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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – According to a recent US study, mothers who smoke during pregnancy increase their risk of obesity.
The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Kentucky and published in the results of the latest issue of the journal "Experimental Physiology" scientific.
To achieve the results of the study, the team monitored the smoking habits of 65 women during pregnancy and found that nearly half were smoking during this period.
To detect the effects of smoking on new children, RNA was isolated from the "foreskin" tissue taken after routine male circumcision and analyzed, with a focus on the genetic expression of 39, a protein called "kimirin".
And the protein "kimirin" produced by fat cells and seems to play a role in the storage of energy, and previous studies have concluded that this protein exists at high levels in the blood of obese people.
The results showed that "kimirin" was more prevalent in the skin and isolated cells in infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy, which could lead to changes in the regulation of genes that play an important role in the development of fat cells, and therefore obesity.
"It has been shown that mothers who smoke during pregnancy are at increased risk of obesity, but the mechanisms responsible for this increased risk have not been well understood," said Dr. Kevin Pearson , head of the research team.
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