Endocrine Abstracts

The ‘Nuclear Receptor (NR) Super-family’ is a group of ligand modulated transcription factors with 48 members presently identified in human genome. NRs regulate most of the physiological processes of the body ranging from metabolism to reproduction. Retinoid X Receptor (RXR) is one of the important members of this NR superfamily. It serves as a heterodimeric partner of several other members of this superfamily including two major xenobiotic nuclear receptors i.e. Pre...

Since earlier publications revealed a prominent and versatile impact of the neuromedin peptide family on several neuroendocrine processes, in the present experiments we focused on the effects of a recently discovered member of neuromedines, neuromedine S on such phenomena as open-field behaviour and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) activation. The peptide was administered intracerebroventricularly to freely moving rats and 30 minutes later the aforementioned neuronedocrine...

Hypocalcemic cardiomyopathy due to hypoparathyroidism is a very rare condition which responds favorably to vitaminocalcic treatment.We report the case of a 50 years old man who presented to our unit for general fatigue, apathy and cough lasting several years with a worsening during the last months, there was biological evidence of hypoparathyroidism with profound hypocalcemia (21 mg/l) hyperphosphoremia (53 mg/l) and undetectable PTH levels the CT scan s...

Numerous clinical manifestations have been described in association with Cushing’s disease (CD). There was no eligible data on pulmonary function tests in CD patients. We aimed to assess pulmonary function test included spirometry in a series of patients with active Cushing’s disease (2 men, 9 women). Mean age, height, weight, body mass index were 36.7±12.6 (range 22–63 years), 156.9±8.4 cm, 74.1±10.7 kg, 29.6±3.8 kg/m2, respective...

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (P-HPT) is a common endocrine disorder that occurs as result of adenomas (80–85%), hyperplasia (10–15%), atypical adenoma or carcinomas (<1%). Atypical parathyroid adenoma (APA) is a rare entity and represents intermediate group of parathyroid neoplasms of uncertain malignant potential with some atypical histological features.Case details: We report a case of a 34-year male, with a background of h...

IntroductionHyperprolactinemia is a condition in which a person has higher-than-normal levels of the hormone prolactin in the blood. It is a relatively common condition encountered in the world of endocrinology. It is often seen as a side-effect with usage of anti-psychotics. Treatment options when symptomatic usually constitute dopamine agonist therapy, the common agents being Cabergoline and Bromocriptine. The uniqueness of this case is attributed to t...

Hypoglycaemia, a life threatening complication, occurs as part of a wide variety of disease processes. Though a common side effect of diabetes medications, it can be secondary to other factors including, endocrine and, metabolic disorders, severe sepsis, rare malignancies and non-diabetic medications. We present a case series of 3 non-diabetic patients who presented to Princess of Wales, Bridgend with Hypoglycaemic Episodes (HE):1. 23 year old student nu...

Introduction: Prostate carcinoma is a recognised yet rare cause of Cushing’s syndrome. This report describes two cases in which Cushing’s syndrome was associated with advanced prostate cancer.Case 1: A 70-year man presented with a very short history of swelling of his face and legs. He was known to have prostate adenocarcinoma with bony metastases. He was hypokalaemic and resistant to standard potassium replacement. He had a Cushingoid appearan...

A 36 year-old female presented with increasing headaches over the previous 8 months. She had seen in the neurology clinic recently and treated for migraines and cluster headache. She also had a history of depression. She had prodromal aura of visual disturbance including blurred vision and photophobia.She was admitted following sudden onset of stabbing pain over the left eye along with nausea. All these symptoms were classic of her usual migraines. On ad...

Pituitary disorders are relatively uncommon conditions which leave patients feeling isolated and distressed. Acromegaly and Cushing’s are associated with obvious and visible differences to appearance, while other pituitary conditions are associated with profound, yet hidden, physical changes which impact significantly on psychological well being.AimTo explore the subjective experiences of patients living with and managing a pi...