Endocrine Abstracts

During the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident (ChNPPA) a mixture of radioactive isotopes, mainly the iodine and cesium, were released, which through inhalation and food, and in some cases along with external exposure had affected the hormone-producing cells of endocrine system. Within days and months after the accident, the thyroid and parathyroids accumulated a significant amount of these isotopes with thyroid gland becoming a secondary emitter, which further increased th...

Objective: Evaluation of the role of collagen I type turnover in presentation of metabolic syndrome (MS) key components among the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (ChNPP) accident survivors three decades upon.Results: The study involved 100 clean-up workers of the ChNPP accident of the with MS divided into 2 subgroups: 50 patients with acute radiation sickness (ARS) exposed to doses over 1.0 Gy, 50 patients exposed to doses 0.3–0.9 Sv; 37 patients with...

Several million people in Ukraine and other countries had been exposed to ionizing radiation during the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident (ChNPPA) on April 26, 1986. The ChNPPA clean-up personnel involved in emergency and recovery works in the 30-kilometer exclusion zone of power plant in the nearest days or months and/or for a long time had received the highest radiation doses due to external gamma-exposure and from incorporated radioactive isotopes with high affinity to...