Association of circulating galectin-3 with gestational diabetes mellitus, progesterone, and insulin resistance.

Journal of Diabetes
Zeqing ZhangXuefeng Yu

Abstract

Because galectin-3 has been proposed to regulate obesity and insulin resistance in mice, we hypothesized that circulating galectin-3 levels are associated with presence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), progesterone, and insulin resistance. Circulating galectin-3 levels were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in women with GDM (n = 137) and their controls (n = 81). Associations of galectin-3 and progesterone with GDM and insulin resistance were evaluated using regression models. Circulating galectin-3 levels were increased in the individuals with GDM (P < .001) and associated significantly with progesterone (r = 0.42, P < .001), gestational age at sampling (r = 0.23, P < .001), current body mass index (BMI; r = 0.17, P = .02), estrogen (r = 0.15, P < .03), fasting glucose (r = 0.41, P < .001), fasting insulin (r = 0.39, P < .001), and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR; r = 0.44, P < .001). After adjustment for potential confounders, including current BMI, subjects in the highest tertile of galectin-3 levels were more likely to have GDM (odds ratio 4.71, 95% confidence interval 2.01-11.06) as compared with the lowest tertile. The association between circulating galectin-3 ...Continue Reading

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