George Kalantzis, Michael Angelou, Effie Poulakou-Rebelakou Department of History of Medicine, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece Abstract Diabetic retinopathy is a microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus and is a significant cause of new-onset blindness. Diabetic macular changes in the form of yellowish spots and full or partial thickness extravasations through the retina were observed Read More
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Hormones in sports: growth hormone abuse
Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Dimitrios Tsilakis, Stefanos Lazarides, Helen Kandarakis, Angeliki Bergele Endocrine Section, First Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece General considerations "Altius, citius, fortius": higher, faster, stronger. These words from ancient times still today express the endeavour of athletes to beat records and gain victory. This endeavour has never been easy Read More
The human skin as a hormone target and an endocrine gland
Christos C. Zouboulis Department of Dermatology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany Abstract Hormones influence the development and function of human skin which also produces and releases hormones. Recently attention has been focused on identifying and understanding the complex endocrine properties of human skin, such as expression and function of specific hormone Read More
Estrogens and brain function
Athina Markou1, Theodora Duka2, Gordana M. Prelevic3 1Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, G. Gennimatas Hospital, Athens, Greece, 2Department of Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Sussex University, Falmer, UK, 3Department of Endocrinology, Royal Free and University College School of Medicine, London, UK Abstract Cognitive decline is well recognized during ageing but is often accelerated in Read More
Weightlessness and skeleton homeostasis
Konstantinos Ziambaras1, Roberto Civitelli2, Stathis S. Papavasiliou1 1Department of Endocrinology, University of Crete Medical School, Iraklion, Grete, Greece, 2Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis MO, USA Abstract As human beings venture into space in the 21st century, they will be confronted with a "hypodynamic" and thus hostile environment Read More
Advanced glycation end products and diabetic complications: A General overview
Melpomeni Peppa, Helen Vlassara Division of Experimental Diabetes and Aging, Department of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, NY 10029, USA Abstract Diabetes mellitus, especially type 2 diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate reaching epidemic proportions. Although hyperglycemia has been considered as playing an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications, the Read More
Applications of genomic medicine in endocrinology and post-genomic endocrine research
Constantine A. Stratakis Heritable Disorders Branch, and the Section on Endocrinology & Genetics, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, (DEB), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA Abstract In the mid 1980's, two advances revolutionized Medicine in a way that is comparable only to some of the Read More
Chronic autoimmune thyroid disease in children and adolescents in the years 1999-2004 in Lower Silesia, Poland
Teresa Zak1, Anna Noczýnska1, Renata Wasikowa1, Urszula Zaleska-Dorobisz2, Anna Golenko1 1Chair and Clinic of Endocrinology and Diabetology in the Developmental Age, University of Medicine, Wroclaw, Poland, 2Department of Radiology University of Medicine, Wroclaw, Poland Abstract The aim of the study was to analyze data related to chronic autoimmune thyroid disease at diagnosis and at follow-up Read More
Improved somatic growth following adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy in young children. Possible pathogenetic mechanisms
Harilaos S. Vontetsianos1, Spiros E. Davris1, George D. Christopoulos1, Catherine Dacou-Voutetakis2 1ENT Department and 2Endocrine Unit, First Paediatric Department, Athens University, Children's Hospital "Agia Sophia" Athens, Greece Abstract The effect of Adenotonsillectomy on somatic growth was studied prospectively in 57, randomly selected children (31 boys, 26 girls), aged 5.03±1.32 (mean±1SD) years. The indication for surgery Read More
Of Temples and Plane Trees: the Hippocratic Legacy as Collective Memory
Gerasimos P. Sykiotis1, George D. Kalliolias2, Christos Terezis2, Athanasios G. Papavassiliou3 1Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester NY, USA, 2Department of Philosophy, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Patras, Patras, Greece, 3Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece In the homeland of Hippocrates, the study Read More