About this Research Topic
Pregnancy is a challenging metabolic and rheostatic condition. Food intake during pregnancy is essential for fetal growth and development, and inadequate diet and overnutrition are related to metabolic problems during pregnancy. However, an understanding of hepatic metabolic dynamics and the maternal liver's response to risk diets during pregnancy remains incomplete. The prevalence of hepatic steatosis in pregnancy has tripled worldwide, with 10% of women of reproductive age in Western and Asian countries being affected.
Nowadays, the consumption of risk diets, such as those low in protein/high in carbohydrates, high in saturated lipids, and ethanol intake, has been associated with metabolic conditions that negatively impact the structure and function of the maternal liver. This Research Topic aims to integrate scientific evidence about the effects of risk diet consumption during pregnancy on the structure and function of the liver.
Researchers, clinicians, and experts in the fields of hepatology, pregnancy-related diseases, public health, nutrition, and related disciplines are encouraged to submit original research articles, reviews, mini-reviews, systematic reviews, case reports, perspectives, short communications, as well as theoretical articles, opinions, and methods relevant to this collection. The topics covered include:
o Liver adaptations during pregnancy: the current importance of liver function in metabolic and endocrine adaptations; rheostatic and physiological changes and histology in liver function; pathophysiology and maternal diet during pregnancy
o Diet during pregnancy in humans, including risk diets
o Experimental diet intake during pregnancy, focusing on risk diets
o Steatosis in pregnancy, whether physiological or pathological, including experimental models
o Clinical studies and gaps in research
Nowadays, the consumption of risk diets, such as those low in protein/high in carbohydrates, high in saturated lipids, and ethanol intake, has been associated with metabolic conditions that negatively impact the structure and function of the maternal liver. This Research Topic aims to integrate scientific evidence about the effects of risk diet consumption during pregnancy on the structure and function of the liver.
Researchers, clinicians, and experts in the fields of hepatology, pregnancy-related diseases, public health, nutrition, and related disciplines are encouraged to submit original research articles, reviews, mini-reviews, systematic reviews, case reports, perspectives, short communications, as well as theoretical articles, opinions, and methods relevant to this collection. The topics covered include:
o Liver adaptations during pregnancy: the current importance of liver function in metabolic and endocrine adaptations; rheostatic and physiological changes and histology in liver function; pathophysiology and maternal diet during pregnancy
o Diet during pregnancy in humans, including risk diets
o Experimental diet intake during pregnancy, focusing on risk diets
o Steatosis in pregnancy, whether physiological or pathological, including experimental models
o Clinical studies and gaps in research
Keywords: liver, early and late pregnancy, physiological steatosis, experimental diet, physiological ballooning, biomarkers
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