Endocrine Abstracts

Hypothalamic GnRH neuronal dysfunction is a frequent cause of hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (HH) in women with secondary amenohrroea. However, the entity is poorly characterized in men, possibly due to lack of a sensitive equivalent clinical marker of the condition.A 40-year-old man presented with a 7-year history of progressive lack of energy, loss of libido, decreased sexual function, and loss of morning erections. Puberty had occurred normally and h...

Background: Diets rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) n-3 may change the fluidity and composition of membrane phospholipids, leading to different prostanoids formation, decreasing IL-1β and TNFα releases and increasing the basal levels of corticosterone, important factors to promote acute phase response (APR) to stimuli. This study proposes to verify if PUFA n-3 or n-6 rich diets alters the APR of fibrinogen and haptoglobin after turpentine stimulus.<p cla...