Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Achievement of blood pressure (BP) control is an important target in type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM) to prevent microvascular and macrovascular complication. T2DM patients are characterized by endothelial dysfunction, which represents a key mechanism for the development of atherosclerotic disease.Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a nutritional and dietary counseling on BP control and endothelial dysfunction in T2DM.<...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) and obesity are prevalent in modern societies.This study evaluate circulating levels of Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and of Peptide Tyrosine-Tyrosine (PYY) in 60 women: 20 affected by AN (Body Mass Index=BMI 15.74±2.09 kg/m2, age 30.19±10.52 years), 10 restricter (BMI 14.89±1.64 kg/m2) and 10 binge-purge subtype (BMI 18.27±0.81 kg/m2); 20 affected by severe Obesity (BMI>...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is currently believed a common endocrine-plurimetabolic disorder often associated to insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperandrogenism, dyslipidemia and obesity, pathological conditions predisposing to high cardiovascular risk. Oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction could represent early mechanisms of the cardiovascular risk in patients with PCOS. In order to confirm this hypothesis, 25 young (23.8±1.3 yr), over-w...