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Voluntary Wheel Running Reduces Cardiometabolic Risks in Female Offspring Exposed to Lifelong High-Fat, High-Sucrose Diet
Medicine and science in sports and exercise, Vol.56(8), pp.1378-1389
08/2024
PMID: 38595204
Web of Science ID: WOS:001272357300008
Abstract
PURPOSE: Maternal and postnatal overnutrition has been linked to an increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases in offspring. This study investigated the impact of adult-onset voluntary wheel running to counteract cardiometabolic risks in female offspring exposed to a life-long high-fat, high-sucrose (HFHS) diet.
METHODS: Dams were fed either a HFHS or a low-fat, low-sucrose (LFLS) diet starting from 8 weeks prior to pregnancy and continuing throughout gestation and lactation. Offspring followed their mothers' diets. At 15 weeks of age, they were divided into sedentary (Sed) or voluntary wheel running (Ex) groups, resulting in four groups: LFLS/Sed (n = 10), LFLS/Ex (n = 5), HFHS/Sed (n = 6), HFHS/Ex (n = 5). Cardiac function was assessed at 25 weeks, with tissue collection at 26 weeks for mitochondrial respiratory function and protein analysis. Data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA.
RESULTS: While maternal HFHS diet did not affect the offspring's body weight at weaning, continuous HFHS feeding post-weaning resulted in increased body weight and adiposity, irrespective of the exercise regimen. HFHS/Sed offspring showed increased left ventricular wall thickness and elevated expression of enzymes involved in fatty acid transport (CD36, FABP3), lipogenesis (DGAT), glucose transport (GLUT4), oxidative stress (protein carbonyls, nitrotyrosine), and early senescence markers (p16, p21). Their cardiac mitochondria displayed lower oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) efficiency and reduced expression of OXPHOS complexes and fatty acid metabolism enzymes (ACSL5, CPT1B). However, HFHS/Ex offspring mitigated these effects, aligning more with LFLS/Sed offspring.
CONCLUSIONS: Adult-onset voluntary wheel running effectively counteracts the detrimental cardiac effects of a lifelong HFHS diet, improving mitochondrial efficiency, reducing oxidative stress, and preventing early senescence. This underscores the significant role of physical activity in mitigating diet-induced cardiometabolic risks.
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- Title
- Voluntary Wheel Running Reduces Cardiometabolic Risks in Female Offspring Exposed to Lifelong High-Fat, High-Sucrose Diet
- Publication Details
- Medicine and science in sports and exercise, Vol.56(8), pp.1378-1389
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- American College of Sports Medicine
- Copyright
- © 2024 by the American College of Sports Medicine
- Identifiers
- WOS:001272357300008; 99380523597006600
- Academic Unit
- Movement Sciences and Health; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English