title: Lipotoxicity and the role of maternal nutrition.
abstract: Intrauterine malnutrition predisposes the offspring towards the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. To explain this association, the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease hypothesis was introduced, meaning that subtle environmental changes during embryonic and foetal development can influence post-natal physiological functions. Different mechanisms, including epigenetics, are thought to be involved in this foetal programming, but the link between epigenetics and disease is missing. There is increasing evidence that ectopic lipid accumulation and/or lipotoxicity is induced by foetal programming. The aim of this review is to provide insights into the mechanisms underlying lipotoxicity through programming, which contributes to the increase in hepatic and cardiac metabolic risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Laboratory Medicine, Center for Liver, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: M G M
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pruis
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: van Ewijk
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Schrauwen-Hinderling
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Plösch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D047109:Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D048070:Fetal Nutrition Disorders; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000633:toxicity*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000196:embryology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D039401:Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids
keywords: foetal programming; heart failure; lipotoxicity; non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis; obesity