[Tumor necrosis factor-alpha system in patients with gestational diabetes].

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) system is potentially involved in the development of insulin resistance during pregnancy. Plasma concentrations of TNF-alpha and its soluble receptors sTNFR-1 and sTNFR-2 were measured in 80 patients with gestational diabetes (GDM) (mean age 29.0 +/- 4.