Endocrine Abstracts

Increased activity of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) was observed in early stage of hypertension onset. The aim of our present study was to estimate catecholamines response to stress stimulus (insulin induced hypoglycaemia) in young males with early diagnosed non-treated hypertension grade 1 (HT) and normotensive controls (NT).Methods: Insulin tolerance test (ITT, 0.1 IU/kg body weight, Actrapid HM, i.v.) was performed in 21 HT male subjects aged 20.0&...

Adult GH deficiency (GHD) is associated with prediabetes and low levels of GH are found in obesity. We hypothesized that zinc-α2-glycoprotein (ZAG), a novel adipokine reduced in obesity, is regulated by GH. ZAG serum and adipose tissue expression were measured in three study populations: i) cachectic (BMI=19.3±0.5 kg/m2), lean/overweight (BMI=26.0±0.5 kg/m2) and obese (BMI=36.0±1.6 kg/m2) patients with chronic obstructive pu...