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Zhang QR, Dong Y, Fan JG. Early-life exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus predisposes offspring to pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2023:S1499-3872(23)00245-X. [PMID: 38195352 DOI: 10.1016/j.hbpd.2023.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
Abstract
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has emerged as the prevailing chronic liver disease in the pediatric population due to the global obesity pandemic. Evidence shows that prenatal and postnatal exposure to maternal abnormalities leads to a higher risk of pediatric NAFLD through persistent alterations in developmental programming. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a hyperglycemic syndrome which has become the most prevalent complication in pregnant women. An increasing number of both epidemiologic investigations and animal model studies have validated adverse and long-term outcomes in offspring following GDM exposure in utero. Similarly, GDM is considered a crucial risk factor for pediatric NAFLD. This review aimed to summarize currently published studies concerning the inductive roles of GDM in offspring NAFLD development during childhood and adolescence. Dysregulations in hepatic lipid metabolism and gut microbiota in offspring, as well as dysfunctions in the placenta are potential factors in the pathogenesis of GDM-associated pediatric NAFLD. In addition, potentially effective interventions for GDM-associated offspring NAFLD are also discussed in this review. However, most of these therapeutic approaches still require further clinical research for validation.
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- Qian-Ren Zhang
- Center for Fatty Liver, Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute for Pediatric Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Center for Fatty Liver, Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Key Lab of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Mihalovičová L, Kunšteková V, Miláček D, Janko J, Pastorek M, Konečná B, Gurecká R, Rausová Z, Uličná O, Celec P, Šebeková K. Severe gestational diabetes mellitus in lean dams is associated with low IL-1α levels and affects the growth of the juvenile mouse offspring. Sci Rep 2023; 13:1700. [PMID: 36717684 PMCID: PMC9886986 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28903-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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We investigated how maternal gestational diabetes (GDM) impacts the metabolic status of offspring. GDM was induced in CD1 mice consuming a fast-food diet (FFD) by repeated low-dose streptozotocin injections before mating. Offspring of normoglycemic standard chow or the FFD consuming dams served as controls. In 4-week-old offspring weaned to standard chow, plasma concentrations of extracellular DNA, inflammatory markers, and parameters of the cardiometabolic status (glycemia, liver lipid content; body, organ, and fat weight) were determined. Two-factor analysis of variance indicated that the male offspring of GDM dams manifest postnatal growth retardation and lower relative kidney weight. Regardless of sex, GDM offspring manifest the lowest IL-1α levels, and other inflammatory markers showed mild and inconsistent alterations. Offspring of dams consuming the FFD displayed higher liver triacylglycerols content. The three groups of offspring showed no significant differences in glycemia and extracellular DNA. Partial least squares-discriminant analysis indicated that male GDM offspring present lower kidney, body, and brown adipose tissue weights; lower IL-1α levels, and higher concentrations of GM-CSF and IL-10 compared with their FFD counterparts. The model failed to select discriminative variables in females. In conclusion, in mice, maternal GDM in the absence of obesity adversely affects the early growth of juvenile male offspring.
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- Lucia Mihalovičová
- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Sasinskova 4, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Sasinskova 4, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia.,Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Slovak Medical University, 833 03, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Sasinskova 4, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Sasinskova 4, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Sasinskova 4, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Sasinskova 4, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Sasinskova 4, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia.,Institute of Medical Physics, Biophysics, Informatics and Telemedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Pharmacobiochemical Laboratory of 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Pharmacobiochemical Laboratory of 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Sasinskova 4, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia.,Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia.,Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Sasinskova 4, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Mishra A, Ruano SH, Saha PK, Pennington KA. A novel model of gestational diabetes: Acute high fat high sugar diet results in insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction during pregnancy in mice. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0279041. [PMID: 36520818 PMCID: PMC9754171 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects 7-18% of all pregnancies. Despite its high prevalence, there is no widely accepted animal model. To address this, we recently developed a mouse model of GDM. The goal of this work was to further characterize this animal model by assessing insulin resistance and beta cell function. Mice were randomly assigned to either control (CD) or high fat, high sugar (HFHS) diet and mated 1 week later. At day 0 (day of mating) mice were fasted and intraperitoneal insulin tolerance tests (ipITT) were performed. Mice were then euthanized and pancreata were collected for histological analysis. Euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp experiments were performed on day 13.5 of pregnancy to assess insulin resistance. Beta cell function was assessed by glucose stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) assay performed on day 0, 13.5 and 17.5 of pregnancy. At day 0, insulin tolerance and beta cell numbers were not different. At day 13.5, glucose infusion and disposal rates were significantly decreased (p<0.05) in Pregnant (P) HFHS animals (p<0.05) suggesting development of insulin resistance in P HFHS dams. Placental and fetal glucose uptake was significantly increased (p<0.01) in P HFHS dams at day 13.5 of pregnancy and by day 17.5 of pregnancy fetal weights were increased (p<0.05) in P HFHS dams compared to P CD dams. Basal and secreted insulin levels were increased in HFHS fed females at day 0, however at day 13.5 and 17.5 GSIS was decreased (p<0.05) in P HFHS dams. In conclusion, this animal model results in insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction by mid-pregnancy further validating its relevance in studying the pathophysiology GDM.
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- Akansha Mishra
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Liu Y, Sun R, Lin X, Wu L, Chen H, Shen S, Li Y, Wei Y, Deng G. Procyanidins and its metabolites by gut microbiome improves insulin resistance in gestational diabetes mellitus mice model via regulating NF-κB and NLRP3 inflammasome pathway. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 151:113078. [PMID: 35567986 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) has an effect on the health of pregnant women and fetuses. Procyanidins (PA) is a flavonoid with anti-diabetic activity, but its effects and mechanisms on GDM have not been defined. Herein, we studied further the functions and mechanisms of PA on insulin resistance (IR) in GDM mice, as well as on postpartum and offspring mice. GDM mice model was built by feeding a high-fat-high-sucrose diet, and PA intervention (27.8 mg/kg/d) was performed from 4 weeks before pregnancy to delivery. Intestinal flora deficient (IFD) mice model was established by broad spectrum antibiotics. PA decreased the gestational weight gain, and the levels of fasting blood glucose, insulin, homeostasis model of assessment for IR index, yet increased the levels of HOMA for insulin sensitivity index. Interestingly, in IFD mice the effect of PA on improving IR was significantly weakened. PA inhibited inflammation by decreasing the levels of IL-6, TNF-α, IL-17 and CRP, which also been blocked in the IFD mice. Moreover, PA improved glycometabolism and reduced the secretion of inflammatory factors and hepatic inflammation infiltration of mice at 4 weeks postpartum, but had no significant effect on offspring mice. Mechanistically, PA treatment suppressed the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) p65 nuclear translocation and nucleotide-binding domain like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation. In vitro studies, 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid and 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) propionic acid, main intestinal flora metabolites of PA restrained NF-κB/NLRP3 activation. In conclusions, PA improved IR via NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway in GDM and postpartum mice, which partly through its metabolites by gut microbiome.
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- Yao Liu
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Union Shenzhen Hospitalof Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Union Shenzhen Hospitalof Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Union Shenzhen Hospitalof Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Union Shenzhen Hospitalof Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Chengdu Shuangliu District Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Union Shenzhen Hospitalof Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Union Shenzhen Hospitalof Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
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Manitta E, Fontes Marques IC, Stokholm Bredgaard S, Kelstrup L, Houshmand-Oeregaard A, Dalsgaard Clausen T, Groth Grunnet L, Reinhardt Mathiesen E, Torp Dalgaard L, Barrès R, Vaag AA, Damm P, Hjort L. DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Blood and Adipose Tissue of Adult Offspring of Women with Diabetes in Pregnancy—A Validation Study of DNA Methylation Changes Identified in Adolescent Offspring. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10061244. [PMID: 35740266 PMCID: PMC9219870 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10061244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Maternal gestational diabetes and obesity are associated with adverse outcomes in offspring, including increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Previously, we identified a lower DNA methylation degree at genomic sites near the genes ESM1, MS4A3, and TSPAN14 in the blood cells of adolescent offspring exposed to gestational diabetes and/or maternal obesity in utero. In the present study, we aimed to investigate if altered methylation and expression of these genes were detectable in blood, as well in the metabolically relevant subcutaneous adipose tissue, in a separate cohort of adult offspring exposed to gestational diabetes and obesity (O-GDM) or type 1 diabetes (O-T1D) in utero, compared with the offspring of women from the background population (O-BP). We did not replicate the findings of lower methylation of ESM1, MS4A3, and TSPAN14 in blood from adults, either in O-GDM or O-T1D. In contrast, in adipose tissue of O-T1D, we found higher MS4A3 DNA methylation, which will require further validation. The adipose tissue ESM1 expression was lower in O-GDM compared to O-BP, which in turn was not associated with maternal pre-pregnancy BMI nor the offspring’s own adiposity. Adipose tissue TSPAN14 expression was slightly lower in O-GDM compared with O-BP, but also positively associated with maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, as well as offspring’s own adiposity and HbA1c levels. In conclusion, the lower DNA methylation in blood from adolescent offspring exposed to GDM could not be confirmed in the present cohort of adult offspring, potentially due to methylation remodeling with increased aging. In offspring adipose tissue, ESM1 expression was associated with maternal GDM, and TSPAN14 expression was associated with both maternal GDM, as well as pre-pregnancy BMI. These altered expression patterns are potentially relevant to the concept of developmental programming of cardiometabolic diseases and require further studies.
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- Eleonora Manitta
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Metabolic Epigenetics Group, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (E.M.); (R.B.)
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- Department of Obstetrics, Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (I.C.F.M.); (L.K.); (A.H.-O.); (P.D.)
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark; (S.S.B.); (L.T.D.)
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- Department of Obstetrics, Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (I.C.F.M.); (L.K.); (A.H.-O.); (P.D.)
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (T.D.C.); (E.R.M.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, 2730 Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Obstetrics, Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (I.C.F.M.); (L.K.); (A.H.-O.); (P.D.)
- Novo Nordisk A/S, Novo Allé 1, 2880 Bagsværd, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (T.D.C.); (E.R.M.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hillerød Hospital, 3400 Hillerød, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev Hospital, 2730 Herlev, Denmark; (L.G.G.); (A.A.V.)
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (T.D.C.); (E.R.M.)
- Department of Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark; (S.S.B.); (L.T.D.)
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Metabolic Epigenetics Group, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (E.M.); (R.B.)
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev Hospital, 2730 Herlev, Denmark; (L.G.G.); (A.A.V.)
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- Department of Obstetrics, Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (I.C.F.M.); (L.K.); (A.H.-O.); (P.D.)
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (T.D.C.); (E.R.M.)
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Metabolic Epigenetics Group, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark; (E.M.); (R.B.)
- Department of Obstetrics, Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (I.C.F.M.); (L.K.); (A.H.-O.); (P.D.)
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Metabolic programming in offspring of mice fed fructose during pregnancy and lactation. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2021; 13:441-454. [PMID: 34503598 DOI: 10.1017/s2040174421000519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Fructose (C6H12O6), also known as levulose, is a hexose. Chronic consumption of fructose may be associated with increased intrahepatic fat concentration and the development of insulin resistance as well as an increase in the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and hyperlipidemia during pregnancy. Despite the existence of many studies regarding the consumption of fructose in pregnancy, its effects on fetuses have not yet been fully elucidated. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the genetic and biochemical effects in offspring (male and female) of female mice treated with fructose during pregnancy and lactation. Pairs of 60-day-old Swiss mice were used and divided into three groups; negative control and fructose, 10%/l and 20%/l doses of fructose groups. After offspring birth, the animals were divided into six groups: P1 and P2 (males and females), water; P3 and P4 (males and females) fructose 10%/l; and P5 and P6 (males and females) fructose 20%/l. At 30 days of age, the animals were euthanized for genetic and biochemical assessments. Female and male offspring from both dosage groups demonstrated genotoxicity (evaluated through comet assay) and oxidative stress (evaluated through nitrite concentration, sulfhydril content and superoxide dismutase activity) in peripheral and brain tissues. In addition, they showed nutritional and metabolic changes due to the increase in food consumption, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and metabolic syndrome. Therefore, it is suggested that high consumption of fructose by pregnant female is harmful to their offspring. Thus, it is important to carry out further studies and make pregnant women aware of excessive fructose consumption during this period.
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Starks RR, Abu Alhasan R, Kaur H, Pennington KA, Schulz LC, Tuteja G. Transcription Factor PLAGL1 Is Associated with Angiogenic Gene Expression in the Placenta. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21218317. [PMID: 33171905 PMCID: PMC7664191 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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During pregnancy, the placenta is important for transporting nutrients and waste between the maternal and fetal blood supply, secreting hormones, and serving as a protective barrier. To better understand placental development, we must understand how placental gene expression is regulated. We used RNA-seq data and ChIP-seq data for the enhancer associated mark, H3k27ac, to study gene regulation in the mouse placenta at embryonic day (e) 9.5, when the placenta is developing a complex network of blood vessels. We identified several upregulated transcription factors with enriched binding sites in e9.5-specific enhancers. The most enriched transcription factor, PLAGL1 had a predicted motif in 233 regions that were significantly associated with vasculature development and response to insulin stimulus genes. We then performed several experiments using mouse placenta and a human trophoblast cell line to understand the role of PLAGL1 in placental development. In the mouse placenta, Plagl1 is expressed in endothelial cells of the labyrinth layer and is differentially expressed in placentas from mice with gestational diabetes compared to placentas from control mice in a sex-specific manner. In human trophoblast cells, siRNA knockdown significantly decreased expression of genes associated with placental vasculature development terms. In a tube assay, decreased PLAGL1 expression led to reduced cord formation. These results suggest that Plagl1 regulates overlapping gene networks in placental trophoblast and endothelial cells, and may play a critical role in placental development in normal and complicated pregnancies.
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- Rebekah R. Starks
- Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; (R.R.S.); (R.A.A.); (H.K.)
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; (R.R.S.); (R.A.A.); (H.K.)
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- Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; (R.R.S.); (R.A.A.); (H.K.)
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- Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, University of Missouri, Columba, MO 65212, USA;
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- Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; (R.R.S.); (R.A.A.); (H.K.)
- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Clark KL, Talton OO, Ganesan S, Schulz LC, Keating AF. Developmental origins of ovarian disorder: impact of maternal lean gestational diabetes on the offspring ovarian proteome in mice†. Biol Reprod 2020; 101:771-781. [PMID: 31290541 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an obstetric disorder affecting approximately 10% of pregnancies. The four high-fat, high-sucrose (HFHS) mouse model emulates GDM in lean women. Dams are fed a HFHS diet 1 week prior to mating and throughout gestation resulting in inadequate insulin response to glucose in mid-late pregnancy. The offspring of HFHS dams have increased adiposity, thus, we hypothesized that maternal metabolic alterations during lean GDM would compromise ovarian function in offspring both basally and in response to a control or HFHS diet in adulthood. Briefly, DLPL were lean dams and control diet pups; DLPH were lean dams and HFHS pups; DHPL were HFHS dams and control diet pups; and DHPH were HFHS dams and HFHS pups. A HFHS challenge in the absence of maternal GDM (DLPL vs. DLPH) increased 3 and decreased 30 ovarian proteins. Maternal GDM in the absence of a dietary stress (DLPL vs. DHPL) increased abundance of 4 proteins and decreased abundance of 85 proteins in the offspring ovary. Finally, 87 proteins increased, and 4 proteins decreased in offspring ovaries due to dietary challenge and exposure to maternal GDM in utero (DLPL vs. DHPH). Canopy FGF signaling regulator 2, deleted in azoospermia-associated protein 1, septin 7, and serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 2 were altered across multiple offspring groups. Together, these findings suggest a possible impact on fertility and oocyte quality in relation to GDM exposure in utero as well as in response to a western diet in later life.
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- Kendra L Clark
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
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Słupecka-Ziemilska M, Wychowański P, Puzianowska-Kuznicka M. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Affects Offspring's Epigenome. Is There a Way to Reduce the Negative Consequences? Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12092792. [PMID: 32933073 PMCID: PMC7551316 DOI: 10.3390/nu12092792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the most common pregnancy complication worldwide and may result in short-term and long-term consequences for offspring. The present review highlights evidence of epigenetic programming, mostly from human studies, which occurs in offspring exposed to maternal GDM during different stages of development, paying special attention to the differences in sensitivity of offspring to maternal hyperglycemia as a result of sex-related factors. We also aim to answer the following question: If these epigenetic changes are constant throughout the lifetime of the offspring, how do they present phenotypically?
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- Monika Słupecka-Ziemilska
- Department of Human Epigenetics, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawinskiego Street, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-2-2608-6401; Fax: +48-2-2608-6410
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Binickiego 6, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Department of Human Epigenetics, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawinskiego Street, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland;
- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education, 61/63 Kleczewska Street, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
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Perng W, Hockett CW, Sauder KA, Dabelea D. In utero exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular risk factors in youth: A longitudinal analysis in the EPOCH cohort. Pediatr Obes 2020; 15:e12611. [PMID: 31920001 PMCID: PMC8311655 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine associations of maternal gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) with offspring cardiovascular biomarkers from late childhood through adolescence. METHODS We used mixed effects linear regression models to examine associations of maternal GDM (n = 92 cases of 597) with average offspring levels of serum lipids (total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein [HDL], low-density lipoprotein [LDL], and triglycerides) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) across two research visits spanning approximately 10.6 and 16.9 years of age. In sex-stratified analysis, we evaluated the impact of adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics, pubertal status, physical activity and total energy intake, maternal body mass index (BMI), GDM treatment, and child's BMI. RESULTS After adjusting for child's age, pubertal status, race/ethnicity, and maternal education and smoking, GDM exposure was associated with higher total (0.38 [95% CI, 0.16-0.61] mmol/L) and LDL cholesterol (0.34 [95% CI, 0.14-0.53] mmol/L) in girls. These estimates were robust to adjustment for lifestyle characteristics and maternal BMI but were attenuated after accounting for GDM treatment with no appreciable change following further adjustment for current BMI. In boys, maternal GDM corresponded with 4.50 (1.90-7.10) mmHg higher SBP. This association persisted after accounting for sociodemographic/lifestyle characteristics, maternal BMI, and GDM treatment but was attenuated after adjusting for current BMI. CONCLUSIONS Maternal GDM is related to offspring lipid profile and SBP in a sex-specific manner.
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- Wei Perng
- Lifcourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD) Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado,Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado,Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Lifcourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD) Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
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- Lifcourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD) Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado,Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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- Lifcourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD) Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado,Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado,Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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Pollock KE, Talton OO, Schulz LC. Morphology and gene expression in mouse placentas lacking leptin receptors. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 528:336-342. [PMID: 32248977 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.03.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In the pregnant mouse, the hormone leptin is primarily produced by adipose tissue and does not significantly cross the placenta into fetal circulation. Nonetheless, leptin treatment during gestation affects offspring phenotypes. Leptin treatment also affects placental trophoblast cells in vitro, by altering proliferation, invasion and nutrient transport. The goal of the present study was to determine whether the absence of placental leptin receptors alters placental development and gene expression. Leprdb-3j+ mice possessing only one functional copy of the leptin receptor were mated to obtain wildtype, Leprdb-3j+ and Leprdb-3j/db-3j conceptuses, which were then transferred to wildtype recipient dams. Placentas were collected at gestational d18.5 to examine placental morphology and gene expression. Placentas lacking functional leptin receptor had reduced weights, but were otherwise morphologically indistinguishable from control placentas. Relative mRNA levels, however, were altered in Leprdb-3j/db-3j placentas, particularly transcripts related to amino acid and lipid metabolism and transport. Consistent with a previous in vitro study, leptin was found to promote expression of stathmin, a positive regulator of trophoblast invasion, and of serotonin receptors, potential mediators of offspring neurological development. Overall placental leptin receptor was found not to play a significant role in morphological development of the placenta, but to regulate placental gene expression, including in metabolic pathways that affect fetal growth.
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- Kelly E Pollock
- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA
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- Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.
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