Endocrine Abstracts

Insulinomas are thought to be the result of reduced ß-cell death and hyperproliferation of this specific and highly differentiated cell type. Specific growth- factors are responsible for inducing ß- cell replication and might therefore be involved in insulinoma formation. Pluripotent islet progenitor cells are thought to be located at pancreatic ducts, which can give rise to novel islets as well as exocrine pancreas formation. TGFß1 signalling disruption has bee...

Objectives: There is limited knowledge of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) levels among newly diagnosed T2D patients in the population-based setting, and of factors associated with elevated CRP.Methods: Measurements of CRP were performed in the first 1036 T2D patients in the nationwide DD2 project, enrolling new T2D patients from general practitioners and hospital specialist outpatient clinics. We examined the number of T2D patients within CRP t...

Objectives: Elevated levels of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALAT) have been linked with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients. We examined ALAT levels in newly diagnosed T2D patients, and the factors associated with such elevation.Methods: Measurements of ALAT were performed in 1025 (43% women and 57% men) new T2D patients enrolle...

Few population-based data exist on the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MS) its components, and its association with subclinical inflammation and insulin resistance among patients newly diagnosed with type two diabetes (T2D).We examined the MS according to IDF criteria by linkage primary data (waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP)) with variables from the Danish diabetes database for adults (blood ...