Nerve growth factor is closely related to glucose metabolism, insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion in the second trimester: a case-control study in Chinese.
Mengyang TangMingjuan LuoWenqian LuRong ZhangWei LiangJianfen GuXuemei YuXueli ZhangCheng HuPublished in: Nutrition & metabolism (2020)
In addition to the positive associations of IL-6 and leptin with insulin resistance and secretion, NGF was higher in the GDM patients and strongly linked to glucose metabolism, insulin resistance and pancreatic β cell function in Chinese pregnant women in the second trimester.
Keyphrases
- growth factor
- insulin resistance
- pregnant women
- end stage renal disease
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- newly diagnosed
- high fat diet
- ejection fraction
- preterm birth
- pregnancy outcomes
- chronic kidney disease
- skeletal muscle
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- gestational age
- high fat diet induced