Endocrine Abstracts

Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are associated with an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) regulates neuronal differentiation and synaptic plasticity and its decreased levels are supposed to play a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease and other disorders. Decreased circulating BDNF levels in obesity and type 2 diabetes were reported, however, it is unclear, whether BDNF might be associated with insulin resistan...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder, with the significant loss of the adipose tissue. Lack of subcutaneous adipose tissue observed in lipodystrophies is accompanied by insulin resistance. The crucial step in the development of insulin resistance is an impaired increase in carbohydrate oxidation and decrease in lipid oxidation in response to insulin. The aim of the present study was to estimate carbohydrate and lipid oxidation in relation to serum adiponectin concentrat...

Markers of endothelial dysfunction, including soluble E-selectin (sE-selectin) are related to insulin resistance and are predictors of type 2 diabetes. Insulin resistance is associated with metabolic inflexibility, i.e. an impaired stimulation of carbohydrate oxidation and inhibition of lipid oxidation in insulin-stimulated conditions. The aim of the present study was to estimate the relationships of serum sE-selectin concentration with carbohydrate and lipid oxidation in lean...

Introduction: Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin which plays a role in neuronal growth and differentiation. Decreased level of BDNF is supposed to play a role in the pathogenesis of the neurodegenerative diseases. Recent data indicate that BDNF could be also involved in angiogenesis. Several lines of evidence support the role of BDNF in glucose metabolism. The decreased level of BDNF are observed in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Polycystic ovary...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is heterogeneous disorder leading to infertility. The introduction of Rotterdam criteria creates different PCOS phenotypes, i.e. hyperandrogenic anovulatory with (A) and without (B) polycystic ovaries (PCO) morphology in ultrasonography (usg), hyperandrogenic ovulatory with PCO morphology in usg (C), non-hyperandrogenic anovulatory with PCO morphology in usg (D). In PCOS insulin resistance might be involved in the development of endocrine and m...

Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) might increase glucose uptake in adipocytes and reduce plasma glucose and triglycerides in animal models of diabetes. The aim of the present study was to assess serum FGF21 concentration in lean and obese subjects, its regulation by hyperinsulinemia and relationship with insulin sensitivity and glucose and lipid oxidation. We examined 76 subjects with normal glucose tolerance, 36 lean (BMI <25 kg/m2) and 39 overweight or obese...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a main cause of women infertility. There are data suggesting an increased risk for cardiovascular disease in PCOS. Insulin resistance might play a role in the pathogenesis of PCOS and its metabolic complications. The aim of the study was to asses the prevalence of The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP)-defined metabolic syndrome (MS) in women with PCOS in relation to insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction – soluble E-...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder, resulting in sustained low weight. In AN, similarly to syndromes of lipodystrophy, one observes the significant loss of the adipose tissue. In lipodystrophies, despite the lack of subcutaneous adipose tissue, insulin resistance is observed. Adipose tissue is known as a source of a variety of bioactive peptides, known as adipocytokines. The aim of the present study was to examine the plasma concentration of adipocytokines in relation...

It was shown recently that orbital fibroblasts express intensively CD40 and its ligation stimulates proinflammatory cytokines, glicosoaminoglycans and PGE2 production. CD40/CD154 interaction in the pathogenesis of Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) is suggested an important pathway of T cells induced fibroblast activation and proliferation.Aim: To assess the role of CD40/CD154 interaction in GO pathogenesis and to estimate usefulness of soluble CD4...

Tumor angiogenesis is believed to result from an imbalance of pro- and anti-angiogenic factors. Angiogenesis is an important component in the development of thyroid goitre. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) represents a family of specific endothelial cell mitogens involved in normal angiogenesis and in tumor development. Consequently, a panel of anti-angiogenic factors was addressed in a representative sample of VEGF receptor-2 (VEGFR-...