Placental diabesity: placental VEGF and CD31 expression according to pregestational BMI and gestational weight gain in women with gestational diabetes.

Angelo SiricoEsther Diana RossiValentina Anna DegennaroVincenzo ArenaAlessandro RizziLinda TartaglioneMauro Di LeoDario PitoccoAntonio Lanzone

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2022)

Pregnancies complicated by GDM are characterized by increased placental expression of VEGF and CD31, and the expression of these markers is also independently associated to maternal increased pregestational BMI and GWG, defining the concept of "placental diabesity".

Keyphrases

weight gain
birth weight
body mass index
poor prognosis
pregnancy outcomes
endothelial cells
vascular endothelial growth factor
pregnant women
gestational age
preterm birth