Open AccessElevated Acetoacetate and Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 Levels in Cord Blood of Infants of Diabetic Mothers
Author(s) -
Dalibor Kurepa,
Sabyasachi Pramanik,
Venkatakrishna Kakkilaya,
Gloria Caldito,
Lynn J. Groome,
Joseph A. Bocchini,
Sushil K. Jain
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.399
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1661-7819
pISSN - 1661-7800
DOI - 10.1159/000339286
Subject(s) - monocyte , umbilical cord , cord blood , ketone bodies , medicine , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , immunology , metabolism
Infants of diabetic mothers (IDMs) are at increased risk for metabolic complications. Type 1 and some type 2 diabetic patients have elevated levels of the ketone bodies acetoacetate (AA) and β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB).
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