Fetal sex differences in placental LCPUFA ether and plasmalogen phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine contents in pregnancies complicated by obesity.

Theresa L PowellCharis UhlsonLana MadiKarin Zemski BerryStephanie S ChassenThomas JanssonVeronique Ferchaud-Roucher

Published in: Biology of sex differences (2023)

We found a fetal sex effect in placental PE and PC ester, ether and plasmalogen PE and PC containing DHA in response to maternal obesity which appears to reflect an ability of female placentas to adapt to maintain optimal fetal DHA transfer in maternal obesity.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
weight gain
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
fatty acid
adipose tissue
ionic liquid
pregnant women
preterm birth