Impact of maternal nutrition in pregnancy and lactation on offspring gut microbial composition and function
Gut Microbes, 2016•Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Evidence supporting the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Hypothesis indicates that maternal nutrition in pregnancy has a significant impact on
offspring disease risk later in life, likely by modulating developmental processes in utero. Gut
microbiota have recently been explored as a potential mediating factor, as dietary
components strongly influence microbiota abundance, function and its impact on host
physiology. A growing body of evidence has additionally indicated that the intrauterine …
Hypothesis indicates that maternal nutrition in pregnancy has a significant impact on
offspring disease risk later in life, likely by modulating developmental processes in utero. Gut
microbiota have recently been explored as a potential mediating factor, as dietary
components strongly influence microbiota abundance, function and its impact on host
physiology. A growing body of evidence has additionally indicated that the intrauterine …
Abstract
Evidence supporting the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Hypothesis indicates that maternal nutrition in pregnancy has a significant impact on offspring disease risk later in life, likely by modulating developmental processes in utero. Gut microbiota have recently been explored as a potential mediating factor, as dietary components strongly influence microbiota abundance, function and its impact on host physiology. A growing body of evidence has additionally indicated that the intrauterine environment is not sterile as once presumed, indicating that maternal-fetal transmission of microbiota may occur during pregnancy. In this article, we will review the body of literature that supports this emerging hypothesis, as well as highlight the work in relevant animal models demonstrating associations with maternal gestational nutrition and the offspring gut microbiome that may influence offspring physiology and susceptibility to disease.
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