Maternal obesity induces developmental programming of Intestinal stem cells through an IL-17A/PPAR immune-epithelial axis
Gourab Lahiri, Yesenia Barrera Millan, Swathi Sankar, Karla F Mullen, Thomas Hartley McDermott, Dominic R. Saiz, Fiona Farnsworth, Matthew Torel, Madeline Blatt, Ana Cristina Roginski, Abhigyan Shukla, Esther Borges Florsheim, Benjamin B. Bartelle, Khashayarsha Khazaie, Fotini Gounari, Miyeko Mana
This study shows maternal obesity programs intestinal stem cells through an IL-17A/PPAR axis, increasing cancer risk in offspring.
bioRxiv · Mar 16, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology