Endocrine Abstracts

Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC), as a significant part of regenerative medicine, has been considered as a promising therapy in several diseases. Recently, the secretion effect of MSCs has been found to play a key role in the regulation of inflammatory. Here, we screened different peptides with high expression abundance by mass spectrometry from the supernatant of human umbilical cord MSCs. Also, we identified a peptide (AQTKRLVGDVLLATAFLSYSGP) named MSC-P2 derived from dynein axon...

Introduction: Definitive treatment for pediatric Grave’s disease includes radioiodine ablation (RAI) or thyroidectomy. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the cure and relapse rates of RAI vs surgery as definitive therapy in children with Grave’s disease.Methods: A comprehensive search on Cochrane library, EMBASE, PUBMED and ClinicalTrials.gov for English articles published on def...

Introduction: The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis is regulated by pulsatile GnRH secretion and its action on the anterior pituitary, leading to the synthesis and secretion of LH and FSH. KNDy neurons, expressing kisspeptin, neurokinin B and dynorphin A, are the GnRH/lH pulse generator and are key regulators of puberty and fertility. The HPG axis is active during prenatal and early postnatal life in humans and rodents, but then remains quiescent until puberty in both ...

Background: Evidence suggests that pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) are present in intra-/peri-islets in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We isolated stellate cell from islets (ISC) of Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats. Given these cells are intra-islets, which possibly affect the biological behavior of β-cell. This study was designed to determine the effects of ISC isolated from fibrotic islets of GK rats on β-cell function and survival.Methods: ISC was...