Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0022p481 | Female reproduction | ECE2010

Serum concentrations of carboxylated osteocalcin are increased and associated with the components of the polycystic ovarian syndrome

Diamanti-Kandarakis Evanthia , Livadas Sarantis , Katsikis Ilias , Piperi Christine , Mantziou Aimilia , Papavassiliou Athanasios G , Panidis Dimitrios

Objective: Intriguing studies suggest that osteocalcin (OC) and its carboxylated (Gla)/uncarboxylated form are involved in the regulation of insulin secretion and action. Additionally, advanced glycated end products (AGEs), directly regulate the secretion of these osteoblast derived molecules. In PCOS among the pathophysiological aberrations, deregulation of insulin secretion and action as well as elevated AGEs levels have been demonstrated. In this study, we evaluated the ser...

ea0020p633 | Reproduction | ECE2009

Advanced glycosylated end products are associated with anovulatory markers in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Diamanti-Kandarakis Evanthia , Piouka Athanasia , Livadas Sarantis , Piperi Christine , Katsikis Ilias , Papavasiliou Athanasios , Panidis Dimitrios

Background: Chronic anovulation constitutes one of the cardinal features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), a granulosa cell product, is a well documented marker of anovulation. Recent data have shown that oxidative stress is involved in the pathophysiology of anovulation. A marker of oxidative stress, Advanced Glycosylated End products (AGEs), is implicated to the pathogenesis of the syndrome and have been localized with high intensity ...