Assessment of catabolic state in infants with the use of urinary titin N-fragment

CONCLUSIONS: The catabolic state was increased during the early course of the postmenstrual age and early preterm infants.IMPACT: Catabolic state in infants, especially in preterm infants, was expected to be increased, but no study has clearly verified this. In this retrospective study of 219 patients with 414 urinary titin measurements, the catabolic state was exponentially elevated during the early postmenstrual age. The use of the urinary titin N-fragment clarified catabolic state was prominently increased in very and extremely preterm infants.PMID:34274960 | DOI:10.1038/s41390-021-01658-5

Source: Pediatric Research - July 18, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Sachiyo Fukushima Nobuto Nakanishi Kazumichi Fujioka Kenichi Suga Taku Shirakawa Kayo Osawa Kanako Hara Rie Tsutsumi Maki Urushihara Ryuji Nakagawa Hiroyuki Awano Jun Oto Hiroshi Sakaue Kazumoto Iijima Masafumi Matsuo Source Type: research