PMID- 24813355 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150422 LR - 20151119 IS - 1651-2227 (Electronic) IS - 0803-5253 (Linking) VI - 103 IP - 8 DP - 2014 Aug TI - Increased circulating inflammatory markers may indicate that formula-fed children are at risk of atherosclerosis. PG - e354-8 LID - 10.1111/apa.12680 [doi] AB - AIM: The aim of this study was to determine whether formula-fed children have higher serum monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and uric acid levels than breast-fed children and to evaluate the association between these inflammatory markers and breastfeeding duration. METHODS: The study group consisted of 87 patients aged between five and 32 months. Participants were divided into breast-fed and formula-fed groups and into age groups of 12 months. MCP-1 was measured by the commercial immunoenzymatic ELISA kit, and uric acid was assessed using the colorimetric method. RESULTS: Children in the formula-fed group had statistically significant higher serum MCP-1 and uric acid levels than breast-fed children (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively). Anthropometric parameters were comparable in both groups. Serum MCP-1 and uric acid levels were negatively correlated with duration of breastfeeding (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05). There was a positive relationship between serum MCP-1 and uric acid concentrations (r = 0.27, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Increased circulating inflammatory markers may indicate that formula-fed children are at risk of atherosclerosis. However, further studies are needed. CI - (c)2014 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Roszkowska, Renata AU - Roszkowska R AD - Department of Paediatrics and Nephrology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. FAU - Taranta-Janusz, Katarzyna AU - Taranta-Janusz K FAU - Tenderenda-Banasiuk, Edyta AU - Tenderenda-Banasiuk E FAU - Wasilewska, Anna AU - Wasilewska A LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140526 PL - Norway TA - Acta Paediatr JT - Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) JID - 9205968 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (CCL2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 268B43MJ25 (Uric Acid) SB - IM MH - Atherosclerosis/*etiology MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - *Breast Feeding MH - Chemokine CCL2/*blood MH - Child, Preschool MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Infant MH - *Infant Formula MH - Inflammation/blood MH - Male MH - Uric Acid/*blood OTO - NOTNLM OT - Atherosclerosis OT - Breastfeeding OT - Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 OT - Uric acid EDAT- 2014/05/13 06:00 MHDA- 2015/04/23 06:00 CRDT- 2014/05/13 06:00 PHST- 2014/03/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/05/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/05/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/05/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/04/23 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/apa.12680 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Acta Paediatr. 2014 Aug;103(8):e354-8. doi: 10.1111/apa.12680. Epub 2014 May 26.