Adam, Clare Lesley

Aitken, Raymond

Bake, Tina

Milne, John

Wallace, Jacqueline

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society

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Aberdeen University Research

Scottish Section Meeting, 5–6 April 2011, 70th Anniversary: Nutrition and health: from conception to adolescenceGrowth, body composition and metabolism at neonatal and adolescentlife stages in low birth weight offspringJ. M. Wallace, R. P. Aitken, J. S. Milne, T. Bake and C. L. AdamRowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB21 9SB, UKHuman epidemiological studies have linked presumed fetal malnutrition leading to low birth weight with the subsequent development ofmetabolic syndrome. Using our established ovine model of late onset placental growth restriction, we assessed the impact of poor prenatalfetal nutrient supply on birth weight, growth, body composition and metabolism in both genders during neonatal and adolescent life.Singleton-bearing adolescent dams were fed control (C) or high (2.25 · C) nutrient intakes during pregnancy to induce normal orcompromised placental size, respectively(1). The resulting normal (N; twelve male and twelve female) or placentally growth-restricted(PGR; nine male and sixteen female) lambs suckled their ad libitum fed mothers until weaning at 11 weeks of age. Thereafter, offspringwere individually housed and had ad libitum access to the same nutrient dense complete diet. Lamb growth rates were measuredthroughout and body composition was determined by Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry at weaning and at 35 weeks of age (adoles-cence). At 7 weeks of age, lambs were fasted for 3 h prior to an intravenous glucose tolerance test (GTT). Three baseline bloodsamples were collected and metabolite responses measured at + 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 min relative to glucose administration(0.25 g/kg body weight). A second GTT was performed at 28 weeks of age after an overnight fast (0.5 g glucose/kg). Plasma wasanalysed for insulin, glucose, NEFA and glycerol.PGR males and females were 35 and 49% lighter than N lambs at birth, respectively, and had reduced girth and height (all P<0.001).Fractional growth rate to weaning was elevated in PGR v. N groups (P<0.001), was highest in PGR males (P<0.03) and was inverselycorrelated with birth weight (r = - 0.887, P<0.001). Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry assessment of body composition at weaningrevealed reduced bone mineral density (P<0.02) and increased total fat % (P<0.001) in PGR compared with N lambs (bone mineraldensity; 0.570.014 v. 0.620.010 g/cm, and fat; 24.10.95 v. 16.60.77%, no effect of gender). Fractional growth rate from weaningto adolescence remained higher and height remained lower in PGR v. N lambs (P<0.001) and both were greater in males than females(P<0.002). At 35 weeks, bone mineral density remained higher in PGR than N lambs (0.730.014 v. 0.860.012 g/cm, P<0.001) andfemales were fatter than males (31.10.92 v. 20.20.88%, P<0.001). Fasting plasma insulin, glucose, NEFA and glycerol were higherin PGR than N lambs (P ranging from <0.035 to <0.001) at both 7 and 28 weeks of age. Insulin secretion after GTT was higher in PGR v.N groups at both ages (P<0.02) and was greatest in PGR males. NEFA and glycerol concentrations after GTT were similarly increased(P<0.02) in PGR lambs at both ages. At 28 weeks, but not at 7 weeks, glucose area under the curve after GTT was higher in PGR than Nlambs (P<0.02), indicative of glucose intolerance.Therefore, low birth weight offspring of both genders exhibit rapid postnatal catch-up growth and altered body composition in ouranimal model. This was associated with increased insulin secretion, glucose intolerance and altered indices of fat metabolism duringneonatal to adolescent life, all of which may presage poor health in adult life.1. Wallace et al. (2006) Placenta 27, Suppl. A, S61–S68.Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (2011), 70 (OCE1), E7 doi:10.1017/S0029665111000231

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