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ey0018.2-20 | Maternal Obesity and Long-term Infant Consequences | ESPEYB18

2.20. Maternal obesity influences placental nutrient transport, inflammatory status, and morphology in human term placenta

P Nogues , E Dos Santos , A Couturier-Tarrade , P Berveiller , L Arnould , E Lamy , S Grassin-Delyle , F Vialard , MN Dieudonne

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Mar 25;106(4):e1880–e1896. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa660. PMID: 32936881.By studying placentas from normal weight mothers and obese (non-diabetic) mothers, the authors found that maternal obesity was associated with lower expression of nutrient transporters (such as for glucose and amino acids), surprisingly fewer immune cells, and compromised endocrine func...