Fetal programming of the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor axis
Holt, Richard I.G. (2002) Fetal programming of the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor axis. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 13, (9), 392-397. (doi:10.1016/S1043-2760(02)00697-5).
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Epidemiological studies have shown that small body size at birth and during infancy is associated with increased rates of chronic diseases in adulthood, including cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. Fetal programming of the growth hormone–insulin-like growth factor (GH–IGF) axis has been proposed as a potential candidate mechanism to explain the link between low birth weight and adult disease. The IGFs and IGF-binding proteins are nutritionally regulated in the fetus and fetal growth retardation leads to abnormalities in the GH–IGF axis. There are also abnormalities in the GH–IGF axis in many of the adult diseases that are associated with low birth weight, including cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. Finally, there are data from both animals and humans suggesting that programming of the GH–IGF axis might exist.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1043-2760 (print) |
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| Keywords: | growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor binding protein, birth weight, osteoporosis, insulin-like growth factor, fetal programming, cardiovascular disease, diabetes |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QP Physiology |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Developmental Origins of Health and Disease |
| Item ID: | 25617 |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Apr 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 16:22 |
| Contributors: | Holt, Richard I.G. (Author) |
| Date: | 2002 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | righ@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/25617 |
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