Beauchamp 2015 Biosci Rep

Beauchamp B, Thrush AB, Quizi J, Antoun G, McIntosh N, Al-Dirbashi OY, Patti ME, Harper ME (2015) Undernutrition during pregnancy in mice leads to dysfunctional cardiac muscle respiration in adult offspring. Biosci Rep 35. pii:e00200.

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Beauchamp B, Thrush AB, Quizi J, Antoun G, McIntosh N, Al-Dirbashi OY, Patti ME, Harper ME (2015) Biosci Rep

Abstract: Intrauterine growth restriction is associated with an increased risk of developing obesity, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease. However its effect on energetics in heart remains unknown. In this study, we examined respiration in cardiac muscle and liver from adult mice that were undernourished in utero. We report that in utero undernutrition is associated with impaired cardiac muscle energetics, including decreased fatty acid oxidative capacity, decreased maximum oxidative phosphorylation rate, and decreased proton leak respiration. No differences in oxidative characteristics were detected in liver. We also measured plasma acylcarnitine levels and found that short-chain acylcarnitines are increased with in utero undernutrition. Results reveal the negative impact of suboptimal maternal nutrition on adult offspring cardiac energy metabolism, which may have lifelong implications for cardiovascular function and disease risk. • Keywords: Fetal programming, Obesity, Metabolism, Heart, Mitochondria, Energetics

• O2k-Network Lab: CA Ottawa Harper ME

Labels: MiParea: Respiration, Exercise physiology;nutrition;life style  Pathology: Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Obesity 

Organism: Mouse  Tissue;cell: Heart, Liver  Preparation: Homogenate  Enzyme: Adenine nucleotide translocase, Complex I, Complex II;succinate dehydrogenase, Complex III, Complex IV;cytochrome c oxidase, Complex V;ATP synthase 

Coupling state: LEAK, OXPHOS  Pathway: F, NS, Other combinations, ROX  HRR: Oxygraph-2k 

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