Endocrine Abstracts

The caveolin (CAV) consists of three isoforms (CAV1, CAV2, and CAV3) and contributes to insulin-regulated glucose metabolism. It has been reported that decreased caveolin-1 phosphorylation in the endometrium is linked with insulin resistant state in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Because PCOS patients often display hyperandrogenism, whether hyperandrogenism in addition to insulin resistant is involved in the regulation of caveolin expression and activation in the...

Objective: To explore the association between body mass index (BMI) and plasma glucose level with pathological features and clinical outcomes of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).Methods: Clinical data of 1264 consecutive DTC patients treated with total thyroidectomy and enrolled at the time of the first 131I treatment from April 2016 to July 2020. The clinicopathological findings were compared in the groups were categorized according to BMI...