BIP! Finder - Elevated galectin-3 in women with gestational diabetes mellitus, a new surrogate for cardiovascular disease in women

2020 • Elevated galectin-3 in women with gestational diabetes mellitus, a new surrogate for cardiovascular disease in women

Authors: Amos Levi; Chava Chezar-Azerrad; Eran Hadar; Kinneret Tenenbaum-Gavish; Yeela Talmor-Barkan; Dorit Leshem-Lev; Avital Porter; Ran Kornowski; Boris Kruchin

Venue: PLOS ONE

Type: Publication

Abstract: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with future cardiovascular morbidity and recognized as a women-specific risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The mechanisms for this association are not well established. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the cardiovascular-related biomarkers, galectin-3 (Gal-3) and protein convertase subtilisin/kexin (PCSK) type 9, in women with GDM.Blood samples were drawn in the third trimester from 31 women diagnosed with GDM and from 35 women with normal pregnancies. Blood levels of Gal-3 and PCSK-9 were m... (read more)

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Topics: Obstetrics Internal medicine Gynecology

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234732

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