Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0011p753 | Steroids | ECE2006

Salivary cortisol as an alternative to serum cortisol in 1ug ACTH test

Simunkova K , Vondra K , Hampl R , Skibova J , Kazihnitkova H , Dvorakova K , Doucha J , Starka L

One microgram ACTH (adrenocorticotropin) test is considered to have higher sensitivity for early diagnosis of subclinical hypoadrenalism. In the test, the response of total serum cortisol concentration after ACTH application is evaluated. The concentration of total cortisol in serum is influenced by various diseases and drugs (containing oestrogens) that affect the concentration of cortisol binding proteins and subsequently measured cortisol levels. By routine laboratory metho...

ea0003p102 | Diabetes & Metabolism | BES2002

Comparison of effect of insulin in hypothyroidism and after the thyroid hormone therapy

Stanicka S , Vondra K , Pelikanova T , Vleek P , Nimec J , Masek Z , Skibova J , Zamrazil V

The influence of the hypothyroidism (H) on the glucose metabolism (GM) has not been studied by modern methods till now. We described the changes in the effect of insulin on GM in patients in artificial H and after the thyroid hormone therapy (T).Materials and Methods: We have investigated 15 female patients (age 32.8 plus/minus 8.1 years) in H (ssTSH 84.45 plus/minus 19.69 milli international units per litre; fT4 1.68 plus/minus 0.77 picomoles per litre;...