Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Osteoporosis in males is an underdiagnosed condition. It is considered to be of secondary pathogenesis in up to 60% of cases. In order to establish rational flow charts for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in men solid data seem to be necessary about the incidence of certain underlying diseases.Methods: In a prospective screening for hormonal alterations we analysed 65 patients with male osteoporosis according to laboratory para...

Objective: Disturbed levels of thyroid hormones are associated with neuropsychiatric disorders, including memory impairments. Even short-term hyperthyroidism may affect properties of the human brain. To investigate the influence of thyroid hormones, we conducted functional neuroimaging. The aim of this study was to evaluate functional changes in working memory performance.Materials and Methods: Twenty healthy, male, right-handed subjects (age range 21&#1...

Effective targeted therapy for advanced endocrine malignancies is a goal of modern endocrinology. We herein present promising results of the first phase of clinical part of European project (Gran-T-MTC) aimed to assess the safety of gastrin analogue CP04 (DOTA-(DGlu)6-Ala-Tyr-Gly-Trp-Met-Asp-Phe-NH2) i.v. administration in dose (50 μg) useful for translation to 177In-CP04 for PRRT. CP04 has been selected for MTC therapy based on a high CCK-2 receptor...