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SUNDAY, 29 APRIL 2007 MONDAY, 30 APRIL 2007 TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007 29/04/2007
Comparative endocrinology
P1	Human adrenal NCI-H295R cells produce more C19 steroids than NCI-H295A cells - A possible model to study regulation of androgen biosynthesis?	Elika Samandari (1) presenting; Petra Kempna (1); Gaby Hoffer (1); Primus E Mullia (1); Christa E Fluck (1);	University hospital, Bern, Switzerland (1);
P2	Effects of ethanol and blockade of synthesis of nitric oxide on level of acth in female rats	Dragoslava Djikic (1) presenting; Sanja Vranjes-Djuric (1); Mirela Budec (1); Andjelka Spasic (1);	University of Belgrade, Institute for Medical Research, Belgrade, United States (1); Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Vinca", Belgrade, United States (2); University of Belgrade, School of Medicine, Institute for Forensic Medicine, Belgrade, United States (3);
P3	Study of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome	Renato Carignola (1) presenting; Valeria Data (1); Rosetta Vitetta (1); Adriana Severino (1); Tiziana Bertero (2); Mario Bazzan (3); Giuseppe Reimondo (1); Fulvia Daffara (1); Alberto Angeli (1); Massimo Terzolo (1);	Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche - Medicina Interna I, ASO San Luigi, Orbassano, Italy (1); UONA Immunologia e Allergologia Clinica, Ospedale Mauriziano, Torino, Italy (2); UOA Ematologia e Malattie Trombotiche, Humanitas Cellini, Torino, Italy (3);
P4	Survey Of Thyroid Function Of Hungarian Vizsla Population In Hungary	Julianna Thuroczy (1) presenting; Aniko Tibold (1); Lajos Balogh (2);	SzIU, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Budapest, Hungary (1); FJNCH, National "FJC" Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Budapest, Hungary (2);
P5	Pancreatic polypeptide (PP) radioimmunoassay in acute phase and regression of cerulein induced pancreatitis	Grazyna Orlicz-Szczesna (1) presenting; Jolanta Zdanowska-Filipczak (1);	Department of Internal Diseases University School of Medicine , Lublin, Poland (1);
P6	Evaluation of Neuroendocrine Disfunction in Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Diagnosis of Depressive and Nondepressive Alcohol Dependent Persons	Martina Matovinovic (1) presenting; Darko Katalinic (1); Andreja Maric (1); Miljenko Solter (1); Josip Ivica (1); Josip Resetic (1); Jure Murgic (1); Milan Vrkljan (1);	Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia (1);
P7	Effects of melatonin on glutathione peroxidase activity after adriamycin in normal and pinealectomized rats	Katarzyna Dabrowska (1) presenting; Michal Stuss (1); Jolanta Gromadzinska (2); Wojciech Wasowicz (2); Ewa Sewerynek (1);	Department of Bone Metabolism; Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland (1); The Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland (2);
Cytokines and Growth Factors
P8	Is there any role for anti-inflammatory cytokine Interleukin-10 in advanced congestive heart failure?	Azza Farrag (1) presenting; Nouran El Gahndour (1); Mohab Halim (1);	Cardiology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (1); Internal Medicine Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (2); Biochemistry Department, Cairo, Egypt (3);
P9	Regulation of GAGEC1, a cancer-testis associated antigen family member, by sex steroid hormones and TGF-beta: implications for prostatic disease	Natalie Sampson (1) presenting; Gerlinde Schuhfried (1); Eugen Plas (2); Peter Berger (1);	Institute of Biomedical Aging Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innsbruck, Austria (1); Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Andrology and Urology, Hospital Lainz, Vienna, Austria (2);
P10	Normalization of Serum Testosterone Level Alters Local GnRH-II and IL-2R mRNA Expression in Peripheral Lymphocytes in Patients with Idiopathic Hypogonadotrophic Hypogonadism (IHH)	Fatih Tanriverdi (1) presenting; Hilal Akalin (2); Okay Caglayan (2); Umit Demirkoparan (1); Yusuf Ozkul (2); Munis Dundar (2); Fahri Bayram (1); Fahrettin Kelestimur (1);	Erciyes University Medical School Department of Endocrinology, Kayseri, Turkey (1); Erciyes University Medical School Department of Genetics, Kayseri, Turkey (2);
P11	Blocking undesired leptin action in vivo with leptin antagonists prepared by site-directed mutagenesis of human, ovine, rat and mouse leptin site III.	Leonora Niv-Spector (1) presenting; Dana Gonen - Berger (1); Gili Salomon (1); Isabelle Callebaut (1); Jean Djiane (1); Arieh Gertler (1);	Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Rehovot 76100, Israel (1);
P12	Role of soluble Fas-antigen (sFas), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in adrenocortical carcinoma patients	Nikolai Kushlinsky (1); Timur Britvin (1) presenting; Irina Kazantseva (1); Arian Kalinin (1);	Russian N.N.Blokhin Cancer Research Center of RAMS, Moscow, Russia (1); M.F.Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Clinical and Research Institute, Moscow, Russia (2);
P13	Rosiglitazone interfers with the inflammatory response induced in human endothelial cells by TNFalpha and IFNgamma through a new mechanism involving extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs)	Adriana Lombardi (1) presenting; Elisabetta Piscitelli (1); Michela Francalanci (1); Tommaso Mello (1); Veronica Santarlasci (2); Stefania Gelmini (1); Giulia Cantini (1); Andrea Galli (1); Lorenzo Cosmi (2); Francesco Annunziato (2); Gianni Forti (1); Mario Serio (1); Michaela Luconi (1);	University of Florence, Dept. Clinical Physiopathology, Florence, Italy (1); University of Florence, Dept. Internal Medicine, Florence, Italy (2);
P14	Role of growth hormone/insulin like growth factor 1 system in the remodelling process of the right ventricle in top levels rowers	Giovanni Vitale (1) presenting; Maurizio Galderisi (2); Annamaria Colao (3); Pasquale Innelli (2); Germano Guerra (4); Ermelinda Guerra (3); Frank Lloyd Dini (5); Antonio Soscia (4); Oreste de Divitiis (2); Gaetano Lombardi (3);	Chair of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine - University of Milan, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy (1); Cardioangiology and CCU Division, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy (2); Department of Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology & Oncology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy (3); Department of Biomorphological and Functional Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy (4); Cardiovascular Diseases Unit 2, Ospedale Santa Chiara, Pisa, Italy (5);
P15	Clinical significance of simultaneously determined serum Interleukin-6, dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulphate levels in melanoma	Mariann Boldizsár (1) presenting; Borbála Vincze (1); Katalin Gilde (1); Teodora Bánfalvi (1); Zsuzsanna Fejos (1); Kinga Borbola (1); Bence Kapuvári (1); Gabriella Liszkay (1); Szabolcs Otto (1);	National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (1);
P16	Changes in Growth Hormone messenger RNA (GHmRNA) expression in rats anterior pituitary after single Interferon (IFN)alpha administration.	Wojciech Romanowski (1) presenting; Ryszard Braczkowski (1); Aleksander Danikiewicz (1); Ewa Nowakowska-Zajdel (1); Malgorzata Muc-Wierzgon (1); Zuzanna Muryn (1); Barbara Zubelewicz-Szkodzinska (1);	Silesian Medical University, Dept. of Internal Medicine Bytom, Katowice, Poland (1);
P17	Does stress test influence Interleukin (IL)-2 and IL-8 concentration in serum patients with stable ischaemic heart disease.	Wojciech Romanowski (1) presenting; Janusz Szkodzinski (2); Andrzej Kaszuba (1); Adam Blazelonis (1); Zuzanna Muryn (1); Pietka-Rzycka Anna (1); Barbara Zubelewicz-Szkodzinska (1);	Silesian Medical University, Dept. of Internal Medicine Bytom, Katowice, Poland (1); Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland (2);
P18	Concentration of inflammatory factors such as CRP (acute phase response protein) and Interleukin (IL)-6 in serum patients with stable ischemic heart disease during trimetazidine treatment.	Janusz Szkodzinski (1) presenting; Marek Szewczyk (2); Wojciech Romanowski (2); Aleksander Danikiewicz (2); Malgorzata Muc-Wierzgon (2); Barbara Zubelewicz-Szkodzinska (2);	Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland (1); Silesian Medical University, Dept. of Internal Medicine Bytom, Katowice, Poland (2);
P19	Insulin decreases IGF-I Bioactivity in Patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance and in Healthy Subjects	Ayman. M. Arafat (1) presenting; Jan Frystyk (2); Martin O. Weickert (1); Joachim Spranger (1); Christof Schöfl (1); Mathias Möhlig (1);	Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin and the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Berlin, Germany (1); Medical Research Laboratories and Medical Department M, Aarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (2);
P20	Plasma free fatty acids and adipocytokines concentration in relation to insulin sensitivity in patients with anorexia nervosa.	Monika Karczewska-Kupczewska (1) presenting; Irina Kowalska (1); Marek Straczkowski (1); Agnieszka Adamska (1); Agnieszka Nikolajuk (1); Malgorzata Karolczuk-Zarachowicz (1); Elzbieta Otziomek (1); Maria Gorska (1);	Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland (1);
P21	Improved glucose metabolism and altered pancreatic structure in transgenic mice overexpressing betacellulin	Maik Dahlhoff (1) presenting; Nadja Herbach (2); Rüdiger Wanke (2); Eckhard Wolf (1); Marlon R. Schneider (1);	Institute of Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany (1); Institute of Veterinary Pathology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany (2);
P22	Screening of 120 adipokines in subcutaneous adipose tissue of patients with growth hormone deficiency reveals changed protein levels	Daniela Gasperikova (1) presenting; Jozef Ukropec (1); Adela Penesova (1); Henrike Sell (2); Martina Skopkova (1); Miroslav Vlcek (1); Zofia Radikova (1); Juraj Koska (1); Vitazoslav Belan (3); Mikulas Pura (4); Peter Vanuga (4); Juraj Payer (5); Jurgen Eckel (2); Iwar Klimes (1);	Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Bratislava, Slovakia (1); German Diabetes Center, Dusseldorf, Germany (2); Department of Radiology, Faculty Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia (3); National Institute for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Lubochna, Slovakia (4); V. Clinic of Internal Medicine, Faculty Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia (5);
P23	Human somatotrophic (gh) adenoma cells – interleukin (il)-1beta induces production of il-6 and il-8	Signe Diness (1) presenting; Åse Krogh Rasmussen (1); Klaus Bendtzen (2); Michael Kosteljanetz (3); Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen (1);	Department of Medical Endocrinology, Copenhagen University hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (1); Institute of Inflammatory Research, Copenhagen University hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (2); Department of Neurosurgery, Copenhagen University hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark (3);
Diabetes & Cardiovascular
P24	Serum Ferritin Concentrations in an Impaired Fasting Glucose Population and their Normal Control Group	Faranak Sharifi (1) presenting; Yahya Jaberi (1); Nuraddin Mousavinasab (1);	Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran (1);
P25	Implications of Serum Resistin in Overweight Diabetic Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease	Azza Farrag (1) presenting; Sameh Salama (1); Amal Rizk (1);	Cardiology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (1); Cardiology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (2); Critical Care Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt (3);
P26	The Protective Effect of Tribulus terrestris in Diabetes	Amr Amin (1) presenting; Mohamed Lotfy (1); Ernest Adeghate (1);	UAE Universiy, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates (1);
P27	Prevalence of I27L polymorphism of hepatic nuclear factor-1(alpha) in diabetic patients younger than 35 years old.	Norma Amador (1) presenting; Manuel López (1); Jose Sánchez (1); Juan Guízar (1); Alejandra Zapién (1); Silvia Martínez (1);	Mexican Institute Of Social Security, Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico (1);
P28	Novel mechanism of chronic exposure of oleic acid-induced insulin release impairment in rat pancreatic beta-cells.	Takanori Kudo (1) presenting; Yoshiji Ogawa (1); Sechiko Suga (2); Ken Tomotsune (1); Noriyuki Hasegawa (1); Toshihiro Suda (1); Makoto Wakui (3);	Third Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan (1); Center for Education and Research of Lifelong Learning, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan (2); Division of Clinical Research, Hirosaki National Hospital , Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan (3);
P29	Quality of care in a diabetic outpatient clinics	Ema Lacerda Nobre (1) presenting; Paula Chambel (1); Andreia Domingues (1); Marlene Paes da Silva (1); Zulmira Jorge (1); Valentim Santos (1); Joaquim Raimundo (1); João Jácome de Castro (1);	Hospital Militar Principal, Lisboa, Portugal (1);
P30	Cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) as predictors of microalbuminuria (MA) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients	Francisco Javier del Cañizo-Gomez (1) presenting; Maria Natividad Moreira-Andres (2);	Hospital Virgen de la Torre, Madrid, Spain (1); Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain (2);
P31	The prevalence of metabolic syndrome, and its relation to metabolic control in patients with diagnosed type 2 diabetes	Florian Toti (1) presenting; Gazmend Bejtja (2); Kliti Hoti (1); Eduart Shota (1); Erion Thengjilli (2);	UHC "Mother Theresa" Service of Endocrinology & Metabolic Diseases, Tirana, Albania (1); Institute of Public Health, Tirana, Albania (2);
P32	Effects of rosiglitazone (RGZ) and pioglitazone (PGZ) on serum androgens and urinary steroid profile in patients with type 2 diabetes: A prospective, randomised cross-over study	Bernard Chappuis (1) presenting; Monika Braun (1); Christoph Stettler (1); Peter Diem (1); Emanuel Christ (1);	Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland (1);
P33	Abnormal glucose challenge test reflects mild gestational diabetes	Ayse Kafkasli (2); Ayse Sertkaya Cikim (1) presenting; Engin Burak Selcuk (3); Kezban Dogan (2); Feza Burak (5); Saim Yologlu (4);	Inonu University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Malatya, Turkey (1); Inonu University Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Malatya, Turkey (2); Inonu University Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, Malatya, Turkey (3); Inonu University Faculty of Medicine Departmant of Biomedical Statistics, Malatya, Turkey (4); Ozel Dogu Hastanesi, Malatya, Turkey (5);
P34	Ambulatory Blood Pressure Reduction after Rosiglitazone Treatment in Normotensive Type 2 Diabetic Patients	Yasemin Kemal (1) presenting; Neslihan Tutuncu (1); Nilgun Guvener (1); Asli Unal (1); Ilyas Atar (2); Haldun Muderrisoglu (2);	Baskent University Faculty of Medicine Department of Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey (1); Baskent University Faculty of Medicine Deoartment of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey (2);
P35	Time Dependent Effects of Rosiglitazone on Heart and Fluid Dynamics: A 6-month Follow up Study	Yasemin Kemal (1) presenting; Nilgun Demirag (1); Neslihan Tutuncu (1); Aylin Yildirir (2); Asli Atar (2); Asli Unal (1);	Baskent University Faculty of Medicine Department of Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey (1); Baskent University Faculty of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey (2);
P36	Peculiarities of heart rate control in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and hypertension	Andris Vitols (1) presenting; Daina Voita (1); Mara Vitola (1);	Institute of Cardiology, University of Latvia, Paul Stradins Clinical Hospital*, Riga, Latvia, Latvia (1);
P37	One injection of Detemir insulin administered before the lunch improves the metabolic control in type 1 diabetic patients	Juan Carlos Ferrer-García (1) presenting; Juan Francisco Merino-Torres (2); Raquel Segovia-Portolés (2); Vicente Campos-Alborg (2); Agustín Herrera Ballester (1); Francisco Piñón Sellés (2); Carlos Sánchez Juan (1);	University General Hospital, Valencia, Spain (1); University Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain (2);
P38	Oral antibodies to insulin receptor are found effective in the treatment of streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats	Julia Dugina (1); Andrey Martyushev-Poklad (1) presenting; Irina Kheyfets (1); Alexander Spasov (2); Maria Samokhina (2); Oleg Epstein (1); Svetlana Sergeeva (1);	'Materia Medica Holding' company, Moscow, Russia (1); Volgograd State Medica University, Volgograd, Russia (2);
P39	1 year endurance training at the level of the ventilatory threshold in type-2 diabetics reduces by 50 % healh costs: a controlled randomized trial.	Brun Jean-Frédéric (1) presenting; Jaussent Audrey (1); Picot Marie-Louise (1); Mercier Jacques (1); Oréfaut Christian (1);	CERAMM Service Central de physiologie Clinique, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France (1);
P40	PED levels are increased in peripheral blood leucocytes from euglycaemic subjects at-risk of type 2 diabetes.	Rossella Valentino (1) presenting; Gelsy Arianna Lupoli (1); Pietro Formisano (1); Iolanda Esposito (1); Anna Teresa Alberobello (1); Anna Perfetti (1); Michele Cirillo (2); Nicola Gennarelli (2); Giovanna Gargiulo (2); Roberto Lobello (2); Francesco Beguinot (1);	Dpt. Cellular and Molecular Biology and Pathology, Naples, Italy (1); Dpt. Endocrinology/General and Digestive Surgery, Naples, Italy (2);
P41	Effectiveness of a-lipoic acid in prevention of peripheral diabetic neuropathy	Nino Jikurauli (1) presenting; Ellen Giorgadze (1); Nino Svani (1); Vasil Chachibaia (1); Felix Bestavashvili (1); Tea Lominadze (1); Nia Chanturia (1); Anna Malazonia (1);	N4 clinical hospital, Tbilisi, Georgia (1);
P42	Adhesion molecules s-vcam-1 and s-icam-1 in members of families with familial combined hyperlipidemia	David Karásek (1) presenting; Helena Vaverková (1); Milan Halenka (1); Zdenek Fryšák (1); Dalibor Novotný (1); Marie Budíková (1);	University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (1);
P43	Body fat distribution, lipid and adipokine levels in south african type 2 diabetic patients of african and indian origin	Rita Waisberg (1) presenting; Janice Paiker (1); Jaya George (1); Nigel Crowther (1);	NHLS , Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (1); WITS, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (2);
P44	Low dose cyclosporin and methotrexate administration induces remission of Type 1 diabetes mellitus	Douglas Sobel (1) presenting; Val Abbassi (1); Annette Henzke (1);	Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States (1);
P45	Progression of diabetic retinopathy in pregestational diabetes mellitus	Guerrero, R (1) presenting; Martinez Brocca, MA (1); Pomares, MA (1); Palma, S (1); Gonzalez I (1); Acosta, D (1); Moreno E (2); Villamil, F (1);	Departament of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain (1); Departament of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seviila, Spain (2);
P46	Comparison of Insulin Monotherapy and Combination Therapy with Insulin and Metformin or Insulin and rosiglitazone or Insulin and Acorbose in Type 2 Diabetes	Hamiyet Yilmaz (1); Alptekin Gursoy (1) presenting; Mustafa Sahin (1); Neslihan Bascil Tutuncu (1); Nilgun Guvener Demirag (1);	Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Ankara, Turkey (1);
P47	Competition between catecholamines and glucose for binding sites on proteins of erythrocytes	Michael Lepschy (1) presenting; Erich Moestl (1); Rupert Palme (1);	Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Vienna , Austria (1);
P48	Body Composition, Emotional State and Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2	Lina Lasaite (1) presenting; Jurate Lasiene (1);	Institute of Endocrinology, Kaunas University of edicine, Kaunas, Lithuania (1);
P49	Deleterious effects of beta-blockers on arterial stiffness and central pulse pressure in menopausal women: baseline findings from the cashmere trial	S. Laurent (2); S. Christin Maitre (1); A. Gompel (3); P. Boutouyrie (2); P. Jaillon (1); Ch. Thuilliez (4); F. Zannad (5); B. Pornel (7); B. Pannier (8); H. Struijker-Boudier (9); L. Van Bortel (10); Ch. Kuntz (11); A. Keanry-Schwartz (5); I. Pithois-Merli (6); D. Simonneau (6); T. Simon (1) presenting;	Saint Antoine-UMPC-ParisVI university Hospital, Paris, France (1); HEGP-Paris V-University Hospital, paris, France (2); Hotel Dieu-Paris V-University Hospital, paris, France (3); CHU Rouen, Rouen, France (4); CHU Nancy, Nancy, France (5); Pfizer, Paris, France (6); Centre de menopause, Bruxelles, Belgium (7); department of cardiology, fleury-merogis, France (8); department of cardiology, Maastricht, Netherlands (9); department of cardiology, Ghent, Belgium (10); CHU strasbourg, strasbourg, France (11);
P50	Prevalence of GADA and IAA in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes	Maria Kurowska (1); Jerzy S. Tarach (1) presenting; Helena Jankowska (2); Mariusz Kowalczyk (1); Joanna Malicka (1); Andrzej Nowakowski (1);	Dpt Endocrinology, Skubiszewski Medical University, Lublin, Poland (1); Dpt Nuclear Medicine, Skubiszewski Medical University, Lublin, Poland (2);
P51	Comparison of plasma homocysteine concentrations (HYC) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and newly or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes	Maria Kurowska (1); Jerzy S. Tarach (1) presenting; Wojciech Gernand (2); Janusz Kudlicki (3); Adam Tarkowski (3); Andrzej Nowakowski (1); Teresa Czekajska (3); Janusz Solski (2);	Dpt Endocrinology, Skubiszewski Medical University , Lublin, Poland (1); Dpt Laboratory Medicine, Skubiszewski Medical University , Lublin, Poland (2); Dpt Cardiology, Skubiszewski Medical University , Lublin, Poland (3);
P52	The association between carotid artery intima-media thickness and cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in Type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study	Hayriye Esra Ataoglu (1) presenting; Mustafa Yenigun (1); Tayyibe Saler (1); Zehra Yigit (1); Levent Temiz (1); Zuhal Saglam (1); Faik Çetin (1); Baki Kumbasar (1); Fuat Sar (1); Suleyman Ahbap (1);	Haseki Training and Research Hospital 4th Clinic of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (1);
P53	Comparison of the effects of gliclazide and glibenclamide on insulin resistance and metabolic parameters	Rabia Gokturk (1) presenting; Hayriye Esra Ataoglu (1); Mustafa Yenigun (1); Suleyman Ahbap (1); Zuhal Saglam (1); Levent Temiz (1); Faik Çetin (1); Fuat Sar (1); Baki Kumbasar (1);	Haseki Training and Research Hospital 4th Clinic of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey (1);
P54	24 Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Aorta Dimensions in Women with Turner syndrome.	Britta Hjerrild (1) presenting; Keld Sorensen (2); Erik Morre Pedersen (3); Erik Lundorf (3); Arne Horlyck (4); Jens Sandahl Christiansen (1); Claus Hojbjerg Gravholt (1);	Medical Department M (Endocrinology and Diabetes) and Medical Research Laboratories, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (1); Department of Cardiology, Skejby Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (2); The MR Centre, Skejby Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (3); Department of Radiology, Skejby Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark (4);
P55	Plasma marker of lipid peroxidation and type 2 diabetes in subject with coronary artery disease in iranian subjects	Fariborz Haghparast (1) presenting; Jaffar Nourooz-Zadeh (1);	Islamic Azad University-Larestan Branch, Larestan, Iran (1);
P56	Relationship between free serum fibrillin levels and the development of microvascular complications among type 1 diabetic children	A Nikolov (1) presenting; G Nicoloff (1); C Petrova (2); T Deliyski (3);	Department of Biology & Pathological Physiology, Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria (1); Department of Pediatric, Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria (2); Center of Oncology, Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria (3);
P57	Effect of Testosterone Replacement therapy on Adipocytokines in Hypogonadal Men with Type 2 Diabetes	D Kapoor (1) presenting; S Clarke (3); R Stanworth (1); KS Channer (2); TH Jones (3);	Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Barnsley, United Kingdom (1); Department of Cardiology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (2); Academic Unit of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom (3);
P58	A role of the liver in the infringements of lipid metabolism of patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and metabolic syndrome.	Vadim Korpachev (1); Alla Kovalchuk (1); Natalija Kushnareva (1) presenting; Volodymyr Kovalchuk (2);	V.P. Komissarenko Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyiv, Ukraine (1); O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine (2);
P59	Radionuclide study of hepatobiliary system function in patients with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.	Valentin Slavnov (1); Alla Kovalchuk (1); Vadim Korpachev (1); Natalija Kushnareva (1) presenting;	V.P. Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyiv, Ukraine (1);
Endocrine Tumors & Neoplasia
P97	Localization of an ectopic adrenocorticotropin-secreting tumour using 18F- Dopa PET/CT.	Séverine Dubois (1) presenting; Olivier Morel (2); Patrice Rodien (1); Christian Jeanguillaume (2); Bernard Enon (3); Frédéric Illouz (1); Jean-Paul Saint-André (4); Sylvie Girault (2); Vincent Rohmer (1);	Pôle d'Endocrinologie, Diabètes et Nutrition, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire , Angers, France (1); Pôle de Médecine Nucléaire et Cancérologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire , Angers, France (2); Pôle de chirurgie thoracique et cardiaque, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire , Angers, France (3); Département d'anatomo-pathologie et de cytologie, Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire , Angers, France (4);
P98	Adrenocortical Carcinosarcoma: First European Case Report.	Frédéric SOMDA (1) presenting; Julie LEGER (1); Laurent GUY (2); Olivier NORHA (3); Françoise DESBIEZ (1); Jean-Paul BOITEUX (2); Jean-Louis KEMENY (3); Philippe THIEBLOT (1); Igor TAUVERON (1);	CHU Gabriel Montpied, Endocrinology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (1); CHU Gabriel Montpied, Urology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (2); CHU Gabriel Montpied, Pathology, Clermont-Ferrand, France (3);
P99	The genetic association of medullary thyroid carcinoma with hirschsprung´s disease	Sarka Dvorakova (1) presenting; Eliska Vaclavikova (1); Richard Skaba (2); Petr Vlcek (3); Bela Bendlova (1);	Dept. of Molecular Endocrinology, Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic (1); Dept. of Pediatric Surgery of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Hospital , Prague, Czech Republic (2); . of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrinology of the 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Hospital , Prague, Czech Republic (3);
P100	Inhibition of C17,20-lyase activity by new 17beta-exo-heterocyclic androsterone derivatives	Mihály Szécsi (1) presenting; István Tóth (1); János Wölfling (2); Gyula Schneider (2); János Julesz (1);	Endocrine Unit and Research Laboratory, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary (1); Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary (2);
P101	Cigarette smoking increases high calcitonin levels	Michele d'Herbomez (1); Catherine Bauters (2) presenting; Laurence Leclerc (2); Emmanuelle Leteurtre (3); Bruno Carnaille (4); Jean-Louis Schlienger (5); Philippe Caron (6); Jean-Louis Wémeau (2);	Nuclear Medicine, Lille , France (1); Endocrinology, Lille, France (2); Pathology, Lille, France (3); Endocrine Surgery, Lille, France (4); Internal Medicine, Strasbourg, France (5); Endocrinology, Toulouse, France (6);
P102	Cortisol excess, inflammatory markers and echocardiographic alterations in adrenal incidentalomas	Federica Ermetici (1) presenting; Alexis Malavazos (1); Calin Coman (2); Lelio Morricone (1); Massimiliano Corsi (3); Bruno Ambrosi (1);	Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, San Donato Milanese, Italy (1); Echocardiographic Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy (2); Institute of General Pathology, Laboratory of Clinical Pathology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy (3);
P103	Prognostic value of anti-thyroperoxidase antibodies in high malignancy degree breast cancer	Emilio Fiore (1) presenting; Claudio Giani (1); Elisa Giustarini (1); Ilaria Muller (1); Claudia Mammoli (1); Daniela Campani (3); Manuela Roncella (2); Loredana Fustaino (2); Aldo Pinchera (1);	Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Pisa, Italy (1); Department of Surgery, Unit of Senology, Pisa, Italy (2); Department Pathology, Pisa, Italy (3);
P104	Bone density in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFA)	Stefan Fischli (1) presenting; Christoph Stettler (1); Rahel Sahli (1); Silvia Schwab (1); Bernard Chappuis (1); Stefan Jenni (1); Peter Diem (1); Emanuel Christ (1);	Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland (1);
P105	Echo-enhanced ultrasound has a higher sensitivity than high-resolution CT in the detection of hepatic metastasis of adrenocortical carcinoma	Jürgen Bauditz (1); Wolfram Wermke (1); Dirk Beyersdorff (2); Herbert Lochs (1); Christian J. Strasburger (1); Marcus Quinkler (1) presenting;	Internal Medicine, Center for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Charite Campus Mitte, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany (1); Institute for Radiology, Charite Campus Mitte, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany (2);
P106	Characteristics of metabolic syndrome in patients with adrenal incidentaloma	Miomira Ivovic (1) presenting; Svetlana Vujovic (1); Milos Stojanovic (1); Milina Tancic-Gajic (1); Ljiljana Marina (1); Marija Barac (1); Milka Drezgic (1);	Institute of Endocrinology, Belgrade, Serbia (1);
P107	The role of radio-guided surgery (RGS) with the use of 99mTc-EDDA/HYNIC-octreotate in detection of unknown primary and secondary sites of neuroendocrine tumours of the gastrointestinal tract (GEP-NET) and improving the final outcome of patients.	Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk (1) presenting; Jan Kulig (2); Piotr Szybinski (2); Renata Mikolajczak (3); Anna Sowa-Staszczak (1); Katarzyna Fröss-Baron (1); Bohdan Huszno (1);	Department of Endocrinology, Medical College at Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland (1); Gastrointestinal and General Surgery Department, Medical College at Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland (2); Radioisotope Centre POLATOM, Otwock-Swierk, Poland (3);
P108	Ascl1 is abundantly expressed in endocrine pancreatic tumors	Téresè Johansson (1) presenting; Margareta Halin Lejonklou (1); Sara Ekeblad (1); Peter Stålberg (2); Britt Skogseid (1);	Institution of Medical Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden (1); Institution os Surgical Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden (2);
P109	Histopathological and molecular studies in patients with goiter and hypercalcitoninemia: reactive or neoplastic C-cell hyperplasia?	Uberta Verga (1) presenting; Stefano Ferrero (3); Leonardo Vicentini (2); Tatiana Brambilla (3); Valentina Cirello (1); Marina Muzza (1); Paolo Beck-Peccoz (1); Laura Fugazzola (1);	Endocrine Unit, Dept. of Medical Sciences, University of Milan and Fondazione Policlinico IRCCS, Milan, Italy (1); Endocrine Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico IRCCS, Milan, Italy (2); Pathology Unit, Dept. of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Milan, Ospedale S. Paolo, Milan, Italy (3);
P110	Thyroid cancer and pregnancy: clinical outcome and time of diagnosis in a series of 94 women.	Perrino Michela (1) presenting; Vannucchi Guia (1); Vicentini Leonardo (2); Deborah Mannavola (1); Paolo Beck-Peccoz (1); Laura Fugazzola (1);	Endocrine Unit, Dept. of Medical Sciences, University of Milan and Fondazione Policlinico IRCCS, Milan, Italy (1); Endocrine Surgery Unit, Fondazione Policlinico IRCCS, Milan, Italy (2);
P111	RET genotypes comprising specific haplotypes of polymorphic variants are associated with sporadic medullary thyroid cancer	Laura Fugazzola (1) presenting; Marina Muzza (1); Caterina Mian (3); Daniela Cordella (2); Susi Barollo (3); Valentina Cirello (1); Maria Elisa Girelli (3); Giuseppe Opocher (3); Paolo Beck-Peccoz (1); Luca Persani (2);	Endocrine Unit, Dept. of Medical Sciences, University of Milan and Fondazione Policlinico IRCCS, Milan, Italy (1); Dept. of Medical Sciences, University of Milan and Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan, Italy (2); Endocrinology Unit, Dept. of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy (3);
P112	Isolation of the Side population (SP) from murine adrenal glands renders cells with adrenocortical stem cell properties	Urs Lichtenauer (1); Igor Shapiro (1); Klaus Geiger (2); Anne-Marie Pulichino (3); Jaques Drouin (3); Felix Beuschlein (1) presenting;	Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (1); Department of Internal Medicine I, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (2); Laboratoire de Genetique Moleculaire, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal, Montral, Canada (3);
P113	Selective intra-arterial calcium stimulation with hepatic venous sampling in investigation of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia	Mohd Shazli Yusof (1) presenting; Tomas Ahern (1); Thomas P Smith (1); Donal O'Shea (1);	Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland (1);
P114	Somatostatin and dopamine receptor regulation and effects of a new somatostatin/dopamine chimeric compound on cell proliferation of the human androgen-dependent prostate cancer cell line LNCaP	Marica Arvigo (1); Massimiliano Ruscica (2); Elena Dozio (2); Michael D Culler (3); Francesco Minuto (1); Marcella Motta (2); Paolo Magni (2); Diego Ferone (1) presenting;	1Department of Endocrinological & Metabolic Sciences and Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research, Genoa, Italy (1); 2Center for Endocrinological Oncology, Istituto di Endocrinologia,, Milan, Italy (2); 3Biomeasure Incorporate/IPSEN, Milford, United States (3);
P115	Somatostatin receptor regulation and effects of somatostatin and somatostatin analogues on cell proliferation of the human androgen-dependent prostate cancer cell line LNCaP	Massimiliano Ruscica (1); Marica Arvigo (2); Elena Dozio (1); Michael D Culler (3); Francesco Minuto (2); Marcella Motta (1); Diego Ferone (2); Paolo Magni (1) presenting;	Center for Endocrinological Oncology, Istituto di Endocrinologia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy, Italy (1); Department of Endocrinological & Metabolic Sciences and Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, Italy (2); Biomeasure Incorporate/IPSEN, Milford, Massachusetts, United States (3);
P116	Conjugated and unconjugated serum steroid hormone concentrations in relation to tumour receptor status in postmenopausal breast cancer patients	Borbála Vincze (1) presenting; Ferenc Pommersheim (1); Nora Udvarhelyi (1); Zsolt Horváth (1); Bence Kapuvári (1); Mariann Boldizsár (1); István Köves (1); Zsolt Orosz (1); István Láng (1);	National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (1);
P117	A novel activating germline mutation in the RET gene (Y606C) in a patient with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma	Michaela Luconi (1) presenting; Tonino Ercolino (1); Adriana Lombardi (1); Lucia Becherini (1); Elisabetta Piscitelli (1); Maria Sole Gaglianò (1); Mario Serio (1); Massimo Mannelli (1);	University of Florence, Dept. Clinical Physiopathology, Florence, Italy (1);
P118	Novel germline VHL mutations associated to uncommon clinical presentations	Tonino Ercolino (1) presenting; Lucia Becherini (1); Lisa Simi (1); Maria Sole Gaglianò (1); Gabriella Nesi (2); Andrea Valeri (3); Massimo Mannelli (1);	University of Florence, Dept. Clinical Physiopathology, Florence, Italy (1); University of Florence, Dept. Human Pathology, Florence, Italy (2); AOUC, General and Vascular Surgical Unit, Florence, Italy (3);
P119	The expression of alternatively spliced forms of type 1 deiodinase is changed in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.	Agnieszka Piekielko-Witkowska (1) presenting; Adam Master (1); Tanski Zbigniew (2); Nauman Alicja (1);	Medical Center of Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland (1); Specialistic Hospital, Ostroleka, Poland (2);
P120	Ret expression reduces estrogen-induced lactotroph hyperplasia	Carmen Cañibano (1); Noela Rodríguez (1); Sulay Tovar (1); María Jesús Vázquez (1); Montserrat Lavandeira (1); Carlos Díeguez (1); Clara Álvarez (1) presenting;	Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, santiago de Compostela, Spain (1);
P121	Analysis of BRAF Point Mutation in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma	Vlasta Sykorova (1) presenting; Sarka Dvorakova (1); Jan Laco (2); Ales Ryska (2); Daniela Kodetova (3); Jaromir Astl (4); David Vesely (4); Bela Bendlova (1);	Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic (1); Fingerland’s Institute of Pathology , Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic (2); Institute of Pathology and Institute for Pathological Anatomy and Molecular Medicine FN Motol, Prague, Czech Republic (3); Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery FN Motol, Prague, Czech Republic (4);
P122	Effect of surgery on carotid vascular remodeling in patients with pheochromocytoma	Giampaolo Bernini (1) presenting; Fabio Galetta (1); Michele Bardini (1); Ferdinando Franzoni (1); Chiara Taurino (1); Angelica Moretti (1); Matteo Bernini (1); Antonio Salvetti (1);	Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy (1);
P123	A case report of ectopic cushing’s disease presented with trombocytopenia	Demet Ozgil Yetkin (1) presenting; Sayid S Zuhur (1); Ekrem Kara (1); Ayla Gurel Sayin (2); Buge Oz (3); Ertugrul Tasan (1);	Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical faculty Endocrinology and Metabolism Department, Istanbul, Turkey (1); Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical faculty Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Istanbul, Turkey (2); Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical faculty Pathology Department, Istanbul , Turkey (3);
P124	Influence of Lanreotide Autogel on insulin sensitivity among patients with acromegaly	Melek Eda Ertorer (1) presenting; Okan Bakiner (1); Inan Anaforoglu (1); Emre Bozkirli (1); Neslihan Bascil Tutuncu (2); Nilgun Guvener Demirag (2);	Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Adana, Turkey (1); Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ankara, Turkey (2);
P125	A Newly Detected Mutation of the RET Protooncogene in Exon 8 as a Cause of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A	S. Bethanis (1) presenting; Th. Palouka (1); Ch. Avgoustis (1); G. Koutsodontis (2); T. Bei (2); D. Yannoukakos (2); S. Tsagarakis (1);	Department of Endocrinology, Athens’ Polyclinic , Athens, Greece (1); BioGenomica, Centre for Genetic Research and Analysis, Athens, Greece (2);
P126	Clinical and biochemical effects of adjuvant mitotane treatment in patients with adrenocortical cancer (ACC).	Fulvia Daffara (1) presenting; Silvia De Francia (2); Giuseppe Reimondo (1); Barbara Zaggia (1); Paola Sperone (3); Francesco Di Carlo (2); Alberto Angeli (1); Alfredo Berruti (3); Massimo Terzolo (1);	Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche - Medicina Interna I, ASO San Luigi, Orbassano, Italy (1); Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche - Laboratorio di Farmacologia, ASO San Luigi, Orbassano, Italy (2); Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche - Oncologia Medica, ASO San Luigi, Orbassano, Italy (3);
P127	Effectiveness of retinoic acid treatment for redifferentiation of thyroid cancer in relation to recovery of radioiodine uptake	Cristián A. Fernández Fernández (1); Manel Puig-Domingo (1) presenting; Francisco Lomeña (1); Montserrat Estorch (2); Angel L Bittini (3); Mónica Marazuela (5); Javier Santamaría (4); Tomás Martín (7); Purificación Martínez de Icaya (6); Immaculada Moraga (5); María Cuesta (7); Ana Mejías (8); Manel Porta (9); Dídac Mauricio (2); Irene Halperin (1);	Hospital Clinic i Provincial de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (1); Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain (2); Hospital Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain (3); Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain (4); Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain (5); Hospital de Leganés, Madrid, Spain (6); Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain (7); Hospital Juan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain (8); Hospital de Vic, Vic, Spain (9);
P128	Expression of the neuropeptide cortistatin in hematological malignancies	Virgil Dalm (1) presenting; Frank Staal (1); Leo Hofland (1); Aart-Jan van der Lely (1); Martin van Hagen (1);	Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands (1);
P129	A loss-of-function polymorphic mutation in the P2X7 receptor gene in patients with papillary thyroid cancer.	Angela Dardano (1) presenting; Simonetta Falzoni (2); Antonio Polini (1); Alessia Bemi (1); Anna Solini (1); Nadia Caraccio (1); Francesco Di Virgilio (2); Fabio Monzani (1);	University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy (1); University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy (2);
P130	Enhanced expression of functional P2X7 receptor in human papillary thyroid cancer.	Angela Dardano (1) presenting; Davide Ferrari (2); Sabina Cuccato (1); Eleonora Santini (1); Nadia Caraccio (1); Sara Gulinelli (2); Giulia Callegari (2); Pinuccia Faviana (1); Anna Solini (1); Francesco Di Virgilio (2); Fabio Monzani (1);	University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy (1); University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy (2);
P131	Results 90Y-DOTATATE therapy in patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) - own experience.	Jolanta Kunikowska (1); Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk (2) presenting; Anna Sowa-Staszczak (2); Leszek Krolicki (1); Pawel Ochman (1); Renata Mikolajczak (3); Dariusz Pawlak (3); Malgorzata Kobylecka (1); Joanna Maczewska (1); Bohdan Huszno (2);	Nuclear Medicine Department, Medical Academy, Warsaw, Poland (1); Department of Endocrinology, Medical College at Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland (2); Radioisotope Centre POLATOM, Otwock-Swierk, Poland (3);
P132	Results of treatment of patients with pituitary somatotroph adenomas.	Andrey Grigoriev (1) presenting; Natalye Molitvoslovova (1); Galina Kolesnikova (1); Anatolij Kuzmin (1);	Endocrinology Scientific Centre, Moscow, Russia (1);
P133	Adrenal incidentaloma, an oncological or endocrinological enigma? Clinical analysis of 1300 cases observed at a single endocrinological centre	Anna Kasperlik-Zaluska (1) presenting; Elzbieta Roslonowska (1); Jadwiga Slowinska-Srzednicka (1); Wojciech Zgliczynski (1); Wojciech Jeske (1); Lucyna Papierska (1); Maciej Otto (2); Rafal Slapa (2); Andrzej Cichocki (3); Jaroslaw Cwikla (4);	Centre for Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland (1); Warsaw University of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (2); Centre and Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland (3); Hospital of MSWiA, Warsaw, Poland (4);
P134	Frequency and type of adrenal tumors in our patients	Milica Medic-Stojanoska (1) presenting; Branka Kovacev-Zavisic (1); Tijana Radovanov (1); Ivana Bajkin (1); Jovanka Novakovic (1); Milena Mitrovic (1); Dusan Z Tomic (1); Nilkola Curic (2); Ljiljana Todorovic-Djilas (1);	Clinic for Endocrinology, Institute for Internal Medicine, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia (1); Department for pathological physiology, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia (2);
P135	Papillary thyroid cancer – the possible role of death ligands in tumor immunology	Emese Mezosi (1) presenting; Ferenc Gyory (2); Agnes Borbely (2); Bernadett Ujhelyi (2); Gyorgyike Soos (2); Endre V. Nagy (2); Zsuzsa Varga (2); Laszlo Bajnok (1);	University of Pecs, School of Medicine, Pecs, Hungary (1); University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center, Debrecen, Hungary (2);
P136	Leptin and adiponectin interact in regulating prostate cancer cell growth	Tina Mistry (1) presenting; Janet Digby (1); Ken Desai (2); Harpal Randeva (1);	University of Warwick Medical School, Coventry, United Kingdom (1); University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, United Kingdom (2);
P137	A Novel Role for Visfatin/Pre-B Cell Colony-enhancing Factor 1 (PBEF)/Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase (NMPRTase) in Prostate Carcinogenesis	Tina Mistry (1) presenting; Janet Digby (1); Joe Cross (1); Ken Desai (2); Harpal Randeva (1);	University of Warwick Medical School, Coventry, United Kingdom (1); University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, United Kingdom (2);
P138	Initial Presentation of Patients with Acromegaly - Analysis of the German Acromegaly Register	Stephan Petersenn (1) presenting; Martin Reincke (2); Michael Buchfelder (3); Holger Franz (4); Hans-Jürgen Quabbe (5);	Division of Endocrinology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany (1); Klinikum Innenstadt, University of Munich, Munich, Germany (2); Department of Neurosurgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany (3); Lohmann & Birkner Health Care Consulting GmbH, Berlin, Germany (4); Prof. emer., Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany (5);
Growth & Development
P180	Lower catch-up growth under rGH therapy at pre-pubertal pituitary dwarves diagnosed at an older age	Dumitru Branisteanu (1) presenting; Corina Galesanu (1); Cristina Cristea (1); Eusebie Zbranca (1); Carmen Vulpoi (1); Cristina Preda (1); Voichita Mogos (1);	University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr.T.Popa", Iasi, Romania (1);
P181	The growth hormone – insulin-like growth factor-I axis in adult thalassemic patients	Leila Danesi (1) presenting; Agnese Cattaneo (1); Elena Valassi (1); Massimo Scacchi (1); Emanuela D'Angelo (2); Nadia Mirra (2); Laura Zanaboni (3); Maria Domenica Cappellini (3); Francesco Cavagnini (3);	Chair of Endocrinology, University of Milan, Ospedale San Luca IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy (1); 2nd Pediatric Clinic, University of Milan, Fondazione Policlinico Mangiagalli Regina Elena, Milan, Italy (2); Department of Internal Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy (3);
P182	The role of BMP-3B in the establishment of zona glomerulosa in the adrenal gland.	Artem Bakmanidis (1) presenting; Peter King (1);	William Harvey Research Institute, London, United Kingdom (1);
P183	Selenium supply modulates growth spurt of selenoprotein P knockout mice	Kostja Renko (1) presenting; Marten Michaelis (1); Ulrich Schweizer (1); Josef Köhrle (1); Lutz Schomburg (1);	Institut für Experimentelle Endokrinologie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany (1);
P184	Factors affecting height velocity (hv) during gnrh analog therapy in girls with central precocious puberty (cpp)	Dimitrios Thomas (1) presenting; Elpis Vlachopapadopoulou (1); Feneli Karachaliou (1); Eirini Vourliotaki (1); Philippos Kaldrimides (2); Stefanos Michalakos (1);	Dept. of Growth and Development, Children’s Hosp. “P. & A. Kyriakou” , Athens, Greece (1); Dept. of Endocrinology and Metabolism, “Metaxa” Memorial Anticancer Research Hospital, Piraeus, Greece (2);
P185	Auxological and IGF system parameters in African in comparison with Western Countries normal children	Mara Boschetti (1) presenting; Sabrina Piredda (1); Marilena Sidoti (1); Eliana Di Battista (2); Daniela Larizza (3); Diego Ferone (1); Antonina Barreca (1); Francesco Minuto (1);	Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research, University of Genova, Italy (1); Department of Pediatrics, Ospedale Gaslini, University of Genova, Italy (2); Department of Pediatric Sciences and IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Italy (3);
P186	X-linked Neuronal T3 Transport defect:Allan Herndon Dudley Syndrome	Tabinda Dugal (1) presenting; Assunta Albanese (2); Muriel Mc Entagart (3);	St Georges Hospital, London, United Kingdom (1); St Georges Hospital, London, United Kingdom (2); St Georges Hospital, London, United Kingdom (3);
P187	Cephalometric analysis and dental maturation in patients with Turner´s Syndrome (TS)	Rafaella Shimada Gomes (1) presenting; Darwin Luiz Martins Oliveira (1); João Carlos Ramos-Dias (1); Alcinda Aranha Nigri (1); Reinaldo José Gianini (1); Sérgio Yassuo Nonoyama (1); Maria Helena Senger (1);	Faculdade de Medicina de Sorocaba - PUC/SP, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil (1);
P188	Craniofacial development and dental maturation in growth hormone(GH)-deficient patients	Darwin Luiz Martins Oliveira (1) presenting; Rafaella Shimada Gomes (1); Maria Helena Senger (1); Alcinda Aranha Nigri (1); Reinaldo José Gianini (1); Sérgio Yassuo Nonoyama (1); João Carlos Ramos-Dias (1);	Faculdade de Medicina de Sorocaba - PUC/SP, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil (1);
P189	Developing brain as an endocrine gland secreting GnRH and dopamine to general circulation	Michael Ugrumov (1) presenting;	Institute of Developmental Biology RAS, Moscow, Russia (1);
Obesity & Metabolism
P190	Closure by Iptakalim, a Cardiovascular K(ATP) channel Openner, of Rat Islet Beta-Cell K(ATP) Channels and Its Moleculau Basis	Sechiko Suga (1) presenting; Makoto Wakui (2); Takanori Kudo (3); Yoshiji Ogawa (3);	Center for Education and Research of Lifelong Learning, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan (1); Division of Clinical Research, Hirosaki National Hospital, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan (2); Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan (3);
P191	Plasma Adiponectin and Leptin Levels in Obese and Insulin Resistant Postmenopausal Females with Type 2 Diabetes	Nona Adamia (1) presenting; Tea Tsotsonava (1); Ketevan Janberidze (1);	Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia (1);
P192	Pioglitazone modifies the effects of growth hormone on lipolysis and insulin sensitivity	Morten B. Krag (1) presenting; Søren Nielsen (1); ZengKui Guo (2); Steen B. Pedersen (3); Ole Schmitz (1); Jens S. Christiansen (1); Jens O. L. Jørgensen (1);	Medical Department M, Aarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (1); Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, United States (2); Medical Department C, Aarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (3);
P193	The metabolic syndrome and associated sexual dysfunction: psychobiological correlates	Giovanni Corona (1) presenting; Edoardo Mannucci (2); Luisa Petrone (1); Riccardo Mansani (1); Giancarlo Balercia (3); Valerio Chairini (4); Gianni Forti (1); Mario Maggi (1);	Andrology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (1); Geriatric Unit, Diabetes Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (2); Endocrinology Unit, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy (3); Endocrinology Unit, Maggiore-Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy (4);
P194	A comparison of ncep-atp-iii and idf metabolic syndrome definitions with relation to metabolic syndrome associated sexual dysfunction	Giovanni Corona (1) presenting; Edoardo Mannucci (2); Luisa Petrone (1); Francesco Lotti (1); Alessandra D Fisher (1); Giancarlo Balercia (3); Valerio Chairini (4); Gianni Forti (1); Mario Maggi (1);	Andrology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (1); Geriatric Unit, Diabetes Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy (2); Endocrinology Unit, Polytechnic University of Marche , Ancona, Italy (3); Endocrinology Unit, Maggiore-Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy (4);
P195	Effect of csupervised structured exercise program for 16 weeks on metabolic, pulmonary and cardiovascular parameters in obese adolescents	Juan Guízar-Mendoza (1) presenting; Benigno Linares (1); Norma Amador (1); Gloria Barbosa (1); Juan Malacara (1);	Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, León/Guanajuato, Mexico (1); Universidad de Guanajuato/Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas, León/Guanajuato, Mexico (2); Universidad de Guanajuato/Facultad de Medicina, León/Guanajuato, Mexico (3);
P196	Continuous administration of dihydrotestosterone or letrozole to immature female rats results in polycystic ovary syndrome characteristics at adult age	Louise Mannerås (1) presenting; Theodore Lystig (2); Agneta Holmäng (1); Malin Ottosson-Lönn (2); Elisabet Stener-Victorin (1);	Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Göteborg, Sweden (1); Insitute of Medicine, Göteborg, Sweden (2);
P197	Neonatal Sex Steroid Exposure of Female Rats Results in Insulin Resistance and Enlarged Mesenteric Adipocytes	Camilla Alexanderson (1) presenting; Theodore Lystig (2); Elisabeth Stener-Victorin (1); Malin Lönn (2); Agneta Holmäng (1);	Instititute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Göteborg, Sweden (1); Institute of Medicine, Göteborg, Sweden (2);
P198	Evaluation of visceral protein malnutrition in morbid obese patients operated on laparoscopic gastric bypass	Rosa Casañ (1) presenting; Carlos Morillas (1); Eva Sola (1); Katherinne García (1); Jesus Yanini (1); Ana Jover (1); Marcelino Gomez (1); Antonio Hernández (1);	Endocrinology Department. Doctor Peset University Hospital, Valencia, Spain (1);
P199	Overconsumption of salty and sweet foods increases Blood Pressure in children	Vassilios Petrou (1) presenting; Athanasia Tertipi (1); Asteroula Papathanasiou (1); Ourania Zerva (2); Vassiliki Skarpa (1); Petros Papachilleos (1); Marina Anastasacou (1); Panagiotis Nicolopoulos (1); Charalambos Hadjiathanasiou (1);	Children's Hospital ''P. & A. Kyriacou" Department of Endocrinology, Athens, Greece (1); Children's Hospital "P. & A. Kyriacou " Department of Nutrition, Athens, Greece (2);
P200	Expression of PKA regulatory subunits inversely correlates with BMI and insulin resistance parameters in human adipocytes from lean and obese subjects	Sara Bondioni (1); Giovanna Mantovani (1) presenting; Luisella Alberti (2); Sabrina Corbetta (3); Luisa Gilardini (2); Cecilia Invitti (2); Marco Antonio Zappa (4); Stefano Ferrero (5); Erika Peverelli (1); Andrea G Lania (1); Paolo Beck-Peccoz (1); Anna Spada (1);	Endocrine Unit, Dpt. of Medical Sciences, Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli e Regina Elena IRCCS, University of Milan, Milan, Italy (1); Lab. of Diabetologic Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan, Italy (2); Endocrinology and Diabetology Unit, Dpt. of Medical-Surgical Sciences, University of Milan, Policlinico San Donato IRCCS, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy (3); General Surgery Unit, Dpt. of Surgical Sciences, University of Milan, Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli e Regina Elena IRCCS, Milan, Italy (4); Pathology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, A.O. San Paolo and Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Mangiagalli e Regina Elena IRCCS, Milan, Italy (5);
P201	Insulin resistance and fasting leptin's relationship in subjects with metabolic syndrome	T. Mokhort (1) presenting; E. Shishko (1);	Belarusian State Medical University, Minsk, Belarus (1);
P202	Epicardial adipose tissue, hepatic steatosis and obesity	Ayse Sertkaya Cikim (1) presenting; Ergun Topal (2); Murat Harputluoglu (3); Lezzan Keskin (1); Zeynep Zengin (1); Kerim Cikim (1); Ramazan Ozdemir (2); Murat Aladag (3); Saim Yologlu (4);	Inonu University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Malatya, Turkey (1); Inonu University Faculty of Medicine Department of Cardiology, Malatya, Turkey (2); Inonu University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine Division of Gastroenterohepathology , Malatya, Turkey (3); Inonu University Faculty of Medicine Department of Biostatistics, Malatya, Turkey (4);
P203	Decreased 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 activity in obese boys	Susanna Wiegand (1); Anna Richardt (1); Thomas Remer (3); Stefan A. Wudy (4); Jeremy W. Tomlinson (5); Annette Grüters (1); Paul M. Stewart (5); Christian J. Strasburger (2); Marcus Quinkler (2) presenting;	Paediatric Endocrinology, Charite Campus Virchow, Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany (1); Clinical Endocrinology, Charite Campus Mitte, Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany (2); Department of Nutrition and Health, Research Institute of Child Nutrition, Dortmund, Germany (3); Steroid Research Unit, Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany (4); Division of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom (5);
P204	Clinical Presentation of Nonclassic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: from Suspicion to Diagnosis.	Anna Casteràs Román (1) presenting; Mª Concepción Páramo Fernández (1); Javier De la Fuente Aguado (1); Elena Hervás Abad (1); Laura Fajar Rodríguez (1); Beatriz Mantiñán Gil (1); Reyes Luna Cano (1); Mª Antonia Rego Iraeta (1); Digna Rodríguez (1); Domingo González Lestón (1); Ricardo Víctor García-Mayor (1);	Hospital Xeral de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain (1); Hospital POVISA, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain (2);
P205	Daily and nightly urinary free cortisol ratio as a marker of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (hpa) axis activity in abdominal obesity	Valentina Vicennati (1) presenting; Uberto Pagotto (1); Bruno Ambrosi (2); Mauro Maccario (2); Ettore Degli Uberti (2); Marco Boscaro (2); Francesco Cavagnini (2); Franco Mantero (2); Decio Armanini (2); Roberto Vettor (2); Mario Marugo (2); Renato Pasquali (1);	Endocrinology Unit, Bologna, Italy (1); “HPA axis and obesity” Group-SIE, Bologna, Italy (2);
P206	Interaction of hypothalamic receptors involved in weight regulation	Anne Rediger (1) presenting; Patrick Tarnow (1); Annette Grüters (1); Michael Schäfer (2); Heike Biebermann (1);	Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Inst. Exp. Ped. Endocrinology, Berlin, Germany (1); Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Inst. Pharmacology, Berlin, Germany (2);
P207	Association of estrogen receptor-alpha gene polymorphisms with cerebrovascular disease in patients with metabolic syndrome	Nektaria Xita (1); Sophia Markoula (2); Leandros Lazaros (3); Athanasios Kyritsis (2); Ioannis Georgiou (3); Agathocles Tsatsoulis (1) presenting;	Department of Endocrinology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece (1); Department of Neurology, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece (2); Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece (3);
P208	Bone mineral density and body composition in pubescent obese children endangered by metabolic syndrome	Borbala Tobisch (1) presenting; Andrea Kozma (1); Zsuzsanna Nagy-Szakall (1); Ferenc Peter (1); Laszlo Blatniczky (1);	Buda Children's Hospital, Budapest, Hungary (1);