Diagnosis and management of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome: comparison of the features in ectopic and pituitary ACTH production.

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：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:Ghrelin has been implicated in energy homeostasis, body weight regulation and glucose metabolism. Level of unacylated ghrelin (UAG), but not acylated ghrelin (AG), has been suggested to increase during long-term exercise. However, the association of the level of UAG with exercise-induced changes of insulin se...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Cederberg H,Koivisto VM,Jokelainen J,Surcel HM,Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S,Rajala U

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Polymorphisms in the thyroid transcription factor forkhead factor E1 (FOXE1) gene have been implicated in the genetic susceptibility to differentiated thyroid cancer, but little is known about their effect on tumour characteristics. The objective of this study was to determine the contribution of the FOXE1 po...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Raimundo J,Alvelos MI,Azevedo T,Martins T,Rodrigues FJ,Lemos MC

更新日期：2017-02-01 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

authors： Skjaerbaek C,Frystyk J,Kaal A,Laursen T,Møller J,Weeke J,Jørgensen JO,Sandahl Christiansen J,Orskov H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to evaluate and contrast the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) response to direct current (DC) cardioversion and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). SUBJECTS:Six male subjects (mean age 61.2 years, range 46-74) with chronic atrial fibrillation were selected for cardioversion. Six subjects with depres...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Florkowski CM,Crozier IG,Nightingale S,Evans MJ,Ellis MJ,Joyce P,Donald RA

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is growing evidence for the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and vascular calcification, which is related to cardiovascular disease. Coronary multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) is a noninvasive tool developed to evaluate coronary status precisely. We used MDCT to evaluate this a...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Choi SH,An JH,Lim S,Koo BK,Park SE,Chang HJ,Choi SI,Park YJ,Park KS,Jang HC,Shin CS

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma concentrations of FSH, LH, testosterone and prolactin have been studied in seventeen men, aged 19 to 38 years, with traumatic paraplegia. Plasma testosterone, FSH and LH values were normal in all patients. The median LH concentration in patients was significantly higher (P less than 0.05) than in controls but t...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Young RJ,Strachan RK,Seth J,Nicol K,Frier BM,Corrall RJ

更新日期：1982-09-01 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

authors： Ahlström T,Hagström E,Larsson A,Rudberg C,Lind L,Hellman P

更新日期：2009-11-01 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 analyse the effectiveness of age on HbA1c as a criterion for the diagnosis of diabetes in Chinese different age subjects. METHODS:This retrospective study enrolled a total of 1147 outpatients with untreated newly diagnosed diabetes (aged 18-80 years, 42·55% women) from the Fujian Province, China, and 427 ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Yang L,Shen X,Yan S,Xu F,Wu P

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare effectiveness and tolerability of quinagolide (CV 205-502) and cabergoline (CAB) treatments in 39 patients with prolactinoma. STUDY DESIGN:All 39 patients were treated first with quinagolide for 12 months and then with cabergoline for 12 months. A wash-out period was performed in all patients afte...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Di Sarno A,Landi ML,Marzullo P,Di Somma C,Pivonello R,Cerbone G,Lombardi G,Colao A

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Glucokinase (GCK) phosphorylates and thereby "traps" glucose in cells, thus serving as a gatekeeper for cellular glucose metabolism, particularly in hepatocytes and pancreatic beta cells. In humans, activating GCK mutations cause familial hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia (GCK-HH), leading to keen interest in the...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Challis BG,Harris J,Sleigh A,Isaac I,Orme SM,Seevaratnam N,Dhatariya K,Simpson HL,Semple RK

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fundamental question in assessing an older man with a slightly low total testosterone and normal gonadotrophin levels is to determine whether or not he has clinical hypogonadism. Hypogonadism is defined as a clinical syndrome complex, which comprises both symptoms as well as biochemical testosterone deficiency. As...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Hugh Jones T

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Graves' Ophthalmopathy (GO) is a complex eye and orbital disorder that is uniquely linked to Graves' Hyperthyroidism (GH) and has traditionally been considered a cross-reactive immune response against the thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) in orbital tissue. However, because there is no direct evide...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Wescombe L,Lahooti H,Gopinath B,Wall JR

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oestrogens are known to enhance both basal and stimulated GH secretion. To examine whether this effect is mediated through the hypothalamus or the pituitary we performed insulin tolerance and GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) tests with and without oestrogen priming in a group of 14 short children. Pretreatment with stilboe...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Ross RJ,Grossman A,Davies PS,Savage MO,Besser GM

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HLA-A and -B antigen distribution in 132 Hong Kong Chinese patients with Graves' disease, including 24 with thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, was compared with that in 110 controls. The HLA-DR antigen distribution in 68 patients was compared with that in 47 controls. The prevalence of Bw46 was significantly increased...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Hawkins BR,Ma JT,Lam KS,Wang CC,Yeung RT

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), but effects may vary by gender and degree of CVD risk. Whether CRP has value as a CVD risk marker in type-2 diabetes (T2DM) is unclear. We examined whether CRP has gender differences in association with coronary artery calcium (...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Qasim AN,Budharaju V,Mehta NN,St Clair C,Farouk S,Braunstein S,Schutta M,Iqbal N,Rader DJ,Reilly MP

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to determine the target range into which mean daily serum cortisol should be lowered in patients on medical therapy for Cushing's syndrome, using isotopically estimated cortisol production rates as 'gold standard'. DESIGN:Patients with Cushing's syndrome on medical treatment were given 12 ng of t...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Trainer PJ,Eastment C,Grossman AB,Wheeler MJ,Perry L,Besser GM

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum thyroxine was consistently unmeasurable by radioimmunoassay in an elderly patient with myxoedema after successful treatment with oral thyroxine. Abnormal binding of thyroxine was suspected and shown to be due to the presence in serum of antibodies of the IgG variety. The characteristics of these antibodies with ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Pearce CJ,Byfield PG,Edmonds CJ,Lalloz MR,Himsworth RL

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The thyroid suppression test is still used in some centres as an adjunt in the diagnosis of autonomous functioning thyroid nodules. With the purpose of minimizing the disadvantages of the original T3 suppression test, we have evaluated the efficacy of a method using L-thyroxine as TSH suppression agent and [9...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Ramos CD,Zantut-Wittmann DE,Tambascia MA,Assumpção L,Etchebehere EC,Camargo EE

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Adrenal crises are potentially life-threatening complications in patients with adrenal insufficiency (AI). Our objective was to investigate the frequency of adrenal crises in different forms of AI. DESIGN/PATIENTS:The Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) database of the Techniker Krankenkasse - covering more tha...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Meyer G,Badenhoop K,Linder R

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The demonstration that the incretin hormone glucagon-like peptide 1 can improve glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes has led to the rapid development during the last decade of promising new classes of agent for the management of type 2 diabetes. These agents possess a range of physiological effects that ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Barnett AH

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ornithine infusion test was performed in fifty-four children with constitutional short stature. The ornithine infusion induced an elevated level of GH at 45 min (mean value = 873 pmol/l) and a similar rise of cortisol levels (mean value = 544 nmol/l). An important peak of ACTH appeared 15 min before the increase of...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Evain-Brion D,Donnadieu M,Roger M,Job JC

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We determined the ovarian response to human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) in terms of relaxin and progesterone secretion during the peri-implantation period of normal and failing pregnancies. We wished to test the hypotheses that relaxin production in failing pregnancies is different from that in normal pregn...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Stewart DR,Overstreet JW,Celniker AC,Hess DL,Cragun JR,Boyers SP,Lasley BL

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Genetic alterations in four oncogenes, namely RAS point mutations, RET rearrangements (RET/PTC), NTRK1 rearrangements (TRK) and BRAF point mutations have been identified in human papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs). These oncogenes act along the RET/PTC(TRK)-RAS-BRAF-MEK-MAPK kinase pathway, mediating a numbe...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Liu RT,Chen YJ,Chou FF,Li CL,Wu WL,Tsai PC,Huang CC,Cheng JT

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of CRH administration on plasma AVP and ANF concentration in patients with Cushing's disease and healthy subjects. SUBJECTS:Fifteen patients with Cushing's disease and 15 sex- and age-matched healthy subjects entered the study. STUDY DESIGN:All subjects were randomly given i.v. 100 mi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Colao A,Pivonello R,Ferone D,Faggiano A,Facciolli G,Di Somma C,Boudouresque F,Oliver C,Lombardi G

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessment of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis after pituitary surgery is important for appropriate decision making regarding replacement therapy. The synacthen test is often used but is questioned, as time has to elapse for adrenal atrophy to develop. OBJECTIVE:To audit the use of the 250 micr...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Klose M,Lange M,Kosteljanetz M,Poulsgaard L,Feldt-Rasmussen U

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II) is a widely expressed 7·5 kDa mitogenic peptide hormone. Although it is abundant in serum, understanding of its physiological role is limited compared with that of IGF-I. IGF-II regulates foetal development and differentiation, but its role in adults is less well understood. Evid...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Livingstone C,Borai A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied variables known to change with thyroid hormone status in 18 patients with subclinical hypothyroidism before and during treatment with thyroxine in a dose sufficient to restore the plasma TSH response to TRH to normal. There was an associated increase in both plasma total T4 and free T4 within the normal ran...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bell GM,Todd WT,Forfar JC,Martyn C,Wathen CG,Gow S,Riemersma R,Toft AD

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00