Project description:The rate of probiotic usage by pregnant women in the US and Canada ranges from 1.3 to 3.6 %. Probiotic supplements are available without a prescription and have gained currency in treating a variety of ailment ranging from reducing risk of constipation, diarrhea, other gastrointestinal conditions, eczema, pre-term birth, and prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes, including gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and depression/anxiety. Three possible mechanisms by which maternal probiotic supplementation might influence the placenta are through 1) directly impacting possible bacteria residing in the placenta (placenta microbiome), 2) altering bacterial metabolites produced by gut microbiota within the mother that induce placental changes, and 3) maternal probiotics might affect the composition of the bacteria within the maternal gut that affects her immune cells and their responses to the heterologous placenta. For the second potential mechanism, bacterial metabolites that might influence placenta include short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), polyamines (PAs), and Vitamins B9 (Folic Acid) and 12 (Cobalamin), among others. This project aims to determine the effects maternal probiotic supplementation in mice might have on the fetal placenta. With the number of women taking over probiotic supplements increasing, further research is needed to determine how these bioactive agents may affect the placenta and health of the offspring.

2025-09-26 | GSE309308 | GEO

gut metagenome

Project description:Gut microbial and plasma metabolic change in gestational diabetes women

| PRJNA728859 | ENA

Differential expression profiles of human primary endothelial cells (HUVECs) from umbilical cords of Gestational Diabetic mothers

Project description:Primary endothelial cells from umbilical cord vein (HUVEC) obtained at delivery from gestational diabetic (GD) women, represent an expedient model for the study of the effects of chronic HG in vivo. In fetal tissues genome-wide epigenetic changes are likely to occur with specific long term and even trans-generational effects. We have utilized this model to study the effects of chronic hyperglycemia on the transcriptome and to verify the presence of specific epigenetic changes associated to chronic HG in vascular cells. HUVEC cells from Umbilical cords of 3 Caucasian Gestational Diabetes women were compared with HUVEC cells from umbilical of from 3 Caucasian non diabetic women matching for age and Body Mass Index. [sample collection] Umbilical cords were obtained from 3 Caucasian Gestational diabetes women (diagnosed not later than 28 th gestational week - gw) and from 3 Caucasian non diabetic women matching for age and Body Mass Index (BMI). All pregnants signed an informed consent. All donors were normotensive, and underwent a 100 g 3 hours Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) between the 24 -34th gw. Each woman performed a 7 points-blood glucose monitoring on 3 days at week 34 -36th gw.

2013-08-08 | E-GEOD-49524 | biostudies-arrayexpress

Regulation of Microglia-Mediated Neuroinflammation Post-Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Gut Microbiota and Short-Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism

Project description:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) induces alterations in the gut microbiota composition, significantly impacting neuroinflammation post-ICH. However, the impact of gut microbiota absence on neuroinflammation following ICH-induced brain injury remain unexplored. Here, we observed that the gut microbiota absence was associated with reduced neuroinflammation, alleviated neurological dysfunction, and mitigated gut barrier dysfunction post-ICH. In contrast, recolonization of microbiota from ICH-induced SPF mice by transplantation of fecal microbiota (FMT) exacerbated brain injury and gut impairment post-ICH. Additionally, microglia with transcriptional changes mediated the protective effects of gut microbiota absence on brain injury, with Apoe emerging as a hub gene. Subsequently, Apoe deficiency in peri-hematomal microglia was associated with improved brain injury. Finally, we revealed that gut microbiota influence brain injury and gut impairment via gut-derived short-chain fatty acids (SCFA).

2024-05-13 | GSE266602 | GEO

Project description:offspring microbiota of Gestational diabetes

| PRJNA927245 | ENA

IGT1-microbiota

Project description:The gut microbiota in pre-diabetes and type-2 diabetes

| PRJEB100670 | ENA