Endocrine Abstracts

Cross-talk between adipose tissue and skeletal muscle could be mediated in part by adipokines secreted from adipose tissue. Previously, we observed that adiponectin but not leptin decreased DNA synthesis rate in proliferating porcine myoblasts in growth factor-supplemented serum-free medium (GF-SFM) after 48-h exposure (Will et al. 2012). To further elucidate the effects of adiponectin and leptin on muscle cell growth and their mode of action, this study was conducted...

Imbalanced maternal nutrition during pregnancy can cause fetal growth retardation, metabolic changes and alterations of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) system in the offspring. Here, we investigated the effects of maternal low and high protein diets during pregnancy in pigs on materno-fetal HPA regulation and expression of glucocorticoid receptor (GR), mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (11β-HSD1 and 11β-...