Stefan Bornstein, MD, PhD, professor, made it clear during a press conference at the 67th Congress of the German Society of Endocrinology (DGE) that there is more than one interaction between them. Nowadays, one can almost speak of an 'endocrine virology and even of the virome as an additional, hormonally metabolically active gland,' said Bornstein, who will receive the Berthold Medal from the DGE in 2024. Many questions remain unanswered: 'We need a better understanding of the interaction of hormone systems with infectious agents — from basics to therapeutic applications,' emphasized the director of the Medical Clinic and Polyclinic III and the Center for Internal Medicine at the Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, Dresden, Germany. If infectious diseases could trigger diabetes and other metabolic diseases, this means that 'through vaccination programs, we may be able to prevent the occurrence of common metabolic diseases such as diabetes,' said Bornstein
Stefan Bornstein, MD, PhD, professor, emphasized the need for a better understanding of the interaction between hormone systems and infectious agents. He suggested that infectious diseases could potentially trigger diabetes and other metabolic diseases, and that vaccination programs may be able to prevent these diseases.