Furthermore, the average levels of the p-ULK1 (Ser555) and ULK1 proteins were significantly higher in the placentas of GDM patients than in the placentas of NCs, the average expression level of miR-33b-3p was down-regulated in GDM placentas (Figure 7A; Supplementary Table S8). This evidence concerns the gene ULK1 and gestational diabetes.