ESPE Abstracts

Background: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and montelukast are commonly prescribed drugs in asthma treatment. Several studies have investigated the adverse effects of ICS on growth and weight gain in children. However, the biosafety studies of montelukast are mostly focused on the neuropsychiatric side effects. The present study aimed at investigating the adverse effects of montelukast and ICS on anthropometric parameters in children.Methods: The present ...

Background: Vitamin D, mainly important in calcium phosphate homeostasis and bone health, has been recently suggested as an important factor in pathogenesis of numerous chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).Objective and hypotheses: The aim of this study is to investigate the relation between PCOS and premature adrenarche (PA), suggested as predictor of PCOS.Method: A ...