Publications

2025

PUBLICATIONS:

Original Peer Reviewed / Peer Review Articles:

Crosstalk between MST1-Hippo and Wnt/β-catenin, Nothch, and PI3k/Akt pathways in cardiac physiology and pathology
Wang J, Jing K, Mitrokhin V, Schileyko S, Rodina A, Zolotareva A, Zolotarev V, Bocharnikova N, Kaminer D, Antova E, Stojchevski R, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Avtanski D, Kamkin A, Mladenov M
Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2025, DOI: 10.1007/s13105-025-01099-2
Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
Htoo STY, Cusano NE
Endocr Pract. 2025 Jul 17:S1530-891X(25)00967-X. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2025.07.009

 

Reviews, Book Chapters or Editorials:

Lipid metabolism-signaling crosstalk in metabolic disease and aging: Mechanisms and therapeutic targets
Sethi P, Mishra AK, Ghosh S, Singh KK, Sharma S, Stojchevski R, Avtanski D, Sinha JK
Nutrients, 2025, 17(23):3699. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17233699
Curcumin and tetrahydrocurcumin as multi-organ modulators of the adipose tissue-gut-liver axis: Mechanistic insights, therapeutic potential, and translational challenges
Konaktchieva M, Stojchevski R, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Gagov H, Konakchieva R, Mitrokhin V, Kungulovski G, Mladenov M, Avtanski D
Pharmaceuticals, 2025, 18:1791. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ph18121791
Exploring the genetic orchestra of cancer: The interplay between oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes
Singh SR, Bhaskar R, Ghosh S, Yarlagadda B, Singh KK, Verma P, Sengupta S, Mladenov M, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Stojchevski R, Sinha JK, Avtanski D
Cancers, 2025, 17(7):1082. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17071082
Translational advances in oncogene and tumor-suppressor gene research
Stojchevsky R, Sutanto EA, Sutanto R, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mladenov M, Singh SR, Sinha JK, Ghosh S, Yarlagadda B, Singh KK, Verma P, Sengupta S, Bhaskar R, Avtanski D
Cancers, 2025, 17(6):1008. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17061008

 

Abstracts:

Behavioral Risk Factors and Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Health in Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals
Berruti A, Gianos E, Ong C, Avtanski D, Stojchevski R, Ziskovich K, Swe NC, Thermidor S, Eid M, Ahmed S, Shaarbay R, Leung TM, Sanchez Ruiz A, Poretsky L, Cusano N
National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions, Miami, FL, May 29 to June 1, 2025
Safety and glycemic outcomes during MiniMed™ 780G system use with the disposable, all-in-one, Simplera Sync™ sensor in people with type 2 diabetes (PwT2D)
IMPACT2D Phase 2 Group
American Diabetes Association 85th Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, June 20-23, 2025
Rapid Progression of New Onset Diabetes after starting Tepezza for Thyroid Eye Disease
Kalik S, Htoo STY
The Endocrine Society 107th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 12-15, 2025
A challenging Case of Co-Occuring TERT/RAS Mutations in Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Htoo STY, Busta A
The Endocrine Society 107th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 12-15, 2025
A Rare Case of Stiff-Person Syndrome (SPS) in a Young Woman with Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adult (LADA)
Htoo STY, Busta A
The Endocrine Society 107th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 12-15, 2025
Drug-like ADME Profiles and Antimetastatic Properties of Monocarbonyl Curcumin Analogs C66 and B2BrBC with Improved Stability
Stojchevski R., Sutanto E, Dragarska K, Todorovska I, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Bogdanov J, Mladenov M, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
The Endocrine Society 107th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 12-15, 2025
A Registry of Thyroid Nodules in 212 Hispanic Americans from an urban area
Dsouza R, Lee J, Liao EP, Sanchez Ruiz A, Ziskovich K, Leung T, Kuriloff D, Poretsky L, Sanchez JG
The Endocrine Society 107th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 12-15, 2025
Skeletal Profiles and Bone Mineral Parameters of Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Individuals Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy: A Prospective Study
Vako L, Leung T, Ziskovich K, Stojchevski R, Avtanski D, Poretsky L, Cusano NE
The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, September 5-8, 2025

 

2024

PUBLICATIONS:

Original Peer Reviewed / Peer Review Articles:

Unraveling the Mystery of Rathke’s Cleft Cyst Presenting with Hyponatremia: A Case Report with a Comprehensive Review of Literature
Huda S, Singha S, Haidous A, Bukberg PR, Pramanik BK, Harshan M, Mora LM, Devita M, McKeown A, Boockvar JA
Asian J Neurosurg. 2024 Jul 30;19(4):767-773. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1788618. PMID: 39606298; PMCID: PMC11588594
Extended Treatment With Recombinant Human Parathyroid Hormone (1-84) in Adult Patients With Chronic Hypoparathyroidism
Rubin MR, Cusano N, Yin S, Tokareva E, Ayodele O, Finkelman RD
Endocr Pract 2024;30:200-208
Continuous Subcutaneous Delivery of rhPTH(1-84) and rhPTH(1-34) by Pump in Adults With Hypoparathyroidism
Charoenngam N, Bove-Fenderson E, Wong D, Cusano NE, Mannstadt M
J Endocr Soc. 2024;8:bvae053
A Rare Case of NUT Carcinoma of the Thyroid
Cadesky A, Schulman-Rosenbaum R, Carter A, Paul E, Jaggi S
JCEM Case Reports, Volume 2, Issue 3, March 2024, luae037, https://doi.org/10.1210/jcemcr/luae037
Impact of Gender-Affirming Care on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Transgender Adults
Ong, C, Monita M, Liu M
Climacteric. 2024 Jun;27(3):227-235
Hyperglycemic DKA in a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus on monotherapy with SGLT-2 inhibitor
Medina Mora LA, Ahmed S, Sanchez Ruiz AM, Poretsky L
Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology: Case Reports 32:10016, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecr.2024.100166, 2024
Monocarbonyl analogs of Curcumin C66 and B2BrBC modulate oxidative stress, JNK activity, and pancreatic gene expression in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes
Stojchevski R, Velichkovikj S, Bogdanov J, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mladenov M, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
Biochemical Pharmacology, 229:116491, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116491, 2024
Impact of monocarbonyl analogs of curcumin (MACs) C66 and B2BrBC on the expression of diabetes-associated genes in streptozotocin-treated rat pancreatic RIN-m cells—Quantitative RT-PCR array data
Stojchevski R, Velichkovikj S, Bogdanov J, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mladenov M, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
Data in Brief, Volume 57, ISSN 2352-3409, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110952, 2024
Skeletal Muscle Mass and Body Weight Fall Proportionally with Use of Dual GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonist Tirzepatide: Case Report and Review of Literature
Zinn J, Poretsky L
AACE Clinical Case Reports, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aace.2024.12.001
Recognizing the Impact of Ethnicity: Thyroid Neoplasia in Hispanic Americans
Zweifler R., Medina L., Sanchez J., Liao E., Kuriloff D., Poretsky L
(2023, August). Endocrine Practice. | DOI: 10.1016/j.eprac.2023.08.008
Hyperglycemic DKA in a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus on monotherapy with SGLT-2 inhibitor
Medina Mora L, Ahmed S, Sanchez Ruiz A, Poretsky L
Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology: Case Reports | doi.org/10.1016/j.jecr.2024.100166
Protective effects of resveratrol against airway hyperreactivity, oxidative stress, and lung inflammation in a rat pup model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Reçica S, Kryeziu I, Thaçi Q, Avtanski D, Mladenov M, Basholli-Salihu M, Sopi RB
Physiological Research, 2024, 73:239-251. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33549/physiolres.935239
The effect of resistin on the redox state of breast cancer
Pavlova E, Stojchevski R, Avtanski D
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 2024, 150(1):24. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-023-05556-7
GLUT5-overexpression-related tumorigenic implications
Hadzi-Petrushev N, Stojchevski R, Jakimovska A, Stamenkovska M, Josifovska S, Stamatoski A, Sazdova I, Sopi R, Kamkin A, Gagov H, Mladenov M, Avtanski D
Molecular Medicine, 2024, 30(1):114. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s10020-024-00879-8
SIRT-associated attenuation of cellular senescence in vascular wall
Sazdova I, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Keremidarska-Markova M, Stojchevski R, Sopi R, Shileiko S, Mitrokhin V, Gagov H, Avtanski D, Lubomirov LT, Mladenov M
Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 2024, 220:111943. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2024.111943
Monocarbonyl analogs of Curcumin C66 and B2BrBC modulate oxidative stress, JNK activity, and pancreatic gene expression in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes
Stojchevski R, Velichkovikj S, Bogdanov J, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mladenov M, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
Biochemical Pharmacology, 229:116491, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116491, 2024
Impact of monocarbonyl analogs of curcumin (MACs) C66 and B2BrBC on the expression of diabetes-associated genes in streptozotocin-treated rat pancreatic RIN-m cells—Quantitative RT-PCR array data
Stojchevski R, Velichkovikj S, Bogdanov J, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mladenov M, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
Data in Brief, Volume 57, ISSN 2352-3409, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110952, 2024
“Advances in Diabetes Technology”
Fishman SL, Editor
Springer Cham, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-75352-7
Contemporary Endocrinology Series: “Diabetes Management in Hospitalized Patients: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide.”
Poretsky, L., Series Editor, Schulman-Rosenbaum RC, Editor
Springer Cham, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44648-1

 

Reviews, Book Chapters or Editorials:

Approach to the Patient: Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Liu Y, Sinha Gregory N, Andreopoulou P, Kashyap S, Cusano N
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Sep 25:dgae659. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgae659. Online ahead of print
“Adipose Tissue”
Avtanski DB, Editor
Springer Cham, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72570-8
Significance of adipose tissue as an endocrine organ.
Avtanski D, Stojchevski R
In: Adipose tissue: Endocrine functions, health implications, and future perspective (Avtanski D., Editor) Springer, Cham, 2024, pp. 1-46. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72570-8_1
Technological advances in adipose tissue research and clinical practice
Stojchevski R, Avtanski D
In: Adipose tissue: Endocrine functions, health implications, and future perspective (Avtanski D., Editor). Springer, Cham, 2024, pp. 189-208. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72570-8_7
Adipose tissue dysfunction related to climate change and air pollution: Understanding the metabolic consequences
Stojchevski R, Chandrasekaran P, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mladenov M, Avtanski D
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, 25(14):7849. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147849

 

Abstracts:

Effects of Gender-Affirming Therapy on Cardiovascular Health Metrics in Transgender Patients
Thermidor S, Gianos E, Eid M, Swe NC, Shaarbay R, Sanchez Ruiz A, Ahmed S, Poretsky L, Cusano N, Ziskovich K, Leung TM, Ong C
73rd Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, Abstract # 18379, Atlanta, GA, April 6-8, 2024
Cardiovascular Risk in Transgender Patients
Thermidor S, Gianos E, Eid M, Swe NC, Shaarbay R, Sanchez Ruiz A, Ahmed S, Poretsky L, Cusano N, Ziskovich K, Leung TM, Ong C
73rd Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, Abstract #15093, Atlanta, GA, April 6-8, 2024
Hyperglycemic DKA in a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus on monotherapy with SGLT-2 inhibitor
Medina LA, Ahmed S, Sanchez Ruiz AM, Poretsky L
Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology: Case Reports, Volume 32, 2024, 100166, ISSN 2214-6245, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecr.2024.100166
A case of incidentally discovered metastatic Struma Ovarii during pregnancy
Htoo STY, Medina Mora L, Zhong X, Kokabee M, Opher E, Liao EP
Presented at AACE Annual Meeting in 05/2024. New Orleans, LA. 2024/05/01/2024;30(5, Supplement):S149. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2024.03.061. AACE 2024 meeting
A case of Doege-Potter Syndrome from an insulin growth factor (IGF)-II secreting “high risk” retroperitoneal solitary fibrous tumor
Htoo STY, Bukberg P, Fishman S, Beaujean S, Demirci E, Medina Mora L
Presented at AACE Annual Meeting in 05/2024. New Orleans, LA. 2024;30(5):S33-S34. doi:10.1016/j.eprac.2024.03.185. AACE 2024 meeting
Adrenal Pheochromocytoma in a Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Mass
Medina L, Htoo S, Sanchez A, Harshan M, Busta A
The Endocrine Society Meeting 106th Annual Meeting, A-7564, Boston, MA. June 1-4, 2024. Medina Mora L, Htoo S, Sanchez Ruiz A, Harshan M, Liu M. 2024. A case of lymphocytic Hypophysitis followed by Acomegaly. Presented at Endocrine Society Meeting in 06/2024. Boston, MA
Skeletal Muscle Mass Loss with Use of Dual GLP-1 GIP Receptor Agonist Tirzepitide
Zinn J, Poretsky L
The Endocrine Society’s 106th Annual Meeting , Abstract #7215, Boston, MA, June 1-4, 2024
Impact of the Monocarbonyl Analogs of Curcumin, C66 and B2BrBC, on the Protein Expression of Epithelial and Mesenchymal Markers in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells
Stojchevski R, Lavi A, Bogdanov J, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mladenov M, Poretsky L, Avtanski DB
The Endocrine Society’s 106th Annual Meeting , Abstract #6603, Boston, MA, June 1-4, 2024
Monocarbonyl Analogs of Curcumin C66 and B2BrBC Modulate Diabetes-Related Gene Expression in Rat Pancreatic Cells
Stojchevski R, Bogdanov J, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mladenov M, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
American Diabetes Association 84th Scientific Sessions, Abstract #1772-P, Orlando, FL. June 21-24, 2024
Optical sensing with adaptive artificial intelligence for non-invasive glucose monitoring: A clinical trial
Kochakzade M, Karami E, Karla K, Leung TM, Avtanski D, Isenberg JS, Davarzani R, Salehian B
2024 Rachmiel Levine-Arthur Riggs Diabetes Research Symposium, September 21st-24th, 2024, Pasadena, California
A Prospective Study of Bone Density Parameters and Plasma Procollagen Type 1N-terminal Propeptide (P1NP) Levels in Gender-Diverse Persons
Fried H, Avtanski D, Stojchevski R; Ziskovich K, Chan Swe N, Thermidor S, Eid M, Ahmed S, Shaarbay R, Leung TM, Gianos E, Ong C, Sanchez Ruiz A, Poretsky L, Cusano N
WPATH 28th Scientific Symposium, Poster #EP109, Lisbon, Portugal, September 25-30, 2024
Cardiometabolic Metrics in Transgender Patients Receiving Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy
Ong C, Thermidor S, Chan Swe N, Eid M, Ahmed S, Avtanski D, Stojchevski R, Leung TM, Ziskovich K, Shaarbay R, Sanchez Ruiz A, Gianos E, Poretsky L, Cusano N
WPATH 28th Scientific Symposium, Poster #EP201, Lisbon, Portugal, September 25-30, 2024
Characteristics of Thyroid Nodules in 153 LatinX Patients
Lee J, D’Souza R, Sanchez Escobar JG, Liao EP, Kuriloff D, Leung TM, Ziskovich K, Sanchez Ruiz A, Poretsky L
American Thyroid Association 2024 Annual Meeting, Abstract #631, Chicago, IL, October 30-November 3, 2024

 

2023

PUBLICATIONS:

Original Peer Reviewed / Peer Review Articles:

The effects of irisin and leptin on steroidogenic enzyme gene expression in human granulosa cells: In vitro studies
Poretsky L, Yeshua A, Cantor T, Avtanski D, Stojchevski R, Ziskovich K, Singer T
Metabolism Open, DOI: 10.1016/j.metop.2023.100230
The Clinical and Skeletal Effects of Long-Term Therapy of Hypoparathyroidism With rhPTH(1-84)
Agarwal S, McMahon DJ, Chen J, Brossfield AV, Fernando J, Bilezikian JP, Cusano NE, Rubin MR
J Bone Miner Res. 2023 Apr;38(4):480-492. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.4780. Epub 2023 Mar 1.PMID: 36726204
Methemoglobinemia in the Era of COVID-19: A Potential Confounder of Glycemic Control
Ascherman BM, Smith K, Fishman SL
JCEM Case Rep; 2023 Mar 24;1(2):luad035, doi: 10.1210/jcemcr/luad035, PMID: 37908461, PMCID: PMC10580475
Recognizing the Impact of Ethnicity: Thyroid Neoplasia in Hispanic Americans
Zweifler, R, Medina, L, Sanchez, J, Liao, E, Kuriloff, D, Poretsky, L
(2023, August). Endocrine Practice. | DOI: 10.1016/j.eprac.2023.08.008
Case Report: Use of rhPTH(1-84) for hypoparathyroidism during early pregnancy and lactation
Liao EP and Cusano NE
Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep 2023;2023:22-0401
Inflammation in Pregnant Women with Obesity and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Kim TS
In: Poretsky L, Avtanski DB, ed. Obesity, diabetes and inflammation: molecular mechanisms and clinical management. Springer. November 2023
The microbiome in the obesity-breast cancer axis: Diagnostic and therapeutic potential
Avtanski D, Reddy V, Stojchevski R, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mladenov M
Pathogens, 2023, 12, 1402. DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12121402
Anticarcinogenic potency of EF24: An overview of its pharmacokinetics, efficacy, mechanism of action, and nanoformulation for drug delivery
Sazdova I, Keremidarska-Markova M, Dimitrova D, Mitrokhin V, Kamkin A, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Bogdanov J, Schubert R, Gagov H, Avtanski D, Mladenov D
Cancers, 2023, 15(22): 5478. DOI: 10.3390/cancers15225478
Emerging technologies in adipose tissue research
Avtanski D, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Josifovska S, Mladenov M, Reddy V
Adipocyte, 2023, 12(1):2248693. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21623945.2023.2248673
Oxidative and reductive stress: mechanisms, complications, and role of regulatory molecules in vascular and other tissues
Mladenov M, Lubomirov L, Grisk O, Avtanski D, Mitrokhin V, Sazdova I, Keremidarska-Markova M, Danailova Y, Nikolaev G, Konakchieva R, Gagov H
Antioxidants, 2023, 12(5):1126
Positive tetrahydrocurcumin-associated brain-related metabolomic implications
Josifovska S, Panov S, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mitrokhin V, Kamkin A, Stojchevski R, Avtanski D, Mladenov M
Molecules 2023, 28(9):3734. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28093734

 

Reviews, Book Chapters or Editorials:

Obesity and inflammation
Sengupta S, Avtanski D
In: Avtanski D., Poretsky L (eds) Obesity, diabetes and inflammation: Molecular mechanisms and clinical management. Contemporary Endocrinology. Springer, Cham, 2023, pp. 15-53. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39721-9_2; ISBN (print): 978-3-031-39720-2; ISBN (online): 978-3-031-39721-9.
Inflammation: Pathogenesis and biological markers
Tapia N, Hanau J, Shliozberg J, Poretsky L
In: Obesity, diabetes and inflammation: Molecular mechanisms and clinical management. D. Avtanski and L. Poretsky editors. Springer, New York, 2023. ISBN: 3031397207
Environmental and lifestyle factors influencing inflammation and type 2 diabetes
Reddy V, Avtanski D
In: Avtanski D., Poretsky L (Editors) Obesity, diabetes and inflammation. Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Management. Contemporary Endocrinology. Springer, Cham, 2023, pp. 165-183. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39721-9_8; ISBN (print): 978-3-031-39720-2; ISBN (online): 978-3-031-39721-9

 

Abstracts:

Effects of two experimental monocarbonyl analogs of curcumin on breast cancer growth, migration, and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
Stojchevski R, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
The 2023 Academic Competition and Research Symposium, Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra University, May 30, 2023, New York, New York
Thyroid Neoplasia in Hispanic Americans: A Three-Part Study Design
Zweifler R, Sanchez J, Kuriloff D, Liao EP, Poretsky L
The Endocrine Society Meeting 105th Annual Meeting and Expo, Abstract #6579, Chicago, IL, June 15-18, 2023
Effects of two experimental monocarbonyl analogs of curcumin (MACs) on breast cancer growth, migration, and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)
Stojchevski R, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mladenov M, Bogdanov J, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
The Endocrine Society’s 105th Annual Meeting and Expo, Abstract #6823, Chicago, IL, June 15-18, 2023
Hyperglycemic DKA in Patient on Monotherapy with SGLT-2 Inhibitor
Ahmed S, Medina L, Ruiz A, Poretsky L
The Endocrine Society Annual Meeting 2023, Abstract 7882, Poster presentation June 15-18, 2023
Increased Frequency of Fasting Hypoglycemia in Patient Diagnosed with PTEN Mutation Hamartoma Syndrome (Cowden syndrome) Status Post Nab-Sirolimus Therapy
Ahmed S, Medina L, Ruiz A, Merker E, Bukberg P
The Endocrine Society Annual Meeting 2023, Abstract 7103, Poster presentation, June 15-18, 2023
Monocarbonyl curcumin analogs C66 and B2BrBC improve redox status in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
Stojchevski R, Angelovski M, Velichkovikj S, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mladenov M, Bogdanov J, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
American Diabetes Association 83rd Scientific Sessions, Abstract # 557-P, San Diego, California, June 23-26, 2023
Thyroiditis Induced by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
Medina L., Ahmed S., Sanchez A., Merker E., Busta A
ATA 2023/September Meeting

 

2022

PUBLICATIONS:

Original Peer Reviewed / Peer Review Articles:

Coexisting thyroiditis and carditis in a patient with Lyme disease: Looking for a unifying diagnosis
Zarghamravanbakhsh P, Poretsky L
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Clinical Case Reports, DOI: 10.1016/j.aace.2022.02.003, 2022
In vitro treatment of human granulosa cells with irisin and leptin: Quantitative RT-PCR array data (female infertility panel)
Stojchevski R, Singer T, Ziskovich K, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
Data in Brief, DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107781, 2022
Optogenetic stimulation of cholinergic neuronal endings in the celiac-superior mesenteric ganglion complex suppresses inflammation in murine endotoxemia
Palandira SP, Falvey A, Avtanski DB, Stojchevski R, Zeng Q, Poretsky L, Tracey KJ, Pavlov VA
The Journal Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.R4472, 2022
The effects of gender-affirming hormonal therapy on cardiovascular and skeletal health: A literature review
Swe NC, Ahmed S, Eid M, Poretsky L, Gianos E, Cusano NE
Metabolism Open, DOI: 10.1016/j.metop.2022.100173, 13:199173, 2022
Osteoporosis in Men. In: Bandeira, F., Gharib, H., Griz, L., Faria, M. (eds)
Gennari L, Bandeira L, Costa AG, Cusano NE., Silva BC, Bilezikian JP
Endocrinology and Diabetes, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-90684-9_25, 13:199173, 2022
Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Bilezikian JP, Silverberg SJ, Bandeira F, Cetani F, Chandran M, Cusano NE, Ebeling PR, Formenti AM, Frost M, Gosnell J, Lewiecki EM, Singer FR, Gittoes N, Khan AA, Marcocci C, Rejnmark L, Ye Z, Guyatt G, Potts JT
J Bone Miner Res. 2022 Nov;37(11):2391-2403. DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4682. Epub 2022 Oct 17. PMID: 36054638
International Workshop on Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Evaluation and Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Summary Statement and Guidelines from the Fifth International Workshop
Bilezikian JP, Khan AA, Silverberg SJ, Fuleihan GE, Marcocci C, Minisola S, Perrier N, Sitges-Serra A, Thakker RV, Guyatt G, Mannstadt M, Potts JT, Clarke BL, Brandi ML
J Bone Miner Res. 2022 Nov;37(11):2293-2314. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.4677. Epub 2022 Oct 17. PMID: 36245251
Normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism
Cusano NE, Cetani F
Arch Endocrinol Metab, 2022 Nov 11;66(5):666-677, doi: 10.20945/2359-3997000000556, PMID: 36382756
Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Insulin Sensitivity and Secretion in Prediabetes
Rasouli N, Brodsky IG, Chatterjee R, Kim SH, Pratley RE, Staten MA, Pittas AG; D2d Research Group
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jan 1;107(1):230-240. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab649. PMID: 34473295; PMCID: PMC8684490
Safety and tolerability of high-dose daily vitamin D3 supplementation in the vitamin D and type 2 diabetes (D2d) study-a randomized trial in persons with prediabetes
Johnson KC, Pittas AG, Margolis KL, Peters AL, Phillips LS, Vickery EM, Nelson J, Sheehan PR, Reboussin D, Malozowski S, Chatterjee R; D2d research group
Eur J Clin Nutr, 2022 Aug;76(8):1117-1124, DOI: 10.1038/s41430-022-01068-8, Epub 2022 Feb 9, Erratum in: Eur J Clin Nutr, 2022 Apr 13, PMID: 35140313, PMCID: PMC9352576
Correction to: Safety and tolerability of high-dose daily vitamin D3 supplementation in the vitamin D and type 2 diabetes (D2d) study-a randomized trial in persons with prediabetes
Johnson KC, Pittas AG, Margolis KL, Peters AL, Phillips LS, Vickery EM, Nelson J, Sheehan PR, Reboussin D, Malozowski S, Chatterjee R; D2d research group
Eur J Clin Nutr, 2022 Oct;76(10):1491, DOI: 10.1038/s41430-022-01130-5, Erratum for: Eur J Clin Nutr, 2022 Aug;76(8):1117-1124, PMID: 35418608, PMCID: PMC9550616
Transgender Cardiovascular Health: Practical Management for the Clinician
Ong C, Liu M, Thermidor S, Eid M, Gianos E
Curr Atheroscler Rep, 2022 Sep;24(9):721-730, DOI: 10.1007/s11883-022-01047-1, Epub 2022 Jun 29, PMID: 35767118
Tetrahydrocurcumin-Related Vascular Protection: An Overview of the Findings from Animal Disease Models
Zhang L, Li C, Wang S, Avtanski D, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mitrokhin V, Mladenov M, Wang F
Molecules, 2022 Aug 10;27(16):5100, DOI: 10.3390/molecules27165100, PMID: 36014335, PMCID: PMC9412611
Protective Effects of L-2-Oxothiazolidine-4-Carboxylate during Isoproterenol-Induced Myocardial Infarction in Rats: In Vivo Study
Angelovski M, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Atanasov D, Nikodinovski A, Mitrokhin V, Avtanski DB, Mladenov M
Life (Basel), 2022 Sep 21;12(10):1466, DOI: 10.3390/life12101466, PMID: 36294901, PMCID: PMC9605456
Antibacterial and Antiviral Properties of Tetrahydrocurcumin-Based Formulations: An Overview of Their Metabolism in Different Microbiotic Compartments
Atanasova-Panchevska N, Stojchevski R, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mitrokhin V, Avtanski D, Mladenov M
Life (Basel), 2022 Oct 26;12(11):1708, DOI: 10.3390/life12111708, PMID: 36362863, PMCID: PMC9696410
Efficacy of the monocarbonyl curcumin analog C66 in the reduction of diabetes-associated cardiovascular and kidney complications
Mladenov M, Bogdanov J, Bogdanov B, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Kamkin A, Stojchevski R, Avtanski D
Mol Med, 2022 Oct 31;28(1):129, DOI: 10.1186/s10020-022-00559-5, PMID: 36316651, PMCID: PMC9620630

 

Abstracts / Presentations:

A Rare Case of Hypopituitarism Secondary to Radiation Therapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Zarghamravanbakhsh P, Busta A
Journal of the Endocrine Society, Volume 6, Issue Supplement_1, November-December 2022, Pages A481–A482, ODP290
The Social Impact of a Bone Fracture on Women with Osteoporosis: A Mixed-Methods Study of Patient and Caregiver Perspectives
Marziliano A, Diefenbach MA, Pfister H, Garcia D, Kim T
Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Volume 56, Issue Supplment_1, Pages S649, April 22, 2022
Energy metabolism hormones irisin and leptin affect steroidogenesis in human granulosa cells: in vitro studies
Avtanski D, Poretsky L, Singer T, Stojchevski R, Ziskovich K
Journal of the Endocrine Society, Volume 6, Issue Supplement_1, November-December 2022, Page A688, PMON211
Monocarbonyl curcumin analogues C66 and B2BrBC improve redox status in streptozotocin induced diabetes
Poretsky L, Avtanski D
Levine-Riggs Symposium 2022, Pasadena, California, February 28-March 2, 2022
Optogenetic stimulation of cholinergic neuronal endings in the celiac-superior mesenteric ganglion complex suppresses inflammation in murine endotoxemia
Palandira, Falvey A, Zeng Q, Avtanski DB, Stojchevski R, Poretsky L, Tracey KJ, Pavlov VA
Experimental Biology 2022, Abstract #R4472, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 2-5, 2022
Energy metabolism hormones and lipid profiles in transgender individuals: Cross-sectional pilot study
Cusano NE, Gianos E, Eid M, Frenkel M, Stojchevski R, Avtanski D, Poretsky L
90th European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Congress, Abstract 376, Milan, Italy, May 22-25, 2022
Effect of monocarbonyl curcumin analogues C66 and B2BrBC on pancreatic expression of genes related to insulin signaling pathway and oxidative stress in streptozotocin-induced diabetes
Stojchevski R, Angelovski M, Velichkovik S, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Mladenov M, Bogdanov J, Poretsky L Avtanski A
82nd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, Abstract 557-P, New Orleans, LA

 

2021

PUBLICATIONS:

Original Peer Reviewed / Peer Review Articles:

Reliability of continuous glucose monitoring system in the inpatient setting
Murray-Bachmann R, Leung TM, Myers A., Murthi S, Sarbanes M, Ziskovich K, Poretsky L
Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcte.2021.100262, 2021
Predictors of mortality in a multi-racial urban cohort of persons with type 2 diabetes and novel coronavirus 19
Myers AK, Kim TS, Zhu X, Liu Y, Qiu M, Pekmezaris R
J Diabetes. 2021 Jan. PMID: 33486896
Hyperleptinemia in obese state renders luminal breast cancers refractory to tamoxifen by coordinating a crosstalk between Med1, miR205 and ErbB
Nagalingam A, Siddharth S, Parida S, Muniraj N, Avtanski D, Kuppusamy P, Elsey J, Arbiser JL, Győrffy B, Saxena N, Sharma D
NPJ Breast Cancer, 2021, 7(1):1-13
Evaluation of the in vitro effects of irisin and leptin on human ovarian granulosa cells – PCR array data (female infertility panel)
Stojchevski R, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
Mendeley Data, 2021, V1, DOI: 10.17632/gr3dg36nzx.1
The association of coronary artery disease and advanced glycation end-products
Basman C, Fishman SL, Singh V, Poretsky L
Interventional Cardiology, 13, S5:120-124, 2021
Challenges in screening and diagnosis of osteoporosis
Cusano NE
Cusano NE, ed. Springer, 2021. p. 1-15
PTH and PTHrP analogs
Cusano NE
Osteoporosis: A Clinical Casebook, Cusano NE, ed, Springer, 2021, p. 149-158
Evaluation and management of elevated parathyroid hormone levels in normocalcemic patients
Cusano NE
Med Clin North Am 2021;105:1135-1150
Anti-resorptive therapy for osteoporosi
Murthi S, Liao EP
In “Osteoporosis: A Clinical Casebook” Cusano NE, Ed., Springer, 2021
Metabolic causes and consequences of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Zarghamravanbakhsh P, Frenkel M, Poretsky L
Metabolism Open, 12, 100149, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metop.2021.100149

 

Abstracts / Presentations:

The effects of leptin and irisin on steroidogenic enzyme gene expression in human ovarian granulosa cells – Initial studies
Avtanski DB, Ziskovich K, Singer T, Yeshua A, Cantor T, Poretsky L
The Endocrine Society’s 103rd Annual Meeting & Expo (ENDO Online 2021), Abstract #7284, March 20-23, 2021
Cardiometabolic profiles of transgender individuals taking gender-affirming hormone therapy in the Transgender Health Aging Study and Registry
Swe NC, Ahmed S, Ziskovich K, Cusano NE, Liu M, Poretsky L, Gianos E
American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting, Abstract 21-A-181050-ACC, Atlanta, GA, May 15-17 2021
Cardiometabolic risk factors in transgender individuals taking gender-affirming hormone therapy through four years
Ahmed S, Swe NC, Frenkel M, Ziskovich K, Leung T, Gianos E, Liu M, Skolnick AH, Poretsky L, Cusano NE
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Annual Meeting 2021, Abstract 1041569, May 26-29, 2021
Reliability of the Freestyle Libre continuous monitoring system in the inpatient setting: Implications for the COVID-19 surge
Murray-Bachmann R, Leung T, Myers AK, Murthi S, Sarbanes M, Ziskovich K, Lesser M, Poretsky L
81st Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, Abstract 631-P ePoster, June 25-29, 2021
Characterization of the cytokine secretion profile of breast cancer cells
Avtanski D, Stojchevski R, Poretsky L
7th Edition Breast Cancer Webinar, July 14-15, 2021;
A rare case of adult nesidioblastosis causing persistent hypoglycemia in patient with atrial fibrillation and chronic kidney disease
Zarghamravanbakhsh P, Murthi S., Liao E
The Endocrine Society’s 103rd Annual Meeting & Expo (ENDO Online 2021), Abstract #4296, March 20-23, 2021
A Rare Case of Adult Nesidioblastosis Causing Persistent Hypoglycemia in Patient With Atrial Fibrillation and Chronic Kidney Disease
Zarghamravanbakhsh P, Murthi S., Liao E
The Endocrine Society’s 103rd Annual Meeting & Expo (ENDO Online 2021), Abstract #4296. March 20-23, 2021
High Insulin Resistance in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Murthi S, Zarghamravanbakhsh P, Busta A
Journal of the Endocrine Society, Volume 5, Issue Supplement_1, April-May 2021, Page A385, https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab048.785.

 

2020

ABSTRACTS:
American Diabetes Association (ADA) Abstracts:

A retrospective study of weight and metabolic changes in patients with obesity (BMI 30 kg.m2) after endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)
Avtanski D, Benias P, Vegesna AK, Leung TM, Ziskovich K, Inlall, D, Poretsky L, Miller L.
80th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, Abstract 2027-P, ePoster, June 12-16, 2020.
Randomized controlled prospective study of the effects of structured outpatient diabetes program on the hospital readmission rates in patients with diabetes
Bhalodkar A, Sonmez H, Lesser M, Leung TM, Krymskaya M, Murray Bachmann R, Inlall D, Ziskovich K, Poretsky L.
80th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, Abstract 612-P, ePoster, June 12-16, 2020.

 

Endocrine Society Abstracts:

Hypoxia effect on cytokine production by breast cancer cells
Avtanski D, Chen K, Satlof L, Stoffels G, Kothapalli U, Ziluck N, Lema M, Poretsky L.
The Endocrine Society’s 102nd Annual Meeting & Expo (ENDO Online 2020), Abstract #6104, June 8-22, 2020. Journal of the Endocrine Society
Unplanned Pregnancy Post Thyroid RAI ablation
Bhalodkar A, Busta A.
Endo Society 2020 – Accepted Abstract. Supplemental April-May issue of the Journal of the Endocrine Society.
Optimization of experimental conditions for mimicking hypoxia in cultured breast cancer cells by using cobalt(II) chloride (CoCl2)
Chen K, Satlof L, Kothapalli U, Ziluck N, Lema M, Poretsky L, Avtanski D.
The Endocrine Society’s 102nd Annual Meeting & Expo (ENDO Online 2020), Abstract #6094, June 8-22, 2020.
An Indolent Recurrent Parathyroid Carcinoma – A Case Report
Murthi, S., Abdulla, M., Har-El, G., Opher-Iosifescu, E., Merker, E.
Poster presentation – Accepted for presentation for ENDO SOCIETY, March 2020.

 

New York Academy of Science:

Role of hypoxia in modulating cytokine secretion in breast cancer cells
Chen K, Satlof L, Kothapalli U, Ziluck N, Lema M, Poretsky L, Avtanski D.
NY Academy of Science Poster Webinar, “Cancer Metabolism and Signaling 2020,” April 17, 2020.

 

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE):

A Functional Adrenocortical Oncocytoma – A Case Report
Murthi, S., Arena, J., Newman, E., Busta, A.
Presented at AACE, May 2020, Washington DC, USA.
ACTH Associated Hypercortisolism and Hypercoagulability – A Case Report
Murthi, S., Busta, A.
Presented at AACE, May 2020, Washington DC, USA.
Unilateral Adrenal Adenoma with bilateral adrenal hyperplasia
Bhalodkar A, Sajan A, Busta A.
AACE 2020 – Accepted Abstract. AACE’s Journal, Endocrine Practice.

 

PUBLICATIONS:
Review Articles:

Polycystic ovary syndrome—Implications for gender identity
Liu M, Murthi S, Poretsky L.
Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine 93(4): 529–537, 2020. PMCID: PMC7513432. PMID: 33005117

 

Peer reviewed articles:

Cytokine secretion in breast cancer cells–MILLIPLEX assay data
Chen K, Satlof L, Stoffels G, Kothapalli U, Ziluck N, Lema M, Poretsky L, Avtanski D.
Data Brief, 2020, 28:104798.
Glycosylated hemoglobin, but not advanced glycation end products, predicts severity of coronary artery disease in patients with or without diabetes
Basman C, Fishman SL. Avtanski D, Rashid U, Kodra A, Chen K, Jonas R, Stoffels GJ, Lesser M, Inlall D, Ziskovich K, Singh VP, Poretsky L.
Metabolism Open 7, 2020.
The effects of a comprehensive multidisciplinary outpatient diabetes program on hospital readmission rates in patients with diabetes: A randomized controlled prospective study
Bhalodkar A, Sonmez H, Lesser M, Leung T, Ziskovich K, Inlall D, Krymskaya M, Poretsky L.
Endocrine Practice. In press 2020.

 

PRESENTATIONS:

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome – Clinical Manifestations, Pathogenesis, and Implications for Gender Identity
Poretsky L., Presenter
Working Group on Gender, NYS Psychiatric Institute, and Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, January 17, 2020.
Emerging Diabetes Technologies, National Conference
Poretsky, L., Guest Speaker
UBS Investment Bank, New York, NY, February 21, 2020.
First Annual Friedman Transgender Care Conference at Lenox Hill/Northwell Health
Poretsky, L., Organizer/Moderator
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, October 30, 2020.

 

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

It’s Not Just the Virus
Poretsky L.
Medium, May 27, 2020.

 

2019

Original Reports:

Resistin induces breast cancer cells epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and stemness through both adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 1 (CAP1)-dependent and CAP1-independent mechanisms
Avtanski D, Garcia A, Caraballo B, Thangeswaran P, Marin S, Bianco J, Lavi A, Poretsky L.
Cytokine 120: 155-164, 2019.
Vitamin D Supplementation and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes
Pittas, AG, Dawson-Hughes B, Sheehan P, Ware JH, Knowler WC, Aroda VR, Brodsky I, Ceglia L, Chhavi C, Chatterjee R, Desouza C, Dolor R, Foreyt J, Fuss P, Ghazi A, Hsia DS, Johnson KC, Kashyap SR, Kim S, LeBlanc ER, Lewis MR, Liao E, Neff LM, Nelwon J, O’Neil P, Park J, Peters A, Phillips LS, Pratley R, Raskin P, Rasouli N, Robbins D, Rosen C, Vickery EM, Staten M, et al., for the D2d Research Group*.
NEJM, 381:520-530, 2019. DOI: 10.1056/ NEJMoa1900906.
Resistin and adenylyl cyclase-associated protein1 (CAP1) regulate the expression of genes related to insulin resistance in BNL CL.2 mouse liver cells
Avtanski D, Chen K, Poretsky L.
Data in Brief 25:104112, 2019.
In vitro effects of resistin on epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells e qRT-PCR and Western blot analyses data
Avtanski D, Garcia A, Caraballo B, Thangeswaran P, Marin S, Bianco J, Lavi A, Poretsky L.
Data in Brief 25: 104118, 2019.
Characterization of inflammation and insulin resistance in high-fat diet-induced C57Bl/6J mouse model of obesity
Avtanski D, Poretsky L.
Animal Models and Experimental Medicine. Submitted, 2019.
Therapy of hypoparathyroidism with rhPTH(1-84): A prospective eight year investigation of efficacy and safety
Tay YD, Tabacco G, Cusano NE, Williams J, Omeragic B, Majeed R, Almonte MG, Bilezikian JP, Rubin MR.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019 [Accepted].
Quality of life in hypoparathyroidism improves with rhPTH(1-84) throughout 8 years of therapy
Tabacco G, Tay YD, Cusano NE, Williams J, Omeragic B, Majeed R, Almonte MG, Rubin MR, Bilezikian JP.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2019;104:2748-2756.
Update on hypoparathyroidism
Cusano NE, Bilezikian JP.
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2019;31:381-387.
Basal cytokine secretion in human breast cancer cells and non-carcinogenic breast epithelial cells – 41-cytokine MILLIPLEX assay data
Chen K, Satlof L, Kothapalli U, Ziluck N, Lema M, Poretsky L, Avtanski D.
Mendeley Data, V1, DOI: 10.17632/tvt8zm37w5.2, http://dx.doi.org/10.17632/tvt8zm37w5.2, 2019.
Characterization of inflammation and insulin resistance in high‐fat diet‐induced male C57BL/6J mouse model of obesity
Avtanski D, Pavlov VA, Tracey KJ, Poretsky L.
Animal Model Exp Med. 2019; 00:1–7. https://doi.org/10.1002/ame2.12084.
Cytokine secretion in breast cancer cells – MILLIPLEX assay data
Chen K, Satlof L, Kothapalli U, Ziluck N, Lema M, Poretsky L, Avtanski D.
Data in Brief, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.104798 Volume 28, February 2020.

 

Review Articles, Chapters:

Resources for transgender individuals: Transgender organizations and services
Colon D, Goldstein S, Poretsky L.
In: “Transgender medicine – A multidisciplinary approach”, pp 377-462, L. Poretsky and W. Hembree editors, Springer, New York, 2019.
Endocrine care of transgender adults
Fishman SL, Paliou M, Poretsky L, Hembree W.
In: “Transgender medicine – A multidisciplinary approach”, pp 143-163, L. Poretsky and W. Hembree editors, Springer, New York, 2019.

 

Books:

Transgender Medicine-A Multidisciplinary Approach, 1st edition.
L. Poretsky and W. Hembree editors.
Springer, New York, 2019.

 

Presentations at Regional and/or National Meetings:

Resistin induces epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in breast cancer cells through activation of AXL tyrosine kinase receptor
Chen K, Weber D, Satlof L, Lavi A, Bahl K, Kaiser M, Poretsky L, Poretsky L, Avtanski D.
Endocrine Society 101th Annual Meeting, Abstract #5553, New Orleans, LA, March 22-26, 2019.
Proinflammatory cytokines modulate resistin expression in breast cancer cells
Avtanski D. Lavi A, Bahl K, Kaiser M, Weber D, Satlof L, Chen K, Poretsky L.
Endocrine Society 101th Annual Meeting, Abstract #5562, New Orleans, LA, March 22-26, 2019.
Improving transgender care through comprehensive wellness program in the Endocrine Division: Early experience
Sajan A, Paliou M, Colon D, Ziskovich K, Poretsky L.
Endocrine Society 101th Annual Meeting, Abstract #5781 , New Orleans, LA, March 22-26, 2019.
Serum levels of the advanced glycation end product (AGE) pentosidine do not correlate with the extent of coronary artery disease assessed by SYNTAX score
Basman C, Avtanski D, Ziskovich K, Jonas R, Fishman S, Sonmez H, Rashid U, Kodra A, Stoffels G, Lesser M, Singh V, Poretsky L.
79th Annual Meeting of the American Diabetes Association, Abstract 2215-PUB, San Francisco, CA, June 7-11, 2019.
Hyperleptinemia in obese state renders luminal breast cancers refractory to tamoxifen coordinating a crosstalk between Med1, miR205 and Erb B kinases
Nagalingam A, Muniraj N, Siddharth S, Avtanski D, Parida S, Kuppusamy P, Gyorffy B, Saxena N, Sharma D.
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, March 29th-April 3rd, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Abstract # 310/1.
Thyroid Cancer and Lymphoma: From One to Three to Two
Newaz T, Lahoutiharahdashti A, Anderson T, Busta A.
Poster presented at 101st Endocrine Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 23-26, 2019.
Changes in Cortical Porosity and Bone Strength Through Four Years of rhPTH(1-84) Therapy in Hypoparathyroidism
Cusano NE, Rubin MR, Williams JM, Agarwal S, Tabacco G, Tay D, Majeed R, Omeragic B, Bilezikian JP.
Accepted for Plenary Poster Presentation at the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research 2019 Annual Meeting, September 20-23, 2019, Orlando, Florida.

 

2018

Peer Review:

Phyto-polyphenols as potential inhibitors of breast cancer metastasis
Avtanski D, Poretsky L
In: Molecular Medicine 24(1):29-45, 2018.
A case of hyperthyroidism in a patient using nutritional supplement “Survival Shield”
Taylor JE, Fishman SL, Morris M, Krymskaya M, Goldman R, Poretsky L
In: Endocrine Practice, DOI:10.4158/ACCR-2018-0086, 2018.
Obesity and breast cancer bone metastasis
Avtanski D, Sengupta S, Poretsky L
In: [manuscript in preparation]
Role of microRNAs as regulatory link between obesity and breast cancer
Avtanski D, Saxena N, Sharma D
In: [manuscript in preparation]

 

Book Chapter:

Vitamin D and obesity
Avtanski D, Garcia A, Liao E
In: Liao E. (eds) Extraskeletal effects of vitamin D. Contemporary Endocrinology. Humana Press, Cham, Print ISBN 978-3-319-73741-6, Online ISBN 978-3-319-73742-3
Resources for transgender persons
Colon D, Goldstein S, Poretsky L
In: “Transgender Medicine – Interdisciplinary Approach”. L. Poretsky, Ed. Submitted.
Endocrinology of transgender care—adults
Paliou M, Poretsky L, Hembree W.
In: “Transgender Medicine – Interdisciplinary Approach”. L. Poretsky, Ed. Submitted.

 

Abstracts:

Role of AXL receptor tyrosine kinase in mediating resistin effects on epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in breast cancer
Lavi A, Weber D, Satlof L, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
In: The Feinstein Institute Summer Students Poster Presentation, Manhasset, New York
Role of adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 1 (CAP1) in mediating resistin actions in mouse liver cells
Avtanski D, Garcia A, Thangeswaran P, Caraballo B, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
In: American Diabetes Association 78th Scientific Serrions, Orlando Florida – Abstract #1754-P
Resistin increases breast cancer metastatic potential by inducing epithelial to mesenchymal transition and stemness
Koroma M, Caraballo B, Thangeswaran P, Poretsky L, Avtanski D
In: Northwell Health 2018 Academic Awards Day, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York – Abstract # BS4
Obesity as a multifactorial disease: Energy metabolism, insulin resistance, endoscopic bariatric intervention and the pathophysiology of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) in human obesity
Koroma M, Avtanski D, Vegesna A, Spector YJ, Okolo P, Benias P, Roland B, Miller L, Poretsky L
In: 4th Annual Feinstein Institute Research Symposium: Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders, April 10th, 2018, Manhasset, New York – Abstract # 6
The role of circulating advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in predicting clinically significant coronary artery disease
Basman C, Fishman S, Sonmez H, Avtanski D, Stoffels G, Singh V, Poretsky L
In: 4th Annual Feinstein Institute Research Symposium: Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders, April 10th, 2018, Manhasset, New York – Abstract # 3
Role of adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 1 (CAP1) in mediating resistin actions in mouse liver cells
Avtanski D, Garcia A, Thangeswaran P, Caraballo B, Poretsky L
In: 4th Annual Feinstein Institute Research Symposium: Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders, April 10th, 2018, Manhasset, New York – Abstract # 2
Resistin inhibits insulin signaling in adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 1 (CAP1)-dependent manner
Avtanski D, Garcia A, Thangeswaran P, Caraballo B, Lavi A, Bianco J, Marin S, Ronca C, Poretsky L
In: 4th Annual Feinstein Institute Research Symposium: Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Disorders, April 10th, 2018, Manhasset, New York – Abstract # 1
Resistin inhibits insulin signaling in adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 1 (CAP1)-dependent manner
Avtanski D, Garcia A, Thangeswaran P, Caraballo B, Lavi A, Bianco J, Marin S, Ronca C, Poretsky L
In: The Endocrine Society’s 100th Annual Meeting & Expo, Chicago, Illinois – Abstract # SUN-141
Resistin increases breast cancer cell motility and induces cellular mesenchymal reprogramming
Avtanski D, Garcia A, Caraballo B, Thangeswaran P, Bianco J, Lavi A, Marin S, Ronca C, Poretsky L
In: The Endocrine Society’s 100th Annual Meeting & Expo, Chicago, Illinois – Abstract # SAT-329 – abstract selected for inclusion in a moderated poster session

 

2017

Endocrine Pancreas
Liao EP, Poretsky L
In: Principles of Diabetes Mellitus, pp 43-55, 3rd edition, L. Poretsky, Ed. Springer, New York, 2017.
KEYWORDS: Islets; beta cell; insulin; alpha cell; glucagon; amylin; ghrelin
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, IGF-binding protein (IGFBP)-1, and fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 21 serum levels in Chinese women with and without gestational diabetes
Seto-Young D, Avtanski D, Kim SJ, Sy V, Liao EP, Liu G, Wan S, Lesser M, Poretsky L
Clin Obstet Gynecol Reprod Med, 3(5):1-4, 2017.
KEYWORDS: IGF-I; IGFBP-1; FGF21; GDM
The Main Events in the History of Diabetes Mellitus
Goldman R, Zajac J, Shrestha A, Patel P, Poretsky L
In: Principles of Diabetes Mellitus, pp 3-19, 3rd edition, L. Poretsky, Ed. Springer, New York, 2017.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Sood M, Zweig S, Tolentino M, Strizhevsky M, Poretsky L
In: Principles of Diabetes Mellitus pp 659-677, 3rd edition, L. Poretsky, Ed. Springer, New York, 2017.
KEYWORDS: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Insulin Resistance; Oligomenorrhea; Hirsutism; Androgens
The readmission rates in patients with and without diabetes mellitus at an urban teaching hospital
Sonmez H, Kambo V, Avtanski D, Lutsky L, Poretsky L
J Diabetes Complications 31 (12), 1681-1685, 2017.
KEYWORDS: Diabetes mellitus; Length of stay; Primary diagnosis of diabetes; Readmission rates; Rehospitalization
Reproductive effects of irisin: Initial in vitro studies
Poretsky L, Islam J, Avtanski D, Lin YK, Shen YL, Hirth Y, Lesser M, Rosenwaks Z, Seto-Young D.
Reprod Biol, 17(3):285-288, 2017.
KEYWORDS: Irisin; Ovary; Pituitary
Book
L. Poretsky, editor. Springer, New York, 2017.

 

2016

In vitro effects of pioglitazone on the expression of components of Wnt signaling pathway and markers of bone mineralization.
Avtanski D, Hirth Y, Babushkin N, Sy V, Sharma D, Poretsky L, Seto-Young D.
Horm Metab Res. 2016 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26849824.
KEYWORDS: PPARγ – β-catenin – BSP – OPG – FGF23 – calcium – phosphate
Is there a role for Vitamin D in human reproduction?
Nandi A, Sinha N, Ong W, Sonmez E, Poretsky L.
Horm Mol Biol Clin Invest, 25(1):15-28, 2016 PMID: 26943610

 

2015

Effects of sevelamer carbonate on advanced glycation endproducts and anti-oxidant/pro-oxidant status in patients with diabetes kidney diasease
Yubero-Serrano EM, Woodward M, Poretsky L, Vlassara H, Striker GE, AGE-Less Study Group.
Clinical Journal Am Society Nephrology, 10 (5): 59-66, 2015.
KEYWORDS: advanced glycation end product; albuminuria; diabetic nephropathy; ethnicity; oxidative stress

 

2014

Associated conditions: Why are they important?
Liao EP, Poretsky L
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 43:1, xvii-xviii, 2014
ErbB Receptor-Driven Prolactinomas Respond to Targeted Lapatinib Treatment in Female Transgenic Mice
Xiaohai Liu, Maya Kano, Takako Araki, Odelia Cooper, Hidenori Fukuoka, Yukiko Tone, Masahide Tone, and Shlomo Melmed
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 43:1, xvii-xviii, 2014
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Nandi A, Chen Z, Patel R, Poretsky L
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 43:1, xvii-xviii, 2014
KEYWORDS: Insulin resistance; Long-term effects; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Risk factors
Total adiponectin, but not inflammatory markers CRP, TNF-α, IL-6 and MCP-1, correlates with increasing glucose intolerance in pregnant Chinese-Americans
Kim SJ, Sy V, Araki T, Babushkin N, Huang D, Tan D, Liao E, Liu G, Wan S,
Poretsky L, Seto-Young D
J Diabetes 6:360-368, 2014 © 2013 The Authors
KEYWORDS: Chinese pregnant women; HMW-adiponectin; T-adiponectin; gestational diabetes; glucose intolerance; inflammatory markers; 华裔妊娠妇女，妊娠糖尿病，葡萄糖耐量，HMW-脂联素，炎症标志物，T-脂联素

 

2013

Diabetes and the female reproductive system
Nandi A, Poretsky L
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 42:915-946, 2013 © 2013 Elsevier Inc
KEYWORDS: Diabetes in pregnancy, Insulin and the ovary, PCOS
New approach to preventing and treating diabetes mellitus: Focus on advanced glycation end products (AGE)
Liao E, Busta A, Pareek A, Poretsky L
J Bone Miner Res. 2013 Aug;28(8):1778-83 © 2013 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
KEYWORDS: Diabetes, advanced glycation end products (AGE), retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, diabetes complications, receptor for AGE (RAGE), methylglyoxal
The sovietization of American medicine: Notes from the front lines
Poretsky L
Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, 18(2), 2:50-54, 2013
Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) Affect Osteoblast Viability and Biomarkers Independently of the TZD Effects on Aromatase
Seth A, Sy V, Pareek A, Suwandhi P, Rosenwaks Z, Poretsky L, Seto-Young D
Horm Metab Res 2013; 45: 1-8 © 2012 Georg Thieme Verlag KG
KEYWORDS: osteoblast, oral antidiabetic drugs, bone homeostasis
Why focus on complications?
Liao E, Poretsky L
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 42:657-1014, 2013 © 2013 Elsevier Inc
KEYWORDS: Complications, Pathogenesis, Diabetes

 

2012

Looking beyond overnutrition for causes of epidemic metabolic disease
Leonid Poretsky
PNAS September 25, 2012, vol. 109, no. 39, 15537–15538 © 2012 National Academy of Sciences

 

2011

Achieving a Successful Pregnancy in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Takako Araki, Rony Elias, Zev Rosenwaks, Leonid Poretsky
Endocrinol Metab Clin N Am 40 (2011) 865–894 © 2011 Elsevier Inc.
KEYWORDS: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), Infertility, Pregnancy
Continuous insulin infusion is associated with a reduced post-surgical length of stay, but not with the complication rate, in patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing coronary artery bypass graft
Z. Abelev, A. Seth, R. Patel, S. Goldstein, M. Bogun, M. Paliou, J. Schlosser, P. Homel, A. Busta, D. Seto-Young, R. Tranbaugh and L. Poretsky
J. Endocrinol. Invest. 34: 770-774, 2011 © 2011, Editrice Kurtis
KEYWORDS: CABG, continuous insulin infusion, diabetes mellitus, insulin
Differential Roles of MAPK-Erk1/2 and MAPK-p38 in Insulin or Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) Signaling Pathways for Progesterone Production in Human Ovarian Cells
D. Seto-Young, D. Avtanski, M. Varadinova, A. Park, P. Suwandhi, A. Leiser, G. Parikh, L. Poretsky
Horm Metab Res 2011:43: 386 – 390 © Georg Thieme Verlag KG
KEYWORDS: insulin, IGF-1, steroid hormones, mitogen activated protein kinase, progesterone synthesis, polycystic ovary syndrome
Role of Vitamin D in the Pathogenesis and Therapy of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Alfonso B, Poretsky L, Busta A.
In: “Type 1 Diabetes/Book 3”, CP Liu, Ed., InTech Open Access Publisher, Rijeka, Croatia, 2011.
Rosiglitazone and Pioglitazone Alter Aromatase Kinetic Properties in Human Granulosa Cells
Takako Araki, Miroslava Varadinova, Michael Goldman, Zev Rosenwaks, Leonid Poretsky and Donna Seto-Young
PPAR Research Volume 2011, Article ID 926438, 5 pages © 2011 Takako Araki et al
Rosiglitazone and Pioglitazone Inhibit Estrogen Synthesis in Human Granulosa Cells by Interfering with Androgen Binding to Aromatase
D. Seto-Young, D. Avtanski, G. Parikh, P. Suwandhi, M. Strizhevsky, T. Araki, Z. Rosenwaks, L. Poretsky
Horm Metab Res 2011: 43: 250 – 256 © Georg Thieme Verlag KG
KEYWORDS: thiazolidinediones, estrogens, aromatase, insulin sensitivity, PPAR- γ, polycystic ovary syndrome

 

2010

Endocrine Pancreas
Barry J. Brass, Zinoviy Abelev, Emilia Pauline Liao, and Leonid Poretsky
Principles of Diabetes Mellitus, pages 37-55 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
Lack of effect of subtherapeutic vitamin D treatment on glycemic and lipid parameters in Type 2 diabetes: A pilot prospective randomized trial
Parini Patel, Leonid Poretsky and Emilia Liao
Journal of Diabetes 2 (2010) 36-40 © 2010 Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
The Main Events in the History of Diabetes Mellitus
Jacek Zajac, Anil Shrestha, Parini Patel, and Leonid Poretsky
Principles of Diabetes Mellitus, pages 3-16 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Susan B. Zweig, Marsha C. Tolentino, Marina Strizhevsky, and Leonid Poretsky
Principles of Diabetes Mellitus, pages 515-530 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
Principles of Diabetes Mellitus, Second Edition
Leonid Poretsky
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010
Vitamin D Regulates Steroidogenesis and Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1 (IGFBP-1) Production in Human Ovarian Cells
G. Parikh, M. Varadinova, P. Suwandhi, T. Araki, Z. Rosenwaks, L. Poretsky, D. Seto-Young
Horm Metab Res 2010; 42: 754–757

 

2009

Metabolic and Hormonal Effects of Oral DHEA in Premenopausal Women with HIV Infection: A Randomized, Prospective, Placebo-controlled Pilot Study
L. Poretsky, L. Song, D.J. Brillon, S. Ferrando, J. Chiu, M. McElhiney, A. Ferenczi, C. Sison, I. Haller, J. Rabkin
Horm Metab Res 2009; 41: 244 – 249 © Georg Thieme Verlag KG
KEYWORDS: endocrine effects, DHEA, HIV infection, premenopausal women, insulin sensitivity
Vitamin D in diabetes mellitus – a new field of knowledge poised for D-velopment
B. Alfonso, E. Liao, A. Busta, L. Poretsky
Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2009; 25: 417–419 2009 © John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
KEYWORDS: vitamin D; type 1 diabetes mellitus; type 2 diabetes mellitus; adult onset latent autoimmune diabetes (LADA)

 

2008

Possible prevention of hungry bone syndrome following parathyroidectomy by preoperative use of pamidronate
Yuriy Gurevich and Leonid Poretsky
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (2008) 138, 403-404 © 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation

 

2007

Case Study
Ramon E. Martinez and Leonid Poretsky
Insulin Volume 2, Number 3:144-145 2007 Elsevier Inc.
Interactions among Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor-y, Insulin Signaling Pathways, and Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein in Human Ovarian Cells
Donna Seto-Young, Dimiter Avtanski, Marina Strizhevsky, Grishma Parikh, Parini Patel, Julia Kaplun, Kevin Holcomb, Zev Rosenwaks, and Leonid Poretsky
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 92(6):2232–2239, © 2007 by The Endocrine Society