title: Early Surge in Circulatory Adiponectin Is Associated With Improved Growth at Near Term in Very Preterm Infants.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Adiponectin enhances insulin sensitivity and may play a role in fetal and postnatal growth.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to determine whether early postnatal adiponectin concentration change is related to postnatal growth in very preterm infants.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was an in-hospital, prospective, longitudinal cohort study of 52 preterm infants with a gestational age (GA) of 26.0 ± 1.9 (SD) weeks and birth weight (BW) of 889 ± 284 g.
  
  
  METHODS
  An analysis of adiponectin was performed on cord blood at birth and peripheral blood at 72 hours, day 7, and then weekly until postmenstrual age (PMA) 40 weeks. Weight, length, and head circumference (HC) measurement was performed weekly and SD scores (SDS) calculated. Energy and protein intake was calculated daily from birth until PMA 35 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean adiponectin concentration increased from 6.8 ± 4.4 μg/mL at 72 hours to 37.4 ± 22.2 μg/mL at 3 weeks; during days 3-21, it was 21.4 ± 12 μg/mL and correlated with GA at birth (r = 0.46, P = .001; BW: r = 0.71, P < .001; BW(SDS): r = 0.42, P = .003). Furthermore, mean adiponectin during days 3-21 correlated with weight(SDS), length(SDS), and HC(SDS) (r = 0.62, 0.65, and 0.62, respectively; all P < .001) at PMA 35 wk). Energy intake (kcal/kg/d) correlated with mean adiponectin during days 3-21 (r = 0.35, P < .013).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In very preterm infants, adiponectin concentrations increased markedly in the first 3 weeks, and a greater increase was associated with improved postnatal growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics (I.H.P.), Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skane University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden; Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences (G.H.), and Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (A.L.H., A.H., C.L.), The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 416 85 Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Ophthalmology (L.S.), Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hansen-Pupp
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics (I.H.P.), Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skane University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden; Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences (G.H.), and Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (A.L.H., A.H., C.L.), The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 416 85 Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Ophthalmology (L.S.), Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: Gunnel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hellgren
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics (I.H.P.), Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skane University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden; Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences (G.H.), and Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (A.L.H., A.H., C.L.), The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 416 85 Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Ophthalmology (L.S.), Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: Anna-Lena
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hård
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics (I.H.P.), Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skane University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden; Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences (G.H.), and Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (A.L.H., A.H., C.L.), The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 416 85 Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Ophthalmology (L.S.), Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics (I.H.P.), Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skane University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden; Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences (G.H.), and Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (A.L.H., A.H., C.L.), The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 416 85 Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Ophthalmology (L.S.), Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hellström
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics (I.H.P.), Institute of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skane University Hospital, 221 85 Lund, Sweden; Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences (G.H.), and Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology (A.L.H., A.H., C.L.), The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, 416 85 Gothenburg, Sweden; and Department of Ophthalmology (L.S.), Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: Chatarina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Löfqvist
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood*; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000378:metabolism; D047109:Fetal Development; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000097:blood*; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight / Q000097:blood*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D047929:Term Birth / Q000097:blood; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: C499918:ADIPOQ protein, human; D052242:Adiponectin