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Circulating endothelial progenitor cells in women with gestational alterations of glucose tolerance
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
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| Author | Penno, Giuseppe Pucci, Laura Lucchesi, Daniela Lencioni, Cristina Iorio, Maria Carla Vanacore, Renato Storti, Eugenia Resi, Veronica Cianni, Graziano Di Prato, Stefano Del |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play a role in angiogenesis during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to evaluate circulating EPCs in pregnant women with gestational alterations of glucose tolerance. Glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity and β-cell function were derived from oral glucose tolerance tests in 23 women with normal glucose tolerance (NGT), 18 with gestational impaired glucose tolerance (GIGT) and 24 with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Circulating cells expressing CD34 in combination with CD133, kinase insert domain receptor (KDR) or both were quantified by flow cytometry. Women with GIGT and GDM had lower CD34+KDR+ and CD34+CD133 +KDR+ cells at 27±3.2 weeks’ gestation compared with NGT (ANOVA p<0.02 for both). CD34+KDR+ and CD34+CD133+KDR+ cells were inversely correlated with the area-under-the-glucose-curve (p<0.005, for both) and positively to insulin secretion-sensitivity index (p<0.05, for both). Alterations of glucose tolerance during pregnancy are associated with a decrease in EPCs. Hyperglycaemia might exert a direct effect on depletion of EPCs. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1479164111408938?download=true |
| Starting Page | 202 |
| Ending Page | 210 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| ISSN | 14791641 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Journal | Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research (DVR) |
| e-ISSN | 17528984 |
| DOI | 10.1177/1479164111408938 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications UK |
| Publisher Date | 2011-06-08 |
| Publisher Place | London |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © The Author(s) 2011 |
| Subject Keyword | pregnancy gestational dysglycaemia endothelial progenitor cells diabetes mellitus |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Internal Medicine Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine |