Endocrine Abstracts

The relationship between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and oxidative stress is not well known and the effect of oxidative stress in GDM placenta and the impact that could have on perinatal morbidity and risk of future complications is also yet to be elucidated. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationships between maternal and placental tissue levels of markers of oxidative stress and antioxidants in women with GDM, which potentially may have considerable clinic...

Background and aims: The mechanisms underlying placenta oxidative stress co-existing with alterations in maternal-placenta interactions during gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are not well understood. We sought to evaluate the levels of oxidative stress markers and antioxidants in women with GDM, and to assess the impact on placenta.Material and methods: Pregnant women (63 with GDM, 63 controls) were enrolled, together with 41 cases and 21 controls fo...

Background and aims: The relationship between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and oxidative stress is not well known and the effect of both oxidative and nitrosative stress in GDM placenta and the impact that could have on perinatal morbidity and risk of future complications is still pending to be elucidated. The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationships between maternal and placental tissue levels of markers of nitrosative and oxidative stress and antioxidants in...

Aims: BB rats develop diabetes as young adults by an autoimmune mechanism. Ghrelin is a peptidic hormone synthesized mainly in the oxintic cells of the gastric mucosae in adults. During intrauterine life however, this peptide is synthesized mainly at the pancreas. Ghrelin exerts proliferative and survival promoting effects in different cell types. We investigated the effect of ghrelin treatment in a diabetes autoimmune animal model to analyze death rate and cellular proliferat...