High levels of maternal total tri-iodothyronine, and low levels of fetal free L-thyroxine and total tri-iodothyronine, are associated with altered deiodinase expression and activity in placenta with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is characterized by abnormal maternal D-glucose metabolism and altered insulin signaling. Dysregulation of thyroid hormones (TH) tri-iodethyronine (T3) and L-thyroxine (T4) Hormones had been associated with GDM, but the physiopathological meaning of these alterati...

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Main Authors: Sebastián Gutiérrez-Vega, Axel Armella, Daniela Mennickent, Marco Loyola, Ambart Covarrubias, Bernel Ortega-Contreras, Carlos Escudero, Marcelo Gonzalez, Martín Alcalá, María Del Pilar Ramos, Marta Viana, Erica Castro, Andrea Leiva, Enrique Guzmán-Gutiérrez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242743