Endocrine Abstracts

Changes in serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations occur frequently in disorders of thyroid function. LDL-C oxidation susceptibility is higher in these patients than in normal population. This study aims at assessing lipids, lipoproteins, lipid oxidations and serum paraoxonase activity in patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism. Forty patients were compared with an age and sex matched control group. A fasting blood sample was obtained and serum total cholesterol, triglyce...

Patients with thyroid dysfunction are more susceptible to oxidative stress, and may show enhanced LDL-C oxidation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate serum paraoxonase activity and antioxidants in patients with endogenous subclinical hyperthyroidism.Forty-one subclinical hyperthyroid patients, 30 women and 11 men, aged 47±13 years, and 40 age and sex matched healthy controls were studied. Serum paraoxonase activity, lipid, lipoprotein, oxidiz...

Background: Obesity, particularly abdominal obesity, is associated with resistance to the effects of insulin on peripheral glucose and fatty acid utilization, often leading to type 2 diabetes mellitus. Insulin resistance, the associated hyperinsulinemia and hyperglycemia, and adipocyte cytokines (adipokines) may also lead to vascular endothelial dysfunction, an abnormal lipid profile, hypertension, and vascular inflammation, all of which promote the development of atherosclero...

Introduction: To evaluate efficacy of universal screening versus high risk group screening for thyroid dysfunction in pregnant women.Method: From February to July 2008, prospective study was performed on 608 pregnant women in Bandar abbas, Iran. All of pregnant women were tested for T4, T3, T3RU, FTI, TPO Ab in the first pre natal visit. Then, were assigned into two groups in order to have positive history of thyroid dysfunction or first degree family hi...