Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) [0.03%]
多囊卵巢综合征(POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME,PCOS)与环境内分泌干扰物(ENDEOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS,EDCs)
Eleni Palioura,Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis
Eleni Palioura
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous disorder of unclear etiopathogenesis that is likely to involve genetic and environmental components synergistically contributing to its phenotypic expression. Endocrine disrupting chemical...
Thyroid nodules and thyroid autoimmunity in the context of environmental pollution [0.03%]
环境污染下的甲状腺结节和自身免疫反应
Salvatore Benvenga,Alessandro Antonelli,Roberto Vita
Salvatore Benvenga
Evidence suggests that in most industrialized countries autoimmune disorders, including chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, are increasing. This increase parallels the one regarding differentiated thyroid cancer, the increment of which is main...
Polyxeni Nicolopoulou-Stamati,Luc Hens,Annie J Sasco
Polyxeni Nicolopoulou-Stamati
Exposure to chemicals from different sources in everyday life is widespread; one such source is the wide range of products listed under the title "cosmetics", including the different types of popular and widely-advertised sunscreens. Women ...
Nicolas Chevalier,Patrick Fénichel
Nicolas Chevalier
The prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes has dramatically increased worldwide over the last few decades. Although genetic predisposition and lifestyle factors like decreased physical activity and energy-dense diet a...
Near normal HbA1c with stable glucose homeostasis: the ultimate target/aim of diabetes therapy [0.03%]
接近正常的HbA1c伴血糖稳态稳定：糖尿病治疗的最终目标
L Monnier,C Colette,S Dejager et al.
L Monnier et al.
Achieving near normal glucose homeostasis implies that all components of dysglycemia that are present in diabetes states be eliminated. Reducing ambient/overall hyperglycemia is a pre-requisite to eliminate the risk of development and progr...
Toxic chemicals and thyroid function: hard facts and lateral thinking [0.03%]
有毒化学物质与甲状腺功能：事实证据和横向思维
Leonidas H Duntas,Nikos Stathatos
Leonidas H Duntas
Increasing quantities of evidence-based data incriminate a large number of environmental pollutants for toxic effects on the thyroid. Among the many chemical contaminants, halogenated organochlorines and pesticides variably affect the hypot...
Christian A Koch,Michael Zitzmann
Christian A Koch
The complex and multifactorial relationship between testosterone deficiency (TD), obesity and vascular disease [0.03%]
复杂的多因素关系：睾丸酮缺乏、肥胖和血管疾病之间的联系
Abdulmaged M Traish,Michael Zitzmann
Abdulmaged M Traish
Testosterone deficiency (TD) is a well-established and recognized medical condition that contributes to several co-morbidities, including metabolic syndrome, visceral obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD). More importantly, obesity is th...
Giulia Rastrelli,Giovanni Corona,Mario Maggi
Giulia Rastrelli
Prolactin (PRL) has been long deemed as a hormone involved only in female reproduction. However, PRL is a surprising hormone and, since its identification in the 1970s, its attributed functions have greatly increased. However, its specific ...
Giuseppe Defeudis,Daniele Gianfrilli,Chiara Di Emidio et al.
Giuseppe Defeudis et al.
Diabetes can be described as a syndrome of multiple closely related conditions induced by a chronic state of hyperglycaemia resulting from defective insulin secretion, insulin action or both. Chronic complications associated with diabetes (...