Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Certain sensory system functions are affected somehow in acromegaly, however auditory complications have not been identified in detail yet. It is possible that widespread changes in acromegaly may also affect auditory system. We aimed to determine the changes involving auditory system in cases with acromegaly.Methods/design: Otological examination of 41 cases with acromegaly (active n=22, inactive n=19) were compared with ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate paraoxonase-1 (PON1) activities and its association with oxidative stress status in autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD).Materials and methods: Patients with 25 Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) and 25 Graves’ disease (GD) and 27 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Blood samples were obtained in euthyroid period and 3 months after the initiation of medical treatment. ...