Background: In today’s world diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN) are considered to be the first and second leading causes of all deaths and morbidities. Increasing age, trend of obesity and worsening renal function intensifies the prevalence of hypertension in people wi...
Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is the most common endocrine dysfunction during pregnancy. Its impact on the intellectual development of the offspring is not entirely clear. We aimed to evaluate the association between maternal SCH in pregnancy and the Intellectual Quotient (IQ)...
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the autoantibodies associated with diabetes mellitus among diabetics in Port- Harcourt of Rivers State, Nigeria Study Design: This study is a cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at Chemical Pat...
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Emzor Omega 3 Fish Oil on Beta Cell function of Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats. Study Design: An experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Animal House, Department of Applied and Environmental Biology, Rivers...
The most important problems in the follow-up of thyroid nodules are missing cancer cases or performing unnecessary thyroidectomy. The aim of this study is to create a more sensitive, risk free and cost-effective algorithm in the follow-up of thyroid nodules. For this purpose, the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrre/2021/v4i136
Background: Tissue molecular markers have taken their place as an effective, invasive method in the diagnosis of thyroid cancers. However, if the superiority of serum molecular markers to invasive diagnostic methods as a noninvasive method can be proven, it will have a great impa...
Faten Hadjkacem, Khouloud Boujelben, Houcine Bouchaala, Omar Kammoun, Ibrahim Mejdoub, Ayedi Lobna, Zghal Mouna, Mohamed amine Mseddi, Mourad Hadjslimen & Mohamed Abid·Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Endocrinology·2021
Primary Aldosteronism (PA) is a common cause of secondary hypertension, arising from aldosterone-producing adenomas. It mostly presents with resistant hypertension, hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis, secondary to excess secretion of aldosterone and a suppressed plasma renin act...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrre/2021/v4i133
The pituitary gland secretes a collection of hormones that jointly influence all cells and affect virtually all physiologic processes. The anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis or pars anterior), is the glandular, anterior lobe that together with the posterior lobe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrre/2021/v4i132
Mouna Elleuch, Hana Charfi, Sahar Mekki, Dhoha Ben Salah, Wajdi Sefi, Kaouthar El Arbi, Khouloud Boujelbene, Nedia Charfi, Fatma Mnif, Mouna Mnif, Faten Hadj Kacem & Mohamed Abid·Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Endocrinology·2021
Aims: To study the relationship between non high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) and metabolic disorders in type2 diabetic patients and to prove the incrimination of non-HDL-C in the genesis of chronic complications of diabetes. Study Design: Retrospective study. Plac...
Ben Salah Dhoha, Mohamed Elmoctar Sidina, Elleuch Mouna, Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Abdallahi, Safi Wajdi, Boujelban Khouloud, Mnif Fatma, Charfi Nadia, ReKik Nebila, Mnif Mouna, Haj Kacem Faten & Abid Mohamed·Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Endocrinology·2021
Introduction: dietary management is the most important step in the childhood obesity care.The aim of this study is to analyze dietary habits in a pediatric population who are obese and to evaluate the effectiveness and adherence of patients to the prescribed diet at 6 months of f...
Background: Fructose consumption and desserts sweetened with fructose increase risk of metabolic syndrome (MS). Features of MS include insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, visceral obesity, and hypertension. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of fenugreek oil and metform...
Background: Increased fructose intake has been linked to epidemiology of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, renal damage and metabolic syndrome (MS). As oxidative stress plays a pivotal role in the pathology of insulin resistance, the present study was conducted to inv...
Osteoporosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly people. Increase understanding of osteoporosis and its complications has been seen in recent years. Osteoporosis and associated fractures are not restricted to postmenopausal women. Considering the rise in life...
The effects of Bisphenol A (BPA), carbimazole and thyroxine on thyroid gland were investigated in 40 Wistar rats assigned as untreated controls, BPA (20 µg/kg/day), carbimazole (5 mg/day), and thyroxine (25 µg/day) orally by gavage. Each group contained 10 rats, 5 males and 5 fem...
Intrathyroid parathyroid adenoma as a cause of hypercalcemic crisis presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, since it is uncommon and should be thoroughly differentiated from a thyroid nodule. Herein, we report a case of a 71-year-old woman, with a history of nephrolithia...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrre/2021/v4i121