Development of gestational diabetes mellitus in women with periodontitis in early pregnancy: A population-based clinical study.

Aim: This study aimed to determine whether periodontitis in early pregnancy and periodontal therapy during gestation affect the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) through a population-based clinical study.

Materials And Methods: Subjects without periodontitis at 1-4 weeks of gestation who met our inclusion criteria were enrolled in the non-periodontitis group. Periodontitis patients who agreed or refused to receive periodontal therapy during pregnancy were separately enrolled in the periodontitis treated or untreated group.

[Relationship between the expression of human leukocyte antigen G and preeclampsia].

Objectives: To detect the expression of human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) in tissues from pregnant women with preeclampsia and discuss the relationship between HLA-G and preeclampsia.

Methods: Pregnant women with preeclampsia in Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Shaanxi Province from March 2009 to December 2009 were included. Eight were included into mild preeclampsia groups and 22 were included into severe preeclampsia group.