Percutaneous intranodular ethanol injection: a new treatment for autonomous thyroid adenoma.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) might be involved in the increase of the circulating levels of placental-derived CRH leading to the initiation of pre-term labor. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Forty-eight primigravidae with a singleton viable pregnancy between ...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Vitoratos N,Mastorakos G,Kountouris A,Papadias K,Creatsas G

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neuroendocrine dysfunction in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was addressed by studying the steroid hormone changes in women with PCOS with either high or normal LH levels leading to inferences regarding the primacy of elevated LH in the pathophysiology of PCOS. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was designed ...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Doi SA,Al-Zaid M,Towers PA,Scott CJ,Al-Shoumer KA

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long arm of the Y chromosome contains genes mapped in loci involved in male infertility, short stature and gonadoblastoma. However, many of these genes have not been fully characterized, and are not currently investigated in patients affected by such diseases. We report a study aimed to the genomic characterizatio...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Stuppia L,Gatta V,Fogh I,Gaspari AR,Grande R,Morizio E,Fantasia D,Pizzuti A,Calabrese G,Palka G

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Focal thyroid incidentaloma (TI) occurs in a 2% of 18F-FDG PET/CT and about one-third of TIs is cancer. Due to the lack of evidence on the optimal management of TI, current guidelines suggest performing fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNA). The study aim was to evaluate the reliability of ACR-TIRADS, EU-TIRA...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Trimboli P,Knappe L,Treglia G,Ruberto T,Piccardo A,Ceriani L,Paone G,Giovanella L

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following presentation and diagnosis, microprolactinomas usually follow a benign course and rarely progress to macroprolactinomas. However, clinically significant enlargement of prolactinomas during pregnancy, presumably related to estrogen stimulation, has been reported. This report describes a patient with amenorrhe...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Garcia MM,Kapcala LP

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgens' metabolism and activity are gaining a more and more important role in human physiology particularly referring to aging and to neurodegenerative diseases. Androgen treatment is often required for long-lasting disorders. In order to improve their duration and effects, androgens can be administered as esters o...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Aiello F,Garofalo A,Aloisi AM,Lamponi S,Magnani A,Petroni A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total and free thyroid hormones (T3, T4, FT3, FT4), TSH and PRL were determined in basal conditions and after stimulation with TRH in 32 patients affected by autonomous thyroid nodules before and after nodulectomy and in 24 control subjects. Only 7 patients were clinically thyrotoxic and thyroid hormone concentrations...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Langer M,Costanza C,Casu AR,Rassu S,Madeddu G

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence that androgen therapy in men may be effectively applied in several conditions to improve well being and health. Classical indications for androgen therapy in males are represented by primary or secondary hypogonadism, delayed puberty, aplastic anemia and that secondary to chronic renal fai...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Gambineri A,Pasquali R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Methyl-D-Aspartate(NMDA)-sensitive glutamate receptors, are critically involved in the induction of the learning process. Activation of NMDA receptors by glutamate lead to massive influx of extracellular Ca2+, with ensuing activation of a variety of Ca(2+)-dependent enzymes, including protein kinase C. This triggers...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Caruso S,Agnello C,Campo MG,Nicoletti F

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary adenomas are common neoplasms requiring medical and/or surgical treatment when associated with hormonal hypersecretion. Treatment of non-functioning pituitary adenomas is necessary when symptoms of mass effect or hormonal deficits occur. However, therapeutic options, including surgical resection and/or radio...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Ballian N,Chrisoulidou A,Nomikos P,Samara C,Kontogeorgos G,Kaltsas GA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonal plasma testosterone and androstenedione levels were determined by radioimmunoassay in the Gentile di Puglia ram. Androstenedione remains steady throughout the years, while testosterone shows seasonal changes. Testosterone is at high levels in winter, spring and summer and drops to a low concentration in autum...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Dell'Aquila S,Crasto A,Alberico G,Varriale B,Pelosi A,Pierantoni R

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34-yr-old nulliparous black woman presented with hair loss, facial hirsutism, irregular menses and infertility associated with greatly increased serum total testosterone levels. The adrenal glands and the ovaries were normal on radiological and ultrasonographic investigation. Catheterization of the veins draining fr...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Marcondes JA,Nery M,Mendonça BB,Hayashida SA,Halbe HW,Carvalho FM,Wajchenberg BL

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodine balance during pregnancy and lactation was investigated by measuring iodine concentration in the urine of 11 pregnant women, born and living in a moderately iodine deficient endemic goiter area in Northeastern Sicily, collected during the last week of pregnancy, and between the 5th and 7th day after delivery, a...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Vermiglio F,Lo Presti VP,Finocchiaro MD,Battiato S,Grasso L,Ardita FV,Mancuso A,Trimarchi F

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In our previous study, we introduced a rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) induced by prenatal exposure to a single dose of testosterone on embryonic day 20. In the current study, we aimed to investigate whether prenatal exposure to a single dose of testosterone could also induce metabolic disturbance...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Noroozzadeh M,Ramezani Tehrani F,Sedaghat K,Godini A,Azizi F

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3 alpha-androstanediol glucuronide (3 alpha diolG) is a marker of peripheral tissue androgen metabolism. There are no previous data regarding complete paediatric reference ranges for 3 alpha diolG. In order to obtain reference values for 3 alpha diolG we have measured serum levels of 3 alpha diolG in 283 healthy child...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Rittner HL,Lee PD,Blum WF,Doerr HG,Steiss J,Kreuder J,Rascher W,Kiess W

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity are the major public health problems. Substantial efforts have been made to define loci and variants contributing to the individual risk of these disorders. However, the overall risk explained by genetic variation is very modest. Epigenetics is one of the fastest growing research area...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Desiderio A,Spinelli R,Ciccarelli M,Nigro C,Miele C,Beguinot F,Raciti GA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We recently demonstrated a protective effect of the farnesoid X receptor agonist obeticholic acid (OCA) in rat models of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Aim of the present study was to investigate whether the positive effects of OCA treatment are apparent also on ongoing bleomycin-induced PF, i.e., a...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Comeglio P,Filippi S,Sarchielli E,Morelli A,Cellai I,Corno C,Pini A,Adorini L,Vannelli GB,Maggi M,Vignozzi L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the difference of serum levels of 10 adipokines (apelin, chemerin, fatty acid-binding protein-4, fibroblast growth factor-21, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, nesfatin-1, omentin-1, resistin, vaspin, and visfatin) among women with gestational diabetes and healthy pregnant controls. MATERIALS ...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Bellos I,Fitrou G,Pergialiotis V,Perrea DN,Daskalakis G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erectile dysfunction (ED) has been defined by the National Institute of Health (NIH) as the inability to achieve and/or to maintain an erection for a sufficiently long period of time so as to permit satisfactory sexual intercourse. ED affects millions of men throughout the world and could have a negative influence on ...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Foresta C,Caretta N,Aversa A,Bettocchi C,Corona G,Mariani S,Rossato M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several clinical signs might be related to the decline of DHEA secretion in aged people: sarcopenia, osteopenia, atherosclerosis progression, impairment of cognitive and affective performances, deterioration of immunocompetence are the most significant evidences. In addition, in aged people this clinical condition mig...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Valenti G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We did a meta-analysis with meta-regression to evaluate the relationship between hemoglobin A1c (A1C) reduction and the primary CV outcome of cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOTs). METHODS:We used a random effects meta-analysis of the 12 CVOTs to quantify the effect of A1C reduction on major cardiovascular eve...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Giugliano D,Chiodini P,Maiorino MI,Bellastella G,Esposito K

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cimetidine, an H2 receptor antagonist, is a potent stimulant of PRL secretion in normal women. In the present study, the PRL response to cimetidine was studied in 34 normal pregnant women and their fetuses during labor. Serum maternal PRL levels increased significantly after the acute iv injection of 400 mg cimetidine...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Messinis IE,Tsirkas N,Diamantis K,Vasakos S,Tsolas O,Lolis D

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D-aspartic acid (D-Asp), aromatase enzyme activity and the putative D-Asp involvement on aromatase induction have been studied in the testis of mature boars. The peroxidase-antiperoxidase and the indirect immunofluorescence methods, applied to cryostat and paraffin sections, were used to evaluate D-Asp and aromatase d...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Lamanna C,Assisi L,Botte V,Di Fiore MM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectopic ACTH production accounts for 15% of Cushing's syndrome presentations and is characterized by the presence of an excess of ACTH precursors. However in the case presented here ectopic ACTH production was from functional pituitary tissue within an ovarian dermoid cyst. Endocrine investigations showed that the pro...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Watson J,Taylor M,Pampiglione J,Rasbridge S,Armitage M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the role of endogenous opioid peptides in regulating pulsatile luteinizing hormone (LH) release in the early follicular phase of the menstrual cycle of eumenorrheic women, we evaluated serum LH concentrations in blood collected every 10 min for 12 h in 27 women each studied during two menstrual cycles: (1...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Evans WS,Weltman JY,Johnson ML,Weltman A,Veldhuis JD,Rogol AD

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone acts on the oocytes, sperm and embryo during fertilization, implantation and placentation. Both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism may influence fertility. However, evidence of the association of hyperthyroidism with infertility is scarce and sometimes conflicting. Thyroid hormone influences human repr...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Mintziori G,Kita M,Duntas L,Goulis DG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antithyroid drugs (ATDs) are first-line treatment for Graves' hyperthyroidism worldwide, but relapses are frequent. The reliability of individual risk factors to predict at baseline subsequent relapse is poor. Predictive scores grouping single risk factors might help to select the best treatment (pharmacolog...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Masiello E,Veronesi G,Gallo D,Premoli P,Bianconi E,Rosetti S,Cusini C,Sabatino J,Ippolito S,Piantanida E,Tanda ML,Chiovato L,Wiersinga WM,Bartalena L

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visfatin [pre-B cell colony- enhancing factor (PBEF)] is a cytokine highly expressed in visceral fat that exhibits insulin-mimetic properties. However, its role in insulin-resistant states, such as in metabolic syndrome (MetS), remains largely unknown. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the possible differences of pl...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Filippatos TD,Derdemezis CS,Kiortsis DN,Tselepis AD,Elisaf MS

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperthyroidism is rare in early childhood and most commonly caused by Graves' disease. We report 14 children (4 boys, 10 girls) aged 3.4-7.5 yr. At diagnosis, all patients had weight loss, hyperkinetic activity, tachycardia, difficulty sleeping, and poor concentration and 11 presented with proptosis. Four patients de...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Bossowski AT,Reddy V,Perry LA,Johnston LB,Banerjee K,Blair JC,Savage MO

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subclinical thyroid dysfunctions may cause cognitive deficits and mood disorders. Chronic TSH-suppressive therapy with L-T(4) causing subclinical hyperthyroidism has been widely used in treatment of patients with thyroid differentiated carcinoma. The impact of this therapy on cognitive functions and mood hav...

journal_title：Journal of endocrinological investigation

authors： Jaracz J,Kucharska A,Rajewska-Rager A,Lacka K

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00