Katerina Havlickova, Svatava Snopkova, Miroslav Pohanka, Radek Svacinka, David Vydrar, Petr Husa, Jirina Zavrelova, Filip Zlamal, Lenka Fabianova, Miroslav Penka, Petr Husa
{"title":"Oxidative stress, microparticles, and E-selectin do not depend on HIV suppression.","authors":"Katerina Havlickova, Svatava Snopkova, Miroslav Pohanka, Radek Svacinka, David Vydrar, Petr Husa, Jirina Zavrelova, Filip Zlamal, Lenka Fabianova, Miroslav Penka, Petr Husa","doi":"10.5507/bp.2024.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/bp.2024.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Oxidative stress and inflammation are considered predictors of diseases associated with aging. Markers of oxidative stress, inflammation, and endothelial activation were investigated in people with HIV on antiretroviral treatment to determine whether they had an immunosenescent phenotype that might predispose to the development of premature age-related diseases.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>This study was conducted on 213 subjects with HIV. The control groups consisted of healthy HIV-negative adults. The level of oxidative stress was measured by assessing the production of malondialdehyde levels, which were detected by thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) assay. The level of microparticles indicated the presence of inflammation and endothelial activation was measured by E-selectin levels. Significant differences were determined by appropriate statistical tests, depending on the distribution of variables. Relationships between continuous variables were quantified using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>TBARS, and microparticle and E-selectin levels were significantly higher in untreated and treated subjects with HIV compared with HIV-negative controls (P<0.001). The levels of the investigated markers were not significantly different between untreated and treated patients and no significant correlation of these markers was found with CD4<sup>+</sup> count, CD4<sup>+</sup>/CD8<sup>+</sup> ratio, and the number of HIV-1 RNA copies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Elevated markers of oxidative stress, inflammatory and endothelial activation were independent of the virologic and immunologic status of people with HIV. These results support the hypothesis that residual viremia in cellular reservoirs of various tissues is a key factor related to the premature aging of the immune system and predisposition to the premature development of diseases associated with aging.</p>","PeriodicalId":55363,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Papers-Olomouc","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139934383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eva Volakova, Vladimir Koblizek, Michal Svoboda, Karel Hejduk, Marek Plutinsky, Kristian Brat, Martina Kulirova, Jaromir Zatloukal
{"title":"Nutritional status and muscle mass loss in patients with COPD, association with lung function, symptoms, comorbidities and long-term survival: data from the National Database Study.","authors":"Eva Volakova, Vladimir Koblizek, Michal Svoboda, Karel Hejduk, Marek Plutinsky, Kristian Brat, Martina Kulirova, Jaromir Zatloukal","doi":"10.5507/bp.2025.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/bp.2025.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To assess nutritional status and muscle mass loss in patients with chronic obstructice pulmonary disease (COPD) from the Czech National Database of COPD and to evaluate the association of nutritional parameters with COPD phenotype, lung function, COPD-related symptoms and long-term survival.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 343 patients with known body composition parameters - body mass Index (BMI), fat-free mass index (FFMI) and mid-art muscle circumference (MAMC) - were included in the analysis. Descriptive statistical methods were used to assess differences between groups, and overall survival was assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method after 9 years of follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nutritional imbalances were common in patients with COPD. Underweight and muscle mass loss were associated with emphysematous and pulmonary cachexia phenotypes, worse lung function, more symptoms and exacerbations, osteoporosis and depression. Overweight and obesity were associated with a chronic bronchitis phenotype and cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities. Obese patients had higher forced exspiratory volume in 1 second (FEV<sub>1</sub>) and diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxid (DL<sub>CO</sub>), but lower forced exspiratory capacity (FVC). Malnutrition increased the risk of death. Cachexia and underweight reduced median survival from 72.0 to 43.5 (P=0.049) and 39.8 (P=0.010) months, respectively, compared to normal nutrition. Muscle mass loss by MAMC of ≥20% was the strongest predictor of mortality, increasing the risk of death by 5.5-fold compared to patients with normal muscle mass (P<0.001). Patients with overweight and obesity had a 40% (P=0.026) and 30% lower risk of death, respectively, compared to patients with normal nutrition.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients with COPD often have nutritional imbalances. That is an important determinant of clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients with COPD. Further research is needed to better understand these differences.</p>","PeriodicalId":55363,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Papers-Olomouc","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143392268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer following vessel density correction at different IOP values.","authors":"Jan Lestak, Martin Fus, Sarka Pitrova","doi":"10.5507/bp.2024.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/bp.2024.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aim of this study was to define the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in the peripapillary region of the retina after adjusting for the effect of vessel density (VD) in patients with pathological intraocular pressure (IOP).</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>69 patients (122 eyes) with IOP >21 mmHg (range 21-36 mmHg, mean 23.65±2.70 mmHg). 32 were men (average age 55±13 years) and 37 were women (average age 52±14 years). IOP was measured using the Ocular Response Analyser (ORA). VD and RNFL were measured peripapillary by OCT (Avanti RTVue XR) in eight segments: Inferior Temporal - IT (1); Temporal Inferior - TI (2); Temporal Superior -TS (3); Superior Temporal - ST (4); Superior Nasal - SN (5); Nasal Superior - NS (6); Nasal Inferior - NI (7) and Inferior Nasal - IN (8). The VD value was subtracted from the total RNFL value.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A corrected value for the RNFLc nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLc) was introduced to account for VD across the RNFL volume in each segment. Person's correlation coefficient (r) was used to assess the correlation between IOP and RNFLc. The strongest correlations in RNFLc were in segments 5 (r=-0.32, P=0.002) and 8 (r=-0.21, P=0.037).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The greatest changes in RNFLc (RNFL minus VD) were in eyes with pathological IOP in segments 5 and 8, the location of the retinal ganglion cell magnocellular fibers. That is, when the thickness of the nerve fiber layer was reduced by correcting for vessel density, there was a significant correlation in segments 5 (r =-0.32, p<0.05) and 8 (r =-0.21, P<0.05) with intraocular pressure. The results suggest use of a corrected RNFL from VD value as more appropriate for detecting early changes in glaucoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":55363,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Papers-Olomouc","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139479555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Macular pigment evaluation using dual-wavelength fundus auto-fluorescence imaging.","authors":"Patrik Rajs, Ivana Liehneova, Zbynek Stranak","doi":"10.5507/bp.2023.051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5507/bp.2023.051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Macular pigment plays an important role in the reduction of oxidative stress and in preventing retinal diseases. Quick and easy measurements of the macular pigment are essential in both clinical and research settings. Dual wavelength fundus auto-fluorescence seems to be the optimal method. This study aims to investigate changes in fundus autofluorescence in patients taking daily lutein oral supplements and develop image processing methods for follow-up evaluations of the images.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>New devices allow us to examine fundus autofluorescence using both blue and green excitation wavelengths. This allows detection of the amount of macular pigment by subtracting these two images because the yellow pigment particles absorb blue wavelengths. We determined daily dose of 25 mg of lutein and 3 mg of zeaxanthin. Patients were followed up for 15 months at 3-month intervals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During our 15-month study, we observed a positive trend in pixel lightness values, suggesting an increase in macular pigments in the foveal area. In all patients taking daily lutein supplements, the foveal index significantly increased after six months, with a median change of 0.081. We did not observe a significant change after the first three months (0.006) and only a small change between the 6th and 12th-month visits (0.012).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>With appropriate patients and procedures for capturing autofluorescence images, this is a valuable technique for macular pigment evaluation in follow-up examinations using software image post-processing and analysis with commonly available hardware. To put this into everyday practice, developing tools to automate the assessment is necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":55363,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Papers-Olomouc","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139426150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jakub Hnatiak, Lujza Zikmund Galkova, Petr Winnige, Ladislav Batalik, Filip Dosbaba, Ondrej Ludka, Jan Krejci
{"title":"Comprehensive home-based telerehabilitation in a morbidly obese male patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea. A case report.","authors":"Jakub Hnatiak, Lujza Zikmund Galkova, Petr Winnige, Ladislav Batalik, Filip Dosbaba, Ondrej Ludka, Jan Krejci","doi":"10.5507/bp.2023.022","DOIUrl":"10.5507/bp.2023.022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Rehabilitation may be an effective additional treatment method in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Physical exercise, weight reduction, pulmonary rehabilitation, and myofunctional therapy (MT) represent beneficial components of rehabilitation recommended as a possible adjunct to standard OSA treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>A 54-year-old man with morbid obesity, long-lasting snoring, breathing pauses, frequent waking, as well as persistent drowsiness and fatigue during the day underwent polysomnography (PSG) to investigate suspected OSA. Severe OSA was confirmed by PSG and a 12-week comprehensive, home-based telerehabilitation program (tele-RHB program) along with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy was implemented. The tele-RHB program included regular teleconsultations, aerobic-endurance training, MT, inspiratory and expiratory muscle training, as well as recommendations on proper nutrition, a healthy lifestyle, and behavioral changes. Following the treatment, the patient's quality of life (QoL), exercise capacity, lung function, and OSA severity significantly improved. The patient achieved an overall 19.9 kg reduction in weight, of which 16.2 kg was body fat, and his apnea-hypopnea index decreased by 42.6 episodes/hour.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our case report suggests that the comprehensive home-based tele-RHB program adjunct to CPAP therapy may be a novel approach for improving OSA severity, a patient's QoL, exercise capacity, lung function and body composition. It is important to note that such a program should be optional, however it may be needed to achieve the highest possible overall improvement in a patient's life. Further clinical investigations are needed to determine the therapeutic efficacy and clinical potential of this tele-RHB program.</p>","PeriodicalId":55363,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Papers-Olomouc","volume":" ","pages":"390-394"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9681050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jan Janota, Ekaterina Orlova, Marta Novackova, Roman Chmel, Radim Brabec, Zlatko Pastor, Roman Chmel
{"title":"Three-year follow-up results of two children born from a transplanted uterus.","authors":"Jan Janota, Ekaterina Orlova, Marta Novackova, Roman Chmel, Radim Brabec, Zlatko Pastor, Roman Chmel","doi":"10.5507/bp.2023.042","DOIUrl":"10.5507/bp.2023.042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To evaluate the 3-year follow-up results of two children delivered at our institution in 2019 from mothers with a transplanted uterus.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Observational data on pregnancy outcomes, neonatal course, and growth trajectory in two children born to mothers after uterus transplantation, including 3-year follow-up and neurodevelopmental status assessed using the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, third edition (Bayley-III).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both children were born prematurely via uneventful caesarean sections, to mothers with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome and a transplanted uterus. An acute caesarean section was performed in one mother because of the onset of regular uterine contractions at 34 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy; in the other mother, an elective caesarean section was performed at 36 weeks and 2 days of gestation. The children were born healthy with no congenital malformations. They had an uneventful postnatal course and showed a normal growth trajectory during 3 years of follow-up. The Bayley-III neurodevelopmental scores of both children were within the normal ranges at ages 2 and 3 years.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Though pregnancy after uterus transplantation is associated with the risk of premature delivery, no abnormalities were observed in the neonatal course and 3-year follow-up results, including the neurodevelopmental status, of two children born prematurely to mothers with a transplanted uterus. This is the first report on neurodevelopmental outcomes in children born after uterus transplantation. More data on children born after this radical procedure of uterine factor infertility treatment are required to support our promising results.</p>","PeriodicalId":55363,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Papers-Olomouc","volume":" ","pages":"370-375"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71415417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniela Kurfurstova, Zuzana Slobodova, Vincent Zoundjiekpon, Ondrej Urban
{"title":"The contribution of new methods in cytology for increasing sensitivity in the diagnosis of extrahepatic bile duct lesions.","authors":"Daniela Kurfurstova, Zuzana Slobodova, Vincent Zoundjiekpon, Ondrej Urban","doi":"10.5507/bp.2023.041","DOIUrl":"10.5507/bp.2023.041","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the existing literature pertaining to cytology of extrahepatic bile ducts. A search using the keywords \"biliary brush cytology\" was conducted in the PubMed database, with a focus on recent articles. The inclusion criteria primarily encompassed publications addressing problematic biliary stenosis. Emphasis was placed on identifying articles that explored innovative or less-utilized examination techniques aimed at enhancing the sensitivity of cytological examination. This review presents a comprehensive overview of the various types of materials used in sampling and the corresponding sampling methods. Additionally, it explores cytological and cytogenetic techniques, such as fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and genetic methods (miRNA, NGS, cfDNA). These techniques possess the potential to improve the accuracy of diagnosing bile duct tumors, although their sensitivity varies. Furthermore, their utilization can facilitate early therapy, which plays a crucial role in patient prognosis. Each examination is always dependent on the quality and quantity of material delivered. A higher sensitivity of these examinations can be achieved by combining biliary cytology and other complementary methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":55363,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Papers-Olomouc","volume":" ","pages":"309-318"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"107592909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marie Drosslerova, Martina Sterclova, Alice Taskova, Vladislav Hytych, Eva Richterova, Magdalena Bruzova, Miloslav Spunda, Martin Komarc, Martina Koziar Vasakova
{"title":"CCL2, CCL8, CXCL12 chemokines in resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).","authors":"Marie Drosslerova, Martina Sterclova, Alice Taskova, Vladislav Hytych, Eva Richterova, Magdalena Bruzova, Miloslav Spunda, Martin Komarc, Martina Koziar Vasakova","doi":"10.5507/bp.2022.050","DOIUrl":"10.5507/bp.2022.050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Complex networks of chemokines are part of the immune reaction targeted against tumor cells. Chemokines influence cancer growth. It is unclear whether the concentrations of chemokines at the time of NSCLC (non-small cell lung cancer) diagnosis differ from healthy controls and reflect the extent of NSCLC.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To compare chemokine concentrations (CCL2, CCL8, CXCL12) in the plasma of patients with resectable NSCLC to those without cancer. To determine whether the chemokine concentrations differ relative to the stage of disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sixty-nine patients undergoing surgery for proven/suspected NSCLC were enrolled. They underwent standard diagnostic and staging procedures to determine resectability, surgery was performed. Forty-two patients were diagnosed with NSCLC, while 27patients had benign lung lesions and functioned as the control group. Chemokine concentrations in peripheral blood were assessed using ELISA. Parametric statistics were used for the analysis of results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were no differences in plasma chemokine concentrations in NSCLC patients compared to controls. CXCL12 concentrations correlated positively with tumor extent expressed as clinical stage, (mean values: stage I 5.08 ng/mL, SEM 0.59; stage II and IIIA 7.82 ng/mL; SEM 1.06; P=0.022). Patients with NSCLC stages II+IIIA had significantly higher CXCL12 concentrations than controls (mean values: stage II+IIIA 7.82 ng/mL; SEM 1.06; controls 5.3 ng/mL; SEM 0.46; P=0.017).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CXCL12 was related to tumor growth and could potentially be used as a biomarker of advanced disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":55363,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Papers-Olomouc","volume":" ","pages":"335-339"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9078857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current status and future perspectives of oral HPV testing in the diagnosis and monitoring of oropharyngeal cancer. A review.","authors":"Zuzana Horakova, Ivo Starek, Richard Salzman","doi":"10.5507/bp.2023.040","DOIUrl":"10.5507/bp.2023.040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>HPV16 status in oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) is an important prognostic factor. Its determination, based on immunistochemical analysis of p16 oncoprotein requires an invasive biopsy. Thus, alternative methods are being sought. Determining oral HPV16 status appears to be a promising alternative. However, it is not used routinely. This prompted us to perform a systematic literature review enabling us to evaluate the diagnostic and predictive ability of this approach. Thirty-four relevant studies were finally selected. For determination of HPV status in OPC, the calculated average sensitivity and specificity for oral sampling was 74% and 91%, respectively, with p16 tumour tissue marker being the gold standard. The method appears to be valuable in monitoring treatment response as well as the biological activity of the tumour, enabling early detection of persistent or relapsing carcinoma sufficiently long before its clinical and/or radiological manifestation. It can also contribute to identification of the primary tumour in cases of metastases of unknown origin. Last but not least, the screening HPV oral testing would help to identify individuals with persistent HPV oral infection who are at increased risk of development of OPC.</p>","PeriodicalId":55363,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Papers-Olomouc","volume":" ","pages":"319-327"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71415416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Renata Pomahacova, Petra Paterova, Eva Nykodymova, Petr Polak, Eva Sladkova, Eva Skalicka, Josef Sykora
{"title":"Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents with endocrine disorders.","authors":"Renata Pomahacova, Petra Paterova, Eva Nykodymova, Petr Polak, Eva Sladkova, Eva Skalicka, Josef Sykora","doi":"10.5507/bp.2023.036","DOIUrl":"10.5507/bp.2023.036","url":null,"abstract":"Obesity has become a serious medical condition where many factors can contribute to excess weight gain. The most common type of childhood obesity is simple obesity, which is due to gene-obesogenic environment interaction. Only a minority are due to pathological causes. Secondary causes of obesity, while less common, include these: genetic syndromes, drug-related obesity, as well as endocrine disorders (hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, growth hormone deficiency, hypogonadism, pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ia, insulinoma, hypothalamic obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome). Given that some conditions may be treatable, physicians must be aware of obesity due to endocrinopathies and distinguish them from simple obesity, and treat them properly. Although rare among children, early detection of the endocrine cause of obesity leads to reduced morbidity and, in some cases, reduced mortality in these individuals. The aim of this review is to summarize the current findings on obesity-related endocrinopathies in children (illustrated by clinical examples), highlighting aspects of pathogenetic mechanisms, genetics, the clinical diagnosis, growth, body mass index and possible therapeutic approaches. Early detection and correction of endocrine obesity is of paramount importance for obese children who could benefit from timely diagnosis and an improved management of obesity as many disturbances related to obesity can be reversed at the early stage, if weight loss is achieved.","PeriodicalId":55363,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Papers-Olomouc","volume":" ","pages":"328-334"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10235375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}