Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Many in vitro studies have suggested that oxidative stress induced by hyperglycemic condition has pivotal role for pathogenesis of vascular complications in diabetics. This study intended to evaluate oxidative stress and antioxidant potential in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), and to clarify the relation between oxidative stress and metabolic derangements including chronic hyperglycemia.Materials and methods: We measured t...

During pregnancy, levels of pregnancy-related proteins and hormones such as progesterone (P4), estrogen, and glucocorticoids (GC) increase. Although the regulatory mechanisms of P4 production in the placenta are not completely understood, studies using mouse models have demonstrated that P4 induces immunosuppression using a GC receptor-dependent pathway, suggesting that both it has been suggested that steroid hormones have a similar effect. Understanding the orchestrated role ...