Sex and gender differences in risk, pathophysiology and complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus

A Kautzky-Willer, J Harreiter, G Pacini - Endocrine reviews, 2016‏ - academic.oup.com
The steep rise of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and associated complications go along
with mounting evidence of clinically important sex and gender differences. T2DM is more …

Epigenetic responses and the developmental origins of health and disease

D Goyal, SW Limesand, R Goyal - Journal of Endocrinology, 2019‏ - joe.bioscientifica.com
Maternal and paternal factors influence offspring development and program its genome for
successful postnatal life. Based on the stressors during gestation, the pregnant female …

Epigenetic mechanisms of transmission of metabolic disease across generations

VM Sales, AC Ferguson-Smith, ME Patti - Cell metabolism, 2017‏ - cell.com
Both human and animal studies indicate that environmental exposures experienced during
early life can robustly influence risk for adult disease. Moreover, environmental exposures …

Genetics and epigenetics: new insight on gestational diabetes mellitus

MG Dalfrà, S Burlina, GG Del Vescovo… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the most common metabolic complication of
pregnancy, with a prevalence that has increased significantly in the last decade, coming to …

Growth hormone deficiency: health and longevity

MH Aguiar-Oliveira, A Bartke - Endocrine reviews, 2019‏ - academic.oup.com
The important role of GH in the control of mammalian longevity was first deduced from
extended longevity of mice with genetic GH deficiency (GHD) or GH resistance. Mice with …

Epigenetics and metabolism

ST Keating, A El-Osta - Circulation research, 2015‏ - ahajournals.org
The molecular signatures of epigenetic regulation and chromatin architectures are
fundamental to genetically determined biological processes. Covalent and post-translational …

The role of diet and exercise in the transgenerational epigenetic landscape of T2DM

R Barrès, JR Zierath - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2016‏ - nature.com
Epigenetic changes are caused by biochemical regulators of gene expression that can be
transferred across generations or through cell division. Epigenetic modifications can arise …

Cohort profile: the Dutch famine birth cohort (DFBC)—a prospective birth cohort study in the Netherlands

LS Bleker, SR de Rooij, RC Painter, ACJ Ravelli… - BMJ open, 2021‏ - bmjopen.bmj.com
Purpose The Dutch famine birth cohort study was set up to investigate the effects of acute
maternal undernutrition of the 1944–1945 Dutch famine during the specific stages of …

Association between type 2 diabetes and prenatal exposure to the Ukraine famine of 1932–33: a retrospective cohort study

LH Lumey, MD Khalangot… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2015‏ - thelancet.com
Background The effect of fetal and early childhood living conditions on adult health has long
been debated, but empirical assessment in human beings remains a challenge. We used …

Low birthweight as a risk factor for non-communicable diseases in adults

ME Bianchi, JM Restrepo - Frontiers in medicine, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
According to studies undertaken over the past 40 years, low birthweight (LBW) is not only a
significant predictor of perinatal death and morbidity, but also increases the risk of chronic …