Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The thyroid is a multifunctional endocrine gland which, by its hormones, affects all the organs, metabolisms and nonspecific defence of the body. The aim of this study is to establish if endogenous thyroxin (FT4) is involved in the nonspecific defence of the organism.Material and methods: 94 patients were included in the study, 47 with hyperthyroidism and 47 with hypothyroidism, 81 women, 13 men aged 7–78. FT4 was...

Introduction: The hypothalamic hormone orexin-A (OXA) increases food and water intake, regulates the sleep-wake cycle, muscle tone and energy balance. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is an important metabolic regulator with direct hypothalamic orexigenic and diverse peripheral effects including fat tissue and muscle.Aims: We aimed to study the influence of OXA on the activity of AMPK in the hypothalamus, subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissues, and...