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Insulin Resistance

Studies from Semmelweis University, Department of Medicine reveal new findings on insulin resistance

Published in Drug Law Weekly, June 5th, 2007

New research, "Elevated serum acylated (biologically active) ghrelin and resistin levels associate with pregnancy-induced weight gain and insulin resistance," is the subject of a report. In this recent report, researchers in Budapest, Hungary conducted a study "To study fasting biologically active serum ghrelin (RIA) and resistin (ELISA) levels in different trimesters of pregnancy (HP, n=45, 15 in each) and in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM, n=30) compared to non-pregnant healthy women (NP, n=40) in correlation with TNF-alpha, soluble (s)TNF-receptor (R)-1, -2, leptin (ELISA), C-peptide (Cp, RIA) and Cp/blood glucose ratio (bg). Cross-sectional case control study. Acylated ghrelin...

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