nantes, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Institut des maladies de l'appareil digestif (IMAD), Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Ouest (CRNH), Nantes, France
- Université de Nantes, UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, IMAD, CRNH, Nantes, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Institut des maladies de l'appareil digestif (IMAD), Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Ouest (CRNH), Nantes, France
- Université de Nantes, UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, IMAD, CRNH, Nantes, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Institut des maladies de l'appareil digestif (IMAD), Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Ouest (CRNH), Nantes, France
- Université de Nantes, UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, IMAD, CRNH, Nantes, France
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Carter R, Mouralidarane A, Soeda J, Ray S, Pombo J, Saraswati R, Novelli M, Fusai G, Rappa F, Saracino C, Pazienza V, Poston L, Taylor PD, Vinciguerra M, Oben JA. Non-alcoholic fatty pancreas disease pathogenesis: a role for developmental programming and altered circadian rhythms. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89505. [PMID: 24657938 PMCID: PMC3962337 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Emerging evidence suggests that maternal obesity (MO) predisposes offspring to obesity and the recently described non-alcoholic fatty pancreas disease (NAFPD) but involved mechanisms remain unclear. Using a pathophysiologically relevant murine model, we here investigated a role for the biological clock--molecular core circadian genes (CCG) in the generation of NAFPD. DESIGN Female C57BL6 mice were fed an obesogenic diet (OD) or standard chow (SC) for 6 weeks, prior to pregnancy and throughout gestation and lactation: resulting offspring were subsequently weaned onto either OD (Ob_Ob and Con_Ob) or standard chow (Ob_Con and Con_Con) for 6 months. Biochemical, pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrogenic markers associated with NAFPD were then evaluated and CCG mRNA expression in the pancreas determined. RESULTS Offspring of obese dams weaned on to OD (Ob_Ob) had significantly increased (p≤0.05): bodyweight, pancreatic triglycerides, macrovesicular pancreatic fatty-infiltration, and pancreatic mRNA expression of TNF-α, IL-6, α-SMA, TGF-β and increased collagen compared to offspring of control dams weaned on to control chow (Con_Con). Analyses of CCG expression demonstrated a phase shift in CLOCK (-4.818, p<0.01), REV-ERB-α (-1.4,p<0.05) and Per2 (3.27,p<0.05) in association with decreased amplitude in BMAL-1 (-0.914,p<0.05) and PER2 (1.18,p<0.005) in Ob_Ob compared to Con_Con. 2-way ANOVA revealed significant interaction between MO and post-weaning OD in expression of CLOCK (p<0.005), PER1 (p<0.005) and PER2 (p<0.05) whilst MO alone influenced the observed rhythmic variance in expression of all 5 measured CCG. CONCLUSIONS Fetal and neonatal exposure to a maternal obesogenic environment interacts with a post-natal hyper-calorific environment to induce offspring NAFPD through mechanisms involving perturbations in CCG expression.
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- Rebeca Carter
- Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Women's Health, King's College London and King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Women's Health, King's College London and King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Pathology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant Unit, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, Section of Human Anatomy, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
- Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST), Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology Unit, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology Unit, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Division of Women's Health, King's College London and King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Women's Health, King's College London and King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST), Palermo, Italy
- Department of Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology Unit, IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, Royal Free Hospital, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Martin Agnoux A, Alexandre-Gouabau MC, Le Dréan G, Antignac JP, Parnet P. Relative contribution of foetal and post-natal nutritional periods on feeding regulation in adult rats. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2014; 210:188-201. [PMID: 24010762 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of both foetal and/or post-natal nutritional periods on feeding regulation in adult rats. METHODS Body weight gain, adipose tissue development, food preferences and feeding pattern under regular chow or Western diets were characterized on four experimental groups of rats: pups born from protein-restricted dams (R) and weaned by control (RC) or R dams (RR) and pups born from control dams weaned by C (CC) or R dams (CR). RESULTS Rats born with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and fed a Western diet at adulthood appeared predisposed to body weight gain and more fat accretion, whereas CR rats, despite their preference for high-fat diet and their hyperphagia for Western diet, did not show significant increase in fat tissue. Daytime food intakes, as well as their speed of ingestion, were found modified in RC and RR. Alterations in the hypothalamic appetite regulatory mechanisms were investigated through neuropeptide expression analysis. IUGR rats showed altered expression of key elements of leptin and NPY signalling, while CR rats exhibited lesser expression of enterostatin, MC4r and HT-1Br mRNA. CONCLUSION Altogether, these results indicate that peri-natal nutrition has different lasting effects on feeding pattern and hypothalamic appetite regulation, depending on the time window insult.
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- A. Martin Agnoux
- INRA, UMR1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles; Nantes France
- Université de Nantes; UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles; Nantes France
- IMAD, Institut des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, CRNH (Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine); Nantes France
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- INRA, UMR1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles; Nantes France
- Université de Nantes; UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles; Nantes France
- IMAD, Institut des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, CRNH (Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine); Nantes France
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- INRA, UMR1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles; Nantes France
- Université de Nantes; UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles; Nantes France
- IMAD, Institut des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, CRNH (Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine); Nantes France
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- LUNAM université; Oniris, Laboratoire d'Etude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les Aliments (LABERCA); USC INRA 1329; Nantes France
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- INRA, UMR1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles; Nantes France
- Université de Nantes; UMR 1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles; Nantes France
- IMAD, Institut des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, CRNH (Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine); Nantes France
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Silva MCD, Galindo LCM, Souza JAD, Castro RMD, Souza SLD. Perinatal stress: characteristics and effects on adult eating behavior. REV NUTR 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-52732013000400009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Many studies have pointed out the importance of mother-child interaction in the early months of life. A few decades ago, a method called kangaroo care was developed and its main goal was to keep underweight or premature newborns in direct contact with the mother. This method has reduced the morbidity and mortality of these newborns, increasing their growth rate, breastfeeding time and mother-child contact. In rodents, the dam's presence is crucial for avoiding aggression factors that may trigger phenotypic adaptations in the pups with irreversible morphological, functional and behavioral consequences. Eating behavior is an adaptive response stemming from the external environment demand and modulated by opportunities and limitations imposed by the external environment. This behavior is regulated by a complex interaction of peripheral and central mechanisms that control hunger and satiety. The hypothalamus is a brain structure that integrates central and peripheral signals to regulate energy homeostasis and body weight. The hypothalamic nucleus have orexigenic peptides, such as neuropeptide Y and the Agouti-related peptide, and anorexigenic peptides, such as cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript and proopiomelanocortin. An innovative study of eating behavior in experimental models of neonatal stress separates the mother from the offspring during lactation. This review describes the effects of stress during the neonatal period on general physiological factors, particularly on the control of eating behavior.
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Cheng S, Hou W, Li S, Yang S, Liu Y, Jiang Z, Wang Y, Xiao J, Guo H, Wang Z. The effect of undernutrition on circadian genes and rhythmic induction in NIH3T3 cells. BIOL RHYTHM RES 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2012.704797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Lukaszewski MA, Butruille L, Moitrot E, Montel V, Dickes-Coopman A, Lesage J, Laborie C, Vieau D, Breton C. The hypothalamic POMC mRNA expression is upregulated in prenatally undernourished male rat offspring under high-fat diet. Peptides 2013; 43:146-54. [PMID: 23523777 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2013.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Revised: 03/13/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Epidemiological studies demonstrated that adverse environmental factors leading to intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and low birth weight may predispose individuals to increased risk of metabolic syndrome. In rats, we previously demonstrated that adult male IUGR offspring from prenatal 70% food-restricted dams throughout gestation (FR30) were predisposed to energy balance dysfunctions such as impaired glucose intolerance, hyperleptinemia, hyperphagia and adiposity. We investigated whether postweaning moderate high-fat (HF) diet would amplify the phenotype focusing on the hypothalamus gene expression profile. Prenatally undernourished rat offspring were HF-fed from weaning until adulthood while body weight and food intake were measured. Tissue weights, glucose tolerance and plasma endocrine parameters levels were determined in 4-month-old rats. Hypothalamic gene expression profiling of adult FR30 rat was performed using Illumina microarray analysis and the RatRef-12 Expression BeadChip that contains 21,792 rat genes. Under HF diet, contrary to C animals, FR30 rats displayed increased body weight. However, most of the endocrine disorders observed in chow diet-fed adult FR30 were alleviated. We also observed very few gene expression changes in hypothalamus of FR30 rat. Amongst factors involved in hypothalamic energy homeostasis programming system, only the POMC and transthyretin mRNA expression levels were preferentially increased under HF diet. Both elevated gene expression levels may be seen as adaptive mechanisms counteracting against deleterious effects of HF feeding in FR30 animals. This study shows that the POMC gene expression is a key target of long-term developmental programming in prenatally undernourished male rat offspring, specifically within an obesogenic environment.
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- Marie-Amélie Lukaszewski
- Unité Environnement Périnatal et Croissance, UPRES EA 4489, Equipe Dénutritions Maternelles Périnatales, Université Lille-Nord de France, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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Nascimento E, Guzman-Quevedo O, Delacourt N, da Silva Aragão R, Perez-Garcia G, de Souza SL, Manhães-de-Castro R, Bolaños-Jiménez F, Kaeffer B. Long-lasting effect of perinatal exposure to L-tryptophan on circadian clock of primary cell lines established from male offspring born from mothers fed on dietary protein restriction. PLoS One 2013; 8:e56231. [PMID: 23460795 PMCID: PMC3584092 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Accepted: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background & Aims Maternal undernutrition programs metabolic adaptations which are ultimately detrimental to adult. L-tryptophan supplementation was given to manipulate the long-term sequelae of early-life programming by undernutrition and explore whether cultured cells retain circadian clock dysregulation. Methods Male rat pups from mothers fed on low protein (8%, LP) or control (18%, CP) diet were given, one hour before light off, an oral bolus of L-tryptophan (125 mg/kg) between Day-12 and Day-21 of age. Body weight, food intake, blood glucose along with the capacity of colonization of primary cells from biopsies were measured during the young (45–55 days) and adult (110–130 days) phases. Circadian clock oscillations were re-induced by a serum shock over 30 hours on near-confluent cell monolayers to follow PERIOD1 and CLOCK proteins by Fluorescent Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (FLISA) and period1 and bmal1 mRNA by RT-PCR. Cell survival in amino acid-free conditions were used to measure circadian expression of MAP-LC3B, MAP-LC3B-FP and Survivin. Results Tryptophan supplementation did not alter body weight gain nor feeding pattern. By three-way ANOVA of blood glucose, sampling time was found significant during all phases. A significant interaction between daily bolus (Tryptophan, saline) and diets (LP, CP) were found during young (p = 0.0291) and adult (p = 0.0285) phases. In adult phase, the capacity of colonization at seeding of primary cells was twice lower for LP rats. By three-way ANOVA of PERIOD1 perinuclear/nuclear immunoreactivity during young phase, we found a significant effect of diets (p = 0.049), daily bolus (p<0.0001) and synchronizer hours (p = 0.0002). All factors were significantly interacting (p = 0.0148). MAP-LC3B, MAP-LC3B-FP and Survivin were altered according to diets in young phase. Conclusions Sequelae of early-life undernutrition and the effects of L-tryptophan supplementation can be monitored non-invasively by circadian sampling of blood D-glucose and on the expression of PERIOD1 protein in established primary cell lines.
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- Elizabeth Nascimento
- Departamento de Nutrição, Centro de Ciências da Saude, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche-1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Université de Nantes, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche-1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Université de Nantes, France
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- Departamento de Nutrição, Centro de Ciências da Saude, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche-1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Université de Nantes, France
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- Departamento de Anatomia, Centro de Ciências Biologicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Nutrição, Centro de Ciências da Saude, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche-1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Université de Nantes, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche-1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Université de Nantes, France
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The metabolic syndrome epidemic, including a marked increase in the prevalence of obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among pregnant women, represents a significant public health problem. There is increasing recognition that the risk of adult obesity is clearly influenced by prenatal and infant environmental exposures, particularly nutrition. This tenet is the fundamental basis of developmental programming. Low birth weight, together with infant catch-up growth, is associated with a significant risk of adult obesity. Exposure to maternal obesity, with or without GDM, or having a high birth weight also represents an increased risk for childhood and adult obesity. Animal models have replicated human epidemiologic findings and elucidated potential programming mechanisms that include altered organ development, cellular signaling responses, and epigenetic modifications. Prenatal care has made great strides in optimizing maternal, fetal, and neonatal health, and now has the opportunity to begin interventions which prevent or reduce childhood/adult obesity. Guidelines that integrate optimal pregnancy nutrition and weight gain, management of GDM, and newborn feeding strategies with long-term consequences on adult obesity, remain to be elucidated.
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- Mina Desai
- Perinatal Research Laboratories, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90502, USA.
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Maternal moderate physical training during pregnancy attenuates the effects of a low-protein diet on the impaired secretion of insulin in rats: potential role for compensation of insulin resistance and preventing gestational diabetes mellitus. J Biomed Biotechnol 2012; 2012:805418. [PMID: 22927722 PMCID: PMC3425909 DOI: 10.1155/2012/805418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2012] [Revised: 07/16/2012] [Accepted: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The effects of pregestational and gestational low-to-moderate physical training on insulin secretion in undernourished mothers were evaluated. Virgin female Wistar rats were divided into four groups as follows: control (C, n = 5); trained (T, n = 5); low-protein diet (LP, n = 5); trained with a low-protein diet (T + LP, n = 5). Trained rats ran on a treadmill over a period of 4 weeks before mate (5 days week−1 and 60 min day−1, at 65% of VO2max). At pregnancy, the intensity and duration of the exercise were reduced. Low-protein groups were provided with an 8% casein diet, and controls were provided with a 17% casein diet. At third day after delivery, mothers and pups were killed and islets were isolated by collagenase digestion of pancreas and incubated for a further 1 h with medium containing 5.6 or 16.7 mM glucose. T mothers showed increased insulin secretion by isolated islets incubated with 16.7 mM glucose, whereas LP group showed reduced secretion of insulin by isolated islets when compared with both C and LP + T groups. Physical training before and during pregnancy attenuated the effects of a low-protein diet on the secretion of insulin, suggesting a potential role for compensation of insulin resistance and preventing gestational diabetes mellitus.
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Bento-Santos A, Silveira LDR, Manhães-de-Castro R, Leandro CG. Desnutrição perinatal e o controle hipotalâmico do comportamento alimentar e do metabolismo do músculo esquelético. REV NUTR 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-52732012000300010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A deficiência de nutrientes durante os períodos críticos do desenvolvimento tem sido associada com maior risco para desenvolver obesidade e diabetes Mellitus na vida adulta. Um dos mecanismos propostos refere-se à regulação do comportamento alimentar e às alterações do metabolismo energético do músculo esquelético. Recentemente, tem sido proposta a existência de uma comunicação entre o hipotálamo e o músculo esquelético a partir de sinais autonômicos que podem explicar as repercussões da desnutrição perinatal. Assim, esta revisão tem como objetivo discutir as repercussões da desnutrição perinatal sobre o comportamento alimentar e o metabolismo energético muscular e a comunicação existente entre o hipotálamo e o músculo via sinais adrenérgicos. Foram utilizadas as bases de dados MedLine/PubMed, Lilacs e Bireme, com publicações entre 2000 e 2011. Os termos de indexação utilizados foram: feeding behavior, energy metabolism, protein malnutrition, developmental plasticity, skeletal muscle e autonomic nervous system. Concluiu-se que a desnutrição perinatal pode atuar no controle hipotalâmico do comportamento alimentar e no metabolismo energético muscular, e a comunicação hipotálamo-músculo pode favorecer o desenvolvimento de obesidade e comorbidades durante o desenvolvimento.
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Tolson KP, Chappell PE. The Changes They are A-Timed: Metabolism, Endogenous Clocks, and the Timing of Puberty. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2012; 3:45. [PMID: 22645521 PMCID: PMC3355854 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2012.00045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Childhood obesity has increased dramatically over the last several decades, particularly in industrialized countries, often accompanied by acceleration of pubertal progression and associated reproductive abnormalities (Biro et al., 2006; Rosenfield et al., 2009). The timing of pubertal initiation and progression in mammals is likely influenced by nutritional and metabolic state, leading to the hypothesis that deviations from normal metabolic rate, such as those seen in obesity, may contribute to observed alterations in the rate of pubertal progression. While several recent reviews have addressed the effects of metabolic disorders on reproductive function in general, this review will explore previous and current models of pubertal timing, outlining a potential role of endogenous timing mechanisms such as cellular circadian clocks in the initiation of puberty, and how these clocks might be altered by metabolic factors. Additionally, we will examine recently elucidated neuroendocrine regulators of pubertal progression such as kisspeptin, explore models detailing how the mammalian reproductive axis is silenced during the juvenile period and reactivated at appropriate developmental times, and emphasize how metabolic dysfunction such as childhood obesity may alter timing cues that advance or delay pubertal progression, resulting in diminished reproductive capacity.
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- Kristen P. Tolson
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR, USA
- *Correspondence: Patrick E. Chappell, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA. e-mail:
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Survival of exfoliated epithelial cells: a delicate balance between anoikis and apoptosis. J Biomed Biotechnol 2011; 2011:534139. [PMID: 22131811 PMCID: PMC3205804 DOI: 10.1155/2011/534139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2011] [Accepted: 08/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The recovery of exfoliated cells from biological fluids is a noninvasive technology which is in high demand in the field of translational research. Exfoliated epithelial cells can be isolated from several body fluids (i.e., breast milk, urines, and digestives fluids) as a cellular mixture (senescent, apoptotic, proliferative, or quiescent cells). The most intriguing are quiescent cells which can be used to derive primary cultures indicating that some phenotypes retain clonogenic potentials. Such exfoliated cells are believed to enter rapidly in anoikis after exfoliation. Anoikis can be considered as an autophagic state promoting epithelial cell survival after a timely loss of contact with extracellular matrix and cell neighbors. This paper presents current understanding of exfoliation along with the influence of methodology on the type of gastrointestinal epithelial cells isolated and, finally, speculates on the balance between anoikis and apoptosis to explain the survival of gastrointestinal epithelial cells in the environment.
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Kaeffer B, Legrand A, Moyon T, Frondas-Chauty A, Billard H, Guzman-Quevedo O, Darmaun D, Rozé JC. Non-invasive exploration of neonatal gastric epithelium by using exfoliated epithelial cells. PLoS One 2011; 6:e25562. [PMID: 22028779 PMCID: PMC3196493 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background & Aims In preterm infants, exfoliated gastric epithelial cells can be retrieved from aspirates sampled through the naso-gastric feeding tube. Our aims were to determine (1) whether the recovery of exfoliated cells is feasible at any time from birth through the removal of the nasogastric tube, (2) whether they can be grown in culture in vitro, and (3) whether the physiological state of exfoliated cells expressing H+/K+ -ATPases reflects that of their counterparts remaining in situ at the surface of the gastric epithelium in neonatal rat pups. Methods In infants, gastric fluid aspirates were collected weekly after birth or every 3 hours over 24-h periods, and related to clinical parameters (Biocollection PROG/09/18). In rat pups submitted to a single fasting/refeeding cycle, we explored circadian exfoliation with the cellular counter-parts in the gland. All samples were analyzed by confocal imaging and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay. Results Epithelial cells were identified by microscopy using membrane-bound anti-H+/K+ ATPases antibody, assessed for nucleus integrity, and the expression of selected proteins (autophagy, circadian clock). On 34 infants, the H+/K+ -ATPase-positive cells were consistently found quiescent, regardless of gestational age and feeding schedule from day-5 of life to the day of removal of the naso-gastric tube. By logistic regression analysis, we did find a positive correlation between the intensity of exfoliation (cellular loss per sample) and the postnatal age (p<0.001). The H+/K+ ATPase-positive cells established in culture retained the expression of a biomarker of progenitor status (Pouf5F1-Oct4). In rat pups, the expression pattern of Survivin in H+/K+ ATPase-positive exfoliated cells paralleled that observed in cells remaining at the surface of the gastric gland. Conclusions Tracking parietal cells can improve clinical monitoring and understanding of the autophagic death via the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt/survivin pathway.
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- Bertrand Kaeffer
- Unité Mixte de Recherche-1280, Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Nantes, France.
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Varcoe TJ, Wight N, Voultsios A, Salkeld MD, Kennaway DJ. Chronic phase shifts of the photoperiod throughout pregnancy programs glucose intolerance and insulin resistance in the rat. PLoS One 2011; 6:e18504. [PMID: 21494686 PMCID: PMC3071829 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2010] [Accepted: 03/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Shift work during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for preterm birth and low birth weight. However, the impact upon the long term health of the children is currently unknown. In this study, we used an animal model to determine the consequences of maternal shift work exposure on the health of the adult offspring. Pregnant rats were exposed to chronic phase shifts (CPS) in their photoperiod every 3-4 days throughout gestation and the first week after birth. Adult offspring were assessed for a range of metabolic, endocrine, circadian and neurobehavioural parameters. At 3 months of age, male pups exposed to the CPS schedule in utero had increased adiposity (+29%) and hyperleptinaemia (+99% at 0700h). By 12 months of age, both male and female rats displayed hyperleptinaemia (+26% and +41% respectively) and hyperinsulinaemia (+110% and +83% respectively). 12 month old female CPS rats displayed poor glucose tolerance (+18%) and increased insulin secretion (+29%) in response to an intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test. In CPS males the glucose response was unaltered, but the insulin response was reduced by 35%. The glucose response to an insulin tolerance test was decreased by 21% in CPS females but unaltered in males. Disruption of circadian rhythmicity during gestation resulted in gender dependent metabolic consequences for the adult offspring. These results highlight the need for a thorough analysis of shift work exposure in utero on the health of the adult offspring in humans.
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- Tamara J Varcoe
- Research Centre for Reproductive Health, Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Orozco-Solís R, Matos RJB, Guzmán-Quevedo O, Lopes de Souza S, Bihouée A, Houlgatte R, Manhães de Castro R, Bolaños-Jiménez F. Nutritional programming in the rat is linked to long-lasting changes in nutrient sensing and energy homeostasis in the hypothalamus. PLoS One 2010; 5:e13537. [PMID: 20975839 PMCID: PMC2958833 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2010] [Accepted: 09/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Nutrient deficiency during perinatal development is associated with an increased risk to develop obesity, diabetes and hypertension in the adulthood. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the developmental programming of the metabolic syndrome remain largely unknown. Methodology/Principal Findings Given the essential role of the hypothalamus in the integration of nutritional, endocrine and neuronal cues, here we have analyzed the profile of the hypothalamus transcriptome in 180 days-old rats born to dams fed either a control (200 g/kg) or a low-protein (80 g/kg) diet through pregnancy and lactation. From a total of 26 209 examined genes, 688 were up-regulated and 309 down-regulated (P<0.003) by early protein restriction. Further bioinformatic analysis of the data revealed that perinatal protein restriction permanently alters the expression of two gene clusters regulating common cellular processes. The first one includes several gate keeper genes regulating insulin signaling and nutrient sensing. The second cluster encompasses a functional network of nuclear receptors and co-regulators of transcription involved in the detection and use of lipid nutrients as fuel which, in addition, link temporal and nutritional cues to metabolism through their tight interaction with the circadian clock. Conclusions/Significance Collectively, these results indicate that the programming of the hypothalamic circuits regulating energy homeostasis is a key step in the development of obesity associated with malnutrition in early life and provide a valuable resource for further investigating the role of the hypothalamus in the programming of the metabolic syndrome.
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- Ricardo Orozco-Solís
- INRA, UMR1280 Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Université, Nantes, France
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- INRA, UMR1280 Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Université, Nantes, France
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- INRA, UMR1280 Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Université, Nantes, France
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- Departamento de Anatomia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- INSERM, U915, IFR26, l'institut du Thorax, Nantes, France
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- INSERM, U915, IFR26, l'institut du Thorax, Nantes, France
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- Departamento de Nutriçao, Centro de Ciências da Saude, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- INRA, UMR1280 Physiologie des Adaptations Nutritionnelles, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Université, Nantes, France
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