Molecular programming in utero modulates hepatic lipid metabolism and adult metabolic risk in obese mother offspring in a sex-specific manner
C. Savva, L. A. Helguero, M. Gonzalez-Granillo, T. Melo, D. Couto, B. Angelin, M. R. Domingues, X. Li, C. Kutter, M. Korach-Andre
The paper examines sex-specific metabolic differences in offspring of obese mothers, showing females have better metabolic outcomes due to more efficient transcriptional and posttranscriptional reprogramming.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2021Physiology