Endocrine Abstracts

Aim of the study was to establish the diagnostic value of nuclear atypia thyroid nodules with cytological diagnosis of follicular (FOL) and Hv¨rthle cell (HC) neoplasia. 1039/23.313 fine needle aspiration (FNA) performed in January 2002 June 2005 in the Department of Endocrinology, University of Pisa had cytological diagnosis of FOL e CH. FNA was performed under echo guidance, using 23 gauge needle attached to 10 mL syringe. The material was air-dryed and stained with Pap...

Maternal food restriction during late pregnancy and lactation, increases the risk of glucose intolerance and metabolic diseases such as diabetes & obesity in rats. Liraglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonists administered for treating DM2. The aim of this study was to elucidate if liraglutide given to pregnant rats may prevent the deleterious effects of malnourishment in male pups analyzed at 21 days of age.Twenty eight Sprague-Dawley pregnant rats were ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive and fatal lung disease characterized by excessive matrix deposition that disrupts the normal alveolar architecture and lung physiology. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) is a gut-produced hormone with insulinotropic effects. GLP1 receptor is expressed in the lung where it is implicated in the synthesis of the protein (SPs) and lipid fractions of the surfactant. We have previously shown that the GLP1 receptor agonist, l...

Introduction: Iodine deficiency is one of the most important cause of mental and physical disorders and is considered a public health issue. Previous studies reported the existence of iodine deficiency in several regions in Romania and its related negative side effects on children’s health. Therefore, Romania has implemented the universal salt iodisation (USI) since 2002.Aim: The present study aimed to assess the current iodine status in Romanian sc...

Background: Growth hormone, age, sex, genetics or nutrition status play an important role in insuline-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) liver production and serum levels. Currently, there is no IGF-I reference range for Romanian population.Aim: To define sex- and age-adjusted reference values for serum IGF-I measured by an automated chemiluminescence immunoassay in adult Romanian population of healthy subjects.Methods: The study include...

Introduction: In Romania, the prevalence of postmenopausal osteoporosis in urban centers was estimated by a study in 2007 to be 16.5%. Using alendronate we are increasing bone mineral density and reducing bone turn-over in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis.Materials and methods: There were examined 55 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (average age 62±4.5 years). Bone mineral density (BMD) was determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometer ...

Prolactinoma registry is part of the Romanian national Registry of Endocrine Tumors system (www.renate.ro), which allows the collection and provides epidemiological data concerning the prevalence of age and sex distribution, therapy and its basic results. The centers involved are the medical universities and expertise centers in Romania, centers in which exist enough experience and resources to diagnose, treat and monitor the evolution of the...

Thyroid diseases are more frequent in women. We made a longitudinal study at 112 healthy pregnant women from Iasi county, Romania. The aim of study was to determine incidence and evolution of autoimmune thyroiditis in pregnancy and postpartum. The proceedings of study imposed to verify clinical aspect of thyroid, the volume of thyroid measured echographic, echostructure of thyroid, function of thyroid (TSH, FT4) and autoimmune modification of thyroid (anti-thyroid peroxidase a...

Endocrine tumour registry is a web-based system which is divided in several categories of endocrine tumours: pituitary adenomas, thyroid cancer, parathyroid tumours, adrenal and other types.The program is intended to give epidemiological data concerning the prevalence of each type, age and sex distribution, therapy and basic results of it. The centres involved are the medical universities and expertise centres in Romania, centres in which there are enoug...

Introduction: The Waterhouse–Friderichsen syndrome is a fulminating infection, often leading to mortality in a matter of hours by producing acute adrenal insufficiency (adrenal hemorrhage) at a time when their response is crucial to address acute stress.Case report: We present the case of a 4 months boy with high fever 40 °C, vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, maculopapular rash followed by petechiae and purpura. Biological tests revealed important ...