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High Intakes of [6S]-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid Compared with Folic Acid during Pregnancy Programs Central and Peripheral Mechanisms Favouring Increased Food Intake and Body Weight of Mature Female Offspring

Supplementation with [6S]-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (MTHF) is recommended as an alternative to folic acid (FA) in prenatal supplements. This study compared equimolar gestational FA and MTHF diets on energy regulation of female offspring. Wistar rats were fed an AIN-93G diet with recommended (2 mg...

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Autores principales: Pannia, Emanuela, Hammoud, Rola, Kubant, Ruslan, Sa, Jong Yup, Simonian, Rebecca, Wasek, Brandi, Ashcraft, Paula, Bottiglieri, Teodoro, Pausova, Zdenka, Anderson, G. Harvey
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8146511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33925570
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13051477
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author Pannia, Emanuela
Hammoud, Rola
Kubant, Ruslan
Sa, Jong Yup
Simonian, Rebecca
Wasek, Brandi
Ashcraft, Paula
Bottiglieri, Teodoro
Pausova, Zdenka
Anderson, G. Harvey
author_facet Pannia, Emanuela
Hammoud, Rola
Kubant, Ruslan
Sa, Jong Yup
Simonian, Rebecca
Wasek, Brandi
Ashcraft, Paula
Bottiglieri, Teodoro
Pausova, Zdenka
Anderson, G. Harvey
author_sort Pannia, Emanuela
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description Supplementation with [6S]-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (MTHF) is recommended as an alternative to folic acid (FA) in prenatal supplements. This study compared equimolar gestational FA and MTHF diets on energy regulation of female offspring. Wistar rats were fed an AIN-93G diet with recommended (2 mg/kg diet) or 5-fold (5X) intakes of MTHF or FA. At weaning, female offspring were fed a 45% fat diet until 19 weeks. The 5X-MTHF offspring had higher body weight (>15%), food intake (8%), light-cycle energy expenditure, and lower activity compared to 5X-FA offspring (p < 0.05). Both the 5X offspring had higher plasma levels of the anorectic hormone leptin at birth (60%) and at 19 weeks (40%), and lower liver weight and total liver lipids compared to the 1X offspring (p < 0.05). Hypothalamic mRNA expression of leptin receptor (ObRb) was lower, and of suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (Socs3) was higher in the 5X-MTHF offspring (p < 0.05), suggesting central leptin dysregulation. In contrast, the 5X-FA offspring had higher expression of genes encoding for dopamine and GABA- neurotransmitter receptors (p < 0.01), consistent with their phenotype and reduced food intake. When fed folate diets at the requirement level, no differences were found due to form in the offspring. We conclude that MTHF compared to FA consumed at high levels in the gestational diets program central and peripheral mechanisms to favour increased weight gain in the offspring. These pre-clinical findings caution against high gestational intakes of folates of either form and encourage clinical trials examining their long-term health effects when consumed during pregnancy.
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spelling pubmed-81465112021-05-26 High Intakes of [6S]-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid Compared with Folic Acid during Pregnancy Programs Central and Peripheral Mechanisms Favouring Increased Food Intake and Body Weight of Mature Female Offspring Pannia, Emanuela Hammoud, Rola Kubant, Ruslan Sa, Jong Yup Simonian, Rebecca Wasek, Brandi Ashcraft, Paula Bottiglieri, Teodoro Pausova, Zdenka Anderson, G. Harvey Nutrients Article Supplementation with [6S]-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid (MTHF) is recommended as an alternative to folic acid (FA) in prenatal supplements. This study compared equimolar gestational FA and MTHF diets on energy regulation of female offspring. Wistar rats were fed an AIN-93G diet with recommended (2 mg/kg diet) or 5-fold (5X) intakes of MTHF or FA. At weaning, female offspring were fed a 45% fat diet until 19 weeks. The 5X-MTHF offspring had higher body weight (>15%), food intake (8%), light-cycle energy expenditure, and lower activity compared to 5X-FA offspring (p < 0.05). Both the 5X offspring had higher plasma levels of the anorectic hormone leptin at birth (60%) and at 19 weeks (40%), and lower liver weight and total liver lipids compared to the 1X offspring (p < 0.05). Hypothalamic mRNA expression of leptin receptor (ObRb) was lower, and of suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (Socs3) was higher in the 5X-MTHF offspring (p < 0.05), suggesting central leptin dysregulation. In contrast, the 5X-FA offspring had higher expression of genes encoding for dopamine and GABA- neurotransmitter receptors (p < 0.01), consistent with their phenotype and reduced food intake. When fed folate diets at the requirement level, no differences were found due to form in the offspring. We conclude that MTHF compared to FA consumed at high levels in the gestational diets program central and peripheral mechanisms to favour increased weight gain in the offspring. These pre-clinical findings caution against high gestational intakes of folates of either form and encourage clinical trials examining their long-term health effects when consumed during pregnancy. MDPI 2021-04-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8146511/ /pubmed/33925570 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13051477 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Pannia, Emanuela
Hammoud, Rola
Kubant, Ruslan
Sa, Jong Yup
Simonian, Rebecca
Wasek, Brandi
Ashcraft, Paula
Bottiglieri, Teodoro
Pausova, Zdenka
Anderson, G. Harvey
High Intakes of [6S]-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid Compared with Folic Acid during Pregnancy Programs Central and Peripheral Mechanisms Favouring Increased Food Intake and Body Weight of Mature Female Offspring
title High Intakes of [6S]-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid Compared with Folic Acid during Pregnancy Programs Central and Peripheral Mechanisms Favouring Increased Food Intake and Body Weight of Mature Female Offspring
title_full High Intakes of [6S]-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid Compared with Folic Acid during Pregnancy Programs Central and Peripheral Mechanisms Favouring Increased Food Intake and Body Weight of Mature Female Offspring
title_fullStr High Intakes of [6S]-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid Compared with Folic Acid during Pregnancy Programs Central and Peripheral Mechanisms Favouring Increased Food Intake and Body Weight of Mature Female Offspring
title_full_unstemmed High Intakes of [6S]-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid Compared with Folic Acid during Pregnancy Programs Central and Peripheral Mechanisms Favouring Increased Food Intake and Body Weight of Mature Female Offspring
title_short High Intakes of [6S]-5-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid Compared with Folic Acid during Pregnancy Programs Central and Peripheral Mechanisms Favouring Increased Food Intake and Body Weight of Mature Female Offspring
title_sort high intakes of [6s]-5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid compared with folic acid during pregnancy programs central and peripheral mechanisms favouring increased food intake and body weight of mature female offspring
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8146511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33925570
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13051477
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