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GTP-dependent protein(Gs) activity in preterm infants.

C Marguet1, J P Basuyau, P Brunelle

  • 1Developmental Biology Group Research, Hospital Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France.

Biology of the Neonate
|January 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

This study investigated if immature stimulatory GTP-dependent protein (Gs) causes renal resistance to parathyroid hormone (PTH) in newborns. Results indicate Gs protein is not involved in early neonatal hypocalcemia or PTH resistance.

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Area of Science:

  • Neonatology
  • Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Molecular Physiology

Background:

  • Previous research identified renal resistance to parathyroid hormone (PTH) in preterm infants during the first week of life, potentially explaining neonatal hypocalcemia.
  • Renal resistance to PTH is known in pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1, linked to defects in the stimulatory GTP-dependent protein (Gs).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the potential role of functional immaturity in the Gs protein in the pathophysiology of early renal resistance to PTH in newborns.
  • To determine if Gs protein activity correlates with gestational age, birth weight, or the presence of hypocalcemia in neonates.

Main Methods:

  • Studied 27 newborn infants (7 full-term, 20 preterm).
  • Assessed biological activity of the Gs unit via bioassay on days 1, 3, and 10 postpartum.

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  • Analyzed correlations between Gs unit activity, gestational age, birth weight, and infant calcium levels.

    • Main Results:

    • No correlation was found between Gs unit activity and gestational age or birth weight.
    • Infants with hypocalcemia showed no difference in Gs unit activity compared to normocalcemic infants.
    • Gs unit activity was present and measurable from 29 weeks of gestation.

    Conclusions:

    • The Gs protein does not appear to be implicated in the early renal resistance to PTH observed in preterm infants.
    • Functional immaturity of the Gs protein is unlikely to be the cause of early neonatal hypocalcemia related to PTH resistance.