Abstract
The risk for preeclampsia (PE) is enhanced ~4-fold by the presence of maternal type 1 diabetes (T1DM). Vitamin D is essential for healthy pregnancy. We assessed the total, bioavailable, and free concentrations of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D), and vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) at ~12, ~22, and ~32 weeks’ gestation (“Visits” (V) 1, 2, and 3, respectively) in 23 T1DM women who developed PE, 24 who remained normotensive, and 19 non-diabetic, normotensive women (reference controls). 25(OH)D deficiency was more frequent in diabetic than non-diabetic women (69% vs. 22%, p < 0.05), but no measure of 25(OH)D predicted PE. By contrast, higher 1,25(OH)2D concentrations at V2 (total, bioavailable, and free: p < 0.01) and V3 (bioavailable: p < 0.05; free: p < 0.01), lower concentrations of VDBP at V3 (p < 0.05), and elevated ratios of 1,25(OH)2D/VDBP (V2, V3: p < 0.01) and 1,25(OH)2D/25(OH)D (V3, p < 0.05) were all associated with PE, and significance persisted in multivariate analyses. In summary, in women with T1DM, concentrations of 1,25(OH)2D were higher, and VDBP lower, in the second and third trimesters in women who later developed PE than in those who did not. 1,25(OH)2D may serve as a new marker for PE risk and could be implicated in pathogenesis.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2048 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Nutrients |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Jul 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding: This work was supported by Research Grants from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF 1-2001-844) and Novo Nordisk to TJL, and by NIH (NCRR) Grants M01-RR-1070 and M01 RR-14467 to the General Clinical Research Centers at MUSC and OUHSC, respectively. Support from Novo Nordisk enabled the participation of the Barbara Davis Diabetes Center for Childhood Diabetes at the University of Colorado.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by Research Grants from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF 1-2001-844) and Novo Nordisk to TJL, and by NIH (NCRR) Grants M01-RR-1070 and M01 RR-14467 to the General Clinical Research Centers at MUSC and OUHSC, respectively. Support from Novo Nordisk enabled the participation of the Barbara Davis Diabetes Center for Childhood Diabetes at the University of Colorado. Acknowledgments: The skilled and dedicated assistance of the following individuals for the clinical components of the study is acknowledged, none of whom were compensated for their contributions. Spartanburg Regional Hospital, Spartanburg, SC: Jill Cole. University of Melbourne, Australia: Christine Knight, Jennifer Conn, Susan Hiscock, Jeremy Oats, and Peter Wein. University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK: Azar Dashti.
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Keywords
- 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
- 25-hydroxyvitamin D
- Preeclampsia
- Pregnancy
- Type 1 diabetes
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin D binding protein
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Food Science
- Nutrition and Dietetics