ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: J Pediatr 2018;193:134-138.e1Obesity promotes visceral fat deposition, which may result in profound metabolic consequences that contribute directly to insulin resistance, and risk of cardiovascular disease and malignancy. Obese individuals are at increased risk of fatty liver disease, which can lead to steatohepatitis and subsequently advanced liver fibrosis. Less...

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020; 105(4):1098-111. PMID: 31950148.Classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is characterized by impaired glucocorticoid, and often also mineralocorticoid, secretion and increased adrenal androgen production (1). Given the widespread expression of androgen and glucocorticoid receptors throughout the brain (...

To read the full abstract: Nature 2017;548:52-57The central nervous system contributes to ageing. The hypothalamus seems to be particularly important in this process. Recent studies have demonstrated a link between ageing and a decrease of neurogenesis in the hippocampus and the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricle in the brain. Neural stem/progenitor cells (NSC) reside in those regions in ...

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022; 107(1): e264–e271. PMID: 34397083https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34397083/ Brief Summary: This prospective cohort study determined plasma epinephrine concentrations in infants with classic CAH, and showed that the lower epinephrine reseve is associated with increased risk of illness.Children and adolescents with classical Congenital ...

Brief Summary: This phase 3, multinational, randomized clinical trial (CAHtalyst, NCT04806451) in pediatric patients with CAH, evaluated the efficacy of crinecerfont to improve androgen control and enable GC dose reduction to a physiological range.Comment: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) comprises several rare autosomal recessive conditions resulting in disordered adrenal steroidogenesis. Pathogenic variants in the CYP21A2 gene encoding ste...