Insulin Resistance and Interleukin-1β During Normal Pregnancy

P-183: TGF-? Level and Insulin Resistance during Normal Pregnancy

Association of Insulin Resistance with Serum Interleukin-6 and TNF-α Levels During Normal Pregnancy

OVERVIEW The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) in insulin resistance (IR) during normal pregnancy. APPROACH This cross sectional study was carried out on 86 healthy pregnant women including 26, 23 and 37 individuals in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd trimesters, respectively, and in 21 healthy non pregnant women. Serum TNF-α concentration was measured by E...

Insulin Resistance and Serum Levels of Interleukin-17 and Interleukin-18 in Normal Pregnancy

We performed this study to evaluate the role of Interleukin-17 (IL-17) and Interleukin-18 (IL-18) in insulin resistance during normal pregnancy. This descriptive cross sectional study was carried out on 97 healthy pregnant women including 32, 25, and 40 individuals in the first, second, and third trimesters, respectively, and on 28 healthy non pregnant women between the autumn of 2012 and the s...

Insulin Resistance Is Associated with Interleukin 1β (IL-1β) in Non-Diabetic Hemodialysis Patients

BACKGROUND Insulin resistance (IR) and inflammation are associated with increased risk of complications in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. However, the relationship between IR and the important proinflammatory interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is unclear in CKD patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study including 79 non-diabetic patients who received hemodialysis after the ...

Insulin resistance and impaired baroreflex gain during pregnancy.

Pregnancy decreases baroreflex gain, but the underlying mechanism is unclear. Insulin resistance, which has been associated with reduced transport of insulin into the brain, is a consistent feature of many conditions exhibiting impaired baroreflex gain, including pregnancy. Therefore, using conscious pregnant and nonpregnant rabbits, we tested the novel hypothesis that the pregnancy-induced imp...