The Role of Umbilical Cord Blood Concentration of IGF-I, IGF-II, Leptin, Adiponectin, Ghrelin, Resistin, and Visfatin in Fetal Growth.

Objective: Herein, we measured the concentration of insulinlike growth factor I (IGF-I), IGF-II, leptin, adiponectin, ghrelin, resistin, and visfatin in the umbilical cord blood of newborns categorized as "small for gestational age" (SGA), "appropriate for gestational age" (AGA), and "large for gestational age" (LGA). Our aim was to elucidate the link between the levels of these proteins and fetal growth.

Study Design: A total of 96 term infants were included and categorized into three weight categories.

The association of ghrelin, leptin, and insulin levels in umbilical cord blood with fetal anthropometric measurements and glucose levels at birth.

To investigate the association of ghrelin, leptin, and insulin levels in the umbilical cord blood of the preterm and term infants with anthropometric measurements and glucose metabolism. Sixty-nine infants who were born between November 2004 and June 2005 were included in the study. Pregnancy ages, birth weights, heights, head circumferences, and Ponderal Indexes (PI) were identified.

Plasma and urinary endothelin-1 concentrations in asphyxiated newborns [corrected].

The aim of this study was to determine if there is any correlation between the hypoxia induced deterioration of renal functions and urinary excretions of endothelin (ET). Therefore using a sensitive and specific radioimmunoassay, we have investigated plasma ET-1 concentrations and urine ET-1 excretions in healthy and asphyxiated newborns. Sixteen newborns (10 boys, 6 girls) with perinatal asphyxia or hypoxia of variable seriousness which were followed at Newborn Intensive Care Unit in Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine were enrolled.