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Background and Aims: Adiponectin is a peptide hormone secreted by adipocytes and plays a protective role against the development of insulin resistance. Diabetes mellitus, or uncontrolled glycemic level, is one the factors for the failure of dental implant. The study aimed to show the relevance of adiponectin in diabetic patients during dental implants. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 152 patients. Out of these, 94 were males and 58 were females, 71 were diabetics following treatment anti-diabetic drugs or on insulin therapy, or on both and 81 were non-diabetics. The anthropometric measurements and the blood pressure were noted and the glycemic and the adiponectin levels were assessed before and after the implant. Results: The study revealed that adiponectin was inversely correlated and it decreased with the increase in body mass index. In comparing the diabetic group with the non-diabetic one, before and after the implant, the average adiponectin was significantly higher in the non-diabetic group (5.03 vs. 2.16, p < 0.001, respectively 5.24 vs. 2.24, p < 0.001). Conclusions: The study concludes that adiponectin is one of the potential biomarkers for the early detection of the development of diabetes and metabolic syndrome and that its low levels might lead to the failure of the dental implant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Parathyroid cyst is a very rare abnormality. The diagnosis can be made based on ultrasound and the analysis of the aspirated cystic fluid for parathyroid hormone (PTH). We report the case of a nonfunctional parathyroid cyst in a 50-year-old female patient with an anterior neck mass. The patient was complaining of pain in the anterior cervical region, dysphagia, dyspnea and dysphonia started three weeks previously. Ultrasound demonstrated an anechoic and avascular lesion located in the left lobe of the thyroid. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) revealed a clear, colorless and watery cystic fluid, that showed a high concentration of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in both the native and the diluted content of the cyst, while serum PTH was normal, indicating a nonfunctional parathyroid cyst. The patient was in remission by percutaneous aspiration and there was no relapse of the parathyroid cyst after one-year follow-up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The presence of pesticides in milk is a serious concern at the global level, which can threaten human health. Detection of pesticides in milk is a challenge due to their small concentration and large amounts of other interfering substances that can be co-extracted along with the pesticides. In this study, we have compared two variants (original and acetate) of quick, cheap, effective and safe (QuEChERS) method to evaluate the efficiency and suitability of these methods for the extraction of organochlorine and organophosphorous residues from milk using GC-MS/MS. The acetate method was found to be more efficient in terms of recovery of all the studied pesticides, except monocrotophos. It resulted in good linearity (R² > 0.9928% in matrix and >0.9940% in solvent), recovery (71.69%-99.38%) over the range 10-250 ng/ml and precision of RSD% < 20%. This method can be easily applied for the extraction of pesticide residues in milk and its products, and further quantification using GC-MS/MS in the dairy sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]