Maternal Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery reduces lipid deposition and increases UCP1 expression in the brown adipose tissue of male offspring

Abstract Maternal obesity induced by cafeteria diet (CAF) predisposes offspring to obesity and metabolic diseases, events that could be avoided by maternal bariatric surgery (BS). Herein we evaluated whether maternal BS is able to modulate brown adipose tissue (BAT) morphology and function in adult...

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Main Authors: Vanessa Marieli Ceglarek, Iala Milene Bertasso, Carla Bruna Pietrobon, Sofia Pizzato Scomazzon, Nayara Carvalho Leite, Maria Lúcia Bonfleur, Allan Cezar Faria Araújo, Sandra Lucinei Balbo, Sabrina Grassiolli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80104-8