thyroiditis/albumin

Oral tolerization with the appropriate antigen(s) to ameliorate autoimmune diseases in humans and in experimentally induced animal models, including experimentally autoimmune thyroiditis in mice, has been reported to be efficacious. Spontaneous and iodine induced (0.05% iodine in the drinking water)

BACKGROUND The aim of the current trial was to investigate the effect of Vitamin D treatment on metabolic markers in people with Vitamin D deficiency and thyroid autoimmunity. METHODS In this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial, 65 Vitamin D deficient euthyroid or hypothyroid

BACKGROUND The link between autoimmune thyroid diseases and Vitamin D deficiency has been reported. However, there are controversies in this regard. We conducted a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial to investigate the effect of Vitamin D deficiency treatment on thyroid

Oxidative stress results from either overproduction of free radicals or insufficiency of several anti-oxidant defense systems. It leads to oxidation of main cellular macromolecules and a resultant molecular dysfunction. Thyroid hormones regulate oxidative metabolism and, thus, play a role in free

BACKGROUND The influence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) with subclinical hypothyroidism or euthyroid status on the alteration of glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 and GLP-2 levels remains uncertain. METHODS Twenty-four untreated HT patients with subclinical hypothyroidism, 24 euthyroid HT patients, and

Asymptomatic autoimmune thyroiditis (AAT), especially prevalent in elderly women and associated with the presence of thyroid antibodies (HT), is recognized as a precursor of hypothyroidism and is an intermediate between euthyroidism and hypothyroidism. This paper is concerned with the possible

BACKGROUND Epidemiologic studies have implicated the ingestion of cow's milk in the pathogenesis of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Moreover, in a recent study, 100 percent of patients with new-onset IDDM had antibodies against bovine serum albumin (BSA), with a majority directed against

1. The concentration of thyroid albumin was determined in 54 normal and pathological human thyroid tissue specimens obtained at surgery from 34 subjects who had received 125I prior to thyroidectomy. 2. The saline-soluble proteins were fractionated by gel filtration on Sephadex G-200 and the

Familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia (FDH) is a syndrome associated with euthyroidism and increased binding of T4 to serum albumin. The combined occurrence of FDH and postpartum hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease has only been reported in one patient. We now describe the first case of FDH

Severe hypercalcaemia is usually due to either neoplastic disease or primary hyperparathyroidism. Rarer causes do exist, and exceptionally these may occur concomitantly. We describe the case of a 45-year-old man who presented in a debilitated state with severe hypercalcaemia (total serum calcium

METHODS A 58-year-old woman, known for 10 years to have Hashimoto's thyroiditis, was admitted from another hospital where, after an initial period of unconsciousness, she had developed progressive severe dementia, abnormal arousal and generalized myoclonia. Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (JCD) was

Abnormally elevated serum T3 concentrations measured by RIA were observed in 19 clinically euthyroid or hypothyroid mongrel dogs. The serum T4 concentrations in these sera were low, normal, or high. Measurement of the intensity of thyroid hormone binding to serum proteins was determined by

Hashimoto's encephalopathy is a neuropsychiatric disease with symptoms of cognitive impairment, stroke-like episodes, seizures, and psychotic or affective symptoms associated with autoimmune thyroiditis and excellent steroid responsiveness; therefore, it is also called "steroid responsive

OBJECTIVE To detect the presence of antibodies against bovine serum albumin in a cohort of Spanish patients with type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes. METHODS Antibodies were measured using an in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test in 80 patients with type 1 diabetes, subdivided according to