Links between gut microbiota with specific serum metabolite groups in pregnant women with overweight or obesity.

Journal: Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Gut microbiota may regulate metabolism but is incompletely characterized in pregnancy. Our objective was to investigate the relations using omics techniques.

Authors

  • Mrunalini Lotankar
    Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology Unit, Institute of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Finland; Nutrition and Food Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
  • Noora Houttu
    Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology Unit, Institute of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Finland; Nutrition and Food Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
  • Chouaib Benchraka
    Department of Computing, Faculty of Technology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
  • Leo Lahti
    Department of Computing, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
  • Kirsi Laitinen
    Integrative Physiology and Pharmacology Unit, Institute of Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Finland; Nutrition and Food Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turku University Hospital, Wellbeing Services County of Southwest Finland, Turku, Finland. Electronic address: kirsi.laitinen@utu.fi.