Effects of maternal diabetes and fetal sex on human placenta mitochondrial biogenesis
Jiang S, Teague A, Tryggestad J, Aston C, Lyons T, Chernausek S. Effects of maternal diabetes and fetal sex on human placenta mitochondrial biogenesis. Placenta 2017, 57: 26-32. PMID: 28864016, PMCID: PMC5659203, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMtDNA contentResponse to maternal diabetesMitochondrial biogenesisMitochondrial DNAPGC-1aEffects of maternal diabetesMaternal diabetesRegulator of mitochondrial biogenesisTranscription factor AImpaired mitochondrial biogenesisMitochondria transcription factor ABiogenesis pathwayMetabolic diseasesMtDNAFetal sex-specific differencesCopy numberTFAM levelsGene expressionMale offspringBiogenesisAbnormal placental functionTFAMNon-diabetic womenOffspring sexIndex of mitochondrial biogenesis