ea0022p729 | Steroid metabolism & action | ECE2010
Mancini Antonio
, Inchingolo Riccardo
, Di Marco Berardino Alessandro
, Di Donna Vincenzo
, Leone Erika
, Maria Corbo Giuseppe
, Valente Salvatore
, Pontecorvi Alfredo
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients could have altered endocrine function as different endocrine organs (gonads, pituitary, thyroid and pancreas) can be affected depending on the phenotype of the disease and the degree of systemic inflammation. Anabolic hormones can be involved as COPD patients can show weight loss and muscle wasting and both these conditions can modify natural history of the disease. Moreover COPD patients can frequently have acute exacerbat...