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Klöppel E, Cruz LL, Prado-Souza LFL, Eckhardt A, Corrente JE, Dos Santos DC, Justulin LA, Rodrigues T, Volpato GT, Damasceno DC. Insulin signaling and mitochondrial phenotype of skeletal muscle are programmed in utero by maternal diabetes. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2024; 588:112199. [PMID: 38552944 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112199] [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: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Maternal diabetes may influence glucose metabolism in adult offspring, an area with limited research on underlying mechanisms. Our study explored the impact of maternal hyperglycemia during pregnancy on insulin resistance development. Adult female Sprague-Dawley rats from control and diabetic mothers were mated, and their female offspring were monitored for 150 days. The rats were euthanized for blood and muscle samples. Maternal diabetes led to heightened insulin levels, increased HOMA-IR, elevated triglycerides, and a raised TyG index in adult offspring. Muscle samples showed a decreased protein expression of AMPK, PI3K, MAPK, DRP1, and MFF. These changes induced intergenerational metabolic programming in female pups, resulting in insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and glucose intolerance by day 150. Findings highlight the offspring's adaptation to maternal hyperglycemia, involving insulin resistance, metabolic alterations, the downregulation of insulin signaling sensors, and disturbed mitochondrial morphology. Maintaining maternal glycemic control emerges as crucial in mitigating diabetes-associated disorders in adult offspring.
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- Eduardo Klöppel
- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Gynecology and Obtetrics, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, 18618-689, São Paulo State, Brazil; Laboratory of Translational Metabolism, Institute of Physiology (IPHYS) of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), 142 00, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Gynecology and Obtetrics, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, 18618-689, São Paulo State, Brazil; Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, 78600-000, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Center for Natural and Human Sciences (CCNH), Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Santo André, 09210-580, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Translational Metabolism, Institute of Physiology (IPHYS) of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), 142 00, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Research Support Office, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 18618-689, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 18618-689, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), 18618-689, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Center for Natural and Human Sciences (CCNH), Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Santo André, 09210-580, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, 78600-000, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Gynecology and Obtetrics, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, 18618-689, São Paulo State, Brazil.
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Bdeir R, Al-Sawalha NA, Al-Fawares O, Hamadeneh L, Khawaldeh A. Effects of empagliflozin on gonadal functions of hyperglycemic male wistar rats. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0305636. [PMID: 38885232 PMCID: PMC11182553 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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Empagliflozin (EMPA) showed antiapoptotic, oxidative and anti-inflammatory potential effect. EMPA attenuates the inflammation and oxidative stress biomarkers in patients with heart failure while significantly decreases the malondialdehyde (a lipid peroxidation marker) levels in the plasma of diabetic patients. The present study examined the effects of moderate hyperglycemia on reproductive function. Sixty male Wister rats were divided and randomly allocated into four groups of 15 animals each. Diabetes was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of a prepared solution containing STZ diluted in 0.1 M sodium citrate buffer (pH 4.5) at a dosage of 40 mg/kg body weight in selected in groups II and III for seven days before starting the treatment with EMPA. The current study revealed that EMPA for eight weeks prevented testicular high glucose-induced oxidative stress markers such as penile nitric oxide (NO), glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and total anti-oxidant capacity (TAC) in STZ-induced hyperglycemia in a rat model. In addition, EMPA ameliorated the high levels of endogenous Interleukin-6 (IL-6) present in gonads in response to an acute inflammatory found in the hyperglycemic STZ-induced rats. The present study further suggested the protective effects of EMPA and how it has a beneficial role and can effectively attenuate hyperglycemia-induced testicular oxidative damage and inflammatory markers as well as androgen dependent testicular enzymes activity as a protective role against the consequences of hyperglycemia and male sub-infertility.
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- Roba Bdeir
- Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Science, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan
- Faculty of Pharmacy, AL-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Jadara University, Irbid, Jordan
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Quintanilha Gallego F, Barco VS, Sinzato YK, Paula VG, de Souza MR, Lopes da Cruz L, Roy S, Corrente JE, Damasceno DC. Effect of transgenerational diabetes via maternal lineage in female rats. Heliyon 2024; 10:e31049. [PMID: 38803977 PMCID: PMC11128874 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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Aim To investigate the transgenerational effect of maternal hyperglycemia on oxidative stress markers, lipid profile, glycemia, pancreatic beta (β)-cells, and reproductive outcomes in the F2 adult generation. Additionally, to expand the knowledge on transgenerational diabetes the F3 generation at birth will be evaluated. Methods On day 5 of postnatal life female Sprague-Dawley rat newborns (F0 generation) were distributed into two groups: Diabetic (Streptozotocin-STZ, 70 mg/kg body weight, subcutaneous route) and Control rats. Adult female rats from the F0 generation and subsequently the F1 generation were mated to obtain the F2 generation, which was distributed into F2 generation (granddaughters) from control (F2_C) and diabetic (F2_D) rats. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT), the area under the curve (AUC), blood biochemical analyses, and pancreatic morphology were analyzed before pregnancy. Reproductive outcomes were performed at the end of pregnancy. At birth, the glycemia and body weight of F3_C and F3_D rats were determined. p < 0.05 was considered significant. Results F2_D had higher body weight, triglyceride levels, and percentage of insulin-immunostained cells, contributing to glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance before pregnancy. At day 21 of pregnancy, the F2_D showed increased embryonic losses before and after implantation (84.33 and 83.74 %, respectively). At birth, F3_D presented hyperglycemia, and 16.3 % of newborns were large for pregnancy age (LGA). Conclusion Diabetes induction since the neonatal period in the first generation (F0) led to transgenerational (F2 and F3 generations) changes via the maternal lineage of female rats, confirming the relevance of control strictly the glycemia all the time.
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- Franciane Quintanilha Gallego
- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics (UNIPEX), Course of Postgraduate on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics (UNIPEX), Course of Postgraduate on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics (UNIPEX), Course of Postgraduate on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics (UNIPEX), Course of Postgraduate on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics (UNIPEX), Course of Postgraduate on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics (UNIPEX), Course of Postgraduate on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Research Support Office, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics (UNIPEX), Course of Postgraduate on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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Paula VG, Sinzato YK, Gallego FQ, Cruz LL, Aquino AMD, Scarano WR, Corrente JE, Volpato GT, Damasceno DC. Intergenerational Hyperglycemia Impairs Mitochondrial Function and Follicular Development and Causes Oxidative Stress in Rat Ovaries Independent of the Consumption of a High-Fat Diet. Nutrients 2023; 15:4407. [PMID: 37892483 PMCID: PMC10609718 DOI: 10.3390/nu15204407] [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: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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We analyzed the influence of maternal hyperglycemia and the post-weaning consumption of a high-fat diet on the mitochondrial function and ovarian development of the adult pups of diabetic rats. Female rats received citrate buffer (Control-C) or Streptozotocin (for diabetes induction-D) on postnatal day 5. These adult rats were mated to obtain female pups (O) from control dams (OC) or from diabetic dams (OD), and they received a standard diet (SD) or high-fat diet (HFD) from weaning to adulthood and were distributed into OC/SD, OC/HFD, OD/SD, and OD/HFD. In adulthood, the OGTT and AUC were performed. These rats were anesthetized and euthanized for sample collection. A high percentage of diabetic rats were found to be in the OD/HFD group (OD/HFD 40% vs. OC/SD 0% p < 0.05). Progesterone concentrations were lower in the experimental groups (OC/HFD 0.40 ± 0.04; OD/SD 0.30 ± 0.03; OD/HFD 0.24 ± 0.04 vs. OC/SD 0.45 ± 0.03 p < 0.0001). There was a lower expression of MFF (OD/SD 0.34 ± 0.33; OD/HFD 0.29 ± 0.2 vs. OC/SD 1.0 ± 0.41 p = 0.0015) and MFN2 in the OD/SD and OD/HFD groups (OD/SD 0.41 ± 0.21; OD/HFD 0.77 ± 0.18 vs. OC/SD 1.0 ± 0.45 p = 0.0037). The number of follicles was lower in the OD/SD and OD/HFD groups. A lower staining intensity for SOD and Catalase and higher staining intensity for MDA were found in ovarian cells in the OC/HFD, OD/SD, and OD/HFD groups. Fetal programming was responsible for mitochondrial dysfunction, ovarian reserve loss, and oxidative stress; the association of maternal diabetes with an HFD was responsible for the higher occurrence of diabetes in female adult pups.
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- Verônyca Gonçalves Paula
- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Gynecology, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu 18618-687, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Gynecology, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu 18618-687, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Gynecology, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu 18618-687, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Gynecology, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu 18618-687, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18618-689, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18618-689, SP, Brazil
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- Research Support Office, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu 18618-687, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças 78600-000, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Gynecology, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu 18618-687, SP, Brazil
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Klöppel E, Souza MR, Barco VS, Gallego FQ, Sinzato YK, Corrente JE, Rodrigues T, Volpato GT, Damasceno DC. Calcium Supplementation on Glucose Tolerance, Oxidative Stress, and Reproductive Outcomes of Diabetic Rats and Their Offspring. Reprod Sci 2023; 30:2813-2828. [PMID: 37002533 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-023-01217-9] [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: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Diabetes mellitus increases the risk of obstetric complications, morbidity, and infant mortality. Controlled nutritional therapy with micronutrients has been employed. However, the effect of calcium (Ca2+) supplementation on diabetic pregnancy is unclear. We aimed to evaluate whether diabetic rats supplemented with Ca2+ during pregnancy present better glucose tolerance, redox status, embryonic and fetal development, newborn weight, and the prooxidant and antioxidant balance of male and female pups. For this, newborn rats received the beta-cytotoxic drug streptozotocin for inducing diabetes on the day of birth. In adulthood, these rats were mated and treated with Ca2+ twice a day from day 0 to day 20 of pregnancy. On day 17, the pregnant rats were submitted to the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). At the end of pregnancy, they were anesthetized and killed to collect blood and pancreas samples. The uterine horns were exposed for an evaluation of maternal reproductive outcomes and embryofetal development, and the offspring's liver samples were collected for redox status measurement. Nondiabetic and diabetic rats supplemented with Ca2+ showed no influence on glucose tolerance, redox status, insulin synthesis, serum calcium levels, and embryofetal losses. The reduced rate of newborns classified as adequate for gestational age (AGA) and higher rates of LGA (large) and small (LGA) newborns and higher -SH and GSH-Px antioxidant activities in female pups were observed in diabetic dams, regardless of supplementation. Thus, maternal supplementation caused no improvement in glucose tolerance, oxidative stress biomarkers, embryofetal growth and development, and antioxidants in pups from diabetic mothers.
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- Eduardo Klöppel
- Laboratory of Experimental Research On Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course On Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University_UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research On Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course On Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University_UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Federal University of Mato Grosso_UFMT, Mato Grosso State, Barra Do Garças, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research On Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course On Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University_UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research On Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course On Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University_UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research On Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course On Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University_UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Research Support Office, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Center for Natural and Human Sciences (CCNH), Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Santo André, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research On Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course On Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University_UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Federal University of Mato Grosso_UFMT, Mato Grosso State, Barra Do Garças, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research On Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course On Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University_UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil.
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Klöppel E, Sinzato YK, Rodrigues T, Gallego FQ, Karki B, Volpato GT, Corrente JE, Roy S, Damasceno DC. Benefits of Vitamin D Supplementation on Pregnancy of Rats with Pregestational Diabetes and Their Offspring. Reprod Sci 2023; 30:1241-1256. [PMID: 35999443 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-022-01056-0] [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: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Studies on vitamin D supplementation have been performed in experimental and clinical investigations considering gestational diabetes and/or vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy. However, the results are controversial and few present the effects and mechanisms of this micronutrient on pregestational diabetes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of vitamin D on the pregnancy of rats with pre-existing diabetes and their fetuses. Pregestational diabetes was induced in Sprague-Dawley rats at birth. The adult diabetic and nondiabetic rats were orally administered with vitamin D (cholecalciferol) throughout the pregnancy. The diabetes status was monitored during pregnancy by an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). At the end of the pregnancy, pancreas and blood samples were collected for morphological analyses and lipid peroxidation measurements, respectively. The influence of vitamin D treatment on reproductive outcomes, fetal growth, and development were compared to those of untreated diabetic and nondiabetic pregnant rats. P < 0.05 was considered a significant statistical limit. The diabetic rats given vitamin D had a greater number of insulin-positive cells, contributing to reduced blood glucose levels and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance concentrations (TBARS-an indicator of membrane lipid peroxidation), and increased reduced thiol group levels, contributing to suitable intrauterine conditions for better fetal development, which was confirmed by higher fetal viability rates. Thus, this study shows the effects and mechanisms of vitamin D supplementation on pre-existing diabetes in pregnant rats, confirming its beneficial effects on maternal redox status and glycemic control, and the decline of adverse maternal-fetal repercussions.
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- Eduardo Klöppel
- Laboratory of Experimental Research On Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course On Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, Sao Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research On Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course On Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, Sao Paulo State, Brazil
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- Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Santo André, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research On Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course On Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, Sao Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research On Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course On Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, Sao Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Research Support Office, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research On Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course On Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, Sao Paulo State, Brazil.
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Nunes RCS, Neves SCD, Salustriano FR, Vilela MLB, do Nascimento VA, Arunachalam K, Gomes RDS, Kassuya CAL, Mota JDS, Oliveira RJ. The Ethanolic Extract of Piper glabratum Kunth Is Teratogenic and Interferes with the Ossification Process of Swiss Mice Fetuses. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:ph16030430. [PMID: 36986529 PMCID: PMC10051201 DOI: 10.3390/ph16030430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Piper glabratum Kunth is a plant traditionally used to treat pain and inflammation in the Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Even pregnant women consume this plant. Toxicology studies of the ethanolic extract from the leaves of P. glabratum (EEPg) could establish the safety of popular use of P. glabratrum. Thus, the effects of the ethanolic extract of leaves of P. glabratum (EEPg) on the reproductive performance and embryofetal development of Swiss mice were evaluated. Pregnant female mice were treated with 100, 1000 and 2000 mg/kg throughout the gestational period by gavage (p.o). The control group received the EEPg vehicle (Tween 80–1%) in the proportion of 0.1 mL/10 g (p.o.). The results demonstrated that EEPg has low maternal toxic potential and does not alter the reproductive performance of females. However, it altered embryofetal development and caused fetal weight reduction (increasing the frequency of small-for-gestational-age fetuses) at the two highest doses. In addition, it interfered with placental weight, placental index and placental efficiency. The frequency of visceral malformations increased by 2.8 times for the lowest dose of EEPg, and skeletal malformations increased by 2.48, 1.89 and 2.11 times for doses of 100, 1000 and 2000 mg/kg of EEPg, respectively. It is noteworthy that 100% of the offspring treated with EEPg showed changes in the ossification process. Thus, it is considered that the EEPg has low maternal toxic potential; it does not alter the reproductive performance of females. However, it is teratogenic and interferes, mainly, in the ossification process, and therefore its use is contraindicated in the gestational period.
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- Rogério Carlos Sanfelice Nunes
- Centro de Estudos em Células-Tronco, Terapia Celular e Genética Toxicológica (CeTroGen), Faculdade de Medicina (FAMED), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde e Desenvolvimento da Região Centro-Oeste, Faculdade de Medicina (FAMED), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos em Células-Tronco, Terapia Celular e Genética Toxicológica (CeTroGen), Faculdade de Medicina (FAMED), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde e Desenvolvimento da Região Centro-Oeste, Faculdade de Medicina (FAMED), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos em Células-Tronco, Terapia Celular e Genética Toxicológica (CeTroGen), Faculdade de Medicina (FAMED), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Medicina Dr. Hélio Mandetta (FAMED), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde e Desenvolvimento da Região Centro-Oeste, Faculdade de Medicina (FAMED), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos em Células-Tronco, Terapia Celular e Genética Toxicológica (CeTroGen), Faculdade de Medicina (FAMED), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde e Desenvolvimento da Região Centro-Oeste, Faculdade de Medicina (FAMED), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58102, USA
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- Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD), Dourados 79825-070, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS), Dourados 79804-970, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos em Células-Tronco, Terapia Celular e Genética Toxicológica (CeTroGen), Faculdade de Medicina (FAMED), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde e Desenvolvimento da Região Centro-Oeste, Faculdade de Medicina (FAMED), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande 79070-900, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-67-98434-6510
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da Cruz LL, Barco VS, Paula VG, Gallego FQ, Souza MR, Corrente JE, Zambrano E, Volpato GT, Damasceno DC. Severe Diabetes Induction as a Generational Model for Growth Restriction of Rat. Reprod Sci 2023:10.1007/s43032-023-01198-9. [PMID: 36849856 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-023-01198-9] [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: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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We used uncontrolled maternal diabetes as a model to provoke fetal growth restriction in the female in the first generation (F1) and to evaluate reproductive outcomes and the possible changes in metabolic systems during pregnancy, as well as the repercussions at birth in the second generation (F2). For this, nondiabetic and streptozotocin-induced severely diabetic Sprague-Dawley rats were mated to obtain female pups (F1), which were classified as adequate (AGA) or small (SGA) for gestational weight. Afterward, we composed two groups: F1 AGA from nondiabetic dams (Control) and F1 SGA from severely diabetic dams (Restricted) (n minimum = 10 animals/groups). At adulthood, these rats were submitted to the oral glucose tolerance test, mated, and at day 17 of pregnancy, blood samples were collected to determine glucose and insulin levels for assessment of insulin resistance. At the end of the pregnancy, the blood and liver samples were collected to evaluate redox status markers, and reproductive, fetal, and placental outcomes were analyzed. Maternal diabetes was responsible for increased SGA rates and a lower percentage of AGA fetuses (F1 generation). The restricted female pups from severely diabetic dams presented rapid neonatal catch-up growth, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance status before and during pregnancy. At term pregnancy of F1 generation, oxidative stress status was observed in the maternal liver and blood samples. In addition, their offspring (F2 generation) had lower fetal weight and placental efficiency, regardless of gender, which caused fetal growth restriction and confirmed the fetal programming influence.
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- Larissa Lopes da Cruz
- Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
- Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
- Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
- Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Research Support Office, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Department of Reproductive Biology, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil.
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Barco VS, Gallego FQ, Paula VG, Cruz LL, Karki B, Volpato GT, Damasceno DC. Effects of diabetes between generations on the pre-embryos of rats. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2022; 94:e20220717. [PMID: 36515329 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202220220717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Pregestational hyperglycemia cause adverse effects on mothers and their offspring. We aimed to evaluate the maternal hyperglycemia influence on pre-embryos from diabetic rats and on their generations (daughters and granddaughters). Diabetes was induced in Sprague-Dawley rats. The mothers and their female pups were submitted to oral glucose tolerance test in adulthood. In day 4 of pregnancy, pre-embryos were collected for morphological analysis. The diabetic mother, daughter and granddaughter rats showed glucose intolerance and their pre-embryos presented developmental delay, degeneration and losses compared to the nondiabetic group. Thus, maternal diabetes transgenerationally affects embryos at early development, which contributes for embryofetal losses.
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- Vinícius S Barco
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Tocoginecologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Laboratório de Pesquisa Experimental em Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Distrito de Rubião Júnior, s/n, 18610-879 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Tocoginecologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Laboratório de Pesquisa Experimental em Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Distrito de Rubião Júnior, s/n, 18610-879 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Tocoginecologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Laboratório de Pesquisa Experimental em Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Distrito de Rubião Júnior, s/n, 18610-879 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Tocoginecologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Laboratório de Pesquisa Experimental em Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Distrito de Rubião Júnior, s/n, 18610-879 Botucatu, SP, Brazil.,Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso (UFTM), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Fisiologia de Sistemas e Toxicologia Reprodutiva, Av. Valdon Varjão, s/n, 78600-000 Barra do Garças, MT, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Tocoginecologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Laboratório de Pesquisa Experimental em Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Distrito de Rubião Júnior, s/n, 18610-879 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso (UFTM), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Fisiologia de Sistemas e Toxicologia Reprodutiva, Av. Valdon Varjão, s/n, 78600-000 Barra do Garças, MT, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Tocoginecologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Laboratório de Pesquisa Experimental em Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Distrito de Rubião Júnior, s/n, 18610-879 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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Barco VS, Gallego FQ, Paula VG, Sinzato YK, Cruz LL, Souza MR, Iessi IL, Karki B, Corrente JE, Volpato GT, Damasceno DC. Exposure to intrauterine diabetes and post-natal high-fat diet: Effects on the endocrine pancreas of adult rat female pups. Life Sci 2022; 310:121108. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.121108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Paula VG, Souza MRD, Sinzato YK, Villaverde AISB, Corrente JE, Volpato GT, Damasceno DC. Nonpregnant and pregnant adult female rats affected by maternal diabetes environment. Syst Biol Reprod Med 2022; 68:384-395. [DOI: 10.1080/19396368.2022.2115326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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- Verônyca Gonçalves Paula
- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Post Graduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Post Graduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Post Graduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Post Graduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Research Support Office, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Post Graduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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Lei T, Gao Y, Duan Y, Cui C, Zhang L, Si M. Panax notoginseng saponins improves healing of high glucose-induced wound through the GSK-3β/β-catenin pathway. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2022; 37:1867-1877. [PMID: 35385194 DOI: 10.1002/tox.23533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Chronic non-healing wounds are one of the most common complications of diabetes mellitus and results in a huge physical and mental burden for patients. Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) have a wide range of applications in anti-apoptosis, anti-oxidation, and promoting blood circulation. Our study aimed to explore whether PNS could improve diabetic wound healing. High-glucose (HG, 30 Mm) were used to incubated human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) to simulate the hyperglycemia environment in vivo, and 200 μg/ml (optimum harmless concentration screened) PNS was added into HG-incubated HUVECs to investigate the protective effect of PNS on the cells. Compared with control, high glucose treatment significantly suppressed HUVEC proliferation, invasion, migration, angiogenesis, malondialdehyde (MDA) production and nitric oxide (NO) release, promoted cell apoptosis, and deactivated the GSK-3β/β-catenin/VEGF pathway. PNS treatment could largely rescue the effects of HG on cell dysfunction and improve the deactivation of GSK-3β/β-catenin/VEGF pathway. ICG-001, a small molecular β-catenin inhibitor that can selectively antagonize β-catenin mediated transcriptional activity, could eliminate the protective effects of PNS on cell dysfunction and activation of GSK-3β/β-catenin/VEGF pathway. Moreover, Furthermore, a diabetic model (50 mg/kg streptozotocin induced) with back skin wound was established in rats, and the wounds were administrated with petrolatum, gelatin/Bletilla striata gelatin (GT/BSGT), or GT/BSGT plus PNS. We found that PNS signally facilitated wound healing and matrix remodeling in vivo. In conclusion, our study verified that PNS improved wound healing in hyperglycemic rats via promoting endothelial cell proliferation, invasion, migration, angiogenesis, suppressing cell apoptosis and oxidative damage, and activating the GSK-3β/β-catenin pathway.
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- Ting Lei
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Endocrinology Department, Affiliated hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Institutional Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China
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Cruz LL, Ferreira Silva BS, Araujo GG, Leal-Silva T, Paula VG, Souza MR, Soares TS, Moraes-Souza RQ, Monteiro GC, Lima GPP, Damasceno DC, Volpato GT. Phytochemical and antidiabetic analysis of Curatella americana L. aqueous extract on the rat pregnancy. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 293:115287. [PMID: 35421527 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Curatella americana L. is employed in popular medicine for treating diabetes. However, the understanding around its outcomes during pregnancy is unclear. AIM OF THE STUDY To evaluate the phytochemical and hypoglycemic analysis of the C. americana extract and its maternal-fetal effect on diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND METHOD Diabetes was chemically induced 24 h after birth in Wistar female newborn rats. At adulthood, after diabetes status confirmation, the rats were mated and randomized into four experimental groups: Nondiabetic (Control): given water; Treated: given C. americana extract; Diabetic, and Treated Diabetic rats. The aqueous extract of C. americana leaves (300 mg/kg) was administered daily through oral route during pregnancy. Maternal toxicity and biochemical profile, reproductive outcomes, fetal development, and phenolic composition and biogenic amines in aqueous extract were analyzed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Phytochemical analysis revealed that the main phenolic components are 3-hydroxytyrosol, kaempferol, and quercetin, while tryptophan and putrescine derivatives were identified as the dominant amines. C. americana extract treatment improved the lipid profile, although no effect on hyperglycemic control in diabetic rats was observed. Maternal diabetes or C. americana extract caused embryo losses confirmed by the lower number of pre-embryos in early pregnancy and higher percentage of abnormal morphologically pre-embryos. C. americana extract previously caused premature pre-embryo fixation before implantation window in nondiabetic and diabetic mothers and intrauterine growth restriction in the fetuses of treated nondiabetic dams, complicating the embryo fetal development. These findings reinforce the caution of indiscriminate use of medicinal plants, especially during pregnancy.
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- Larissa Lopes Cruz
- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, 78605-091, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil; Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, 78605-091, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, 78605-091, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, 78605-091, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, 78605-091, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil; Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, 78605-091, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil; Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, 78605-091, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil; Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, 78605-091, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil; Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Bioscience, São Paulo State University, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Bioscience, São Paulo State University, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, 18618-000, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, 78605-091, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.
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Sinzato YK, Paula VG, Gallego FQ, Moraes-Souza RQ, Corrente JE, Volpato GT, Damasceno DC. Maternal Diabetes and Postnatal High-Fat Diet on Pregnant Offspring. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:818621. [PMID: 35706903 PMCID: PMC9189289 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.818621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Maternal diabetes-induced fetal programming predisposes offspring to type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity in adulthood. However, lifelong health and disease trajectories depend on several factors and nutrition is one of the main ones. We intend to understand the role of maternal diabetes-induced fetal programming and its association with a high-fat diet during lifelong in the female F1 generation focusing on reproductive outcomes and the possible changes in physiological systems during pregnancy as well as the repercussions on the F2 generation at birth. For this, we composed four groups: F1 female pups from control (OC) or from diabetic dams (OD) and fed with standard (SD) or high-fat diet from weaning to full-term pregnancy. During pregnancy, glucose intolerance and insulin sensitivity were evaluated. In a full-term pregnancy, the maternal blood and liver were collected to evaluate redox status markers. The maternal blood, placental tissue, and fetal blood (pool) were collected to evaluate adiponectin and leptin levels. Maternal reproductive parameters were evaluated as well. Maternal diabetes and high-fat diet consumption, in isolation, were both responsible for increased infertility rates and fasting glucose levels in the F1 generation and fetal growth restriction in the F2 generation. The association of both conditions showed, in addition to those, increased lipoperoxidation in maternal erythrocytes, regardless of the increased endogenous antioxidant enzyme activities, glucose intolerance, decreased number of implantation sites and live fetuses, decreased litter, fetal and placental weight, increased preimplantation losses, and increased fetal leptin serum levels. Thus, our findings show that fetal programming caused by maternal diabetes or lifelong high-fat diet consumption leads to similar repercussions in pregnant rats. In addition, the association of both conditions was responsible for glucose intolerance and oxidative stress in the first generation and increased fetal leptin levels in the second generation. Thus, our findings show both the F1 and F2 generations harmed health after maternal hyperglycemic intrauterine environment and exposure to a high-fat diet from weaning until the end of pregnancy.
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- Yuri Karen Sinzato
- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
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- Research Support Office, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Course on Tocogynecology, Botucatu Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Débora Cristina Damasceno,
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Melatonin Administration Prevents Placental and Fetal Changes Induced by Gestational Diabetes. Reprod Sci 2022; 29:1111-1123. [PMID: 35025098 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-022-00850-0] [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: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) promotes changes in the placenta and fetuses, due to oxidative stress. Antioxidants can reduce oxidative stress in the placenta. We tested the hypothesis that melatonin (Mel) can prevent these effects in the placenta and fetuses, analyzing their histology, histochemistry, morphometry, and immunohistochemistry. Thirty albino rats were used, divided into groups: CG-pregnant non-diabetic rats; GD-pregnant diabetic rats; GD + Mel-pregnant diabetic rats treated with melatonin. Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin at a dosage of 50 mg/kg i.p. Melatonin was administered in daily injections of 0.8 mg/kg i.p. Melatonin prevented the placental weight and fetal weight and length from increasing, in addition to histomoformetric, histochemical, and immunohistochemical changes in the placentas, compared to the placentas of diabetic females (GD). Thus, we conclude that melatonin has a great potential to prevent placental changes due to GDM.
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Exposure to maternal hyperglycemia and high-fat diet consumption after weaning in rats: repercussions on periovarian adipose tissue. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2021; 13:634-641. [PMID: 34859760 DOI: 10.1017/s2040174421000672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Clinical and epidemiological studies show that maternal hyperglycemia can change the programming of offspring leading to transgenerational effects. These changes may be related to environmental factors, such as high-fat diet (HFD) consumption, and contribute to the comorbidity onset at the adulthood of the offspring. The objective of this study was to evaluate the hyperglycemic intrauterine environment, associated or not with an HFD administered from weaning to adult life on the periovarian adipose tissue of rat offspring Maternal diabetes was chemically induced by Streptozotocin. Female offsprings were randomly distributed into four experimental groups (n = 5 animals/group): Female offspring from control or diabetic mothers and fed an HFD or standard diet. HFD was prepared with lard enrichment and given from weaning to adulthood. On day 120 of life, the rats were anesthetized and sacrificed to obtain adipose tissue samples. Then, the hyperglycemic intrauterine environment and HFD fed after weaning caused a higher body weight, total fat, and periovarian fat in adult offspring, which could compromise the future reproductive function of these females. These rats showed higher adiposity index and adipocyte area, contributing to hypertrophied adipose tissue. Therefore, maternal diabetes itself causes intergenerational changes and, in association with the HFD consumption after weaning, exacerbated the changes in the adipose tissue of adult female offspring.
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Paula VG, Sinzato YK, Moraes Souza RQ, Soares TS, Souza FQG, Karki B, Andrade Paes AM, Corrente JE, Damasceno DC, Volpato GT. Metabolic changes in female rats exposed to intrauterine Hyperglycemia and post-weaning consumption of high-fat diet. Biol Reprod 2021; 106:200-212. [PMID: 34668971 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioab195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
We evaluated the influence of the hyperglycemic intrauterine environment and post-weaning consumption of a high-fat diet on the glycemia, insulin, lipid and immunological profile of rat offspring in adulthood. Female rats received citrate buffer (Control - C) or Streptozotocin (a beta cell-cytotoxic drug to induce diabetes - D) on post-natal day 5. In adulthood, these rats were mated to obtain female offspring, who were fed a standard diet (SD) or high-fat diet (HFD) from weaning to adulthood (n = 10 rats/group). OC/SD and OC/HFD represent female offspring of control mothers and received SD or HFD, respectively; OD/SD and OD/HFD represent female offspring of diabetic mothers and received SD or HFD, respectively. At adulthood, the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) was performed and, next, the rats were anesthetized and euthanized. Pancreas was collected and analyzed, and adipose tissue was weighted. Blood samples were collected to determine biochemical and immunological profiles. The food intake was lower in HFD-fed rats and visceral fat weight was increased in the OD/HFD group. OC/HFD, OD/SD, and OD/HFD groups presented glucose intolerance and lower insulin secretion during OGTT. An impaired pancreatic beta-cell function was shown in the adult offspring of diabetic rats, regardless of diet. Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10 concentrations were lower in the OD/HFD group and associated to a low-grade inflammatory condition. The fetal programming was responsible for impaired beta cell function in experimental animals. The association of maternal diabetes and post-weaning high-fat diet is responsible for greater glucose intolerance, impaired insulin secretion and immunological change.
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Affiliation(s)
- Verônyca Gonçalves Paula
- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tocogynecology Postgraduate Course, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil.,Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tocogynecology Postgraduate Course, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tocogynecology Postgraduate Course, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil.,Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tocogynecology Postgraduate Course, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil.,Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tocogynecology Postgraduate Course, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tocogynecology Postgraduate Course, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physiology, Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Maranhão - UFMA -Maranhão State, Brazil
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- Research Support Office, Botucatu Medical School, Univ Estadual Paulista_Unesp, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tocogynecology Postgraduate Course, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
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Araujo-Silva VC, Santos-Silva A, Lourenço AS, Barros-Barbosa CM, Moraes-Souza RQ, Soares TS, Karki B, Paula VG, Sinzato YK, Damasceno DC, Volpato GT. Congenital Anomalies Programmed by Maternal Diabetes and Obesity on Offspring of Rats. Front Physiol 2021; 12:701767. [PMID: 34447317 PMCID: PMC8383734 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.701767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Embryo-fetal exposure to maternal disorders during intrauterine life programs long-term consequences for the health and illness of offspring. In this study, we evaluated whether mild diabetic rats that were given high-fat/high-sugar (HF/HS) diet presented maternal and fetal changes at term pregnancy. Female rats received citrate buffer (non-diabetic-ND) or streptozotocin (diabetic-D) after birth. According to the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), the experimental groups (n = 11 animals/group) were composed of non-diabetic and diabetic receiving standard diet (S) or HF/HS diet. High-fat/high-sugar diet (30% kcal of lard) in chow and water containing 5% sucrose and given 1 month before mating and during pregnancy. During and at the end of pregnancy, obesity and diabetes features were determined. After laparotomy, blood samples, periovarian fat, and uterine content were collected. The diabetic rats presented a higher glycemia and percentage of embryonic losses when compared with the NDS group. Rats DHF/HS presented increased obesogenic index, caloric intake, and periovarian fat weight and reduced gravid uterus weight in relation to the other groups. Besides, this association might lead to the inflammatory process, confirmed by leukocytosis. Obese rats (NDHF/HS and DHF/HS) showed higher triglyceride levels and their offspring with lower fetal weight and ossification sites, indicating intrauterine growth restriction. This finding may contribute to vascular alterations related to long-term hypertensive disorders in adult offspring. The fetuses from diabetic dams showed higher percentages of skeletal abnormalities, and DHF/HS dams still had a higher rate of anomalous fetuses. Thus, maternal diabetes and/or obesity induces maternal metabolic disorders that contribute to affect fetal development and growth.
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Affiliation(s)
- Vanessa Caruline Araujo-Silva
- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Brazil.,Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Program on Tocogynecology, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Brazil.,Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Program on Tocogynecology, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Program on Tocogynecology, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Brazil.,Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Program on Tocogynecology, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Program on Tocogynecology, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Research on Gynecology and Obstetrics, Postgraduate Program on Tocogynecology, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Laboratory of System Physiology and Reproductive Toxicology, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Barra do Garças, Brazil
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