Endocrine Abstracts

Soybean diet could involve in the development of goitre according to antithyroid effects of isoflavones. Isoflavones from Soybean could induce not only inhibition of thyroid peroxidase (TPO) catalyzed reactions but they are allergens for patients suffering from atopic or autoimmune diseases. Two hundred-sixty patients with thyroid autoimmunity (150 with Graves’ disease, 110 with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) were investigated for the sensitization against Soybean. Allerge...

Vitamin D plays an important role in the adaptive and innate immunity besides its skeletal effects. Some autoimmune disease is associated with vitamin D deficiency highlighting its crucial involvement in the onset of autoimmune diseases. This study investigated the relationship between the vitamin D supply and the serum IL-6, IL-17A and antibody levels against thyroid peroxidase (TPO) and TSH receptor in autoimmune thyroid diseases. Serum IL-6, IL-17A and antibody levels again...