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Ningning Gong Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China
Department of Clinical Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China

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Cuixia Gao Department of Ultrasonic Diagnosis, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China

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Xuedi Chen Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China

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Yu Wang Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China

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Limin Tian Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China

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subjects ( 22 ). We speculated that these differences may be associated with TSH levels. Our present study aimed to explore changes of endothelial function in rats with sHT exhibiting different levels of TSH. The relationship between APN, chemerin and TNF

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Aasem Saif Internal Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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Shrook Mousa Internal Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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Maha Assem Internal Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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Nashwa Tharwat National Nutrition Institute, Cairo, Egypt

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Alaa Abdelhamid Internal Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Vascular Laboratory, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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same skilled sonographer. Endothelial function has been assessed by measuring the percent of change in blood flow following heat-mediated vasodilation using laser Doppler flowmetry (Pen Flux System 5000, Perimed AB) in patients and controls. Skin

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Daisuke Watanabe Department of Endocrinology and Hypertension, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Satoshi Morimoto Department of Endocrinology and Hypertension, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Noriko Morishima Department of Endocrinology and Hypertension, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Atsuhiro Ichihara Department of Endocrinology and Hypertension, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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major factor in the development of atherosclerosis ( 5 ). Measurement of flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) of the brachial artery has been widely used to assess the endothelial function in humans as a reflection of endothelial nitric oxide (NO

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Ningning Gong Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China
Department of Clinical Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, China

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Cuixia Gao Department of Ultrasonic Diagnosis, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China

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Xuedi Chen Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China

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Yu Wang Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China

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Limin Tian Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China

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Zeeshan Javed Department of Academic Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre, Knowledge City, Lahore, Pakistan

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Maria Papageorgiou Department of Academic Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK
Division of Bone Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

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Leigh A Madden School of Life Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK

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Alan S Rigby Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK

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Eric S Kilpatrick Department of Pathology, Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar

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Stephen L Atkin Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Al Sayh, Bahrain

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Thozhukat Sathyapalan Department of Academic Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK

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developing subclinical atherosclerosis even at a young age ( 3 , 4 ). Endothelial dysfunction is an early indicator of the atherosclerotic process, and several studies have demonstrated abnormal endothelial function assessed by flow-mediated dilation and

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Madalena von Hafe Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

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João Sergio Neves Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal

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Catarina Vale Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

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Marta Borges-Canha Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal

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Adelino Leite-Moreira Department of Surgery and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

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subclinical) exhibit impaired endothelial function that improves with TH replacement therapy ( 61 , 63 ). In the Rotterdam Study mentioned above, patients with SCH had higher prevalence of aortic calcification and myocardial infarction, especially those who

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Malin Nylander Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Herlev Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Signe Frøssing Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Unit, Herlev Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark

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Caroline Kistorp Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Unit, Herlev Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark

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Jens Faber Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Unit, Herlev Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark

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Sven O Skouby Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Herlev Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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liraglutide (1.8 mg/day for six months) in 36 obese women with and without PCOS found improved endothelial function, seen as reduced levels of cell adhesion markers as well as slightly reduced clot lysis area, a complex measure of clot formation, density and

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Katica Bajuk Studen Nuclear Medicine Department, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Marija Pfeifer Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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). This was observed even at very early ages, and with a trend of deterioration of endothelial function from lean to overweight and obese PCOS women, with excess visceral fat accumulation being a very important predictor of atherosclerosis in PCOS ( 32

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Lawrence D Hayes Active Ageing Research Group, Department of Medical and Sport Sciences, University of Cumbria, Lancaster, UK

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Peter Herbert School of Sport, Health and Outdoor Education, Trinity Saint David, University of Wales, Carmarthen, UK

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Nicholas F Sculthorpe Institute of Clinical Exercise and Health Science, University of the West of Scotland, Hamilton, UK

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Fergal M Grace Faculty of Health, Federation University, Victoria, Australia

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trained older males compared to controls ( 12 ), this is not always the case ( 13 ). For example, experimental data from our laboratory suggest masters athletes exhibit improved peak oxygen uptake, body composition and endothelial function compared with

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Svjatoslavs Kistkins Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

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Othmar Moser Division of Exercise Physiology and Metabolism, Institute of Sport Science, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany

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Vitālijs Ankudovičs Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

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Dmitrijs Blizņuks Institute of Smart Computing Technologies, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia

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Timurs Mihailovs Institute of Smart Computing Technologies, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia

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Sergejs Lobanovs Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

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Harald Sourij Trials Unit for Interdisciplinary Metabolic Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetolgoy, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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Andreas F H Pfeiffer Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité University Medicine, Hindenburgdamm, Berlin, Germany

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Valdis Pīrāgs Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

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improve endothelial function, promote glucose uptake, increase insulin production, decrease glucagon secretion, lower glucose production, and reduce inflammation. Similarly, both glucagon and insulin promote energy storage, stimulate insulin production

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