Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Bisphenol A (BPA) acts as an endocrine disruptor in different endocrine systmes. However, its impact on the adrenal cortex and steroidogenesis is largely unknown. This also applies to its substitute substances bisphenol F (BPF) and S (BPS). Therefore, experiments addressing this subject are urgently needed.Methods: The human adrenocortical cell lines NCI-H295R and MUC-1 were treated with increasing concentrations (1 nM–1 mM) of bisphenol...

Background: Current guidelines recommend adrenal vein sampling (AVS) for the identification of surgically treatable unilateral disease among patients with primary aldosteronism (PA). The cortisol-derived selectivity index (SI) is currently used to assess the success (or selectivity) of adrenal vein catheterization during AVS. However, AVS studies can be non-selective in many cases.Aim: To examine whether the use of SI derived either from 11-deoxycortisol...

Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most prevalent cause of secondary hypertension. Its two main clinical forms are unilateral adenoma (APA) and bilateral hyperplasia (BAH), which require markedly different medical treatments, so differentiating between the two is of utmost clinical importance. The current gold standard method for this is adrenal vein sampling (AVS), the application of which is hindered by limited availability and high skill requirements.AimOur goal ...