ESPE Abstracts

Background: Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with higher risk of cardiometabolic disease. Perturbation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis activates a set of ER-to-nucleus signaling pathways known as unfolded protein response (UPR). We previously showed that IUGR is associated with the activation of hepatic UPR and abnormal glucose profile in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Herein, we report the impact of IUGR on pancreas UPR in the same ex...

20 months old girl has frequent hypoglycemias, protruding forehead(frontal bossing), sunken bridge of the nose (saddle nose), and a blue tint to the whites of the eyes (blue sclerae). short limbs compared to the size of her torso, as well as small hands and feet, fragile thin hair,short limbs, Genu varum, Brachydactyly,malar falttening, motor delay, delayed teeth eruption, when plotted to growth chart height found far below the third centile for age,sex,population, Hre laborat...

Background: The increasing incidence of obesity is a global public health challenge. Although energy imbalance is the major cause of obesity, evidence suggests that other risk factors such as exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may contribute to the development of obesity. Early life exposure to obesogens may result in a higher risk of developing obesity. Among the chemicals suspected to have obesogenic effects, bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates are under worldwid...

Background: Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) or autoimmune polyendocrinopathy type 1 (APS-1) is a rare monogenic autosomal recessive disease due to pathogenic variants in the AIRE gene. APECED usually begins during early childhood with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC), followed by hypopathyroidism (HP) and Addison’s disease (AD); however, other endocrine and non-endocrine components may occur with a different prevalen...

Background: Over the past several decades, the age of pubertal onset in girls has shifted downward worldwide. Exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) during critical windows of development may play a role in this trend. Epidemiological and animal studies showed that exposure to phthalates and BPA could be associated with earlier puberty onset in girls.Objective: To investigate the association between the exposure to BPA, DEHP’s metabolites...

BijnierNET/AdrenalNET: AdrenalNET is the result of collaboration in the domain of adrenal gland disorders between healthcare providers, patients, nurses and informal carers. An extremely good modus of cooperation has developed between the endocrinologists at all the Dutch university medical centers and ten of the top teaching hospitals, the patient association (Adrenal Society NVACP) and the National Working Group of Endocrine Nurses (LWEV).The mission: ...

Background: Obesity during childhood has been demonstrated to exert profound and lasting effects on bone strength and fracture risk. Furthermore, obesity is characterized by chronic inflammation and oxidative stress, with an increase in the mediators of innate immunity. It has been found that skeletal homeostasis is influenced by immune cells. LIGHT (lymphotoxin-like inducible protein that competes with glycoprotein D for herpesvirus entry on T cells) is emerging among cytokin...

Background: Various aspects of IGF1R defects have been analysed to date, but the effects of IGF1R haploinsufficiency bone status and metabolism were rarely investigated.Objective and hypotheses: To study bone metabolism and structure in a case of Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) receptor (IGF1R) gene deletion.Method: Genetic analysis, GH stimulation, rhGH treatme...

Background: Many children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are asked to measure blood glucose (BG) 4–6 times a day routinely to adjust insulin dosages. There is no evidence though that such high frequency is beneficial to HbA1C or glycemic profile, although this is often claimed.Objectives: We challenged ‘the more BG measurements, the better control’ dogma for alleviation of T1D burden in child life and evaluation of HbA1C.<p class="abstext"...

Background: STK11 regulates glucose and lipid metabolism. In adult rats, excessive fat deposition and dysfunctional metabolism are related to low STK11 expression in adipose tissue. It is unknown if low STK11 expression in adipose tissue relates also to catch-up growth and fat deposition after intrauterine growth restriction.Objective and Hypotheses: To assess the expression of STK11 in adipose tissue and its relation ...