Endocrine Abstracts

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...

Combination of ovariectomy (OVX) and chronic restraint stress causes cognitive dysfunction and reduces hippocampal CA3 neurons in female rats and that estrogen replacement suppresses the OVX/stress-induced behavioral and morphological changes. Aim of this study is to exsamine the effect of Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761) on the cognitive dysfunction and neuromorphological change in OVX/stress-subjected rats. Female Fisher 344 rats were randomly divided into three groups...

In terms of mechanism by which thyroid diseases lead the endothelial dysfunction, several aspects have been taking into consideration. One potential factor may be variation in plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels. ADMA, which is derived from the catabolism of proteins containing methylated arginine residues, competitively inhibits NOS. The relationship between thyroid disease and variation in plasma ADMA levels is still a potential research area. The aim of this st...

Background: Study the frequency of thyroid, adrenal, and gonadal dysfunction in HIV-infected patients and correlate them with CD4 cell count levels. Design: Cross-sectional study of 760 HIV-infected adults. in the period from January 2016 to December 2018.Methodology: Free T3, free T4, TSH, Cortisol, FSH, LH, testosterone and estradiol were estimated by the radioimmunoassay method. Hormone levels and their correlation wi...

Introduction: Recent studies have shown that microRNA could serve as biomarkers in various types of cancer and other diseases. Aim: To reveal microRNA that differ in patients with Cushing’s diseases (CD) and Ectopic ACTH-syndrome (EAS) to form a specific panel for differential diagnosis of ACTH-dependent Cushing’s syndrome (CS).Materials and Methods: Plasma samples from both sinuses and cubital vein were drained during in...

Background: In bariatric surgery (BS) patients, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and fibrosis are present in up to 90% and 24%, respectively. Several fibrosis risk scores have been developed and have been validated in cohorts different from morbid obesity (MO). We aimed to determine whether established liver fibrosis scores were accurate in predicting fibrosis in MO subjects.Material and Methods: Cross-sectional analysis in a cohort of MO patients underg...

Our research subject is to study the importance of some favorable molecular biological markers for prognosis of premalignant characteristics of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) parenchyma. To clarify the pathogenetic link between these two pathologies (HT, PTC), we choose markers, indicating, at the one hand, on the tumor cell cycle, such Cyclin D1, at the second hand, RET/PTC rearrangement in HT, in order to determine molecular changes, connecting Hashimoto’s thyroidi...

Background: Primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) predisposes patients to infections, which can precipitate life-threatening adrenal crises. PAI patients are thought to be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19; however, little is known about its true impact on this group.Aim: To assess morbidity and health promotion attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic amongst a large cohort of PAI patients.Methods: In May 2020 COVID-19 information, ...

Background: No effective blood biomarker exists to detect and clinically manage bronchopulmonary (BP) neuroendocrine tumors. We developed a blood-based 51 neuroendocrine tumor (NET)-specific transcript set to diagnose and monitor gastroenteropancreatic NETs. In this study, we examined whether the signature functioned in lung NETs. Thereafter, we examined performance metrics to assess clinical utility. The multianalyte gene signature accurately diagnosed the tumor and in additi...

Background: Old age is proven to be one of the greatest danger factors for intensively dealing with COVID-19 patients. Stoutness and diabetes are enhancers of dangers among COVID-19 patients. In any case, there exists restricted proof for the modifiable danger components, for example, bodyweight which is an indicator of the Intensive Care Unit and its need among type 2 diabetes patients. In this review, the subject of body weight as an indicator of ICU confirmations will be in...