Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Bisphenol A (BPA) is the most common endocrine disruptor among environmental estrogens. BPA is an ingredient that is commonly used in polycarbonate plastics. In this study, our main concern is to measure the levels of BPA in premenopausal obese women and to examine the relationship of BPA with adiponectin and leptin.Materials and methods: 47 obese women and 39 non-obese healthy women were enrolled in this study. All participants were premenopausal. ...

Context: Adipsin, a protein secreted mainly from the adipose tissue, is a structural homologous of complement factor D, a rate-limiting enzyme of the alternative complement system. Growing evidence suggests that the alternative complement system plays a role both in the regulation of energy homeostasis and the atherosclerotic process. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an inflammatory based-metabolic disease.Objective: To ascertain whether circulating a...