Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: Chronic consumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) causes several problems like insulin resistance. The goal of the study was to investigate pancreatic damages induced by chronic HFCS consumption and protective effects of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) on pancreatic cells.Methods: Wistar Albino, 4 months old, female rats and weighing 250–300 g were randomly distributed into three groups each containing eight rats. Groups were HFCS group, HF...

Introduction: Serum thyroid hormone levels have been described in several systemic non-thyroideal illnesses, among them acute heart diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between thyroid functions and widespread of ACS, and to evaluate the potential changes in thyroid hormone profile in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) at the time of diagnosis and compare them between two groups, based on therapeutic implications and distinct prognoses: unstable angi...

Introduction: Diabetic foot is one of the important and destructive complications of diabetes. During the life time of a diabetic patient, the risk of developing foot ulcers is around 5–15%, and about 20–25% of the causes of hospitalization in diabetic patients are due to foot ulcers. 40–80% of foot ulcers can be infected and resulted in osteomyelitis. Hospitalization due to osteomyelitis is 12 times more in diabetic patients than in non-diabetic population....