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HORMONE RESEARCH IN PAEDIATRICS
卷 93, 期 7-8, 页码 460-469出版社
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000513236
关键词
11-Oxygenated steroids; Adrenarche; Androgen; Insulin resistance; Pediatrics
资金
- National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [5T32DK065522-14]
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health [UL-1TR001873]
The study showed that there were differences between PA and PP only in terms of DHEAS, not in 11oAs or insulin sensitivity. The case correlations suggest an association of 11oAs with T and A4.
Introduction: Recent studies have shown 11-oxygenated androgens (11oAs) are the dominant androgens in premature adrenarche (PA). Our objective was to compare 11oAs and conventional androgens in a well-defined cohort of children with PA or premature pubarche (PP) and correlate these androgens with metabolic markers. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at a university hospital. Fasting early morning serum steroids (including 11oAs) and metabolic biomarkers were compared and their correlations determined in children ages 3-8 years (F) or 3-9 years (M) with PA or PP (5 M and 15 F) and healthy controls (3 M and 8 F). Results: There were no differences between PA, PP, and controls or between PA and PP subgroups for sex, BMI z-score, or criteria for childhood metabolic syndrome. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) was elevated only in the PA subgroup, as defined. 11oAs were elevated versus controls in PA and PP although no differences in 11oAs were noted between PA and PP. Within the case cohort, there was high correlation of T and A4 with 11-ketotestosterone and 11 beta-hydroxyandrostenedione. While lipids did not differ, median insulin and HOMA-IR were higher but not statistically different in PA and PP. Conclusions: PA and PP differ only by DHEAS and not by 11oAs or insulin sensitivity, consistent with 11oAs - rather than DHEAS - mediating the phenotypic changes of pubarche. Case correlations suggest association of 11oAs with T and A4. These data are the first to report the early morning steroid profiles including 11oAs in a well-defined group of PA, PP, and healthy children.
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