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ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2014

Cord blood levels of osteopontin as a phenotype marker of gestational age and neonatal morbidities.

Kyoung Eun Joung, Helen Christou, Kyung-Hee Park, Christos S Mantzoros

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Article in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Osteopontin: Its Properties, Recent Studies, and Potential Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kyoung Eun JoungDivision of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Enders-961 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, 02115; Division of Newborn Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), 75 Francis St, Boston, MA, 02115.
Helen Christou
Kyung-Hee Park
Christos S Mantzoros
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USHallym University Sacred Heart Hospital · KR

Funding

HARVARD CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER (UL1)UL1RR025758 · NCRR · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2008 to 2011
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NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025758NCRR NIH HHS UL1RR025758
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesOsteopontin (OPN) is a proinflammatory cytokine associated with metabolic syndrome. Extreme birth weight categories including small for gestational age (SGA), and large for gestational age (LGA) are risk factors for metabolic syndrome. However normal levels of plasma OPN in neonates and the relationship of OPN to fetal growth remain unknown. We evaluated the association of umbilical cord blood OPN with gestational age, birth weight, and neonatal outcomes.

methodsA cross-sectional study of 261 newborns of all gestational ages beginning at week 26, and 26 adults for comparison was performed. Umbilical cord blood from newborns and analyzed plasma for OPN by ELISA was collected.

resultsPlasma OPN was significantly higher in neonates (414.65 ± 136.72 ng/mL) compared to adults (33.37 ± 14.66 ng/mL, P < 0.001). There was an inverse correlation between OPN and gestational age (r = -0.48, P < 0.0001). LGA infants had lower OPN than appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants, but LGA was not an independent predictor of OPN in multivariate analysis. Among preterm infants, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) was independently associated with higher OPN (OR = 2.49, P = 0.02).

conclusionOur results raise the possibility that OPN has a physiologic role in fetal growth and development, and may be a useful biomarker for PDA.

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Gestational AgeAdultBiomarkersBirth WeightCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFetal BloodHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureLogistic ModelsMaleMetabolic SyndromeMiddle AgedOsteopontinPhenotype25-hydroxyvitamin DBiomarkersOsteopontinSPP1 protein, humanVitamin D

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PMID24123979
PMCPMC4394598
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