ESPE Abstracts

Background: Pelvic ultrasound is used for the diagnosis and follow-up of girls with precocious puberty (PP). This tool may be somewhat misleading, because during treatment some patients may persist with pubertal uterine and ovarian anatomy. Oestrogens decrease the resistance of the uterine arteries, so Doppler evaluation of these vessels might be a useful complementary exam to determine the effects of treatment in these patients.Objective and hypotheses:...

Background: Recent studies in multiple models of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) have demonstrated the role of mitochondrial abnormalities in the pathogenesis of this disease and its complications. Humanin is a potent cyto-protective and ‘metaboloprotective’ molecule in vitro and in vivo, including the protection of β cells from apoptosis, improvements in insulin secretion and action, and both prevention and treatment of diabetes in the NOD mou...

Background: FGF21 is a metabolic and growth regulator.Aim: To investigate the role of FGF21 during growth in infancy.Methods: Cohort of 40 term (T) and 40 preterm (PT) newborns whose length and weight were evaluated prospectively at birth, 6 months, and 12 months. Blood samples for FGF21, IGF1, leptin, insulin and glucose were collected at 6 and 12 months. In addition, FGF21, I GF-I, leptin, and insulin were measured in cord blood ...

Background: Oral LUM-201 normalizes growth rates in moderate PGHD over 12 months (Phase 2 Trials: OraGrowtH210/OraGrowtH212) [FC-746 ESPE 2024]. In OraGrowtH212, GH profiles, based on 10-minute sampling over 12 hours (8am-8pm), showed significant increases in inter-pulse, pulsatile and total GH secretion in response to 1.6 and 3.2 mg/kg/day doses of LUM-201 over 6 months, with no difference between the doses [FC14.3, ESPE 2023].O...