Maternal Obesity Affects the Glucose-Insulin Axis During the First Trimester of Human Pregnancy

Maternal Obesity Affects the Glucose-Insulin Axis During the First Trimester of Human Pregnancy

Background and objective: The maternal glucose-insulin axis is central for metabolic adaptations required for a healthy pregnancy. Metabolic changes in obese mothers in early pregnancy have been scantly described. Here we characterized the glucose-insulin axis in the first trimester of human pregnan...

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Main Authors: Julia Bandres-Meriz, Anna M. Dieberger, Denise Hoch, Caroline Pöchlauer, Martina Bachbauer, Andreas Glasner, Tobias Niedrist, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Gernot Desoye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
first trimester pregnancy
obesity
fat mass
glucose
C-peptide
insulin sensitivity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.566673/full

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