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Olivier Prosperi1,2, Beatrice Hanusch1, Sophia Naber1,3
1Research Department of Child Nutrition, University Hospital of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Frontiers in endocrinology
|December 12, 2025
まとめ
非カルボキシル化オステオカルシン(ucOCN)は、成熟母乳と比較して初乳で2倍高い。カルボキシル化オステオカルシン(cOCN)レベルも同様の傾向を示したが、生活習慣因子は母乳中のこれらの骨関連タンパク質に影響を与えなかった。
科学分野:
- ヒト生理学
- 栄養科学
- 内分泌学
背景:
- 母乳組成は、骨関連タンパク質などの生理活性化合物を含み、乳児のニーズに合わせて動的に適応する。
- オステオカルシン(OCN)は、骨代謝に不可欠なカルボキシル化(cOCN)形態と、内分泌機能に影響を与える可能性のある非カルボキシル化(ucOCN)形態で存在する。
- 母乳中のcOCNおよびucOCNの存在と授乳段階のダイナミクス、およびそれらと母親のライフスタイルとの関連は、依然として調査中である。
研究 の 目的:
- 異なる授乳段階におけるヒト母乳中のカルボキシル化オステオカルシン(cOCN)および非カルボキシル化オステオカルシン(ucOCN)の存在と濃度を調査すること。
- 母親のライフスタイル因子(食事、身体活動、BMI、年齢、出産歴)が母乳中のcOCNおよびucOCNレベルに影響を与えるかどうかを判断すること。
- 乳児および母親双方の健康にとって、これらの骨関連タンパク質が母乳中に存在する潜在的な機能的役割を探求すること。
主な方法:
- 98人の母親から、産後1〜3日、7日、14日、3ヶ月の4つの時点での母乳サンプルを収集した。
- 総タンパク質、cOCN、ucOCN濃度を、ビシンコニン酸アッセイおよび酵素免疫測定法を用いて定量化した。
- 母親の食事習慣、身体活動レベル、ボディマス指数(BMI)、年齢、出産歴を評価した。
主要な成果:
- 相対ucOCN濃度は、成熟母乳(0.055 ng/mgタンパク質)と比較して初乳(0.125 ng/mgタンパク質)で有意に高かった。
- 相対cOCN濃度は、授乳期間を通じてわずかに減少し、初産婦からの初乳で高濃度が観察される傾向があった。
- 身体活動、BMI、年齢を含む母親のライフスタイル因子は、母乳中のucOCN濃度と有意な関連を示さなかった。
結論:
- ucOCNおよびcOCNは、ヒト母乳の確認された成分である。
- 濃度ダイナミクスは、初期授乳(初乳)におけるucOCNのより大きな役割の可能性を示唆している。
- 乳児と母親双方にとっての母乳中のucOCNおよびcOCNの具体的な機能を解明するためには、さらなる研究が必要である。
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