ESPE Abstracts

Accumulating evidence indicates various interactions between the GH-IGF1 axis and the immune system in infants and children during undernutrition.Objectives and Methods: We performed electronic literature systematic review using PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Sciences with the aim to provide an update on the link between the GH-IGF1 axis and the immune system in infants and children during malnutrition. We reviewed 22 studies (2007-2...

Introduction: Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1, IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) and regulatory metabolites, including cyclic Glycine-Proline (cGP), have a possible role in modifying infant growth trajectories through their effects on linear growth, and body composition. There is no consensus on how maternal BMI affects breast milk IGF1 level.Aim: We reviewed the recent literature about human milk (IGF)-1, and cGP concent...

Introduction: Breastfeeding is one of the most effective preventive measures of childhood obesity and many other chronic diseases. The effect of breastfeeding vs formula feeding in changing infant`s body composition remains unclear.Aim and Methods: The objective of this review is to update and summarize the recent literature (Pubmed, Google scholar, Scopus and Research gate in the past 10 years) on studies investig...

Introduction: Placental hormones can control the transfer of maternal nutrients to the fetus and modulate fetal and neonatal growth. Data about the interaction between maternal, placental and fetal IGF1/IGFBP in relation to newborn size is not clear,Aim: To review research paper published in Pubmed, Google scholar, Research gate, and Scopus in the past 20 years on the relation between maternal, placental and fetal/infant...

Introduction: Quality of life (QoL), comprises physical, psychological, environmental, and social aspects, is an index designed to measure the burden of chronic diseases and evaluate the treatment outcome. Thalassemia major (BTM) is a chronic disease in children that harms children QoL by interrupting physical function, emotional function, social function, and school function. ObjectivesAim: This study aims to identify t...

Introduction: Blood transfusion and iron chelation are conventional treatments for β-thalassemia (BTM). Malnutrition affects the growth, efficacy of treatments, and quality of life in children suffering from BTM.Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition (BMI < 3rd centile for age and sex) or BMISDS < -2 in 10 Mediterranean and Middle east countries and the USA in the past 20 years.  <p c...

Introduction:Blood transfusion and iron chelation are conventional treatments for β-thalassemia (BTM). Malnutrition negatively affects their growth, efficacy of treatments, and quality of life.Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status and linear growth in 10 countries in the past 20 years.Methods: We performed an electronic search in PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Scie...

Introduction: FOXP3 protein is crucial in enabling T-regulatory cells to maintain tolerance to self-antigens. Mutations in human Foxp3 gene are associated with immune diseases, such as multi-organ autoimmune disorder, immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy and X-linked syndrome (IPEX).Case Presentation: A 15 months old male, presented initially at 2 weeks of age with failure to thrive hyperglycemia and sev...

Introduction: The conventional approach to the treatment of Beta- thalassemia major (BTM) is based on the correction of hemoglobin status through regular blood transfusions and iron chelation therapy for iron overload. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) remains the only currently available technique that has curative potential. No previous study compared the long-term growth and endocrinopathy changes among large cohorts of BTM patients o...

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is related to increased cardiovascular complications of obesity. The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is frequently used as an indicator of insulin resistance in adults. However, there is scant information on the TyG index in the morbidly obese Pediatric population, nor is its correlation with the components of the metabolic syndrome (MetS).Methods: We compared the use of TyG vs athe...