The Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Congenital Hyperinsulinism.

abstract：:Objectives: To evaluate the impact of metformin (MTF) use on TSH levels, thyroid volume and volume of benign thyroid nodules (TNs). Additionally, to study if iodine status influences the outcomes. Methods: A total of 23 euthyroid patients (42 TNs) with benign thyroid nodules, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Dos Santos PB,Gertrudes LN,Conceição FL,de Andrade BM,de Carvalho DP,Vaisman M,Teixeira PFDS

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) was first identified in Japanese quail to be an inhibitor of gonadotropin synthesis and release. GnIH peptides have since been identified in all vertebrates, and all share an LPXRFamide (X = L or Q) motif at their C-termini. The receptor for GnIH is the G protein-coupled receptor...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Ubuka T,Son YL,Tobari Y,Narihiro M,Bentley GE,Kriegsfeld LJ,Tsutsui K

更新日期：2014-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 219 in vol. 8, PMID: 28912754.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Zengin A,Fulford AJ,Sawo Y,Jarjou LM,Schoenmakers I,Goldberg G,Prentice A,Ward KA

更新日期：2018-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Hard tissue regeneration represents a challenge for the Regenerative Medicine and Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) could be a successful therapeutic strategy. T-LysYal® (T-Lys), a new derivative of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) possessing a superior stability, has already been proved efficient in repairing corneal epithelial cell...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Di Benedetto A,Posa F,Marazzi M,Kalemaj Z,Grassi R,Lo Muzio L,Comite MD,Cavalcanti-Adam EA,Grassi FR,Mori G

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin resistance (IR) is a pathological condition strongly associated with obesity. However, corticosteroids or growth hormone therapy and genetic diseases may affect insulin sensitivity lifelong. In obese children and adolescents of any age there is an evident association between IR and an increased prevalence of t...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Tagi VM,Giannini C,Chiarelli F

更新日期：2019-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a pleotropic metabolic regulator, expression of which is elevated during fasting. To this end, the precise role played by FGF21 in the biology of fasting has been the subject of several recent studies, which have demonstrated contributions to the regulation of both lipid and carb...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Antonellis PJ,Hayes MP,Adams AC

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：Background:It is well known that adiposity is a risk factor for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the associations of measures of adiposity with indices of glycemia and of glycemic variability over a 72-h period in non-diabetic older adults. Methods:This cro...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Noordam R,Huurman NC,Wijsman CA,Akintola AA,Jansen SWM,Stassen S,Beekman M,van de Rest O,Slagboom PE,Mooijaart SP,van Heemst D

更新日期：2018-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common forms of chronic liver diseases closely associated with obesity and insulin resistance; deficient growth hormone (GH) action in liver has been implicated as a mechanism. Here, we investigated the evolution of NAFLD in aged mice with liver-sp...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Fan Y,Fang X,Tajima A,Geng X,Ranganathan S,Dong H,Trucco M,Sperling MA

更新日期：2014-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitiligo represents the most common cause of acquired skin, hair, and oral depigmentation, affecting 0.5-1% of the population worldwide. It is clinically characterized by the appearance of disfiguring circumscribed skin macules following melanocyte destruction by autoreactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Patients affected...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Baldini E,Odorisio T,Sorrenti S,Catania A,Tartaglia F,Carbotta G,Pironi D,Rendina R,D'Armiento E,Persechino S,Ulisse S

更新日期：2017-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is a prominent metabolic disease that predisposes individuals to multiple comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Elevated circulating levels of fatty acids contribute to the development of obesity, in part, by targeting the hypothalamus. Palmitate, the most abun...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Tran A,He W,Jiang N,Chen JTC,Belsham DD

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteocytes are the most abundant (~95%) cells in bone with the longest half-life (~25 years) in humans. In the past osteocytes have been regarded as vestigial cells in bone, since they are buried inside the tough bone matrix. However, during the last 30 years it has become clear that osteocytes are as important as bon...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Pathak JL,Bravenboer N,Klein-Nulend J

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Older women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) have higher bone mineral density (BMD) but also have higher rates of fracture compared to those without DM. Limited evidence suggests that DM may also be associated with more rapid bone loss. To determine if bone loss rates differ by DM status in older women, we analyzed ...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Schwartz AV,Ewing SK,Porzig AM,McCulloch CE,Resnick HE,Hillier TA,Ensrud KE,Black DM,Nevitt MC,Cummings SR,Sellmeyer DE

更新日期：2013-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To study the impact of dose reduction in MDCT images through tube current reduction or sparse sampling on the vertebral bone strength prediction using finite element (FE) analysis for fracture risk assessment. Methods: Routine MDCT data covering lumbar vertebrae of 12 subjects (six male; six female; 74.70 ±...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Rayudu NM,Subburaj K,Mei K,Dieckmeyer M,Kirschke JS,Noël PB,Baum T

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) was first identified in the Japanese quail as a hypothalamic neuropeptide inhibitor of gonadotropin secretion. Subsequent studies have shown that GnIH is present in the brains of birds including songbirds, and mammals including humans. The identified avian and mammalian GnIH pept...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Ubuka T,Son YL,Tobari Y,Tsutsui K

更新日期：2012-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This brief review describes some representative methodological approaches to the isolation of putative endogenous inhibitors of epithelial sodium transport - i.e., as ouabain-like factors (OLF) that inhibit the sodium transport enzyme Na-K-ATPase or inhibit the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC). Gel chromatography and ...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Kramer HJ

更新日期：2015-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In adults, excess adiposity has been associated with low-grade, chronic inflammation and compromised bone health, but less is known about these linkages in children. The purpose of this study was to compare the circulating levels of inflammatory cytokines, adipokines, osteokines, and bone markers at rest and...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Kurgan N,McKee K,Calleja M,Josse AR,Klentrou P

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Measuring salivary cortisol is both convenient and non-invasive for patients; however, its usefulness as a marker for monitoring medical therapy has not yet been established. The aim of this study was to assess the utility of multiple salivary cortisol measurements in patients with Cushing's syndrome (CS) during medic...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Yoshida K,Fukuoka H,Odake Y,Nakajima S,Tachibana M,Ito J,Hosokawa Y,Yamada T,Miura H,Suematsu N,Matsumoto R,Bando H,Suda K,Nishizawa H,Iguchi G,Ogawa W,Takahashi Y

更新日期：2018-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, glucosensing markers reside in brain areas known to play an important role in the control of food intake. The best characterized glucosensing mechanism is that dependent on glucokinase (GK) whose activation by increased levels of glucose leads in specific hypothalamic neurons to decreased or increased acti...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Otero-Rodiño C,Rocha A,Sánchez E,Álvarez-Otero R,Soengas JL,Cerdá-Reverter JM

更新日期：2019-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Prolactin and progesterone are implicated in glucose homeostasis in and outside of pregnancy. However, their associations with gestational diabetes (GDM) risk were not well-understood. This study investigates this question in a prospective and longitudinal cohort. Methods: This is a nested case-control stud...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Li M,Song Y,Rawal S,Hinkle SN,Zhu Y,Tekola-Ayele F,Ferrara A,Tsai MY,Zhang C

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence shows that H2S has physiological functions in various tissues and organs. It includes regulation of neuronal activity, vascular tension, a release of insulin, and protection of the heart, kidney, and brain from ischemic insult. H2S is produced by enzymes from l-cysteine; cystathionine β-synthase,...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Shibuya N,Kimura H

更新日期：2013-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:GPER-1 is a novel membrane sited G protein-coupled estrogen receptor. Clinical studies have shown that patients suffering an estrogen receptor α (ERα)/GPER-1 positive, breast cancer have a lower survival rate than those who have developed ERα-positive/GPER-1 negative tumors. Moreover, absence of GPER-1 improves the pr...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Molina L,Bustamante F,Ortloff A,Ramos I,Ehrenfeld P,Figueroa CD

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a well-known cause of liver dysfunction and has become a common chronic liver disease in many countries. However, the intrinsic molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of NAFLD have not yet been fully elucidated. Methods: We obtained the gene expression...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Jia X,Zhai T

更新日期：2019-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary adenomas, accounting for 15% of diagnosed intracranial neoplasms, are usually benign and pharmacologically and surgically treatable; however, the critical location, mass effects and hormone hypersecretion sustain their significant morbidity. Approximately 35% of pituitary tumors show a less benign course sin...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Würth R,Thellung S,Corsaro A,Barbieri F,Florio T

更新日期：2020-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The past two decades have witnessed many advances in the prevention, treatment, and control of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications. Increased screening has led to a greater recognition of type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM) and prediabetes; however, Hispanics/Latinos, the largest minority group in the US, ha...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Avilés-Santa ML,Colón-Ramos U,Lindberg NM,Mattei J,Pasquel FJ,Pérez CM

更新日期：2017-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) are chronic organ-specific autoimmune diseases and mainly include Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). CD14 is an important component of the immune system as a receptor for gram-negative lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The genetic polymorphisms of CD14 have been confirme...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Jia X,Wang B,Yao Q,Li Q,Zhang J

更新日期：2019-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies discussed the benefit of bariatric surgery on obese patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Several factors play an essential role in predicting the impact of bariatric surgery on T2DM, such as ABCD score (age, BMI, C-peptide, and duration of the disease), HbA1c, and fasting blood gluco...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Kassem MA,Durda MA,Stoicea N,Cavus O,Sahin L,Rogers B

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work has shown that reduced expression of PLCXD3, a member of the phosphoinositide-specific phospholipases (PI-PLC) family, impaired insulin secretion with an unclear mechanism. In the current study, we aim to investigate the mechanism underlying this effect using human islets and rat INS-1 (832/13) cells. Mi...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Aljaibeji H,Mukhopadhyay D,Mohammed AK,Dhaiban S,Hachim MY,Elemam NM,Sulaiman N,Salehi A,Taneera J

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) results in an impaired health-related quality of life (HrQoL) and cognitive impairment in the attention and memory domain. GHD is assumed to be a frequent finding after brain injury due to traumatic brain injury (TBI), aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) or ischemic stroke. Hence, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Leonhardt M,Kopczak A,Schäpers B,Limbrock J,Sämann PG,Czisch M,von Steinbuechel N,Jordan M,Schneider HJ,Schneider M,Sievers C,Stalla GK

更新日期：2018-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Pituitary metastases (PM) are rare events and to date only very few cases of melanoma PM have been described in literature up to now. Case Presentation: We describe the clinical history of a 33-year-old male patient who underwent surgical excision of an inter-scapular melanoma in 2008. The subsequent fol...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Mormando M,Puliani G,Barnabei A,Lauretta R,Bianchini M,Chiefari A,Russillo M,Cognetti F,Romano L,Appetecchia M

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyrotropin hormone (TSH) was reported to exhibit biphasic regulation of cAMP production in human thyroid slices; specifically, upregulation at low TSH doses transitioning to inhibition at high doses. We observed this phenomenon in HEK293 cells overexpressing TSH receptors (TSHRs) but in only 25% of human thyrocytes (...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Boutin A,Krieger CC,Marcus-Samuels B,Klubo-Gwiezdzinska J,Neumann S,Gershengorn MC

更新日期：2020-04-30 00:00:00