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Position Statement on COVID-19 Infection and Diabetes

Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies, 2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected millions of lives worldwide, posing unprecedented challenges to global public health. It has infected people of different backgrounds, and from all industries, including healthcare workers.
The Philippine Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (PSEDM)
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Identification of Two Novel Mutations of ABCD1 Gene in Pedigrees with X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy and Review of the Literature

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2022
Background. X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is an inherited peroxisomal metabolism disorder, resulting from the loss-of-function mutation of ATP-binding cassette protein subfamily D1 (ABCD1) gene.
Bingzi Dong, Wenshan Lv, Lili Xu, Yuhang Zhao, Xiaofang Sun, Zhongchao Wang, Bingfei Cheng, Zhengju Fu, Yangang Wang   +8 more
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Differences of Circulating CD25hi Bregs and Their Correlations with CD4 Effector and Regulatory T Cells in Autoantibody-Positive T1D Compared with Age-Matched Healthy Individuals

Journal of Immunology Research, 2022
Circulating CD25hi B cells, a subset of regulatory B cells in humans, are closely related to inflammation and autoimmune diseases. This study is aimed at investigating the alternation of CD25hi Bregs and their correlation with CD4 effector and regulatory
Jie Zhang, Qi Fu, Yunqiang He, Hui Lv, Yu Qian, YuYue Zhang, Heng Chen, Xinyu Xu, Tao Yang, Kuanfeng Xu   +9 more
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Low Serum Total Testosterone Is Associated with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Men but Not in Women with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2022
Aims/Introduction. Sex steroid hormones play a significant role in the progression of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Xinxin Zhang, Jinfeng Xiao, Qi Liu, Yuanyuan Ye, Weihong Guo, Jingqiu Cui, Qing He, Wenli Feng, Ming Liu   +8 more
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Caveolin-1 Is Essential for the Improvement of Insulin Sensitivity through AKT Activation during Glargine Treatment on Diabetic Mice

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2021
Insulin treatment was confirmed to reduce insulin resistance, but the underlying mechanism remains unknown. Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) is a functional protein of the membrane lipid rafts, known as caveolae, and is widely expressed in mammalian adipose tissue ...
Hangya Peng, Panwei Mu, Haicheng Li, Shuo Lin, Chuwen Lin, Keyi Lin, Kunying Liu, Wen Zeng, Longyi Zeng   +8 more
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Adrenal Hemorrhage in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2023
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder while adrenal hemorrhage could be its rare complication. Herein, we report the case of a 32-year-old unmarried woman with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who was hospitalized after
Weiwei Jiang, Danrui Chen, Daizhi Yang, Longyi Zeng, Wen Xu, Shuo Lin   +5 more
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Chapter 11: The approach to achieving glycaemic control

South African Family Practice, 2018
Type 2 diabetes is a heterogeneous disease, with the underlying mechanism ranging from predominantly insulin resistance with relative insulin deficiency, to predominantly an insulin secretory defect with lesser degrees of insulin resistance. The relative
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Association of IGF-1 Level with Low Bone Mass in Young Patients with Cushing’s Disease

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2023
Purpose. Few related factors of low bone mass in Cushing’s disease (CD) have been identified so far, and relevant sufficient powered studies in CD patients are rare.
Wanwan Sun, Quanya Sun, Qiaoli Cui, Min He, Wei Wu, Yiming Li, Hongying Ye, Shuo Zhang   +7 more
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The Relationships among Plasma Fetuin-B, Thyroid Autoimmunity, and Fertilization Rate In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2022
Objective. The objective of the study is to investigate the relationships between fetuin-B, thyroid autoimmunity (TAI), and pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET). Design, Patients, and Measurements. In
Rui Zhang, Feifei Cheng, Wei Cheng, Xin Wang, Binghan Zhang, Mingyuan Tian, Ke Li, Dongfang Liu   +7 more
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Chapter 10: Glucose control: insulin therapy

South African Family Practice, 2018
Insulin and its analogues lower blood glucose by stimulating peripheral glucose uptake, especially by skeletal muscle and fat, and by inhibiting hepatic glucose production. Insulin inhibits lipolysis and proteolysis, and enhances protein synthesis.
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