Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The aim of this study is to compare the value of phosphate measures, which may predict the development of hypocalcemia in the early post operative period following total thyroidectomy, to iPTH and Ca measurements.Metods: In this prospective study, patients who underwent total thyroidectomy in our clinic between March 2012 and April 2013, independent of diagnosis were included in a consecutive manner. Venous blood samples for calcium (Ca2...

Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune and polygenic disorder. The genetic loci conferring susceptibility need to be still defined. Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene has been reported to be associated with GD in various ethnic groups. The aim of the present study was to determine whether CTLA-4 gene was associated with GD in Turkish population. We evaluated the allele distribution of the following loci: CTLA-4 exon 1 (+49 A/G) and promoter (−318 C/T) reg...

Objective: Elevated levels of the soluble adhesion molecules, sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 reflect chronic inflammatory state. Increased levels of sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 were demonstrated in various autoimmune thyroid diseases with abnormal thyroid function, but their clinical significance is undefined, especially in the euthyroid patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT). Increased levels of soluble adhesion molecules are also associated with components of the metabolic syndrome li...

Human and animal health has been exposed to endocrine disruptors (EDs) which are chemicals found in pesticides, food or personal care products. The main concern about these disruptors is caused by their interference with the endocrine system causing adverse effects, such as altered reproduction, abnormal neurological development in newborns and children or an elevated susceptibility to hormone-related cancers. The thyroid gland and its hormones belong to major targets that are...

Aim: The role of statins on thyroid cell proliferation is of clinical interest. In this study, we investigated the effect of atorvastatin on papillary thyroid cell line (B-CPAP) and normal thyroid (Nthy-ori3-1) cell lines.Materials and methods: In this in vitro study, B-CPAP and Nthy-ori3-1 cell lines were treated with atorvastatin at 12.5, 25, 50, 100, 200 μM concentrations. At 48 and 72 h MTT, electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry we...

Introduction: Polycycstic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an important disorder in women of reproductive age which is characterised with menstrual dysfunction, anovulation and hyperandrogenism. 5–10% of the female population affected by this syndrome. Nesfatin-1 is a new anorexigenic hormone which is expressed from several regions of hypothalamus and peripheral tissues. Nesfatin-1 is related with obesity, insulin resistance and appetite. We aimed to evaluated the nesfatin-1 leve...

Background and aim: As a prognostic marker, copeptin levels were independent predictors of survival in critically ill patients suffering from hemorrhagic and septic shock. Copeptin levels also have prognostic implications in chronic diseases other than acute illness. The stress-mediated activation of the HPA axis may be have role in the pathogenesis of the insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes. Furthermore, AVP action has been linked to liver glycogenolysis and ...

Objective: Differences in iodine intake could account for the variable prevalences reported for somatic TSHR and Gs alpha mutations in TTNs. However, this question has never been setteled, since no study has yet determined the TSHR mutation prevalence in TTNs in regions with and without iodine deficiency in the same population. Therefore we studied the prevalence of somatic TSHR mutations in TTNs by investigating TTNs from patients who lived in endemic and nonendemic goiter re...