Effects of different vegetable oils in the maternal diet during pregnancy on the somatic and sensory-motor development in neonates rats

• Grant number: 11/17574-4
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Effective date (Start): October 01, 2011
• Effective date (End): July 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Nutrition - Malnutrition and Physiological Development
• Principal researcher: Cristiano Mendes da Silva
• Grantee: Tayane dos Santos Souto
• Home Institution: Instituto de Saúde e Sociedade (ISS). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus Baixada Santista. Santos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Recent studies suggest that maternal diet during periods of pregnancy and/or lactation can cause changes morphofunctional on the nervous system of offspring, and is considered an important inducer of the "programming". In addition, maternal exposure to obesogenic diets (eg. high-fat diet) can permanently alter brain structure and function of the offspring. Therefore, the present study will investigate indicators of somatic and sensory-motor development in the offspring of rats female exposed to high-fat diets (with different sources of fatty acids) during pregnancy (1st to 21st days - pre-natal). Will be used newborn male Wistar rats divided into 4 groups, according to the maternal diet: 1. control diet, 2. high-fat diet with lard; 3. high-fat diet with soybean oil and 4. high-fat diet with canola oil. The indicators of development will be assessed during the lactation period (1st to 21st days postnatal) and were characterized as follows: 1) somatic development (body weight, body length, medio-lateral and and anteroposterior head axes) 2) maturation of physical characteristics (openings of the ear, ear canal, eyes, and eruption of incisors teeth) and 3) ontogeny of reflexes (palm grasp, righting, vibrissa placing, cliff avoidance, negative geotaxis, startle response and free fall righting). (AU)

Scientific publications

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SOUTO, TAYANE DOS SANTOS; NAGAMATSU NAKAO, FERNANDA SAYURI; GIRIKO, CATHERINE ASSUKA; DIAS, CLARISSA TAVARES; DO PRADO CHEBERLE, ANA ISABEL; LAMBERTUCCI, RAFAEL HERLING; MENDES-DA-SILVA, CRISTIANO. Lard-rich and canola oil-rich high-fat diets during pregnancy promote rats' offspring neurodevelopmental delay and behavioral disorders. Physiology & Behavior, v. 213, JAN 1 2020. Web of Science Citations: 1.

MENDES-DA-SILVA, CRISTIANO; GIRIKO, CATHERINE ASSUKA; MENNITTI, LAIS VALES; HOSOUME, LILIAN FAZION; SOUTO, TAYANE DOS SANTOS; DA SILVA, ALEXANDRE VALOTTA. Maternal high-fat diet during pregnancy or lactation changes the somatic and neurological development of the offspring. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, v. 72, n. 2, p. 136-144, FEB 2014. Web of Science Citations: 20.

GIRIKO, CATHERINE ASSUKA; ANDREOLI, CARLA ALBUQUERQUE; MENNITTI, LAIS VALES; HOSOUME, LILIAN FAZION; SOUTO, TAYANE DOS SANTOS; DA SILVA, ALEXANDRE VALOTTA; MENDES-DA-SILVA, CRISTIANO. Delayed physical and neurobehavioral development and increased aggressive and depression-like behaviors in the rat offspring of dams fed a high-fat diet. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE, v. 31, n. 8, p. 731-739, DEC 2013. Web of Science Citations: 21.