Ovarian Function and Obesity: PCOS, Menopause
Fig. 7.1 Reciprocal regulation of energy metabolism and ovarian function in order to guarantee a metabolic status tuned to reproductive needs. The alteration of one or both of these compartments…
UROLOGY
Obesity and Osteoporosis
12. Eriksen EF, Colvard DS et al (1988) Evidence of estrogen receptors in normal human osteoblast-like cells. Science 241(4861):84–86PubMedCrossRef 13. Fukumoto S, Martrin TJ (2009) Bone as an endocrine organ….
Obesity and Thyroid Function
Preexisting overweight or obesity Familiar predisposition to obesity Duration of hyperthyroidism Extent of weight loss during hyperthyroidism Inadequate or late correction of hypothyroidism following treatment of hyperthyroidism Concurrent therapies (steroids,…
Anatomy and Physiology of Adipose Tissue
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Andrea Lenzi, Silvia Migliaccio and Lorenzo Maria Donini (eds.)Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity10.1007/978-3-319-09045-0_1 1. Anatomy and Physiology of Adipose Tissue Graziana Colaianni1 , Silvia Colucci1 and Maria Grano1 (1) Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and…
Hypothalamic Growth Hormone/IGF-1 Axis
Fig. 5.1 The hypothetical maladaptive mechanisms likely involved in the etiopathogenesis of obesity-related alterations in GH/IGF-1 axis. The elevation of circulating FFA, adipokines, and cytokines induced by increased visceral adipose…
Urogenital Tuberculosis – Definition and Classification
(1) Research TB Institute, Novosibirsk Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia Abstract To improve the approach to diagnose and management of urogenital tuberculosis (UGTB) we need clear and unique classification. UGTB…
Chemotherapy for Urogenital Tuberculosis
(1) Research TB Institute, Novosibirsk Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia Abstract The first anti-tuberculosis drug streptomycin was created in 1945. Before this time the therapy for TB was based on…
Surgery for UGTB
(1) Research TB Institute, Novosibirsk Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia Abstract UGTB is an often contracted, but mostly overlooked, disease. The main reasons for late diagnosis are lack of alertness…
Pathogenesis of Urogenital Tuberculosis
(1) Research TB Institute, Novosibirsk Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease caused mainly by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb); M. bovis is a rather rare etiological…
Enigmatic Tendency of Epidemiology of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis
(1) Research TB Institute, Novosibirsk Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russia Abstract Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is an important component of tuberculosis (TB) taken as a whole, but it is often underestimated….
