ESPE Abstracts

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of hypogonadism in patients with β-Thalassemia Major (β-TM) and explore the risk factors.Method: 42 β-TM patients (≥= 10 years old) were investigated by questionnaire, physical examination and laboratory examination to evaluate their stages of puberty development and sex hormone level.And then,effects of age, the beginning age of chelation, iron overload, geno...

Objective: To establish INS-1 cell iron overload model, and study the effect on proliferation, insulin-secretion and oxidative stress change.Methods: INS-1 cells were cultured in either normal or high glucose medium. Both groups were treated with different concentrations of (5, 10, 20, 40, 80 μmol/l respectively) of ferric ammonium citrate (FAC). Number and state of the cells were detected by trypan blue staining. Labile iron pool (LIP) were calcula...

Background: Growth failure and abnormal plasma glucose level are common in patients with thalassemia major (TM), which are usually due to iron overload after repeated blood transfusion. Patients after successful bone marrow transplantation (BMT) will be free from further blood transfusion and thus spared from complications of iron overload. This study aimed at determining the incidence of abnormal glucose level in TM patients and studying the height difference between the TM p...

Background: Abnormalities in glucose homeostasis are fairly common complications in thalassemia major (TM) patients. This study aimed at determining the incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and studying the potential factors responsible for secondary DM of TM patients.Objective and hypotheses: A total of 54 (33 male) transfusion-dependent TM patients were in the ‘TM group ’; 25 age- and gender-matched healthy children were recruited as the &#145...

Background: Abnormalities in glucose homeostasis are fairly common complications in thalassemia major (TM) patients. Previous studies had shown associations between some endocrinopathies and iron overload of the myocardium, liver as assessed by MRI techniques. This study aimed at determining the relationship among cardiac T2*, liver T2* and abnormal glucose in TM patients.Objective and hypotheses: A total of 34 (27 male) transfusion-dependent TM patients...

Background: Dopa-responsive dystonia is a genetic disease that rarely reported in domestic and foreign. Its clinical characteristics is so complex and diverse that it is easy to lead to misdiagnosis and delayed treatment. However, early diagnosis and timely and appropriate treatment can completely improve symptoms. Fortunately, now we can take advantage of gene sequencing to diagnose this rare disease.Objective and hypotheses: Understand the research pro...

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of combined treatment with GnRH analogue (GnRHa) and recombinant human GH (rhGH) on the linear growth in mid/late pubertal girls at great bone ages with central precocious puberty (CPP) or early and fast puberty (EFP). To investigate the relation between C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) signaling pathway and GH’s effect on linear growth in these girls. Methods 22 girls were diagnosed as CPP or EFP, whose bone ages were older than 11.5 ye...

Background: It’s well known that GnRH analogue (GnRHa) could not improve the final height of mid/late pubertal girls with central precocious puberty (CPP) or early and fast puberty (EFP) for their low growth potential.Objectives: To evaluate the effect of combined treatment with GnRHa and GH on the linear growth in mid/late pubertal girls with CPP/EFP at great bone ages. To investigate the relation between C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) and GH&#14...

Background: Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a genetic disease associated with demyelination of the CNS, adrenal insufficiency, and accumulation of very long-chain fatty acids in tissue and body fluids.Objective: To research the clinical features, laboratory tests, imaging examinations and treatment on children who suffer from X-linked ALD. Also aim at revealing the correlation between the severity of disease and level of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs...

Background: Hypoglycemia triggers the secretion of counter-regulatory hormones such as cortisol, GH, and glucagon, all of which are protective mechanisms to restore euglycemia. It has been suggested that CHI patients have abnormal glucagon secretion during hypoglycemia, but the data is limited.Objective and hypotheses: To investigate the secretion of counter-regulatory hormones including glucagon during hypoglycemia. It’s supposed that these hormone...