Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is correlated with increased cardiovascular risk and characterized by several factors, including visceral obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance. Several members of a large family of nonselective cation channels, e.g., transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, have been associated with the development of cardiovascular diseases. Thus, changes of TRP channel expression may account for the observed increased cardiov...

Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterised by a combination of visceral obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and impaired glucose tolerance. It is a prominent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The etiology of MetS is complex. The progression of MetS is influenced by genetic susceptibility and environmental factors. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible association between transient receptor potential (TRP) c...

Introduction: Autoimmune thyroid diseases result from a dysregulation of the immune system leading to an immune attack on the thyroid. Autoimmune thyroid diseases, which include Graves’ disease (GD) and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT), are characterised by lymphocytic infiltration of the thyroid parenchyma. The mechanisms that trigger the autoimmune attack to the thyroid are not entirely known. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible contribution of Rho/Rh...