The objective was to study the response of cortisol and of prolactin (PRL) to specific stimuli in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We measured the response of cortisol to insulin-induced hypoglycemia and of PRL to ...

In this review, we discuss the observations that, following chronic high-fat diet (HFD) exposure, male mice have higher levels of saturated fatty acids (FAs) and total sphingolipids, whereas lower amounts of polyunsaturated ...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is linked to an 'encephalopathy' explained by some features common to the aging process, degenerative and functional disorders of the central nervous system. In the present study we describe a manifest ...

17β-estradiol (E2) induces axonal growth through extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2)-MAPK cascade in hypothalamic neurons of male rat embryos in vitro, but the mechanism that initiates these events is ...

Obesity is considered as a global epidemic both in developed and developing countries. One of the most important factors promoting obesity epidemic is the consumption of high fat diets (HFD) rich in saturated fatty acids ...