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Additionally, the diagnostic performance of CTSD in predicting GDM\n                        was assessed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>In this prospective cross-sectional case\u2013control study, 88 pregnant women at\n                        24\u201328 weeks of gestation were enrolled, comprising 44 women with GDM and 44\n                        age-, body mass index (BMI-), and gestational age-matched healthy controls.\n                        GDM was diagnosed using a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) according\n                        to IADPSG criteria. Fasting peripheral venous blood samples were collected\n                        to measure serum CTSD levels via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).\n                        Clinical, biochemical, and perinatal data were recorded. Comparisons between\n                        groups were performed using Student\u2019s t-test or Mann\u2013Whitney U test, and\n                        correlations were evaluated using Spearman analysis. Receiver operating\n                        characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was conducted to assess the predictive\n                        value of CTSD for GDM.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The two groups were comparable in terms of maternal age, BMI, gestational\n                        weight gain, parity, and gestational age at sampling. Serum CTSD levels were\n                        significantly lower in the GDM group than in controls (10.1 vs. 15.1\u2009ng\/mL;\n                        p=0.004). ROC analysis revealed a CTSD cut-off value of 10.2\u2009ng\/mL, yielding\n                        52.3% sensitivity, 93.2% specificity, and an area under the curve of 0.677.\n                        Serum CTSD levels were negatively correlated with 2-hour OGTT glucose and\n                        HbA1c (r=\u2212\u20090.257 and \u22120.256; p=0.016 for both).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Maternal serum CTSD levels are reduced in pregnancies complicated by GDM and\n                        are associated with glycemic control, suggesting that CTSD may serve as a\n                        potential biomarker reflecting inflammation-related metabolic alterations\n                        during pregnancy. Further prospective studies are warranted to clarify the\n                        predictive and clinical utility of CTSD in the management of GDM.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2942-5811","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,10]],"date-time":"2026-09-10T23:21:07Z","timestamp":1789082467000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Serum Cathepsin D Levels in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes\n                    Mellitus: A Case-Control Study"],"prefix":"10.1055","author":[{"given":"Umut \u00c7a\u011fr\u0131","family":"Gonca","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Turkey","place":["Istanbul"],"department":["Obstetrics and Gynecology"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3182-6430","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Metehan","family":"Herg\u00fcner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Umraniye Training and Research 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