Caterina Neri, Alessandra Ciliberti, Davide Archelao Dessì, Chiara Airoldi, Katia Basello, Andrea Costanzi, Alessandra Familiari, Chiara Tersigni, Mattia Cappelletti, Attilio Francesco Speciani, Antonio Lanzone
OBJECTIVE: In pregnancies complicated by maternal obesity and diabetes, a disruption in inflammatory mediators occurs, resulting in endothelial microvascular dysfunction, oxidative stress, tissue damage, and maternal and feto-neonatal complications. To outline this proinflammatory status, an innovative approach is represented by the measurement of proinflammatory cytokines. Among these biomarkers, B-cell-activating factor (BAFF) and platelet-activating factor (PAF) play a key role in metabolic regulation, immune response to infections, tissue homeostasis, and "food-related inflammation...
December 2023: Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine