Maternal microbiota-derived metabolic profile in fetal murine intestine, brain and placenta.

Tiina Pessa-Morikawa Aleksi Husso Olli Kärkkäinen Ville Mikael Koistinen Kati Hanhineva Antti Iivanainen Mikael Niku

Published in: BMC microbiology (2022)

The maternal microbiota has a profound impact on the fetal metabolome. Our observations suggest the existence of a multitude of yet unidentified microbially modified metabolites which pass through the placenta into the fetus and potentially influence fetal development.

Keyphrases

birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
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white matter
resting state
multiple sclerosis
body mass index