ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: Lancet 2020;395(10236):1544–45.This study tested the association between age and BMI using data from patients (n =265) with COVID-19 infection treated at the intensive care units at 6 US University Hospitals. Results show a significant inverse correlation between age and BMI in this sample. Interestingly, adolescents and young adults were more likely...

To read the full abstract: JAMA. 2019 Aug 27;322(8):736–745. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.11889Two legs good, four legs better? Vitamin D supplementation is widely recommended in various national guidelines at doses of 400 to 2000 iu per day in children and adults for its benefits on bone health. So you might think that more would be even better? At least 3% of US adults agree with this ext...

To read the full abstract: Growth Hormone & IGF Research 2020; 50: 48–56. doi: 10.1016/j.ghir.2019.11.004• The authors summarize the historical aspects of the discovery of mechanisms underlying short and tall stature in South America.• Tall stature stories include gigantism in Patagonia, acromegaly and the relationship between glucose metabolism and GH excess.• S...

J Pediatr Urol. 2018 Oct;14(5):416.e1–416.e5.doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2018.04.029. PubMed ID: 29903608This paper discusses the management of three DSD cases with difficult sex assignment at a US center. The goal of this report was to explore factors involved in parental decision making and the challenge to reconcile respect for the child’s integrity with ...

Hum Reprod. 2021 Jun 18;36(7):1959–1969. 10.1093/humrep/deab039 https://academic.oup.com/humrep/article-abstract/36/7/1959/6179308?redirectedFrom=fulltextIn brief: This large prospective population-based pregnancy cohort study identifies an association between maternal stressful li...

To read the full abstract: Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Apr 4The study analyzed relationships between maternal obesity and human milk metabolites, infant body composition, and postnatal weight gain.Maternal obesity is one of the strongest predictors of childhood obesity. Although the mechanism/s by which this obesity risk is transmitted to the offspring are not known diffe...

To read the full abstract: Cell. 2018; 175(3): 695–708This paper demonstrates for the first time the existence of extracellular vesicle (EV)-mediated signaling between cell types within the adipose tissue. The results of various experiments show a network of EV-mediated exchange of cellular material in adipose tissue. This newly discovered EV trafficking in adipose tissue...

To read the full abstract: Endocrinology. 2018 Jul 1;159(7):2676–2682.The authors compared the effects of leptin versus weight loading using intraperitoneal weighted capsules (‘gravitostat stimulation’) on changes in fat mass in mice. Leptin infusion suppressed body weight and fat mass in lean but not in overweight or obese mice. Weight loading decreased body weight in ove...

To read the full abstract: BMJ 2018;360:k452The role of thyroid hormones during early gestation is well established by animal studies. In humans, previous studies have shown that maternal hypothyroxinemia was associated with either an early reduction in psychomotor scales (e.g. Bayley scale of infant development) or later in late infancy or adolescence. However, randomized controlled trials on...

Brief Summary: This meta-analysis including 415 children and adolescents with T2D showed that GLP-1 receptor agonists reduced HbA1c by 1%, fasting blood glucose, and body weight by 1.6 kg, with no notable impact on blood pressure. An increased incidence of mainly gastrointestinal side effects was observed.Comment: Over the past decade, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists have revolutionized the management of T2DM in adults.1 Thes...