State of the Art of Therapeutic Endocrinology

Cover State of the Art of Therapeutic Endocrinology © Contents Preface Chapter 1 Regulation of Glucocorticoid Receptor Signaling and the Diabetogenic Effects of Glucocorticoid Excess Chapter 2 Neurophysiological Basis of Food Craving Chapter 3 Screening of High-Risk Pregnant Women for Thyroid Dysfunctions in a Moderately Mild Iodine-Deficient Area Chapter 4 Behavioral and Somatic Disorders in Children Exposed in Utero to Synthetic Hormones: A Testimony-Case Study in a French Family Troop Chapter 5 Role of Corticosteroids in Oral Lesions Chapter 6 Functional and Molecular Aspects of Glucocorticoids in the Endocrine Pancreas and Glucose Homeostasis Chapter 7 Adherence to Guidelines and Its Effect on Glycemic Control During the Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Turkey: The ADMIRE Study Chapter 8 Oestrogen Dependent Regulation of Gonadal Fate Chapter 9 Role of Corticosteroids in Treatment of Vitiligo During the last two decades, evidence of increasing trends of several endocrine-related disorders has been strengthened. These disorders often come with lack of uniform diagnosis and/ or even unclear endocrine disruption. The later is mainly due to abnormal classical changes in the blood- released hormone to its targeted organ, abnormal communication between cells within a tissue or organ (paracrine), within the same cell (intracrine) or signals which act on the same cell (autocrine). This challenging status drives endocrinologists to the urgent need to address enormous knowledge gaps in this wide field of research (Endocrinology). From the perspective point of view that "hormones control our bodies", we need to get these hormones rebalanced so we can restore overall health. That is simply endocrinology!