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Adipocyte morphology and leptin signaling in rat offspring from motherssupplemented with flaxseed during lactation
Mariana Sarto Figueiredo Ph.D. a, Magna Cottini da Fonseca Passos Ph.D. a, Isis Hara Trevenzoli Ph.D. b,Aline Andrade Troina Ph.D. a, Aluana Santana Carlos M.S. c,Celly Cristina Alves Nascimento-Saba Ph.D. c, Mabel Carneiro Fraga Ph.D. a,d,Alex Christian Manh~aes Ph.D. d, Elaine de Oliveira Ph.D. a, Patr�ıcia Cristina Lisboa Ph.D. a,Egberto Gaspar de Moura Ph.D. a,*a Laboratory of Endocrine Physiology, Biology Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazilb Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazilc Laboratory of Morphofunctional Analysis, Biology Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazild Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Biology Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Article history:Received 15 March 2011Accepted 4 July 2011
Keywords:Adipose tissueFlaxseedLactationLeptin signaling and programming
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Objective: We have recently shown that maternal flaxseed supplementation during lactationinduces insulin resistance in adult offspring. Here, we studied the effects of maternal dietaryflaxseed during lactation on adipocyte morphology and leptin signaling in the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis as well as on behavioral traits in the adult progeny.Methods: Lactating rats were fed a control (C) diet or a diet with 25% flaxseed (F). After weaning,pups received a standard diet until postnatal day (PN) 180. Male offspring were killed at PN21 and180. Data were considered significant at P < 0.05.Results:Weaned F rats presented a lower total and subcutaneous fat mass and higher subcutaneousadipocyte area (þ48%), but at adulthood they presented higher subcutaneous and visceraladipocyte areas (þ40% and 1.9-fold increase, respectively), with no change in body fat mass. AtPN21, F pups had hyperleptinemia (þ69%), lower T3 (�33%), higher TSH (2.1-fold increase), higherpituitary leptin receptor (Ob-R, þ11%), signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3,þ21%), and phosphorylated-STAT3 (p-STAT3, þ77%) protein content. Adult F offspring only showedlower T4 (�28%) and higher thyroid Ob-R (þ52%) expression. Maternal flaxseed intake duringlactation did not result in behavioral changes in the adult offspring.Conclusions: Maternal flaxseed supplementation decreases offspring adiposity and increasespituitary leptin signaling at weaning, but it induces hypertrophic adipocytes and higher thyroidleptin receptor in adulthood. The present data suggest that extensive use of flaxseed duringlactation is undesirable.
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Introduction
Adverse nutritional or hormonal environments during earlylife may change some physiological parameters at adulthood.Barker [1] reported low birth weight with diabetes, obesity, andhypertension in adult humans. This association has been namedmetabolic programming and has been confirmed by severalepidemiologic and experimental studies [2,3]. Our group hasshown that neonatal imprinting factors during lactation, such as
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malnutrition [4–6], overnutrition [7], thyroid hormones [8],leptin [9,10], and hypoprolactinemia [11,12], program changes inadiposity, leptin signaling, thyroid function, glucose homeo-stasis, and lipid profile.
Leptin is a hormone secreted by white adipose tissue thatcrosses the blood-brain barrier by a saturable transport systemand that affects feeding behavior, thermogenesis, and neuroen-docrine status by acting through the hypothalamic leptinreceptor (Ob-R) and the Janus tyrosine kinase 2 (JAK2)/signaltransducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) intracellularpathway [13,14]. The long form (Ob-Rb) and the short form of theleptin receptor (Ob-Ra) are the most studied isoforms and Ob-Rb
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Table 1Composition of 100 g of diet used in the experimental during lactation phase
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Casein* 22.70 284.51 16.00 200.31Flaxseedy d d 25.00 513.38Corn starchz 50.30 701.45 44.00 617.10Sucrosex 10.00 167.36 10.00 167.36Mineral Mix AIN93G* 3.50 12.89 3.50 12.89Vitamin Mix AIN93G* 1.00 16.40 1.00 16.40Soybean oilk 7.00 263.59 d d
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Choline Bitartrate* 0.25 d 0.25 d
L-Cystine* 0.30 5.02 0.30 5.00Tert-Butylhydroquinone# 0.0014 d 0.0014 d
Macronutrient composition (100g/diet)Protein 17.40 17.30Carbohydrate 52.10 54.30Fat 7.60 8.90
Total energy (kJ/ 100 g) 1451.20 1532.44
* M Cassab Comercio & Industria LTDA (S~ao Paulo, SP, Brasil).y Arma Zen Produtos Naturais LTDA (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil).z Maisena, Unilever Best Foods Brasil LTDA (Mogi Guacu, SP, Brasil).x Uni~ao (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil).{ Microcel, Blanver LTDA (Cotia, SP, Brasil).k Liza Cargil Agricultura LTDA (Mairinque, SP, Brasil).# Vogler Ingredients (Eastman, USA).
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is fully capable of activating intracellular signaling [15]. Leptinbinding to Ob-Rb initiates tyrosine phosphorylation by JAK2.Phosphorylated Ob-Rb recruits STAT3, which is activatedthrough phosphorylation by JAK2 [16]. Activated STAT3 dimer-izes and translocates to the nucleus to stimulate gene tran-scription [17]. The JAK2–STAT3 pathway stimulates thetranscription of the suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 (SOCS3),which is a negative regulator of leptin signaling [16,18].
Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) has been a focus of interestin the field of functional food because of its potential healthbenefits, such as the improvement of lipid profile, glycemia, andcardiovascular function [19–23]. Flaxseed is rich in protein, die-tary fat, and fiber fat; approximately 37% of its mass consists ofoil, of which 50% is a-linolenic acid, which is an (n-3) fatty acid[18:3(n-3), alpha-linolenic acid] [24]. Flaxseed is one of therichest sources of the plant lignan secoisolariciresinol digluco-side, which is present in a much higher proportion in the seedthan in other tissues and is responsible for the observed phy-toestrogenic, anticarcinogenic, and antiatherogenic effects[25–27].
Although flaxseed has several potential advantages whenconsumed throughout life, it may cause adverse effects when it isconsumed in critical periods of life, such as gestation and lactation[28,29]. We have shown that maternal flaxseed in the diet duringlactation in rats is associated with higher total and visceral fatmass, serum triglycerides, and cholesterol in adult femaleoffspring [30], whereas, in male offspring, there is no change inbody adiposity, but hypoadiponectinemia and hyperinsulinemiado occur, suggesting insulin resistance [31]. These effects seem toresult from changes observed in the milk composition, such ashigher leptin and 17b-estradiol contents [30].
Several studies have investigated the associations betweenleptin and thyroid hormones. Leptin seems to act on the thyroidsystem mainly by stimulating TRH secretion [32], but it also actsat the pituitary level [33,34] and thyroid level [35–37], and itinfluences thyroid hormone metabolism [38,39]. In rodents,Ob-R has also been identified in the thyroid and pituitary glands[5,35,40,41].
Both TRH and leptin have antidepressant effects [42], and oneclinical study has demonstrated the beneficial effects of flaxseedoil in the diet on bipolar disorder in children and adolescents[43]. Because flaxseed may influence adipogenesis and leptinproduction, and because leptin has profound effects on thehypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis and antidepressanteffects [42], our aim was to evaluate the short- and long-termconsequences of maternal flaxseed in the diet during lactationon adipose tissue morphology, leptin signaling in the HPT, andbehavioral disturbances in rats.
Materials and methods
Animal care and diets
The use of the animals according to our experimental design was approvedby the Animal Care and Use Committee of the Biology Institute of the StateUniversity of Rio de Janeiro (protocol 230/2008), which based its analysis on theprinciples adopted and promulgated by the Brazilian law that concerns therearing and use of animals in teaching and research activities in Brazil [44].Three-month-old Wistar rats were maintained in a room with controlledtemperature (25 � 1�C) and dark–light cycle (lights on from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00p.m.). Virgin rats (200–220 g) were mated, and each female was placed in anindividual cage with free access to water and food until the birth of the offspring.
At birth, 16 lactating rats were randomly assigned to each of the followinggroups: control group (C, n¼ 8), with free access to a diet containing 20% protein,60.2% carbohydrate, and 19.8% lipid composing the energy value, with 5% ofcellulose fiber; and flaxseed group (F, n ¼ 8), with free access to a diet containing18.9% protein (13.9% casein and 5% flaxseed), 59.3% carbohydrate, and 21.8% lipid
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exclusively from flaxseed composing the energy value, with 5% of fiber exclu-sively from flaxseed. Birth was defined as day 0 of lactation and weaning was atday 21. The lactating rats started to receive the experimental diet (control orflaxseed) on day 0 of lactation until day 21 of lactation. At birth, all of the litterswere randomly adjusted to six male pups for each mother to maximize lactationperformance [45]. After weaning, all pups received a standard laboratory diet(Nuvilab; Nuvital PR, Brazil Q) containing 22% protein and 66% carbohydrate until180 d of age.
Two pups of eachmother (16 pups) were chosen and killed at 21 d of age, andanother two pups from each mother (16 pups) were killed at 180 d of age witha lethal dose of pentobarbital (0.06g/kg/b.w.) for collection of blood by cardiacpuncture and collection of tissues.
The diets offered to lactating rats (Table 1) were prepared according to theAmerican Institute of Nutrition (AIN 93G) recommendation for rodent diets [46].The flaxseed diet contained 8.9% versus 7.6% lipid and 54.3% versus 52.1%carbohydrate in comparisonwith the control diet, but these differences were notsignificant. The flaxseed was ground in a blender before being added to the diet.The flaxseed diet contained 25% flaxseed, which completely provided the rec-ommended oil and fiber content [46]. The ingredients of the experimental dietswere carefully weighed and homogenized with boiling water to gelatinize thestarch in an industrial food mixer (Hobart). The resulting dough was formed intopellets and dried in a Fabbe-Primar ventilated oven at 60�C for 24 h, labeled, andstored in a refrigerator until use.
The body mass and food intake of the offspring were monitored every 4 dfrom weaning until they were 180 d old.
Behavioral studies
From PN150 to PN170, 40 C and 40 F adult offspring were submitted tothe behavioral tests. The following tests were used: 1) elevated plus-maze(EPM), 2) hole board arena (HB), and 3) radial arm water maze (RAWM).Full descriptions of the testing equipment and protocols can be found else-where [47,48]. All testing sessions were performed between 1:00 and 6:00p.m. in a sound-attenuated room. Behavioral analyses were performed usingvideo images of the tests.
Anxietylike behavior was assessed at PN150 in the EPM. Animals wereallowed 10 min to explore the maze. The number of entries and total timespent in the open and closed arms were recorded. The number of open-armentries (Entries OA) and the time spent in the open arms (Time OA) wereused as anxiety indices. Novelty-seeking behavior was assessed at PN157 in theHB. Animals were given 5 min to explore the arena. The number of nose pokes(head dips) was used as a measure of exploratory activity. Memory andlearning were assessed at PN165 in the RAWM. Animals were tested for fiveconsecutive days, four trials per day. Animals were given 2 min per trial toexplore the maze and find the hidden platform that was positioned at the endof one of the arms. The latency to find the hidden platform was used to assessmemory/learning performance.
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Total, visceral, and subcutaneous fat masses
The total and visceral fat masses were determined at 21 and 180 d by carcassanalysis [6,9]. The carcasses of the C and F groups were weighed, autoclaved for1 h, and homogenized in distilled water (1:1). Samples of the homogenate werestored at 4�C for analysis. Three grams of homogenate was used to determine thefat mass content gravimetrically [49]. Samples were hydrolyzed in a shakingwater bath at 70�C for 2 h with 30% KOH and ethanol. Total fatty acids andnon-esterified cholesterol were removed using three successive washings withpetroleum ether. After drying overnight in a vacuum, the tubes were weighed,and the results are expressed as g fat/100 g carcass. The visceral (mesenteric,epididymal, and retroperitoneal) fat mass was excised and weighed to evaluatecentral adiposity [50]. The subcutaneous fat mass was estimated from thetotal fat mass minus the visceral fat mass, and the results are expressed aspercentages (%).
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Adipose tissue morphology
Visceral and subcutaneous (inguinal) adipose tissue samples of the C and Fgroups at 21 and 180 d were fixed in buffered formaldehyde for 72 h, dehydrated,cleared, and then paraffin-embedded so that the plane of each section corre-spondedwith the that of thewider surface. Five-micrometer-thick sections at thesame level were obtained and stained with hematoxylin-eosin to assessmorphology. Tissue sections were observed with an Olympus BX40 lightmicroscope using a �10 objective, and digital images were captured with anOptronics CCD video camera system. The calibrationwas checked regularly usinga slide micrometer. At least 100 adipocyte profiles per animal were randomlyselected and captured. The area, perimeter, and number of adipocytes (cells/100mm2) were determined using the ImageJ 1.34s program (Wayne Rasband,National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA) [51,52].
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Offspring blood samples were obtained at 21 and 180 d and centrifuged(1000 � g, 4�C, 20 min) to obtain the serum, which was individually kept at�20�C until assaying. All measurements were performed in one assay.
Leptin levels were measured using a murine leptin–specific radioimmuno-assay (RIA) kit (Linco Research, St. Charles, MO, USA), which measures both ratand mouse leptin with an assay sensitivity of 0.5 ng/mL and an intraassay coef-ficient of variation of 2.4%. Total serum T3 (TT3) and free T4 (FT4) levels weremeasured by RIA using commercial kits (Coat-A-Coat; DPC, Los Angeles, CA, USA).The coefficient of intraassay variation for the TT3 was 7.5% and that for FT4 was3.9%. Serum TSH was measured by specific RIA using a kit for rat TSH supplied bythe NIDDK (Bethesda, MD, USA). Data are expressed in terms of the referencepreparation provided (RP-3). The coefficient of intraassay variationwas 2.3%, andthe assay sensitivity was 0.18 ng/mL.
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Western blot analysis
The amounts of leptin signaling pathway proteins (Ob-R, JAK2, STAT3,pSTAT3) in the hypothalamus, pituitary, and thyroid were evaluated by Westernblot as described before [5,41]. Briefly, to obtain cell extracts, tissues werehomogenized in ice-cold lysis buffer (50 mM HEPES, 1 mM MgCl2, 10 mM EDTA,Triton X-100 1%, pH 6.4) containing the following protease inhibitors: 10 mg/mLaprotinin, 10 mg/mL leupeptin, 2 mg/mL pepstatin, and 1 mM PMSF (Sigma-Aldrich,St. Louis, MO, USA). Actin was used as an internal control.
The total protein content in the homogenates was determined by the BCAprotein kit assay (Rockford, IL, USA), and cell lysates were denatured in samplebuffer (50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 6.8, 1% SDS, 5% 2-mercaptoethanol, 10% glycerol,0.001% bromophenol blue) and heated at 95�C for 5 min. Samples (30 mg totalprotein) were separated by 10% SDS-PAGE and transferred to polyvinylidenemembranes (PVDF, Hybond-P; Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Piscataway, NJ,USA). Molecular weight markers (Amersham Biosciences, Uppsala, Sweden)wererun in parallel. Membranes were blocked with 5% nonfat milk in Tween-TBS (20mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 500 mM NaCl, 0.1% Tween-20). The primary antibodies(Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA, USA) used were anti-OB-R(1:500), anti-JAK2 (1:500), anti-STAT3 (1:500), anti-p-STAT3 (1:500), and anti-actin (1:500). The membranes were then washed three times with Tween-TBS(0.1%), followed by incubation for 1 h with the appropriate secondary antibodyconjugated to biotin (Santa Cruz Biotechnology). Then, the membranes wereincubated with streptavidin-conjugated horseradish peroxidase (Caltag Labora-tories, Burlingame, CA, USA). All Western blots were allowed to react withhorseradish peroxidase substrate (ECL-plus; Amersham Pharmacia Biotech) andthen were exposed to x-ray film for 10 s to 1 min. Images were obtained, and thebands were quantified by densitometry using ImageJ and normalized against thebands obtained for actin.
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Statistical analysisdbiochemistry
Data are reported as the means � SEM. The statistical significance wasdetermined by two-way ANOVA to analyze body weight and food intake evolu-tion. The other experimental data were analyzed by Student’s unpaired t test.Differences were considered significant at P < 0.05.
Statistical analysisdbehavior
Data are reported as themeans� SEM. The Kolmogorov–Smirnovone-sampletest (K–S) was used to assess the normality of the distribution of each variable.Significance was assumed for P< 0.05. Differences between the C and F groups inthe Entries OA and Time OA measures were analyzed by means of multivariateanalyses of variance (mANOVA). TREATMENT (C or F) was used as the between-subject factor. Differences between the C and F groups in the number of nosepokes were analyzed by means of the repeated-measures ANOVA (rANOVA).Differences between the C and F groups in the latency to find the hidden platformin the RAWMwere analyzed by rANOVA. DAYand TRIAL were the within-subjectfactors. TREATMENT (C or F) was used as the between-subject factor.
Results
After weaning, pups from the F mothers had higher bodyweights at some points throughout their lives, with increases ofapproximately 10 to 15% (P < 0.05), and their food intake washigher (approximately þ10%, P < 0.05), which confirms previousfindings [31]. F pups presented a lower total fat mass at 21 d ofage (�17.8%, P < 0.05), but at 180 d of age, no changes wereobserved (Fig. 1A). No changes were observed in the visceral fatmass at 21 d (F ¼ 1.06 � 0.11 versus C ¼ 1.25 � 0.05 g) or 180d (F¼ 12.20� 1.03 versus C¼ 11.61�0.72 g). At 21 d, the F grouppresented a lower subcutaneous fat mass (approximately �23%,P < 0.05), and no changes were observed at 180 d old (Fig. 1B).
TheFgrouppresentedahigher subcutaneous adipocyte areaat21 (þ48%, P< 0.05) and 180 d of age (þ40%, P< 0.05), as shown inFigure 2A. No changeswere observed in visceral adipocyte area inweaned F pups, but at adulthood, this group showed a highervisceral adipocyte area (1.9-fold increase, P < 0.05; Fig. 2B). Asexpected, the number of adipocytes per areawas lower when thearea of the adipocyteswas higher (Fig. 2C and 2D). Figure 3 showsrepresentative micrographs of the adipocytes.
Leptinemia was higher in the 21-d-old F pups (F ¼ 1.83 � 0.9versus C¼ 1.09� 0.16 ng/mL;þ69%, P< 0.05), but no changewasobserved in adult F rats (F ¼ 1.84 � 0.24 versus C ¼ 1.60 � 0.16ng/mL). At 21 d, F offspring showed lower serum TT3 (F ¼ 75.1 �5.2 versus C ¼ 113.1 � 5.2 ng/dL; P < 0.05), no change in serumFT4, and higher serum TSH (F ¼ 0.72 � 0.03 versus C ¼ 0.35 �0.07 ng/mL; P < 0.05). At 180 d, the F group presented normallevels of TT3 and TSH and lower FT4 (F ¼ 0.66 � 0.05 versus C ¼0.92 � 0.01 ng/dL; P < 0.05).
The levels of leptin signaling pathway proteins (Ob-R, JAK2,STAT3, and p-STAT3) in the hypothalamus of C and F groups weresimilar at weaning and adulthood. In the pituitary gland at 21 d,weaned F pups had a higher Ob-R content (þ11%, P < 0.05;Fig. 4B) and consequently higher STAT3 and pSTAT3 (þ21% andþ77%, respectively, P < 0.05; Fig. 4D and 4E). In contrast, nochanges were detected at adulthood in the pituitary gland.Concerning the leptin pathway in the thyroid gland, no changewas observed at 21 d, but Ob-R expression was higher in Foffspring than in C offspring (þ52%, P < 0.05; Fig. 5A) at 180 d.
The maternal flaxseed-containing diet during lactation hadno effect on behavioral traits in adult progeny. No difference wasobserved between groups in 1) anxiety-like behavior in the EPM,i.e., Entries OA (F¼ 2.03� 0.389 versus C¼ 2.44� 0.416) or TimeOA (F¼ 15794.55� 3673.41 versus C¼ 23508.44 � 5318.29 ms);2) novelty-seeking behavior in the HB, i.e., the number of nosepokes (F ¼ 5.56 � 0.47 versus C ¼ 6.3 � 0.466); or 3) memory/
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learning in the RAWM, i.e., the latency to find the hidden plat-form (F ¼ 548.41 � 26.491 versus C ¼ 589.74 � 30.86 s).
Discussion
In the present study, we observed that maternal flaxseed inthe diet during lactation programmed changes in the leptinsignaling pathway and in adipocyte morphology.
Flaxseed was given in the diet because flaxseed is usuallyingested by humans in their food as part of a healthy lifestyle toprovide fiber and alpha-linolenic acid [53], especially duringpregnancy, when the fiber intake will increase from 25 g/d to 28g/d, according to the United States Food and Nutrition Board [54].The maternal flaxseed diet that we used during lactation hadflaxseed as the exclusive source of oil and fiber and representeda dose of 25% flaxseed in the diet. This dose was based on someexperimental studies during gestation and/or lactation that used20-40% flaxseed [29]. Our experimental animals receivedroughly one quarter of their diet as flaxseed, i.e., around 8.8% ofthe oil, 5% of the protein, 5% of the carbohydrate, and 5% of thefiber exclusively from flaxseed. For women, who eat around 800g of food per day, this would represent 200 g of flaxseed andwould be equivalent to about nine spoonfuls per day. This
Fig. 2. Visceral and subcutaneous adipocytes area and number of the offspring at 21 andand (D) subcutaneous adiposity number of offspring whose mothers were fed a control (animals per group, with standard errors represented by vertical bars. *Mean values wer
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amount is easily reached if the women eat three spoonfuls witheach main meal. Consumption of 200 g/d of flaxseed wouldrepresent 20% of the recommended daily fiber intake (25 g/d) forwomen, and this is the amount that we used in our experimentalstudy that showed negative health affects in the pups when theybecome adults [30,31].
Amaternal flaxseed-containing diet during lactation results insmall differences in body weight and food intake in the offspring.We have demonstrated that F pups present a lower body fat massand have no change in visceral fat mass at weaning [31]. In thepresent study, we observed a higher adipocyte area in thesubcutaneous tissue but a normal visceral adipocyte area. Flax-seed oil may activate peroxisome proliferator–activated receptorgamma, which is a nuclear receptor that is highly expressed inadipose tissue and has the ability to activate lipogenic genes andadipocyte differentiation [55,56]. This effect seems to be morepronounced in subcutaneous adipocytes. Also, subcutaneousleptin production seems to be higher than in visceral adipocytes[57]. The hyperleptinemia at weaning in the F group may havebeencausedby thehigher leptinconcentration in themilk [30,31].Thus, at this age, hyperleptinemia may act to decrease insulinsecretion and increase insulin sensitivity, which has been previ-ously observed in these animals [31,58].
180 d old. (A) Visceral adiposity area, (B) subcutaneous adiposity area, (C) visceral,black bar) or a flaxseed diet (white bar) during lactation. Values are means for eighte significantly different from that of the control group (P < 0.05).
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Fig. 3. Morphology of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissues in rats. Representative photomicrography of visceral (visc) and subcutaneous (sub) adipocytes of control(n ¼ 8) and flaxseed (n ¼ 8) offspring at PN21 and PN180.
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Estrogen receptors have been found in adipocytes [59], andthe administration of estrogen stimulates the secretion of leptinby adipose tissue in vitro [60]. Flaxseed has high concentrationsof phytoestrogens, whose consumption in periods such aspregnancy and/or lactationmay result in estrogen changes in the
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offspring. In our previous study, we observed a higher 17-b-estradiol concentration in the serum and milk of F dams at theend of lactation and in the serum of female and male offspring at21 d [30,31]. Therefore, these elevations could be attributed tothe presence of phytoestrogens (e.g., secoisolariciresinol
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Fig. 4. Leptin signaling pathway in the pituitary of the offspring at PN21. The expression of proteins Ob-R (A), JAK2 (B), STAT3 (C), and p-STAT3 (D) in pituitary from animals atPN21 whose mothers were fed a control (black bar) or a flaxseed diet (white bar) during lactation was done by Western blotting and expressed in arbitrary units. Actin wasloaded as a control and data were normalized for actin densitometry. Representative bands are shown (E). Values are means for eight animals per group, with standard errorsrepresented by vertical bars. *Mean values were significantly different from that of the control group (P < 0.05).
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diglucoside) in the flaxseed diet, which suggests that highestradiol levels could have been one cause of hyperleptinemia atweaning.
At adulthood, F offspring had normal total and visceral fatmass and leptinemia but higher adipocyte areas in subcutaneousand visceral adipose tissues. At this age, normoleptinemia seemsto be more related to the fat mass than to the area of adipocytes.We have previously shown in a model of leptin programmingthat leptin expression in the adipocyte is higher with normaladiposity [61], which suggests a dissociation between leptinproduction and fat mass. The adipose tissue distribution in obesesubjects is an important factor for cardiovascular risk [62,63].Our data show a greater increase in visceral than in subcuta-neous adipocyte area in adult F offspring, which suggestsa higher cardiovascular risk in these animals.
At 21 d of age, F pups showed no changes in the leptinsignaling pathway in the hypothalamus compared with the Cgroup. However, they presented hyperleptinemia at this age,suggesting relative brain insensitivity to leptin as confirmed bya relatively unchanged food intake. Thyroid leptin signaling wasnot affected, which reinforces the hypothesis of leptin resistance.On the contrary, in the pituitary gland, we observed higher Ob-R,
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STAT3, and pSTAT3 expression, which suggests that leptin isacting at this gland. Thus, these tissues had different sensibilitiesto leptin during development, which cannot be explained at themoment. Leptin regulates pituitary function to stimulate TSHproduction [33,34]. Thus, in weaned F pups, the higher TSHdetected could have been caused, at least in part, by the higherleptin pituitary stimulation at this age. This higher TSH was notable to increase thyroid hormone production, which suggestsa primary thyroid dysfunction that only normalized serum T4,probably via hyperleptinemia. Lower deiodination of T4 in theperiphery can also explain the lower T3 with normal T4.
The possible failure in thyroid function seemed to worsenwith age, because at 180 d of age, T4 was significantly lower. TheHPT axis seemed also to be impaired because TSH, which wasexpected to be increased, was actually normal. At 21 d, TSH wasstill increased, probably because of increased leptin action on thepituitary gland, which was no longer observed at 180 d becausethose animals presented normoleptinemia and normal leptinsignaling in the pituitary gland. However, we observed higherOb-R expression in the thyroid gland in the F group. This findinghas also been observed in other programming models, such aspostnatal early overnutrition by litter size reduction [7] and
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Fig. 5. Leptin signaling pathway in the thyroid of the offspring at PN180. The expression of proteins Ob-R (A), JAK2 (B), STAT3 (C), and p-STAT3 (D) in thyroid from animals atPN180 whose mothers were fed a control (black bar) or a flaxseed diet (white bar) during lactation was done by Western blotting and expressed in arbitrary units. Actin wasloaded as a control and data were normalized for actin densitometry. Representative bands are shown (E). Values are means for eight animals per group, with standard errorsrepresented by vertical bars. *Mean values were significantly different from that of the control group (P < 0.05).
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postnatal nicotine exposure [41], which also show lower serumT4 at adulthood. Serum TSH and T3 levels differ among the threemodels, suggesting that T4 could directly or indirectly regulatethyroid OB-R expression. The finding that the studied proteins ofthe leptin signaling pathway were unchanged cannot beexplained at present. However, in the nicotine exposure model,higher OB-R is associated with lower p-STAT3, suggesting thatmediators other than leptin can modulate those proteins.
Regarding the behavioral traits, our results seem to be in linewith those of Yu et al. [64], who showed that the adult offspringof dams that were fed flax oil during pregnancy and lactation didnot present alterations in memory/learning in awater maze task.In the present study, we further demonstrate that anxiety-likebehavior and novelty-seeking behavior were not affected bythe flaxseed diet, suggesting the diet does not present significantadverse behavioral effects.
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A flaxseed diet during lactation is associated with loweradiposity but, paradoxically, higher subcutaneous adipocyte area
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at weaning, suggesting an impairment of adipogenesis. It ispossible that this change alters leptin production and signalingin the pituitary gland, resulting in higher Ob-R, STAT3, andp-STAT3 protein content. At adulthood, F offspring normalizedtheir adiposity but still presented a higher subcutaneousadipocyte area and also visceral adipocyte area, which could berelated to insulin resistance [31]. The only change in leptinsignaling at adulthood was the increased Ob-R content in thethyroid. Thus, our experimental data suggest that during thisperiod, women should limit their intake of flaxseed or otherphytoestrogen-containing substances to prevent altered adipo-genesis and leptin action in their progeny.
Acknowledgments
This research was supported by National Council for Scientificand Technological Development (Conselho Nacional de Desen-volvimento Cient�ıfico e Tecnol�ogicodCNPq), Coordination forthe Enhancement of Higher Education Personnel (Coordenac~aode Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de N�ıvel SuperiordCAPES), andState of Rio de Janeiro Carlos Chagas Filho Research Foundation
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(Fundac~ao Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo �a Pesquisa do Estadodo Rio de JaneirodFAPERJ). E.O. was recipient of the CapesFellowship; M.S.F., I.H.T., and A.S.C. were recipients of the FAPERJFellowship; and A.A.T. was a recipient of a CNPq fellowship.
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