Gestational high-sucrose diet mediated vascular hyper-contractility in mesenteric arteries from offspring

Abstract Prenatal high sucrose diet (HS) generates profound effects on vascular diseases in offspring later in life. This study aimed to determine whether and how prenatal HS affect vasoreactivity in resistance arteries from adult offspring. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were fed with normal drinking...

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Main Authors: Xinying Liu, Meng Liu, Chunxia Wang, Liting Duan, Qinggui Ren, Shuli Jiang, Jing Han, Hongwei Fu, Xiao Sun, Dongmei Man, Xueqin Feng
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Hongwei Fu
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description Abstract Prenatal high sucrose diet (HS) generates profound effects on vascular diseases in offspring later in life. This study aimed to determine whether and how prenatal HS affect vasoreactivity in resistance arteries from adult offspring. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were fed with normal drinking water or 20% high-sucrose solution during the whole gestational period. Mesenteric arteries (MAs) from adult offspring were obtained and tested for vascular functions with DMT. The whole-transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) of MAs was performed to reveal the different genes and possible pathway. Real-time PCR and western blot were performed to access mRNA and protein expression. The thicker smooth muscle layer and mitochondrial swelling were observed in MAs in HS offspring. Prenatal HS mediated higher vasoconstriction/vascular sensitivity induced by phenylephrine (PE) and 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT). RNA-Seq analysis revealed that the genes crystallin alpha B (CYRAB) and heat shock protein family E member 1 (HSPE1) were upregulated, while the gene adenomatous polyposis coli downregulated 1 (APCDD1) was downregulated in HS group, confirmed at mRNA and protein expression levels. Wingless-related integration site (Wnt)/Ca2+ indicated by KEGG analysis was the essential pathway inducing vascular dysfunction in HS group. As a Wnt5a inhibitor, Box5 reduced MA tension induced by PE or 5-HT in HS group. Both protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor-GF109203X and Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) inhibitor-2-Aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB) significantly decreased MA tone in HS group. Ca2+ levels in MAs were markedly higher in HS offspring than in control (CON), likely contributing to enhanced vascular reactivity. Vascular relaxation induced by acetylcholine (ACh) in HS was lower than that in CON. N(G)-Nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) increased PE-mediated vascular tension in CON group, while no effect in HS group, suggesting that endothelial nitric oxide (NO) system dysfunction in MAs exposed to prenatal HS. This study demonstrated that prenatal HS induced hyper-vasocontraction in MAs from adult offspring, which was associated with the enhanced Wnt5a-PKC/IP3R-Ca2+ pathway and decreased endothelial NO function.
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spelling doaj-art-c70dd4c040f24ca393c5907fbf19e9672025-08-20T02:51:24ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-03-0115111110.1038/s41598-025-93361-2Gestational high-sucrose diet mediated vascular hyper-contractility in mesenteric arteries from offspringXinying Liu0Meng Liu1Chunxia Wang2Liting Duan3Qinggui Ren4Shuli Jiang5Jing Han6Hongwei Fu7Xiao Sun8Dongmei Man9Xueqin Feng10Department of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Jining Medical UniversityDepartment of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityDepartment of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityDepartment of Mammary Gland Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityDepartment of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityDepartment of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Jining Medical UniversityDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Jining Medical UniversityDepartment of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityDepartment of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical UniversityAbstract Prenatal high sucrose diet (HS) generates profound effects on vascular diseases in offspring later in life. This study aimed to determine whether and how prenatal HS affect vasoreactivity in resistance arteries from adult offspring. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were fed with normal drinking water or 20% high-sucrose solution during the whole gestational period. Mesenteric arteries (MAs) from adult offspring were obtained and tested for vascular functions with DMT. The whole-transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) of MAs was performed to reveal the different genes and possible pathway. Real-time PCR and western blot were performed to access mRNA and protein expression. The thicker smooth muscle layer and mitochondrial swelling were observed in MAs in HS offspring. Prenatal HS mediated higher vasoconstriction/vascular sensitivity induced by phenylephrine (PE) and 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT). RNA-Seq analysis revealed that the genes crystallin alpha B (CYRAB) and heat shock protein family E member 1 (HSPE1) were upregulated, while the gene adenomatous polyposis coli downregulated 1 (APCDD1) was downregulated in HS group, confirmed at mRNA and protein expression levels. Wingless-related integration site (Wnt)/Ca2+ indicated by KEGG analysis was the essential pathway inducing vascular dysfunction in HS group. As a Wnt5a inhibitor, Box5 reduced MA tension induced by PE or 5-HT in HS group. Both protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor-GF109203X and Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) inhibitor-2-Aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB) significantly decreased MA tone in HS group. Ca2+ levels in MAs were markedly higher in HS offspring than in control (CON), likely contributing to enhanced vascular reactivity. Vascular relaxation induced by acetylcholine (ACh) in HS was lower than that in CON. N(G)-Nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) increased PE-mediated vascular tension in CON group, while no effect in HS group, suggesting that endothelial nitric oxide (NO) system dysfunction in MAs exposed to prenatal HS. This study demonstrated that prenatal HS induced hyper-vasocontraction in MAs from adult offspring, which was associated with the enhanced Wnt5a-PKC/IP3R-Ca2+ pathway and decreased endothelial NO function.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93361-2Prenatal high-sucroseMesenteric arteryVasoconstrictionWntNO
spellingShingle Xinying Liu
Meng Liu
Chunxia Wang
Liting Duan
Qinggui Ren
Shuli Jiang
Jing Han
Hongwei Fu
Xiao Sun
Dongmei Man
Xueqin Feng
Gestational high-sucrose diet mediated vascular hyper-contractility in mesenteric arteries from offspring
Scientific Reports
Prenatal high-sucrose
Mesenteric artery
Vasoconstriction
Wnt
NO
title Gestational high-sucrose diet mediated vascular hyper-contractility in mesenteric arteries from offspring
title_full Gestational high-sucrose diet mediated vascular hyper-contractility in mesenteric arteries from offspring
title_fullStr Gestational high-sucrose diet mediated vascular hyper-contractility in mesenteric arteries from offspring
title_full_unstemmed Gestational high-sucrose diet mediated vascular hyper-contractility in mesenteric arteries from offspring
title_short Gestational high-sucrose diet mediated vascular hyper-contractility in mesenteric arteries from offspring
title_sort gestational high sucrose diet mediated vascular hyper contractility in mesenteric arteries from offspring
topic Prenatal high-sucrose
Mesenteric artery
Vasoconstriction
Wnt
NO
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93361-2
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