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Contreras-Duarte S, Carvajal L, Fuenzalida B, Cantin C, Sobrevia L, Leiva A. Maternal Dyslipidaemia in Pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Possible Impact on Foetoplacental Vascular Function and Lipoproteins in the Neonatal Circulation. Curr Vasc Pharmacol 2018; 17:52-71. [DOI: 10.2174/1570161115666171116154247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Dyslipidaemia occurs in pregnancy to secure foetal development. The mother shows a physiological
increase in plasma total cholesterol and Triglycerides (TG) as pregnancy progresses (i.e. maternal
physiological dyslipidaemia in pregnancy). However, in some women pregnancy-associated dyslipidaemia
exceeds this physiological adaptation. The consequences of this condition on the developing
fetus include endothelial dysfunction of the foetoplacental vasculature and development of foetal aortic
atherosclerosis. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) associates with abnormal function of the foetoplacental
vasculature due to foetal hyperglycaemia and hyperinsulinaemia, and associates with development
of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Supraphysiological dyslipidaemia is also detected in
GDM pregnancies. Although there are several studies showing the alteration in the maternal and neonatal
lipid profile in GDM pregnancies, there are no studies addressing the effect of dyslipidaemia in the
maternal and foetal vasculature. The literature reviewed suggests that dyslipidaemia in GDM pregnancy
should be an additional factor contributing to worsen GDM-associated endothelial dysfunction by altering
signalling pathways involving nitric oxide bioavailability and neonatal lipoproteins.
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Affiliation(s)
- Susana Contreras-Duarte
- Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago 8330024, Chile
| | - Lorena Carvajal
- Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago 8330024, Chile
| | - Bárbara Fuenzalida
- Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago 8330024, Chile
| | - Claudette Cantin
- Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago 8330024, Chile
| | - Luis Sobrevia
- Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago 8330024, Chile
| | - Andrea Leiva
- Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory (CMPL), Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago 8330024, Chile
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