Publications by authors named "Yukihiro Usukura"
The concept of the developmental origins of health and disease is based on studies by Barker et al. They proposed a hypothesis that undernutrition in utero permanently changes the body's structure, function, and metabolism in ways that lead to atherosclerosis and insulin resistance in later life. In addition, profound effects on the extent of body fatness and insulin sensitivity are demonstrated, if there is a "mismatch" between prenatal and postnatal environments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGray matter develops rapidly during the third trimester of pregnancy, which is a critical period for lipid deposition. We measured brain volume in term and late-preterm infants to determine if it is related to disabilities in late-preterm infants. In addition, we measured serum lipid concentrations to investigate the relationship between brain volume and lipid nutrition.
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- * The study involved 81 infants, measuring cholesterol and triglyceride levels in various lipoprotein subclasses at birth and one month later.
- * Findings showed that LPIs had higher cholesterol levels in certain lipoprotein subclasses at birth and experienced greater increases in specific subclasses during the first month than TIs, suggesting different lipid metabolism profiles.
Purpose: A nationwide questionnaire survey was carried out in 77 major neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) facilities in Japan. The survey investigated severe, hospital acquired infections occurring in extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants at each institution.
Methods: The nationwide questionnaire survey involved 77 major NICU facilities and ELBW infants born in 1996.