Adem Yavuz, Mustafa Ata Aydin, Kader Ugur, Suna Aydin, Arzu Senol, Yakup Baykus, Rulin Deniz, İbrahim Sahin, Mehmet Hanifi Yalcin, Berrin Tarakci Gencer, Yaprak Kandemir Deniz, Sefer Ustebay, Zuhal Karaca Karagoz, Elif Emre, Suleyman Aydin
We investigated the presence of asprosin (ASP), betatrophin, elabela (ELA), glucagon and subfatin (SUB) in the milk of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and compared their levels with blood levels. We also investigated whether these peptides are synthesized by the breast. We investigated 12 volunteer mothers with GDM and 14 pregnant non-GDM control mothers. The peptides were measured using ELISA and their tissue localization was determined using immunohistochemistry. Breast milk contains ASP, betatrophin, ELA, glucagon and SUB...
February 24, 2023: Biotechnic & Histochemistry: Official Publication of the Biological Stain Commission