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04.10.2017 | Short Communication
Gut microbiota aberrations precede diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus
verfasst von:
Kati Mokkala, Noora Houttu, Tero Vahlberg, Eveliina Munukka, Tapani Rönnemaa, Kirsi Laitinen
Erschienen in:
Acta Diabetologica
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Ausgabe 12/2017
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Excerpt
Recent evidence has shown the importance of gut microbiota in human metabolic health [
1]. Gut microbiota dysbiosis in turn has been associated with the development of a wide range of metabolic diseases, including type two diabetes [
1]. Whether microbiota composition contributes to the development of GDM, the common condition in pregnant women, is currently unknown. We hypothesized that gut microbiota may be involved in the development of GDM, possibly through inflammation-driven alterations in glucose metabolism [
2]. …