Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To determine risk factor pattern of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its association with serum nitric oxide metabolites (NOx) in children and adolescents.Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 409 male and 442 female children and adolescents aged 4 to 19 years. The ethical committee of our institute approved the study. The MetS was defined according to modified ATPIII criteria and factor analysis was used...

Background: Magnesium is the fourth most abundant action in the body and plays an important role in metabolic processes. Association between magnesium deficiency and clinical condition including hypertension, diabetes, insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia, and atherosclerosis. Although magnesium deficiency is associated with a variety of medical conditions, the prevalence of hypo- and hypermagnesemia have not been reported in general population.Methods: Th...

Introduction: Any abnormalities during pregnancy can affect the growth and development of the fetus and may have a long lasting effect presented during adulthood (intrauterine programming). In this study, the effect of maternal hypothyroidism on insulin secretion from the isolated islets of offspring has been investigated in male rats.Materials and methods: In Test group maternal hypothyroidism was induced using 0.02% propylthiouracyl in drinking water t...