B Lymphocytes Are Predictors of Insulin Resistance in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Backgroud: The present study aimed to investigate the association between immune cells and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and identify a reasonable predictor of insulin resistance in women with GDM.
Objective: The clinical and biochemical characteristics of 124 women with GDM and 168 healthy pregnant women were compared.
Methods: The percentage of immune cells in the blood of the subjects was analyzed by flow cytometry. Pearson’s correlation analysis revealed the correlation between the percentage of B lymphocytes and insulin resistance. A cutoff point was determined for the percentage of B lymphocytes, based on insulin resistance, using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.
Results: Compared to the healthy pregnant women, the percentages of B lymphocytes and IgA produced by B-cells were significantly different in women with GDM. The percentage of B lymphocytes was positively related to insulin resistance.The number of 14.05% of B lymphocytes was an optimal cutoff point that predicted the insulin resistance in women with GDM.
Conclusion: The percentage of B lymphocytes was positively associated with insulin resistance, and hence, might serve as an appropriate predictor of insulin resistance in women with GDM.
Objective: The clinical and biochemical characteristics of 124 women with GDM and 168 healthy pregnant women were compared.
Methods: The percentage of immune cells in the blood of the subjects was analyzed by flow cytometry. Pearson’s correlation analysis revealed the correlation between the percentage of B lymphocytes and insulin resistance. A cutoff point was determined for the percentage of B lymphocytes, based on insulin resistance, using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.
Results: Compared to the healthy pregnant women, the percentages of B lymphocytes and IgA produced by B-cells were significantly different in women with GDM. The percentage of B lymphocytes was positively related to insulin resistance.The number of 14.05% of B lymphocytes was an optimal cutoff point that predicted the insulin resistance in women with GDM.
Conclusion: The percentage of B lymphocytes was positively associated with insulin resistance, and hence, might serve as an appropriate predictor of insulin resistance in women with GDM.
Keywords: B lymphocytes; GDM; IgA; flow cytometry; immune; inflammation; insulin resistance
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 May 2019
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