Interaction between maternal and offspring diet to impair vascular function and oxidative balance in high fat fed male mice.

<h4>Aims</h4>To determine the impact of maternal and post-weaning consumption of a high fat diet on endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation and redox regulation in adult male mouse offspring.<h4>Methods</h4>Female C57BL6J mice were fed an obesogenic high fat diet (HF, 45% kcal f...

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Main Authors: Christopher Torrens, Priya Ethirajan, Kimberley D Bruce, Felino R A Cagampang, Richard C M Siow, Mark A Hanson, Christopher D Byrne, Giovanni E Mann, Geraldine F Clough
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0050671&type=printable
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author Christopher Torrens
Priya Ethirajan
Kimberley D Bruce
Felino R A Cagampang
Richard C M Siow
Mark A Hanson
Christopher D Byrne
Giovanni E Mann
Geraldine F Clough
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Priya Ethirajan
Kimberley D Bruce
Felino R A Cagampang
Richard C M Siow
Mark A Hanson
Christopher D Byrne
Giovanni E Mann
Geraldine F Clough
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description <h4>Aims</h4>To determine the impact of maternal and post-weaning consumption of a high fat diet on endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation and redox regulation in adult male mouse offspring.<h4>Methods</h4>Female C57BL6J mice were fed an obesogenic high fat diet (HF, 45% kcal fat) or standard chow (C, 21% kcal fat) pre-conception and throughout pregnancy and lactation. Post-weaning, male offspring were continued on the same diet as their mothers or placed on the alternative diet to give 4 dietary groups (C/C, HF/C, C/HF and HF/HF) which were studied at 15 or 30 weeks of age.<h4>Results</h4>There were significant effects of maternal diet on offspring body weight (p<0.004), systolic blood pressure (p = 0.026) and endothelium-dependent relaxation to ACh (p = 0.004) and NO production (p = 0.005) measured in the femoral artery. With control for maternal diet there was also an effect of offspring post-weaning dietary fat to increase systolic blood pressure (p<0.0001) and reduce endothelium-dependent relaxation (p = 0.022) and ACh-mediated NO production (p = 0.007). There was also a significant impact of age (p<0.005). Redox balance was perturbed, with altered regulation of vascular enzymes involved in ROS/NO signalling.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Maternal consumption of a HF diet is associated with changes in vascular function and oxidative balance in the offspring of similar magnitude to those seen with consumption of a high fat diet post-weaning. Further, this disadvantageous vascular phenotype is exacerbated by age to influence the risk of developing obesity, raised blood pressure and endothelial dysfunction in adult life.
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spelling doaj-art-7aa78ed44a7a46f68af749261107a0372025-08-20T02:05:31ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-01712e5067110.1371/journal.pone.0050671Interaction between maternal and offspring diet to impair vascular function and oxidative balance in high fat fed male mice.Christopher TorrensPriya EthirajanKimberley D BruceFelino R A CagampangRichard C M SiowMark A HansonChristopher D ByrneGiovanni E MannGeraldine F Clough<h4>Aims</h4>To determine the impact of maternal and post-weaning consumption of a high fat diet on endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation and redox regulation in adult male mouse offspring.<h4>Methods</h4>Female C57BL6J mice were fed an obesogenic high fat diet (HF, 45% kcal fat) or standard chow (C, 21% kcal fat) pre-conception and throughout pregnancy and lactation. Post-weaning, male offspring were continued on the same diet as their mothers or placed on the alternative diet to give 4 dietary groups (C/C, HF/C, C/HF and HF/HF) which were studied at 15 or 30 weeks of age.<h4>Results</h4>There were significant effects of maternal diet on offspring body weight (p<0.004), systolic blood pressure (p = 0.026) and endothelium-dependent relaxation to ACh (p = 0.004) and NO production (p = 0.005) measured in the femoral artery. With control for maternal diet there was also an effect of offspring post-weaning dietary fat to increase systolic blood pressure (p<0.0001) and reduce endothelium-dependent relaxation (p = 0.022) and ACh-mediated NO production (p = 0.007). There was also a significant impact of age (p<0.005). Redox balance was perturbed, with altered regulation of vascular enzymes involved in ROS/NO signalling.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Maternal consumption of a HF diet is associated with changes in vascular function and oxidative balance in the offspring of similar magnitude to those seen with consumption of a high fat diet post-weaning. Further, this disadvantageous vascular phenotype is exacerbated by age to influence the risk of developing obesity, raised blood pressure and endothelial dysfunction in adult life.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0050671&type=printable
spellingShingle Christopher Torrens
Priya Ethirajan
Kimberley D Bruce
Felino R A Cagampang
Richard C M Siow
Mark A Hanson
Christopher D Byrne
Giovanni E Mann
Geraldine F Clough
Interaction between maternal and offspring diet to impair vascular function and oxidative balance in high fat fed male mice.
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title Interaction between maternal and offspring diet to impair vascular function and oxidative balance in high fat fed male mice.
title_full Interaction between maternal and offspring diet to impair vascular function and oxidative balance in high fat fed male mice.
title_fullStr Interaction between maternal and offspring diet to impair vascular function and oxidative balance in high fat fed male mice.
title_full_unstemmed Interaction between maternal and offspring diet to impair vascular function and oxidative balance in high fat fed male mice.
title_short Interaction between maternal and offspring diet to impair vascular function and oxidative balance in high fat fed male mice.
title_sort interaction between maternal and offspring diet to impair vascular function and oxidative balance in high fat fed male mice
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0050671&type=printable
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