Table 4.
mHFD effects on microglial ultrastructure in the rostrum of the corpus callosum of P30 offspring. n = 33–41 microglia/group, N = 4 animals/group. Statistical significance was assessed by mixed effect model, where ∗ p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01. #: number, CD: control diet, ER/Golgi: endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus, mHFD: maternal high-fat diet.
| Parameters | Mean ± standard error of the mean |
F | p | |||||
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| Male |
Female |
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| CD | mHFD | CD | mHFD | |||||
| Organelles | # Lysosomes | Primary | 1.727 ± 0.434 | 2.000 ± 0.447 | 1.892 ± 0.487 | 2.200 ± 0.476 | Sex∗Diet: 0.003469 Sex: 0.1699 Diet: 0.4150 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.9531 Sex: 0.6808 Diet: 0.5205 |
| Secondary | 0.273 ± 0.090 | 0.359 ± 0.101 | 0.459 ± 0.138 | 0.390 ± 0.120 | Sex∗Diet: 0.4536 Sex: 0.8919 Diet: 0.005444 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.5017 Sex: 0.3465 Diet: 0.9413 |
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| Tertiary | 0.152 ± 0.077 | 0.000 ± 0.000 | 0.162 ± 0.073 | 0.073 ± 0.041 | Sex∗Diet: 0.3312 Sex: 0.5953 Diet: 4.901 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.5658 Sex: 0.4416 Diet: 0.0284∗ |
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| # Lipidic inclusion | 0.242 ± 0.107 | 0.128 ± 0.066 | 0.162 ± 0.073 | 0.122 ± 0.062 | Sex∗Diet: 0.2340 Sex: 0.3197 Diet: 1.019 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.6293 Sex: 0.5726 Diet: 0.3145 |
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| # Endosomes | Empty | 0.182 ± 0.068 | 0.128 ± 0.066 | 0.189 ± 0.076 | 0.146 ± 0.066 | Sex∗Diet: 0.006046 Sex: 0.03394 Diet: 0.4854 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.9381 Sex: 0.8541 Diet: 0.4871 |
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| Content | 0.455 ± 0.116 | 0.513 ± 0.151 | 0.378 ± 0.131 | 0.439 ± 0.171 | Sex∗Diet: 6.439 10-5 Sex: 0.2576 Diet: 0.1620 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.9936 Sex: 0.6125 Diet: 0.6879 |
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| # Dilated ER/golgi cisternae | 6.939 ± 1.021 | 8.256 ± 1.190 | 7.189 ± 1.789 | 8.098 ± 1.906 | Sex∗Diet: 0.01696 Sex: 0.0008399 Diet: 0.5029 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.8966 Sex: 0.9769 Diet: 0.4794 |
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| # Mitochondria | Elongated | 0.394 ± 0.150 | 0.462 ± 0.137 | 0.324 ± 0.140 | 0.732 ± 0.229 | Sex∗Diet: 0.9589 Sex: 0.3341 Diet: 1.874 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.3291 Sex: 0.5642 Diet: 0.1731 |
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| Total | 2.697 ± 0.373 | 2.718 ± 0.442 | 3.162 ± 0.763 | 2.951 ± 0.549 | Sex∗Diet: 0.04288 Sex: 0.3889 Diet: 0.02877 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.8362 Sex: 0.5338 Diet: 0.8655 |
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| Interactions with their microenvironment | # Synaptic elements | Pre | 1.303 ± 0.273 | 2.821 ± 0.526 | 0.865 ± 0.202 | 1.634 ± 0.320 | Sex∗Diet: 1.071 Sex: 5.051 Diet: 10.01 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.3023 Sex: 0.0261∗ Diet: 0.0019∗∗ |
| Post | 0.576 ± 0.157 | 1.282 ± 0.257 | 0.432 ± 0.192 | 0.659 ± 0.173 | Sex∗Diet: 1.411 Sex: 3.598 Diet: 5.319 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.2368 Sex: 0.0598 Diet: 0.0225∗ |
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| # Myelinated axon | 3.000 ± 0.538 | 3.615 ± 0.478 | 3.054 ± 0.586 | 3.927 ± 0.425 | Sex∗Diet: 0.06436 Sex: 0.1298 Diet: 2.151 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.8001 Sex: 0.7192 Diet: 0.1446 |
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| # Degraded myelin | 1.000 ± 0.199 | 0.923 ± 0.215 | 0.811 ± 0.204 | 1.341 ± 0.272 | Sex∗Diet: 1.745 Sex: 0.2483 Diet: 0.9732 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.1886 Sex: 0.6190 Diet: 0.3255 |
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| # Contacts with brain cells | Astrocyte | 0.061 ± 0.042 | 0.154 ± 0.059 | 0.243 ± 0.081 | 0.049 ± 0.034 | Sex∗Diet: 6.371 Sex: 0.4631 Diet: 0.7886 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.0127∗ Sex: 0.4972 Diet: 0.3760 |
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| Neuron | 0.061 ± 0.042 | 0.051 ± 0.036 | 0.135 ± 0.069 | 0.024 ± 0.024 | Sex∗Diet: 1.263 Sex: 0.2786 Diet: 1.770 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.2629 Sex: 0.5984 Diet: 0.1855 |
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| Oligodendrocyte | 0.061 ± 0.042 | 0.00.26 ± 0.026 | 0.216 ± 0.088 | 0.098 ± 0.047 | Sex∗Diet: 0.5692 Sex: 4.207 Diet: 1.918 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.4518 Sex: 0.0420∗ Diet: 0.1682 |
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| Oligodendrocyte progenitor | 0.000 ± 0.000 | 0.026 ± 0.026 | 0.054 ± 0.038 | 0.024 ± 0.024 | Sex∗Diet: 1.083 Sex: 0.9869 Diet: 0.005728 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.2998 Sex: 0.3221 Diet: 0.9398 |
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| Blood vessel | 0.091 ± 0.051 | 0.077 ± 0.043 | 0.027 ± 0.027 | 0.049 ± 0.034 | Sex∗Diet: 0.2075 Sex: 1.376 Diet: 0.009800 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.6494 Sex: 0.2428 Diet: 0.9213 |
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| # Extracellular space pocket | 4.182 ± 0.512 | 3.590 ± 0.575 | 3.216 ± 0.384 | 3.610 ± 0.511 | Sex∗Diet: 0.9501 Sex: 0.8745 Diet: 0.03855 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.3313 Sex: 0.3512 Diet: 0.8446 |
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| # Extracellular digestion | 0.455 ± 0.145 | 0.308 ± 0.098 | 0.216 ± 0.088 | 0.293 ± 0.112 | Sex∗Diet: 1.009 Sex: 1.298 Diet: 0.1002 |
Sex∗Diet: 0.3169 Sex: 0.2565 Diet: 0.7521 |
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