Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a sort of temporary carbonhydrate intolerance in pregnancy. GDM leads to a variety of risks for the fetus and the mother during pregnancy. Mothers who had GDM during their pregnancy have high risk of caesarean section and pre-eclampsia. Also there are risks of macrosomia, neonatal hypoglycemia and hyperbilirubinemia for the fetuses of these mothers. Cardiovascular disorders, hypertension, dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome ...

Introduction: Isotretinoin (Iso) treatment in acne disease may cause dyslipidemia and increased liver enzymes. Its effects on lipid and glucose metabolism may cause atherogenic complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate carotis intima–media thickness (CIMT), HOMA-IR, and osteopontin (OPN) levels in acne patients on Iso treatment.Methods: Iso treatment given 21 patients are included in this study. They followed for 4 months. 21 patients wit...

Introduction: Although the etiology of osteoporosis is different between men and women, the underlying pathophysiologic mechanism is similar, namely an absolute or relative increase in bone resorption, leading to progressive bone loss. Transforming growth factor (TGF) beta-1 is a growth factor in human bone, which is produced by osteoblasts and inhibits osteoclast proliferation and activity and stimulates proliferation and differentiation of preosteoblasts.<p class="abstex...

Thyroid hemiagenesis is a rare anomaly characterized with the absence of one thyroid lobe due to a failure in embryologic development of the thyroid gland. This anomaly is more frequent in women. It usually affects left side of the thyroid. Isthmus may be detected in half of the cases. Thyroid hemiagenesis is usually diagnosed after thyroid imaging due to other disorders, which might be related or unrelated to the thyroid gland. In this paper, we report clinical features of tw...