The result has shown that the serum IL-6 levels can be investigated a newly established diagnostic biomarker for GDM (49).An recent study showed that the concentrations of IL-6 protein and IL-8 protein in GDM were increased in both maternal and umbilical arterial blood, which suggested that women with GDM exhibit an increased risk of neonatal infection via inflammation and autophagy in the placenta (51). Here, IL6 is linked to gestational diabetes.