Open AccessRelationship between guanosine triphosphate pathway and tetrahydrobiopterin in gestational diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Songül Ünüvar,
Rauf Melekoğlu,
Emine Şalva,
Ceren Acar,
Şeyma Yaşar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2251-6581
DOI - 10.1007/s40200-020-00659-1
Subject(s) - tetrahydrobiopterin , biopterin , medicine , endocrinology , neopterin , enos , gestational diabetes , diabetes mellitus , nitric oxide , nitric oxide synthase , gtp cyclohydrolase i , guanosine , chemistry , biology , pregnancy , gestation , biochemistry , genetics
The present study assesses the change in tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), one of the most important products in the guanosine triphosphate (GTP) pathway and in other parameters that might affect nitric oxide (NO) production, in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).