ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Nat Med. 2021 Dec;27(12):2104-2107. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34887578/Brief Summary: This study used single-cell transcriptomic analyses to generate a cell atlas of the human fetal and neonatal small intestine. Notably, the authors identified a subset of fetal enteroendocrine K/L cells (named FIKL) that express high levels of insulin and other beta cell genes.T...

Hum Mol Genet. 2020 Aug 3;29(13):2148–2161. doi: doi:10.1093/hmg/ddaa100. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32452519This study explores the hitherto unknown role of FGF9 in human testis development. The authors use two mouse models that phenocopy the skeletal defects of dominant FGF9 mutations that cause skelet...

To read the full abstract: Cell Metab. 2019 4;29:1363–1375.Mesenchymal stem and/or stromal cells (MSCs) regulate immune system and have been associated with inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The IGF system is mainly known for its role in the regulation of growth, development and metabolism. A possible role of IGF-I in inflammation has recently been proposed [1, 2], whereas the e...

Brief Summary: This study explored the relationship between Somatostatin Receptor 2 (SSTR2) immunoreactivity and succinate dehydrogenase complex iron sulfur subunit B (SDHB) immunoreactivity, mutational status, and clinical behavior of paragangliomas (PPGLs), and evaluated SSTR-based therapies in metastatic PPGLs. The findings highlight SSTR2 expression as a novel biomarker for metastatic behavior in PCC, PGL and SDHB/ SDHx mutations. They also suggest that SSTR-based therapie...