In-vivo and in-vitro endocrine investigation of pure gonadal dysgenesis.

abstract：:In a series of hyperthyroid subjects treated with a high dose 'block-replace' regime, mean thyroidal technetium uptake was shown to fall progressively over an 18 month period. Furthermore, sub-total inhibition of hormone biosynthesis could be demonstrated, without evidence of proportionate inhibition of organification...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Wise PH,Marion M,Pain R

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone and prolactin are secreted episodically in man and experimental animals. To investigate physiologic mechanisms of GH and PRL secretion, a series of experiments were performed in individual, unanaesthetized male and female rats. GH secretion in the male rat is characterized by intermittent surges that oc...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Terry LC,Saunders A,Audet J,Willoughby JO,Brazeau P,Martin JB

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the present study was to elucidate the parathyroid responsiveness by measurements of blood ionized calcium and serum intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentrations, before and during trisodium citrate induced hypocalcaemia. PATIENTS AND CONTROLS:Sixteen patients with primary hyperparathyroi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Schwarz P,Sørensen HA,Momsen G,McNair P,Transbøl I

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:In contrast to the cardiac hormones, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), variations in plasma concentrations of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) in healthy adults are ill-defined, limiting their clinical application. OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to define the effect of age, ph...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Prickett TC,Olney RC,Cameron VA,Ellis MJ,Richards AM,Espiner EA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antigenicity of HCG was tested in twenty-three young healthy men receiving two different HCG preparations (A and B). Each subject received 5000 i.u. HCG intramuscularly daily for three consecutive days, followed by another course, 3 weeks later, of 5000 i.u. HCG injections daily for 3 days. Two of the fifteen subj...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Nieschlag E,Bernitz S,Töpert M

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Women with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are more at risk of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that increased visceral adipose tissue (VAT) could explain to a large extent alterations in the cardiovascular disease risk profile of postmenopaus...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Lemieux S,Bédard A,Piché MÈ,Weisnagel SJ,Corneau L,Bergeron J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Provocative stimulation tests for GH assessment have poor reproducibility and can often elicit false positive results in normal children. The aim of our study was to evaluate the capability of pegvisomant, as an enhancer of GH secretion, in unmasking false-positive results in short children undergoing GH test...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Radetti G,Wu Z,Elsedfy HH,El Kholy M,Bozzola M,Strasburger CJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven women with secondary amenorrhoea and hyperprolactinaemia were treated with lisuride, a new semisynthetic ergot derivative. Acute administration of lisuride (100 microgram orally) significantly suppressed serum prolactin (PRL) levels in nine out of eleven subjects. In these nine patients, prolonged treatment wit...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： De Cecco L,Foglia G,Ragni N,Rossato P,Venturini PL

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations in PROP1, HESX1 and LHX3 are associated with combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) and orthotopic posterior pituitary lobe (OPP). OBJECTIVE:To identify mutations in PROP1, HESX1 and LHX3 in a large cohort of patients with CPHD and OPP (35 Brazilian, two Argentinian). DESIGN AND METHODS:We ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Madeira JL,Nishi MY,Nakaguma M,Benedetti AF,Biscotto IP,Fernandes T,Pequeno T,Figueiredo T,Franca MM,Correa FA,Otto AP,Abrão M,Miras MB,Santos S,Jorge AA,Costalonga EF,Mendonca BB,Arnhold IJ,Carvalho LR

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The protein-tyrosine-phosphate nonreceptor 22 gene (PTPN22) has recently been identified as a susceptibility locus for a number of autoimmune diseases including Graves' disease (GD). PTPN21 is another member of the PTPN family and its gene PTPN21 maps to the first reported region of genetic linkage to GD, GD-...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Zeitlin AA,Heward JM,Brand OJ,Newby PR,Franklyn JA,Gough SC,Simmonds MJ

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The metabolites of steroidal hormones, including sulphate, glucuronide, and fatty acid (FA) ester derivatives, have received little attention, although these steroid derivatives are essential components in the global assessment of steroid metabolism. The study of FA-derivatives could, in obesity, contribute s...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Fernández-Real JM,Sanchis D,Ricart W,Casamitjana R,Balada F,Remesar X,Alemany M

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hyperandrogenism is one of the characteristic features of the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Androgens are important for bone mass. Studies on bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures in postmenopausal women with PCOS are lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate whether postmenopausal women with P...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Schmidt J,Dahlgren E,Brännström M,Landin-Wilhelmsen K

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:Lactation has been associated with suppression of some components of the neuroendocrine stress response. In humans, suppression of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis has been demonstrated in response to both a psychological and an exercise challenge, but appears to be limited to a short period of time follow...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kaye J,Soothill P,Hunt M,Lightman S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of Cushing's syndrome are reported in which apparently autonomous adrenal adenomata were associated with the presence of pituitary tumours. In one case the patient was apparently cured by unilateral adrenalectomy, although she was noted to have radiological evidence of an intrasellar tumour; serum cortisol w...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Sturrock ND,Morgan L,Jeffcoate WJ

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cushing's syndrome in pregnancy is rare but associated with a high fetal loss rate, premature labour and excessive maternal morbidity. There has been controversy regarding the safety and efficacy of surgical treatment during pregnancy. We describe two further cases, both due to adrenal adenomas, in whom the diagnosis ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bevan JS,Gough MH,Gillmer MD,Burke CW

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Iodine deficiency during pregnancy results in thyroid dysfunction and has been associated with adverse obstetric and foetal effects, leading to worldwide salt iodization programmes. As nowadays 69% of the world's population lives in iodine-sufficient regions, we investigated the effects of variation in iodine...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Medici M,Ghassabian A,Visser W,de Muinck Keizer-Schrama SM,Jaddoe VW,Visser WE,Hooijkaas H,Hofman A,Steegers EA,Bongers-Schokking JJ,Ross HA,Tiemeier H,Visser TJ,de Rijke YB,Peeters RP

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：CONTEXT:Previous studies suggested that plasma aldosterone (PAC) response to ACTH stimulation could predict the subtypes of primary aldosteronism (PA) and avoid adrenal venous sampling (AVS). OBJECTIVE:Assess the usefulness of peripheral (P) PAC response to ACTH stimulation during AVS to identify the source of aldoste...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： St-Jean M,Bourdeau I,Therasse É,Lacroix A

更新日期：2020-03-01 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:The aim of this study was to group patients with MODY (maturity-onset diabetes of the young) according to the genetic alterations underlying the disease and to investigate their clinical characteristics. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Molecular analysis of GCK (MODY2), HNF-1alpha (MODY3), HNF-4alpha (MODY1) and HNF-1b...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Estalella I,Rica I,Perez de Nanclares G,Bilbao JR,Vazquez JA,San Pedro JI,Busturia MA,Castaño L,Spanish MODY Group.

更新日期：2007-10-01 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 The aim of the study was to investigate whether pyridostigmine, a cholinesterase inhibitor which is thought to act at the hypothalamus to inhibit somatostatin secretion, would augment spontaneous or GHRH-stimulated serum GH levels in patients with GH-insufficiency. DESIGN Oral pyridostigmine 60 mg or placebo...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kirk JM,Ross RJ,Trainer PJ,Froud AL,Davies SC,Savage MO,Besser GM

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Acylation-stimulating protein (ASP) is an adipose tissue-derived hormone, which stimulates glucose and free fatty acid (FFA) uptake into adipocytes. Changes in ASP metabolism are associated with alterations in lipid metabolism. As postnatal catch-up growth has been associated with dyslipidaemia in...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Leunissen RW,Gao Y,Cianflone K,Stijnen T,Hokken-Koelega AC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Androgens have paradoxically different effects on hair follicles depending on body site, stimulating beard growth while inducing regression in some areas of the scalp. The mesenchyme derived dermal papilla at the base of the hair follicle regulates many aspects of the growth of follicular epithelium, and is p...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Thornton MJ,Laing I,Hamada K,Messenger AG,Randall VA

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ghrelin and obestatin have apparent opposite orexigenic and anorexigenic effects, although the latter has not been firmly demonstrated in humans. So far, little data have been reported in relation to its potential association with metabolic syndrome (MS). The objective was to study obestatin concentrations in...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Mora M,Granada ML,Roca M,Palomera E,Puig R,Serra-Prat M,Puig-Domingo M

更新日期：2013-06-01 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:Identification of the novel endocrine role of osteocalcin (OC) and its receptor GPRC6A has given rise to a new branch of research in OC/GPRC6A axis related to glucose metabolism. GPRC6A- and OC-deficient mice share features of the metabolic syndrome, in addition to male infertility. Recently, the polymorphism...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Di Nisio A,Rocca MS,Fadini GP,De Toni L,Marcuzzo G,Marescotti MC,Sanna M,Plebani M,Vettor R,Avogaro A,Foresta C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Little is known about the relationships of dietary factors, physical activity and sedentary behaviour to dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) concentrations among prepubertal children. Therefore, we studied the associations of these lifestyle factors with serum DHEA...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Mäntyselkä A,Jääskeläinen J,Eloranta AM,Väistö J,Voutilainen R,Ong K,Brage S,Lakka TA,Lindi V

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the capacity of thyroid follicular cells to function as antigen presenting cells, we have examined their ability to stimulate allogeneic T cells. DESIGN:Thyroid follicular cells were pretreated with interferon-gamma or phorbol myristate acetate, washed thoroughly, and their capacity to induce allog...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Tandon N,Weetman AP

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00