ENDOCRINE RESEARCH

Association Between Serum Uric Acid and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Study in Chinese Women
Zhou Y, Gao X, An Y, Liu J and Wang G
The study aims to explore the relationship between serum uric acid (UA) levels in the first trimester and pregnancy outcomes.
Pancreatic β-Cells, Diabetes and Autophagy
Ou Y, Zhao YL and Su H
Pancreatic β-cells play a critical role in regulating plasma insulin levels and glucose metabolism balance, with their dysfunction being a key factor in the progression of diabetes. This review aims to explore the role of autophagy, a vital cellular self-maintenance process, in preserving pancreatic β-cell functionality and its implications in diabetes pathogenesis.
Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Recurrent Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Dojcinovic T, Tomsic KZ, Vodanovic ID, Dusek T, Kraljevic I, Nekic AB, Polovina TS, Knezevic N, Alduk AM, Golubic ZA and Kastelan D
While numerous studies have explored treatment outcomes for the overall ACC patient cohort, data on the subpopulation of patients with recurrent disease are limited. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess treatment outcomes in patients with recurrent ACC.
Adverse Events of Adjuvant Mitotane Treatment for Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Vodanović ID, Barač Nekić A, Šambula L, Zibar Tomšić K, Dušek T and Kaštelan D
Mitotane is the cornerstone of adjuvant adrenocortical cancer (ACC) treatment. However, its use is burdened with frequent adverse events.
Antithyroid Antibodies and Reproductive Parameters of Women with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
de Souza RSX, Quintino-Moro A, Engelbrecht Zantut-Wittmann D and Fernandes A
To evaluate the presence and concentration of antithyroid peroxidase (TPOAb) and antithyroglobulin (TGAb) antibodies at the onset of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (HT) and their association with disease characteristics and reproductive parameters before and after diagnosis.
Monogenic Diabetes: A Comprehensive Overview and Therapeutic Management of Subtypes of Mody
Sharma M, Maurya K, Nautiyal A and Chitme HR
Monogenic diabetes often occurs as a result of single-gene mutations. The illness is minimally affected by environmental and behavioral factors, and it constitutes around one to five percent of all cases of diabetes.
The Investigation of Kisspeptin, Spexin and Galanin in Euthyroid Women with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Can U, Akdu S and Aktan AH
The hallmarks of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) include the destruction of thyroid cells by leading to insulin resistance (IR), hypothyroidism, and metabolic abnormalities. Kisspeptin, spexin, and galanin control appetite and body weight (BW) to regulate metabolisms. Here, we sought to determine if galanin, kisspeptin, and spexin are linked to the pathophysiology of HT in euthyroid female individuals.
Do Different TSH Suppression Levels Effect Heart Rate Variability and QT Dispersions in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer?
Çelik S, Uç ZA and Candan Ö
The aim of this study was to investigate changes in heart rate variability (HRV) and QT dispersion (QTd) in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer at different TSH suppression levels.
Association Between Triglyceride-Glucose Index and Waist-To-Hip Ratio with Type 2 Diabetic Retinopathy in the Chinese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study
Wang Y, Miao Y and Wan Q
The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index serves as a convenient indicator of insulin resistance, which has been demonstrated to be associated with diabetic retinopathy(DR). However, the relationship between TyG-WHR, a novel index combining TyG with the central obesity indicator WHR, and retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes remains unclear. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the correlation between TyG-WHR and DR in adult patients with type 2 diabetes.
Association Between Prediabetes and Risk, Mortality of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis
Ding X, Deng L, Cen C and Yang Y
As the high-risk stage of diabetes, the role of prediabetes in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. To address this knowledge gap, we undertook a meta-analysis to investigate the potential association between the prediabetic stage and HCC.
Inflammatory Markers in Thyroid Eye Disease: A Meta-Analysis
Chuang SH and Chang CH
Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) is an inflammatory autoimmune condition affecting the eyes, often associated with Graves' disease. Inflammation is important in TED, involving immune cells and orbital tissues. While inflammatory markers have been studied in other diseases, their role in TED is unclear. We included 734 participants from 5 eligible studies investigated associations between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) and TED. Initial analysis found no significant differences in these markers between TED and control groups. However, sensitivity analysis excluding an outlier study revealed significant differences in NLR, PLR, and MLR between groups, suggesting the potential association between these inflammatory markers and TED. More research is needed, but these findings indicate complex TED pathogenesis and that inflammation may offer insights for TED diagnosis and management.
The Expression of Circ-Astn1 Inhibits High Glucose Induced Endothelial Progenitor Cell Dysfunction by Activating Autophagy
Huang S, Xu M, Li M, Cheng J and Wu Y
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and complications such as chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular symptoms pose a substantial public health burden. Increasing studies have shown that circular RNAs (circRNAs) regulate many gene expressions that are essential in diverse pathological and biological procedures. However, the roles of particular circRNAs in DM are unclear.
Additional considerations in cancer cell radioresistance, integrin αvβ3 and thyroid hormones
Glinsky GV, Hercbergs A, Mousa SA, Lin HY and Davis PJ
The existence of a functional relationship between a certain thyroid hormone analogue and cancer cell radioresistance has been shown by Leith and coworkers. The hormone analogue with relevance to malignant cells' radioresistance is tetraiodothyroacetic acid (tetrac). Tetrac is the deaminated derivative of L-thyroxine (T4), the principal product of the thyroid gland. Preclinical studies demonstrated that tetrac and chemically modified tetrac (CMT), e.g. a fluorobenzyl-conjugated tetrac analogue, restores radiosensitivity in certain radioresistant tumor cells. Due to their molecular, physico-chemical, and biological properties, actions of CMT analogues are believed to be initiated at the thyroid hormone analogue receptor site on plasma membrane integrin αvβ3.
Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Modulate Inflammatory Response and Improve Allograft Islet Transplant in Mice Model of Type 1 Diabetes
Niknam B, Ayenehdeh JM, Hossein-Khannazer N, Vosough M and Tajik N
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease where immune cells attack insulin-producing beta cells. Islet transplantation is a promising treatment for T1DM. This study aims to evaluate the effects of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AT-MSCs) in combination with pancreatic islet transplantation using hydrogel.
Sporadic and Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Retrospective Single Center Study on Presentation and Outcome
Prinzi A, Vella V, Bosco A, Mirone A, Russo M, Piticchio T, Di Benedetto G, Bartoloni G, Frasca F and Malandrino P
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC) is a neuroendocrine tumor that arises from the thyroid C-cells. Most cases are sporadic (sMTC) while, approximately 25%, are hereditary (hMTC) due to germline mutations of REarranged during Transfection (RET) gene mutations and manifest in the framework of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) 2A or 2B, or as pure familial MTC syndrome (FMTC).
Association Between the Serum α-Klotho Level and Insulin Resistance in Adults: NHANES 2007-2016
Xiao Y, Hou Y, Zeng J, Gong Y and Ma L
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum α-Klotho levels and insulin resistance (IR), a precursor to type 2 diabetes.
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of In-Hospital Exercise Rehabilitation in Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Combined with Sarcopenia Effect of Lifestyle Management on Disease Status in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Shi J, Yin G, Shi Z, Zhang S, Wei J, Xue T and Su X
The aim of this study was to explore the effects of in-hospital exercise rehabilitation on glucose and lipid metabolism and healthy physical fitness in middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) combined with sarcopenia, and to provide a reference for the effective implementation of exercise rehabilitation for middle-aged and elderly patients with T2DM combined with sarcopenia in healthcare institutions.
Possible sarcopenia and risk of chronic kidney disease: a four-year follow-up study and Mendelian randomization analysis
Xiong Y, Jiang X, Zhong Q, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Liu Z and Wang X
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common risk factor for sarcopenia. However, whether sarcopenia increases the risk of CKD remains unclear. To investigate the longitudinal and causal associations between possible sarcopenia and CKD, this study was performed.
Progastrin-Releasing Peptide As a Diagnostic Biomarker of Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Neoplasms
La Salvia A and Fanciulli G
Progastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) is the precursor of the gastrin-releasing peptide, a neuropeptide secreted by cells of neural and endocrine origin. Recently, ProGRP has emerged as a circulating biomarker for small cell lung cancer (SCLC), a subtype of aggressive and poorly differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN). Given the ability of the neuroendocrine SCLC cells to secrete this peptide, we performed an in-depth narrative review aimed at collecting, summarizing, and critically analyzing the available literature about the possible value of ProGRP as a biomarker for pulmonary NENs other than SCLC, and for NENs of non-pulmonary origin.
Family History of Type 2 Diabetes and Its Association with Beta Cell Function and Lipid Profile in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Chi D, Zhu M, Dong G, Gao H, Xiang W, Ye Q and Fu J
The objective of this study was to explore the associations between a family history of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and beta-cell function, as well as lipid profile, in pediatric patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Diagnostic Accuracy of the Desmopressin Stimulation Test in the Comprehensive Assessment of ACTH-Dependent Cushing's Syndrome: A Comparative Analysis with BIPSS and TSS
Valizadeh M, Rahmani F, Nikoohemmat M, Ramezani Ahmadi A, Hosseinpanah F, Niroomand M, Khameneh Bagheri A, Grossman A and Abiri B
Cushing's syndrome (CS) poses diagnostic challenges, particularly in distinguishing pituitary-dependent Cushing's syndrome, Cushing's disease (CD), from the ectopic ACTH syndrome (EAS). This study evaluated the diagnostic value of the desmopressin stimulation test (DST) in patients with ACTH-dependent CS in helping this discrimination.