Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Low-grade systemic chronic inflammation has been recognized in diabetes. The purpose of this study was the assessment of proinflammatory cytokines secretion profile in long-standing diabetes along with the presence of systemic inflammation.Methods: Twenty patients with type 1 (T1DM: 7 women, age (±S.E.M.): 30.90±1.93 years, duration of disease: 142.47±28.34 months) and 21 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus T2...

Background: Cyclical Cushing’s syndrome has been considered to be a rare clinical entity, characterised by periodic increases in cortisol levels followed by regression of the Cushing’s syndrome. The cycles of hypercortisolism may occur before the establishment of the diagnosis, rendering actual diagnosis difficult, or may occur after inadequate or ineffective treatment and affect disease management. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of cyclicity...