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Expression of toll‑like receptor 4 in maternal monocytes of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus

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    • Bao‑Guo Xie
    • Song Jin
    • Wei‑Jie Zhu
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    Affiliations: Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, P.R. China, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570102, P.R. China
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       https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1360
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Toll‑like receptors (TLRs) are pattern recognition receptors and play an important role in innate immune responses and the occurrence of inflammatory disease. TLR4 is a member of the TLR family and its activation is capable of inducing inflammatory responses, reflecting a relationship between the innate and adaptive immune systems. However, whether TLR4 is expressed in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has not been elucidated. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether TLR4 is expressed in maternal peripheral blood monocytes of patients with GDM. A case‑control study, using standard quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blotting, was performed to assess the TLR4 expression in 30 females with GDM and 32 healthy pregnant females at similar gestational ages. Serum tumor necrosis factor (TNF)‑α levels were assessed using ELISA in all the females. The TLR4 expression levels in the maternal peripheral blood monocytes and the serum TNF‑α levels were increased in females with GDM compared with healthy pregnant females (P<0.05). Additionally, there was a positive correlation between the TLR4 expression level in peripheral blood monocytes and serum TNF‑α levels in all the females. These results indicate that TLR4‑mediated release of inflammatory cytokines may represent one factor leading to increased glucose levels in patients with GDM. In addition, TLR4 may be involved in the pathogenesis of GDM.
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Xie BG, Jin S and Zhu WJ: Expression of toll‑like receptor 4 in maternal monocytes of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus. Exp Ther Med 7: 236-240, 2014.
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Xie, B., Jin, S., & Zhu, W. (2014). Expression of toll‑like receptor 4 in maternal monocytes of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 7, 236-240. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1360
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Xie, B., Jin, S., Zhu, W."Expression of toll‑like receptor 4 in maternal monocytes of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 7.1 (2014): 236-240.
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Xie, B., Jin, S., Zhu, W."Expression of toll‑like receptor 4 in maternal monocytes of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 7, no. 1 (2014): 236-240. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1360
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Xie BG, Jin S and Zhu WJ: Expression of toll‑like receptor 4 in maternal monocytes of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus. Exp Ther Med 7: 236-240, 2014.
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Xie, B., Jin, S., & Zhu, W. (2014). Expression of toll‑like receptor 4 in maternal monocytes of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 7, 236-240. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1360
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Xie, B., Jin, S., Zhu, W."Expression of toll‑like receptor 4 in maternal monocytes of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 7.1 (2014): 236-240.
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Xie, B., Jin, S., Zhu, W."Expression of toll‑like receptor 4 in maternal monocytes of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 7, no. 1 (2014): 236-240. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2013.1360
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