ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019;116(27):13670–13679. doi: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31213533/In this paper, Perry et al. studied several animal models to disentangle the mechanism by which leptin suppresses hunger. In rats, the hyperphagia induced by a 48 h fast, or a hypoglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp, or uncontrolled diabetes, was completely s...

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Aug 1;103(8):3028–3037.doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-00482. PubMed ID: 29917083Minipuberty is a poorly understood developmental event at 1–6 months of age, during which the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis is transiently activated.This study assessed serum reproductive hormone concentrations in 1840 healthy boys ...

To read the full abstract: Circulation. 2019;139:1900–1912Numerous publications have reported that higher HbA1c levels relate to higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, the strength of association and optimal HbA1c levels are not established.This analysis of T1D patients recorded in the Swedish National Diabetes ...

To read the full abstract: J Clin Invest 2017;127:4326-4337Mutations in the Krüppel-like zinc finger transcription factor GLI-similar 3 (GLIS3) have first been associated with a syndrome combining two rare genetic endocrine diseases, namely neonatal diabetes and congenital hypothyroidism (OMIM #610199)1. Since then, 12 patients have been reported so far with a broad spect...

To read the full abstract: Thyroid 2017;27:865-877This very complete paper reviews all available knowledge and information on three main aspects of a nuclear emergency and prevention of thyroid cancer by ingestion of potassium iodide: geographical, legal, logistic and communication aspects are discussed for an optimal protection of the population at risk in case of nuclear emergenc...

Brief summary: This meta-analysis examined the association of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) with cardiometabolic diseases. The study included 276 173 individuals with autism and found a 69.4% higher relative risk of dyslipidemia, indicating higher risks of heart disease and stroke. The risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) was 247% higher in individuals with autism, and the risk of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) was 64% higher. Genetic factors, obesity, and autoimmune disea...

Brief summary: The authors describe the various applications of the content of ESPE’s e-learning website that has been expanding greatly over the last 10 years. The program includes a Limited Resource Setting module that was developed in 2017 and has been translated into French, Spanish, Swahili, and Chinese.This interesting article retraces the successful development of ESPE’s e-learning program since 2012. Thanks to the tenacity and involveme...

Clin Transl Med. 2021 Jan;11(1):e265. Abstract: https://pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy.kib.ki.se/33463067/In brief: In order to explore safety, efficacy, and feasibility of repeated infusions of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) as a treatment for OI, two pediatric OI patients were treated with repeated infusions of HLA-matched MSCs. The patients tolerated the treatment well and ...

To read the full abstract: Front. Endocrinol. 2020 11:142. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00142• A delayed transition from the infancy to the childhood growth stage contributes to sub-optimal growth outcomes.• Using a novel method to assess the timing of infancy-childhood transition (quantification of patterns of adjacent monthly weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) deviation correlations), th...

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Dec 21. [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-01759.This study aimed to investigate Human fetal adrenal (HFA) steroidogenesis by analyzing adrenal glands from 1st and 2nd trimester. Steroidogenesis in the HFA is tightly regulated throughout the first and second trimesters, which is crucial because the adrenal steroid hormones affect the overall intrauterine endocri...