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In addition to increasing the risk of fetal growth abnormalities and preeclampsia, gestational diabetes is associated with abnormalities in placental development including impairments in trophoblast differentiation. Given that metformin impacts cellular differentiation events in other systems, we assessed metformin\u2019s impact on trophoblast metabolism and differentiation. Using established cell culture models of trophoblast differentiation, oxygen consumption rates and relative metabolite abundance were determined following 200\u00a0\u00b5M (therapeutic range) and 2000\u00a0\u00b5M (supra-therapeutic range) metformin treatment using Seahorse and mass-spectrometry approaches. While no differences in oxygen consumption rates or relative metabolite abundance were detected between vehicle and 200\u00a0\u00b5M metformin-treated cells, 2000\u00a0\u00b5M metformin impaired oxidative metabolism and increased the abundance of lactate and TCA cycle intermediates,\n                    <jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                    -ketoglutarate, succinate, and malate. Examining differentiation, treatment with 2000\u00a0\u03bcM, but not 200\u00a0\u00b5M metformin, impaired HCG production and expression of multiple trophoblast differentiation markers. 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