Publications by authors named "Estibalitz Laresgoiti-Servitje"

: Metabolic-dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease or MASLD is the main cause of chronic liver diseases in children, and it is estimated to affect 35% of children living with obesity. This study aimed to identify metabolic phenotypes associated with two advanced stages of MASLD (hepatic steatosis and hepatic steatosis plus fibrosis) in Mexican children with obesity. : This is a cross-sectional analysis derived from a randomized clinical trial conducted in children and adolescents with obesity aged 8 to 16 years.

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The COVID-19 disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus started its deadly journey into a global pandemic in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, where it was first isolated. Subsequently, multiple variants of the virus have been identified worldwide. In this review, we discuss the overall landscape of the pandemic in Mexico, including its most prevalent variants, their surveillance at a genomic level, and how they impacted the epidemiology of the disease.

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Aim: Analysis of male infertility by molecular methods has increased since recognition of genetic risk factors. The AZFa, AZFb, AZFc, and gr/gr regions on the Y-chromosome can cause male infertility. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Y-chromosome microdeletions in these regions in infertile Mexican patients.

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Objective: To describe a third-degree polynomial function (hysteresis) of the effect size of age, obesity, and insulin sensitivity over the carotid intima-media thickness (c-IMT), in the pediatric and adult groups.

Methods: A quasi-experimental study with fixed factor analysis of age (children aged 8-12 years, n = 73; adults aged 21-45 years, n = 82) and obesity (yes, n = 76; no, n = 79) was conducted to analyze the effect on the c-IMT and Matsuda insulin sensitivity index values. This quasi-experimental design was analyzed with robust regression modeling.

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Article Synopsis
  • * Conducted in Mexico City, the research analyzed data from 828 women who tested negative and 298 who tested positive for COVID-19, finding that only a small percentage of the positive group exhibited symptoms.
  • * Key findings included a higher occurrence of placental fibrinoid in women with low C values and a significant association between preeclampsia and COVID-19 symptoms, particularly in those diagnosed early in their pregnancy.
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(1) Background: The relationship between enteral nutrition and neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) among premature neonates is still unclear. The present work was designed to assess the relationship between NEC and feeding strategies compared to control infants. (2) Methods: A retrospective case-control study of premature infants (<35 weeks' gestation) with or without NEC that examined feeding practices and clinical characteristics at birth and 3, 7, and 14-day hospitalization, with a longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis.

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Objective: Growth hormone (GH) deficiency has been associated with increased steatosis but the molecular mechanism has not been fully elucidated. We investigated the effect of GH on lipid accumulation of HepG2 cells cultured on an in vitro steatosis model and examined the potential involvement of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) as well as lipogenic and lipolytic molecules.

Methods: Control and steatosis conditions were induced by culturing HepG2 cells with 5.

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The present study aimed to determine the association of the triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) index with IR in pediatric patients with overweight (OW) and OB, to assess the ability of the TG/HDL-C index to predict IR, and to estimate the prevalence of IR and metabolic syndrome (MetS). A cross-sectional study comprised 628 Mexican children (2-16 years old) from the OB clinic. IR was estimated using the HOMA-IR index (‡2.

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Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic hepatic disorder in the pediatric population and has grown along with the obesity pandemic in which we live today. Adipose tissue storage in the upper body segment has been positively correlated with visceral adiposity and metabolic disease, which suggests that neck circumference could represent an easily accessible and replicable anthropometric measurement to identify patients with a higher risk of developing NAFLD. The main purpose of this study is to determine if there is an association between neck circumference and NAFLD.

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Purpose: Neonatal sepsis is an important public health concern worldwide due to its immediate lethality and long-term morbidity rates, Clinical evaluation and laboratory analyses are indispensable for diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. However, assessing multiple biomarkers in neonates is difficult due to limited blood availability. The aim is to investigate if the neonatal sepsis in preterm could be identified by multiparameter analysis with flow cytometry.

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Introduction And Objectives: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in children and it is more prevalent in Hispanic males. The gender differences can be explained by body fat distribution, lifestyle, or sex hormone metabolism. We evaluated anthropometric and metabolic differences by gender in children with and without NAFLD.

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Intestinal perforation (IP) associated with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is one of the leading causes of mortality in premature neonates; with major nutritional and neurodevelopmental sequelae. Since predicting which neonates will develop perforation is still challenging; clinicians might benefit considerably with an early diagnosis tool and the identification of critical factors. The aim of this study was to forecast IP related to NEC and to investigate the predictive quality of variables; based on a machine learning-based technique.

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Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) constitutes a group of isomers derived from linoleic acid. Diverse studies have suggested that these unsaturated fatty acids have beneficial effects on human health. However, it has also been reported that their consumption can generate alterations in hepatic tissue.

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Objective: To define and compare the reference interval of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in healthy newborns (HN) from healthy mothers and with severe pre-eclampsia.

Design: Prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional study.

Setting: Four obstetric wards of second-level academic hospitals.

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Background: Oxidative damage present in obese/overweight mothers may lead to further oxidative stress conditions or inflammation in maternal and cord blood samples. Thirty-four pregnant women/newborn pairs were included in this study to assess the presence of oxidative stress biomarkers and their relationship with serum cytokine concentrations. Oxidative stress biomarkers and antioxidant enzymes were compared between the mother/offspring pairs.

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Introduction: Irisin is considered to be a myokine and adipokine that may also participate in reproductive functions, as it increases significantly throughout pregnancy. However, the regulation of circulating irisin and its relationship with other cytokines has not been assessed thus far in pregnant women and their offspring.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate differences in irisin and cytokine concentrations between women at the end of pregnancy and their offspring, as well as the relationship between maternal and newborn irisin and maternal and newborn biomarkers.

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Context: Insulin resistance precedes metabolic syndrome abnormalities and may promote cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in children with obesity. Results of lifestyle modification programs have been discouraging, and the use of adjuvant strategies has been necessary.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of metformin and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on insulin sensitivity, measured via euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp technique and insulin pathway expression molecules in muscle biopsies of children with obesity.

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Preeclampsia syndrome is characterized by inadequate placentation, because of deficient trophoblastic invasion of the uterine spiral arteries, leading to placental hypoxia, secretion of proinflammatory cytokines, the release of angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors and miRNAs. Although immune-system alterations are associated with the origin of preeclampsia, other factors, including proinflammatory cytokines, neutrophil activation, and endothelial dysfunction, are also related to the pathophysiology of this syndrome. The pathophysiology of preeclampsia may involve several factors, including persistent hypoxia at the placental level and the release of high amounts of STBMs.

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Pre-eclampsia is a syndrome characterized by inadequate placentation, which is due to deficient trophoblastic invasion of the uterine spiral arteries. This deficiency can lead to placental hypoxia, secretion of proinflammatory cytokines, and release of angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors. Hypoxic conditions in the placenta can promote oxidative stress and the production of angiogenic factors that are antagonized by soluble receptors, which are also elevated in this syndrome.

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Background: Pre-eclampsia is a syndrome of heterogeneous origin characterized by deficient placentation due to the inability of the cytotrophoblast to acquire an invasive phenotype and to remodel the uterine spiral arteries. One of the main problems observed early in pre-eclampsia is an altered regulation of the immune system, where the shift toward a Th2 cytokine profile observed in normal pregnancies, does not occur. In pre-eclampsia, high interferon (IFN)-gamma concentrations are present, along with transforming growth factor-beta cytokines, which retard migration of cytotrophoblasts.

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Several studies indicate that at the choriodecidual interface, where maternal and fetal tissues make contact, a network of signals is established during labor that includes infiltration of leukocytes and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. In this review, we provide an overview of the inflammatory milieu present in the choriodecidua during membrane rupture, describe the recruitment and homing of leukocytes to the reproductive tissues, and detail specific actions of the key chemokines released by the choriodecidual cells. These data lend further support to the hypothesis that labor is an inflammatory response, wherein the infiltrated leukocytes in the choriodecidua interface could be contributing to the creation of a microenvironment leading to collagenolysis, which would promote the rupture of these tissues during labor.

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