Abstract
Background:
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has long-lasting influence on offspring, which is associated with increased risks of insulin resistance, obesity, and type II diabetes mellitus. Calorie restriction (CR) is one of the most common and available nutritional interventions to prevent obesity and diabetes. We are trying to explore the effect of CR on GDM offspring.
Methods:
The streptozotocin was used to stimulate C57BL/6J mice to develop GDM, a number of metabolic characteristics and related protein expressions were determined in GDM offspring that were fed ad-libitum or treated with calorie restriction.
Results:
CR reduced body weight and glucose levels in GDM offspring. CR modulated the lipid metabolism by decreasing triglyceride and cholesterol levels in plasma. We also found that the effect of CR on insulin sensitivity may involve in signaling pathway through the regulations of phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) and protein kinase B (Akt).
Conclusion:
GDM is a high risk factor for GDM offspring to develop insulin resistance, while CR could ameliorate this adverse outcome. Moreover, the specific decrease in PTEN activation and increase in Akt phosphorylation in livers of GDM offspring with CR improved insulin sensitivity and lipid metabolism.
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Li, T., Chen, K., Liu, G. et al. Calorie restriction prevents the development of insulin resistance and impaired lipid metabolism in gestational diabetes offspring. Pediatr Res 81, 663–671 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/pr.2016.273
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