Minerva Endocrinol (Torino)
December 2021
Background: Visfatin is an adipokine produced and secreted by the adipose tissue. It exerts an insulin-like effect by the insulin receptor-1 and has a hypoglycemic effect. We aimed to investigate how serum visfatin changes in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and whether it is predictive of neonatal outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOne of the main reasons for the epidemic of obesity, which has already influenced the economic condition of health system worldwide, is our modern lifestyle having an unbalanced calorie intake and insufficient physical activity. Maternal-fetal nourishment and metabolism are the mechanisms of fetal programming of obesity-adiposity and non-communicable diseases that have been most extensively investigated. A mother's obesity is related to adverse outcomes for both mother and baby.
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