Publications by authors named "Safiye Ulucay"
Maternal serum ADAMTS-9 levels in gestational diabetes: a pilot study.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
June 2017
Article Synopsis
- Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) occurs due to insulin resistance during pregnancy, influenced by genetic and environmental factors, with ADAMTS-9 potentially playing a role in its development.
- A study was conducted comparing ADAMTS-9 levels in 27 women with GDM and 30 healthy pregnant women, revealing significantly lower levels in those with GDM.
- The findings suggest that reduced ADAMTS-9 levels could help understand GDM's mechanism and could lead to targeted treatments in the future.
Objective: Coronary artery disease is characterized by atherosclerosis in the vessel wall. Recently, it has been thought that increasing LDL-binding capacity of subendothelial proteoglycan fragments that are formed by protease activity can be responsible for the initiation of atherosclerosis. ADAMTS4 is a member of the versican-degrading proteinases.
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