Significance of Umbilical Cord Leptin Profile during Pregnancy in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

María Del Mar Roca-Rodríguez Pablo Ramos-García Cristina López-Tinoco Manuel Aguilar

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)

Cord blood leptin levels were significantly higher in GDM compared to controls. Further research is needed to clarify its role as a predictive biomarker of subsequent metabolic diseases in mothers with GDM and offspring.

Keyphrases

cord blood
umbilical cord
mesenchymal stem cells
pregnant women
high fat diet
bone marrow
pregnancy outcomes
type diabetes