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Schleger, F. ; Linder, K. ; Fritsche, L. ; Pauluschke-Fröhlich, J.* ; Heni, M. ; Weiss, M.* ; Häring, H.-U. ; Preissl, H. ; Fritsche, A.

No effect of lifestyle intervention during third trimester on brain programming in fetuses of mothers with gestational diabetes.

Nutrients 13:556 (2021)

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Maternal metabolism and intrauterine conditions influence development of health and disease in offspring, leading to metabolic, physiologic, and/or epigenetic adaptation of the fetus. Maternal gestational diabetes (GDM) leads to higher incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes in offspring. We have previously shown that fetuses of insulin-resistant mothers with GDM have a delayed reaction to auditory stimuli in the postprandial state, indicating a fetal central insulin resistance. We tested whether this effect could be influenced by a lifestyle intervention in mothers with GDM, including diet counselling and regular blood glucose measurements. We measured fetal brain activity over the course of a maternal glucose challenge, at two measurement time points (baseline at an average of 29 weeks of gestation and follow-up after 4 weeks) in mothers with GDM and mothers with normal glucose tolerance (NGT). Data from eight mothers were able to be included. Fetuses of GDM mothers showed longer latencies than those of NGT mothers postprandially at both measurement time points during the third trimester and did not show a difference in response patterns between baseline and after 4 weeks. Maternal postprandial blood glucose and insulin values did not change from baseline to follow-up either. While the overall intervention seems to have been effective, it does not appear to have influenced the fetal postprandial brain responses. This might have been because interventions for GDM take place relatively late in pregnancy. Future research should focus on maternal lifestyle interventions as early as possible during gestation, or even prenatally.

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Publication type Article: Journal article

Document type Scientific Article

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Keywords Fetal Meg ; Fetal Programming ; Maternal Metabolism ; Ogtt ; Type 2 Diabetes

ISSN (print) / ISBN 2072-6643

e-ISSN 2072-6643

Journal Nutrients

Quellenangaben Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Article Number: 556

Publisher MDPI

Publishing Place Basel

Non-patent literature Publications

Reviewing status Peer reviewed

Institute(s) Institute of Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases (IDM)

Grants Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)