Long Huang, Yingjie Li, Rui Tang, Pu Yang, Yong Zhuo, Xuemei Jiang, Lianqiang Che, Yan Lin, Shengyu Xu, Jian Li, Zhengfeng Fang, Xilun Zhao, Hua Li, Ming Yang, Bin Feng, De Wu, Lun Hua
AIMS: The obesity epidemic, especially in pregnant women, linked to a higher risk of liver diseases. Bile acids (BAs) are known to participate in liver metabolism, but this function during obesogenic reproductive process remains largely uncertain. The study aims to identify whether a high-fat diet (HFD) during pregnancy negatively disturbs liver metabolism and the potential role of BAs and gut microbiota (GM)in a sow model. MAIN METHODS: Reproductive (RP) or non-reproductive (NRP) sows were fed a 15 % HFD containing compound oil...
December 22, 2023: Life Sciences