Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The standard, lifelong therapy of phenylketonuria (PKU) is natural protein-restricted diet completed with Phenylalanine (Phe)-free L-amino acid mixtures that provide the daily necessary micronutrients, such as iodine and selenium. Our main objective in this study was to assess the iodine and selenium status of patients with PKU, based on their adherence to the low-Phe diet, compared to a healthy control group. Secondly, we aimed to asses whether adherence to therap...

Objectives: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are the first line therapy in moderate to severe, active thyroid eye disease (TED). While their beneficial immunosuppressive effects are well known, direct connective tissue effects are less characterized. The accumulation of extracellular matrix component hyaluronan (HA) and increased proliferation rate of fibroblasts are hallmarks connective tissue changes in TED. We examined the effect of methylprednisolone (MP), prednisolone (P), hydrocort...