ea0021p132 | Diabetes and metabolism | SFEBES2009
Lewandowski Krzysztof
, Cypryk Katarzyna
, Nadel Iwona
, Lewinski Andrzej
, Bienkiewicz Malgorzata
, Tan Bee
, Randeva Harpal
Background: Gestational diabetes (GDM) is characterized by insulin resistance and a pro-inflammatory state, both factors possible related to adipokine expression. In our study we have endeavoured to assess serum levels of insulin-sensitising omentin and pro-inflammatory thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) in GDM.Subjects and methods: The study included 20 women with GDM, diagnosed according to the WHO criteria, age 29.7±5.5 (mean±S.D.), BMI...