Publications by authors named "Maria del Mar Roca-Rodriguez"

Background: The literature provides limited evidence of cord blood leptin levels in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), with contradictory and inconsistent results with respect to their possible implications for maternal, perinatal, and future complications.

Methods: MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched in order to investigate the state of evidence on the association of leptin profile in cord blood during perinatal complications in GDM. We critically assessed the risk of bias using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale.

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Endothelial dysfunction has been considered as a key etiological factor contributed to the development of vascular disease in diabetes mellitus. Serum level of endothelial cell adhesion molecules (AMs) were reported to be increased in GDM and pregnant women with normal glucose tolerance when compared with nonpregnant women. The literature provides limited evidence of endothelial dysfunction in GDM with heterogeneous and contradictory results respect to their possible involvement in maternal, perinatal and future complications.

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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) represents a stage of subclinical inflammation and a risk factor for subsequent future type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease development. Leptin has been related with vascular and metabolic changes in GDM with heterogeneous and contradictory results with respect to their possible involvement in maternal, perinatal, and future complications. Our objective is to evaluate current evidence on the role of leptin in maternal and perinatal complications in women with GDM.

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The objective was to evaluate current evidence on the prevalence and risk of oral cancer and potentially malignant oral disorders among patients with diabetes mellitus. We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus for observational studies published before November 2019. We evaluated the study quality using GRADE, QUIPS, and a specific method for systematic reviews addressing prevalence questions.

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To evaluate the effectiveness of the different insulin therapies on obstetrics-fetal outcomes in women with pregestational diabetes mellitus. We enrolled 147 pregnant women with pre-existing type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus. Clinical and biochemical parameters were analysed in relation to obstetric and fetal outcomes.

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Introduction: MODY diabetes encompasses heterogeneous group of monogenic forms of diabetes with low prevalence. It is not easily diagnosed because of the increase in obesity and family history of diabetes in the general population.

Patients And Methods: We present a clinical case with cardinal symptoms, diabetes,renal insufficiency with no acidosis and with a family history of diabetes and renal agenesis.

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Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus is a significant risk factor for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease.

Aims: To assess the relationships between components of the metabolic syndrome and cytokine and adhesion molecule levels in women with GDM during pregnancy and after delivery.

Patients And Methods: A prospective case-control study on a sample of 126 pregnant women (63 with and 63 without gestational diabetes mellitus).

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Article Synopsis
  • * While improvements were noted in lipid metabolism and physical fitness, the program did not lead to significant changes in inflammatory markers like interleukin levels or overall inflammation in participants.
  • * Most participants were male with an average age of about 55, and even though anthropometric measurements and blood pressure improved, correlations between these changes and inflammatory markers showed no significant results.
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Background: Bariatric surgery usually results in metabolic improvements within a few days from intervention, but the underlying mechanism is not completely understood and may vary depending on the bariatric procedure. Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) from gut microbiota have been proposed as a triggering factor for the inflammatory state in obesity. Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) leads to a LPS decrease in the medium-term.

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A prospective 1-year follow-up study in ear, nose, and throat (ENT) cancer patients was carried out one year after radiotherapy to assess the effect of varying consumption of ω3 fatty acid according to whether they consumed more or less than the 50th percentile of ω3 fatty acids. Clinical, analytical, inflammatory (CRP and IL-6), and oxidative variables (TAC, GPx, GST, and SOD) were evaluated. The study comprised 31 patients (87.

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Background: The involvement of cyclin G2 (CCNG2) and cyclin-dependent kinase-4 (CDK4), cell cycle regulatory proteins, in adipose tissue metabolism and insulin resistance is still unknown. The objective of this study was to analyze CCNG2 and CDK4 levels in visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) from nonobese and morbidly obese patients and their relationship with insulin resistance.

Methods: We studied the mRNA and protein levels of CCNG2 and CDK4 in VAT and SAT from 12 nonobese and 23 morbidly obese patients (11 with low [MO-L-IR] and 12 with high insulin resistance [MO-H-IR]).

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Background: Chronic red wine (RW) consumption has been associated with decreased cardiovascular disease risk, mainly attributed to an improvement in lipid profile. RW intake is also able to change the composition of gut microbiota. High fat intake has recently been reported to increase metabolic endotoxemia.

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Objective: To evaluate the extent to which metabolic targets in type 2 diabetes (DM-2) are achieved in the Endocrinology and Clinical Nutrition Unit of the Hospital Puerta del Mar in Cadiz (Spain) from 2005 to 2008.

Method: The database included in the computer application HP-Doctor used for all patients attended in our unit (admissions, consultations and peripheral centers) was analyzed. All patients with a principal or secondary diagnosis of DM-2 were included.

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