Plasma Adipokines Profile in Prepubertal Children with a History of Prematurity or Extrauterine Growth Restriction Ordóñez Díaz, María Dolores Aguilera García, Concepción María Metabolic syndrome Programming Adiponectin Leptin Resistin Prematurity Extrauterine growth restriction Adipose tissue programming could be developed in very preterm infants with extrauterine growth restriction (EUGR), with an adverse impact on long-term metabolic status, as was studied in intrauterine growth restriction patterns. The aim of this cohort study was to evaluate the difference in levels of plasma adipokines in children with a history of EUGR. A total of 211 school age prepubertal children were examined: 38 with a history of prematurity and EUGR (EUGR), 50 with a history of prematurity with adequate growth (PREM), and 123 healthy children born at term. Anthropometric parameters, blood pressure, metabolic markers and adipokines (adiponectin, resistin, leptin) were measured. Children with a history of EUGR showed lower values of adiponectin (µg/mL) compared with the other two groups: (EUGR: 10.6 vs. PREM: 17.7, p < 0.001; vs. CONTROL: 25.7, p = 0.004) and higher levels of resistin (ng/mL) (EUGR: 19.2 vs. PREM: 16.3, p =0.007; vs. CONTROL: 7.1, p < 0.001. The PREM group showed the highest values of leptin (ng/mL), compared with the others: PREM: 4.9 vs. EUGR: 2.1, p = 0.048; vs. CONTROL: 3.2, p = 0.029). In conclusion, EUGR in premature children could lead to a distinctive adipokines profile, likely associated with an early programming of the adipose tissue, and likely to increase the risk of adverse health outcomes later in life. 2020-06-15T12:14:25Z 2020-06-15T12:14:25Z 2020-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Ordóñez-Díaz, M. D., Gil-Campos, M., Flores-Rojas, K., Muñoz-Villanueva, M. C., Aguilera-García, C. M., Torre-Aguilar, M. J. D. L., & Pérez-Navero, J. L. (2020). Plasma Adipokines Profile in Prepubertal Children with a History of Prematurity or Extrauterine Growth Restriction. Nutrients, 12(4), 1201. [doi:10.3390/nu12041201] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62489 doi:10.3390/nu12041201 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 3.0 España MDPI