L H Duntas

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Affiliation: University of Athens
Country: Greece

Publications

  1. ncbi Vitamin E and thyroid disease: a potential link that kindles hope
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    Biofactors 19:131-5. 2003
  2. ncbi Oxidants, antioxidants in physical exercise and relation to thyroid function
    L H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Greece
    Horm Metab Res 37:572-6. 2005
  3. ncbi The role of selenium in thyroid autoimmunity and cancer
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
    Thyroid 16:455-60. 2006
  4. ncbi Short-term hypothyroidism after Levothyroxine-withdrawal in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer: clinical and quality of life consequences
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, 20 Papadiamantopoulou St, 11528 Athens, Greece
    Eur J Endocrinol 156:13-9. 2007
  5. ncbi Cinacalcet as alternative treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism: achievements and prospects
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, 20 Papadiamantopoulou Str, 11528, Athens, Greece
    Endocrine 39:199-204. 2011
  6. ncbi The effect of thyroid disorders on lipid levels and metabolism
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, 20 Papadiamantopoulou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece
    Med Clin North Am 96:269-81. 2012
  7. ncbi Changes in metabolism of TRH in euthyroid sick syndrome
    L H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
    Eur J Endocrinol 141:337-41. 1999
  8. ncbi Cardiovascular risk and subclinical hypothyroidism: focus on lipids and new emerging risk factors. What is the evidence?
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, 20 Papadiamantopolou Street, Athens, Greece
    Thyroid 17:1075-84. 2007
  9. ncbi Review on the occasion of a decade of recombinant human TSH: prospects and novel uses
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, 20 Papadiamantopoulou Street, Athens, Greece
    Thyroid 18:509-16. 2008
  10. ncbi Environmental factors and autoimmune thyroiditis
    Leonidas H Duntas
    University of Ulm, Germany
    Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab 4:454-60. 2008

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Publications35

  1. ncbi Vitamin E and thyroid disease: a potential link that kindles hope
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    Biofactors 19:131-5. 2003
  2. ncbi Oxidants, antioxidants in physical exercise and relation to thyroid function
    L H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Greece
    Horm Metab Res 37:572-6. 2005
    ..There is evidence that antioxidant supplementation combined with antithyroid treatment with methimazole could be useful in decreasing the oxidative stress...
  3. ncbi The role of selenium in thyroid autoimmunity and cancer
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
    Thyroid 16:455-60. 2006
    ....
  4. ncbi Short-term hypothyroidism after Levothyroxine-withdrawal in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer: clinical and quality of life consequences
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, 20 Papadiamantopoulou St, 11528 Athens, Greece
    Eur J Endocrinol 156:13-9. 2007
    ....
  5. ncbi Cinacalcet as alternative treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism: achievements and prospects
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, 20 Papadiamantopoulou Str, 11528, Athens, Greece
    Endocrine 39:199-204. 2011
    ..Results are pending as to whether cinacalcet decreases mortality and morbidity in pHPT, confirmation of which would conclusively recommend this drug as a valid alternative to surgery...
  6. ncbi The effect of thyroid disorders on lipid levels and metabolism
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, 20 Papadiamantopoulou Street, 11528 Athens, Greece
    Med Clin North Am 96:269-81. 2012
    ....
  7. ncbi Changes in metabolism of TRH in euthyroid sick syndrome
    L H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
    Eur J Endocrinol 141:337-41. 1999
    ..The aim of this study was to examine the metabolism of a simple dose, intravenously administered TRH bolus of 200 microg, in patients with euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS)...
  8. ncbi Cardiovascular risk and subclinical hypothyroidism: focus on lipids and new emerging risk factors. What is the evidence?
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, 20 Papadiamantopolou Street, Athens, Greece
    Thyroid 17:1075-84. 2007
    ....
  9. ncbi Review on the occasion of a decade of recombinant human TSH: prospects and novel uses
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, 20 Papadiamantopoulou Street, Athens, Greece
    Thyroid 18:509-16. 2008
    ..Finally, rhTSH may prove to be useful in studying the functional reserve of thyroid in the aging process, as well as the putative role of the TSH receptor in extrathyroidal tissue, such as lymphocytes, osteocytes, and adipocytes...
  10. ncbi Environmental factors and autoimmune thyroiditis
    Leonidas H Duntas
    University of Ulm, Germany
    Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab 4:454-60. 2008
    ....
  11. ncbi Does celiac disease trigger autoimmune thyroiditis?
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, 20 Papadiamantopoulou Street, Athens, Greece
    Nat Rev Endocrinol 5:190-1. 2009
    ..new research suggests that serum transglutaminase 2 autoantibodies, which are present in patients with celiac disease, might have a role in the development of thyroid dysfunction...
  12. ncbi Selenium and inflammation: underlying anti-inflammatory mechanisms
    L H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
    Horm Metab Res 41:443-7. 2009
    ..Prospective, randomized, controlled studies must be performed to provide a greater degree of certainty...
  13. ncbi The 'rings of fire' and thyroid cancer
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
    Hormones (Athens) 8:249-53. 2009
    ..This article aims at presenting pertinent data that could link a volcanic environment to thyroid cancer...
  14. ncbi Selenium and the thyroid: a close-knit connection
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, 20 Papadiamantopoulou Street 115 28 Athens, Greece
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 95:5180-8. 2010
    ..It has additionally been established that the thyroid contains more selenium than any other tissue and that selenium deficiency aggravates the manifestation of endemic myxedematous cretinism and autoimmune thyroid disease...
  15. ncbi Sorafenib: rays of hope in thyroid cancer
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    Thyroid 20:1351-8. 2010
    ..Clinical trials on sorafenib are at present ongoing for the treatment of various malignancies, including thyroid cancer (TC)...
  16. ncbi New insights into subclinical hypothyroidism and cardiovascular risk
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
    Semin Thromb Hemost 37:27-34. 2011
    ..This review discusses the results of the latest studies on the various parameters affected by SH while highlighting the need for timely treatment with levothyroxine...
  17. ncbi Environmental factors and thyroid autoimmunity
    L H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, University of Athens, Evgenidion Hospital, 1528 Athens, Greece
    Ann Endocrinol (Paris) 72:108-13. 2011
    ..This review presents an overview of the current knowledge regarding environmental factors, their association with genetics and their impact on the immune system...
  18. ncbi Resveratrol and its impact on aging and thyroid function
    L H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    J Endocrinol Invest 34:788-92. 2011
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  19. ncbi Risk and prognostic factors for differentiated thyroid cancer
    Leonidas Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
    Hell J Nucl Med 9:156-62. 2006
    ..g. MIB-1, hPTTG) have been reported as additional prognostic factors. In this review we describe the risk and the prognostic factors of DTC as related to management and the outcome of DTC...
  20. ncbi Lack of substantial effects of raloxifene on thyroxine-binding globulin in postmenopausal women: dependency on thyroid status
    L H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Greece
    Thyroid 11:779-82. 2001
    ..Additionally, TBG levels may also be influenced by small variations of thyroid function as subclinical hyperthyroidism...
  21. ncbi Prolactinomas in children and adolescents--consequences in adult life
    L H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens and Medical School, Greece
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 14:1227-32; discussion 1261-2. 2001
    ..Cabergoline may normalize prolactin secretion, restore fertility in women and men. and induce tumor shrinkage. Today, transsphenoidal surgery should be considered only in patients with a large extrasellar extension...
  22. ncbi Thyroid disease and lipids
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
    Thyroid 12:287-93. 2002
    ..Lipid disorders exhibit great individual variability. Nevertheless, they might be a link, although it has not been proved, between SH and atherosclerosis...
  23. ncbi Circulating levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein in overt and mild hypothyroidism
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
    Thyroid 12:1003-7. 2002
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  24. ncbi Subclinical thyroid disorders: the menace of the Trojan horse
    L H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
    J Endocrinol Invest 26:472-80. 2003
    ..Therefore, both conditions should be screened more carefully in the community and treatment should be more often considered...
  25. ncbi Adiponectin: novelties in metabolism and hormonal regulation
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece
    Nutr Neurosci 7:195-200. 2004
    ..These data show adiponectin to be an important factor in the issue of obesity and its associated disorders, and indicate a potential future utilization of adiponectin as a drug in the treatment of metabolic syndrome...
  26. ncbi Gender, age, puberty, and BMI related changes of TSH and thyroid hormones in schoolchildren living in a long-standing iodine replete area
    I Kaloumenou
    University of Athens, Department of Pediatrics, Athens, Greece
    Horm Metab Res 42:285-9. 2010
    ..TSH values are not correlated with BMI-SDS, whereas T (4)/T (3) ratio in boys and FT (4) in girls are negatively correlated with BMI-SDS...
  27. ncbi Effects of a six month treatment with selenomethionine in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Endocrine Unit, Evgenidion Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, 20 Papadiamantopoulou Str, 11528 Athens, Greece
    Eur J Endocrinol 148:389-93. 2003
    ..It appears to be useful as adjunctive therapy with LT(4) in the treatment of AIT. The exact mechanism(s) is not very well determined, it might enhance the activity of detoxifying enzymes and enforce the defense against oxidative stress...
  28. ncbi Thyroid autoimmunity in schoolchildren in an area with long-standing iodine sufficiency: correlation with gender, pubertal stage, and maternal thyroid autoimmunity
    Irene Kaloumenou
    Endocrine Unit, First Department of Pediatrics, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
    Thyroid 18:747-54. 2008
    ..The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of TA in children and adolescents and to determine if there are relationships between the period of onset of TA and gender and between TA and maternal autoimmunity...
  29. ncbi Thyroid volume and echostructure in schoolchildren living in an iodine-replete area: relation to age, pubertal stage, and body mass index
    Irene Kaloumenou
    Endocrine Unit, First Department of Pediatrics, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
    Thyroid 17:875-81. 2007
    ..Thyroid volume (TV) varies between geographical regions. Thus, population-specific references for TV in regions with long-standing iodine sufficiency may be more accurate than a single international reference...
  30. ncbi Brain somatic cross-talk: ghrelin, leptin and ultimate challengers of obesity
    Vera Popovic
    Neuroendocrine Unit, Institute of Endocrinology, University Clinical Center, Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
    Nutr Neurosci 8:1-5. 2005
    ..The administration of exogenous satiety hormone peptide YY 3-36 (PYY) may prevent the action of appetite-stimulating hypothalamic circuits on the anorexigenic melanocortin pathways...
  31. ncbi Reassessment of combined LT4 and LT3 treatment for hypothyroidism: the prospects for slow-release T3 preparations
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Hormones (Athens) 4:108-10. 2005
  32. ncbi Lipoprotein (a) and apoliprotein (a) isoform size in thyroid disease: the quest for the golden fleece
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Thyroid 13:345-6. 2003
  33. ncbi No politics please--we are thyroidologists
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Thyroid 15:400. 2005
  34. ncbi Climate change, the butterfly effect, and the thyroid
    Leonidas H Duntas
    Thyroid 17:287-8. 2007