Iodine deficiency amongst pregnant women in South-West England.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cushing's disease (CD) presents a remarkable preponderance in female gender, with a female-to-male ratio of 3-8:1. The aim of this study was to evaluate gender-related differences in the presentation of CD, as regards: biochemical indices of hypercortisolism; sensitivity of diagnostic tests; clinical features...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Zilio M,Barbot M,Ceccato F,Camozzi V,Bilora F,Casonato A,Frigo AC,Albiger N,Daidone V,Mazzai L,Mantero F,Scaroni C

更新日期：2014-03-01 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:Recovery of thyroid function in patients following hypothyroidism induced by 131I therapy for Graves' disease has been described, but only a few detailed clinical and biochemical studies of this phenomenon (transient hypothyroidism) have been published. The prevalence, mechanism, and final outcome of transien...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Aizawa Y,Yoshida K,Kaise N,Fukazawa H,Kiso Y,Sayama N,Hori H,Abe K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:  Surgical remission rates for acromegaly vary and are dependent on the tumour morphology, biochemical definition of disease remission and surgical expertise. A previous report from the Manchester region in 1998 reported an overall surgical remission rate of 27% using accepted criteria for biochemical remi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Wang YY,Higham C,Kearney T,Davis JR,Trainer P,Gnanalingham KK

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing in several countries. The aim was to investigate trends in the incidence and mortality of thyroid cancer in Scotland, where thyroid cancer is relatively uncommon, between 1960 and 2002. DESIGN:Descriptive epidemiological study. METHODS:Thyroid cancer registratio...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Reynolds RM,Weir J,Stockton DL,Brewster DH,Sandeep TC,Strachan MW

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of oral glucose (40 g/m2 body surface area) on the leucocyte 22Na efflux rate constants (ERC) was studied in 13 normal weight and 10 obese subjects. The ouabain-sensitive 22Na ERC was higher in leucocytes isolated from fasting obese subjects (median [range] for obese 2.77 [2.33-3.11] vs normals 1.91 [1.57-2...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Ng LL,Hockaday TD

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sleep apnoea has been reported to occur in subjects with acromegaly. This study evaluates the relationship among biochemical activity, sleep apnoeic activity and upper airway anatomic profile in acromegaly, and the effect of Sandostatin LAR, a long-acting somatostatin analogue, on these parameters. PATIENTS...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Ip MS,Tan KC,Peh WC,Lam KS

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether maternal vitamin D supplementation, in the vitamin D deficient mother, prevents neonatal vitamin D deficiency. DESIGN:Open-label randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, tertiary hospital routine antenatal outpatient clinic. PARTICIPANTS:Seventy-eight wom...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Rodda CP,Benson JE,Vincent AJ,Whitehead CL,Polykov A,Vollenhoven B

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In-vitro data of pituitary adenoma cells from 28 acromegalic patients were evaluated. In addition to GH, PRL was produced by 16 adenomas (57%) and alpha-subunit by 15 adenomas (54%) while there was a significantly higher incidence of tumours producing PRL and alpha-subunit simultaneously. From 26 pituitary adenomas en...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Hofland LJ,van Koetsveld PM,Verleun TM,Lamberts SW

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is a dimeric glycoprotein, a member of the transforming growth factor (TGF) superfamily. It is produced exclusively in the gonads and is involved in the regulation of follicular growth and development. In the ovary AMH is produced by the granulosa cells of early developing follicles and se...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： La Marca A,Volpe A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in adults has been associated with impaired health status and quality of life (QoL) in several studies using generic measures, and in a few studies using recently developed disease-specific measures. Theoretically, disease-specific measures may be more sensitive and succinct th...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Wirén L,Whalley D,McKenna S,Wilhelmsen L

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acromegaly is associated with increased morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease and from stroke in particular. Fibrinogen is an established risk factor for stroke and myocardial infarction and high levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) activity were predictive of a recurrent myocardi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Landin-Wilhelmsen K,Tengborn L,Wilhelmsen L,Bengtsson BA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anorexia nervosa is associated with several abnormalities in GH secretion elicited by different stimuli. To investigate the precise mechanism of this alteration, GHRH was administered to 14 women: a group of eight anorexia nervosa patients in the acute phase of their illness and a control group of six age-matched volu...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Casanueva FF,Borras CG,Burguera B,Lima L,Muruais C,Tresguerres JA,Devesa J

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Peripheral aromatization of testosterone and androstenedione is the principal source for circulating oestrogens in men and in castrated and post-menopausal women. Since human bone is a target organ for androgens and oestrogens, aromatase activity was assessed in human spongiosa obtained from pa...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Schweikert HU,Wolf L,Romalo G

更新日期：1995-07-01 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

authors： Vanderpas J,Bourdoux P,Lagasse R,Rivera M,Dramaix M,Lody D,Nelson G,Delange F,Ermans AM,Thilly CH

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies report impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with functional pituitary adenomas (FPA). We assessed HRQoL in FPA patients having undergone surgery at our University Central Hospital between 2000 and 2010, with combined adjuvant treatment given to achieve strict hormonal ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Ritvonen E,Karppinen A,Sintonen H,Vehkavaara S,Kivipelto L,Roine RP,Niemelä M,Schalin-Jäntti C

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is known that growth hormone can induce accelerated bone turnover in GH deficient people as well as healthy elderly people. In this study we examined the effect of recombinant human GH (rhGH) on bone mineral mass and bone turnover in the presence of the bone resorption inhibiting agent, pamidronate. Effect...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Erdtsieck RJ,Pols HA,Valk NK,van Ouwerkerk BM,Lamberts SW,Mulder P,Birkenhäger JC

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The relationship of quantitative GH secretion to height, growth velocity and puberty is complex and has been the subject of extensive study in children. This study was designed to relate quantitative GH secretion to final height. SUBJECTS:Twenty tall (> 183 cm, 90th centile for adult height) and 20 short (< ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Trainer PJ,Palermo M,Kirk JM,Fanciulli G,Perry LH,Delitala G,Besser GM

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The use of ergot-derived dopamine agonists (DA) to treat patients with prolactinomas has not been associated with an increased risk of significant heart valve dysfunction. Accordingly, the present study evaluated whether the long-term use of DA for hyperprolactinaemia may be associated with increased risk of ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Delgado V,Biermasz NR,van Thiel SW,Ewe SH,Marsan NA,Holman ER,Feelders RA,Smit JW,Bax JJ,Pereira AM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of serum intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) (1-84) over a 24-h period has shown the existence of a circadian rhythm in normal males which is absent in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. The physiological significance of this observation is reflected in the presence of parallel changes in nephroge...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Logue FC,Fraser WD,Gallacher SJ,Cameron DA,O'Reilly DS,Beastall GH,Patel U,Boyle IT

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoreactive calcitonin was found in extracts of seven out of eight consecutive breast carcinomas and four selected lung carcinomas, but not in extracts of benign breast lesions or normal tissues. This suggests that the high plasma calcitonin levels observed in patients with a wide variety of cancers reflect ectopic...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Hillyard CJ,Coombes RC,Greenberg PB,Galante LS,MacIntyre I

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Insulin resistance has been linked to intrauterine growth restriction; adiponectin is a strong determinant of insulin sensitivity. We aimed at studying the contributions of birthweight and insulin sensitivity to circulating adiponectin in children born small for gestational age (SGA). DESIGN:Cross-sectional,...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： López-Bermejo A,Casano-Sancho P,Fernández-Real JM,Kihara S,Funahashi T,Rodríguez-Hierro F,Ricart W,Ibañez L

更新日期：2004-09-01 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

authors： Savage MO,Preece MA,Jeffcoate SL,Ransley PG,Rumsby G,Mansfield MD,Williams DI

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the role of pulsed tissue Doppler (TD) to identify left (LV) and right ventricular (RV) myocardial regional involvement in acromegaly. PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS:Thirty active acromegaly patients, free of diabetes mellitus, thyroid dysfunction, valvular and coronary heart d...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Galderisi M,Vitale G,Bianco A,Pivonello R,Lombardi G,Divitiis Od,Colao A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological response, as measured in the cytochemical bioassay, to the high circulating levels of immunoreactive parathyroid hormone (iPTH) in patients with pseudohypoparathyroidism type I (PSPI) is affected by the presence of an endogenous inhibitor. This is evidenced by the reduced recovery of the biological acti...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Loveridge N,Fischer JA,Devogelaer JP,Nagant de Deuxchaisnes C

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although autoantibody production is a key feature of autoimmunity, it is not known whether variation in autoantibody production and clearance pathways is involved in disease susceptibility. The Fc Gamma Receptor IIa (FcGRIIa) molecule is involved in the clearance of autoantibodies and a functional single nucl...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Yesmin K,Hargreaves C,Newby PR,Brand OJ,Heward JM,Franklyn JA,Gough SC,Simmonds MJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An inverse relationship has been shown between body mass index (BMI) and the peak growth hormone (GH) response to stimulation in adults and in children with short stature. This relation is observed even within a normal range of BMI. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of BMI on the GH respons...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Loche S,Guzzetti C,Pilia S,Ibba A,Civolani P,Porcu M,Minerba L,Casini MR

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Animal data and cross-sectional human studies have established that chronic hyponatraemia predisposes to osteoporosis; the effects of acute hyponatraemia on bone turnover have not been determined. Our objective was to test the hypothesis that acute hyponatraemia leads to dynamic effects on bone turnover. DESIG...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Garrahy A,Galloway I,Hannon AM,Dineen R,Javadpour M,Tormey WP,Gan KJ,Twomey PJ,Mc Kenna MJ,Kilbane M,Crowley RK,Sherlock M,Thompson CJ

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disturbances in the GH/IGF-I axis are reported in 25-60% of short children born small for gestational age (SGA). We hypothesized that these abnormalities might be related to abnormalities in the pituitary region. Therefore, the results of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of short SGA children were compared t...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Arends NJ,V d Lip W,Robben SG,Hokken-Koelega AC

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 25-year-old primigravid woman presented with Cushing's syndrome at 23 weeks gestation; serum cortisol was 1090 nmol/l at 0900 h, 1230 nmol/l at 2200 h; basal urinary free cortisol excretion was 3680 nmol/24 h, and 8830 nmol/24 h after dexamethasone 8 mg daily for 48 hours; plasma ACTH was < 1.1 pmol/l. CT scan of th...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Close CF,Mann MC,Watts JF,Taylor KG

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00