Endocrine Abstracts

Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs which are used safely to treat peptic ulcus disease since 2 decades, moderately increases gastrin hormone by decreasing gastric acid secretion. Preclinical studies show that gastrin itself, or drugs that increase gastrin levels such as PPIs, increase islet cell mass and improve glycaemic control. To the best of our knowledge one prospective and some retrospective studies claim that PPI medication in diabetic patients leads to an average decrea...

Experimental and clinical studies suggest that blocking the effects of angiotensin II increases insulin sensitivity, skeletal muscle glucose transport, and pancreatic blood flow which may contribute to the prevention of diabetes mellitus. Although large scale studies and meta-analysis reveal that the new onset of diabetes could be significantly decreased by ARBs in both hypertensive and normotensive patients, their effect on glucose regulation in patients already diagnosed wit...

Large scale clinical studies and meta-analysis suggest that treatment with angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) could have protective effect against diabetes development. While diuretics and β-blockers have some well known adverse effect on glycaemic regulation, ARBs/ACEIs’ effect on glucose regulation in patients already diagnosed with diabetes has not been investigated well enough. Also to the best of our knowled...

Background: Our aim was to investigate levels of lipocalin-2 and its relationship with metabolic factors in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Materials/subjects and methods: In this cross-sectional study, two groups of women were studied: group 1 consisted of women with PCOS (n=30), and group 2 consisted of control women with normal ovulatory function (n=30). The circulating levels of lipocalin were measured.<p class="abstext"...

Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the relationship between platelet count and metabolic risk factors in over weight and obese women in Turkish women.Methods: Over weight (BMI>25 kg/m2) 665 and obese (BMI>30 kg/m2) 4609 women were enrolled into the study. The patients were divided into three group according to the platelet count (PLT), Group I (n=1724) consist of serum PLT≤245×103, group II (n...

Introduction: Hypertension is a major risk factor for several cardiovascular diseases including coronary heart disease. Prehypertension is defined systolic blood pressure (SBP) between 120–139 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 80–89 mmHg. Recent studies have documented an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in persons with prehypertension. In this study, we evaluated association between prehypertension and the metabolic risk markers in over weight and obes...

Introduction: Elevated levels of the inflammatory markers are associated with increased risk for CVD and diabetes mellitus. There is accumulating evidence indicating that inflammatory markers as C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with insulin resistance. The aim of the study is to evaluate the correlations between serum inflammatory markers and plasma fasting glucose (PFG) in overweight and obese women.Methods: Overweight (25<BMI<30 kg/m...

Background and aims: Growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors to be involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease. The aim of this study was ultrastructural evaluation of octreotide acetate on kidney tissue in streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic rats.Material and methods: Twenty-four male Spraque–Dawley rats divided into 3 groups; control (C), diabetic (D) and diabetic with octreotide aceatate (DO). The all diabetic rats were treat...

Introduction: This study carried out relationship between glomerulary filtration rates (GFR) and various metabolic parameters in obese women.Materials and methods: Selected subjects recruited retrospectively from outpatient clinic for this study were 5115 overweight or obese women with mean GFR which was 93 ml/dk/1.73 m2 calculated by MDRD (modification of diet in renal disease). According to mean GFR, they divided group I (low GFR) having &#8...

Introduction: Elevated high-sensitive c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in association with hyperinsulinemia, obesity, insulin resistance and high blood pressure are significant risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study is to evaluated the correlations between serum hs-CRP concentration and metabolic risk factors in overweight and obese women.Methods: Overweight (BMI>25 kg/m2) and obese (BMI>30 kg/m2) 755 wom...