Inhibition of 3-beta-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase activity in first trimester human pregnancy with trilostane and WIN 32729.

abstract：:A 30-year-old presented in 1984 with a clinically nonfunctional tumour which subsequently developed into a metastatic corticotrophinoma from which he died despite surgery in 1984, 1986 and 1991 and external radiotherapy in 1986. Molecular genetic analysis of tumour and metastatic tissue revealed loss of heterozygosity...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bates AS,Buckley N,Boggild MD,Bicknell EJ,Perrett CW,Broome JC,Clayton RN

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Constitutional delay in growth and adolescence (CDGA) is common in boys, some of whom request treatment to accelerate growth and attainment of secondary sexual characteristics. The aims of this study were to confirm that a 3-month course of intramuscular testosterone oenanthate does not impair final height i...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kelly BP,Paterson WF,Donaldson MD

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid function, the clinical occurrence of goitre and ultrasonically determined thyroid gland volume were investigated in 23 patients with phenytoin- and 28 patients with carbamazepine-treated convulsive disorders and compared with matched healthy controls. In the phenytoin treated group median thyroid volume was 26...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Hegedüs L,Hansen JM,Lühdorf K,Perrild H,Feldt-Rasmussen U,Kampmann JP

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have evaluated the efficacy of percutaneous ethanol injection as an alternative to surgery and iodine-131 treatment in solitary autonomous thyroid adenoma. DESIGN:Percutaneous ethanol injection (0.5-2.8 ml ethanol/ml nodular tissue) was performed under sonographic guidance in 3-5 (1-2 weekly) sessions; a ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Monzani F,Goletti O,Caraccio N,Del Guerra P,Ferdeghini M,Pucci E,Baschieri L

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major physiological role of calcitonin in humans appears to be regulation of skeletal turnover. It has been suggested that another function of calcitonin is to prevent post-prandial rises in calcium, particularly in animals, but the importance of such a function in man remains to be determined. Although it is known ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Stevenson JC,Adrian TE,Christofides ND,Bloom SR

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The differentiation of benign from malignant phaeochromocytoma is difficult. We have examined whether the use of flow cytometric determination of nuclear DNA content would be useful as a predictor of malignant behaviour in patients with phaeochromocytoma as some previous studies had suggested t...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Heaney AP,O'Rourke D,Arthur K,Beatty OL,Russell CF,Sloan JM,Hamilton P,Atkinson AB

更新日期：1996-02-01 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:The importance of oestrogen on bone mineral density (BMD) in males was suggested by reports of patients with oestrogen resistance and aromatase deficiency who demonstrated osteoporosis and epiphyseal plate maturation defect despite high testosterone levels. In the present study, we examined the effects of oes...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Reutrakul S,Ongphiphadhanakul B,Piaseu N,Krittiyawong S,Chanprasertyothin S,Bunnag P,Rajatanavin R

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder resulting in lack of cortisol and often aldosterone and overproduction of androgens. Raised levels of androgens can lead to increased mass in the laryngeal tissues, which may lower the fundamental frequency (F0) of the voice. D...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Nygren U,Södersten M,Falhammar H,Thorén M,Hagenfeldt K,Nordenskjöld A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cytokines have an important role in orchestrating the pathophysiology in autoimmune thyroid disease. The aim of the current study was to analyse the expression of interleukin (IL)-14 and IL-16 in the thyroid tissue of patients with Graves' disease (GD), Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) or multinodular goitre (MN...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kemp EH,Ajjan RA,Metcalfe RA,Watson PF,Weetman AP

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osmoregulation of vasopressin release and thirst was studied in the mid-follicular and mid-luteal phases of the menstrual cycle of five patients with cyclical oedema defined by peripheral oedema and weight gain (greater than 3.0 kg) manifest in two consecutive luteal phases. Results are compared to those already obtai...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Thompson CJ,Burd JM,Baylis PH

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The prevalence of clinically silent corticotroph macroadenomas is unknown. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of clinically silent corticotroph macroadenomas among all pituitary macroadenomas. DESIGN:Patients scheduled to have transsphenoidal surgery for any sellar mass were prospectively evaluated clin...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Guttenberg KB,Mayson SE,Sawan C,Kharlip J,Lee JY,Martinez-Lage M,Loevner LA,Ewanichak J,Grady MS,Snyder PJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:A gonadotrophin response testosterone producing adrenal cortical adenoma in a 61-year-old woman is described. Oophorectomy was performed before adrenalectomy as at first an ovarian origin of excess and androgen production was suspected. The hypophyseal gonadal feedback system was studied after oophorectomy using LHRH ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： de Lange WE,Pratt JJ,Doorenbos H

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Women with Turner's syndrome (TS) have recently been shown to be at an increased risk of developing chronic liver disease. There has been some concern that oestrogen replacement therapy may exacerbate hepatic dysfunction. The aim of this study was to assess hepatic function in women with TS and to determine t...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Elsheikh M,Hodgson HJ,Wass JA,Conway GS

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We were able to observe the effect of withdrawal of endogenous sympathetic drive in a hypertensive patient with an aldosterone-secreting adrenal adenoma. Acute stimulation of both carotid sinus nerves lowered blood pressure to normotensive or hypotensive levels by reducing peripheral resistance. When chronic carotid s...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Nicholls MG,Julius S,Zweifler AJ

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vasopressin (AVP) is reported to be an important factor for regulating cortisol secretion in patients with Cushing's syndrome due to ACTH-independent macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia (AIMAH). Recently, there have been several case reports of subclinical Cushing's syndrome due to AIMAH, in which the pat...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Tatsuno I,Uchida D,Tanaka T,Koide H,Shigeta A,Ichikawa T,Sasano H,Saito Y

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Quality of life is impaired in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). In this study, we compared the time to first prescription of antidepressants (ADM) in PCOS vs two control groups. DESIGN:Register-based cohort study. PATIENTS:One thousand and one hundred and twenty-four premenopausal women with hirsutism and/...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Altinok ML,Glintborg D,Depont Christensen R,Hallas J,Andersen M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncontrolled hyperthyroidism in pregnancy poses a risk to both mother and foetus, and the optimal treatment strategy in this setting remains elusive. Instigation of pharmacological therapy or an alternative intervention during pregnancy requires careful consideration, and the evidence that has underpinned our choice o...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Napier C,Pearce SH

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:A new model has been established for the perfused in situ rat lung. During perfusion with glucose at 4 mmol/l, physiological concentrations of insulin (50 mu/l) caused an initial 1.5 fold increase in lactate production; the increase being sustained at 30% for the 4 h of perfusion. The observation that the lung respond...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Stubbs WA,Morgan I,Lloyd B,Alberti KG

更新日期：1977-09-01 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：:The human population which lives and works in polar environments has been increasing steadily over the last 15 years. Very little is known about how these residents adjust to their environment. Cold adaptation in man is a poorly understood phenomenon. Euthermic mammals maintain body temperature during cold exposure vi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Reed HL,Burman KD,Shakir KM,O'Brian JT

更新日期：1986-07-01 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：:Obesity may be characterized by abnormal sex steroid secretion and reduced sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) which in turn is related to fat distribution and insulin secretion. Recent in-vitro and in-vivo evidence suggests that insulin is the common mechanism regulating the secretion of SHBG and insulin-like growth ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Weaver JU,Holly JM,Kopelman PG,Noonan K,Giadom CG,White N,Virdee S,Wass JA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess possible side-effects of long-term continuous growth hormone (GH) treatment on carbohydrate (CH) metabolism in children with short stature born small for gestational age. DESIGN:In a prospective, randomised double-blind, dose-response multicentre trial, the effect of GH treatment on CH metabolism w...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Sas T,Mulder P,Aanstoot HJ,Houdijk M,Jansen M,Reeser M,Hokken-Koelega A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The risk of progression of subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) to clinical dysfunction is one of the factors considered in the decision to treat this condition. This study evaluated the natural history of SCH in women with TSH ≤10 mIU/l. DESIGN:This is a prospective study. PATIENTS:Two hundred and fifty-two wo...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Rosário PW,Carvalho M,Calsolari MR

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenetic mechanisms underlying pituitary tumorigenesis are largely unknown. Previous reports have suggested that aggressive pituitary adenomas and/or carcinomas may be associated with genetic alterations that are distinct from those responsible for the more common and less aggressive pituitary adenomas. Here, ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Zahedi A,Booth GL,Smyth HS,Farrell WE,Clayton RN,Asa SL,Ezzat S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep history and pituitary function were studied and sleep polygraphy performed in 11 acromegalic patients before and after pituitary surgery. Excessive daytime sleepiness or habitual snoring or both together, as well as an elevated fasting level of serum GH occurred in all the patients. In five men but in none of th...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Pekkarinen T,Partinen M,Pelkonen R,Iivanainen M

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00