| Gestational High Fat Diet Programs Hepatic Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase (Pck) Expression and Histone Modification in Neonatal Offspring Rats. | |
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PMID: 21486814 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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In insulin resistance and type II diabetes, there is an elevation of hepatic gluconeogenesis, which contributes to hyperglycemia. Studies in experimental animals have provided evidence that consumption of High Fat (HF) diets by female rats programs the progeny for glucose intolerance in adulthood, but the mechanisms behind the in utero programming remain poorly understood. The present study analyzed the effect of maternal HF diet on fetal gluconeogenic gene expression and potential regulation mechanism related to histone modifications. Dams were fed either a Control (C, 16%kcal fat) or a high-fat diet (HF, 45%kcal fat) diet throughout gestation. Livers of the offspring were collected on gestational d 21 and analyzed to determine the consequences of a maternal HF diet on molecular markers of fetal liver gluconeogenesis. We demonstrated that offspring of HF-fed dams were significantly heavier and had significantly higher blood glucose levels at the time of delivery than offspring of dams fed the C diet. While maternal gluconeogenesis and plasma glucose were not affected by the HF diet, offspring of HF-fed dams had significantly higher mRNA contents of gluconeogenic genes in addition to the elevated plasma glucose. In addition to increased transcription rate, a gestational HF diet resulted in modifications of the Pck1 histone code in livers of offspring. Our results demonstrate that in utero exposure to HF diet has the potential to program the gluconeogenic capacity of offspring through epigenetic modifications, which could potentially lead to excessive glucose production and altered insulin sensitivity in adulthood. |
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Rita S Strakovsky; Xiyuan Zhang; Dan Zhou; Yuan-Xiang Pan |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-3-28 |
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Title: The Journal of physiology Volume: - ISSN: 1469-7793 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-4-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0266262 Medline TA: J Physiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
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