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Exposure to circadian disrupting environment and high-fat diet during pregnancy and lactation alter reproductive competence and lipid profiles of liver, mammary, plasma and milk of ICR mice.

PloS one
May 5, 2025
Leriana Garcia Reis et al. (7 authors)
Journal ArticleAnimal Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to determine the effects of a high-fat diet and circadian-disrupting light-dark phase shifts on milk composition, maternal feeding patterns, and lipid profiles in mice.

Results Summary

The study found that a high-fat diet increased milk lactose levels, while circadian disruption reduced lactose in the control diet group. Diet significantly altered lipid profiles in milk, mammary gland, liver, and plasma, with high-fat diets increasing carbon length of certain lipids.

Population

Female ICR mice during pregnancy and lactation.

Effective Dosage

Not specified (dietary fat content: 10% for control, 60% for high-fat).

Duration

Throughout pregnancy and lactation (exact duration not specified).

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (22)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
high-fat (HF) diet
increase
maternal pre-pregnancy body weight
female ICR mice
-
increased
#1
high-fat (HF) diet
increase
milk lactose
female ICR mice
-
elevated
#2
phase-shifts (PS) in light-dark cycle
decrease
milk lactose
female ICR mice on CON diet
-
reduced
#3
phase-shifts (PS) in light-dark cycle
increase
maternal feed intake
female ICR mice
-
increased
#4
phase-shifts (PS) in light-dark cycle
increase
fecal corticosterone levels
female ICR mice
-
increased
#5
phase-shifts (PS) in light-dark cycle
neutral
time of day of birth
female ICR mice
-
affected
#6
phase-shifts (PS) in light-dark cycle
no change
birth litter size
female ICR mice
-
neither PS nor HF affected
#7
high-fat (HF) diet
no change
birth litter size
female ICR mice
-
neither PS nor HF affected
#8
phase-shifts (PS) in light-dark cycle
no change
pup survival
female ICR mice
-
neither PS nor HF affected
#9
high-fat (HF) diet
no change
pup survival
female ICR mice
-
neither PS nor HF affected
#10
high-fat (HF) diet
increase
final litter weight
female ICR mice
-
impacted
#11
high-fat (HF) diet
neutral
lipids in milk
female ICR mice
67.1%
altered
#12
high-fat (HF) diet
neutral
lipids in mammary gland
female ICR mice
58.1%
altered
#13
high-fat (HF) diet
neutral
lipids in the liver
female ICR mice
27.2%
altered
#14
high-fat (HF) diet
neutral
lipids in plasma
female ICR mice
10.9%
altered
#15
high-fat (HF) diet
increase
carbon length of diacylglycerols in the liver
female ICR mice
-
increased
#16
high-fat (HF) diet
increase
carbon length of diacylglycerols in milk
female ICR mice
-
increased
#17
high-fat (HF) diet
increase
carbon length of triacylglycerols in plasma
female ICR mice
-
increased
#18
high-fat (HF) diet
increase
carbon length of triacylglycerols in mammary gland
female ICR mice
-
increased
#19
high-fat (HF) diet
increase
carbon length of triacylglycerols in milk
female ICR mice
-
increased
#20
phase-shifts (PS) in light-dark cycle
no change
maternal lipid profiles
female ICR mice
-
had no overall impact
#21
phase-shifts (PS) in light-dark cycle and high-fat (HF) diet
neutral
phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolanine class of lipids
female ICR mice
P < 0.05
interactions were found
#22
Abstract

This study's objective was to determine the effects of pre-pregnancy obesity induced by a high-fat diet and exposure to circadian-disrupting light-dark phase shifts on birth littler size, pup survival to 24h and growth to lactation day 12, and their relationship to maternal feeding patterns, fecal corticosterone levels, milk composition, and lipid profiles of liver, plasma, mammary gland, and milk. A 2 by 2 factorial designed experiment of female ICR mice assigned to control (CON; 10% fat) or high-fat (HF; 60% fat) and either a 12-hour light-dark (LD) cycle or a chronic jet lag model of 6-hour phase-shifts (PS) in light-dark cycle every 3 days throughout pregnancy and lactation, resulted in 4 treatment groups: CON-LD, CON-PS, HF-LD and HF-PS. HF diet increased maternal pre-pregnancy body weight and elevated milk lactose. Whereas PS reduced milk lactose within the CON diet group, and increased maternal feed intake and fecal corticosterone levels. PS exposure also affected the time of day of birth. Neither PS nor HF affected birth litter size or pup survival. Only diet impacted final litter weight, with HF greater than CON. Among the 1204 lipids detected by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM)-profiling, diet altered 67.1% in milk, 58.1% in mammary gland, 27.2% in the liver, and 10.9% in plasma, with HF increasing the carbon length of diacylglycerols in the liver and milk, and carbon length of triacylglycerols in plasma, mammary gland and milk. Although exposure to PS had no overall impact on maternal lipid profiles, interactions (P < 0.05) were found between PS and diets in the phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolanine class of lipids. Findings support that high fat diet and exposure to circadian disrupting environments impact maternal feeding behavior and stress responses as well as lipid profiles, which may relate to their negative association with maternal health and offspring development.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AnimalsFemalePregnancyLactationMilkLiverDiet, High-FatMice, Inbred ICRMiceCircadian RhythmMammary Glands, AnimalReproductionCorticosteroneLipids
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy65/10
Quality80/10
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score1.95
Normalized Score0.62
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