The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) positively correlates with the presence and severity of metabolic syndrome in obese adults, but not in obese children/adolescents
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) associated with obesity is a pathological condition increasing worldwide. Recent studies have demonstrated that the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can be successfully used to st... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 26, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Alice Marra, Adele Bondesan, Diana Caroli, Graziano Grugni and Alessandro Sartorio Tags: Research Source Type: research
Combined pituitary hormone deficiency harboring CHD7 gene missense mutation without CHARGE syndrome: a case report
Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in the chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 7 (CHD7) gene cause CHARGE syndrome characterized by various congenital anomalies. A majority of patients with CHARGE syndr... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 25, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Yoshinari Obata, Kana Takayama, Hideyuki Nishikubo, Aoki Tobimatsu, Izumi Matsuda, Yuhei Uehara, Yumiko Maruo, Hiroyuki Sho, Motohiro Kosugi and Tetsuyuki Yasuda Tags: Case report Source Type: research
Association between lipid metabolism and periodontitis in obese patients: a cross-sectional study
To investigate the association between clinical periodontal parameters of periodontitis, serum lipid metabolism markers and adipokines ’ levels in patients with obesity and periodontitis. (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 25, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ru Jia, Yuwei Zhang, Zhiyu Wang, Bo Hu, Zhenzhen Wang and Hu Qiao Tags: Research Source Type: research
Investigating the effectiveness of intraoperative rapid parathyroid hormone assay in parathyroidectomy surgery in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism
The use of Rapid Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (Io-PTH) assay during surgery in the management of parathyroid tissue in cases of primary hyperparathyroidism has been proven to be effective, while its util... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 25, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Shirzad Nasiri, Seyed Mostafa Meshkati Yazd, Alireza Heshmati, Abnoos Mokhtari Ardekani, Masoud Najafi and Reza Shahriarirad Tags: Research Source Type: research
Dietary insulin index and load and cardiometabolic risk factors among people with obesity: a cross-sectional study
This study aimed to... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 24, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Mahdi Vajdi, Abnoos Mokhtari Ardekani, Zeinab Nikniaz, Babak Hosseini and Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Coexistence of TSH-secreting adenoma and primary hypothyroidism: a case report and review of literature
Thyrotropin-secreting adenoma (TSHoma) is the least common type of pituitary adenoma, these patients often present with symptoms of hyperthyroidism. When TSHoma patients combined with autoimmune hypothyroidism... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 23, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Xiaolu Ren, Xu Wang, Ge Chen, Xiaohai Liu, Hongchuan Guo and Mingchu Li Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Serum homocysteine concentration as a marker for advanced diabetic nephropathy in a cohort of elderly patients
Hyperhomocysteinemia has been linked with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The present study investigated whether homocysteine (Hcy) serum levels might serve as a marker for the advancement of diabetic nephropath... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 22, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Xulei Zheng, Qiaorui Liu and Zhiwen Liu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Analysis of clinical characteristics of thyroid disorders in patients with chronic hepatitis B treated with pegylated-interferon alpha
Thyroid disorders (TD) is a common complication of pegylated-interferon alpha (Peg-IFN α) therapy. Few studies have investigated the relationship between TD and the efficacy of interferon therapy for chronic he... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 22, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Yisi Liu, Yanhong Zheng, Xiao Lin, Zhenhuan Cao, Junfeng Lu, Lina Ma, Shan Ren, Sujun Zheng, Zhongjie Hu, Bin Xu and Xinyue Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Neonatal reference intervals for thyroid stimulating hormone and free thyroxine assayed on a Siemens Atellica ® IM analyzer: a cross sectional study
Deriving population specific reference intervals (RIs) or at the very least verifying any RI before adoption is good laboratory practice. Siemens has provided RIs for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and free... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 19, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Geoffrey Omuse, David Kawalya, Patrick Mugaine, Assumpta Chege and Daniel Maina Tags: Research Source Type: research
Targeting the inward rectifier potassium channel 5.1 in thyroid cancer: artificial intelligence-facilitated molecular docking for drug discovery
Recurrent and metastatic thyroid cancer is more invasive and can transform to dedifferentiated thyroid cancer, thus leading to a severe decline in the 10-year survival. The thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 19, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Xue Yang, Yonglin Wu, Shaojie Xu, Hanning Li, Chengcheng Peng, Xiaoqing Cui, Deenraj Kush Dhoomun, Ge Wang, Tao Xu, Menglu Dong, Xingrui Li and Yaying Du Tags: Research Source Type: research
Dietary advanced glycation end products are associated with an increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Iranian adults
Dietary advanced glycation end products(AGEs) may contribute to increased inflammation and oxidative stress as risk factors for chronic diseases such as liver disease. In the current study, we aimed to examine... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 18, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Mitra Kazemi Jahromi, Asal Neshatbini Tehrani, Farshad Teymoori, Ghazal Daftari, Hamid Ahmadirad, Niloufar Saber, Ammar Salehi-Sahlabadi, Hossein Farhadnejad and Parvin Mirmiran Tags: Research Source Type: research
Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and chromosomal aberrations: clinical heterogeneity and implications on the health of elderly men, case series
Hypogonadism in older men is often considered as late onset hypogonadism. However, this clinical condition results from primary testicular failure which could be of genetic origin with Klinefelter syndrome bei... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 17, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Tarik Elhadd, Ahmad Majzoub, Charlotte Wilson, Laura McCreight, Muna S. Mohamed, Fiona C. Green and Andrew J. Collier Tags: Case report Source Type: research
Left parathyroid carcinoma with secondary hyperparathyroidism: a case report
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare disease with a frequency of 0.005% of all malignancies [1, 2]. Various aspects of its pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment remain poorly understood. Furthermore, cases with se... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 16, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ko Yokoyama, Nobuyasu Suganuma and Yasushi Rino Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Association between plant-based diets and metabolic syndrome in obese adults from Iran: a cross-sectional study
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common chronic disease with several complications. Given that, studies on the association of plant-based diet indices (PDIs) with risk of MetS among adults with obesity, are limi... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 16, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Mahdi Vajdi, Arash Karimi, Ayda Zahiri Tousi, Babak Hosseini, Zeinab Nikniaz and Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi Tags: Research Source Type: research
A giant invasive macroprolactinoma with recurrent nasal bleeding as the first clinical presentation: case report and review of literature
Giant prolactinoma (> 4 cm in dimension) is a rare disorder. Invasive macroprolactinoma has the potential to cause base of skull erosion and extend into the nasal cavity or even the sphenoid sinus. Nasal bleed... (Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders)
Source: BMC Endocrine Disorders - May 12, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Danting Li, Yan Wang, Huiwen Tan, Peiqiong Luo and Yerong Yu Tags: Case report Source Type: research
