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S Kaba1, K Karaman, U Kömüroğlu
1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Yüzüncü Yıl University, School of Medicine, Van, Turkey. sultan33kaba@hotmail.com.
Objective:
To investigate serum concentration of nesfatin-1 in underweight children who have poor appetite, and its association with anthropometric markers of malnutrition.
Patients And Methods:
We recruited 50 underweight children and adolescents (aged 2-18 years) who presented with loss of appetite. Thirty age- and sex-matched controls were also included in the study. Fasting serum nesfatin-1 concentrations were measured by using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) technique.
Results:
Mean nesfatin-1 level was significantly higher in underweight children when compared to controls (p<0.001). There was no correlation between serum nesfatin-1 levels and anthropometrics markers.
Conclusions:
Our results suggest that nesfatin-1 might have an important role in regulation of food intake and pathogenesis of loss of appetite in children.
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