Plasma insulin-like growth factor-I determinations in patients with cystic fibrosis: Influence of the nutritional and liver status13

Last updated on 23-8-2019 by Anonymous (non vérifié)

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Insulin-like growth factor-1 (Igf1), a useful and early marker of undernutrition in inflammatory diseases, is dependent on the calorie and protein content of the diet. In 31 children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic inflammatory disease, the influence of the degree of liver dysfunction and the protein and calorie content of the diet on the circulating Igf1 was evaluated. No significant difference in the median plasma Igf1 concentration, measured by RIA, between the CF children (0.80 U/ml) and a for age and puberty matched control group (0.61 U/ml) was found. Expressing t…

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