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World J Diabetes. Apr 15, 2015; 6(3): 412-422
Published online Apr 15, 2015. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v6.i3.412
Some of the experimental and clinical aspects of the effects of the maternal diabetes on developing hippocampus
Javad Hami, Fatemeh Shojae, Saeed Vafaee-Nezhad, Nasim Lotfi, Hamed Kheradmand, Hossein Haghir
Javad Hami, Fatemeh Shojae, Saeed Vafaee-Nezhad, Nasim Lotfi, Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand 97178, Iran
Nasim Lotfi, Hossein Haghir, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91857, Iran
Hamed Kheradmand, Hazrat Rasoul Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 19168, Iran
Hossein Haghir, Medical Genetic Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91857, Iran
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest: All authors claim no conflict of interest.
Correspondence to: Hossein Haghir, MD, PhD, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Mashdad University of Medical Sciences, Azadi Square, Mashhad 91857, Iran. haghirh@mums.ac.ir
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Received: August 27, 2014
Peer-review started: August 31, 2014
First decision: October 14, 2014
Revised: December 22, 2014
Accepted: January 9, 2015
Article in press: January 12, 2015
Published online: April 15, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: Diabetes mellitus is the most seriously metabolic condition in pregnancy that affects the hippocampal development and function of the offspring. Multiple biological alterations, including hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia are occurring in maternal diabetes and impair the neurodevelopment of the fetus. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and insulin are important regulators of development of central nervous system. It has clearly showed that maternal diabetes disturb the regulation of both insulin receptors and IGF-1 receptors in the hippocampus of rat newborn. This article is a brief review of the literatures that suggests a probable mechanism of how diabetes during pregnancy affects the hippocampus development in the offspring.