Endocrine Abstracts

Old people will have to take care of themselves as long as possible. The challenge for the future is therefore not to extend human age at all costs, but to extend human self-sufficiency. Two years ago, we showed that patients with anxiety and affective disorders (‘depression’) felt great after a month’s stay at the spa, improved in a number of endocrinologic parameters. In this work we try to explain the physiological changes of stay in a spa without pharmace...

Background: Autoantibodies directed against complement C1q (anti-C1q) have been described in a number of systemic autoimmune disorders. In systemic lupus erythematosus, they are strongly associated with proliferative lupus nephritis. However, no study has focused on the presence of anti-C1q in organ specific autoimmune disorders. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anti-C1q in autoimmune thyroid disorders (AITD).Methods: Serum levels...

Introduction: Although some studies have shown elevated soluble interleukin 2 receptor (sIL-2R) in sera of patients with hematological malignancies and some autoimmune diseases, its role in serum is not fully understood.Patients and methods: The aim was to compare serum levels of sIL-2R in four groups of women (11 with Graves’ disease, 10 with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, 11 with breast cancer and 10 healthy controls) and to test their possible rel...

Aims: Identifying the left ventricular systolic disfunction in obesity is crucial, due to its ability to predict cardiovascular morbidity. LV systolic function is traditionally assessed with the volumetric parameter LV ejection fraction (LVEF). However, normal values for LVEF in all categories of obesity are published in the literature. Furthermore, guidelines for the biomarkers of heart failure, NT-proBNP and BNP, in the obese population remain unclear. Given the restricted B...