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Observational studyFrontiers in immunology2025

Association of overweight/obesity and insulin resistance with activation of circulating innate lymphoid cells in women after gestational diabetes mellitus.

Julia Sbierski-Kind, Stephan Schlickeiser, Lorenzo Semeia, Saori Harada, Eleni Pappa, Javier Villamizar Cujar, Minh-Thuy Katschke, Christina Gar, Andreas Lechner, Andreas L Birkenfeld and 2 more

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Observational study in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Julia Sbierski-KindDepartment of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Stephan SchlickeiserCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Medical Immunology, Berlin, Germany.
Lorenzo SemeiaIDM/fMEG Center of the Helmholtz Center Munich at the University of Tübingen, University of Tübingen, German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Tübingen, Germany.
Saori HaradaDepartment of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Eleni PappaDepartment of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Javier Villamizar CujarDepartment of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Minh-Thuy KatschkeDivision of Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine IV, University Hospital, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Christina GarDepartment of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Andreas LechnerDepartment of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Andreas L BirkenfeldDivision of Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine IV, University Hospital, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Uta FerrariDepartment of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Jochen SeisslerDepartment of Medicine IV, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at high risk of developing prediabetes or type 2 diabetes later in life. Recent studies have highlighted the regulation and function of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) in metabolic homeostasis. However, the multifactorial impact of both overweight/obesity and GDM on the immunological profile of circulating ILCs and the progression to prediabetes are not yet fully elucidated. Methods: Blood samples from 42 women with a history of insulin-treated GDM (GDMi), 33 women with a history of GDM without insulin treatment during pregnancy (GDM), and 45 women after a normoglycemic pregnancy (Ctrl) participating in the ongoing observational PPSDiab study were analyzed by flow cytometry for markers of ILC subsets at the baseline visit (3-16 months postpartum; Visit 1) and 5 years postpartum (58-66 months postpartum; Visit 2). Results: During the first 5 years postpartum, 18 women of the GDMi group (42.8%), 10 women of the GDM group (30.3%), and 8 participants of the Ctrl group (17.8%) developed prediabetes, respectively. Total circulating type 1 innate lymphoid cells (ILC1s) and NK cell numbers as well as percent HLA-DR Discussion: Our findings introduce human ILCs as a potential therapeutic target deserving further exploration. Trial registration: Study ID 300-11.

Indexed as

Diabetes, GestationalImmunity, InnateInsulin ResistanceLymphocytesObesityOverweightAdultFemaleHumansKiller Cells, NaturalPostpartum PeriodPrediabetic StatePregnancygestational diabetesimmune activationinnate lymphoid cellsinsulin resistanceprediabetes

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PMID40129978
PMCPMC11931157

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