ea0063p1025 | Interdisciplinary Endocrinology 2 | ECE2019
Karapanagioti Angeliki
, Spenzta Flora
, Dimitriadis Georgios K.
, Nasiri-Ansari Narjes
, Lianidou Evi
, Papavassiliou Athanasios G
, Randeva Harpal S
, Kassi Eva
Introduction: Malnutrition in neonates and children has been associated with adult-onset diseases such as obesity and atherosclerosis. Infants breastfeeding exhibit a different pattern of orexin-α secretion compared to formula-fed or infants on parenteral feeding. Given the protective role of maternal milk in the onset of metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis in later life, we hypothesized that orexin-α may be involved in this process. We studied in vitro t...