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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2020

High-Fat Diet-Induced Weight Gain, Behavioral Deficits, and Dopamine Changes in Young C57BL/6J Mice.

Jian Han, Pragya Nepal, Anuoluwapo Odelade, Frederick D Freely, Destiny M Belton, Joseph L Graves, Antoniette M Maldonado-Devincci

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Article in Frontiers in nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jian HanDepartment of Biology, College of Science and Technology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, United States.
Pragya NepalDepartment of Biology, College of Science and Technology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, United States.
Anuoluwapo OdeladeDepartment of Biology, College of Science and Technology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, United States.
Frederick D FreelyDepartment of Psychology, College of Health and Human Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, United States.
Destiny M BeltonDepartment of Psychology, College of Health and Human Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, United States.
Joseph L GravesDepartment of Nanoengineering, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, United States.
Antoniette M Maldonado-DevincciDepartment of Psychology, College of Health and Human Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, United States.
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University · US

Funding

North Carolina Translational and Clinical Science Institute (NC TraCS) KL2KL2TR002490 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI WEINBERGER, MORRIS · 2018 to 2022
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NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR002490
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic exposure to a high-fat diet (HFD) may predispose individuals to neuropathologies and behavioral deficits. The objective of this study was to determine the temporal effects of a HFD on weight gain, behavioral deficits, and dopamine changes in young mice. One-month old C57BL/6J male and female mice were fed either a control diet (containing 10% calories from fat) or a HFD (containing 45% of calories from fat) for 5 months. Physiological measures such as food consumption, body weight, blood glucose, and behaviors such as motor activity, sensorimotor integration, and anxiety-like behaviors were evaluated monthly. Dopamine (DA), dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2), and dopamine transporter (DT) protein expression levels were measured in the midbrain after 5 months of dietary exposure. Results showed that body weight was significantly greater in the HFD-exposed group compared to the control-group at the end of the 4th month, while food consumption was similar in both groups. For behavioral effects, the HFD group exhibited a significant decrease in motor activity in the open field test after 3 months, and rearing frequency after 4 months of dietary exposure. The HFD group also showed deficits in sensorimotor integration after 3 months. Specifically, chronic HFD exposure increased contact time and time to remove the first adhesive tape in the adhesive-tape removal test (

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anxiety-like behaviorC57BL/6J micedopaminedopamine D2 receptordopamine transporterhigh-fat dietmotor coordinationsensorimotor

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PMID33553228
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