Melatonin alleviates liver steatosis induced by prenatal dexamethasone exposure and postnatal high-fat diet.

In conclusion, postnatal high-fat diet aggravated the prenatal dexamethasone-induced liver steatosis in adult rat offspring via inflammation, oxidative stress and cellular apoptosis, which may be ameliorated by prenatal melatonin therapy. PMID: 30112044 [PubMed]
Source: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine - Category: General Medicine Tags: Exp Ther Med Source Type: research