Abstract:Obesity impacts 1/3 of US adults. Maternal obesity significantly increases risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preeclampsia (PE). Late-gestational hypertension and fetal growth restriction (FGR), hallmarks of PE, are observed spontaneously in BPH/5 mice. Similar to obese preeclamptic women, BPH/5 have increased visceral white adipose tissue (WAT) and are leptin resistant. We hypothesize that attenuation of maternal obesity and reduction of reproductive WAT in pregnant BPH/5 female mice will improve d… Show more
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