Fibrous bodies are associated with lower GH production and decreased expression of E-cadherin in GH-producing pituitary adenomas.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hypercortisolaemia is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), either through a direct action on the myocardium or by increased traditional cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the alterations in the ECG in Cushing's disease (CD) are predictab...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Alexandraki KI,Kaltsas GA,Vouliotis AI,Papaioannou TG,Trisk L,Zilos A,Korbonits M,Besser GM,Anastasakis A,Grossman AB

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Persistent elevation of urinary albumin excretion (UAE), even within normal range, is an independent predictor for cardiovascular disease. Accumulating research suggests that low levels of vitamin D and high levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) also increase cardiovascular disease risk. This study is intended ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kim HW,Park H,Cho KH,Han K,Ko BJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Antithyroidal drugs (ATD) are used in the management of Graves' disease either as primary therapy for several months while awaiting remission of the disease or as pretreatment for several weeks prior to definitive radioactive iodine therapy (RAI). We have reported previously that pretreatment with propylthiou...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Hancock LD,Tuttle RM,LeMar H,Bauman J,Patience T

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of our study was to determine the rate of neoplasms in patients with other pituitary adenomas (non-functioning and prolactinomas) in comparison with acromegaly which is known to favour the development of neoplasia. DESIGN AND PATIENTS:We reviewed clinical records for 220 patients with acromegaly, 15...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Popovic V,Damjanovic S,Micic D,Nesovic M,Djurovic M,Petakov M,Obradovic S,Zoric S,Simic M,Penezic Z,Marinkovic J

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Serum IGF-I levels are monitored during GH replacement treatment in adults with GH deficiency (GHD) to guide GH dose adjustment and to minimize occurrence of GH-related side-effects. This is not routine practice in children treated with GH. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in (1) serum IGF-I, IGF...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Tillmann V,Patel L,Gill MS,Whatmore AJ,Price DA,Kibirige MS,Wales JK,Clayton PE

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Serum free cortisol, rather than serum total cortisol (TC), determines glucocorticoid activity in vivo, but how the considerable inter-subject variation in ambient serum free cortisol affects the outcome of dynamic hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) assessment in noncritically ill subjects is unknown. DESI...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Limor R,Tordjman K,Marcus Y,Greenman Y,Osher E,Sofer Y,Stern N

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgery of bone metastases from differentiated thyroid carcinoma seems indicated in individual patients. This study was performed (1) to analyse retrospectively patients with bone metastases from differentiated thyroid carcinoma and (2) to evaluate the impact of surgery of bone metastases on survival. PATIEN...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Zettinig G,Fueger BJ,Passler C,Kaserer K,Pirich C,Dudczak R,Niederle B

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was to evaluate plasma inhibin as a marker of hydatidiform mole and to compare the results with intact human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) and its free beta-subunit. DESIGN:Serial determinations of the plasma concentrations of inhibin, intact human chorionic gonadotrophin and its fre...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Badonnel Y,Barbé F,Legagneur H,Poncelet E,Schweitzer M

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified short ACTH test for the detection of heterozygote carriers of 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) was applied to twenty-one controls and fourteen parents of children with 21-OHD. The following modifications were introduced: (1) Endogenous ACTH was suppressed by dexamethasone administration prior to the test,...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Lejeune-Lenain C,Cantraine F,Dufrasnes M,Prevot F,Wolter R,Franckson JR

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Growth hormone deficiency is considered the most important factor determining skeletal fragility in hypopituitary patients. Osteoblasts and chondrocytes express growth hormone (GH) receptor. Two GH receptor isoforms (GHRi) have been identified: they differ for the presence/absence of a protein fragment enc...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Mormando M,Chiloiro S,Bianchi A,Giampietro A,Angelini F,Tartaglione L,Nasto L,Milardi D,Formenti AM,Giustina A,De Marinis L

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied three patients (1M, 2F), age range 10.9 to 15.5 years, who had abnormal sexual maturation secondary to primary hypothyroidism. The boy had inappropriately large testes for his stage of puberty, the girls had isolated breast development and there was absence of pubertal growth acceleration. FSH, LH, TSH...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Pringle PJ,Stanhope R,Hindmarsh P,Brook CG

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Unlike pituitary macroadenomas, microadenomas (micros) are not commonly associated with hypopituitarism. In clinical practice, we have observed that patients with ACTH-secreting micros have a higher than expected prevalence of central hypothyroidism (HT), and we speculated that this effect might be because of g...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Mathioudakis N,Thapa S,Wand GS,Salvatori R

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Childbearing is considered to be a significant risk factor for developing overweight and obesity. Physical activity might influence weight change via hormonal changes. OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) are positively associated with m...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： van der Wijden CL,Delemarre-van de Waal HA,van Mechelen W,van Poppel MN

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenetic mechanisms underlying pituitary tumorigenesis are largely unknown. Previous reports have suggested that aggressive pituitary adenomas and/or carcinomas may be associated with genetic alterations that are distinct from those responsible for the more common and less aggressive pituitary adenomas. Here, ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Zahedi A,Booth GL,Smyth HS,Farrell WE,Clayton RN,Asa SL,Ezzat S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prospective observational studies uniformly link vitamin D deficiency with the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), yet trials supplementing participants at risk of T2DM with vitamin D to reduce progression to T2DM have yielded inconsistent results. Inconsistencies between supplementation trials may be due to...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Shore-Lorenti C,Brennan SL,Sanders KM,Neale RE,Lucas RM,Ebeling PR

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：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 b...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Raffin-Sanson ML,Massias JF,Ankotche A,Coste J,de Keyzer Y,Oliver C,Dumont C,Cabrol D,Ferré F,Bertagna X

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Results from the published studies on the association of adiponectin gene (ADIPOQ) polymorphisms with blood lipids and blood pressure are conflicting. We investigated the association of three ADIPOQ polymorphisms, +45 T > G (rs2241766), +276 G > T (rs1501299) and -11377 C > G (rs266729), with these traits in ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Zhao T,Zhao J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The 2017 revised Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (BSRTC) included new malignancy rates for each category as well as new management recommendations. Here, we evaluate the malignancy rate and test performance for BSRTC categories in a middle-sized institution outside the United States (US). ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Avior G,Dagan O,Shochat I,Frenkel Y,Tessler I,Meir A,Jaffe A,Cohen O

更新日期：2020-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that administration of nomifensine (Nom) or of L-dopa + carbidopa (L-dopa + Carb) potentiates central dopaminergic tonus, resulting in decreased prolactin (PRL) secretion. It has been proposed that these drugs would help to discriminate patients with PRL-secreting pituitary tumours from those with...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Moriondo P,Travaglini P,Nissim M,Faglia G

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In January 1997 we introduced a protocol for the treatment with GH of children with impaired growth after unfractionated total body irradiation (TBI). This study is an evaluation of that protocol. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between January 1997 and July 2005, 66 patients (48 male) treated for haematological malign...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bakker B,Oostdijk W,Geskus RB,Stokvis-Brantsma WH,Vossen JM,Wit JM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to investigate whether an elevated serum antithyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) reflects cancer recurrence in thyroglobulin (Tg)-undetectable patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) after thyroid ablation. DESIGN:We measured serum TgAb level and evaluated the disease status in...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Chung JK,Park YJ,Kim TY,So Y,Kim SK,Park DJ,Lee DS,Lee MC,Cho BY

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of hyperprolactinaemia and its treatment with dopamine-agonists on bone mass and turnover in adolescent patients compared to adults. PATIENTS:Forty patients with hyperprolactinaemia (20 with disease onset during adolescence and 20 during adulthood) and 40 healthy control subjects. DES...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Colao A,Di Somma C,Loche S,Di Sarno A,Klain M,Pivonello R,Pietrosante M,Salvatore M,Lombardi G

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This case series documents the response of nine individuals with glucocorticoid-refractory Graves' orbitopathy (GO) to B cell depletion therapy with rituximab (RTX). CONTEXT:Graves' disease (GD) is one of the commonest autoimmune conditions and is frequently associated with inflammatory changes around the ey...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Mitchell AL,Gan EH,Morris M,Johnson K,Neoh C,Dickinson AJ,Perros P,Pearce SH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old female patient with an adrenal tumour was studied. Clinically she had progressive hirsutism, showed high urinary 17-oxosteroid excretion with normal plasma cortisol. Plasma C19-steroids, both unconjugated (including testosterone) and sulphate-conjugated, were greatly elevated. On surgical exploration an ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Huhtaniemi I,Kahri AI,Pelkonen R,Salmenperä M,Sivula A,Vihko R

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperthyroidism is a well recognized complication of gestational trophoblastic tumours (GTT) and may be due to high circulating concentrations of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) or its variants. We have studied 24 clinically euthyroid women with GTT. Eight were biochemically hyperthyroid with low or undetectable s...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kennedy RL,Sheridan E,Darne J,Griffiths H,Davies R,Price A,Cohn M

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioiodine has been in use for over 60 years as a treatment for hyperthyroidism. Major changes in clinical practice have occurred with the realization that accurate dosimetry is incapable of avoiding the risks of hypothyroidism, while more accurate assessment of the risks of other adverse effects of radioiodine such ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Weetman AP

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The contribution of lipid abnormalities to this higher risk, in particular atherogenic modifications of low density lipoprotein (LDL) such as a shift towards smaller LDL, has not been properly explored. We aimed to e...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Dejager S,Pichard C,Giral P,Bruckert E,Federspield MC,Beucler I,Turpin G

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven women with primary amenorrhoea and hyperprolactinaemia were treated with bromocriptine. All the women had started to develop secondary sex characteristics at normal age but pubertal development stopped and menarche did not occur. Radiological signs of a pituitary tumour were found in all the women. Before the pi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bergh T,Nillius SJ,Wide L

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Teriparatide (TPTD) therapy has been proposed as a potential treatment strategy in severe cases of pregnancy- and lactation-associated osteoporosis (PLO) characterized by the occurrence of fragility fractures in the third trimester or early postpartum. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the changes in bone mineral densi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Hong N,Kim JE,Lee SJ,Kim SH,Rhee Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:GH and IGF-I affect cardiac structure and performance. In the general population, low IGF-I has been associated with higher prevalence of ischaemic heart disease and mortality. Both in GH deficiency (GHD) and excess life expectancy has been reported to be reduced because of cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Colao A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00