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FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1094616
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maternal obesity; offspring; hypothalamus; metabolism programming; energy homeostasis
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Maternal obesity has a significant impact on the metabolism of offspring, both in childhood and adulthood, through intrauterine metabolic programming. The hypothalamus plays a crucial role in regulating energy metabolism in offspring exposed to maternal obesity. This article reviews the development of the hypothalamus, its role in energy homeostasis, potential mechanisms underlying the developmental programming of energy metabolism, and possible therapeutic approaches for preventing metabolic diseases in later life. Challenges and future directions of hypothalamic regulation in children born to obese mothers are also discussed.
Maternal obesity has a significant impact on the metabolism of offspring both in childhood and adulthood. The metabolic regulation of offspring is influenced by the intrauterine metabolic programming induced by maternal obesity. Nevertheless, the precise mechanisms remain unclear. The hypothalamus is the primary target of metabolic programming and the principal regulatory center of energy metabolism. Accumulating evidence has indicated the crucial role of hypothalamic regulation in the metabolism of offspring exposed to maternal obesity. This article reviews the development of hypothalamus, the role of the hypothalamic regulations in energy homeostasis, possible mechanisms underlying the developmental programming of energy metabolism in offspring, and the potential therapeutic approaches for preventing metabolic diseases later in life. Lastly, we discuss the challenges and future directions of hypothalamic regulation in the metabolism of children born to obese mothers.
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