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Multigenerational paternal high-fat diet gradually exacerbates environmental stress-induced testicular dysregulated expression of mRNAs in offspring

ABSTRACT: To investigate the mechanism by which paternal exposure to high-fat diet (HFD) exacerbates environmental stress-impaired testicular germ cell development in offspring, testicular RNA sequencing was performed in H+Cd (the offspring were treated with Cd after paternal exposure to one-generational HFD) and H+H+Cd (the offspring were treated with Cd after paternal exposure to bi-generational HFD) groups. Compared with HFD1D group and HFD2D group, 229 mRNAs were upregulated and 268 mRNAs were downregulated, screened for a 1.2-fold change and adjusted with P < 0.05. GO analysis revealed that downregulated mRNAs were related to multiple biological processes, including the "retinol metabolic process," the "reproductive process," and the "spermatogenesis".

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE241413 | GEO | 2023/12/22

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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