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Jiang M, Gao Y, Qu T, Ji Y, Niu Y, Zhang J, Huang L. Dose inhibin B or anti-Müllerian hormone relate to precocious puberty in girls? result of a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Ovarian Res 2023; 16:227. [PMID: 37996919 PMCID: PMC10668349 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-023-01302-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUNDS Existing studies have investigated the relationship between the levels of serum inhibin B (INHB), anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) and precocious puberty in girls, but the results are inconsistent. OBJECTIVE The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess whether the INHB and AMH levels changed in girls with precocious puberty relative to healthy controls. METHODS PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library and Web of Science were searched through June 2022. We included observational clinical studies reporting the serum levels INHB and AMH in girls with precocious puberty. Conference articles and observational study abstracts were included if they contained enough information regarding study design and outcome data. Case series and reports were excluded. An overall standard mean difference (SMD) between precocious puberty and healthy controls was estimated using a DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model. RESULTS A total of 11 studies featuring 552 girls with precocious puberty and 405 healthy girls were selected for analysis. The meta-analysis showed that the INHB level of precocious puberty [including central precocious puberty (CPP) and premature the larche (PT)] were significantly increased. While there was no significant association between precocious puberty [including CPP, PT, premature pubarche (PP) and premature adrenarche (PA)] and the level of serum AMH. CONCLUSION Scientific evidence suggested that the INHB level, but not the AMH level, altered in girls with precocious puberty compared with healthy controls. Through our results we think that INHB level might be a marker for the auxiliary diagnosis of precocious puberty (especially CPP and PT). Therefore, it is important to evaluate and thoroughly investigate the clinical indicators (e.g., INHB) in order to ensure early diagnosis and medical intervention, and the risk of physical, psychological and social disorders in immature girls with precocious puberty is minimized.
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- Mei Jiang
- Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 Beisanhuandong Road, Chaoyang, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- School of traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 Beisanhuandong Road, Chaoyang, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Dongzhimen Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 Beisanhuandong Road, Chaoyang, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China.
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Vuralli D, Ciftci N, Demirbilek H. Serum kisspeptin, neurokinin B and inhibin B levels can be used as alternative parameters to distinguish idiopathic CPP from premature thelarche in the early stages of puberty. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2023; 98:788-795. [PMID: 36879296 DOI: 10.1111/cen.14906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE There is controversial results about serum kisspeptin, neurokinin-B (NKB), anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and inhibin B (INHB) levels in girls with central precocious puberty (CPP). Aim of this study is to evaluate serum levels of these four peptides in patients presented with early pubertal signs, and to evaluate their diagnostic validity in the diagnosis of CPP. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PATIENTS Study included 99 girls (51 CPP, 48 premature thelarche [PT]) whose breast development started before 8 years and 42 age-matched healthy prepubertal girls. Clinical findings, antropometric measurements, laboratory and radiological findings were recorded. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulation test was performed in all cases with early breast development. MEASUREMENTS Kisspeptin, NKB, INHB and AMH levels were measured in fasting serum samples using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method. RESULTS There was no statistically significant difference between mean ages of girls with CPP (7.1 ± 1.2 years), PT (7.2 ± 1.3 years) and prepubertal controls (7.0 ± 1.0 years). Serum kisspeptin, NKB and INHB levels were higher in CPP group compared to PT and control groups, while serum AMH level was lower in CPP group. Serum kisspeptin, NKB, and INHB were all positively correlated with bone age (BA) advancement, and peak luteinizing hormone in GnRH test. Multiple stepwise regression analysis revealed that the most important factors used to differentiate CPP from PT were advanced BA, serum kisspeptin, NKB and INHB levels (AUC: 0.819, p < .001). CONCLUSIONS We, first showed in the same patients' group that serum kisspeptin, NKB and INHB were higher in patients with CPP and can be used as alternative parameters to distinguish CPP from PT.
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- Dogus Vuralli
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Sahin NM, Ozcan HN, Yilmaz AA, Erdeve SS, Cetinkaya S, Aycan Z. The effect of GnRH stimulation on AMH regulation in central precocious puberty and isolated premature thelarche. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2021; 34:1385-1391. [PMID: 34344062 DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2021-0343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES There is a complex interaction between the anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) and hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. However, the effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulation on AMH levels is not clearly known. In the study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of GnRH stimulation on AMH levels in central precocious puberty (CPP) and isolated premature thelarche (PT) groups. METHODS Sixty-three girls with breast development before the age of 8 were enrolled in the study. GnRH test was performed on all subjects. Blood samples for follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and AMH levels were taken at basal, 40th, and 90th minute of GnRH test. Subjects were grouped as CPP and PT group. RESULTS After GnRH stimulation, AMH levels increased significantly at the 40th minute and the stimulating effect of GnRH on AMH continued till the 90th minute (p: 0.0001). There was a positive correlation between basal and 90th-minute AMH levels (r: 479, p: 0.0001). The highest FSH, LH, and AMH times were significantly different after the GnRH stimulation (p: 0.001, p: 0.001, and p: 0.007). Although the CPP group had a lower basal AMH level than the PT group's basal AMH level; AMH response to GnRH stimulation was not different (p>0.05). CONCLUSIONS In our study, which examined the effect of GnRH stimulation on AMH levels in early pubertal development disorders for the first time, GnRH stimulated AMH secretion rapidly, correlated with basal AMH. Basal AMH levels were lower in patients with CPP than in those with PT; however, the effect of GnRH stimulation on AMH levels was similar in both groups.
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- Nursel Muratoglu Sahin
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Health Sciences University, Dr Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Children's Health and Disease, Health Implementation and Research Center, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Pediatric Radiology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Health Sciences University, Dr Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Children's Health and Disease, Health Implementation and Research Center, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Health Sciences University, Dr Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Children's Health and Disease, Health Implementation and Research Center, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Health Sciences University, Dr Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Children's Health and Disease, Health Implementation and Research Center, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Health Sciences University, Dr Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Children's Health and Disease, Health Implementation and Research Center, Ankara, Turkey
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Ziqin L, Qinwei S, Xiaobo C, Xiaohui L. The utility of serum inhibin B, anti-Müllerian hormone and insulin growth factor-1 in predicting a positive response to GnRH analogs for diagnosing central precocious puberty in girls. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2021; 34:1257-1262. [PMID: 34291618 DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2021-0137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The use of inhibin B (INHB), anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in differentiating central precocious puberty (CPP) from non-CPP was evaluated. METHODS In total, 115 Chinese girls were recruited (CPP: 44, non-CPP: 71). The diagnostic performance of INHB, AMH and IGF-1 in differentiating CPP from non-CPP was analyzed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. RESULTS INHB levels were higher in the CPP group than in the non-CPP group (55.56 ± 22.42 vs. 32.97 ± 15.59 pg/mL; p<0.001). AMH levels were similar in the CPP and non-CPP groups (6.63 ± 3.74 vs. 5.70 ± 3.15 pg/mL; p=0.158), and IGF-1 levels were much higher in the CPP group than in the non-CPP group (290.75 ± 79.78 vs. 200.10 ± 54.01 pg/mL; p<0.001). The area under the ROC curve (AUC) was greatest for INHB (0.819, standard error (SE) 0.041), followed by IGF-1 (0.809, SE 0.047) and AMH (0.567, SE 0.057). Among the ROC curves including combinations of these parameters, the AUC for INHB + IGF-1 was 0.849 and that for INHB + AMH was 0.768. CONCLUSIONS Serum INHB and IGF-1 measurements could predict positive responses to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analog stimulation in girls with precocious puberty.
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- Liu Ziqin
- Department of Endocrinology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, P. R. China
- Peking Union Medical College Graduate School, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Peking Union Medical College Graduate School, Beijing, P. R. China
- Department of Cardiology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, P. R. China
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Wang J, Yao T, Zhang X, Chen Q, Gong S, Jiang L, Yao H, Hu X. Age-specific reference intervals of serum anti-Müllerian hormone in Chinese girls. Ann Clin Biochem 2021; 58:350-357. [PMID: 33657846 DOI: 10.1177/00045632211002879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to establish anti-Mullerian hormone age-specific reference intervals and determine the correlation between the anti-Mullerian hormone concentration and age, body mass index and concentrations of follicle-stimulating hormones and luteinizing hormone in healthy Chinese girls. METHODS Serum anti-Mullerian hormone concentrations of 1702 healthy girls (0-12 years), recruited between March 2018 and December 2019, were determined using the Beckman Access 2 automated chemiluminescence immunoassay. Single-year-specific medians of anti-Mullerian hormone and effects of age, body mass index, follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone on anti-Mullerian hormone concentration were analysed. RESULTS The anti-Mullerian hormone median level continued increasing from birth, reached its peak at age 9 at 4.45 ng/mL (interquartile range [IQR] 2.58-6.90) and then gradually decreased. At age 12, the median reached 1.98 ng/mL (IQR 1.05-3.46). Age-specific reference intervals for anti-Mullerian hormone were established in healthy Chinese girls aged 0-12 years. Anti-Mullerian hormone concentrations showed a moderately positive correlation with age (r = 0.33, P < 0.001). In contrast, follicle-stimulating hormone (r = -0.29, P < 0.001) concentrations were weakly negatively correlated with the serum anti-Mullerian hormone concentration. CONCLUSION We established single-year-specific reference intervals for anti-Mullerian hormone in Chinese girls using the Beckman chemiluminescent platform. This reference range can help clinicians accurately understand anti-Mullerian hormone secretion in healthy girls and promote its clinical use.
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- Jin Wang
- Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Key Laboratory of Diagnostic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Sinopharm Hubei Medical Device Co., Ltd, Wuhan, China
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- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Smith MB, Ho J, Ma L, Lee M, Czerwinski SA, Glenn TL, Cool DR, Gagneux P, Stanczyk FZ, McGinnis LK, Lindheim SR. Longitudinal antimüllerian hormone and its correlation with pubertal milestones. F S Rep 2021; 2:238-244. [PMID: 34278360 PMCID: PMC8267383 DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2021.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Objective To examine the changes in AMH levels longitudinally over time and their relationship with both body composition, particularly abdominal adiposity, and milestones of pubertal development in female children. Design Secondary analysis of a prospective, longitudinal study. Setting University affiliated research center and laboratories. Patients Eighty-nine females were examined between 1990 and 2015 to study child growth and development. Interventions Demographic, anthropometric, growth, and pubertal milestone data with serum samples stored and subsequently analyzed for AMH. Main Outcome Measures Longitudinal change in AMH and predicted AMH levels based on body composition, age, and pubertal milestones including, pubarche, thelarche, and menarche. Results Natural log-transformed AMH (AMHlog) levels appeared to have a nonlinear relationship with age, decreasing between 10 and 14 years of age, increasing until 16 years. A mixed effect linear model demonstrated that increased abdominal adiposity (waist/height ratio, WHtR) was significantly associated with the predicted increased AMHlog levels (β=1.37). As females progressed through the Tanner stages, the model predicted decreasing AMHlog values when adjusting for age and WHtR. Conclusions Declining AMH levels during puberty may not be reflective of diminished ovarian reserve as observed in adults, but may suggest a permissive role of AMH in the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis.
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- Meghan B Smith
- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Brownsville, Texas
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- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Brownsville, Texas
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
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- Department of Pathology, Glycobiology Research and Training center (GRTC), University of California San Diego, California
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.,Center for Reproductive Medicine Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory for Assisted Reproduction and Reproductive Genetics, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Jeong HR, Lee HJ, Shim YS, Kang MJ, Yang S, Hwang IT. Inhibin B as a screening tool for early detection and treatment monitoring of central precocious puberty. Gynecol Endocrinol 2020; 36:768-771. [PMID: 32162574 DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2020.1718642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and inhibin B are considered possible biomarkers of central precocious puberty (CPP). The aim of this study was to evaluate serum levels of AMH and inhibin B, to investigate their regulatory patterns, and to study their clinical significance in girls with CPP. In total, 48 girls with CPP and 35 age-matched prepubertal control girls were enrolled in the study. AMH and inhibin B levels were determined in the CPP and control groups. In the patient group, AMH and inhibin B levels were evaluated during 1 year of gonadotropin releasing hormone analog (GnRHa) treatment. The mean inhibin B level in the CPP group was significantly higher than that in the control. AMH levels were not different between the two groups. After GnRHa treatment. AMH and inhibin B levels decreased significantly. Based on the ROC analysis, the cutoff value for inhibin B to determine CPP was 19.59 pg/mL, with 83.3% sensitivity and 82.9% specificity, and the area under the curve was 0. 852. Inhibin B was useful for determining CPP and the therapeutic effects of GnRHa treatment in girls with CPP. AMH interacted, in part, with the hypothalamo-pituitary gonadal axis, but its clinical implications in CPP should be further investigated.
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- Hwal Rim Jeong
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University, College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University, College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University, College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University, College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University, College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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Xue J, Song W, Si M, Sun C, Li K, Wang W, Liang S, Xiao Y. Serum Kisspeptin and AMH Levels Are Good References for Precocious Puberty Progression. Int J Endocrinol 2020; 2020:3126309. [PMID: 33293954 PMCID: PMC7700058 DOI: 10.1155/2020/3126309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of kisspeptin and AMH in children with PT or CPP or controls to provide a reference for diagnosis and prognosis. METHODS 38 Chinese children with central precocious puberty (CPP), 38 Chinese children with premature thelarche (PT), and 75 controls were recruited. RESULTS In CPP girls, AMH levels decreased significantly compared to control girls at T2 stage. Compared with the PT and control groups, AMH is the lowest in girls in the CPP group at T3 stage. Kisspeptin decreased significantly in girls in the PT group and increased significantly in girls in the control group from T2 stage to T3 stage. At T3 stage, kisspeptin was significantly higher in girls in the CPP and control groups than in the PT group. In the control group, kisspeptin was significantly higher in boys than in girls at T2 stage. AMH and height were negatively correlated in the girls group. CONCLUSIONS Kisspeptin and AMH have a unique significance in the auxiliary diagnosis, the differential diagnosis, the treatment, and prognosis of sexual puberty disorder.
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- Jiang Xue
- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Interventional Medicine, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Muratoğlu Şahin N, Bayramoğlu E, Nursun Özcan H, Kurnaz E, Keskin M, Savaş-Erdeve Ş, Çetinkaya S, Aycan Z. Antimüllerian Hormone Levels of Infants with Premature Thelarche. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol 2019; 11:287-292. [PMID: 30859797 PMCID: PMC6745464 DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2019.2018.0293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Antimüllerian hormone (AMH) concentrations in mini puberty are higher than those reported for the prepubertal period. In this study we investigated AMH concentrations in infants with premature thelarche (PT). A healthy control group was used for comparison. METHODS Forty five female infants with PT, aged between one and three years and a control group consisting of 37 healthy girls in the same age range were included in the study. Bone age, pelvic ultrasonography, and concentrations of luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), estradiol and AMH of the patient group were evaluated. Only serum AMH concentration of the control group was evaluated. RESULTS Median (range) serum AMH concentrations in the subjects were 1.66 ng/mL (11.85 pmol/L) [0.15-6.32 ng/mL (1.07-45.12 pmol/L)] and were significantly lower (p=0.025) than for the control group; 1.96 ng/mL (13.99 pmol/L) [0.60-8.49 ng/mL (4.28-60.64 pmol/L)]. AMH and FSH were negatively correlated (r=-0.360, p=0.015) in infants with PT. There was no correlation between AMH and uterine size, uterine volume, endometrial thickness, fundocervical ratio, ovarian size or volume, follicle size and follicle number. CONCLUSION This is the first study that investigates AMH concentrations in infants with PT. The low AMH levels in these infants and the negative correlation between AMH and FSH suggests that AMH may play a role in suppressing pubertal findings during infancy and that decreased AMH may cause PT in infancy.
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- Nursel Muratoğlu Şahin
- Pediatric Health and Disease Training and Research Hospital, Dr. Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey,* Address for Correspondence: Pediatric Health and Disease Training and Research Hospital, Dr. Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey Phone: +90 312 305 65 15 E-mail:
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- Pediatric Health and Disease Training and Research Hospital, Dr. Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Health and Disease Training and Research Hospital, Dr. Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic of Pediatric Radiology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Health and Disease Training and Research Hospital, Dr. Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Health and Disease Training and Research Hospital, Dr. Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Health and Disease Training and Research Hospital, Dr. Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Health and Disease Training and Research Hospital, Dr. Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Health and Disease Training and Research Hospital, Dr. Sami Ulus Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
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Bhide P, Pundir J, Homburg R, Acharya G. Biomarkers of ovarian reserve in childhood and adolescence: A systematic review. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2019; 98:563-572. [PMID: 30758847 DOI: 10.1111/aogs.13574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Certain medical disorders as well as their management may affect gonadal function. Recent advances in the management of these conditions accompanied by the availability and success of methods of fertility preservation has highlighted the need for assessment of ovarian reserve in childhood and adolescence. Serum anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) and antral follicle count are well established markers of ovarian reserve and serum inhibin has also been used. However, literature on reference ranges for ovarian reserve markers in this age-group is relatively scarce. Thus, our aim was to evaluate published data to estimate reference values of ovarian reserve makers in childhood and adolescence. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed a systematic review of the literature reporting ovarian reserve markers in childhood and adolescence. We included only those studies examining markers of ovarian reserve in the normal healthy population between the ages of 0 and 19 years. PROSPERO registration: CRD42018119064. RESULTS Serum AMH emerged as the most common biomarker assessed. Serum AMH was detectable at birth and, after a transient increase in infancy, increased steadily in childhood. Following a slight decrease at puberty, levels were constant throughout adolescence with a peak in adolescence or early adulthood. The mean serum AMH values during infancy, childhood and adolescence were 10.55, 22.32 and 31.84 pmol/L, respectively. The corresponding median values were 9.85, 24.49 and 26.32 pmol/L. It was not possible to construct age-specific reference intervals because of methodological heterogeneity, variations in the assay used to measure AMH and differing interval width for age used in included studies. Serum inhibin showed an increase from childhood to adolescence, with median serum inhibin values of 53.86 pg/mL in adolescence. Antral follicle count showed a significant positive correlation with serum AMH and a median value of 30.52 in adolescence. CONCLUSIONS We summarize the trends and levels of biomarkers of ovarian reserve from birth until young adulthood. Peak levels of serum AMH are reported in adolescence or early adulthood. We have reported median/mean values for serum AMH in different age-groups based on data pooled from several studies, which may be used as a reference when evaluating ovarian reserve in childhood and adolescence especially when considering fertility preservation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Priya Bhide
- Women's Health and Perinatology Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.,Homerton Fertility Center, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Homerton Fertility Center, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK
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- Women's Health and Perinatology Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.,Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Center for Fetal Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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