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GLP-1 RA showed no association with pancreatitis (MH-OR 1.24 [0.94, 1.64]; p=0,13) and pancreatic cancer (MH-OR 1.28 [0.87, 1.89]; p=0,20).
No clear evidence of risk for pancreatitis was observed, whereas data on pancreatic cancer are too scarce to draw any conclusion.
No clear evidence of risk for pancreatitis was observed, whereas data on pancreatic cancer are too scarce to draw any conclusion.
A major objective of the metabolic-nutritional-psychological multidisciplinary rehabilitation of obese subjects is providing a nutritional education aimed at achieving a weight loss and the improvement of obesity-related cardio-metabolic diseases. The impact of nutrition knowledge in healthy eating patterns and weight loss is still debated. The aim of this study was to identify whether the increase in nutrition knowledge is associated with weight loss.
256 obese patients (80% women, mean age 57.5±12.4 yrs) were consecutively recruited among those referred for a 3-month metabolic-nutritional-psychologic rehabilitation program. Education level and time of the onset of obesity were collected. Before and at the end of the intervention, anthropometric measures and body composition were assessed and the Moynihan Questionnaire (MQ) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire administered. YC1 The weight loss maintenance was evaluated in patients who attended the 6-month follow-up visit.
Nutrition knowledtrition education to alleviate knowledge inequalities and promote more effective weight loss and control. The MQ may be a useful tool to verify the nutritional education carried out during the rehabilitation of obese subjects.
Neuroendocrine tumors of the appendix are a relatively frequent type of neuroendocrine tumor, usually detected incidentally after appendectomy. Almost all small slow-growing G1 tumors with no risk factors are cured with appendectomy while the rare and aggressive G3 carcinomas may represent a challenge in terms of management and often lead to a poor outcome. In the middle of the spectrum, a number of tumors present with in-between features and sometimes no clear-cut guidance emerges from the literature for directing the management and follow-up of these patients.
A meticulous review of the literature on neuroendocrine tumors of the appendix, including the recommendations published by the relevant international societies.
The literature on the neuroendocrine tumors of the appendix appears to be inhomogeneous. Likely this occurs as a consequence of a number of factors, including the mostly retrospective nature of the available data, the heterogeneous records of the same, and some peculiar aspects of the apnew, ideally prospective, focused studies might help and clarify some relevant issues that are not fully elucidated yet and could increase the solidity of the guidance for the management and the follow-up of the patients.
Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a rare malignant tumor, with short overall survival time and a high mortality rate. To date, there is a lack of effective treatment strategies for this disease. The molecular mechanisms underlying ATC have remained largely unknown. Thus, we aimed to screen the key genes that play a critical role in the genesis and development of ATC.
Datasets in the Gene Expression Omnibus database were searched and analyzed to obtain the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between ATC and normal thyroid samples. Then, hub genes were screened out via protein-protein interaction network construction, and the key genes were filtered out from the hub genes. Afterward, the roles of the key genes further evaluated.
A total of 353 up-regulated and 544 down-regulated DEGs were selected, which were enriched in various pathways. Nine hub genes, including CDH1, AQP4, OCLN, SLC4A4, PAX8, DIO1, PPARGC1A, MAL2, and SLC26A4, were screened out.Then, PPARGC1A was identified as the key gene, which was positively correlated with tumor purity but negatively correlated with immune cell infiltration. Moreover, high PPARGC1A expression predicted poor prognosis in thyroid cancer.
An immune-related gene, PPARGC1A, was filtered out as the key gene that might play critical roles in the initiation and progression of ATC. It might affect the prognosis by inhibiting immune cell infiltrations. Future experimental studies are needed to confirm the results.
An immune-related gene, PPARGC1A, was filtered out as the key gene that might play critical roles in the initiation and progression of ATC. It might affect the prognosis by inhibiting immune cell infiltrations. Future experimental studies are needed to confirm the results.
Thyroid hormones within the euthyroid range have been linked to mortality and differences in heart rate. However, some relations between thyroid hormone concentration and various electrocardiographic measurements remain unassessed. We aimed to investigate the association between thyroid hormone concentrations within the euthyroid range and different electrocardiographic markers in people free of thyroid disease.
We obtained electrocardiograms (ECG) and blood samples of free T4, total T3, and thyrotropin (TSH) in 20,852 subjects from the general population (the GESUS study). Relations between concentrations of TSH, free T4, and total T3 and heart rate, QTc, QRS duration, PR interval, P-wave duration and T-wave morphology were assessed in a multivariate adjusted linear model stratified by sex.
Roughly half of the 18,046 included participants with thyroid hormone measurements within euthyroid range were men, and the average age was 56 years. Heart rate increased with concentrations of T3 (6.4 bpm/nM, p<0.001 in women and 5.3 bpm/nM, p<0.001 in men) and T4 (3.7 bpm/10pM, p<0.001 in women and 3.1 bpm/10pM, p<0.001 in men). We found no relation between TSH and heart rate. PR interval and QRS duration decreased with higher concentrations of T3 (all p<0.01). QTc increased with higher concentrations of T4 in men (5 ms/10pM), and T waves were flatter, more asymmetric and more often had notches with higher concentrations of T4 (all p≤0.01).
Thyroid hormone concentrations within the euthyroid range in people free of thyroid disease were associated with changes in the electrocardiogram in a general population.
Thyroid hormone concentrations within the euthyroid range in people free of thyroid disease were associated with changes in the electrocardiogram in a general population.