Mechanisms linking hyperglycemia in pregnancy to the offspring cardiovascular system dysfunction

Zemeng Xiao; Yifang Wang; Phung N.  Thai; Xuxia Li; Xiyuan  Lu; Jun  Pu

doi:10.37175/stemedicine.v2i7.91

Zemeng Xiao State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
Yifang Wang State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
Phung N. Thai Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, University of California, Davis.
Xuxia Li State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
Xiyuan Lu State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.
Jun Pu State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37175/stemedicine.v2i7.91

Keywords: Pregnancy, GDM, Transcriptomics, Metabonomics, Glucose, Insulin resistance

Abstract

Hyperglycemia in pregnancy (HIP) is a high-glycemic state that occurs during pregnancy, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the major cause of it. Studies reveal that GDM has long-term adverse impacts on mothers and offspring, such as maternal type 2 diabetes, premature birth and stillbirth in newborns, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic disorders in adult offspring. In recent years, studies on the transcription level of GDM and metabonomics have provided new insights into the pathophysiological mechanism of GDM. This article reviews the transcriptional levels and metabolomics studies involving GDM and cardiovascular dysfunction in the offspring, which may provide insight to the long-term health of pregnant women and offspring.

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