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Article Dans Une Revue Placenta Année : 2018

Placental function and structure at term is altered in broodmares fed with cereals from mid-gestation

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Feeding pregnant broodmares with cereal concentrates has been shown to increase maternal insulin resistance and affect foal metabolism in the short and long-term. These effects are likely to be mediated by the placenta. Here, we investigated feto-placental biometry and placental structure and function at term in mares fed with or without cereals concentrates. From 7 months of gestation, 22 multiparous mares were fed forage only (group F (n = 12)) or received forage and cracked barley (group B (n = 10)) until foaling. Foals and placentas were weighed and placental samples were collected above the umbilical cord insertion at birth. Placental histological structure was studied by stereology. A RNAseq analysis was performed on 9 placentas of each group. Enrichment of gene sets was analysed using the Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) software using the KEGG and GO databases. No difference in feto-placental biometry was observed between groups. The volume of microcotyledonary vessels was decreased in B placentas and the vascular wall of allantoic arterioles was thickened. Gene sets involved in neutral amino acids, folate and anions transport and fatty acids, cholesterol and folate degradation were down-regulated while gene sets involved in RNA expression, inflammation and vascularisation were up-regulated in B placentas. Feeding pregnant mares with concentrates from mid-gestation alters the placental function and structure as observed in other species in cases of maternal insulin resistance.
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hal-02621731 , version 1 (26-05-2020)

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Morgane Robles, Pauline P. Peugnet, C Dubois, François Piumi, Luc Jouneau, et al.. Placental function and structure at term is altered in broodmares fed with cereals from mid-gestation. Placenta, 2018, 64, pp.44-52. ⟨10.1016/j.placenta.2018.02.003⟩. ⟨hal-02621731⟩
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