Figure 4. A–D. Number of significantly differentially regulated brain genes in females versus males in maternal obesity with and without dietary change in pregnancy.
Maternal obesity alone and with dietary change in pregnancy was associated with distinct brain gene expression signatures for females and males, with overlap of only one gene across all comparisons.
HFD/HFD, high-fat diet pre-pregnancy and during pregnancy; HFD/CD, high-fat diet pre-pregnancy, control diet during pregnancy; CD/CD, control diet pre-pregnancy and during pregnancy.