Perinatal high-fat diet induces systemic inflammation via altered tight junction complex organization during development and decreases expression of intestinal satiety peptides in male offspring.
Lindsey K Macias, Akul Kesarwani, Jason Perez…·Kellie L Tamashiro
This study shows that maternal high-fat diet during gestation and lactation leads to systemic inflammation and altered gut-brain axis function in male offspring through disrupted tight junctions and reduced satiety peptides.