@article {583,
	title = {Circulating adipocyte fatty acid binding protein levels in healthy preterm infants: Positive correlation with weight gain and total-cholesterol levels.},
	journal = {Early Hum Dev},
	volume = {86},
	year = {2010},
	month = {2010 Apr},
	pages = {197-201},
	abstract = {{BACKGROUND: Adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (a-FABP) has been suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome. Preterm infants are at risk for the later development of insulin resistance, and, possibly, other components of metabolic syndrome. AIM: To determine circulating levels of a-FABP in preterm infants and examine possible associations of a-FABP with metabolic indices (serum lipids, glucose, and insulin levels, and homeostasis model assessment index of insulin resistance [HOMA-IR]), levels of leptin and adiponectin, anthropometric parameters and weight gain. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SUBJECTS: 55 healthy preterm (mean [SD] gestational age 32.8 [1.8] weeks) and 23 fullterm infants (reference group). OUTCOME MEASURES: Serum a-FABP, lipids, glucose, insulin, leptin and adiponectin levels at 31.9 [10.4] days of life. RESULTS: Serum a-FABP levels did not differ significantly between preterm and fullterm infants. A-FABP levels correlated positively with total-cholesterol [total-C] in both preterm and fullterm infants (beta=0.33; p=0.01 and beta=0.33; p=0.04, respectively). In addition to total-C, weight gain correlated independently with a-FABP levels in preterm infants (beta=0.36},
	keywords = {Adiponectin, Blood Glucose, Cholesterol, Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins, Female, homeostasis, Humans, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Infant, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Leptin, Male, Newborn, Premature, Prospective Studies, Weight Gain},
	issn = {1872-6232},
	doi = {10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.02.008},
	author = {Tania Siahanidou and Margeli, Alexandra and Davradou, Maria and Apostolakou, Filia and Papassotiriou, Ioannis and Roma, Eleftheria and Mandyla, Helen and Chrousos, George}
}
