Endocrine Abstracts

Phaeochromocytoma (PCC) and paragangliomas (PGL) are neuroendocrine tumours derived from the embryonic neural crest, located either within the adrenal gland or at extra-adrenal sites.Objective: To study the clinical, biochemical, imaging characteristics, and mutational profile of patients with PCC/PGL treated at our institution.Methods: We collected data of patients with PCC/PGLs managed at Christian Medical College, Vellore, India...

Objective: We report the rare case of a 45-year-old male with multiple endocrine neoplasm 1 (MEN1) with simultaneous occurrence characteristic tumours leading to a delicately balanced metabolic homeostasis.Methods: Clinical, biochemical, and radiological data of this patient diagnosed to have MEN1 were analysed and the challenges in the management of these neuroendocrine tumours are discussed.Case illustration: A 45-year-old gentle...

Objectives: To study the clinical, biochemical, imaging profile and treatment outcomes of patients with malignant pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma(PPGL). Also, to compare their characteristics with non-malignant PPGL to identify the factors that may predict metastasis.Methods: This retropsective cohort study included 212 patients with PPGL managed at our centre over a period of 10 years(2013-2022). Their clinical, bioc...

Diabetes mellitus is life threatening endocrine disorder with high morbidity and mortality, which is featured by persistent high blood glucose levels due to defect in the insulin secretion, insulin action or both. Extreme high blood glucose levels associated with diabetes leads to various organ dysfunction particularly nervous system, eye, cardiovascular system, and kidney. Kaempferol is a dietary bioflavonoid that is common in plant-derived foods and used in traditional medic...

Objective: This study was planned to examine the effect of galangin on hyperglycemia mediated oxidative stress in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats.Methods: Diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal administration of low dose of STZ (40 mg/kg body weight (BW)) into male albino Wistar rats. Galangin (8 mg/kg BW) or glibenclamide (600 μg/kg BW) was given orally daily once for 45 days to normal and STZ-induced diabetic rats.<p class="abstext...

Introduction: Bariatric surgery has become an essential option for long-term weight loss in morbidly obese population.Objective: This study was aimed at investigating the effects of bariatric surgery on sex hormone levels and potential hormonal changes associated with significant weight loss in a cohort of 49 patients with obesity.Methodology: Forty-nine patients with obesity, scheduled for bariatric surgery in Colombo South Teachi...

Research question: What are the differences in foetal size in early pregnancy between GDM and control.Methods: Serial foetal biometry was performed for GDM women and controls at 18–20 weeks and 28–32 weeks. At each visit, abdominal and head circumference (AC) & (HC), femur length (FL) and abdominal wall thickness (AWT) was measured along with collection of maternal data.Results: women with GDM and 184 controls had com...

With the wide-spread use of abiraterone/enzalutamide for CRPC, there is an urgent need to understand and reverse resistance to these treatments. Studies have implicated glucocorticoid receptor (GR) as activating androgen receptor (AR) signalling and driving resistance. Here we studied progesterone receptor (PR), which is phylogenetically most closely related to the AR. We first used digital droplet PCR in prostate cancer (PCa) cell lines and observed >10 times higher level...

Introduction: The 2017 WHO Classification of Pituitary Tumors grades silent corticotroph adenomas (SCAs) as high-risk adenomas due to their aggressive clinical behaviour (high probability of recurrence). Nonetheless, studies comparing recurrence rates of SCA with other non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) subtypes have provided conflicting results necessitating review of the evidence this recommendation relies on.Aims: To estimate recurrence rates ...

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes, and increased risk of post-natal type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, whether GDM increases the risk of developing incident Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is unclear and has not been well examined in previous studies. This is important considering the significant health burden of NAFLD and the opportunity to interfere in high risk population in order to red...