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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2021

STRA6 and Placental Retinoid Metabolism in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Arrigo Fruscalzo, Luigi Viola, Maria Orsaria, Stefania Marzinotto, Michela Bulfoni, Lorenza Driul, Ambrogio P Londero, Laura Mariuzzi

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Article in Journal of personalized medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Arrigo FruscalzoClinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Fribourg, 1708 Fribourg, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8958-6049
Luigi ViolaClinic of Radiology, University Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Maria OrsariaInstitute of Clinical Pathology, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9978-8130
Stefania MarzinottoInstitute of Clinical Pathology, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Michela BulfoniInstitute of Clinical Pathology, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2646-4228
Lorenza DriulClinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Ambrogio P LonderoClinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6429-1220
Laura MariuzziInstitute of Clinical Pathology, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
University of Udine · ITFederico II University Hospital · ITUniversity of Fribourg · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent reports indicate the potential role of the stimulated by retinoic acid 6 (STRA6) protein in developing insulin resistance. The study's objective was to assess placental STRA6 expression and staining pattern in human pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The expression pattern of further relevant genes involved in retinoid metabolism was also evaluated.

methodsA retrospective case-control study on paraffin-embedded placental tissue. Twenty-two human pregnancies affected by GDM, namely, 11 insulin-treated (iGDM) and 11 diet-controlled (dGDM), were compared with 22 normal-developed pregnancies (controls). An RT-PCR was performed in a random sample of 18 patients (six iGDM, six dGDM, and six controls) to assess RNA expression of STRA6 and further markers of retinoid metabolism. A semi-quantitative intensity evaluation at immunohistochemistry was performed for STRA6 in all 44 recruited patients.

resultsSTRA6 showed a decreased placental staining (9.09% vs. 68.18% positively stained samples,

conclusionsAn altered placental expression and staining pattern of STRA6 were found in pregnancies complicated by GDM compared to the controls. These changes were coupled to an altered expression pattern of several other genes involved in the retinoid metabolism.

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gestational diabetes mellitusplacentapregnancyretinoidsretinol-binding proteinSTRA6vitamin A

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