Tag: Endocrine system and metabolic diseases
The effects of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus on bone health in chronic kidney disease
Fracture is an under-recognized but common complication of diabetes mellitus, with an incidence approaching twofold in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2…
Mitigating the environmental effects of healthcare: the role of the endocrinologist
Human health depends on planetary health, and yet healthcare provision can have unintended consequences for the health of the planet. Emissions fro…
Recommendations for mitochondria transfer and transplantation nomenclature and characterization
Intercellular mitochondria transfer is an evolutionarily conserved process in which one cell delivers some of their mitochondria to another cell in…
Maternal exercise prevents metabolic disorders in offspring mice through SERPINA3C
Maternal exercise can improve the metabolic health of the offspring. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of materna…
A short-term, high-caloric diet has prolonged effects on brain insulin action in men
Brain insulin responsiveness is linked to long-term weight gain and unhealthy body fat distribution. Here we show that short-term overeating with c…
Dietary protein restriction elevates FGF21 levels and energy requirements to maintain body weight in lean men
Dietary protein restriction increases energy expenditure and enhances insulin sensitivity in mice. However, the effects of a eucaloric protein-rest…
CITED2 is highly-expressed and PRX4 is poorly-expressed in preeclampsia and have diagnostic values
This study aims to investigate the differential level of CITED2 and PRX4 in the serum of preeclampsia (PE) patients and to explore their clinical v…