Fig. 7.

Relative mRNA levels of proteins associated with lipid metabolism in adipose tissues and livers of adult offspring from primi- and multiparous dams; animals are the same as those described in Fig. 3. The relative amounts of mRNA of genes of interest compared with cyclophilin are presented in offspring of dams with different parity in retroperitoneal adipose tissue (A) and liver (B). C: liver homogenates from all offspring from primi- or multiparous dams were pooled into 3 different samples (3–4 different offspring/pooled sample), and the different pooled samples from each group were assayed by Western blot. Data are presented as means ± SE. *Differences (P < 0.05) between tissues of offspring of primi- and multiparous dams. CPT I, carnitine palmitoyltransferase I; FAS, fatty acid synthase; PGC-1α and -β, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) coactivator-1α and -β; LXR, liver X receptor; SREBP-1, sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1. G-6-Pase, glucose 6-phosphatase; PEPCK phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase.