Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
Jan 1, 2021
CONTEXT: Different polymorphisms of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene (NOS3) have been related to diabetic kidney disease.
Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
Jan 1, 2021
BACKGROUND: Thyroid hormone resistance (RTH) is defined as a decrease in response to thyroid hormones in the target tissue. Most patients present with nonspecific findings. In this article, we aimed to represent a 22-year-old female patient who prese...
Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
Jan 1, 2021
INTRODUCTION: Our goal was to evaluate and compare the diagnostic utility of thyroid hormone withdrawal (THW) and recombinant thyroid-stimulating hormone (rhTSH) methods in detecting recurrence/persistence (R/PD) of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (...
Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
Jan 1, 2020
BACKGROUND: Scintigraphy using 99mTc-pertechnetate (TS) is the diagnostic test to differentiate thyroiditis following Graves' disease (GD) from painless thyroiditis (PT). However, TS may be contraindicated or unavailable.
Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
Jan 1, 2020
INTRODUCTION: Glucocorticoids (GC) are largely used for their anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. Until recently "local" administration (inhalation, topical, intra-articular, ocular and nasal) was considered devoid of important systemic ...
Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
Jan 1, 2019
BACKGROUND: The incidence of adrenal incidentaloma has been increasing proportional to the use of radiologic examination. Multiple endocrine neoplasia1 (MEN1) syndrome may present with various tumors. The present study reports a case of adrenal incid...
Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
Jan 1, 2019
CONTEXT: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) have critical roles in preventing autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). Forkhead box P3 (Foxp3), the master transcription factor of Tregs, plays a pivotal role in Treg function.
Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
Jan 1, 2019
BACKGROUND: Adipokine secretion is influenced by various disease conditions.
Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
Jan 1, 2019
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of vitamin D deficiency on insulin resistance in patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney disease.
Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
Jan 1, 2019
CONTEXT: Kisspeptin role in metabolism has been implicated recently. However, the nature of the signals that may connect body fat/muscle tissues with the central nervous system governing energy homeostasis remains to be elucidated.