Maternal lipids are strong determinants of fetal fat mass. Here we review the overall lipid
metabolism in normal and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) pregnancies. During early …

Adipocytokines are hormonally active molecules that are believed to play a key role in the
regulation of crucial biological processes in the human body. Numerous experimental …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects many women in pregnancy and is enhanced by
epidemic conditions of obesity, increasing age at the time of the first pregnancy, stressful life …

To assess maternal serum and cord blood apelin-36 and nesfatin-1 concentrations in
pregnant women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Thirty pregnant …

APJ is a G protein‐coupled receptor and its endogenous ligand is apelin. Studies have
shown that apelin/APJ system is widely distributed in the body, especially highly expressed …

The apelinergic system, which includes the apelin receptor (APJ) as well as its two specific
ligands, namely apelin and ELABELA (ELA/APELA/Toddler), have been the subject of many …

The prevalence of maternal obesity during pregnancy is associated with the risk of
gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, and cardiomyopathy. Environmental factors such as …

OBJECTIVE: Obesity is an increasing problem in obstetric practice. Apelin, secreted by
adipocytes, is present in increased serum concentrations in an obese state. Our group has …

Apelin is a bioactive peptide discovered recently that has been proved to be an endogenous
ligand of the APJ receptor. Apelin and APJ are widely distributed in the central nervous …

Lifestyle changes have made metabolic disorders as one of the major threats to life. Growing
evidence demonstrates that obesity and diabetes disrupt the reproductive system by …