Serum resistin increases in gestational diabetes but does not differ among various trimesters.

Background And Aims: Resistin is inflammatory adipocytokine released from adipose and other tissue. It is thought that it is related to insulin resistance and pathogenesis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). This study was aimed to determine the level of serum resistin in mothers with GDM and normal glucose tolerance (NGT) in all trimesters to see whether it differs among different trimesters as well as between GDM and NGT.