Plasma apelin levels and apelin/APJ mRNA expression in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus

Abstract Aims and methods Apelin is a novel adipokine identified as an endogenous ligand of the G protein-coupled receptor APJ. In this study we compared plasma apelin concentrations in 101 patients with gestational diabetes (GDM) and 101 women with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) between 24 and 32 w...

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Published in:	Diabetes research and clinical practice Vol. 87; no. 2; pp. 176 - 183
Main Authors:	Telejko, Beata, Kuzmicki, Mariusz, Wawrusiewicz-Kurylonek, Natalia, Szamatowicz, Jacek, Nikolajuk, Agnieszka, Zonenberg, Anna, Zwierz-Gugala, Dorota, Jelski, Wojciech, Laudański, Piotr, Wilczynski, Jan, Kretowski, Adam, Gorska, Maria
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-02-2010
Subjects:	Adiponectin Adipose tissue Adipose Tissue - metabolism Adult Apelin Apelin Receptors APJ Diabetes, Gestational - genetics Endocrinology & Metabolism Female Gestational diabetes mellitus Glucose Tolerance Test Humans Insulin Resistance - genetics Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins - blood Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins - genetics Parity Placenta Placenta - metabolism Pregnancy Pregnancy Trimester, Second Pregnancy Trimester, Third Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled - genetics Reference Values Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods RNA, Messenger - genetics Gestational diabetes mellitus Adipose tissue Placenta APJ Apelin Adiponectin
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