Comparison of serum vaspin levels and vaspin expression in adipose tissue and smooth muscle tissue in pregnant women with and without gestational diabetes.

abstract：:The effects of thyroid hormones and antithyroid treatment upon lumbar spine bone mineral content (lumbar BMC) were studied in a consecutive series of patients with myxoedema and thyrotoxicosis, respectively. All patients were investigated in the untreated state and 3-monthly during appropriate treatment for 1 year by ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Krølner B,Jørgensen JV,Nielsen SP

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is evidence showing that GH and IGF-I have specific receptors in the heart and that these hormones are able to promote cardiac remodelling and inotropism. It has been reported that patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) benefit from treatment with rhGH showing a striking increase in cardiac contract...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Broglio F,Fubini A,Morello M,Arvat E,Aimaretti G,Gianotti L,Boghen MF,Deghenghi R,Mangiardi L,Ghigo E

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The menopausal transition is characterized by increased body fat accumulation, including redistribution from peripheral to central fat depots. This distribution is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease that are linked to low-grade inflammation. We determined whether p...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Alvehus M,Simonyte K,Andersson T,Söderström I,Burén J,Rask E,Mattsson C,Olsson T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A high prevalence of diabetes mellitus has been shown in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). However, it is unclear whether this is related to the metabolic abnormalities in PHPT or to the presence of other risk factors for glucose intolerance in these patients. The aim of our study was to deter...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kumar S,Olukoga AO,Gordon C,Mawer EB,France M,Hosker JP,Davies M,Boulton AJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Because there is discordance between different immunoassay values for serum hGH, and because clinical state may not correlate with immunoreactive hGH, we have developed an assay to accurately measure serum hGH somatogenic bioactivity. The results of this assay were compared with the Elegance two-site ELISA as...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Rowland JE,Marshall NJ,Leung KC,Ho KK,Cotterill AM,Rowlinson SW,Waters MJ

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Few studies have evaluated the metabolic outcomes of growth hormone (GH) treatment in idiopathic short stature (ISS). Moreover, children with ISS appear to need higher GH doses than children with GH deficiency (GHD) to achieve the same amount of growth and may therefore be at increased risk of adverse events du...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Decker R,Albertsson-Wikland K,Kriström B,Nierop AF,Gustafsson J,Bosaeus I,Fors H,Hochberg Z,Dahlgren J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Riedel's thyroiditis (RT) is a very rare chronic fibrosing thyroiditis that is often associated with multifocal fibrosclerosis. Although the relationship of RT and IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) has been suggested, the expression of IgG and IgG4 in thyroid tissues of patients with RT has seldom been studied. ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Yu Y,Liu J,Yu N,Zhang Y,Zhang S,Li T,Gao Y,Lu G,Zhang J,Guo X

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Inhibin B, a heterodimeric glycoprotein of gonadal origin, is the most important circulating form of inhibin in human males and an inverse relationship between inhibin B and FSH plasma levels was been recently observed. Azoospermia represents the end-point of different kinds of testicular damag...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Foresta C,Bettella A,Petraglia F,Pistorello M,Luisi S,Rossato M

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine (1) the diurnal variation in SHBG and (2) the inter-relationships of insulin, IGF-I, SHBG and IGFBP-1 over 24 hours in 10 women with anovulatory PCOS and compare them with weight-matched ovulatory controls. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The two groups comprised 10 anovulatory wom...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Hamilton-Fairley D,White D,Griffiths M,Anyaoku V,Koistinen R,Seppälä M,Franks S

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary immunoreactive PGA and PGE, plasma and urinary aldosterone, and plasma renin activity (PRA) were determined in eleven control subjects and four patients with diabetic hyporeninaemic hypoaldosteronism (HH) before and during 4 days of sodium chloride restriction and frusemide administration. Aldosterone and PRA ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Farese RV,Rodriguez-Colomé M,O'Malley BC

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:High overnight plasma growth hormone (GH) levels in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) are reflected in both an increase in the GH pulse amplitude and elevated baseline GH concentrations. To determine whether these are a result of an increase in GH secretory episodes, we undertook deconvolution analys...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Pal BR,Matthews DR,Edge JA,Mullis PE,Hindmarsh PC,Dunger DB

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncorrected thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy has well-recognized deleterious effects on foetal and maternal health. The early gestation period is one of the critical foetal vulnerability during which maternal thyroid dysfunction may have lasting repercussions. Accordingly, a pragmatic preconception strategy is key for...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Okosieme OE,Khan I,Taylor PN

更新日期：2018-09-01 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

authors： Palermo A,Jacques R,Gossiel F,Reid DM,Roux C,Felsenberg D,Glueer CC,Eastell R

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine serum adiponectin concentrations in adolescent girls with and without polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and to assess possible correlations of adiponectin levels with insulin and androgen levels. DESIGN:Prospective case-control study. SETTING:Endocrine clinics in the community. PATIENTS:Forty-f...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Pinhas-Hamiel O,Singer S,Pilpel N,Koren I,Boyko V,Hemi R,Pariente C,Kanety H

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

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：:We describe here two patients with hypothyroidism due to pituitary-hypothalamic disease in whom basal thyrotrophin (TSH) levels measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA) were elevated yet when measured by a cytochemical bioassay (CBA) were found to be normal. This finding and the absence of the normal rise of thyroid hormone...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Petersen VB,McGregor AM,Belchetz PE,Elkeles RS,Hall R

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine studies, using the four hypothalamic releasing hormones, gonadotrophin releasing hormone, thyrotrophin releasing hormone, corticotrophin releasing hormone and growth hormone releasing hormone, were performed in 33 males after admission with a major head injury. The test was repeated 7 days later in all 33 pa...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Clark JD,Raggatt PR,Edwards OM

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To quantify the role of endogenous oestrogen activity in osteoporosis we measured relative metacarpal cortical area (RCA), body mass, serum oestrone, oestradiol, androstenedione, and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in 746 postmenopausal women aged 53 to 76 years, sampled from the general population. The occurrence...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： van Hemert AM,Birkenhäger JC,De Jong FH,Vandenbroucke JP,Valkenburg HA

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Observational studies have suggested positive associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and muscular strength, balance and quality of life. Our aim was to examine whether high-dose vitamin D supplementation would improve these measures as compared to standard-dose vitamin D, as well as t...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Grimnes G,Emaus N,Cashman KD,Jorde R

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Iodine deficiency in pregnancy may impair foetal neurological development. The UK population is generally thought to be iodine sufficient; however, recent studies have questioned this assumption. Our study aimed to explore the prevalence of iodine deficiency in a cohort of pregnant mothers from South-West ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Knight BA,Shields BM,He X,Pearce EN,Braverman LE,Sturley R,Vaidya B

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in adults is established through growth hormone (GH) stimulation testing, which is often complex, expensive, time-consuming and may be associated with adverse side effects. The decision to perform GH provocative testing is influenced by clinical findings, medic...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Zgaljardic DJ,Guttikonda S,Grady JJ,Gilkison CR,Mossberg KA,High WM Jr,Masel BE,Urban RJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of brain catecholamine (CA) activity in the neuroendocrine regulation of the GnRH-LH system in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCO) was investigated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with electrochemical detector. We measured urinary dopamine (DA), noradrenaline (NA), adrenaline (A), vanillylmandeli...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Paradisi R,Grossi G,Venturoli S,Capelli M,Porcu E,Fabbri R,Pasquali R,Flamigni C

更新日期：1988-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Vascular dysfunction and accelerated atherosclerosis are prominent features of hypothyroidism. The relative roles of thyroid hormone (TH) deficiency and the associated vascular risk conditions are still unclear. We studied the impact of acute and chronic hypothyroidism on vascular reactivity. PATIENTS:We stu...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Napoli R,Guardasole V,Zarra E,D'Anna C,De Sena A,Lupoli GA,Oliviero U,Matarazzo M,Lupoli G,Saccà L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current guidelines do not recommend the routine use of somatostatin analogue pretreatment prior to surgery in patients with growth hormone-secreting pituitary tumours. In theory, presurgical use of somatostatin analogues should improve metabolic control and reduce soft tissue swelling, leading to improved anaesthetic ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Jacob JJ,Bevan JS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an 8-year follow-up of three sisters born of a consanguineous marriage and who originally presented with short stature and enlarged pituitary fossa. All have shown progressive failure of anterior pituitary hormone function. In addition, the two eldest sisters were eventually found to have an empty sella whil...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： White MC,Chahal P,Banks L,Joplin GF

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Vitamin D-dependent rickets type 1A (VDDR-IA, OMIM 264700) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder and is caused by mutations in the CYP27B1 gene. OBJECTIVES:We aim to investigate CYP27B1 mutation in seven patients from four separate families and characterize the genotype-phenotype correlation. METHODS:The ent...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Durmaz E,Zou M,Al-Rijjal RA,Bircan I,Akçurin S,Meyer B,Shi Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gitelman's syndrome, recognized as a variant of Bartter's syndrome, is characterized by hypokalaemic metabolic alkalosis in combination with hypomagnesaemia and hypocalciuria. Overlapping biochemical features in Gitelman's syndrome and Bartter's syndrome has been observed. Here, we investigated the clinical, ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Nakamura A,Shimizu C,Nagai S,Yoshida M,Aoki K,Kondo T,Miyoshi H,Wada N,Tajima T,Terauchi Y,Yoshioka N,Koike T

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Various studies have demonstrated coexistence of ovarian and adrenal hyperandrogenism in women. This study was designed to determine whether testosterone can increase the response of the adrenal gland to stimulation by adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH). DESIGN:Non-randomized intervention in a university teaching h...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Polderman KH,Gooren LJ,van der Veen EA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of chlorpromazine (CPZ) on prolactin (PRL) secretion was studied in fourteen sexually immature males; nine with idiopathic hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism and five who proved to be normal early pubertal boys. Initially, clinical features and basal levels of testosterone, LH and FSH in serum collected in the ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Winters SJ,Johnsonbaugh RE,Sherins RJ

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00