Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system typically affecting young adults. Autonomic dysfunction is commonly detected in patients with multiple sclerosis. Lower response of sympathoadrenal system to various stressors is mainly connected with more developed disease. However, data evaluating sympathoadrenal system function in early MS are limited. Present study investigates stress respons...

Hypothyroidism is associated with modest weight gain, but there is a lack of clarity regarding subclinical hypothyroidism and obesity. Studies with bariatric surgery showed that 15–25% of extremely obese subjects had subclinical hypothyroidism. Therefore the goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of intensified life style intervention on insulin sensitivity, irisin concentration and thyroid function parameters.Methods: A randomized i...