Maternal tadalafil therapy for fetal growth restriction prevents non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and adipocyte hypertrophy in the offspring

Abstract We aimed to investigate the effects of maternal tadalafil therapy on fetal programming of metabolic function in a mouse model of fetal growth restriction (FGR). Pregnant C57BL6 mice were divided into the control, L-NG-nitroarginine methyl ester (L-NAME), and tadalafil + L-NAME groups. Six w...

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Main Authors: Takuya Kawamura, Hiroaki Tanaka, Ryota Tachibana, Kento Yoshikawa, Shintaro Maki, Kuniaki Toriyabe, Hiroki Takeuchi, Shinji Katsuragi, Kayo Tanaka, Tomoaki Ikeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80643-0