Elevated Soluble CD163 in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Secretion from Human Placenta and Adipose Tissue

Recently soluble CD163 (sCD163), a cleaved form of the macrophage receptor CD163, was identified as a macrophage-specific risk-predictor for developing Type 2 Diabetes. Here, we investigate circulating levels of sCD163 in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Furthermore, given the role of the placen...

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Main Authors: Bari, Muhammad Furqan, Weickert, Martin O., Sivakumar, Kavitha, James, Sean G., Snead, David R. J., Tan, Bee Kang, Randeva, Harpal Singh, Bastie, Claire Cecile, Vatish, Manu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4077809/