Maternal eating behavior is a major synchronizer of fetal and postnatal peripheral clocks in mice

May 28, 2018Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS

Mother's eating patterns help set the body clocks of unborn and newborn mice

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Abstract

A robust diurnal rhythm of Rev-Luc was observed mainly in liver, intestine, kidney, and adipose tissues.

  • Endogenous circadian clocks influence key biological processes in living organisms.
  • The Rev-Luc mouse model allows for noninvasive, longitudinal tracking of peripheral clock oscillations.
  • Rev-Luc expression in peripheral tissues is food-entrainable and remains unaffected by age or sex.
  • The expression of Rev-Luc develops dynamically during fetal and postnatal growth.
  • Maternal feeding regimens primarily influence the immature peripheral circadian system of offspring in utero.

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