Kurinova A N, Nikitina T V, Trukhina D A, Pigarova E A, Trukhin A A, Yasuchenia V S
Endocrinology Research Centre.
Probl Endokrinol (Mosk). 2022 Feb 4;68(1):4-7. doi: 10.14341/probl12878.
The formation of endocrinology as an independent medical discipline was preceded by the accumulation of medical experience during many centuries. The medicine of the ancient times was developing on the basis of continuity according to the basic principle «relata refero» (I tell what I have been told). Medicine and pharmacy in the countries of the ancient world had many similarities, but at the same time each civilization had its own geographical, cultural and historical particularities. The pathology of the thyroid was among the most studied pathologies in Ancient world. There are frequent mentions of the endemic goiter in the works of doctors from Ancient China, Ancient India and Ancient Greece.Although the link between iodine and the thyroid was not known, algae and dried sea sponges were using for treating swollen neck.There are many descriptions of neuroendocrine pathologies in historical sources, for example the Bible describes gigantism and the Talmud - hypoprolactinaemia.Special attention was paid to the study of diabetes mellitus, although the pathogenesis and treatment of the disease remained unknown until the 20th century.
内分泌学作为一门独立的医学学科的形成之前，经历了许多世纪医学经验的积累。古代医学是在“我复述我所听闻之事”这一基本原则的基础上，依据连续性发展而来的。古代世界各国的医学和药学有许多相似之处，但同时每个文明都有其自身的地理、文化和历史特点。甲状腺病理学是古代世界研究最多的病理学之一。在中国古代、印度古代和希腊古代医生的著作中，经常提到地方性甲状腺肿。尽管当时还不知道碘与甲状腺之间的联系，但海藻和干海海绵被用于治疗颈部肿胀。历史资料中有许多关于神经内分泌病理学的描述，例如《圣经》描述了巨人症，《塔木德》描述了低催乳素血症。人们对糖尿病的研究给予了特别关注，尽管直到20世纪该疾病的发病机制和治疗方法仍不为人所知。
