宫内发育迟缓与胰岛素样生长因子及其结合蛋白的关系

目的 检测宫内发育迟缓(IUGR)儿脐血胰岛素样生长因子-1(IGF-1)、胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白-3(IGFBP-3)水平,分析这些指标的变化程度与胎儿期生长的关系。方法 将86例脐血标本分为IUGR(即小于胎龄儿)组和适于胎龄儿(AGA)组。采用竞争性放射免疫分析法(RIA)测定IGF-1水平,非竞争性免疫放射分析法测定IGFBP-3水平。两组间比较用t检验,两变量之间的关系采用相关回归分析。结果 与AGA组相比,IUGR组脐血IGF-1和IGFBP-3水平显著降低(P均<0.01);IGF-1、IGFBP-3均随胎龄及出生体重增加而增加(P均<0.01);IGFBP-3与IGF-1呈正相关(P<0.01)。结论 脐血IGF-1和IGFBP-3的含量可作为判断新生儿生长发育程度的一项客观生化指标。     

Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 in congenital heart disease

Serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), and a range of growth and nutritional variables were investigated in 62 infants with congenital heart disease and healthy controls. Infants with congenital heart disease were small, underweight, and had a reduced energy intake. Serum IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 concentrations were significantly reduced. Decreased IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels are observed in nutritional deficiency; similar findings in congenital heart disease suggest that undernutrition contributes to the poor growth of these infants. Serial measurements of serum IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 may be helpful in monitoring the effect of nutritional treatment in congenital heart disease.     

Insulin-like growth factor-1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 in early human pregnancy.

Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) were measured in amniotic fluid, extraembryonic coelomic fluid and maternal serum from 23 women with apparently normal first trimester pregnancies prior to termination. The levels of IGF-1 and IGFBP-1 were significantly higher in coelomic fluid than amniotic fluid (IGF-1, P = 0.006; IGFBP-1, P = 0.0008 (paired t-test)). The levels of IGFBP-1 were lower in amniotic fluid than in maternal serum (P = 0.017), a finding in sharp contrast to the situation in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. There was a significant relation between levels of IGF-1 and IGFBP-1 in amniotic fluid (r = 0.43; P = 0.04) and in coelomic fluid (r = 0.81; P less than 0.001) but not in maternal serum. The finding that both the absolute levels of IGFBP-1 and the ratio to IGF-1 were low in amniotic fluid implies that there is a very high level of unbound, biologically active IGF-1 in this compartment in the first trimester. Thus, the regulatory role of IGFBP-1 may change as pregnancy advances.     

Insulin, insulin-like growth factors-I and -II and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in newborn serum: association with normal fetal head growth and head circumference

The insulin-like growth factors (IGF) and their binding proteins (IGFBP) have been implicated in the regulation of fetal weight and length. The aim of our study was to determine the relationship between head circumference at birth and serum levels of IGF-I, IGF-II, IGFBP-3 and insulin in full-term appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) infants. Serum samples were obtained from 77 singleton full-term neonates, 69 AGA and 8 small-for-gestational age (SGA). The AGA infants were divided into three groups by head circumference: Group 1: < or = 3rd percentile; Group 2: at 50th percentile; Group 3: > or = 97th percentile. Serum levels of IGF-I, IGF-II, IGFBP-3 and insulin were determined with commercial kits and immunometric methods. There were no statistically significant differences in mean serum levels of IGF-I, IGF-II and IGFBP-3 between the groups. A significantly higher mean serum insulin level was noted in the AGA infants with a head circumference > or = 97th percentile compared to those with a head circumference < or = 3rd percentile (4.6 +/- 0.3 vs 3.3 +/- 0.6 microU/ml; p = 0.04), and in AGA infants with a head circumference above the 50th percentile compared to those with a head circumference below the 50th percentile (4.4 +/- 0.4 vs 3.3 +/- 0.3 microU/ml; p = 0.01). AGA infants with a head circumference above or below the 50th percentile did not differ statistically in their mean IGF-II and IGFBP-3 serum level, while IGF-I differed statistically between the groups (18 +/- 2.7 vs 11.6 +/- 1.6 ng/ml, respectively; p = 0.045). Using univariate analysis, head circumference correlated positively with insulin (r = 0.29; p = 0.016) and with IGF-I (r = 0.26; p = 0.03). A stepwise multivariate linear regression analysis, however, did show statistically significant correlation of head circumference with birth weight (f = 36; p = 0.0001), and only marginally with birth length (f = 4.7; p = 0.06) and insulin (f = 3.4; p = 0.07). No correlations were found between head circumference and IGF-I, IGF-II or IGFBP-3. These data suggest that apart from genetic and nutritional factors, insulin may play a role in promoting intrauterine head growth, as reflected by head circumference at birth.     

Markers of collagen metabolism and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 in term infants

AIM: To study the relation between fetal growth and markers of collagen metabolism and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) in term infants. METHODS: Cord vein plasma was obtained from 67 term infants of gestational age 37.1-41.7 weeks (39 appropriate for gestational age (AGA), 11 large for gestational age (LGA; relative birth weight >/= 2.0 SD), and 17 small for gestational age (SGA; relative birth weight 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In the term fetus, collagen metabolism is primarily dependent on maturity and not on intrauterine growth status, whereas IGFBP-1 reflects intrauterine growth independently of maturity.     

The effect of corrective surgery on serum IGF-1, IGFBP-3 levels and growth in children with congenital heart disease

The aim of this study is to evaluate growth and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) levels in infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) pre- and postoperatively over a period of a year. Anthropometric values and serum levels of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 of 40 infants with CHD (20 cyanotic and 20 acyanotic) were compared with 32 healthy controls. Acyanotic infants and infants with pulmonary hypertension (PH) presented significantly more growth failure. Preoperatively, serum IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels were lower in the acyanotic group than the cyanotic and the control groups (p = 0.22; p < 0.01). The upward trend in IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels in this year-long study demonstrated that the values in the third month and the first year were higher than the preoperative values (p < 0.05). The parallel increase of weight gain and IGF-1, IGFBP-3 levels were the best evidence that these parameters are good nutritional indicators. Timing the corrective surgery before chronic malnutrition or PH develops is an important issue to maintain a normal growth for children with CHD.     

Intestinal protein and LPH synthesis in parenterally fed piglets receiving partial enteral nutrition and enteral insulinlike growth factor 1

BACKGROUND: Providing partial enteral nutrition (PEN) supplemented with insulinlike growth factor-1 (IGF-1) to parenterally fed piglets increases lactase-phlorizin hydrolase (LPH) activity, but not LPH mRNA. The current aim was to investigate potential mechanisms by which IGF-1 up-regulates LPH activity. METHODS: Newborn piglets (n = 15) received 100% parenteral nutrition (TPN), 80% parenteral nutrition + 20% parenteral nutrition (PEN), or PEN + IGF-1 (1.0 mg. kg-1. d-1) for 7 days. On day 7, [2H3]-leucine was intravenously administered to measure mucosal protein and brush border LPH (BB LPH) synthesis. RESULTS: Weight gain, nutrient intake, and jejunal weight and length were similar among the treatment groups. Partial enteral nutrition alone increased mucosal weight, villus width and cross-sectional area, LPH activity, mRNA expression, and high mannose LPH precursor (proLPHh) abundance compared with TPN (P<0.05). Insulinlike growth factor-1 further increased mucosal weight, LPH activity, and LPH activity per unit BB LPH approximately twofold over PEN alone (P < 0.05) but did not affect LPH mRNA or the abundance of proLPHh (one of the LPH isoforms) or mature LPH. Isotopic enrichment of [2H3]-leucine in plasma, mucosal protein, and LPH precursors, and the fractional and absolute synthesis rates of mucosal protein and LPH were similar among the treatment groups. Insulinlike growth factor-1 treatment increased total mucosal protein synthesis (60%, P < 0.05) but not LPH synthesis compared with the other two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Because IGF-1 did not affect the fractional synthesis rate of either mucosal protein or LPH, the authors suggest that enteral IGF-1 increases mucosal protein mass and LPH activity by suppressing mucosal proteolytic degradation.     

性早熟女性患儿血清IGF-1和IGFBP-3质量浓度检测及临床价值

目的　探讨女性特发性中枢性性早熟(ICPP)及乳房早发育患儿血清胰岛素样生长因子 1 (IGF- 1 )和胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白 3 (IGFBP -3 )的关系及临床意义。方法　以放射免疫法测定于2 0 0 0年5月至2 0 0 4年1月在暨南大学医学院第二附属医院就诊的2 2例ICPP及2 8例乳房早发育女孩血清IGF- 1和IGFBP -3的水平,并以2 5名正常青春发育期女孩及3 0名未发育女孩作为对照,以IGF- 1、IGFBP- 3为诊断指标,对ICPP进行诊断试验评价。结果　ICPP女性患儿血清IGF -1、IGFBP- 3水平均明显高于乳房早发育及未发育女孩(P <0 .0 1 ) ,而与正常青春发育女孩差别无显著性意义(P >0 .0 5)。IGF- 1 >2 69 .1 4mg/L对诊断ICPP的灵敏度、特异度、阳性预测值、准确度分别为95% ,96% ,95% ,96% ;IGFBP -3 >3 53 6 42mg/L对诊断ICPP的灵敏度、特异度、阳性预测值、准确度分别为72 % ,96% ,94% ,86%。结论　ICPP女性患儿血清IGF 1、IGFBP- 3水平明显增高,IGF -1、IGFBP -3对鉴别ICPP与乳房早发育具有临床意义。     

新生儿血清瘦素、生长激素、胰岛素样生长因子-1、胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白-3水平与宫内发育的关系

目的 探讨瘦素(leptin)、生长激素(GH)、胰岛素样生长因子-1(IGF-1)、胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白-3(IGFBP-3)在不同宫内发育状况胎儿中的变化,及对胎儿生长发育调控的作用.方法 2004年1月-2006年6月出生早产小于胎龄儿(A组)30例,早产适于胎龄儿(B组)36例,足月小于胎龄儿(C组)32例,足月适于胎龄儿(D组)37例.生后24 h内抽取患儿静脉血,用放射免疫法(RIA)检测其血清leptin、GH、IGF-1、IGFBP-3水平,组间比较采用及多元回归相关分析.结果 各组新生儿血清leptin、GH、IGF-1、IGFBP-3水平均存在明显差异(Pa<0.05,0.01),各指标基本呈C、A、B、D组次序由低到高,但A组IGF-1与C组差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);在A、B和C组,出生体质量与leptin、IGF-1、IGFBP-3呈正相关(Pa<0.01),而D组出生体质量与IGF-1呈正相关(P<0.01),与其他激素无相关性.结论 leptin、IGF-1、IGFBP-3参与宫内发育迟缓儿和早产儿宫内生长发育的调控.IGF-1在早产适于胎龄儿的宫内生长发育中也起调控作用,而leptin、GH、IGFBP-3均不是足月适于胎龄儿生长发育的主要调节因素.     

Insulin-like growth factor I, IGF binding protein 3, and IGFBP protease activity: relation to anthropometric indices in solid tumours or leukaemia.

OBJECTIVES: To measure the serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3), and the level of IGFBP-3 protease activity in 38 children presenting with malignancies, and to assess their relation with auxological parameters and nutritional status. METHODS: Height, weight, skinfold thickness, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) were recorded using standard techniques. IGF-I and IGFBP-3 were measured using specific radioimmunoassays. Serum IGFBPs were also visualised on western ligand blot. IGFBP-3 protease activity was assessed by the extent of fragmentation of recombinant [125I]-IGFBP-3, compared with that induced by pregnancy serum. Anthropometric and radioimmunoassay data were expressed as standard deviation scores (SDS). RESULTS: The median (range) IGF-I SDS was significantly reduced in all patients (-1.1 (-5.1 to 1.2)) and lower in children who were malnourished (-2.5 (-3.9 to 0.1)). IGFBP-3 SDS was within the normal range for 31 of 38 patients but IGFBP-3 protease activity was raised in all patients. Neither IGFBP-3 concentration nor protease activity was affected by nutritional status. IGF-I correlated with MUAC (r = 0.41) and subscapular skinfold thickness SDS (r = 0.38), but not with weight, height, weight for height, or triceps skinfold thickness. CONCLUSIONS: IGF-I is low in children with malignancies, and even lower in those who are malnourished. IGFBP-3 concentrations were normal in most patients but interpretation is complicated by the presence of raised IGFBP-3 protease activity, which could lead to overestimating concentrations of intact peptide. IGF-I appears to relate to arm anthropometry as an index of nutritional status but not height, weight, or weight for height, as would be expected in normal children.     

Markers of type I and type III collagen turnover, insulin-like growth factors, and their binding proteins in cord plasma of small premature infants: relationships with fetal growth, gestational age, preeclampsia, and antenatal glucocorticoid treatment

Disorders affecting fetal growth are commonly associated with premature birth. IGFs and their binding proteins (IGFBPs) are potent regulators of fetal growth. In vitro evidence suggests that they regulate collagen turnover. Collagen turnover can be monitored by serum markers of type I collagen synthesis (PINP) and degradation (ICTP) and a marker of type III collagen synthesis (PIIINP). We examined whether these markers in fetal circulation reflect intrauterine growth and maturity, and whether any interrelationship exists between them and fetal IGFs and IGFBPs in preterm infants before 32 wk of gestation. Cord plasma PINP, ICTP, PIIINP, IGF-I, IGF-II, IGFBP-1, and IGFBP-3 were determined for 98 preterm infants. To express birth weight in units adjusted for gestational age, a birth weight SD score (SDS) was calculated. Negative correlations existed between gestational age and PINP (r = -0.43; p < 0.0001), ICTP (r = -0.34; p = 0.002), and PIIINP (r = -0.34; p = 0.0001). Positive correlations existed between birth weight SDS and PINP (r = 0.40; p = 0.0002) and ICTP (r = 0.48; p < 0.0001) but not PIIINP. Moreover, birth weight SDS was positively correlated with IGF-I (r = 0.58; p < 0.0001) and IGFBP-3 (r = 0.44; p < 0.0001) and negatively correlated with IGF-II (r = -0.36; p = 0.003) and IGFBP-1 (r = -0.50; p < 0.0001). Gestational age correlated with IGFBP-3 (r = 0.25; p = 0.03). In preeclampsia, IGF-I was lower (p = 0.002) and IGFBP-1 higher (p < 0.0001), also after adjustment for fetal size. The number of antenatal glucocorticoid treatments was associated with lower ICTP (p = 0.04), higher IGF-I (p = 0.002), lower IGF-II (p = 0.02), lower IGFBP-1 (p = 0.05), and higher IGFBP-3 (p = 0.004), also after adjustment for potential confounders. In multiple regression analysis, the factors significantly associated with PINP (R:(2) = 0.47) were gestational age and IGF-I, and those associated with ICTP (R:(2) = 0.54) were IGF-I, gestational age, and antenatal glucocorticoid treatment. We conclude that IGF-I may be involved in regulation of type I collagen turnover in the growing fetus. Cord blood PINP and ICTP reflect both fetal growth and maturity and deserve evaluation as potential indicators of postnatal growth velocity in preterm infants, whereas PIIINP reflects fetal maturity.     

Serum insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), IGF-binding protein-3, and growth hormone levels in collodion babies: a case-control study

AIM: Because growth failure occurs in many collodion babies, we investigated serum growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) levels in collodion babies admitted to Gevher Nesibe Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey between 1999 and 2006. PATIENTS AND METHOD: The newborns diagnosed clinically as 'collodion baby' were included in the study group (group 1). Because collodion babies are usually born small for gestational age (SGA) and/or premature, a control group (group 2) was formed by selecting the first infant admitted immediately after each study infant who matched for gestational age (+/- 7 days) and birth weight (+/- 100 g). All infants' blood samples were collected within the first 2 h of life for measurements of serum GH, IGFBP-3 and IGF-I levels. RESULTS: Group 1 consisted of 23 collodion babies (13 males and 10 females) with gestational ages ranging from 32 to 42 weeks, and birth weights ranging from 1,300 to 3,600 g. Ten were born premature and 16 were SGA. Serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels were lower but serum GH levels were higher in collodion babies than in controls. Birth weight was positively correlated with serum IGF-I (r = 0.310, p = 0.046) and IGFBP-3 (r = 0.389, p = 0.011) levels. Serum GH level was negatively correlated with birth weight (r = -0.376, p = 0.014), serum IGF-I (r = -0.567, p <0.001) and IGFBP-3 (r = -0.444, p = 0.003). CONCLUSION: Collodion babies had lower serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels but higher serum GH levels than controls in the present case-control study. The underlying mechanism needs to be explored.     

儿童急性淋巴细胞白血病血清IGF-1和IGFBP-3表达变化及其意义

目的：探讨急性淋巴细胞白血病（ALL）患儿血清中胰岛素样生长因子-1（IGF-1）、胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白-3（IGFBP-3）水平的表达变化及其临床意义。 方法：36例ALL患儿分别在治疗前和完全缓解后6个月留取血清, 对照组血清来自30例外科疾病患儿。应用放射免疫法（RIA）测定IGF-1和免疫放射法（IRMA）测定IGFBP-3水平。结果：ALL组治疗前血清IGF-1、IGFBP-3水平分别为19±4 ng/mL和1216±132 ng/mL,低于对照组的IGF-1、IGFBP-3水平（分别为32±3 ng/mL、2104±191 ng/mL）, 差异有统计学意义（P0.05）。结论：ALL患儿血清IGF-1和IGFBP-3水平降低,并随着病情缓解而升高。提示IGF-1和IGFBP-3可能可以作为儿童ALL诊断及疗效判断的有效指标。     

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 and interleukin-6 are markers of fetal stress during parturition at term gestation

OBJECTIVE: Maintaining an adequate blood glucose level is essential for neuron integrity. The increased energy demand imposed on the fetus by the birth process in combination with a limited glucose production capacity therefore threatens brain function. It is logical to presume that mechanisms increasing glucose mobilization as well as decreasing peripheral glucose utilization has evolved to preserve brain function, even after complicated deliveries. DESIGN: We studied umbilical cord levels of hormones involved in acute glucose regulation as well as insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), modulating factors insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-1 and -3 as well as interleukin-6 (IL-6) in 149 infants born after different degrees of birth stress. We measured glucose, insulin, IGF-I, IGFBP-1, IGFBP-3, glucagon, growth hormone (GH), prolactin, adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), cortisol and IL-6 in umbilical cord blood of infants born at term gestation after: A) elective Cesarean-section (n = 37), B) normal delivery (n = 87) or C) complicated delivery (n = 25). All infants were of normal birth weight for gestational age. Arterial pH and lactate as well as S-100B, a marker of neuronal damage, were used as stress variables. RESULTS: With increasing fetal stress, we found significant and generally progressive elevations in glucose, IGFBP-1, IL-6, ACTH, cortisol, glucagon, GH, prolactin and lactate. This was accompanied by significant decreases of IGF-I, insulin and arterial pH. S-100B and IGFBP-3 levels did not differ between groups. IGFBP-1 showed a significant positive correlation to IL-6 and lactate and a significant negative correlation to both IGF-I and arterial pH. CONCLUSIONS: Increasing stress and energy demands during birth are accompanied by increasing fetal levels of glucose-mobilizing hormones in combination with depressed levels of insulin and IGF-I, despite increasing blood glucose. Furthermore, IGFBP-1 and IL-6 increase steeply, presumably aimed at diminishing insulin-like activity of IGF-I, thereby reducing peripheral glucose utilization. We believe that IGFBP-1 and IL-6 deserve evaluation as potential intrapartum indicators of fetuses at risk for asphyxia.     

左向右分流型先天性心脏病合并心力衰竭患儿血清IGF-1和IGFBP-3的变化及意义

目的：探讨左向右分流型先天性心脏病（先心病）合并心力衰竭（心衰）患儿血清胰岛素样生长因子-1（IGF-1）和胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白-3(IGFBP-3)的变化及意义。方法：20例健康儿童（对照组）,20例无心脏基础疾病的心衰患儿（心衰组）,20例无心衰的左向右分流型先心病患儿（先心组）,30例伴心衰的左向右分流型先心病患儿（先心+心衰组）作为研究对象。对不同组别的血清IGF-1及IGFBP-3进行比较;并对先心+心衰组患儿按心功能Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ级分为3个亚组,对其血清IGF-1、IGFBP-3及cTnI水平进行比较及相关性分析。结果：先心组血清IGF-1及IGFBP-3水平下降,与对照组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。先心+心衰组血清IGF-1水平明显下降,与对照组及先心组比较差异有统计学意义(分别P<0.01,P<0.05)。心衰组血清IGF-1及IGFBP-3水平明显增高,与其他各组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。先心+心衰组患儿按心功能分级比较的各亚组间随心功能下降血清IGF-1水平依次降低(P<0.01),且该组患儿血清IGF-1、IGFBP-3水平与血清cTnI水平呈负相关（分别r=-0.692、-0.530,P<0.05）。结论：血清IGF-1水平可作为左向右分流型先心病病情评估的客观指标及合并心衰的危险因素,这也为该类患儿使用外源性IGF-1治疗心衰提供了临床依据。     

Insulin-like growth factor axis parameters in sick hospitalized neonates

The circulating insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis consists of the IGF peptides, the IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs), and the IGFBP proteases. Little is known about the IGF axis in newborns, its possible perturbations in sick neonates, and the effect of nutrition on the IGF axis of such patients. The aims of this study were to define IGF axis parameters in the sera of hospitalized newborns and to correlate these parameters with the nutritional status of the infants. Serum samples obtained from twenty four hospitalized infants in the intensive care nursery were analyzed for IGF axis parameters. Insulin-like growth factor-I and IGFBP-3 by RIA were mostly within the normal range for age and were only minimally affected by gestational age. In comparison, 8 newborn infants with congenital growth hormone deficiency had IGFBP-3 levels which were below the normal range. Two infants on ECMO had elevated levels of IGFBP-3 by RIA. Western ligand blotting (WLB) demonstrated that IGFBP-2 was the major binding protein in infant serum and the 44 kDa IGFBP-3 in critically ill neonatal serum was approximately 10% of adult serum levels. IGFBP-3 by RIA in neonatal serum averaged approximately 25% of adult serum levels. Compatible with this discrepancy, a number of sick neonates had detectable levels of IGFBP-3 proteolytic activity and higher levels of IGFBP-3 fragments compared to normal adult serum in both the protease assays and Western immunoblotting. There was no correlation between any IGF axis parameter and nutritional status. In summary, sick hospitalized neonates display mostly normal IGF and IGFBP-3 levels, which are not correlated to nutritional intake. Thus serum IGFBP-3 levels maintain their diagnostic utility for growth hormone deficiency in critically ill neonates.     

Metabolic rate and energy balance in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

To determine energy use and growth of infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), we studied metabolic rate and energy balance in five infants with stage III-IV BPD (birth weight 1309 +/- 530 gm, gestational age 32 +/- 3 weeks, postnatal age 59.8 +/- 14.2 days) and in five control infants (birth weight 1540 +/- 213 gm, gestational age 33 +/- 2 weeks, postnatal age 42.0 +/- 4.2 days). Infants with BPD had significantly lower energy intake but higher energy expenditure than did control infants. Weight gain and energy cost of growth were significantly less in BPD infants than in control infants, as were urine output and output/intake ratio. We conclude that infants with BPD (1) absorbed caloric intake as well as did normal control infants, (2) had low energy intake and high energy expenditure, resulting in poor weight gain, and (3) had low energy cost of growth, suggesting an alteration in composition of tissue gain, with relatively high water content.     

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and postnatal growth in extremely premature black infants

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) may adversely affect the postnatal growth of the extremely premature infant; however, most studies have not controlled for birth weight. We studied 90 Black premature infants (mean birth weight 989 +/- 148 g). Weight was recorded biweekly until discharge and at 4, 8, and 12 months of age corrected for prematurity. Infants with BPD (N = 23) were contrasted with infants without BPD (N = 67). Data were modeled using the Count model: Stage I birth to term and Stage II term to 12 months. Birth weight was considered part of growth beginning in utero and multivariate analyses were used to control for BPD, gestational age, duration of hospitalization and socioeconomic status. After adjustment for birth weight, BPD did not explain the growth pattern. A lower gestational age was associated with a slower establishment of steady growth (P less than 0.01), while an increased duration of hospitalization was associated with a lower growth rate (P less than 0.05). Growth in stage II was not explained by study variables. 'Catch-up' growth was seen in both infants with and without BPD. We conclude that differences in growth among infants with BPD are mainly attributable to birth weight. We speculate that poorer growth may be seen in a sub-group of infants with severe BPD.     

Insulin-like growth factor I,IGF binding protein 3, and IGFBP protease activity: relation to anthropometric indices in solid tumours or leukaemia

OBJECTIVES—To measure the serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3), and the level of IGFBP-3 protease activity in 38 children presenting with malignancies, and to assess their relation with auxological parameters and nutritional status.METHODS—Height, weight, skinfold thickness, and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) were recorded using standard techniques. IGF-I and IGFBP-3 were measured using specific radioimmunoassays. Serum IGFBPs were also visualised on western ligand blot. IGFBP-3 protease activity was assessed by the extent of fragmentation of recombinant [¹²⁵I]-IGFBP-3, compared with that induced by pregnancy serum. Anthropometric and radioimmunoassay data were expressed as standard deviation scores (SDS).RESULTS—The median (range) IGF-I SDS was significantly reduced in all patients (?1.1 (?5.1 to 1.2)) and lower in children who were malnourished (?2.5 (?3.9 to 0.1)). IGFBP-3 SDS was within the normal range for 31 of 38 patients but IGFBP-3 protease activity was raised in all patients. Neither IGFBP-3 concentration nor protease activity was affected by nutritional status. IGF-I correlated with MUAC (r = 0.41) and subscapular skinfold thickness SDS (r = 0.38), but not with weight, height, weight for height, or triceps skinfold thickness.CONCLUSIONS—IGF-I is low in children with malignancies, and even lower in those who are malnourished. IGFBP-3 concentrations were normal in most patients but interpretation is complicated by the presence of raised IGFBP-3 protease activity, which could lead to overestimating concentrations of intact peptide. IGF-I appears to relate to arm anthropometry as an index of nutritional status but not height, weight, or weight for height, as would be expected in normal children.     

早期蛋白质和能量摄入对早产儿生长影响的研究

目的：探讨出生后早期蛋白质和能量摄入对早产儿早期生长速率的影响。方法：采用回顾性研究的方法,收集出生体重小于1800 g并治愈出院的164例早产儿的临床资料,记录早产儿一般情况、肠内外营养支持及体格增长情况。按氨基酸应用起始日的不同分为24 h内应用氨基酸组（EAA组,n=112）和24 h后应用氨基酸组（LAA组,n=52）,比较两组早产儿在住院期间的蛋白质和能量摄入、蛋白/能量比及体格增长速率,并对两组早产儿的蛋白质和能量摄入及蛋白/能量比与体格增长速率的关系进行相关分析。结果：EAA组的早产儿体重下降幅度比LAA组低（6.3% vs 8.8%）,恢复至出生体重时间比LAA组早（7 d vs 9 d）;每周头围增长速率比 LAA组快（0.79±0.25 cm vs 0.55±0.25 cm）;每日平均体重增长速率比LAA组快（20±3 g/kg vs 17±3 g/kg)。相关分析表明,早产儿第3天及第7天的蛋白质和能量摄入及蛋白/能量比与住院期间平均体重增长速率均呈正相关。恢复出生体重后每周的蛋白质和能量摄入与每周体重增长速率呈多元线性相关（r=0.709,P<0.01）。早产儿第3天及第7天的蛋白质摄入与早产儿头围增长速率及身长增长速率呈正相关。结论：早期应用氨基酸能够降低早产儿出生早期的体重下降幅度,更早恢复至出生体重,加速住院期间的体重及头围增长速度。在适宜能量摄入相对固定的情况下,在一定范围内提高蛋白质摄入量能够增加早产儿的体重、头围及身长的增长速率。