硬骨素
妊娠期糖尿病
内科学
内分泌学
医学
妊娠期
LRP5
糖尿病
胎盘
怀孕
产科
生物
胎儿
Wnt信号通路
基因
生物化学
遗传学
作者
Anna Papadopoulou,Eirini Thymara,Eirini Maratou,G. Kanellopoulos,Vasiliki Papaevangelou,Sophia Ν. Kalantaridou,Spyridon Kanellakis,Pinelopi Triantafyllidou,George Valsamakis,George Mastorakos
标识
DOI:10.1210/clinem/dgad164
摘要
Abstract Introduction The low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) and its inhibitor sclerostin, are key components of bone metabolism and potential contributors to type 2 diabetes mellitus susceptibility. This study aims at evaluating the expression of placental LRP5 and sclerostin in pregnancies with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and investigate possible associations with umbilical sclerostin concentrations and clinical outcomes in mothers and their neonates. Methods Twenty-six GDM-mothers and 34 non-GDM mothers of Caucasian origin and their neonates admitted in a gynecology and obstetrics department of a university hospital were included in this study. Demographic data and maternal fasting glucose concentrations (24-28 weeks of gestation) were retrieved from the patients’ medical records. Placental LRP5 was determined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Western blotting analysis; placental sclerostin was determined by IHC. Umbilical serum sclerostin concentrations were measured by ELISA. Results Placental sclerostin IHC intensity values were positively correlated with LRP5 values as detected either by IHC (r = 0.529; P < .001) or Western blotting (r = 0.398; P = .008), with pregestational maternal body mass index values (r = 0.299; P = .043) and with maternal fasting glucose concentrations (r = 0.475; P = .009). Placental sclerostin and LRP5 were significantly greater in GDM compared with non-GDM placentas (histo-score: 65.08 ± 17.09 vs 11.45 ± 2.33, P < .001; 145.53 ± 43.74 vs 202.88 ± 58.65, P < .001; respectively). Discussion Sclerostin and LRP5 were detected in human placentas. The overexpression of placental sclerostin and LRP5 values in GDM compared with non-GDM pregnancies, as well as the positive association of placental sclerostin values with pregestational maternal body mass index and maternal fasting glucose concentrations may indicate the development of an adaptive mechanism in face of maternal hyperglycemia.
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