Endocrinology

Relationship Between Angiopoietin-Like Protein 8 and Fasting Serum Triglyceride Level.

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlation between angiopoietin-like protein 8...

Comparison of Two Calorie-Reduced Diets of Different Carbohydrate and Fiber Contents and a Simple Dietary Advice Aimed to Modify Carbohydrate Intake on Glycemic Control and Inflammatory Markers in Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of a simple dietary advice with two ener...

Carboxybetaine-modified succinylated chitosan-based beads encourage pancreatic β-cells (Min-6) to form islet-like spheroids under in vitro conditions.

In vitro, pancreatic β-cells tend to reduce their ability to aggregate into islets and lose insulin-...

Comparison of Changes in the Lipid Profiles of Eastern Chinese Postmenopausal Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Treated With Different Aromatase Inhibitors: A Retrospective Study.

Cardiovascular morbidity is closely associated with serum lipid level. We aimed to investigate the e...

Refractory collapse and severe burn: Think about acute adrenal insufficiency.

INTRODUCTION: Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a rare endocrine disorder, which can in its acute form b...

Computer-aided system for diagnosing thyroid nodules on ultrasound: A comparison with radiologist-based clinical assessments.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic efficiency of a thyroid ultrasou...

Integration of Distributed Services and Hybrid Models Based on Process Choreography to Predict and Detect Type 2 Diabetes.

Life expectancy is increasing and, so, the years that patients have to live with chronic diseases an...

A novel electrochemiluminescent biosensor based on resonance energy transfer between poly(9,9-di-n-octylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) and 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracar-boxylic acid for insulin detection.

An electrochemiluminescencent (ECL) biosensor was designed for the determination of insulin using a ...

Rhodococcus wratislaviensis strain 9: An efficient p-nitrophenol degrader with a great potential for bioremediation.

A Gram-positive bacterium, Rhodococcus wratislaviensis strain 9, was isolated from groundwater conta...

Broad clinical spectrum and diverse outcomes of prolactinoma with pediatric onset: medication-resistant and recurrent cases.

Prolactinoma is a benign tumor of the pituitary gland that rarely occurs in children and adolescents...

Aminolated and Thiolated PEG-Covered Gold Nanoparticles with High Stability and Antiaggregation for Lateral Flow Detection of Bisphenol A.

The few lateral flow assays (LFAs) established for detecting the endocrine disrupting chemical bisph...

Natural and molecular history of prolactinoma: insights from a mouse model.

Lactotroph adenoma, also called prolactinoma, is the most common pituitary tumor but little is known...

Cupuaçu extract reduces nitrosative stress and modulates inflammatory mediators in the kidneys of experimental diabetes.

BACKGROUND & AIMS: We have previously reported an increased nitrosative stress in the kidneys of dia...

Characteristics Associated With Decreased or Increased Mortality Risk From Glycemic Therapy Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and High Cardiovascular Risk: Machine Learning Analysis of the ACCORD Trial.

OBJECTIVE: Identifying patients who may experience decreased or increased mortality risk from intens...

The Combined Effects of Levothyroxine and Low Level Laser Therapy on Wound Healing in Hypothyroidism Male Rat Model.

Hypothyroidism is caused by inadequate production and storage of thyroid hormones. Hypothyroidism i...

Half-life of Glycated Tryptophan in the Plasma of Chickens.

Tryptophan, an essential amino acid, is enzymatically metabolized to two compounds, kynurenine and s...

New insights into the efficiency of thymol synergistic effect with p-cymene in inhibiting advanced glycation end products: A multi-way analysis based on spectroscopic and electrochemical methods in combination with molecular docking study.

Protein glycation in the body is one of the main reasons of diabetes complications. The electrochemi...

Is There Any Relationship between Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D₃, Adipokine Profiles and Excessive Body Weight in Type 2 Diabetic Patients?

A growing interest in the role of vitamin D in metabolic diseases led us to study the relationships ...

The effect of vitamin D supplementation on insulin resistance, visceral fat and adiponectin in vitamin D deficient women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

INTRODUCTION: Low plasma 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25OHD) is associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (...

Low serum uric acid concentration augments insulin effects on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome.

AIM: Insulin and uric acid were shown affect the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), but no stu...

Technology watch: AI can diagnose diabetic retinopathy.