Changes of serum estradiol in newborns and the relationship with retinopathy of prematurity
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-9408.2010.06.009
- VernacularTitle:不同胎龄新生儿血清雌二醇水平变化及其与早产儿视网膜病的关系
- Author:
Juan DU
;
Wenjing SHI
;
Chao CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Retinopathy of prematurity;
Estradiol
- From:
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine
2010;13(6):478-482
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the serum estradiol level in newborns at different gestational age and the infants with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), and explore the relationship between these changes and ROP. Methods A total of 178 newborns hospitalized in the Children's Hospital of Fudan University were enrolled in the study. They were divided into three groups based on the gestational age, ＜ 32 weeks group, 32-37 weeks group and term group. The three groups were further divided into non-oxygen and oxygen subgroups. Infants with birth weight less than 2000 g were evaluated for ROP and those diagnosed as ROP were under ROP group (n=6). Serum estradiol levels were measured every week from birth to discharge with radioimmunoassay. Results Serum estradiol levels of newborns quickly declined after birth. In the non-oxygen subgroups, serum estradiol levels in 32 ～ 37 weeks group were remarkably higher than those of term group in the first week [(3506±1376) pmol/L vs (1717±179) pmol/L,P＜0. 05] and the third week [(1431±92) pmol/L vs (996±102) pmol/L, P＜0. 05]; Serum estradiol levels in ＜32 weeks group was only remarkably higher than those of term group in the first week [(3173± 1369) pmol/L vs (1717± 179) pmol/L,P＜0. 05]; Serum estradiol level in the ＜32 week group was (560±355) pmol/L, lower than that in the 32-37 weeks group [( 1124 ± 128) pmol/L] (P＜0. 05). There was no difference of serum estradiol levels in the oxygen and non-oxygen subgroups of the same group. There was no significant difference of serum estradiol levels between the ROP group and ＜32 weeks group. Serum estradiol levels in ROP group was lower than that of premature group without ROP at 29 and 32-36 weeks of corrected gestational age, but no statistical difference was shown. Conclusions Very low serum estradiol level in premature infants may be related to the development of ROP, but further clinical studies are required.
