The main forms of childhood malnutrition occur predominantly in children< 5 years of age
living in low-income and middle-income countries and include stunting, wasting and …

The regulation of linear growth by nutritional and inflammatory influences is examined in
terms of growth-plate endochondral ossification, in order to better understand stunted growth …

Opa1 participates in inner mitochondrial membrane fusion and cristae morphogenesis.
Here, we show that muscle‐specific Opa1 ablation causes reduced muscle fiber size …

Objectives Deficits in weight gain and linear growth are seen frequently among children in
areas where malnutrition and recurrent infections are common. Although both inflammation …

Inflammation induces a wide response of the neuroendocrine system, which leads to
modifications in all the endocrine axes. The hypothalamic–growth hormone (GH)–insulin …

This review briefly describes the most common chronic inflammatory diseases in childhood,
such as cystic fibrosis (CF), inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), juvenile idiopathic arthritis …

Abstract Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in
children, with an annual incidence of 2–20 cases per 100,000 and a prevalence of 16–150 …

Gut microbiota is of great importance in human health, and its roles in the maintenance of
skeletal homeostasis have long been recognized as the “gut-bone axis.” Recent evidence …

The inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) consisting of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative
colitis (UC) are defined as idiopathic, chronic and relapsing intestinal disorders occurring in …

Insulin‐like growth factor‐1 (IGF‐1) was firstly identified as a hormone that mediates the
biological effects of growth hormone. Accumulating data have indicated the role of IGF‐1 …