Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The age at adiposity rebound (AR), at which BMI begins to rise after infancy around the age of 5 years, is associated with obesity and metabolic alteration in later life. Given that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has strong metabolic components, early growth patterns could reveal predisposition for PCOS. Thus, we aimed to investigate the associations of growth trajectories from birth to puberty with PCOS diagnosis,vbody composition and hyperandrogenism later in a...

Calcitonin (CT) is a hypocalcemic hormone produced by thyroid C-cells that acts as an bone antiresorptive agent. The other endocrine cell population in thyroid, called follicular cells produce thyroid hormones (TH) which also affect bone turnover. In this study, we evaluated the effects of salmon CT administration on structure and function of both CT and TH producing thyroid cells as well as trabecular bone microarchitecture in orchidectomized (Orx) middle-aged rats. Fifteen-m...

Hypercholesterolemia is associated with athero-thrombotic disease, a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Advances in both dietary and pharmacological interventions contribute to prevention and treatment of modifiable risk factors.Purified soybean phytoestrogens, isoflavones genistein (GEN) and daidzein (DAI), were reported to exert moderate cholesterol-lowering effect. In this research first we studied age-related modifications in hepatic cholesterol metabolism and serum est...