Assessment of insulin like growth factor 1 and bone density in normal and ?-thalassemia major children

Authors

  • Hira Sohail Department of Biochemistry, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Farhat Ijaz Department of Physiology, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Aaminah Malik Department of Biochemistry, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Rizwana Kamran Department of Medical Education, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Sahar Javed Department of Biochemistry, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Rana Khurram Aftab Department of Physiology, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69656/pjp.v15i2.1091

Keywords:

Physiology, Insulin like Growth Factor, IGF, Bone Density

Abstract

Background: Hepcidin production is affected by multiple stimuli including iron status of the body, erythropoiesis, hypoxia and inflammatory conditions. This study was conducted to assess the effect of maternal hepcidin concentration on the different modes of delivery and maternal age groups. Cord blood hepcidin was also compared with neonatal gender. Methodology: The present study is observational type and conducted in Baqai Medical University from Sep 2015 to Mar 2016. To carry out the study, 25 healthy full-term pregnant females were included along with the cord blood samples. Five (5) ml blood was drawn from females and infants. Serum hepcidin were measured in both mothers and cord blood by using ELISA. Kruksal Wallace test was performed to observe the difference in hepcidin levels in females with different modes of delivery and with different age groups. Difference in neonatal hepcidin on the basis of gender was analyzed by Mann Whitney U test. Results: There was no significant difference between the maternal hepcidin values who delivered vaginally or underwent emergency or elective caesarean sections (p=0.871); however maternal age showed significant difference with maternal hepcidin (p=0.022). Neonatal hepcidin value did not vary on the basis of gender (p=0.475). Conclusion: Mode of delivery is independent of maternal and neonatal hepcidin levels. There were no differences gender-wise, whereas maternal age had effects on hepcidin levels of women.

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Author Biographies

Hira Sohail, Department of Biochemistry, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan

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Farhat Ijaz, Department of Physiology, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan

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Rizwana Kamran, Department of Medical Education, CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan

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Published

30-06-2019

How to Cite

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Sohail H, Ijaz F, Malik A, Kamran R, Javed S, Aftab RK. Assessment of insulin like growth factor 1 and bone density in normal and ?-thalassemia major children. Pak J Phsyiol [Internet]. 2019 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Oct. 8];15(2):52-5. Available from: https://pjp.pps.org.pk/index.php/PJP/article/view/1091