PMID- 29401579 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190107 LR - 20190107 IS - 1530-6860 (Electronic) IS - 0892-6638 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 5 DP - 2018 May TI - Excess maternal fructose consumption impairs hippocampal function in offspring via epigenetic modification of BDNF promoter. PG - 2549-2562 LID - 10.1096/fj.201700783RR [doi] AB - Recent increases in fructose consumption have raised concerns about the potential adverse intergenerational effects of excess fructose intake. In the present study, we investigated whether excess maternal fructose intake affects hippocampal function in offspring. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 experimental groups: one group received distilled water, one group received 20% fructose water, and one group received 20% glucose water in addition to standard chow during gestation and lactation. Hippocampal function of offspring was evaluated by using novel object recognition and fear conditioning tests. Impaired cognitive performance was observed in the offspring of fructose-fed dams at postnatal d 60, potentially a result of decreased hippocampal neurogenesis. Real-time PCR analysis demonstrated that offspring from fructose-fed dams exhibited decreased brain-derived neurotrophic factor ( BDNF) gene expression, whereas pyrosequencing assays revealed increased DNA methylation at the BDNF promoter. The potential association between BDNF transcription and levels of DNA methylation was confirmed on the basis of luciferase activity. Furthermore, longitudinal analysis revealed that increased methylation of the BDNF promoter region was maintained at least until rats reached maturity. These results indicate that epigenetic changes associated with BDNF may underlie hippocampal dysfunction that is induced by early-life exposure to excess maternal fructose consumption.-Yamazaki, M., Yamada, H., Munetsuna, E., Ishikawa, H., Mizuno, G., Mukuda, T., Mouri, A., Nabeshima, T., Saito, K., Suzuki, K., Hashimoto, S., Ohashi, K. Excess maternal fructose consumption impairs hippocampal function in offspring via epigenetic modification of BDNF promoter. FAU - Yamazaki, Mirai AU - Yamazaki M AD - Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Yamada, Hiroya AU - Yamada H AD - Department of Hygiene, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Munetsuna, Eiji AU - Munetsuna E AD - Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Ishikawa, Hiroaki AU - Ishikawa H AD - Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Mizuno, Genki AU - Mizuno G AD - Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Mukuda, Takao AU - Mukuda T AD - Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan. FAU - Mouri, Akihiro AU - Mouri A AD - Advanced Diagnostic System Research Laboratory, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Nabeshima, Toshitaka AU - Nabeshima T AD - Advanced Diagnostic System Research Laboratory, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Saito, Kuniaki AU - Saito K AD - Department of Disease Control and Prevention, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Suzuki, Koji AU - Suzuki K AD - Department of Preventive Medical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Hashimoto, Shuji AU - Hashimoto S AD - Department of Hygiene, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan. FAU - Ohashi, Koji AU - Ohashi K AD - Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180108 PL - United States TA - FASEB J JT - FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology JID - 8804484 RN - 0 (Bdnf protein, rat) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 30237-26-4 (Fructose) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*biosynthesis MH - DNA Methylation/drug effects MH - Epigenesis, Genetic/*drug effects MH - Female MH - Fructose/*adverse effects/pharmacology MH - Hippocampus/*metabolism/pathology MH - Maternal Exposure/*adverse effects MH - Pregnancy MH - Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/*metabolism/pathology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley OTO - NOTNLM OT - DOHaD OT - cognitive function OT - early-life adversity OT - maternal nutrition EDAT- 2018/02/07 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/08 06:00 CRDT- 2018/02/07 06:00 PHST- 2018/02/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/02/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1096/fj.201700783RR [doi] PST - ppublish SO - FASEB J. 2018 May;32(5):2549-2562. doi: 10.1096/fj.201700783RR. Epub 2018 Jan 8.