Neonatal adiposity may increase plasmatic cytokines

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Do surrogate markers for adiposity relate to cytokines in adolescents?

PURPOSE To determine the associations between field-collected surrogates of adiposity and concentrations of resistin, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and adiponectin in youth. METHODS Cross-sectional data from 60 normal weight and 60 overweight adolescents, ages 10-14 years, were retrospectively examined. Body mass index (BMI) percentile, sum of subscapular and ...

A plasmatic factor may cause platelet activation in acute ischemic stroke.

To study the pathogenesis of platelet activation in ischemic stroke, ionized calcium ([Cai2+]) was measured in aequorin-loaded gel-filtered platelets in the basal and stimulated state. Basal [Cai2+] was increased in stroke patients maximally 36-72 hours after onset. The increase in [Cai2+] after stimulation with thrombin, collagen, and platelet-activating factor were also greater in stroke pati...

Fetal metabolic influences of neonatal anthropometry and adiposity

BACKGROUND Large for gestational age infants have an increased risk of obesity, cardiovascular and metabolic complications during life. Knowledge of the key predictive factors of neonatal adiposity is required to devise targeted antenatal interventions. Our objective was to determine the fetal metabolic factors that influence regional neonatal adiposity in a cohort of women with previous large ...

Observed assertive and intrusive maternal feeding behaviors increase child adiposity.

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined observed maternal feeding behaviors and their potential association with child adiposity. The association between maternal prompting to eat and child adiposity has been inconsistent. OBJECTIVES This study sought to identify factors associated with maternal feeding behaviors and to test the hypothesis that more maternal prompts to eat, more assertive prompt...