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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
Volume 46, Issue 6, Pages 1138-1144Publisher
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DOI: 10.1038/s41366-022-01093-4
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Early postnatal overnutrition causes metabolic alterations, but these alterations can be permanently attenuated through the administration of a leptin antagonist during a restricted developmental window.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Alteration of the perinatal nutritional environment is an important risk factor for the development of metabolic diseases in later life. The hormone leptin plays a critical role in growth and development. Previous studies reported that postnatal overnutrition increases leptin secretion during the pre-weaning period. However, a direct link between leptin, neonatal overnutrition, and lifelong metabolic regulation has not been investigated. METHODS: We used the small litter mouse model combined with neonatal leptin antagonist injections to examine whether attenuating leptin during early life improves lifelong metabolic regulation in postnatally overnourished mice. RESULTS: Postnatally overnourished mice displayed rapid weight gain during lactation and remained overweight as adults. These mice also showed increased adiposity and perturbations in glucose homeostasis in adulthood. Neonatal administration of a leptin antagonist normalized fat mass and insulin sensitivity in postnatally overnourished mice. These metabolic improvements were associated with enhanced sensitivity of hypothalamic neurons to leptin. CONCLUSIONS: Early postnatal overnutrition causes metabolic alterations that can be permanently attenuated with the administration of a leptin antagonist during a restricted developmental window.
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