title: Maternal and fetal adropin levels in gestational diabetes mellitus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate maternal and cord blood serum adropin concentrations in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty pregnant women with GDM and 20 gestational age-matched healthy pregnant women participated in the study. Maternal serum and cord blood adropin levels were assessed using an enzyme immunosorbent assay, at the time of birth. The relation of maternal serum and cord blood adropin levels with metabolic parameters were also assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean maternal and cord serum adropin in the GDM group were significantly lower than those of the control women (P=0.01 and P<0.001, respectively). Maternal serum adropin levels did not correlate with either fetal serum adropin levels or maternal metabolic values.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The data suggest that low adropin levels may contribute to the underlying pathogenesis of GDM.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, TurgutOzal Medical Center, Inonu University School of Medicine, 44315, Malatya, Turkey. ecelik05@googlemail.com
authors: Ebru
authors: E
authors: Celik
authors: Ercan
authors: E
authors: Yilmaz
authors: Onder
authors: O
authors: Celik
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Ulas
authors: Ilgin
authors: I
authors: Turkcuoglu
authors: Abdullah
authors: A
authors: Karaer
authors: Yavuz
authors: Y
authors: Simsek
authors: Yagmur
authors: Y
authors: Minareci
authors: Suleyman
authors: S
authors: Aydin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001724:Birth Weight; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000097:blood* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy; D003927:Diet, Diabetic; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008297:Male; D010455:Peptides; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001798:Blood Proteins; C568440:Enho protein, human; D007328:Insulin; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D010455:Peptides