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Maternal undernutrition results in altered renal pro-inflammatory gene expression concomitant with hypertension in adult male offspring that is ameliorated following pre-weaning growth hormone treatment. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2020; 10:459-468. [PMID: 31347485 DOI: 10.1017/s2040174418000922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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An adverse early life environment is associated with increased cardiovascular disease in offspring. Work in animal models has shown that maternal undernutrition (UN) during pregnancy leads to hypertension in adult offspring, with effects thought to be mediated in part via altered renal function. We have previously shown that growth hormone (GH) treatment of UN offspring during the pre-weaning period can prevent the later development of cardiometabolic disorders. However, the mechanistic basis for these observations is not well defined. The present study examined the impact of GH treatment on renal inflammatory markers in adult male offspring as a potential mediator of these reversal effects. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either a chow diet fed ad libitum (CON) or at 50% of CON intake (UN) during pregnancy. All dams were fed the chow diet ad libitum during lactation. CON and UN pups received saline (CON-S/UN-S) or GH (2.5 µg/g/day; CON-GH/UN-GH) from postnatal day 3 until weaning (p21). Post-weaning males were fed a standard chow diet for the remainder of the study (150 days). Histological analysis was performed to examine renal morphological characteristics, and gene expression of inflammatory and vascular markers were assessed. There was evidence of renal hypotrophy and reduced nephron number in the UN-S group. Tumour necrosis factor-α, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), intercellular adhesion molecular-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 gene expression was increased in UN-S offspring and normalized in the UN-GH group. These findings indicate that pre-weaning GH treatment has the potential to normalize some of the adverse renal and cardiovascular sequelae that arise as a consequence of poor maternal nutrition.
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Zhang X, Dong Y, Sun G, Hasan AA, Tian M, Zeng S, Li J, Zeng S, Ma J, Li J, Hocher B. Paternal Programming of Liver Function and Lipid Profile Induced by a Paternal Pre-Conceptional Unhealthy Diet: Potential Association with Altered Gut Microbiome Composition. Kidney Blood Press Res 2019; 44:133-148. [PMID: 30808832 DOI: 10.1159/000497487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Paternal exposure to adverse environmental conditions can act on offspring's phenotype and influence offspring's later life disease risk. Our study was designed to examine the effect of feeding male rats before mating a high-fat, high-sucrose and high-salt diet (HFSSD) over two generations (F0 and F1) on their offspring's (F2) liver function and gut microbiome composition. METHODS Male F0 rats and male F1 rats were fed either control diet or HFSSD before mating. Liver function of F2 offspring was investigated, and their gut microbiome composition was analyzed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing in the F2 offspring of rats whose fathers and grandfathers were fed with control diet (CD) (F0CD+F1CD-F2 group) or HFSSD prior to mating (F0HD+F1HD-F2 group). RESULTS F2 offspring had higher serum aspartate aminotransferase activity (female, p < 0.05 and male, p < 0.01 respectively) compared with control. Shannon indexes of gut microbiota indicated a significantly higher diversity in the female F0HD+F1HD-F2 as compared to F0CD+F1CD-F2 female offspring (p < 0.01). The dominant phyla of all the groups were Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes and Proteobacteria. There were significant differences in gut bacterial community composition at phyla and genus level between the F0CD+F1CD-F2 and F0HD+F1HD-F2. Furthermore, the variation in the relative abundance (percentage) of bacterial genus in the F2 offspring was associated with liver function alterations induced by a paternal pre-conceptional unhealthy diet. Male F0HD+F1HD-F2 offspring had higher serum cholesterol, high density lipoproteins as well as low density lipoproteins concentrations compared to the corresponding male control rats. CONCLUSION Taken together, our findings suggested that a paternal pre-conceptional unhealthy diet predisposes the offspring to mild liver function alterations and alterations of gut microbiota in later life. Effects on lipids were sex-specific and only seen in male offspring.
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- Xiaoli Zhang
- Department of Basic Medicine, Hunan Normal University, School of Medicine, Changsha, China.,Fifth Department of Medicine (Nephrology/Endocrinology/Rheumatology), University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Hunan Normal University, School of Medicine, Changsha, China
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- Fifth Department of Medicine (Nephrology/Endocrinology/Rheumatology), University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Hunan Normal University, School of Medicine, Changsha, China.,Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan Province, School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Hunan Normal University, School of Medicine, Changsha, China.,Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan Province, School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Hunan Normal University, School of Medicine, Changsha, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Hunan Normal University, School of Medicine, Changsha, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Hunan Normal University, School of Medicine, Changsha, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Hunan Normal University, School of Medicine, Changsha, China.,Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan Province, School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Fifth Department of Medicine (Nephrology/Endocrinology/Rheumatology), University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany, .,Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan Province, School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China, .,LADR GmbH, MVZ Neuruppin, Neuruppin, Germany, .,Reproductive and Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya, Changsha, China,
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Any effective strategy to tackle the global obesity and rising noncommunicable disease epidemic requires an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms that underlie these conditions that manifest as a consequence of complex gene-environment interactions. In this context, it is now well established that alterations in the early life environment, including suboptimal nutrition, can result in an increased risk for a range of metabolic, cardiovascular, and behavioral disorders in later life, a process preferentially termed developmental programming. To date, most of the mechanistic knowledge around the processes underpinning development programming has been derived from preclinical research performed mostly, but not exclusively, in laboratory mouse and rat strains. This review will cover the utility of small animal models in developmental programming, the limitations of such models, and potential future directions that are required to fully maximize information derived from preclinical models in order to effectively translate to clinical use.
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- Clare M Reynolds
- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Reynolds CM, Perry JK, Vickers MH. Manipulation of the Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like Growth Factor (GH-IGF) Axis: A Treatment Strategy to Reverse the Effects of Early Life Developmental Programming. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18081729. [PMID: 28786951 PMCID: PMC5578119 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18081729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 08/02/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Evidence from human clinical, epidemiological, and experimental animal models has clearly highlighted a link between the early life environment and an increased risk for a range of cardiometabolic disorders in later life. In particular, altered maternal nutrition, including both undernutrition and overnutrition, spanning exposure windows that cover the period from preconception through to early infancy, clearly highlight an increased risk for a range of disorders in offspring in later life. This process, preferentially termed “developmental programming” as part of the developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) framework, leads to phenotypic outcomes in offspring that closely resemble those of individuals with untreated growth hormone (GH) deficiency, including increased adiposity and cardiovascular disorders. As such, the use of GH as a potential intervention strategy to mitigate the effects of developmental malprogramming has received some attention in the DOHaD field. In particular, experimental animal models have shown that early GH treatment in the setting of poor maternal nutrition can partially rescue the programmed phenotype, albeit in a sex-specific manner. Although the mechanisms remain poorly defined, they include changes to endothelial function, an altered inflammasome, changes in adipogenesis and cardiovascular function, neuroendocrine effects, and changes in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Similarly, GH treatment to adult offspring, where an adverse metabolic phenotype is already manifest, has shown efficacy in reversing some of the metabolic disorders arising from a poor early life environment. Components of the GH-insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-IGF binding protein (GH-IGF-IGFBP) system, including insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), have also shown promise in ameliorating programmed metabolic disorders, potentially acting via epigenetic processes including changes in miRNA profiles and altered DNA methylation. However, as with the use of GH in the clinical setting of short stature and GH-deficiency, the benefits of treatment are also, in some cases, associated with potential unwanted side effects that need to be taken into account before effective translation as an intervention modality in the DOHaD context can be undertaken.
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- Clare M Reynolds
- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
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- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
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- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
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Sun LY, Fang Y, Patki A, Koopman JJ, Allison DB, Hill CM, Masternak MM, Darcy J, Wang J, McFadden S, Bartke A. Longevity is impacted by growth hormone action during early postnatal period. eLife 2017; 6. [PMID: 28675141 PMCID: PMC5515575 DOI: 10.7554/elife.24059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Life-long lack of growth hormone (GH) action can produce remarkable extension of longevity in mice. Here we report that GH treatment limited to a few weeks during development influences the lifespan of long-lived Ames dwarf and normal littermate control mice in a genotype and sex-specific manner. Studies in a separate cohort of Ames dwarf mice show that this short period of the GH exposure during early development produces persistent phenotypic, metabolic and molecular changes that are evident in late adult life. These effects may represent mechanisms responsible for reduced longevity of dwarf mice exposed to GH treatment early in life. Our data suggest that developmental programming of aging importantly contributes to (and perhaps explains) the well documented developmental origins of adult disease.
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- Liou Y Sun
- Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, United States
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- Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, United States.,Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, United States.,Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, United States
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- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, United States.,Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, United States
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Bartke A, Sun L, Fang Y, Hill C. Growth hormone actions during development influence adult phenotype and longevity. Exp Gerontol 2016; 86:22-27. [PMID: 26752217 PMCID: PMC4930735 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2015.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Revised: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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There is considerable evidence that exposure to undernutrition, overnutrition, stress or endocrine disruptors during fetal development can increase the probability of obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and other problems in adult life. In contrast to these findings, reducing early postnatal growth by altering maternal diet or number of pups in a litter can increase longevity. In hypopituitary Ames dwarf mice, which are remarkably long lived, a brief period of growth hormone therapy starting at 1 or 2weeks of age reduces longevity and normalizes ("rescues") multiple aging-related traits. Collectively, these findings indicate that nutritional and hormonal signals during development can have profound impact on the trajectory of aging. We suspect that altered "programming" of aging during development may represent one of the mechanisms of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) and the detrimental effects of "catch-up" growth.
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- A Bartke
- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, United States
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Jayaratne SK, Donaldson PJ, Vickers MH, Lim JC. The Effects of Maternal Under-Nutrition and a Post-Natal High Fat Diet on Lens Growth, Transparency and Oxidative Defense Systems in Rat Offspring. Curr Eye Res 2016; 42:589-599. [PMID: 27613228 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2016.1214969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PURPOSE A poor early life nutrition environment is well established to result in a range of cardiometabolic disorders in offspring in later life. These effects can be exacerbated via exposure to an obesogenic dietary environment. To date, the effect of maternal diet and/or a post-natal obesogenic nutritional environment on key characteristics related to lens growth and oxidative stress has not been undertaken. The present study, therefore, examined the characteristics and oxidative status of the lens. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using a model of moderate maternal under-nutrition, rat dams were fed either a control diet (100% ad libitum, CON) or undernourished throughout pregnancy (50% of ad libitum intake, UN) and offspring fed either a control (5% fat, C) or high fat (30% fat, HF) diet post-weaning, resulting in four nutritional groups; CON-C, CON-HF, UN-C, and UN-HF. Offspring lenses were extracted at 160 days of age, weighed, imaged under dark and bright field microscopy, and then dissected into cortical and core fractions for biochemical analyses of oxidative stress markers. RESULTS Our findings reveal that lenses from all groups were transparent. However, gender specific changes were evident at the biochemical level with increased oxidative stress detected in the cortex and core of female but not male UN-C lenses, and in the cortex of male but not female CON-HF lenses. The greatest increase in oxidative stress was detected in the UN-HF group in the cortex and core regions of the lens and for both genders. CONCLUSIONS These findings show that oxidative stress is exacerbated in the lens as a result of a combination of altered pre-natal and post-natal diet. This demonstrates a novel interaction between the two developmental windows and warrants further investigations toward devising appropriate nutritional strategies for minimizing oxidative stress in the lens.
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- Sachini K Jayaratne
- a Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand.,b NZ National Eye Centre , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand.,c School of Medical Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- a Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand.,b NZ National Eye Centre , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand.,c School of Medical Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- d Liggins Institute , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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- a Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand.,b NZ National Eye Centre , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand.,c School of Medical Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand
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Aiken CE, Tarry-Adkins JL, Penfold NC, Dearden L, Ozanne SE. Decreased ovarian reserve, dysregulation of mitochondrial biogenesis, and increased lipid peroxidation in female mouse offspring exposed to an obesogenic maternal diet. FASEB J 2016; 30:1548-56. [PMID: 26700734 PMCID: PMC4799509 DOI: 10.1096/fj.15-280800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Maternal diet during pregnancy influences the later life reproductive potential of female offspring. We investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the depletion of ovarian follicular reserve in young adult females following exposure to obesogenic diet in early life. Furthermore, we explore the interaction between adverse maternal diet and postweaning diet in generating reduced ovarian reserve. Female mice were exposed to either maternal obesogenic (high fat/high sugar) or maternal control dietin uteroand during lactation, then weaned onto either obesogenic or control diet. At 12 wk of age, the offspring ovarian reserve was depleted following exposure to maternal obesogenic diet (P< 0.05), but not postweaning obesogenic diet. Maternal obesogenic diet was associated with increased mitochondrial DNA biogenesis (copy numberP< 0.05; transcription factor A, mitochondrial expressionP< 0.05), increased mitochondrial antioxidant defenses [manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD)P< 0.05; copper/zinc superoxide dismutaseP< 0.05; glutathione peroxidase 4P< 0.01] and increased lipoxygenase expression (arachidonate 12-lipoxygenaseP< 0.05; arachidonate 15-lipoxygenaseP< 0.05) in the ovary. There was also significantly increased expression of the transcriptional regulator NF-κB (P< 0.05). There was no effect of postweaning diet on any measured ovarian parameters. Maternal diet thus plays a central role in determining follicular reserve in adult female offspring. Our observations suggest that lipid peroxidation and mitochondrial biogenesis are the key intracellular pathways involved in programming of ovarian reserve.-Aiken, C. E., Tarry-Adkins, J. L., Penfold, N. C., Dearden, L., Ozanne, S. E. Decreased ovarian reserve, dysregulation of mitochondrial biogenesis, and increased lipid peroxidation in female mouse offspring exposed to an obesogenic maternal diet.
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- Catherine E Aiken
- *University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge, The Rosie Hospital and National Institute for Health Research Cambridge Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- *University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge, The Rosie Hospital and National Institute for Health Research Cambridge Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- *University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge, The Rosie Hospital and National Institute for Health Research Cambridge Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- *University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge, The Rosie Hospital and National Institute for Health Research Cambridge Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- *University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge, The Rosie Hospital and National Institute for Health Research Cambridge Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Maternal gestational betaine supplementation-mediated suppression of hepatic cyclin D2 and presenilin1 gene in newborn piglets is associated with epigenetic regulation of the STAT3-dependent pathway. J Nutr Biochem 2015; 26:1622-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2015.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2015] [Revised: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Affiliation(s)
- Kartik Shankar
- Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202 and Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
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