Combined Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Training Reduces Circulating Apolipoprotein J Levels and Improves Insulin Resistance in Postmenopausal Diabetic Women.

Background: Circulating apolipoprotein J (ApoJ) is closely associated with insulin resistance; however, the effect of exercise on circulating ApoJ levels and the association of ApoJ with metabolic indices remain unknown. Here, we investigated whether a combined exercise can alter the circulating ApoJ level, and whether these changes are associated with metabolic indices in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: Postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus were randomly assigned into either an exercise (EXE, =30) or control (CON, =15) group.

Associations among inflammation, mental health, and quality of life in adults with metabolic syndrome.

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a pro-inflammatory state, has become increasingly common worldwide and is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Recently, studies on the relationships among inflammation, mental health, quality of life, and other diseases have been conducted.

Methods: We investigated the relationship between serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels, as an indicator of inflammation, and the quality of life and psychiatric symptoms of Korean adults with MetS.

FDG PET/CT in the detection of pancreatic metastasis in a patient with follicular thyroid carcinoma and negative I-131 whole body scan findings.

We identified a rare follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) metastasis to the pancreas in a patient of FTC. A 65-year-old woman presented at our hospital for evaluation of a pancreatic mass. She had a history of FTC.

Low serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D is associated with poor clinicopathologic characteristics in female patients with papillary thyroid cancer.

Background: Vitamin D has recently attracted attention because reduced levels are associated with the prevalence and aggressiveness of several cancers. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between preoperative serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) vitamin D) levels and clinicopathologic characteristics in female patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).

Methods: A total of 548 female patients who underwent total thyroidectomy for PTC between June 2012 and May 2013 were included.