Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: T helper1 (Th1) cells were determined to have important roles in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). We aimed to investigate relationship between Th1 cytokines (IFN γ, IL-2 and TNF-α) and T2D.Material and methods: The study included 32 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients (T2DPs) who had not begun to take antidiabetic agents except from insulin and 30 healthy subjects (CG) who did not have glucose intoerance (fasting or af...

ObjectivesMale prolactinoma patients mostly have hypogonadotropic symptoms. While treatment with dopamine agonists (DAs; such as bromocriptine or cabergoline) leads to recovery of sexual glands, it can lead to impulsive control disorders as an undesirable side effect. The aim of this retrospective study is to determine the level of testosterone that eliminates symptoms, provides fertility and does not cause this undesirable side effect regardless of prol...

Background: Adrenal incidentaloma (AI) is described as an adrenal mass detected on imaging not performed for adrenal disease. In coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, chest CT evaluation was performed for all ages in adults. In this study, we aimed to detect adrenal adenoma(s) which were identified with chest CT, during COVID-19 diagnostic work-up to find AI prevalence in our population.Methods: All patients who underwent chest CT examination for...