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Trial reportScientific reports2021

The relationship between plasma taurine levels in early pregnancy and later gestational diabetes mellitus risk in Chinese pregnant women.

Peng Ju Liu, Yanping Liu, Liangkun Ma, Lihong Liu, Ting Hu, Zhuoling An, Ai Min Yao, Liang Yu Xia

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Peng Ju LiuDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China Academic Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China.
Yanping Liu *Department of Clinical Nutrition, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China Academic Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China. liuyp1227@vip.sina.com.
Liangkun Ma *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China Academic Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China. maliangkun@pumch.cn.
Lihong LiuPharmacy Department of Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Ting HuPharmacy Department of Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Zhuoling AnPharmacy Department of Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, People's Republic of China.
Ai Min YaoDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Shunyi Women's and Children's Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Liang Yu XiaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China Academic Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People's Republic of China.
Capital Medical University · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNPeking Union Medical College Hospital · CNBeijing Chao-Yang Hospital · CNShunyi Hospital of Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Taurine is a sulfur-containing amino acid that plays an important role in glucose homeostasis. However, it remains unknown whether the plasma concentration of taurine affects the risk of later gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) development. We recruited 398 singleton-pregnancy women and followed up them during the course of pregnancy. We measured the plasma concentrations of taurine based on blood samples collected at nine-week gestation on average and obtained the data regarding both mothers and their infants from medical records. There was a significant increment in the mean value of HOMA-β across the tertiles of plasma taurine in multiparous women rather than in primiparous women. After adjustment for confounders, an increase of plasma taurine was nominally and significantly associated with a decrease risk of GDM; moreover, women with plasma taurine concentrations in the lowest tertile and in the second tertile had a higher risk of GDM than did those with plasma taurine in the top tertile in multiparous women other than primiparous women. Plasma taurine level seems to be associated with insulin secretion in early pregnancy and be more closely associated with β-cell function and the risk of GDM development in multiparas in comparison to primiparas.

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Asian PeoplePregnant PeopleAdultChinaDiabetes, GestationalFemaleHumansInsulin-Secreting CellsParityPregnancyRisk FactorsTaurineTaurine

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PMID33846497
PMCPMC8041762
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