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Polycythaemia in Infants of Diabetic Mothers: beta-Hydroxybutyrate Stimulates Erythropoietic Activity

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dc.creator ÇETİN, Hasan
dc.creator YALAZ, MEHMET
dc.creator AKISÜ, METE
dc.creator KÜLTÜRSAY, NİLGÜN
dc.date 2011-04-30T21:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-06T09:49:21Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-06T09:49:21Z
dc.identifier 4724fae1-802f-4dbc-82c1-9eada38e0458
dc.identifier 10.1177/147323001103900314
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/4724fae1-802f-4dbc-82c1-9eada38e0458/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/58990
dc.description This study tested whether elevated maternal beta-hydroxybutyrate (beta-OHB) levels contribute to polycythaemia in infants of diabetic mothers. Pregnant diabetic women (n = 27) and non-diabetic controls (n = 20) and their singleton infants were included. Maternal glycosylated haemoglobin and beta-OHB levels were studied at 34 - 36 weeks' gestation; levels were significantly higher in mothers with diabetes than in controls. Birth weights and cord blood levels of insulin and fetal haemoglobin were significantly higher in infants from diabetic mothers compared with control infants, as were haematocrit levels in venous blood samples taken from each infant at 4 h following delivery. Cord blood erythropoietin levels were similar in both groups. There was a positive strong correlation between maternal beta-OHB levels and polycythaemia in newborn infants, indicating that beta-OHB could activate erythropoiesis independently from intrauterine hyperinsulinaemia and/or erythropoietin levels, and may be important in the pathogenesis of polycythaemia in infants born to diabetic mothers.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Polycythaemia in Infants of Diabetic Mothers: beta-Hydroxybutyrate Stimulates Erythropoietic Activity
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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