High-fat diet prevents adaptive peripartum-associated adrenal gland plasticity and anxiolysis

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-329993
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.32999

Slattery, David A. ; Perani, Clara Valentina ; Neumann, Inga D. ; Reber, Stefan Oskar

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Abstract

Maternal obesity is associated with lower basal plasma cortisol levels and increased risk of postpartum psychiatric disorders. Given that both obesity and the peripartum period are characterized by an imbalance between adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol, we hypothesized that the adrenal glands undergo peripartum-associated plasticity and that such changes would be prevented by a ...