Jussara (Euterpe edulis Mart.) supplementation during pregnancy and lactation modulates UCP-1 and inflammation biomarkers induced by trans-fatty acids in the brown adipose tissue of offspring

Background & aims: The brown adipose tissue (BAT) regulates energy expenditure via thermogenesis by uncoupling protein 1 (UPC-1). We investigated the effect of the maternal diet enriched with trans-fatty acids (TFAs) in combination or not with jussara fruit supplementation on the 21 day old offs...

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Main Authors: Perla Pizzi Argentato, Carina Almeida Morais, Aline Boveto Santamarina, Helena de Cássia César, Débora Estadella, Veridiana Vera de Rosso, Luciana Pellegrini Pisani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Clinical Nutrition Experimental
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352939316300288