Programming, metabolic syndrome, and NAFLD: The challenge of transforming a vicious cycle into a virtuous cycle

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 788-790

  Nobili, Valerio ^a   Cianfarani, Stefano ^b   Agostoni, Carlo ^c  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birth weight influences metabolic syndrome development

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; STAT3 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PDX 1;

DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MICE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 77952547553     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.02.010     Document Type: Editorial

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