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Maternal serum xenin-25 levels in gestational diabetes mellitus
G N Kucukbas1, A U Komuroglu, D Dirik
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perinatology Division, Kocaeli City Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey. nazkuc@gmail.com.
Objective:
Xenin-25 is a polypeptide having an insulinotropic effect via increasing the insulin-releasing action of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and promoting beta cell survival and proliferation. We aimed to assess serum xenin-25 levels in euglycemic pregnancies vs. pregnancies complicated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Patients And Methods:
Forty pregnancies complicated with GDM and 40 healthy pregnancies with gestational age between 24 and 28 weeks were included. Following eight hours of fasting, blood samples were drawn from the participants, and subsequently, 75 g of glucose was administered orally. Blood was drawn again 120 minutes after the glucose challenge. Serum xenin-25 levels were detected by ELISA. Statistical analysis was performed, and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results:
There was no significant difference in maternal age, gestational age, BMI, fasting glucose, and insulin levels between the groups. Both fasting and 120th-minute xenin-25 levels were significantly higher in the GDM group when compared to the control group (p<0.05). Both the fasting and 120th-minute serum xenin-25 levels were significantly higher in women with GDM compared to healthy pregnant women.
Conclusions:
High levels of xenin-25 were associated with gestational diabetes, and xenin-25 might be a potential marker for detecting GDM in the future.
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