The physiology and pathophysiology of intrauterine growth retardation

Hormone Research
P D Gluckman, J E Harding

Abstract

Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is the primary hormone influencing fetal growth in later gestation. The regulation of fetal IGF-I in utero is primarily influenced by placental glucose transfer, which regulates fetal insulin release. Furthermore, insulin has direct adipogenic effects on the fetus; fetal growth hormone (GH) may also have additional modes of action on fetal growth. Swallowed amniotic fluid contains IGF-I and may influence gastrointestinal maturation and fetal growth. Furthermore, both fetal and maternal IGF-I can influence placental metabolism. Experimentally, the maternal administration of GH and IGF-I can affect placental function and thus influence fetal growth; this may suggest therapeutic approaches to the treatment of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) in utero. Both experimental and clinical evidence support our hypothesis that IUGR is a multihormone relative resistance syndrome; relative resistance to insulin, IGF-I and GH can be demonstrated. Such resistance may be the basis of altered programming by which fetal growth retardation is associated with postnatal growth failure and a greater propensity to develop cardiovascular and metabolic disease in later life.

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