Evaluation of SCUBE-1 levels as a placental dysfunction marker at gestational diabetes mellitus

Bayoglu Tekin Y., Baki Erin K., Yilmaz A.

GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, cilt.36, sa.5, ss.417-420, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09513590.2019.1683537
  • Dergi Adı: GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.417-420
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: SCUBE-1, gestational diabetes mellitus, pregnancy, placenta, endothelial dysfunction, MEAN PLATELET VOLUME, FETOPLACENTAL ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION, OXIDATIVE STRESS, PROTEIN, ASSOCIATION, MACROSOMIA, EXOSOMES, PLASMA, DOMAIN, WOMEN
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: To evaluate the alteration of plasma levels of signal peptide-CUB-EGF domain-containing protein (SCUBE)-1 as a marker of endothelial dysfunction and vascular injury in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in comparison to healthy pregnant controls. Methods: A prospective study conducted at an antenatal outpatient clinic of a University hospital. Fifty pregnancies with GDM and thirty healthy pregnancies as controls were enrolled in the study. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of age, gravidity, weight and BMI from pre-pregnancy until delivery, total weight gain, fetal weight and other hematological and biochemical parameters. SCUBE-1 levels were significantly higher in GDM patients (p = .007). Conclusions: Hyperglycemia predisposes to endothelial injury and vascular remodeling at GDM, and therefore, SCUBE-1 could be a predictor of vascular injury during pregnancy. Our study is the first to illustrate increased SCUBE-1 levels in GDM as a marker of placental endothelial dysfunction.