Endocrine Abstracts

Contemporary research data indicate that pancreatic beta cells are sensitive to ionizing radiation. Our recent studies showed a significant (2–3-fold) increase in the type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) incidence in adults exposed to ionizing radiation in a young age within 1986–1990 time period compared to the entire population of Ukraine. Currently there are no data on the time pattern of content of proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 in the clean-up workers ...

During the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident (ChNPPA) a mixture of radioactive isotopes, mainly the iodine and cesium, were released, which through inhalation and food, and in some cases along with external exposure had affected the hormone-producing cells of endocrine system. Within days and months after the accident, the thyroid and parathyroids accumulated a significant amount of these isotopes with thyroid gland becoming a secondary emitter, which further increased th...

Several million people in Ukraine and other countries had been exposed to ionizing radiation during the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident (ChNPPA) on April 26, 1986. The ChNPPA clean-up personnel involved in emergency and recovery works in the 30-kilometer exclusion zone of power plant in the nearest days or months and/or for a long time had received the highest radiation doses due to external gamma-exposure and from incorporated radioactive isotopes with high affinity to...