The Placental Role in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Molecular Perspective.

Autor:	Calvo MJ; Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela., Parra H; Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela., Santeliz R; Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela., Bautista J; Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela., Luzardo E; Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela., Villasmil N; Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela., Martínez MS; Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela., Chacín M; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Barranquilla, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia., Cano C; Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela., Checa-Ros A; Research Group on Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain.; School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom., D'Marco L; Research Group on Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases, Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain., Bermúdez V; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Barranquilla, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia., De Sanctis JB; Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	TouchREVIEWS in endocrinology [touchREV Endocrinol] 2024 Apr; Vol. 20 (1), pp. 10-18. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 14.
DOI:	10.17925/EE.2024.20.1.5
Abstrakt:	During pregnancy, women undergo several metabolic changes to guarantee an adequate supply of glucose to the foetus. These metabolic modifications develop what is known as physiological insulin resistance. When this process is altered, however, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) occurs. GDM is a multifactorial disease, and genetic and environmental factors play a crucial role in its aetiopathogenesis. GDM has been linked to both macroscopic and molecular alterations in placental tissues that affect placental physiology. This review summarizes the role of the placenta in the development of GDM from a molecular perspective, including hormonal and pro-inflammatory changes. Inflammation and hormonal imbalance, the characteristics dominating the GDM microenvironment, are responsible for placental changes in size and vascularity, leading to dysregulation in maternal and foetal circulations and to complications in the newborn. In conclusion, since the hormonal mechanisms operating in GDM have not been fully elucidated, more research should be done to improve the quality of life of patients with GDM and their future children. Competing Interests: Disclosures: Valmore Bermúdez, María José Calvo, Heliana Parra, Raquel Santeliz, Jordan Bautista, Eliana Luzardo, Nelson Villasmil, María Sofía Martínez, Maricamen Chacín, Clímaco Cano, Ana Checa-Ros and Luis D'Marco have no financial or nonfinancial relationships or activities to declare in relation to this article. (© Touch Medical Media 2023.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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