Endocrine Abstracts

Preadipocytes differentiate into mature adipocytes when treated with insulin, T3, isobutylmethylxanthine and dexamethasone but the role of their autocrine factors in their survival and function has only recently been appreciated. We have examined the expression and role of autocrine FGF-2 during preadipocyte differentiation. Using human preadipocytes isolated from subcutaneous fat, we induced differentiation in differentiation medium with and without the insulin-sensitising dr...

We are living in the electronic era and day to day exposed by estrogenic disruptors such as Bisphenol-A (BPA). Electronic gadgets such as cellular phones, CDs, DVDs, RFIDs even baby feeding bottles are made with composition of BPA and their huge application are matter of debate in present. The chronic exposures of BPA have become a major health concern. In this study we assessed the neurobehavioral alterations caused by BPA in the rats. We examined the neurobehavioral changes ...

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the commonest endocrinopathy, Worldwide. Amongst the protean complex genetic variations, cubulin gene and megalin gene mutations in diabetes are important in dictating genotype-phenotypic correlations and natural clinical course of diabetes. The genetic studies in this area are especially very sparse from Indian sub-continent. In this context, we analyzed the prevalence of cubulin (CBN) and megalin (LRP2) gene mutations, as part of NGS (Ne...

Background: Follicular differentiated thyroid cancer (FDTC) is the most common endocrine cancer, globally. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) in thyroid cancer allows for high-throughput genetic sequencing in short time. This analysis offers useful information on tumor biology. NGS Studies on follicular differentiated thyroid cancer are scanty from South East Asia. In this context, we set out study the pattern of a genetic panel wide somatic mutations in thyroid cancer.<p cl...

Introduction: Primary Hypoparathyroidism presents most commonly in childhood to early adolescence. Disease may be familial or sporadic.Most commonly hypoparathyroidism is secondary to neck operations especially Thyroid surgeries. Primary can be congenital eg- Digeorge syndrome or inherited by AD, AR or X linked mediated.We report 2 cases of late onset seizure due to Digeorge syndrome and Autosomal Dominant Hypoparathyroidism in a elderly lady.Case Report...

Background: Preeclampsia (PE) is a multifactorial and multisystem disorder, with unknown pathophysiology, but factors such as defective trophoblast invasion and narrowing of spiral arteries may be contributing to the onset of PE and affecting mother and foetus development. Early prediction of PE may improve the surveillance and prognosis of hypertension in pregnant women in preventing associated complications. Therefore, it is essential to find markers for the detection of PE ...

Introduction: Familial isolated pituitary adenoma (FIPA) and young-onset sporadic pituitary adenoma patients are suggested to be screened for mutations in AIP, a gene described in 2006 and amenable to UK testing since 2008.Methods: affected subjects have been tested in Exeter and Oxford genetic laboratories. Data were collected from 120 FIPA-families and 193 sporadic cases with young-onset disease (<30y) from 49 centres in the UK. The Mann&#...