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Beneficial effects of maternal swimming during pregnancy on offspring metabolism when the father is obese
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2018
Abstract
We aimed to evaluate the impact of maternal exercise training on the offspring metabolism and body size caused by father obesity. C57BL/6 male 4-week-old mice were fed a high-fat diet (HF father) or control diet (C father), while equal age female mice were fed only a C diet and were separated into two groups: trained (T mother) and non-trained (NT mother), and at 12 weeks of age mice were mated. A continuous swimming protocol was applied for 10 weeks (before and during gestation), and offspring were followed since weaning until sacrifice (at 12 weeks of age). HF father, compared to C father, showed obesity, elevated total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG), and glucose intolerance. Both sexes HF/NT offspring showed hyperglycemia, glucose intolerance and high levels of TC and TG, without obesity. However, HF/T offspring showed data close to C/NT, demonstrating the beneficial effect of maternal exercise in the offspring of obese fathers.
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- Brief Report
- Information
- Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , August 2019 , pp. 502 - 506
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- © Cambridge University Press and the International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease 2018
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