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58th Annual ESPE

Vienna, Austria
19 Sep 2019 - 21 Sep 2019

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The theme of this year’s meeting is Variety and Variation in Paediatric Endocrinology. Join us in Vienna to explore the diversity we encounter in our discipline and the care that we have to exercise when using the term “normality”. Whilst gaining an update on the latest treatments, clinical best practice and cutting edge research in the field of paediatric endocrinology.

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Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty Session 1

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Hypothalamic AgRP Neurons Drive Endurance in Food-restricted Mice

Miletta Maria Consolata , Horvath Tamas L.

Diseases of food restriction, such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa, are psychiatric conditions with the highest mortality. It is not known how these disorders emerge and what determine mortality. Individuals with these disorders frequently engage in compulsive exercise. States of food restriction are associated with elevated activity of hypothalamic neurons that produce AgRP, which cells are crucial for feeding and can promote stereotypic behaviors.Here,...

hrp0092fc8.2 | Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty Session 1 | ESPE2019

Analysis of Hypothalamic Metabolic Circuits after Normalization of Body Weight in Mice That Had Been Obese Due to High Fat Diet Intake

Guerra-Cantera Santiago , Frago Laura , Ros Purificación , Canelles Sandra , Díaz Francisca , Freire-Regatillo Alejandra , Torrecilla-Parra Marta Marta , Argente Jesús , Chowen Julie A.

The obesity epidemic continues to be a dramatic problem in the developed world despite attempts to curtail its rise. Reducing energy intake and/or increasing energy expenditure can result in weight loss; however, if one returns to their poor lifestyle habits the previous weight is not only recuperated, but often surpassed.We hypothesized that although a normal body weight may be achieved, the hypothalamic circuits controlling appetite and energy expendit...

hrp0092fc8.3 | Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty Session 1 | ESPE2019

Absence of Central Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome

Rosenberg Anna , Davidse Kirsten , Pellikaan Karlijn , Donze Stephany , Hokken-Koelega Anita , van der Lely Aart Jan , de Graaff Laura

Introduction: Individuals with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) suffer from hyperphagia, hypotonia and hypothalamic dysfunction, leading to a variety of pituitary hormone deficiencies. Central adrenal insufficiency (CAI) has been reported in PWS, while each of these studies used different testing modalities and cut-off values. Therefore, reported prevalence of CAI ranges from 0% to 60%. It has been speculated that CAI might be responsible, at least in part,...

hrp0092fc8.4 | Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty Session 1 | ESPE2019

Peripheral and Hypothalamic Alterations in the Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) System in Response to High Fat Diet-induced Weight Gain

Guerra-Cantera Santiago , Díaz Francisca , Ros Purificación , Freire-Regatillo Alejandra , Torrecilla-Parra Marta , Barrios Vicente , Frago Laura , Chowen Julie A. , Argente Jesús

The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system is fundamental for physiological processes such as growth and metabolism. In addition, in the brain it regulates glucose metabolism and neuroprotection. The IGF axis can be altered by nutritional status, but little is known regarding the effects of specific dietary components on this system.Our aim was to examine how high-fat diet (HFD) and low-fat/high sucrose diet (LFHSD) intake affect the central and circula...

hrp0092fc8.5 | Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty Session 1 | ESPE2019

LGR4-Wnt β-Catenin Signalling Directs GnRH Network Development, with Defects Leading to Self-Limited Delayed Puberty

Mancini Alessandra , Howard Sasha R. , Cabrera Claudia P. , Barnes Michael R. , David Alessia , Wehkalampi Karoliina , Vassart Gilbert , Cariboni Anna , Garcia Marie Isabelle , Guasti Leonardo , Dunkel Leo

Background: The initiation of puberty is dependent upon an augmentation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion from the hypothalamus. Development of the GnRH neuroendocrine network in embryonic life depends on coordinated migration of neurons from the vomeronasal organ in the nose to the forebrain. We have previously demonstrated that dysregulation in GnRH neuronal migration leads to delayed pubertal onset. Late puberty affects up to 2% of the ...

hrp0092fc8.6 | Pituitary, Neuroendocrinology and Puberty Session 1 | ESPE2019

Source and Changes in Serum Level of Kisspeptin in Female Rats at Different Developmental Stages

Kwon Ahreum , Kim Ho-seong , Suh Jungwhan , Choi Han-saem , Song Kyungchul , Suh Yongsuk

Introduction: The Kiss1/Kisspeptin/Kiss1r system is essential for puberty onset and reproductive system development, especially in the hypothalamus. Nevertheless, Kiss1 is expressed in other organs. Additionally, serum kisspeptin has been associated with puberty. However, studies on the developmental changes in serum kisspeptin levels and its main source are limited. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the developmental ...