Lipocalin-2 (LCN2), also known as neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), is a secreted glycoprotein that belongs to a group of transporters of small lipophilic molecules in circulation. LCN2 has been recently characterized as an adipose-derived cytokine. This adipokine is believed to bind small substances, such as steroids and lipopolysaccharides, and has been reported to have roles...

Objectives: Maternal obesity increases the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and is positively correlated with neonatal increasing adiposity in both young adult offspring. secreted factors from adipose tissue such as adipokines inflammatory cytokines may regulate fetal growth. This study investigated associations between maternal markers at late gestation, anthropometric characteristi...