Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Ovariectomized C57BL/6 mice are a good model to study the postmenopausal stage. It has been reported that high-fat diet (HFD) augments the body fat mass and insulin resistance (IR) in animal models. Goal of this study was to investigate the combined effects of ovariectomy (OVX) and HFD on insulin sensitivity and pancreatic remodeling in C57BL/6 mice treated with bezafibrate.Methods: Female C57BL/6 mice were subjected to surgical OVX and sur...

Introduction: The highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) completely changed the natural history and body composition of the infected patients. The lipodystrophy syndrome of HIV-infected patients (IP) is characterized by fat mass redistribution in the limbs, face lipoatrophy and abdominal lipohypertrophy. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan (DEXA) and bioelectrical impedance (BIA) are techniques to determine body composition (BC).Aims: Evaluate th...