Insulinoma with Normal Plasma Insulin Concentrations and Insulin/Glucose Ratios during Hypoglycemic Episodes.

P-183: TGF-? Level and Insulin Resistance during Normal Pregnancy

Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome (Hirata's disease): severe hypoglycemic episodes in Graves' hyperthyroidism patient treated with methimazole.

Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome (IAS) or Hirata’s disease is characterized by severe hypoglycemic episodes, a high level of immunoreactive insulin, and a high titer of insulin autoantibody in a person who has never received exogenous insulin. It is noted that IAS has a strong genetic predisposition and the majority of the IAS cases were reported from Japan, where it is the third leading cause of hy...

Normal Range of Total Plasma Homocysteine Concentrations in Southern Iran

The distribution of total plasma homocysteine concentrations in relation to the sex and age is described, in a population of Shiraz, South West of Iran and compared to those reported in other populations.  Two hundred and one healthy males and 201 healthy females aged >15 y were randomly selected.  Total Plasma homocysteine concentrations were measured using high performance liquid chromatograp...

Insulin-producing Tumors and Introduction of a Case of Insulinoma

A cuse with single tenign insulinoma which was located in trc tail af pancreas is presented. It should be pinte out that a diagnosis of organic hypeinsulini::m may be difficult lo establish becau­se of the aljpictl symptoms and signs. Whipple triad. laboratory, angiographv are important for diagnsis. Tle treatment of choice is early surgery with removal Df insulinoma. However if no tumor is fou...

Salivary estriol concentrations during normal pregnancies, and a comparison with plasma estriol.

Saliva would have advantages over plasma or urine for monitoring estriol during pregnancy. Specimen collection, after stimulation of flow by citric acid, is non-invasive and simple. We measured concentrations of unconjugated estriol in saliva and compared them with those in plasma in normal pregnancies, and found a good correlation (r = 0.79). In addition, trends of concentrations in saliva and...