Maternal Western diet increases inflammatory markers and decreases barrier function of offspring in Papio anubis

2025/07/10 by Grant H Gershner, Alena Golubkova, Cody Dalton +9 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Banana Cultivation and Research #Biology #Cell biology #Endocrinology #Function (biology) #Genetics #Immunology #Medicine #Mosquito-borne diseases and control #Offspring #Papio anubis #Pregnancy #melanin and skin pigmentation

paper · doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00342.2024

openalex created_date 2025/07/10 · openalex publication_date 2025/07/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/24

Abstract

Our research examines a currently understudied area of the maternal/fetal relationship. This is especially pertinent, given the rampant access to high-fat/high-sugar foods in the Western diet. It is also noteworthy due to the findings of decreased barrier function among those in the Western diet group. This decreased function and hyperinflammatory state can prime neonates for various pathologies, such as necrotizing enterocolitis.

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• this study was in NONHUMAN PRIMATES - specifically, the olive baboon, an omnivorous forager “Maternal Western diet increases inflammatory markers and decreases barrier function of offspring in Papio [bsky, 31 points, 3 comments]

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