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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2013, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (12): 1406-1409.

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Correlation study of visfatin and gestational diabetes mellitus

SONG Jing, WU Ping, WANG Xi-mei   

  1. Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, the Forth People's Hospital of Wuxi, Wuxi 214062,Jiangsu,China
  • Received:2012-10-23 Revised:2013-11-28 Online:2013-12-26 Published:2014-01-04

Abstract: AIM: To explore the relationship between visfatin and gestational diabetes mellitus by detecting the level of visfatin in gestational diabetes mellitus patients.METHODS: 60 primiparae patients with singleton birth were randomly selected from the forth people's hospital of wuxi from June of 2011 to June of 2012 and were individed into gestational diabetes mellitus group and control group(each group n=30).The essential information of all patients were recorded and the levels of fasting plasma glucose,fasting insuline,blood fat(cholesterol and triglyceride),visfatin were detected,and the insulin resistance index and BMI were calculated.RESULTS: Compared to the control group,the levels of the fasting plasma glucose,fasting plasma insulin, maternal weight gain,triglyceride,the insulin resistance index and the BMI of prior to delivery were increased significantly in gestation diabetes mellitus group,there were statistically significant difference (P<0.05). Compared to the control group,the level of cholesterol was increased,but there was no statistically significant difference (P>0.05).CONCLUSION: The maternal level of visfatin are increased in gestation diabetes mellitus,which suggests visfatin maybe involves in the pathogenic mechanism of gestation diabetes mellitus.

Key words: Visfatin, Gestation diabetes mellitus, Insulin resistance

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