ea0090p464 | Reproductive and Developmental Endocrinology | ECE2023
Dawid Monika
, Kurowska Patrycja
, Pawlicki Piotr
, Kotula-Balak Małgorzata
, Milewicz Tomasz
, Rak Agnieszka
Introduction: Visfatin belongs to adipokines, i.e. hormones produced mainly by adipose tissue; its expression and role have been described in many organs, where it regulates energy metabolism, insulin resistance and inflammatory reactions. Moreover, the level of visfatin changes during pregnancy and in obese women and those with obesity related pregnancy pathologies: preeclampsia (PE), gestational diabetes (GDM) or intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) its level increases. Th...