Abstract
Gestational diabetes (GDM) is caused by failure of islet β cells to meet the increased insulin requirements of pregnancy. Recently, Prentice et al. (2014) discovered a 7-fold elevation of the furan fatty acid metabolite 3-carboxy-4-methyl-5-propyl-2-furanopropanoic acid (CMPF) in plasma of women with GDM and showed that CMPF directly induces β cell dysfunction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 553-554 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Cell Metabolism |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2014 |