{"title":"Pattern of Presentation of Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus Among Sudanese Patients","authors":"","doi":"10.31038/edmj.2024824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31038/edmj.2024824","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72911,"journal":{"name":"Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism journal","volume":"124 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141667442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Endocrine Mediators in the Neurodegeneration and Synaptic Dysfunction of Depressive Illness","authors":"","doi":"10.31038/edmj.2024811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31038/edmj.2024811","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72911,"journal":{"name":"Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism journal","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140462539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In their Own Language: Communicating Health to Boost Compliance for Weight Loss and Diabetes","authors":"","doi":"10.31038/edmj.2023734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31038/edmj.2023734","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72911,"journal":{"name":"Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism journal","volume":"3 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139254682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modifiable Risk Factors and the Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome among Women with and without a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: An Ambidirectional Cohort Study from Pakistan","authors":"","doi":"10.31038/edmj.2023733","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31038/edmj.2023733","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72911,"journal":{"name":"Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism journal","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139283747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mihal Grinberg, Julia Burton, Kevin Ch Pang, Mark B Zimering
{"title":"Neuroprotective Effects of a Serotonin Receptor Peptide Following Sham <i>vs</i>. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Zucker Rat.","authors":"Mihal Grinberg, Julia Burton, Kevin Ch Pang, Mark B Zimering","doi":"10.31038/EDMJ.2023731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31038/EDMJ.2023731","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Accelerated cognitive decline frequently complicates traumatic brain injury. Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus drive peripheral inflammation which may accelerate traumatic brain injury-associated neurodegeneration. The Zucker rat harbors G-protein coupled receptor agonist IgG autoantibodies and <i>in vitro</i> neurotoxicity caused by these autoantibodies was prevented by a novel synthetic fragment of the serotonin 2A receptor. The aim of the present study was to test whether genetic obesity manifested in Zucker diabetic fatty rat is associated with greater spatial memory impairment before and after mild traumatic brain injury compared to Zucker lean rats. Furthermore, we investigated whether these neurodegenerative complications can be lessened by administration of a novel putative neuroprotective peptide comprised of a fragment of the second extracellular loop of the serotonin 2A receptor.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Age-matched lean and fatty diabetic Zucker rats were tested in the Morris water maze (spatial memory) prior to receiving a sham-injury or lateral fluid percussion (LFP) mild traumatic brain injury. Behavioral testing was repeated at 1-week, 1-month, and 3-month intervals following injury. A synthetic peptide consisting of a portion of the 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) 2A receptor (2 mg/kg) (vehicle, or an inactive scrambled version of the peptide (2 mg/kg)) was administered via intraperitoneal route every other day for 7 days after sham or LFP injury to lean rats or 7 days before and after sham or LFP injury to fatty rats.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mild traumatic brain injury impaired recall of spatial memory in fatty and lean rats. Zucker fatty rats subjected to sham-injury or mild TBI experienced a significantly greater longitudinal decline in recall of spatial memory compared to lean Zucker rats. A synthetic peptide fragment of the 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor significantly enhanced acquisition of spatial learning and it appeared to strengthen recall of spatial learning (one-week) after sham injury in Zucker rats.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These data suggest that the Zucker diabetic fatty rat is a suitable animal model to investigate the role of metabolic factor(s) in accelerated cognitive decline. A novel synthetic peptide comprised of a fragment of the second extracellular loop of the human serotonin 2A receptor appeared to have neuroprotective effects on both acquisition and recall of spatial memory in subsets of Zucker rats, with relatively greater benefit in sham-injured, lean Zucker rats.</p>","PeriodicalId":72911,"journal":{"name":"Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism journal","volume":"7 3","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10411128/pdf/nihms-1919320.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10050674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison Analysis of Metabolites by Exercise in Thoroughbred and Korean Native Jeju Pony","authors":"","doi":"10.31038/edmj.2023723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31038/edmj.2023723","url":null,"abstract":"Objective : Among experimental animal models, horses are the most adaptable to exercise and this ability has been extensively studied. Research on equine exercise physiology is mostly focused on genetics, and few integrated studies have focused on equine metabolomics. This study were conducted to analyze metabolites in plasma, urine, and sweat samples collected from Jeju pony and thoroughbred horses before and after exercise. In this study, we analyze the various equine samples using NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectroscopy. Methods : 1 H NMR spectroscopy analysis were conducted with equine plasma, urine, and sweat samples collected from Jeju pony and thoroughbred horses before and after exercise. Relative metabolite levels between three types of were compared under exercise stimuli and by breeds. Results : A total 26, 39, and 36 metabolites were identified in each of plasma, sweat, and urine samples, respectively, of both thoroughbred and Jeju pony. A total 3, 12, 15 metabolites were exclusively detected in plasma, sweat, and urine samples, respectively, and 15 metabolites were detected in all samples at the same time. In addition, total 8 and 5 metabolites were detected after exercise in plasma and urine samples. Additionally, we obtained 16, 6, and 30 metabolites in plasma, urine, and sweat by breeds.","PeriodicalId":72911,"journal":{"name":"Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46990017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Repeated Traumatic Brain Injury is Associated with Neurotoxic Plasma Autoantibodies Directed against the Serotonin 2A and Alpha 1 Adrenergic Receptors.","authors":"Mark B Zimering","doi":"10.31038/EDMJ.2023722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31038/EDMJ.2023722","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Traumatic brain injury (TBI) was associated with increased plasma agonist autoantibodies targeting the serotonin 2A receptor. Repeated TBI exposure is associated with high risk for neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric complications. Here we tested a hypothesis that repeated TBI is associated with plasma agonist autoantibodies targeting more than one kind of catecholamine G-protein coupled receptor.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Protein-A affinity chromatography was used to isolate the IgG fraction of plasma in forty-two middle-aged and older adults who had experienced one or more TBI exposures. The Ig (1/40<sup>th</sup> dilution=7.5 ug/mL) were tested for neurotoxicity in mouse neuroblastoma cells using an acute neurite retraction assay indicative of Gq11/IP3/Ca2+ and RhoA/Rho kinase signaling pathways' activation. Three different linear synthetic peptides corresponding to the second extracellular loop of the alpha 1A, alpha 2A or serotonin 2A receptors were used as target antigen in different enzyme-linked immunoassays. The second extracellular loop receptor peptides themselves (alpha 1A, alpha 2A) or a fragment (serotonin 2A) were tested for ability to prevent Ig-induced neurite retraction.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients who had experienced either repeated TBI (N=10) or a single TBI with a co-morbid autoimmune disease (N=5) were significantly more likely to harbor neurotoxic plasma autoantibodies targeting both alpha 1 adrenergic and serotonin 2A receptors vs. patients having only a single TBI. Ig-induced neurotoxicity was significantly prevented by co-incubation with either 850 nM prazosin (alpha 1 adrenergic receptor) and/or 500 nM M100907 (serotonin 2A receptor) antagonists. Alpha 1 adrenergic receptor and serotonin 2A receptor Ig immunoreactive level and titer were significantly increased in repeated TBI and single TBI/autoimmune patients (N=7-8) compared to age-matched TBI patients without neurotoxic plasma Ig (N=4). SN.8, a linear synthetic peptide corresponding to a conserved region of the second extracellular loop (ECL) of the serotonin 2A receptor completely prevented neurite retraction induced by repeated TBI plasma Ig. A repeated TBI patient harboring alpha adrenergic receptor AAB alone experienced prospective steep decline in cognitive function over two years.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Repeated TBI and TBI with associated autoimmunity harbored more than one kind of neurotoxic catecholaminergic agonist GPCR autoantibody each associated with high risk for steep rate of cognitive decline. Specific immunoassays using the second extracellular receptor loop as target antigen are needed to detect each specific different GPCR autoantibody. A fragment of the second ECL of the serotonin 2A receptor (SN.8) neutralized Ig-induced neurotoxicity in repeated TBI or TBI with associated systemic autoimmunity.</p>","PeriodicalId":72911,"journal":{"name":"Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism journal","volume":"7 2","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10411137/pdf/nihms-1913751.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10349385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reversal of Early Increased Anxiety-Like Behavior in the Zucker Fatty <i>versus</i> Lean Rat: Possible Role of Acquired Hormonal Factors.","authors":"Mihal Grinberg, Mark B Zimering","doi":"10.31038/edmj.2023724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31038/edmj.2023724","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72911,"journal":{"name":"Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism journal","volume":"7 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10478757/pdf/nihms-1919322.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10541257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kaoru Yamashita, Satoshi Morimoto, Shihori Kimura, Yasufumi Seki, K. Bokuda, Daisuke Watanabe, M. Tsuji, Ken Arimura, K. Shimamoto, Etsuko Tagaya, Masatoshi Kawana, A. Ichihara
{"title":"Hyperuricemia and the Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Japan: A Retrospective Cohort Study – An Inseparable Relation with Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease","authors":"Kaoru Yamashita, Satoshi Morimoto, Shihori Kimura, Yasufumi Seki, K. Bokuda, Daisuke Watanabe, M. Tsuji, Ken Arimura, K. Shimamoto, Etsuko Tagaya, Masatoshi Kawana, A. Ichihara","doi":"10.31038/edmj.2023721","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31038/edmj.2023721","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: This study aimed to explore the impact of comorbid hyperuricemia on disease severity in Japanese patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This retrospective cohort study included patients with COVID-19 between July 2020 and February 2021. Methods: We divided patients into mild, moderate, and severe groups according to the degree of disease severity. Clinical and biochemical parameters on admission and comorbidities were compared between the mild and severe groups. Results: We enrolled 146 patients in this study: 36 patients were allocated to the mild group, 96 to the moderate group, and 14 to the severe group. The male sex, age, body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure, pulse rate, white blood cell counts, levels of serum urea nitrogen and uric acid were significantly higher in the severe group than in the mild group (p<0.05), while lymphocyte counts and estimated glomerular filtration rate were significantly lower (p<0.05). As for comorbidities, malignant tumor, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD), hyperlipidemia, and hyperuricemia were associated with COVID-19 severity. Logistic regression analysis indicated that hyperuricemia was significantly positively associated with the severity of COVID-19 independent of age, sex, BMI, comorbidities of diabetes mellitus, and malignant tumor. However, the association between hyperuricemia and COVID-19 severity was eliminated by correction with hypertension or CKD. Conclusion: These data suggested that comorbidities of hyperuricemia may indicate an increased risk of COVID-19 progression. Furthermore, patients with hyperuricemia comorbidities may require careful and intensive multidisciplinary treatment for hyperuricemia and hypertension and/or CKD to prevent progression of COVID-19.","PeriodicalId":72911,"journal":{"name":"Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42871192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of the Fulfilment of the Therapeutic Objectives in Type 2 Diabetes People Attended in Primary Care Centres in Northwest Spain","authors":"","doi":"10.31038/edmj.2023714","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31038/edmj.2023714","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72911,"journal":{"name":"Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48528689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}