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Increased Steroid Excretion in Children with Extremely Low Birth Weight at a Median Age of 9.8 years.
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Hormone Research in Paediatrics . Nov2015, Vol. 84 Issue 5, p331-337. 7p. 2 Charts, 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Background: Events during foetal or early extrauterine life may affect bodily structure and/or functions and even pave the way for adult diseases. Aims: To find whether extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants differ from healthy controls regarding the excretion of steroid metabolites. Methods: The study compared 17 female and 10 male ELBW infants, all prepubertal, aged 8-11 years, birth weight <1,000 g, with 27 age- and sex-matched controls. All were healthy at the time of the study. Height, weight and BMI did not differ between the groups. Results were adjusted according to body surface area. 36 urinary steroid metabolites were quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Results: In the ELBW girls 33/36 steroid metabolites were higher (19 significantly) than in the controls. All 36 steroid metabolites were higher in the ELBW boys (9 significantly) than in the controls. Sums of mineralocorticoid precursors, metabolites descriptive for cortisol and parameters of adrenal androgen production were significantly higher in ELBW infants (both sexes). Only the sum of the metabolites known to be illustrative for adrenal 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity was not different. Conclusion: Prepubertal ELBW children have an augmented urinary excretion of adrenal androgens, cortisol and mineralocorticoid precursors. These findings corroborate and help to explain the link between early-life adversity and subsequent adrenocortical function. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *LOW birth weight
*PREMATURE infants
*STEROID metabolism
*METABOLITES
*BIOMOLECULES
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16632818
- Volume :
- 84
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Hormone Research in Paediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 111069726
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000441031