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- Title
Serum levels of insulin, IGF-1, and IGFBP-1 in pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
- Authors
Ingec, M.; Gursoy, H.G.; Yildiz, L.; Kumtepe, Y.; Kadanali, S.
- Abstract
Objectives: To investigate whether the serum concentrations of insulin, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) were altered in women with mild pre-eclampsia, severe pre-eclampsia, and eclampsia. Methods: In this prospective study, we investigated 20 mild pre-eclamptic, 20 severe pre-eclamptic, and 20 eclamptic patients in the third trimester. The control group consisted of 20 healthy pregnant women. Serum levels of insulin, IGF-1, and IGFBP-1 were measured. Results: In patients with eclampsia, serum levels of IGF-1 were lower, and IGFBP-1 were higher, respectively, than control and other study groups (P<0.001) The values of IGF-1 in mild pre-eclampsia and severe pre-eclampsia were lower compared with control groups (both P<0.01), but there were no differences between mild and severe pre-eclampsia. The serum levels of IGFBP-1 in severe pre-eclampsia were higher compared with control groups (P<0.01), but there was no statistical difference between mild pre-eclampsia and other groups. Conclusions: IGF-1 was lower, and IGFBP-1 was higher in pre-eclamptic and eclamptic patients than controls, these alterations were related to the severity of pre-eclampsia.
- Subjects
ECLAMPSIA; SOMATOMEDIN; INSULIN-like growth factor-binding proteins; INSULIN; PREGNANCY; SERUM; CARRIER proteins; LONGITUDINAL method; PREECLAMPSIA; THIRD trimester of pregnancy
- Publication
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2004, Vol 84, Issue 3, p214
- ISSN
0020-7292
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00342-4