Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status in newborn infants. Discriminative value of mid arm circumference and of skinfold thickness

74 appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) and 22 small-for-gestational age (SGA) caucasian infants were studied for anthropometric parameters: mid arm circumference (MAC), triceps and subscapular skinfold thickness (TSKF and SSKF) recorded at 15 and 60 s, chest circumference (cc), head circumference, birth weight and length.MAC is highly correlated with birth weight either in AGA (r = 0.936; P < 0.001) or in SGA infants (r = 0.860; P < 0.001). MAC is also correlated with gestational age in AGA (r = 0.850; P < 0.001) and SGA infants (r = 0.76; P < 0.001). Similar correlations were found between TSKF, SSKF and birth weight or gestational age. Arm muscle and fat areas are also positively correlated with birth weight and gestational age, in AGA and SGA infants.A multiple regression analysis of our data allowed a classification of the best discriminant anthropometric parameters between AGA and SGA infants. MAC, SSKF15, SSKF60 and chest circumference were selected. An equation was established in AGA infants with these four parameters giving a predictive gestational age: gestational age (weeks) = 1.216 MAC (cm)?3.588 SSKF15 (mm)+0.263 CC (cm) + 17.9.The ratio of predicted gestational age to the real gestational age was 1.0 ± 0.044 in AGA versus 0.896 ± 0.034 in SGA infants.Our data suggest that MAC and SSKF provide a simple measure of body composition of neonates and a useful tool for determining the degree of maturity of a newborn independent of birth weight.     

System A amino acid transporter activity in human placental microvillous membrane vesicles in relation to various anthropometric measurements in appropriate and small for gestational age babies.

Fetal growth and development is dependent on the transfer of amino acids from maternal to fetal blood across the microvillous plasma membrane (MVM) and basal plasma membrane of placental syncytiotrophoblast. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of system A amino acid transporter (SysA) activity in MVM to a variety of measurements of size at birth in a group of term small for gestational age (SGA) babies and in a group of appropriate for gestational age (AGA) babies. Mean SysA activities (nmol/mg vesicle protein/30 s +/- SEM) were: SGA, 0.027 +/- 0.004 (n = 25) and AGA, 0.045 +/- 0.005 (n = 24); p = 0.006. Spearman rank correlations were calculated for SGA (n = 19-25) and AGA (n = 21-24) groups for SysA activity against the following anthropometric measurements: abdominal circumference, birth weight, length, midarm circumference (MAC), head circumference, midarm circumference:head circumference ratio, placental weight (PW), placental ratio (placental weight:birth weight), birth weight:length ratio, Ponderal index (birth weight/length3) and triceps and subscapular skin-fold thicknesses (tsft and ssft). In SGA babies, SysA activity was positively correlated (p < 0.05) with subscapular skin-fold thicknesses (r = 0.48), triceps skin-fold thicknesses (r = 0.42), PW (r = 0.42), and placental ratio (r = 0.46). In AGA babies, the only significant correlation was an inverse one with placental ratio (r = -0.50). These data suggest there are differences in the relationship between placental SysA activity and fetal proportion in term AGA compared with SGA babies.     

脐血脂联素、瘦素水平与胎儿发育的相关性

目的 探讨脐血脂联素、瘦素水平与胎儿生长发育的关系.方法 选择2006年10月至2007年10月在我院产科出生的新生儿86例,根据不同出生体质量分为小于胎龄儿(SGA)组16例,适于胎龄儿(AGA)组41例,大于胎龄儿(LGA)组29例.胎儿娩出后立即断脐留脐血20ml,采用放射免疫分析法测定血清脂联素、瘦素水平,同时检测其血脂水平,测量新生儿生长参数,计算体质量指数(BMI).结果 (1)3组脐血瘦素和脂联素水平差异有统计学意义(P<0.001),LGA组明显高于AGA及SAG组(P<0.01);(2)脐血瘦素水平与体质量、胎龄、头围、身长、足长及胎盘重量呈正相关(P<0.01),脐血脂联素水平与出生体质量、头围、足长、BMI水平呈正相关(P<0.05).(3)脐血瘦素与脂联素水平呈显著正相关(P<0.01).(4)3组血脂水平比较差异无统计学意义;脐血脂联素、瘦素水平与血脂各指标间无明显相关性(P>0.05).结论 瘦素与脂联素在胎儿宫内生长和发育过程中起重要的调节作用.     

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目的探讨瘦素质量浓度与早期静脉营养及生长发育的关系。方法新疆医科大学第一附属医院新生儿科于2005-01—2006-02,将收治的86例早产适于胎龄儿用随机数字表法分为观察组(早期微量喂养同时辅助胃肠外营养组)45例和对照组(单纯早期微量喂养组)47例,分别测定脐血及第7天血清瘦素质量浓度,同时监测营养状况和生长发育指标,并作对比分析。结果(1)观察组与对照组脐血瘦素质量浓度分别为(4.6±3.7)ng/mL、(4.8±2.2)ng/mL,生后第7天两组瘦素质量浓度分别为(4.3±2.2)ng/mL、(3.1±1.7)ng/mL。对照组第7天血清瘦素质量浓度明显低于脐血(P<0.05),而观察组其差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。(2)脐血瘦素质量浓度与出生体重、胎龄成正相关(r=0.56、r=0.67)。(3)观察组第7天热卡及蛋白质摄入量、血清瘦素质量浓度、皮褶厚度变化值与对照组相比,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论对早产儿应尽早喂养,同时需要胃肠外营养作为肠内营养的补充。瘦素可作为新生儿营养效果判定的实验室指标之一。     

脐血脂联素、瘦素水平与胎儿发育的相关性

目的 探讨脐血脂联素、瘦素水平与胎儿生长发育的关系.方法 选择2006年10月至2007年10月在我院产科出生的新生儿86例,根据不同出生体质量分为小于胎龄儿(SGA)组16例,适于胎龄儿(AGA)组41例,大于胎龄儿(LGA)组29例.胎儿娩出后立即断脐留脐血20ml,采用放射免疫分析法测定血清脂联素、瘦素水平,同时检测其血脂水平,测量新生儿生长参数,计算体质量指数(BMI).结果 (1)3组脐血瘦素和脂联素水平差异有统计学意义(P<0.001),LGA组明显高于AGA及SAG组(P<0.01);(2)脐血瘦素水平与体质量、胎龄、头围、身长、足长及胎盘重量呈正相关(P<0.01),脐血脂联素水平与出生体质量、头围、足长、BMI水平呈正相关(P<0.05).(3)脐血瘦素与脂联素水平呈显著正相关(P<0.01).(4)3组血脂水平比较差异无统计学意义;脐血脂联素、瘦素水平与血脂各指标间无明显相关性(P>0.05).结论 瘦素与脂联素在胎儿宫内生长和发育过程中起重要的调节作用.     

脐血脂联素、瘦素水平与胎儿发育的相关性

目的 探讨脐血脂联素、瘦素水平与胎儿生长发育的关系.方法 选择2006年10月至2007年10月在我院产科出生的新生儿86例,根据不同出生体质量分为小于胎龄儿(SGA)组16例,适于胎龄儿(AGA)组41例,大于胎龄儿(LGA)组29例.胎儿娩出后立即断脐留脐血20ml,采用放射免疫分析法测定血清脂联素、瘦素水平,同时检测其血脂水平,测量新生儿生长参数,计算体质量指数(BMI).结果 (1)3组脐血瘦素和脂联素水平差异有统计学意义(P<0.001),LGA组明显高于AGA及SAG组(P<0.01);(2)脐血瘦素水平与体质量、胎龄、头围、身长、足长及胎盘重量呈正相关(P<0.01),脐血脂联素水平与出生体质量、头围、足长、BMI水平呈正相关(P<0.05).(3)脐血瘦素与脂联素水平呈显著正相关(P<0.01).(4)3组血脂水平比较差异无统计学意义;脐血脂联素、瘦素水平与血脂各指标间无明显相关性(P>0.05).结论 瘦素与脂联素在胎儿宫内生长和发育过程中起重要的调节作用.     

Maternal and fetal serum insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), leptin levels and early postnatal growth in infants born asymmetrically small for gestational age

This study was planned to investigate the relationship between birth weight and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), and leptin levels in neonates with normal growth (appropriate for gestational age: AGA) and retarded growth (small for gestational age: SGA); and to evaluate these growth factors' effects in early postnatal growth. All newborns were full-term: gestational age 3,841 weeks. Of 50 neonates, 25 were SGA. IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and leptin levels were measured in maternal serum and venous cord blood at birth and at 15 days of life of neonates using specific RIAs. Maternal serum leptin concentrations were significantly higher than cord blood leptin concentrations (p < 0.001). Maternal serum IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and leptin levels did not show correlations with birth weight. In contrast, there were significantly positive correlations between birth weight and venous cord blood IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and leptin levels (p < 0.001). In the SGA group, the newborns with a slow postnatal growth pattern had lower umbilical cord serum IGF-I levels compared with newborns with a normal growth pattern. A similar result was also found in the AGA group. Similar results were not found for serum leptin and IGFBP-3. In conclusion, cord blood IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and leptin levels play an important role in the regulation of fetal and neonatal growth. It is likely that IGF-I has a more important role than the other factors in early postnatal growth.     

Longitudinal investigation of the relationship between breast milk leptin levels and growth in breast-fed infants

BACKGROUND: It has been shown that leptin is present in breast milk and human mammary epithelial cells are able to synthesize leptin. It has been suggested that leptin in human milk might be involved in the regulation of postnatal nutrition and growth. AIMS: To investigate whether there is a relationship between leptin levels in human milk and weight gain in the postnatal period and to compare variations of milk-borne maternal leptin concentrations for small for gestational age (SGA), large for gestational age (LGA) and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants. INFANTS AND METHODS: Forty-seven healthy lactating women aged from 17-38 years and their infants were included in the study. The infants were separated into three groups according to birth weight as SGA (n = 11), LGA (n = 14) and AGA (n = 22). All infants were fed with breast milk during the study period. Anthropometric measurements were performed on the 15th day of life and at 1, 2, and 3 months of age, and the body mass index (BMI) of the infants' mothers was calculated. Breast milk leptin levels were analyzed by radioimmunoassay. RESULTS: Breast milk leptin levels were found reduced in the SGA group and increased in the LGA group compared to the AGA group at 15 days of life (13.4 +/- 2.2, 28.5 +/- 4.4 and 18.4 +/- 2 ng/ml, respectively; p <0.05). At 1 month of age, leptin levels in breast milk were significantly lower in the LGA group than in the AGA group (15.5 +/- 4.9, 19.4 +/- 1.7 ng/ml, respectively; p<0.05). There was no difference among the three groups at 2 and 3 months of age (p>0.05). There was a positive correlation between birth Weight and breast milk leptin levels on the 15th day (r = 0.47, p = 0.001). A negative correlation was found between weight gain during the first 15 days and 1 month of life and breast milk leptin levels on the 15th day (r = -0.44, p = 0.002; r = -0.40, p = 0.005, respectively). No relationship could be determined between breast milk leptin levels and BMI of the mothers. CONCLUSION: Maternal milk of SGA, LGA and AGA infants had different leptin levels, especially during the first month of life. More rapid growth was shown in the SGA infants during the first postnatal 15 days compared to AGA and LGA infants, and human milk leptin levels were significantly reduced in the SGA group. However, LGA infants gained more weight during the second 15 days of life and breast milk leptin levels were dramatically decreased in LGA and increased in SGA infants at the end of first month of life. These findings suggest that the presence of leptin in breast milk might have a significant role in growth, appetite and regulation of nutrition in infancy, especially during the early lactation period, and the production of leptin in breast tissue by human mammary epithelial cells might be regulated physiologically according to necessity and state of the infant.     

骨钙素、Ⅰ型前胶原羧基端前肽、胰岛素样生长因子-1及其相关激素与胎儿骨发育的关系

目的 探讨骨钙素(OC)、Ⅰ型前胶原羧基端前肽(PICP) 及胰岛素样生长因子.1(IGF.1)等激素水平与胎儿骨生长发育的关系.方法 选择本院2008年10月-2009年10月收治的新生儿80例.男41例,女39例;胎龄28～42周.根据不同出生体质量分为小于胎龄(SGA)儿组22例,适于胎龄(AGA)儿组36例及大于胎龄(LGA)儿组(22例).胎儿娩出后,胎盘娩出前抽取其脐静脉血6 mL,采用放射免疫分析法测定其血清OC、IGF.1及甲状旁腺激素水平,酶联免疫吸附法检测其脐血PICP水平;同时检测其血钙、磷、ALP水平,测量新生儿生长参数,计算体质量指数(BMI).结果 1.脐血OC水平在SGA儿组、AGA儿组、LGA儿组间比较差异有统计学意义(P=0.000),LGA儿组显著高于AGA儿及SAG儿组(P＜0.01,0.001);脐血OC水平与出生体质量、头围、BMI呈正相关(Pa＜0.05),与身长无明显相关性(P＞0.05).2.LGA儿组脐血IGF.1水平显著高于AGA儿及SAG儿组,3组间比较有统计学差异(P=0.002);脐血IGF.1水平与出生体质量、头围、BMI水平均呈正相关(Pa＜0.05),与身长无明显相关性(P＞0.05).3.AGA儿组、LGA儿组脐血PICP水平明显高于SGA儿组,但3组间无统计学差异(P=0.070).脐血PICP、PTH水平与生长参数各指标水平均无直线相关关系(Pa＞0.05),偏相关分析脐血PICP与出生体质量、头围、BMI均呈正相关(r=0.239、0.250、0.306,Pa<0.05).4.脐血OC水平与PICP、IGF.1水平均呈正相关(Pa＜0.05),OC、PICP与PTH、ALP水平之间均无明显相关(Pa＞0.05).5.3组脐血钙、血磷、ALP水平均无统计学差异(Pa＞0.05).结论 SGA儿低血清OC、PICP水平与骨形成活动下降相关,脐血OC、PICP及IGF.1可作为评价胎儿骨骼生长发育的临床指标之一.     

Assessment of proportional growth of very low birth weight infants fed banked human milk

Twenty appropriate (mean +/- S.D., gestational age (AGA): 29.9 +/- 1.5 weeks) and 15 small (GA: 34.6 +/- 2.4 weeks) for gestational age (SGA) very low birth weight infants fed banked mature human milk were studied until term for anthropometric parameters: midarm (MAC), chest (CC), head (HC) circumferences, triceps (TSKF) and subscapular (SSKF) skinfold thickness recorded at 15 and 60 s, dynamic skinfold (delta % SKF), muscle (AMA) and fat (AFA) areas, weight and length. In AGA infants, all the parameters at term were significantly lower in extrauterine (EUL) that in intrauterine life (IUL). At term the relative proportion of AFA to total arm area was increased in EUL compared to IUL both in AGA (25.87 +/- 3.8 vs. 23.26 +/- 1.27% respectively, P less than 0.01) and in SGA infants (21.89 +/- 4.63 vs. 18.81 +/- 3.9 respectively, P less than 0.05). SGA infants showed a similar growth in EUL compared to IUL, and a significantly lower AMA and AFA than in AGA infants in EUL. Although HC was in both infants below the 10th centile at term, the ratio weight/HC2 suggests a relative preservation of head growth in EUL compared to IUL (AGA: 20.72 less than 0.87 vs. 22.65 +/- 1.46 respectively, P less than 0.001; SGA; 20.82 +/- 1.16 vs. 21.62 +/- 1.86 respectively, NS). Delta %SKF were negatively correlated with post-conceptional age suggesting a loss of extracellular water in AGA (delta %TSKF: r = -0.287, P less than 0.02) and in SGA infants (delta %TSKF: r = -0.301, P less than 0.02; delta %SSKF: r = -0.316, P less than 0.02). An intrauterine model of discrimination between AGA and SGA infants does not apply to EUL. An equation was established in SGA infants with the best discriminant parameters giving a predictive post-conceptional age: post-conceptual age (PCA) (weeks) = 0.276 HC (cm) + 0.723 CC (cm) - 0.122 MAC (cm) + 0.5 TSKF (mm) + 10.173, (r = 0.867, P less than 0.001) allowing a clear discrimination between AGA and SGA infants. These results suggest that infants show quite different growth patterns between IUL and EUL both for AGA and SGA infants.     

Intracellular magnesium and adipokines in umbilical cord plasma and infant birth size

Many epidemiologic studies have disclosed that restricted fetal growth has been associated with an increased risk of insulin resistance in adulthood. We studied the relationship of intracellular magnesium [Mg2+]i in cord blood platelets to adipocytokine and birth size. The subjects were 20 infants with small for gestational age (SGA) and 45 infants with appropriate for gestational age (AGA). By using a fluorescent probe, we examined [Mg2+]i of platelets in the cord blood. Cord plasma insulin, IGF-I, ghrelin, adiponectin, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), and leptin levels were determined with the use of ELISA. Mean [Mg2+]i was lower in the SGA than in the AGA groups (p < 0.001). Adiponectin and IGF-I were also lower in the SGA than in the AGA, whereas PAI-1 was higher in the SGA. [Mg2+]i was significantly correlated with birth weight, birth length, and adiponectin. Birth weight was also correlated with cord plasma IGF-I, adiponectin, and leptin. Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) was lower in the SGA group than in the AGA group. [Mg]i and adiponectin were correlated with QUICKI in all subjects. [Mg]i, as well as leptin and IGF-I, reflect the extent of fetal growth. Decreased [Mg2+]i may be involved in the underlying processes to insulin resistance.     

Maternal and umbilical cord serum leptin concentrations in small-for-gestational-age and in appropriate-for-gestational-age neonates: a maternal,fetal, or placental contribution?

Leptin is secreted during pregnancy by the placenta and by the maternal and fetal adipose tissues. The leptin levels mainly reflect the amount of fat stored and thus are indicative of the energy balance, i.e., small-for-gestational-age (SGA) neonates represent the negative metabolic balance of in utero starved babies. We chose to compare maternal and umbilical cord leptin levels in pregnancies complicated by asymmetrical SGA versus those with appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) neonates as well as a model of multifetal growth concordant gestations in order to establish through the 'leptin link' the relative contributions of mother, fetus, and placenta to fetal weight. We found that the maternal leptin levels at delivery correlated poorly with the maternal weight gain/body mass index and with neonatal birth weight. Furthermore, the umbilical cord leptin levels correlated well with neonatal and placental weights in the AGA group but not in the SGA group. As in AGA singleton pregnancies, in multifetal uncomplicated pregnancies, the umbilical cord leptin levels correlated well with the birth weight of individuals, regardless of the status of the twin or triplet in the set. Thus, we speculated that in SGA neonates the birth weight represents the lean body weight and the low adipose tissue content (as opposed to the AGA neonates who have a substantial adipose tissue content) and, therefore, reflects mainly the basic placental contribution.     

足月小于胎龄儿脐血血红蛋白氧合酶-1测定的意义

目的 探讨血红蛋白氧合酶/一氧化碳(HO-CO)系统与足月小于胎龄儿(SGA)发病的关系及其机制.方法 2004年11月-2005年11月正常分娩的足月SGA(非匀称型SGA)50例.其中母亲无妊娠高血压综合征(PIH)为SGA 1组(30例),母亲患中重度PIH为SGA 2组(20例),健康足月适于胎龄儿(AGA)20例为对照(AGA组).新生儿娩出后立即采集脐动脉血标本,用双波长分光光度法测定血红蛋白氧合酶-1(HO-1)的活性,用Chalmers血红蛋白结合及连二亚硫酸钠还原法测定血浆碳氧血红蛋白(HbCO)质量分数.单因素方差分析进行多重比较,直线回归法进行相关分析.结果 SGA1组及SGA2组脐血HO-1活性、HbCO质量分数均显著低于AGA组(P<0.01).SGA1组与SGA2组脐血HO-1活性、HbCO水平比较无显著性差异(Pa>0.05).AGA组、SGA1组及SGA2组脐血HO-1活性与新生儿出生体质量均呈正相关(Pa<0.05).结论 SGA脐血HO-1活性显著低于ASA,AGA和SGA脐血HO-1活性水平与出生体质量均呈正相关,说明脐血HO-1活性与胎儿宫内发育及新生儿营养状况有关.     

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??Abstract??Objective??To investigate alterations of circulating levels of the inflammatory markers— reflecting brain and adipose tissue inflammation—in the fetal growth restriction??FGR??fetuses and newborns??and explore its possible relation ship with adverse intrauterine development. Methods??Sixty parturients??hospitalized in Shengjing hospital of China Medical University??giving consecutively birth either to 30 appropriate for gestational-age??AGA?? singleton infants ??AGA group ?? or 30 FGR full-term singleton infants ??FGR group????were recruited.Plasm hs-CRP??PAI-1??S100B and leptin levels were determined by enzyme link immune assay??ELISA??in the umbilical cords blood ??UC ?? and venous blood from neonates on postnatal day 1 ??D1?? and day 4??D4??. Results??The birth weight??body length and the body mass index ??BMI?? of the FGR neonates were significantly lower compared with those of AGA group ??P < 0.05??.The leptin levels of UC in the FGR neonates were lower than that in the AGA groups??P < 0.05????and correlated positively with the birth weights and the BMI??P < 0.05??.Plasma hs-CRP levels did not differ significantly at all time points between AGA and FGR groups??P > 0.05??.hs-CRP levels in Umbilical cords blood were significantly decreased when compared with D1 hs-CRP in both AGA and FGR groups ??P < 0.05????and D1 hs-CRP was significantly increasedwhen compared with respective D4 hs-CRP??P < 0.05??.Plasma PAI-1 and S100B levels did not differ significantly at all time points between AGA and FGR groups??P > 0.05????and did not correlated with the birth weights and the BMI. Conclusion??Despite the lower birth weight??BMI and leptin levels in FGRs?? there was no difference for the levels of inflammatory markers hs-CRP and PAI-1 between IUGR and AGA fetuses/neonates.The CRP level in both studied groups fluctuated from fetus to neonate stage might attribute to parturition stress and adaptation recovery.     

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目的 通过比较小于胎龄儿(SGA)和足月正常新生儿脐血Ghrelin水平的变化,分析脐血Ghrelin与新生儿出生体重、身长、头围、BMI和胎盘重量、胎盘体积的关系,以及脐血Ghrelin水平与IGF-1、胰岛素、胰岛素敏感性和血糖的关系.探讨脐血Ghrelin水平与胎儿发育和代谢轴之间,尤其是Ghrelin与IGF-1的相互关系.方法 2006年12月至2007年3月选择中山大学附属一院新生儿78例,SGA组22例为观察组,足月适于胎龄儿(AGA)42例为正常对照组.采用酶联免疫反应法(ELISA)对新生儿脐血Ghrelin、胰岛素、IGF-1进行测定分析,测量新生儿净体重、身长、头围、胎盘体积、胎盘重量,计算体重指数(BMI)和胰岛素敏感指数(ISI).结果 (1)SGA组脐血Ghrelin水平(38.74±4.90 ng/mL)明显高于正常对照组(23.37±8.78 ng/mL),其差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).(2)脐血Ghrelin水平与新生儿出生体重、身长、头围、BMI、胎盘重量、胎盘体积呈负相关,均有统计学意义(P＜0.05).(3)脐血Ghrelin水平与IGF-1、胰岛素、ISI呈负相关均有统计学意义(P＜0.05).与血糖无相关性(r=0.081,P=0.454).(4)通过偏相关分析,控制出生体重、身长、胎盘重量、BMI、胰岛素后,Ghrelin与IGF-1有明显负相关性,有统计学意义.(5)剖宫产新生儿脐血Ghrelin水平与顺产儿无明显差异(P=0.956);男性与女性新生儿脐血Ghrelin水平无明显差异(P=0.385).结论 新生儿脐血Ghrelin水平是反映胎儿的宫内发育及营养状态的指标之一.并以负反馈形式参与胎儿宫内发育和代谢轴的调控过程.小于胎龄儿出生时可能存在胰岛素抵抗.小于胎龄儿高Ghrelin并没有刺激胰岛素释放,提示小于胎龄儿可能存在Ghrelin受体或受体后信号传导通路的抵抗.     

脐血可溶性瘦素受体与胎儿生长发育关系探讨

目的：瘦素是肥胖基因的蛋白产物,除参与调节机体能量代谢外,与胎儿的生长发育密切相关,但其作用机制尚不清楚。本研究旨在探讨脐血可溶性瘦素受体与胎儿生长发育的关系及其可能机制。方法：67例足月新生儿根据出生体重分为小于胎龄儿(SGA)组23例,适于胎龄儿(AGA)组44例。采用ELISA法测定脐血和母血中瘦素及可溶性瘦素受体水平,并采用体脂含量估测新生儿营养状态。结果：①脐血可溶性瘦素受体水平与脐血瘦素水平及新生儿出生体重、体脂含量呈负相关(r分别为-0.405,-0.366,-0.356,P均0.05)。③SGA组脐血可溶性瘦素受体明显高于AGA组［(18.24±6.02) ng/ml vs (13.80±4.37) ng/ml］,P<0.01;而SGA组的瘦素含量低于AGA组［(6.79±4.59) ng/ml vs (16.30±11.62) ng/ml］,P<0.01。④脐血可溶性瘦素受体水平男性高于女性［(16.89±4.37) ng/ml vs (13.95±5.29) ng/ml］,P<0.05;而脐血瘦素水平则是男性低于女性［(10.28±8.28) ng/ml vs (15.70±12.11) ng/ml］,P<0.05。结论：可溶性瘦素受体可能通过对血清中游离瘦素水平的调节实现对胎儿生长发育的调控作用。同时测定瘦素和可溶性瘦素受体可能更有利于进一步了解瘦素的病理生理作用机制。     

足月小于胎龄儿胃饥饿素、胰岛素样生长因子-1及瘦素关系的研究

目的探讨胃饥饿素（Ghrelin）、胰岛素样生长因子-1（IGF-1）及瘦素（Leptin）在足月小于胎龄儿（SGA）中的作用及其关系。方法本院产科出生的足月SGA和适于胎龄儿（AGA）各30例,生后测量体重、身长、头围,并计算体重指数（BMI）,生后第3天测定血Ghrelin、IGF-1及Lep-tin水平。结果 SGA组体重、身长、头围、BMI均明显低于AGA组[（2280±190）g比（3220±320）g,（46.3±1.8）cm比（50.5±2.0）cm,（31.8±1.1）cm比（33.6±1.1）cm,（10.6±0.8）cm比（12.6±0.9）cm,P均〈0.05]。SGA组血清IGF-1及Leptin水平均低于AGA组[（49.6±10.3）μg/L比（55.3±9.9）μg/L,（2.4±0.8）μg/L比（3.0±1.0）μg/L],血浆Ghrelin水平高于AGA组[（25.2±11.0）μg/L比（17.3±7.4）μg/L],P均〈0.05。两组IGF-1与体重呈正相关,Leptin与体重、身长呈正相关,Ghrelin与体重、BMI呈负相关,P均〈0.05。两组Ghrelin水平与IGF-1呈负相关,IGF-1与Leptin呈正相关;SGA组Ghrelin水平与Leptin呈负相关,P均〈0.05。结论生后早期SGA新生儿存在高Ghrelin、低IGF-1、低Leptin水平状态。Ghrelin、IGF-1及Leptin共同参与胎儿宫内营养的调节,相互起协同及拮抗作用。     

Placental size of small-for-gestational-age infants at term

Placental size was compared between appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) and small-for-gestational age (SGA) infants born at term. Placental weight, chorionic plate area and villous surface area were significantly reduced in the SGA infants. Although the ratio of placental weight to birth weight was similar in the AGA and SGA infants, the latter had significantly underweight placentas for their head circumference and crown-heel length. The ratios of placental weight to assessed brain weight and villous surface area to assessed brain weight were also significantly reduced in the SGA infants. It is concluded that the study SGA infants had both absolutely and relatively small placentas.     

Adequacy of standards for assessment of growth and nutritional status in infancy and early childhood.

BACKGROUND: New "UK 1990" data have been proposed for assessing growth and nutritional status in infancy and childhood. These are still largely untried in clinical practice. There is also doubt about the applicability of more traditional reference data, which are still widely used, in assessing length, weight, skinfold thicknesses, and head circumference. AIMS: To determine the suitability of new and traditional reference data for the assessment of growth and nutritional status in infancy and early childhood. METHODS: 127 infants were recruited at birth and assessed monthly to 6 months of age then at 9, 12, 18, and 24 months. Length, weight, head circumference, and triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses were measured. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Measurements were expressed as standard deviation scores relative to "revised UK 1990" data for weight, length, head circumference and BMI; relative to Tanner-Whitehouse data for skinfold thicknesses; and relative to Gairdner-Pearson standards for head circumference. Agreement at the extremes of the distribution was assessed by comparison of observed and expected frequencies above the 90th and below the 10th centile. RESULTS: Compared with the revised UK 1990 references small differences were found for weight, length, head circumference, and BMI. Mean head circumference exceeded Gairdner-Pearson standards at all ages. Triceps and subscapular skinfold thicknesses were substantially below Tanner-Whitehouse reference data at all ages and in both sexes. CONCLUSION: Biases in revised UK 1990 reference data are small and not clinically important. The new standards are considerably more appropriate than older reference data. Use of older reference data for head circumference and skinfold thicknesses is inappropriate.     

34 周以下适于胎龄及小于胎龄早产儿出生 2 周内 蛋白质、能量摄入及体质量变化

目的了解34周以下早产适于胎龄儿(AGA)和小于胎龄儿(SGA)生后蛋白质、能量摄入量以及体质量z评分的变化情况。方法回顾收集2012年1月至2014年12月入院的314例早产儿,比较268例AGA和46例SGA早产儿生后2周内蛋白质、能量摄入情况和体质量变化。结果 SGA组住院时间、肠外联合肠内营养时间、全肠内营养时间、达足量喂养时间均较AGA早产儿长,差异有统计学意义(P??0.05);SGA组生后第4、8、12天能量摄入量明显低于AGA组,SGA组生后第6、8天总蛋白质摄入量明显低于AGA组,差异均有统计学意义(P??0.05);SGA组日平均体质量增长量大于AGA组,差异有统计学意义(P??0.05);AGA组与SGA组生后2周内体质量z评分均逐渐远离中位水平,且SGA组2周时体质量z评分低于AGA组(P??0.05)。结论胎龄??34周的SGA早产儿恢复出生体质量后的生长速率快于AGA早产儿,存在一定的追赶生长;但SGA、AGA早产儿的生长均有待提高。