Endocrine Abstracts

We have recently demonstrated induction of tumor-selective accumulation and therapeutic efficacy of radioiodine in neuroblastoma tumors after systemic non-viral polyplex-mediated sodium-iodide-symporter (NIS) gene delivery.In the current study, we evaluated the efficacy of novel synthetic nanoparticle vectors based on linear polyethylenimine (LPEI), shielded by polyethylene glycol (PEG), and coupled with the synthetic peptide GE11 as an epidermal growth ...

We have recently demonstrated the high potential of non-viral polyplexes for tumor-specific delivery of the sodium iodide symporter (NIS) after systemic application. In the current study we used novel polymers based on linear polyethylenimine (LPEI), shielded by polyethylene glycol (PEG), and coupled with the synthetic peptide B6 (LPEI-PEG-B6) as a transferrin (Tf)-receptor specific ligand to achieve active tumor targeting to human hepatocellular cancer (HuH7) cells after syst...

Methods: We studied 228 patients with T2DM treated in Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital in Endocrinology Department from Jan 2013 to Sep 2014. The greatest attention was paid to the patients’ biochemical analyses, such as triglycerides (TG), c-peptide, HbA1c and prescribed treatment, as well as BMI and the doctor who treated each patient. Phenotypically patients were divided into four major groups. The first group included 73 patients with chronic kidney disease...

Reproduction is a very energy costly function for the organism and, therefore, very tightly regulated by central and peripheral cues that ultimately determine the proper pattern of kisspeptin and GnRH release. Among these, metabolic cues play a critical role in the control of reproductive function, through the interplay of satiety and hunger signals. Further, the interaction between reproductive and metabolic functions is bidirectional, as kisspeptin has also emerged as a nove...

Puberty is a tightly regulated process through which an individual attains reproductive capability. An intricate network of central and peripheral factors play a role in this process; however, the cellular and molecular events that initiate and sustain adult reproductive function remain largely unknown. Recently, kisspeptin (encoded by Kiss1) and neurokinin B (NKB, encoded by TAC3 in humans and Tac2 in rodents) have been shown to be gate-keepers of puberty...

Introduction: Treculia Africana (TA) has been used as an anti-inflammatory agent by the Yoruba people of West Africa and is also known to be a component of an ancient anti-diabetic remedy used in the Western and Middle belt areas of Nigeria. This study was conducted to investigate the anti-hyperglycemic property of the aqueous seed extract of Treculia Africana (TAE) and also to evaluate the potential of this extract in reversing the toxicity inflicted by expe...

Introduction: Garcinia cambogia is a plant with reported spermatogenic properties. ciprofloxcin is an antibiotic used in the treatment of of various bacterial infection but with reported toxic effects on the testes. The modulatory effects of Garcinia cambogia on ciprofloxacin-induced testicular toxicity was evaluated in this study.Method: Twenty one (21) male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four (4) groups. Group A was given ciprofloxacin...

Introduction: The objective of this Report is to evaluate for a possible association between serum uric acid levels and PAD in persons with diabetes mellitus.Methods: This was a cross sectional Study carried out in 232 DM patients, Anthropometric indices and ankle brachial pressure indices were documented. Biochemical analyses were carried out for lipid parameters, glycosylated haemoglobin and uric acid.Results: The mean age and ag...

Objective: Growth hormone (GH) deficiency in adult patients is associated with poor quality of life and increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We studied the effects of GH replacement on the lipid profile in adult patients with GH deficiency treated over a 3-year period.Method: A retrospective analysis of 70 adult patients, who had completed 3 years of GH therapy. Growth hormone is initiated at a dose of 0.3 mg/day and titrated to 0.5 mg/day o...

Case history: A 28 year-old male of British origin was referred with a one-year history of a left-sided chest mass and an abnormal chest X-ray. He was otherwise fit and well, had a past medical history of vitiligo and had no relevant family history. His physical examination revealed some hypopigmented spots on his skin, several tattoos across his back and a firm mass on his left upper chest, which was mildly tender on palpation. He had no other palpable masses.<p class="ab...