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Intrauterine exposure to cigarette smoke is associated with increased ghrelin concentrations in adulthood

  • Background: The appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin is a fundamental regulator of human energy metabolism. A series of studies support the notion that long-term appetite and weight regulation may be already programmed in early life and it could be demonstrated that the intrauterine environment affects the ghrelin system of the offspring. Animal studies have also shown that intrauterine programming of orexigenic systems persists even until adolescence/adulthood. Methods: We hypothesized that plasma ghrelin concentrations in adulthood may be associated with the intrauterine exposure to cigarette smoke. We examined this hypothesis in a sample of 19-year-olds followed up since birth in the framework of the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk, an ongoing epidemiological cohort study of the long-term outcome of early risk factors. Results: As a main finding, we found that ghrelin plasma concentrations in young adults who had been exposed to cigarette smoke in utero were significantly higher than in those without prenatal smoke exposure.Background: The appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin is a fundamental regulator of human energy metabolism. A series of studies support the notion that long-term appetite and weight regulation may be already programmed in early life and it could be demonstrated that the intrauterine environment affects the ghrelin system of the offspring. Animal studies have also shown that intrauterine programming of orexigenic systems persists even until adolescence/adulthood. Methods: We hypothesized that plasma ghrelin concentrations in adulthood may be associated with the intrauterine exposure to cigarette smoke. We examined this hypothesis in a sample of 19-year-olds followed up since birth in the framework of the Mannheim Study of Children at Risk, an ongoing epidemiological cohort study of the long-term outcome of early risk factors. Results: As a main finding, we found that ghrelin plasma concentrations in young adults who had been exposed to cigarette smoke in utero were significantly higher than in those without prenatal smoke exposure. Moreover, individuals with intrauterine nicotine exposure showed a significantly higher prevalence of own smoking habits and lower educational status compared to those in the group without exposure. Conclusion: Smoking during pregnancy may be considered as an adverse intrauterine influence that may alter the endocrine-metabolic status of the offspring even until early adulthood.zeige mehrzeige weniger

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Verfasserangaben:Georgios Paslakis, Arlette F. Buchmann, Sabine Westphal, Tobias BanaschewskiORCiD, Erika Hohm, Ulrich S. Zimmermann, Manfred LauchtGND, Michael DeuschleORCiDGND
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1159/000363325
ISSN:0028-3835
ISSN:1423-0194
Pubmed ID:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24821310
Titel des übergeordneten Werks (Englisch):Neuroendocrinology : international journal for basic and clinical studies on neuroendocrine relationships
Verlag:Karger
Verlagsort:Basel
Publikationstyp:Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Sprache:Englisch
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung:2014
Erscheinungsjahr:2014
Datum der Freischaltung:27.03.2017
Freies Schlagwort / Tag:Cigarette smoke; Depression; Energy metabolism; Epigenetics; Ghrelin; Intrauterine exposure; Nicotine
Band:99
Ausgabe:2
Seitenanzahl:7
Erste Seite:123
Letzte Seite:129
Organisationseinheiten:Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Psychologie
Peer Review:Referiert
Name der Einrichtung zum Zeitpunkt der Publikation:Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Psychologie
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