Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aim: Obesity is associated with a dysregulation of the immune system which can result in a predisposition to the development of autoimmune diseases. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate anti-pituitary antibodies (APA) in severe obese patients, in order to identify a possible role of the immune system in obesity and to correlate these antibodies with pituitary hormone changes found in obese patients.Matherials and methods: ...