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Obesity is an ever-growing concern in the developed world that carries with it a plethora of health issues. For example, obesity increases an individual’s risk for Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Pregnancy is a vital time for a woman to maintain optimal health, both for her own benefit as well as that of her offspring, and yet almost half of women in the United States who are of age to bear children are overweight or obese. In mice, we found that offspring born to dams fed a high fat diet did not have impaired glucose tolerance, contrary to our hypothesis. In addition, we challenged the offspring with a high fat diet, and found no difference in glucose tolerance as a result of maternal diet. Exercise is at the opposite end of the wellness spectrum – individuals who exercise experience many health benefits. Even overweight or obese individuals who exercise without losing weight have improved insulin sensitivity, for example. Studies have previously used voluntary running and found that offspring born to exercised dams have improved glucose tolerance. With the goal of controlling variable running times and distances, we developed a novel model of controlled exercise and have shown that it is a safe intervention that warrants further study. In addition, many individuals choose to take dietary supplements for various reasons. Branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) are a common dietary supplement that have been shown to increase lean mass, and may be implicated in glucose metabolism. We supplemented female mice with BCAAs for 16 weeks and found that exercise plus BCAAs improved body composition compared to sedentary control-diet fed animals, when exercise alone did not. In summary, we herein explore a number of health behaviors in female mice, both negative treatments such as consumption of a high fat diet and positive interventions such as exercise and BCAA supplementation, and the impact that they may have on the female animal and/or her offspring.

The present thesis investigated the effects of a western diet (WD) on cell death and functional outcome following global ischemia in rats. Experiment 1 assessed the effects of a 60-day WD regimen on temperature, activity and glucose levels in normal rats. Experiment 2 evaluated the influence of a 60-day WD regimen on hippocampal CA1 injury and cognition following global ischemia. Results from experiment 1 revealed significant differences in activity levels only; animals fed the WD were less active than control diet animals. Results from experiment 2 suggested that a WD did not aggravate CA1 injury or behavioral deficits. The second portion of my thesis examined the effects of a 120-day WD regimen on stroke severity and cognition following global ischemia. Briefly, the surgical protocol used to induce a global ischemic insult did not produce consistent damage across all animals. Plausible reasons for this surgical variability and future directions are discussed.

[Truncated abstract] One aim of the present research program was to investigate motivational response inclinations toward high-caloric food at implicit and explicit processing levels with unipolar measures to account for ambivalence. A second aim was to examine the extent of the influence of these implicit and explicit processes on unhealthy eating behaviors, and specifically investigate why people reporting avoid motivational inclinations continue to indulge in high-fat foods. The aim of Study 1 was to examine discordance between implicit and explicit attitudes toward high-fat food in groups that differed in preference for high-fat food. Using a bipolar version of the Implicit Association Test (IAT), a group difference was found in implicit attitudes toward high-fat food with a trend toward concordance. The aims of Study 2 were to examine if concordance between implicit and explicit processes would be greater if one accounted for motivational ambivalence within and between implicit and explicit processing levels, and to test the influence of these processes on food choice behavior. Using a unipolar version of the IAT, a pattern of concordance was found between implicit and explicit inclinations in most participants, except for those reporting weak avoid and strong approach inclinations. Further, implicit avoid and explicit avoid inclinations were found to predict food choice behavior in a context that made body and weight concerns salient. A parallel study (Study 3) was conducted with a high-caloric food that is viewed very ambivalently by society (i.e., chocolate) to determine if societal ambivalence is reflected in implicit associations, and to test the influence of implicit and explicit processes on food choice behavior. In contrast to Study 2, results indicated that all groups were implicitly ambivalent toward chocolate. Further, implicit approach and explicit avoid inclinations were found to antagonistically predict behavior suggesting that the proximal benefits of chocolate indulgence tend to outweigh the distal consequences. ... Results showed that when the unhealthy consequences of high-fat food consumption were primed, implicit avoid motivational inclinations toward high-fat food could be differentially activated and influence choice of certain high-fat foods. In conclusion, this research program found evidence for eating-related ambivalence within and between implicit and explicit processing levels which underscores the importance of utilizing unipolar measures in research investigating motivational response inclinations toward food and other substances. Further, implicit and explicit processes were found to influence high-fat food choice behavior in an antagonistic pattern with implicit approach inclinations conflicting with explicit avoid inclinations when health and weight concerns were not salient, providing support for the additive predictive pattern of food choice. A key theoretical implication of this research program is that the integration of the dual process models (e.g., Strack & Deutsch, 2004) with the ambivalence model of substance craving (e.g., Breiner, Stritzke, & Lang, 1999) can advance the understanding of competing motivational response inclinations toward high-fat foods at the implicit and explicit levels.

Orientador: Daniela Cardoso Umbelino Cavallini / Banca: Vivian Marques Miguel Suen / Banca: Amanda Martins Baviera / Resumo: Objetivo: analisar o efeito de um produto à base de extrato aquoso de soja, fermentado com Enterococcus faecium CRL 183 e Lactobacillus helveticus 416 e com adição de Bifidobacterium longum ATCC 15707, sobre a composição da microbiota fecal, variação de peso corporal e parâmetros inflamatórios de camundongos submetidos à dieta hiperlipídica. Métodos: O protocolo experimental teve duração de 10 semanas sendo utilizados camundongos machos Swiss (Unib: SW) com oito semanas de idade. Os animais foram divididos em quatro grupos (n=10): C (controle negativo) - animais alimentados com dieta padrão para roedores (DP); OB (controle positivo) - animais induzidos à obesidade por dieta hiperlipídica (DHL - 61,01% do valor energético total de lipídios); OBF (fermentado probiótico) - animais induzidos à obesidade por DHL e que receberam o produto fermentado probiótico; OBP (placebo) - animais induzidos à obesidade por DHL e que receberam o produto placebo (sem os cultivos microbianos). A bebida probiótica e o produto placebo foram produzidos semanalmente e a viabilidade das cepas E. faecium CRL 183, L. helveticus 416 e B. longum ATCC 15707 foi determinada imediatamente após o preparo do produto probiótico (T0) e com sete dias de armazenamento à temperatura de refrigeração (5 ºC). Ao longo do protocolo experimental foram monitorados os seguintes parâmetros: ingestão hídrica e de ração (diariamente), variação do peso corporal (semanalmente) e verificação da glicemia de jejum (final do protoc... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Aim: to investigate the effect of an aqueous soy extract beverage, fermented with Enterococcus faecium CRL 183 and Lactobacillus helveticus 416, supplemented with Bifidobacterium longum ATCC 15707, on the composition of fecal microbiota, change in body weight and inflammatory parameters of mice submitted to a hyperlipidic diet. Methods: The length of the experimental protocol was 10 weeks, and it was performed using Swiss type male mice (Unib: SW) at eight weeks of age. The animals were divided into four groups (n = 10): C (negative control) - animals fed with a standard diet for rodents; OB (positive control) - animals induced to obesity by a high-fat diet (HFD - 61.01% of the total energetic value of lipids); OBF (beverage fermented with probiotics) - animals induced to obesity by HFD, that also was fed with the probiotic fermented product; OBP (placebo) - animals induced to obesity by HFD, that also was fed with the placebo product (the same product without microbial cultures). The beverage fermented with probiotics and the placebo product were produced weekly and the viability of its microbial strains (E. faecium CRL 183, L. helveticus 416 and B. longum ATCC 15707) was determined immediately after its preparation (T0) and after seven days of storage at controlled temperature (5 °C). During the experimental protocol, the following parameters were monitored: water and food intake (daily), body weight variation (weekly) and fasting glycemia (at the end of the protocol). The composition of the intestinal microbiota was evaluated by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) at the beginning, middle and at the end of the protoc... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

The main aim of this thesis was to increase our understanding of the metabolic responses associated with short-term high-fat overfeeding. To this end, four separate studies are described in this thesis; each of which involved the provision of a high-fat, high-energy diet to young, healthy, lean individuals. The first of these experimental chapters (Chapter 2) determined the effects of a 7-day, high-fat (65%), high-energy (+50%) diet on postprandial metabolic and endocrine responses to a mixed meal challenge. This chapter demonstrates that 7-days of overfeeding impaired glycaemic control in our subject cohort but did not influence the response of selected gut hormones (acylated ghrelin, GLP-1 and GIP). In a mechanistic follow up study utilising stable isotope tracer methodology we then demonstrate that overfeeding-induced impairments in glycaemic control are attributable to subtle alterations in plasma glucose flux, rather than the overt tissue-specific adaptations (e.g. increased EGP, or reduced glucose disposal) that have previously been reported (Chapter 3). In an attempt to delineate the time-course of diet-induced impairments in glycaemic control, we then investigated the effects of 1-day of overfeeding (+80% energy with 73% of total energy coming as fat) (Chapter 4). Results demonstrate that a single day of overfeeding elicits responses which are comparable to 7-days of high-fat overfeeding; highlighting the rapidity with which excessive high-fat food intake can negatively influence glucose metabolism. In chapter 5 we utilised stable isotope tracer and muscle biopsy techniques to demonstrate that 7-days of high-fat overfeeding impairs glycaemic control but does not influence the fed-state mixed muscle protein fractional synthesis rate (FSR). In conclusion, the findings of this thesis demonstrate that while short-term high-fat overfeeding negatively influences whole-body glucose metabolism, skeletal muscle protein metabolism appears to be relatively unaffected in young, lean, healthy humans.

p. 1-86 / Submitted by Santiago Fabio (fabio.ssantiago@hotmail.com) on 2013-04-09T19:38:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Tchana de Oliveira.pdf: 985133 bytes, checksum: 73cb03cf5f89412625c24bc2f8722bed (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Meirelles(rodrigomei@ufba.br) on 2013-04-10T14:05:18Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Tchana de Oliveira.pdf: 985133 bytes, checksum: 73cb03cf5f89412625c24bc2f8722bed (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-04-10T14:05:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Tchana de Oliveira.pdf: 985133 bytes, checksum: 73cb03cf5f89412625c24bc2f8722bed (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / A gestação e lactação são períodos caracterizados pelo desenvolvimento e modulação dos sistemas orgânicos. A dieta materna durante este período crítico do desenvolvimento exerce um importante papel na regulação da homeostase dos descendentes e pode trazer conseqüências até a vida adulta. Assim, o presente estudo teve como objetivo investigar os efeitos de uma dieta hiperlipídica durante a gestação e lactação sobre a evolução ponderal, o perfil lipídico, a glicemia, os produtos nitrogenados não protéicos e o consumo alimentar dos descendentes na vida adulta. Fêmeas de ratos Wistar foram alimentadas com dieta hiperlipídica ou dieta padrão durante a gestação e lactação. Os descendentes foram divididos em dois grupos: Descendente Controle (DC, n=10) descendentes de ratas alimentadas com dieta padrão e Descendente Hiperlipídica (DH, n=10) descendentes de ratas alimentadas com a dieta hiperlipídica. Após o desmame ambos os grupos foram alimentados com dieta padrão até a vida adulta. O grupo DH apresentou aumento (p≤0,05), no perfil lipídico, na glicemia e no consumo quando comparado ao grupo controle. Os resultados sugerem que a exposição no período perinatal a dieta hiperlipídica, rica em ácidos graxos saturados pode programar alterações no metabolismo dos descendentes adultos mesmo quando expostos a dieta nutricionalmente equilibrada ao longo da vida. / Salvador

Intervenções ambientais, como a exposição precoce a estressores ou a dietas ricas em calorias, podem alterar a trajetória da maturação neural e influenciar na susceptibilidade a certas patologias a longo-prazo. Neste contexto, o objetivo do presente estudo foi investigar os efeitos de uma exposição ao isolamento social durante o período pré-pubere associado ou não ao consumo precoce e crônico de uma dieta hiperlipídica (HFD) sobre aspectos cognitivos e emocionais, e possíveis mecanismos neuroquímicos associados a essas alterações, no hipocampo, no córtex pré-frontal e no núcleo accumbens de ratos machos na idade adulta. Os resultados mostraram que os dois fatores, estresse e dieta (separadamente), induziram um comportamento do tipo depressivo nos animais na idade adulta. Além disso, os animais isolados apresentaram um déficit cognitivo associado à memória de curta-duração e de trabalho, enquanto que animais com acesso à HFD demonstraram prejuízo somente na memória de curta-duração. Curiosamente, a interação entre os fatores (estresse e dieta) causou uma reversão dos déficits na memória de curta-duração. Em relação às avaliações do comportamento alimentar hedônico, observamos que o grupo com consumo crônico de HFD apresentou uma menor motivação para obter diferentes tipos de alimentos palatáveis doces. Essa redução motivacional não parece ser associada a uma menor palatabilidade e/ou a uma maior saciedade induzida pela HFD. Em relação aos marcadores de plasticidade analisados no córtex pré-frontal, observamos interações entre os fatores estresse e dieta na atividade da enzima Na+K+-ATPase, nos níveis de BNDF e no imunoconteúdo das proteínas AKT e MAPK/ERK, sendo que os fatores quando aplicados isolados diminuem os níveis dos parâmetros analisados, porém quando associados, os níveis retornam ou aumentam em relação aos valores do grupo controle. O hipocampo foi a estrutura mais afetada pelas intervenções ambientais neste trabalho. Observamos que tanto o estresse, como a dieta hiperlipídica (separadamente) causaram uma redução da plasticidade sináptica hipocampal, por meio de diferentes mecanismos: o acesso crônico à HFD afeta proteínas relacionadas ao funcionamento das sinapses, enquanto o isolamento social parece afetar mais particularmente a via de sinalização do BDNF. Com relação aos achados neuroquímicos no núcleo accumbens, observamos uma redução dos receptores dopaminérgico-1 (D1) e canabinóide-1 (CB1) com o consumo de HFD, enquanto que os animais isolados na pré-puberdade apresentaram uma redução do metabolismo dopaminérgico nesta estrutura. Em suma, esta tese demonstra que tanto o isolamento social e como o consumo contínuo de HFD causam comportamento do tipo depressivo e outras alterações comportamentais, e reduzem marcadores de plasticidade importantes no córtex prefrontal e hipocampo. O acesso à HFD também causa uma menor motivação para o comportamento alimentar hedônico. Assim, tais eventos precoces podem afetar a plasticidade neural levando a importantes alterações comportamentais, e assim predispor a diferentes patologias durante a vida. / Environmental interventions, such as early exposure to stressors or high calorie-diets, can alter the trajectory of neural maturation and influence the susceptibility to some pathologies throughout life. In this context, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of exposure to social isolation, during the pre-pubertal period, associated or not with early and chronic consumption of a hyperlipid diet (HFD) on cognitive and emotional aspects, and possible mechanisms associated with these changes, in the hippocampus, the prefrontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens of male rats in adulthood. The results showed that both pre-pubertal social isolation and chronic access to a hyperlipidic diet induced a depressive-like behavior in animals during adulthood. In addition, isolated animals had a cognitive deficit associated with short-term and working memory, whereas animals with access to HFD demonstrated impairment only in short-term memory. Interestingly, the interaction between the factors (stress and diet) caused a reversal in relation to short-term memory, remaining similar to the control group. Regarding the evaluations of the hedonic eating behavior, we observed that HFD group presented a lower motivation to obtain different sweet palatable foods. This impaired motivation does not appear to be associated with less palatability and/or satiety induced by the high-fat diet. Concerning plasticity markers in the prefrontal cortex, we observed interactions between stress and diet on Na+ K+-ATPase activity, BNDF levels and AKT and MAPK/ERK immunocontents. These interactions follow a similar profile: when applied alone, the levels of the analyzed parameters decrease, but when associated, the levels return or increase in relation to the values of the control group. The hippocampus was the structure most affected by the environmental interventions. Both stress and HFD caused a reduction of hippocampal synaptic plasticity through different mechanisms: chronic access to HFD affects proteins related to synaptic function, while social isolation affects the BDNF signaling pathway more significantly. Regarding the neurochemical findings in the nucleus accumbens, we observed a reduction in dopaminergic-1 (D1) and cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptors with chronic HFD intake, whereas isolated animals had a reduction of dopaminergic metabolism in this same structure. In summary, this thesis shows that both social isolation and chronic consumption of HFD lead to depressive-like behavior and to other behavioral changes; they reduce plasticity markers in prefrontal cortex and hippocampus. HFD access also induced a lower motivation for hedonic feeding. Therefore, these early interventions may affect neural plasticity, leading to important behavioral changes, and thus, predispose to different pathologies later in life.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Estudos demonstram que o sobrepeso e a obesidade podem afetar a fertilidade masculina. Além disso, a função tireóidea também esta associada à alteração da função testicular, entretanto, o papel fisiológico dos hormônios tireoideanos na regulação do sistema reprodutor masculino ainda não esta claro. Aos 21 dias de idade, ratos machos receberam uma dieta manipulada contendo diferentes concentrações de óleo de soja até a idade de 30 e 60 dias, os grupos controle (C30, n=6 e C60, n=6), receberam dieta contendo 7% e os grupos hiperlipídicos (HL30, n=6 e HL60, n=6), receberam dieta contendo 19% deste óleo. Ao final de cada período, os animais foram avaliados por DXA (Absorciometria de Raios-x em Duas Energias) e sacrificados por exsanguinação. Para avaliar alterações na estrutura dos tecidos testicular e tireóideo, foram realizados a morfologia e a estereologia. No plasma, para determinar os perfis bioquímico e hormonal, foram avaliados, triglicerídeos, colesterol total, HDL-colesterol, VLDL, glicose e albumina, por métodos colorimétricos e leptina, insulina, T4, T3, TSH e testosterona por radioimunoensaio (RIE). Para evidenciar a expressão de receptor androgênico (AR) em testículos, foi realizado imunomarcação, com anti-AR. Durante todo o período experimental, foram analisados a massa corporal, a ingestão alimentar e o comprimento corporal, os quais permaneceram inalterados. No grupo HL, a massa magra foi menor aos 30 dias, já a gordura corporal total foi maior no mesmo grupo, aos 60 dias nenhuma diferença foi notada entre os grupos. No grupo HL30 não houve diferença quanto à massa dos tecidos, já no grupo HL60, o peso do epidídimo, fígado e gordura visceral mantiveram-se aumentados. No grupo HL30 não houve diferença em relação ao perfil bioquímico, já no grupo HL60, os níveis de glicose, mantiveram-se altos. Quanto às dosagens hormonais no grupo HL30, TSH e leptina estiveram aumentados e T3 reduzido, e no grupo HL60, T3 e leptina estiveram aumentados. Os dados morfométricos e estereológicos de testículo no grupo HL30 mostram aumento no número de túbulos seminíferos e da densidade de comprimento (Lv), já no grupo HL60, há redução no número de túbulos seminíferos e no diâmetro do mesmo. Quanto à expressão de receptor androgênico nas células testiculares, não parece haver diferença entre os grupos independente da idade de consumo da dieta. A dieta hiperlipídica promoveu alterações metabólicas aos 30 dias e modificações na morfologia do tecido tireoidiano e testicular em ambas as idades, o que indica reflexos na função reprodutora. / Studies show that overweight and obesity can affect male fertility. In addition, thyroid function also is associated with the alteration of testicular function, however, the physiological role of thyroid hormones in the regulation of male reproductive system is not yet clear. At 21 days of age, male rats were handled diet containing different concentrations of soy oil until the age of 30 and 60 days, the control group (C30 n=6 , C60 n=6), received a diet containing 7% and the high fat groups (HL30 n=6 , HL60n=6), received diet containing 19 % of this oil. At the end of each period, the animals were assessed by DXA (Absorptiometry X - ray Dual energy) and sacrificed by exsanguination. To assess changes in the structure of the testis and thyroid tissue morphology and stereological were performed. In plasma for determine the hormonal e biochemist profile were evaluated, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, VLDL, glucose and albumin by colorimetric assay and leptin, insulin, T4 , T3 , TSH and testosterone by radioimunoassay (RIA) . To demonstrate the expression of androgen receptor (AR) in testis, imunohistochemistry was performed with anti-AR. During the experimental period, body weight, food intake and body length were analyzed, and remained unchanged. Lean mass was lower at 30 days in the HL group, since the body fat total was higher in the same group, after 60 days, no difference was noted between the groups. In HL group at 30 days no difference was noted, and in same group at 60 days, the weight of the epididymis, liver and visceral fat remained higher. The biochemist profile in HL group at 30 days, there are no differences and at the 60 days in same group the level of glucose remained high. For hormonal dosages at 30 days in HL group, TSH and leptin were increased and T3 reduced, at 60 days in the same group, T3 and leptin were increased. Stereological and morphometric in the group Hl at 30 days, data show increases of number of seminiferous tubule and length density (Lv). At 60 days in the same group there are decreased of number of seminiferous tubule and diameter. The expression of androgen receptor (AR), in testis no differences are seems between the groups independent of the ages of consumption of diet. The fat diet promoted metabolic changes at 30 days and changes in the morphology of thyroid and testicular tissue at both ages, indicating an influence on reproductive function.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Dieta materna hiperlipídica (HF) em roedores ocasiona o desenvolvimento de resistência à insulina e o diabetes mellitus tipo 2 na prole adulta. Camundongos fêmeas foram alimentadas com dieta SC (standard chow) ou HF (hiperlipídica) durante oito semanas anteriores ao acasalamento, durante o período gestacional e metade da lactação. Os filhotes machos foram avaliados ao nascimento (0 dia) e aos 10 dias de idade. Nas progenitoras, foram avaliados o ganho de massa corporal (MC), a pressão arterial (PA), a eficiência alimentar (EA) e o teste oral de tolerância à glicose (TOTG). Na prole, foram avaliadas a evolução da massa corporal (MC), a glicemia, a estrutura da ilhota do pâncreas e a massa de célula-beta. Nas progenitoras, a ganho de massa corporal (MC) e a eficiência alimentar (EA) do grupo HF apresentaram um aumento de 50% em relação ao grupo SC durante o período pré-gestacional e um aumento de 70% do ganho de MC e 250% na EA, durante a gestação (P<0,0001). A pressão arterial e os níveis de corticosterona foram maiores no grupo HF quando comparados ao grupo SC (P=0,001). Em relação à massa corporal das proles, não houve diferença ao nascimento, contudo aos 10 dias de idade o grupo HF apresentou um aumento neste parâmetro, assim como um aumento dos níveis de glicemia e aumento do diâmetro da ilhota em relação ao grupo SC (P<0,001). Ao nascimento, a razão da massa de célula-beta/massa do pâncreas (MCB/MP), foi menor no grupo HF quando comparado ao grupo SC (-54%, P<0,0001), no entanto essa diferença não foi observada aos 10 dias de idade. A MCB/MP foi maior no grupo HF aos 10 dias de idade em relação ao grupo SC (+146%, P<0,0001). Desta forma, sugere-se que a administração de dieta materna hiperlipídica durante o período pré-gestacional, durante a gestação e metade da lactação, culmina em alterações precoces no pâncreas da prole, incluindo um remodelamento e uma hipertrofia da célula-beta, a qual apresenta uma recuperação da massa de célula-beta ao final da organogênese, podendo desta forma afetar a sua função na vida adulta.