The Kynurenine Pathway Metabolites in Cord Blood Positively Correlate With Early Childhood Adiposity.
Karen Mei-Ling TanMya-Thway TintNarasimhan KothandaramanNavin MichaelSuresh Anand SadananthanSambasivam Sendhil VelanMarielle V FortierFabian Kok Peng YapKok Hian TanPeter D GluckmanYap-Seng ChongMary Foong-Fong ChongYung Seng LeeKeith M GodfreyJohan G ErikssonDavid Cameron-SmithPublished in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2022)
Several cord blood kynurenine metabolite concentrations were positively associated with birthweight, with higher kynurenic acid and quinolinic acid correlating to higher percentage body fat in childhood, suggesting these cord blood metabolites as biomarkers of early childhood adiposity.