ESPE Abstracts

To investigate the effect of metformin on the PERK-eIF2a pathway in PGRN - induced insulin - resistant cell model. METHODS: The 3T3-L1 Insulin-resistance cell model was constructed by dexamethasone and PGRN. Metformin was used to act on the cell model to screen out the optimal concentration group for reducing PGRN,The experiment was divided into the normal control group, dexamethasone group, and PGRN group. 4-PBA and metformin were used to act respectively.Western Blot was use...

Background and Aims: Geleophysic dysplasia (GD) and acromicric dysplasia (AD) are rare skeletal dysplasia belonging to the group of acromelic dysplasia and are both characterized by severe short stature, short hands and feet, stiff joints, facial anomalies and some radiological manifestations, including delayed bone age, shortened long tubular bones and ovoid vertebral bodies. Patients with GD clinically present the characteristic "happy" facial featur...

Objective: The functional status and influencing factors of pancreatic beta cells in patients with β-thalassemia major (β-TM) were investigated.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 88 patients with β-TM, with an average age of 11.3±5.6 years. Thirty-two healthy subjects were selected as the control group. FBG, FINS, HOMA-IRI, HMOA-ISIand HOMA-β FI were calculated between ...

Background: okur-chung neurodevelopmental syndrome was confirmed to be associated with developmental disorders attributed to germline CSNK2A1 pathogenic missense variants. Only 26 cases and 22 kinds of genotype have been reported in the world so far. All reports highlighted the recognizable facial features of the syndrome as well as frequently occurring clinical features including neurodevelopmental delay, short stature, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal and i...

An increased iron overload led to a disorder in glucose metabolism. However, the mechanism through which iron overload induces beta cell death remains unknown. The present study revealed that ferric ammonium citrate treatment inhibited cell viability in vitro, induced a decline in mitochondrial membrane potential, increased oxidative stress and activated mitophagy. These effects could be alleviated by a reactive oxygen species scavenger. In summary, we demonstrated th...

Background and Aims: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by impaired cortisol synthesis. 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) caused by mutations in CYP21A2 gene is the most common form of CAH. This study aims to analyze the phenotype-genotype correlation and the characteristics of gene mutation frequency of 21-OHD patients in China, helping to provide evidence for clinical practice and genetic counseling of 21-OHD patie...

Objective: To study the relationship between serum uric acid (SUA) and metabolic syndrome (MS) factors in simple obesity children.Methods: Data of 70 simple obesity children (50 boys and 20 girls, ages 10.50±3.44) and 30 age- and sex-matched children (17 boys and 13 girls, ages 9.96±2.48) with normal body mass index (BMI) were studied. Anthropometrics, SUA, lipid profiles, glucose and insulin concentration were determined. The differences of pa...

Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a X-linked enzymopathy. Hemolysis during type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) treatment in patients with G6PD deficiency has been reported, but the underlying pathogenesis is not fully clarified.Objective and hypotheses: We try to explore the association between the two diseases.Method: We report a girl in whom hemolysis occurred after diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) treatme...

Background: 5α-reductase type 2 deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disease. SRD5A2 gene defects lead to dysfunction of 5α-reductase type 2, that impair the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone and cause clinical features.Objective and hypotheses: To analyze the clinical manifestations and gene mutations of 5α-reductase type 2 deficiency in childhood.Method: The clinical features, laborat...

Background: Costello syndrome is a rare congenital disorder with characteristic findings involving multiple organ systems. The Costello Syndrome Family Network estimates that the birth prevalence in the United Kingdom is at least 1/500,000. So far, there has been only one affected individual reported in China.Objective and hypotheses: Diagnose the case of autosomal dominant Costello syndrome by direct squencing of HRAS gene. Analyze the correlation betwe...