THE IMPORTANCE OF SERUM ADIPONECTIN CONCENTRATIONS DURING PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM PERIOD IN WOMEN WITH GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS

Culha C., Gorar S., Demir Y., Serter R., Aral Y.

ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST, vol.7, no.2, pp.173-187, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.4183/aeb.2011.173
  • Journal Name: ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.173-187
  • Keywords: adiponectin, gestational diabetes mellitus, NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA, BETA-CELL FUNCTION, PLASMA ADIPONECTIN, INSULIN SENSITIVITY, SUBCLINICAL INFLAMMATION, GLUCOSE-INTOLERANCE, TNF-ALPHA, RISK, RESISTANCE, DYSFUNCTION
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) continues to increase worldwide and women with a history of GDM are at high risk for type 2 diabetes. The role of adiponectin in GDM has not been clearly defined,