Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

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Correlations of cord blood Ghrelin and leptin concentrations with anthropometry of appropriate for gestational age newborns

적정체중아 제대혈의 ghrelin 및 leptin 농도와 신체계측치의 관계

  • Lee, Jin (Department of Pediatrics, Hanil General Hospital) ;
  • Moon, Se Na (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, So Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Jung, Min-Ho (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Suh, Byung Kyu (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Byung Churl (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 이진 (한일병원 소아과) ;
  • 문세나 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 박소현 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 정민호 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 서병규 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이병철 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Received : 2005.08.05
  • Accepted : 2005.10.06
  • Published : 2006.01.15
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Abstract

Purpose : Ghrelin stimulates the secretion of growth hormone and other pituitary hormones, and has orexigenic effects. It may have a physiologic role in fetal and neonatal growth. Leptin secreted by the adipocytes reflects fat mass in infants as well as adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation of cord blood ghrelin and leptin levels to body weight(BW), body mass index(BMI), insulin-like growth factor-I(IGF-I) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3(IGFBP-3) levels in appropriate for gestational age(AGA) newborns. Methods : Sixty healthy AGA newborns(31 males and 29 females, gestational age[GA] 34-42 weeks) were included in this study, whose BW and BMI were measured at delivery. Umbilical cord venous blood samples were withdrawn, and ghrelin and leptin were measured by radioimmunoassay. Cord blood IGF-I and IGFBP-3 were determined by immunoradiometric assay. Results : The mean levels of ghrelin were inversely correlated with BW(r=-0.29, P<0.05) and GA (r=-0.28, P<0.05), but were not affected by gender. The mean levels of leptin levels showed positive correlation with BW(r=0.44, P<0.01), GA(r=0.36, P<0.01), and BMI(r=0.28, P<0.05). The leptin levels of females were higher than those of males. There was no gender difference in leptin levels in neonates under GA 37 weeks. However, the leptin levels of females were higher than those of males (P<0.01) in newborns with GA 37 weeks or over. There was no correlation between ghrelin and leptin levels. Ghrelin and leptin levels showed no relations to cord blood IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels. Conclusion : These data suggest that cord blood ghrelin may have an inverse correlation with BW in AGA newborns, and leptin levels are positively correlated with BW and fat mass. Further study of ghrelin concentrations in cord blood is necessary to elucidate the physiological and pathological roles of ghrelin during the fetal and neonatal periods.

목 적 : 재태연령 34주 이상의 적정체중아(appropriate for gestational age, AGA)에서 제대혈의 ghrelin과 leptin의 농도를 측정하고 출생체중, 체질량지수(body mass index, BMI) 등의 신체계측치와의 연관성 및 IGF-I, IGFBP-3와 같은 성장과 관련된 호르몬과의 관계에 대해 알아보았다. 방 법 : 재태연령 34주에서 42주 미만의 신생아 중 재태기간과 비교해 적정체중을 가진 건강한 남아 31명과 여아 29명을 대상으로 하였다. 대상 신생아의 출생체중, 체질량지수를 계측하고 제대정맥혈을 채취하여 ghrelin, leptin, IGF-I 및 IGFBP-3 농도를 측정하여 분석하였다. 결 과 : 대상 신생아들의 제대혈에서 ghrelin 농도($528.3{\pm}307.3pg/mL$)는 신생아의 출생체중(r=-0.29, P<0.05)과 재태연령(r=-0.28, P<0.05)과 반비례하였다. 한편, 대상 신생아 제대혈의 leptin 농도($4.43{\pm}3.66ng/mL$)는 신생아의 출생체중(r=0.44, P<0.01), 재태연령(r=0.36, P<0.01), 체질량지수(r=0.28, P<0.05) 등과 비례하였다. 제대혈의 ghrelin 농도는 성별에 따른 차이가 없었으나 leptin 농도는 여아($5.45{\pm}4.32ng/mL$)에서가 남아($3.48{\pm}2.64ng/mL$)에서보다 유의하게 높았으며(P<0.05), 특히 재태연령 37주 이상인 군에서 성별에 따라 뚜렷한 차이를 보였다(P<0.01). 제대혈의 ghrelin과 leptin 농도 사이에서는 의미있는 상관관계가 없었으며, ghrelin 농도와 제대혈의 IGF-I 및 IGFBP-3 사이에서도 역시 의미있는 상관관계가 없었다. 결 론 : 적정체중을 가진 신생아의 제대혈 ghrelin 농도는 출생체중 및 재태연령에 반비례하였다. 제대혈의 leptin 농도는 신생아의 출생체중, 재태연령 및 체질량지수 등의 신체계측치에 비례하였으며 여아에서 남아에서보다 더 높은 농도를 나타냈다. 제대혈의 ghrelin과 leptin 농도 사이에는 특별한 상관관계가 없었다. 앞으로 이들 물질이 태아 성장에 생리적, 병리적으로 상호 어떤 역할을 하는지 규명하기 위해 더 많은 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

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