Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Fetal Growth and Vitamin D
Journal of Bone Metabolism
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: 155-159, 2017.
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en Inglés
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| ID: wpr-114939
ABSTRACT
Vitamin D is an important secosteroid hormone in skeletal and non-skeletal systems. Vitamin D has relevance to muscle and immune function, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cancer, and pregnancy because vitamin D receptors (VDR) are present in many non-skeletal tissues. Vitamin D acts on target tissues via the binding of its active form to VDR. As vitamin D affects not only bone metabolism but also glucose metabolism, vitamin D deficiency may affect the development of gestational diabetes mellitus and fetal growth. Although vitamin D deficiency is prevalent during pregnancy, there are conflicting reports on the effect of vitamin D deficiency on pregnancy complications, such as fetal growth restriction and gestational diabetes. This article reviews published papers on the effects of vitamin D on gestational diabetes and fetal growth.
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Complicaciones del Embarazo
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Vitamina D
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Deficiencia de Vitamina D
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Vitaminas
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Diabetes Gestacional
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Receptores de Calcitriol
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Desarrollo Fetal
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Glucosa
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Hipertensión
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Embarazo
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Revista:
Journal of Bone Metabolism
Año:
2017
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