Endocrine Abstracts

Tributyltin (TBT) is a biocide organotin compound widely used as an antifouling in boat paints. This substance is a factor of contamination to water and food, especially marine fish. As an endocrine disruptor, TBT can interact with hormonal pathways and can induce gonadal dysfunction and glycemic dyshomeostasis; however, the effects caused by maternal exposure to TBT are scarce. Here, we investigate maternal exposure to low dose of TBT, considered safe, during pregnancy and la...

Perinatal maternal high-fat (HF) and isocaloric diet induced obesity and metabolic disorders in the offspring since weaning. At adulthood, oxidative soleus skeletal muscle of HF male offspring exhibited lipid accumulation and mitochondrial damage. At birth, HF offspring have higher n-6:n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) plasma ratio. We hypothesized that HF offspring´s mitochondria of skeletal muscle exhibit damages at weaning that could be mitigated by fish oil (FO, ...