Influencia de la malnutrición fetal en el crecimiento y desarrollo craneofacial

Introducción: La malnutrición fetal incide de forma negativa en el crecimiento y la maduración, afectando las estructuras craneofaciales en el feto. Objetivo: Determinar los efectos de la malnutrición fetal por defecto en el crecimiento y desarrollo craneofacial en niños. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio analítico de casos y controles, en el área de salud José Martí del municipio Camagüey, desde enero de 2018 hasta diciembre de 2020. El universo estuvo constituido por niños de 6-11 años de edad, pertenecientes al área salud y la muestra quedó conformada por 40 niños, 20 en el grupo de estudio y 20 controles. El grupo de estudio se conformó por niños que presentaron bajo peso al nacer por defecto y tuvieron alteraciones en el crecimiento del complejo craneofacial y el grupo control por niños que no presentaron alteraciones en el crecimiento del complejo craneofacial y que al nacimiento se encontraban normopeso. A todos los niños se les efectuaron mediciones antropométricas craneofaciales. Resultados: La medida de la circunferencia cefálica al nacer en los controles masculinos superó en 0,78 cm al sexo femenino y entre los malnutridos por defecto, los masculinos lograron 1,57 cm más que los femeninos. En el diámetro bicigomático hubo una fuerte asociación estadística y el riesgo relativo indicó que la incidencia del bajo peso al nacer fue mayor que en los controles (p <0,05). Conclusiones: Los niños con bajo peso al nacer presentan menor crecimiento y desarrollo craneofacial según las variables antropométricas.

Introduction: Fetal malnutrition impacts in a negative way the growth and development, thus affecting the craniofacial structures of the fetus. Objective: To determine the effects of fetal malnutrition by defect on craniofacial growth and development in children. Methods: An analytical case and control study was carried out in Jose Martí health area of Camagüey, from January 2018 to December 2020. A sample of 40 was selected from the totality of the children between 6 and 11 years old who belong to the referred health area, to be divided into 20 cases and the same number in the control group. The study group was composed of those low birth weight who present craniofacial abnormalities while control group included the children without craniofacial abnormalities and normal weight at birth. Anthropometric craniofacial measurements were performed on all the sample. Results: The head circumference at birth in male children of control group was 0.78 cm higher than that on female sex. Among those low birth weight, male children exhibited 1.57 cm higher than females. Regarding the bizygomatic diameter there was a strong statistic association and the relative risk indicated a higher incidence on the study group compared to the control group (p <0.05). Conclusions: Low birth weight children show lower craniofacial growth and development, with higher impact on females according to anthropometric variables.

Adequação do peso ao nascer para idade gestacional de acordo com a curva INTERGROWTH-21 st e fatores associados ao pequeno para idade gestacional / Adequacy of birth weight for gestational age according to INTERGROWTH-21st curve and factors associated with the small for gestational age

Resumo Introdução Apesar do conhecimento sobre a etiologia multifatorial do crescimento intrauterino restrito, há escassez de estudos nacionais. Objetivo Estimar a adequação do peso ao nascer para idade gestacional e investigar fatores associados ao recém-nascido pequeno para idade gestacional (RN-PIG), com destaque para tabagismo e pré-natal. Método Estudo seccional em maternidades públicas no Rio de Janeiro e em Niterói, em 2011, com 1.771 nascidos vivos. Foram realizadas entrevistas com puérperas e consultas em prontuários. Estimaram-se prevalências e intervalos de confiança (IC95%) de recém-nascido pequeno para idade gestacional (RN-PIG), recém-nascido adequado para idade gestacional (RN-AIG) e recém-nascido grande para idade gestacional (RN-GIG), usando a curva INTERGROWTH-21st , segundo características maternas, da gestação e do recém-nascido. Utilizou-se regressão de Poisson, com o desfecho sendo nascer PIG. Resultados As prevalências foram de 9,3% para PIG e de 15,9% para GIG. Cor parda (RP = 1,4), baixa escolaridade (RP = 1,3), inadequação de pré-natal (RP = 1,3), tabagismo (redução/cessação: RP = 1,7; continuidade: RP = 2,4) e hipertensão arterial (RP = 1,3) foram associados ao PIG na análise univariada (p < 0,20), e apenas tabagismo manteve-se associado no modelo final (redução/cessação: RP = 1,7 e continuidade: RP = 2,3; p < 0,05). Conclusão A prevalência de PIG mostrou um efeito dose-resposta com o tabagismo. Estratégias populacionais antitabaco devem intensificar a prevenção direcionada às mulheres em idade fértil e, particularmente, às gestantes, com ações específicas para estímulo à cessação no pré-natal.

Abstract Background There are few national studies despite the knowledge about the multifactorial etiology of restricted intrauterine growth. Objective To estimate the adequacy of birth weight for gestational age and investigate factors associated with the newborns small for the gestational age (NB-SGA). Method This is a cross-sectional study in public maternity hospitals in Rio de Janeiro and Niterói, RJ, in 2011 (1,771 live births). Data sources was through interviews with the mothers and medical records. The prevalence of NB-SGA, adequate (NB-AGA) and large (NB-LGA) for gestational age newborn were estimated (INTERGROWTH21st) according to maternal, gestational and newborn characteristics. Poisson regression was used (outcome SGA). Results The prevalence rates were: 9.3% SGA and 15.9% LGA. Brown skin color (prevalence rate - PR = 1.4), low scholarship (RP=1.3), prenatal inadequacy (RP = 1.3), smoking (reduction/cessation: RP = 1.7, continuity: RP = 2.4) and arterial hypertension (RP = 1.3) were associated with SGA in the univariate analysis (p<0.20) and only smoking remained in the final model (reduction/cessation: RP = 1.7 and continuity: RP = 2.3, p<0.05). Conclusion SGA prevalence showed dose-response relationship with smoking. Population-based anti-smoking strategies should be intensified for women of childbearing age, and particularly for pregnant women, promoting prenatal care smoking-cessation practices.

Bajo peso al nacer, una problemática actual / Low birth weight, a current problem

RESUMEN Fundamento: el bajo peso al nacer con cifras inferiores a 2 500 gramos de peso, es una de las causas más importantes de morbilidad y mortalidad infantil y perinatal. Objetivo: caracterizar el bajo peso al nacer. Desarrollo: el bajo peso al nacer es uno de los aspectos más importantes que influyen en que un recién nacido experimente un crecimiento y desarrollo satisfactorio. (1) Para la Organización Mundial de la Salud, la incidencia de bajo peso al nacer es un indicador de gran utilidad para vigilar el progreso de las naciones hacia el logro de la meta de Salud para todos. Conclusiones: la sepsis vaginal, la anemia y la hipertensión figuran como las enfermedades o estados maternos asociados al embarazo que más se relacionan con el bajo peso al nacer.

ABSTRACT Background: low birth weight (newborn with figures below 2500 g of weight) is one of the most important causes of infant and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Objective: to characterize low birth weight. Development: birth weight is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects that influence a newborn to experience a satisfactory growth and development.1 For the World Health Organization, the incidence of low birth weight is a very useful indicator to monitor the progress of nations towards achieving the goal of Health for all. Conclusions: vaginal sepsis, anemia and hypertension are the diseases or maternal states associated with pregnancy that are most related with low birth weight.

What is fetal programming?: a lifetime health is under the control of in utero health

The “Barker hypothesis” postulates that a number of organ structures and associated functions undergo programming during embryonic and fetal life, which determines the set point of physiological and metabolic responses that carry into adulthood. Hence, any stimulus or insult at a critical period of embryonic and fetal development can result in developmental adaptations that produce permanent structural, physiological and metabolic changes, thereby predisposing an individual to cardiovascular, metabolic and endocrine disease in adult life. This article will provide evidence linking these diseases to fetal undernutrition and an overview of previous studies in this area as well as current advances in understanding the mechanism and the role of the placenta in fetal programming.

A developmental perspective on the origins of obesity and metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome comprises central obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance. Children sometimes develop metabolic syndrome, and it is strongly associated with the same syndrome in adulthood. Recently, there is evidence that obesity and metabolic syndrome originate from fetal life. Possible explanations of fetal and developmental origin of metabolic syndrome are the thrifty genotype and thrifty phenotype hypothesis, which together confer insulin resistance on developing fetus. Poor nutrition in utero as well as extrauterine growth restriction of preterm infants are important triggers of this hypothesis. Like metabolic syndrome in adulthood, the high levels of inflammatory cytokines and adipokines are certainly characteristic in pediatric patients. Increased fat mass was also observed in these patients, although their birth weight was lower than average. The mitochondrial genome is responsible for the inheritance of obesity from the maternal line. This can be a key as to why the phenotypes of obesity and metabolic syndrome start in fetal life with an association with poor maternal nutrition. In such circumstances, catch-up growth with an over-nutrition strategy can aggravate those features, suggesting that rapid catch-up growth in early infancy should not be encouraged.

Impact of prenatal protein-calorie malnutrition on the odontogenesis of wistar rats / Impacto da desnutrição protéico-calórica pré-natal sobre a odontogênese de ratos wistar

Objetivo: Este trabalho teve por objetivo determinar alterações na odontogênese decorrentes da desnutrição protéico-calórica pré e pós-natal. Foram selecionados 12 ratos Wistar adultos, 8 fêmeas e 4 machos. As fêmeas foram divididas em dois grupos, sendo que um deles recebeu dieta normoprotéica (G1) e o outro recebeu dieta hipoprotéica (G2). Material e Métodos: Após o nascimento das ninhadas, foram separados aleatoriamente 24 filhotes de cada grupo. Os animais foram sacrificados, 12 aos 5 dias de vida e 12 aos 8, e suas mandíbulas submetidas à preparação histológica para a obtenção de cortes dos germes dentários. Foram selecionadas 48 lâminas que apresentavam os germes adequadamente cortados (24 de cada grupo), as quais foram analisadas em microscópio e medidas por um examinador calibrado utilizando-se o software Image Pro Plus for Windows, versão 6.0. As diferenças entre as médias foram verificadas mediante o teste não paramétrico de Mann Whitney. Resultados: Os resultados obtidos demonstram que, aos 5 dias, as diferenças de espessura de esmalte e dentina foram estatisticamente significantes entre G1 (84,08 ± 28,9 e 141,51 ± 33,2; p = 0,026) e G2 (47,26 ± 43,8 e 91,19 ± 54,7; p = 0,006). Aos 8 dias de vida não foram identificadas diferenças significativas entre os grupos. Conclusão: Os resultados demonstraram indícios de impacto da desnutrição sobre a espessura dos tecidos dentários. Sugere-se o aprofundamento desta linha de investigação com delineamentos mais complexos.

Objective: This study aimed to determine changes in odontogenesis arising from prenatal and postnatal protein-calorie malnutrition. Material and Methods: Twelve adult Wistar rats were selected; 8 females and 4 males. The females were divided into two groups, one of which received a normoproteic diet (NG) and the other received a hypoproteic diet (HG). After the birth of the litters, 24 pups were randomly separated from each group. The animals were sacrificed, 12 at five-days old and 12 at eight-days old, and their jaws were subjected to histological preparation to obtain cuts of tooth germs. Forty-eight slides were selected that presented the germs properly cut (24 from each group), which were analyzed by microscopy and measured by a calibrated examiner. The differences between means were verified by the nonparametric Mann-Whitney test. Results: The results showed that at 5 days the differences in thickness of enamel and dentin were statistically significant between NG (84.08 ± 28.9 and 141.51 ± 33.2; p = 0.026) and HG (47.26 ± 43.8 and 91.19 ± 54.7; p = 0.006). At 8 days of life there were no significant differences between the groups. Conclusion: The results showed evidence of the impact of malnutrition on the thickness of dental tissues. It is suggested that further work should be carried out in this line of research with more complex designs.