ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2018 Dec 6;102:128–138.This study investigated whether maternal high fat diet (HFD) exposure during rat pregnancy and lactation can alter the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) in adult male offspring.Maternal diet and metabolic status are important factors which influence the intrauterine and early postna...

In Brief: The authors harness large-scale genetic and DNA methylation datasets in an epigenome-wide Mendelian randomization approach, to identify CpG sites that appear to be causally related to aging-related traits. These sites are collated to produce 2 epigenetic clocks: DamAge has adverse impacts on age-related outcomes, including mortality. AdaptAge appears to confer beneficial adaptations.Steve Horvath and others originally described various epigenet...

To read the full abstract: Cell 2017, Volume 171, Issue 2Here, the group of Jerrold Olefsky identified adipose tissue macrophages as important sources of microRNAs regulating metabolic processes not only within the adipose tissue depot, but also in an endocrine way in other distant tissues. The application of exosomes derived from ATMs isolated from obese mice caused insulin resistance both ...

JAMA. 2020 Aug 25;324(8):752–760. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.12384. Abstract: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32840597/In brief: Several observational studies have linked low serum 25(OH)D levels to severe asthma exacerbations, lower lung function, and reduced response to corticosteroids. In this randomized controlled trial...

Brief Summary: This study examined the pulsatile secretion of TSH and its regulatory role in thyroid hormone (TH) synthesis in mice. Using a novel ultra-sensitive ELISA for mouse TSH, it shows that TSH pulsatility plays a critical role in regulating thyroid function.In addition to mapping the normal TSH secretion pattern in healthy mice, and the secretion pattern in a mouse model of disease (mouse made hypothyroid by an iodine-deficient diet enriched wit...

Cell. 2021 Mar 4;184(5):1330–1347.e13 Abstract: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33636130/In brief: This paper reports an alternative cell fate for multinucleated, bone-resorbing osteoclasts and shows that they may undergo fission into smaller osteomorphs. The findings challenge the current dogma that osteoclasts primarily differentiate from hematopoietic progenitor cells and a...