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OBJECTIVE:ACTH-producing non-pituitary tumours are often associated with altered precursor processing, particularly in the most aggressive ones. Since placental tissue is characterized by its ability to express the proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene and rapid cellular proliferation, we examined whether intact POMC could be released physiologically during human gestation. SUBJECTS:One hundred and fifty six normal pregnant women, 12 with multiple pregnancies, and 23 non-pregnant controls. Twenty-eight women were studied in the immediate postpartum period. MEASUREMENTS:We measured plasma POMC levels with a specific immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) using a combination of antibodies directed against ACTH and beta endorphin. Results obtained with this first IRMA were confirmed in 22 subjects with a second assay using the same beta endorphin antibody and a more distal antibody directed against the N-terminal fragment of POMC. Reverse transcription-PCR detected full length, pituitary-like, POMC mRNA in human placenta. RESULTS:Plasma POMC was undetectable (< 60 U/ml) in 23 normal subjects. In normal monofetal pregnancies, POMC became detectable in most women by the third month and then increased steadily until midgestation: 168 +/- 108 (U/ml; mean +/- SD) between 12 and 15 weeks, 190 +/- 103 between 16 and 19 weeks, 324 +/- 180 between 20 and 23 weeks, 276 +/- 171 between 24 and 27 weeks, 292 +/- 177 between 28 and 31 weeks, 290 +/- 235 between 32 and 35 weeks and 308 +/- 210 between 36 weeks and parturition. Plasma POMC was significantly higher in multiple pregnancies with very high levels in three triplet-bearing mothers: 671, 941, and 1731 U/ml at 31, 33 and 32 weeks, respectively. POMC levels felt quickly in post partum, becoming undetectable in five of 13 women on day 1, seven of eight on day 2 and five of six on day 3. Plasma POMC displayed no diurnal variation, was not suppressed by glucocorticoid administration and did not correlate with plasma ACTH or cortisol. In contrast, plasma POMC positively correlated with plasma CRH. CONCLUSIONS:Pregnancy is the only condition in which POMC is produced and released physiologically, similar in some respects to the ectopic ACTH syndrome. POMC is derived solely from the placenta, with no interference from maternal pituitary secretion, and is thus a new and specific placental marker.
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Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)journal_title
Clinical endocrinologyauthors
Raffin-Sanson ML,Massias JF,Ankotche A,Coste J,de Keyzer Y,Oliver C,Dumont C,Cabrol D,Ferré F,Bertagna Xdoi
10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00612.xkeywords:
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50pub_type
杂志文章abstract::The catechol oestrogen 2-hydroxyoestrone has been reported to lower serum prolactin concentrations acutely in normal women and it has been proposed that it may be effective in suppressing prolactin secretion in hyperprolactinaemic patients. Five women with hyperprolactinaemia and anovulation were studied. Following a ...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.1981.tb00678.x
更新日期:1981-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:It has been well documented that treatment of chronic hepatitis B and C infection with interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) can lead to the induction of thyroid autoantibodies and hypothyroidism. Thyrotoxicosis, however, is less frequently observed and less well characterized. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We ...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2265.2002.01553.x
更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) has been associated with a number of thyroid disorders and has been proposed as an indicator of iodine deficiency in a population. However, few studies have addressed the epidemiology of Tg in a population-based setting or in the context of exposure to radioactive iodine-131 (I-131). ...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/cen.12107
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.1982.tb02769.x
更新日期:1982-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To systematically evaluate low serum adiponectin level as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). A meta-analysis was performed to quantitatively analyse the association of serum total adiponectin level with CVD using previous case-control studies in Han Chinese populations. METHODS:Several electroni...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04260.x
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Two brothers of Greek Cypriot origin, karyotype 46 XY, aged 17 and 19 years were brought up as females because of predominantly female external genitalia with clitoromegaly and urogenital sinus. At puberty there was genital masculinization with testicular enlargment and descent and development of male musculature and ...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.1980.tb02727.x
更新日期:1980-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Headache is very common in pituitary disease and is reported to be present in more than a third of all patients with pituitary adenomas. Tumour size, cavernous sinus invasion, traction or displacement of intracranial pain-sensitive structures such as blood vessels, cranial nerves and dura mater, and hormonal hypersecr...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1111/cen.12314
更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.03046.x
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2265.1998.00329.x
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thyroid function and exposure to dietary goitrogenic factors (iodine deficiency and thiocyanate overload) were studied at birth and from birth to 7 years in 200 neonates and 347 children living in the severe endemic goitre area of Ubangi, Northern Zaire. Serum T4 was at the lower limit of normal at birth (104 +/- 4 nm...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.1984.tb00089.x
更新日期:1984-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.2004.01985.x
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The prolactin (PRL) response to fenfluramine (FEN), a serotonin (5-HT) releasing agent, is used as an index of 5-HT sensitivity in studying disorders associated with central 5-HT abnormality. Plasma oestrogen levels are known to augment PRL responses to a variety of stimuli. In order to examine the effect that ovarian...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.1991.tb03768.x
更新日期:1991-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To study the relationship between maternal thyrotrophin (TSH) and breech presentation at term. DESIGN:Combined data sets of two prospective studies to obtain adequate epidemiological power. PATIENTS:One thousand and fifty-eight healthy pregnant women (58 breech, 1000 cephalic) and 131 women who presented in...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.2010.03846.x
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2265.1996.7990809.x
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::A wide variety of adverse effects of methimazole (MMI) have been reported. Here we report a new MMI-induced disorder, acute pancreatitis and parotitis. Three weeks after a woman started MMI treatment for Graves' disease, she developed a high fever, painful parotid swelling and dull pain in the upper abdomen with eleva...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00888.x
更新日期:1999-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:There are no consistent data on the prevalence and bone status of normocalcaemic hypoparathyroidism (NHYPO) as defined by normal adjusted calcium and low PTH level. Our aim was to determine the prevalence and the metabolic bone profile of NHYPO in older women, assessing its evolution over time. The second obj...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/cen.12732
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00878.x
更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:CONTEXT:In recent years, an association has been noted between several abnormalities that characterize the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). These abnormalities include dyslipidaemia, obesity, insulin resistance and hypertension. The correlations between plasma calcium, parathyroid hormo...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03558.x
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.2101025.x
更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.1980.tb01030.x
更新日期:1980-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1111/cen.13422
更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/cen.13357
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.2731074.x
更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:We wished to investigate the effects of nicotinamide and 3-aminobenzamide, well known as inhibitors of poly(ADP ribose) synthetase, on interferon-gamma-induced HLA-DR antigen expression using cultured human thyroid cells from patients with Graves' disease. DESIGN AND MEASUREMENTS:Cultured thyroid cells were ...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.1992.tb02907.x
更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Eight patients with treated Addison's disease were studied whilst receiving different doses of fludrocortisone together with a constant intake of glucocorticoid. Plasma renin activity (PRA), blood pressure, pulse rate and plasma potassium and urea concentrations were measured after 2-week periods on each dose. In two ...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.1979.tb02107.x
更新日期:1979-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:It is generally accepted that there is no clinically significant circadian variation in total insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I or total IGF-II in healthy subjects. In contrast there is a significant nocturnal decrease in free IGF-I in healthy subjects, corresponding to the nocturnal increase in IGF binding ...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1046/j.1365-2265.2000.00876.x
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/cen.14341
更新日期:2020-09-27 00:00:00
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journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.1995.tb02617.x
更新日期:1995-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To study the association between serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels and follicular development and endocrine responses induced by increasing doses (5·2-12·1 μg/day) of a novel recombinant human FSH (rhFSH, FE 999049) in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1111/cen.12864
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:GH replacement improves numerous metabolic abnormalities in GH-deficient patients; increased lipid peroxidation (LPO) has been observed in GH-deficient patients; however, it is unknown if LPO is influenced by GH replacement. AIM AND METHODS:To evaluate the extent to which GH replacement might reverse the in...
journal_title:Clinical endocrinology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.03142.x
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00