Maternal feeding patterns affect the offspring's brain: focus on serotonin 5-HT2C and 5-HT2A receptors.

Kinga Gawlińska Dawid Gawliński Małgorzata Filip Edmund Przegaliński

Published in: Pharmacological reports : PR (2021)

Our findings indicate that a modified maternal diet induces age- and sex-specific adaptive changes mainly in 5-HT2C receptors, which may contribute to disturbances in the offspring brain.

Keyphrases

resting state
white matter
high fat diet
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
functional connectivity
physical activity
weight loss
adipose tissue
type diabetes
weight gain
gestational age
insulin resistance
brain injury
blood brain barrier
preterm birth