Context: Exposure to maternal adiposity during pregnancy is associated with higher
offspring birth weight and greater adiposity through childhood and adult life. As birth weight …

OBJECTIVES. Leptin and adiponectin are adipocyte-secreted hormones that regulate
energy homeostasis and metabolism. Because their roles in the neonatal period and in early …

Context Leptin and adiponectin play important roles in systemic metabolic homeostasis,
beginning in utero. Limited data exist on the levels and trajectories of these 2 hormones at …

Objectives: Higher leptin and lower adiponectin correlate with adult and childhood adiposity,
but it is unclear how exposure to these adipokines during gestation relates to offspring …

Background Though the physiological roles of adipokines in metabolism, insulin resistance
and satiety are clear, literature regarding associations between cord blood adipokine levels …

Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic. Early identification of high-risk groups will allow
for the development of prevention strategies. Cord blood adipocytokines have been …

Objectives Adipose tissue development starts in intrauterine life and cytokines are involved
in this process. Therefore, understanding the role of cytokines in the fat mass gain of infants …

Aim To study cord blood concentrations of adiponectin and leptin in children born by normal
weight, overweight and obese mothers and to study these parameters in relation to a weight …

Background: Increased adiposity at birth may identify infants at high risk of developing
obesity. Maternal obesity and hyperglycemia in pregnancy are associated with increased …

Background Cord blood leptin and adiponectin are adipokines known to be associated with
birth weight and overall infant adiposity. However, few studies have investigated their …