Comparative effects of sodium ipodate and iodide on serum thyroid hormone concentrations in patients with Graves' disease.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We wished to investigate the effects of nicotinamide and 3-aminobenzamide, well known as inhibitors of poly(ADP ribose) synthetase, on interferon-gamma-induced HLA-DR antigen expression using cultured human thyroid cells from patients with Graves' disease. DESIGN AND MEASUREMENTS:Cultured thyroid cells were ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Hiromatsu Y,Sato M,Yamada K,Nonaka K

更新日期：1992-01-01 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:Correction of GH and IGF-I levels are associated with improvements in insulin secretion, cardiac performance and body composition in patients with acromegaly, but whether these parallel post-treatment levels of GH-IGF-I axis activity is undefined. We investigate whether various biochemical outcomes after tran...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Damjanovic SS,Neskovic AN,Petakov MS,Popovic V,Macut D,Vukojevic P,Joksimovic MM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility of impaired lipolysis of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in patients with abdominal visceral fat accumulation by assessing two major lipolytic enzymes in the plasma, lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and hepatic lipase (HL). DESIGN AND PATIENTS:A total of 3...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kobayashi J,Tashiro J,Murano S,Morisaki N,Saito Y

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Steroid 5α-reductase type 2 deficiency (5α-RD2) is a male-limited, autosomal recessive inherited disease. Affected 46, XY individuals usually present with ambiguous genitalia at birth. An early and precise diagnosis is of great value to the long-term prognosis of the disease. OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Zhu H,Liu W,Han B,Fan M,Zhao S,Wang H,Lu Y,Pan C,Chen F,Chen M,Song H,Cheng K,Qiao J

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Oestradiol sensitizes the pituitary to GnRH, while gonadotrophin surge attenuating factor (GnSAF) may oppose this action. Using the LH response to GnRH during treatment with FSH as an in vivo bioassay for GnSAF, we tested the hypothesis that the augmented LH response to GnRH in the late follicular phase is re...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Dimitraki M,Messini CI,Dafopoulos K,Gioka T,Koutlaki N,Garas A,Georgoulias P,Messinis IE

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The human DIMINUTO/DWARF1 homolog seladin-1/DHCR24 has been recently reported to be up-regulated in adrenocortical adenomas. Seladin-1 expression has been reported in the normal ovary. Granulosa cell tumours of the ovary (GCT) as with adrenocortical adenomas arise from a steroidogenic tissue, respond to pitui...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Fuller PJ,Alexiadis M,Jobling T,McNeilage J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A high level of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) is a predictor of poor wound healing in diabetic foot ulcers. In skin keratinocytes, site-specific DNA demethylation plays an important role in MMP-9 expression. Ten-eleven translocation enzyme 2 (TET2) protein, one member of TET family, could rely on α-ketoglutara...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Tan Q,Wang W,Yang C,Zhang J,Sun K,Luo HC,Mai LF,Lao Y,Yan L,Ren M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The development and progression of sporadic adrenocortical tumours are poorly understood. In autopsy studies adrenocortical tumours are found in between 2 and 9% of the general population. In congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), decreased production of cortisol leads to increased secretion of ACTH from the p...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kjellman M,Holst M,Bäckdahl M,Larsson C,Farnebo LO,Wedell A

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the frequency of the metabolic syndrome (MS) and of the insulin resistance syndrome (IRS) in overweight or obese French children and to determine the risk factors. DESIGN, PATIENTS AND METHODS:A total of 308 overweight and obese children [166 girls, 142 boys, aged 7-17 years; median body mass ind...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Druet C,Dabbas M,Baltakse V,Payen C,Jouret B,Baud C,Chevenne D,Ricour C,Tauber M,Polak M,Alberti C,Levy-Marchal C

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Adult onset GH deficiency (GHD) is characterized by abnormalities of serum lipoprotein profiles and GH replacement results in favourable alterations in serum total and low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol. Preliminary evidence has indicated that the effect of GH replacement in this respect may be additiv...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Monson JP,Jönsson P,Koltowska-Häggström M,Kourides I

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the contributions of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) to insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function in acromegaly. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study was used with continuous infusion of glucose with model assessment to determine insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function....

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Hopkins KD,Holdaway IM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Hypoparathyroidism is characterized by hypocalcaemia, hyperphosphataemia, and low or inappropriately normal parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. Idiopathic or genetic drivers are the predominant causes of hypoparathyroidism in paediatric-age patients. OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the aetiology and clinical c...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kim JH,Shin YL,Yang S,Cheon CK,Cho JH,Lee BH,Kim GH,Lee JO,Seo EJ,Choi JH,Yoo HW

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several weeks after thyroidectomy (T), female rats stopped growing, and their pituitary GH content had decreased to less than 2--3% of the values found for age-matched controls (C). The liver membranes of such animals were explored with human GH (hGH). It was found that in the severely hypothyroid T rat, the number, b...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Duran-Garcia S,Gomez-Nieto J,Fouchereau-Peron M,Padron VF,Obregon MJ,Morreale de Escobar G,Escobar del Rey F

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The excretion of FSH, LH, oestrogens and pregnanediol was monitored once weekly in urine samples collected from eight peri-menopausal women aged 44-55 years (median, 52 years). Observations were commenced between 5 and 15 weeks before the menopause and were continued for 22-30 weeks after final menstruation. Amenorrho...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Metcalf MG,Donald RA,Livesey JH

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Objective To evaluate the effect of strontium ranelate (SR) on bone turnover markers in women with established osteoporosis previously treated with teriparatide (TPTD--recombinant human PTH 1-34). DESIGN PATIENTS: Twenty-two postmenopausal Caucasian women (aged 65.7 +/- 1.7 years) with established osteoporos...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Anastasilakis AD,Goulis DG,Polyzos SA,Gerou S,Ballaouri I,Efstathiadou Z,Kita M,Avramidis A

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only five cases of growth hormone secreting pituitary carcinoma have been documented. We present a 49-year-old West Indian male with grossly elevated plasma growth hormone (760-10,400 mU/l), and a large aggressive pituitary tumour that continued to grow despite repeated pituitary surgery, radiotherapy and medical ther...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Stewart PM,Carey MP,Graham CT,Wright AD,London DR

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently identified a novel anorexigenic protein, nesfatin-1, which is processed from nesfatin/nucleobindin-2 (NUCB2). However, the clinical importance of this protein has not been determined. OBJECTIVE:To investigate its clinical significance in humans, we have established a new specific enzyme-linked i...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Tsuchiya T,Shimizu H,Yamada M,Osaki A,Oh-I S,Ariyama Y,Takahashi H,Okada S,Hashimoto K,Satoh T,Kojima M,Mori M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital-acquired hyponatraemia is a common and potentially serious condition. Risk factors for hospital-acquired hyponatraemia have not been studied in a controlled fashion. Methods From 1501 patients in whom serum sodium (S(Na)) was determined, 50 cases with hospital-acquired hyponatraemia (in-hospital dec...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Beukhof CM,Hoorn EJ,Lindemans J,Zietse R

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the mechanism for the hypogonadism associated with prolactin hypersecretion in men we examined luteinizing hormone (LH) secretory profiles in four hyperprolactinaemic men before and during treatment with bromocriptine. Pretreatment serum prolactin levels were increased 4-100 fold and serum testosterone leve...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Winters SJ,Troen P

更新日期：1984-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Growth deficiency is commonly seen in polytransfused beta-thalassaemia patients, especially in adolescence. It is not completely dependent on the lack of their pubertal growth spurt. GH impairment at different levels (hypothalamic or pituitary) and/or a reduced IGF-1 synthesis have been suggested the main cau...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Cavallo L,Gurrado R,Gallo F,Zacchino C,De Mattia D,Tatò L

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assessed body composition, bone mineral density (BMD), glucose and lipids in Williams syndrome (WS), a rare microdeletion disorder. DESIGN:Individuals with WS had outpatient assessment at Massachusetts General Hospital. Controls were selected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHAN...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Shaikh S,Waxler JL,Lee H,Grinke K,Garry J,Pober BR,Stanley TL

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：DESIGN:Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and glucose intolerance increase with age. It has been demonstrated that beta cell function declines at about 1% per year in glucose tolerant Caucasians. However, this relationship is not known to exist in other ethnic groups. SUBJECTS AND MEASUREMENTS:We investigated the relations...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Chiu KC,Martinez DS,Chu A

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of plasma immunoreactive met-enkephalin (IR-met-enkephalin) to ethanol (8 g by mouth) after chlorpropamide (250 mg daily for 14 d) was studied in three groups of non-insulin dependent diabetics (a) six diabetics who showed chlorpropamide alcohol flush (CPAF) and in whom the reaction could be blocked by in...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Johnston C,Wiles PG,Medbak S,Bowcock S,Cooke ED,Pyke DA,Rees LH

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metadherin (MTDH) protein, also called astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) is over expressed in a variety of malignant tumours, and is closely related to tumour invasion and the poor prognosis. OBJECTIVE:This study tries to explore the clinical pathological significance of MTDH expression in a large cohort of...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Li WF,Wang G,Zhao ZB,Liu CA

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess current provision of specialist and transitional paediatric endocrine services in the UK and Ireland. DESIGN:A questionnaire was sent to paediatric endocrinologists requesting details of patients receiving GH and also details of specialist and transitional services. RESULTS:Of 72 questionnaires re...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kirk J,Clayton P

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have recently demonstrated multiple aberrations in the GH-IGF axis in the sera of children with untreated insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) which were restored after insulin replacement. However, the net result of these alterations in the IGF system on the concentrations of free/biologically avail...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bereket A,Lang CH,Blethen SL,Ng LC,Wilson TA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00