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NUTRIENTS
Volume 15, Issue 21, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu15214551
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diabetes mellitus; gestational diabetes mellitus; gut microbiota; Developmental Origins of Health and Disease; intergenerational effect
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This article reviews the role of maternal gut microbiota in offspring glucose metabolism. The differences in gut microbiota between healthy pregnant women and those with GDM have been established. Clinical studies and animal models support the hypothesis that the gut microbiota affects glucose metabolism in offspring, and interventions to improve glucose metabolism are discussed.
The incidence of type 2 diabetes is increasing every year and has become a serious public health problem. In addition to genetic factors, environmental factors in early life development are risk factors for diabetes. There is growing evidence that the gut microbiota plays an important role in glucose metabolism, and the gut microbiota of pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) differs significantly from that of healthy pregnant women. This article reviews the role of maternal gut microbiota in offspring glucose metabolism. To explore the potential mechanisms by which the gut microbiota affects glucose metabolism in offspring, we summarize clinical studies and experimental animal models that support the hypothesis that the gut microbiota affects glucose metabolism in offspring from dams with GDM and discuss interventions that could improve glucose metabolism in offspring. Given that adverse pregnancy outcomes severely impact the quality of survival, reversing the deleterious effects of abnormal glucose metabolism in offspring through early intervention is important for both mothers and their offspring.
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