Measurement of free thyroxine and free triiodothyronine in asymptomatic subjects with high concentrations of serum TSH and a history of radioiodine therapy.

abstract：:A 25-year-old primigravid woman presented with Cushing's syndrome at 23 weeks gestation; serum cortisol was 1090 nmol/l at 0900 h, 1230 nmol/l at 2200 h; basal urinary free cortisol excretion was 3680 nmol/24 h, and 8830 nmol/24 h after dexamethasone 8 mg daily for 48 hours; plasma ACTH was < 1.1 pmol/l. CT scan of th...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Close CF,Mann MC,Watts JF,Taylor KG

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease represents the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the progressive form of liver injury. The pathophysiology that leads to NASH is not well understood. OBJECTIVE:We hypothesize that an altered cortisol metabolism in the liver ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Konopelska S,Kienitz T,Hughes B,Pirlich M,Bauditz J,Lochs H,Strasburger CJ,Stewart PM,Quinkler M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:100 mg i.m. sulpiride (a dopamine-receptor-blocking drug) led to a significant rise in plasma TSH in normal womem, in female patients with galactorrhoea, and, to a much more marked degree, in male and female patients with primary hypothyroidism. In the hypothyroid patients, there was a significant positive correlation...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Massara F,Camanni F,Belforte L,Vergano V,Molinatti GM

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutrition and growth during infancy are an emerging issue because of their potential link to metabolic health disorders in later life. Moreover, prolonged breast-feeding appears to be associated with a lower risk of obesity than formula feeding. Human milk is a source of various hormones and growth factors, namely adi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Savino F,Fissore MF,Liguori SA,Oggero R

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the polymorphisms of the cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) gene have been shown to be associated with Type 1 diabetes in Caucasians, some conflicting results have been reported among subjects of different ethnic backgrounds. We examined a CTLA4 polymorphism and its relationship to human leucoc...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kikuoka N,Sugihara S,Yanagawa T,Ikezaki A,Kim HS,Matsuoka H,Kobayashi Y,Wataki K,Konda S,Sato H,Miyamoto S,Sasaki N,Sakamaki T,Niimi H,Murata M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the impact of energy restriction (ER) upon the previously reported increased resting and exercise-related oxygen utilization, reduced body temperature, increased serum TSH, and reduced serum free T3 concentrations found during Antarctic residence (AR). DESIGN:Prospective, intervention with both ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Case HS,Reed HL,Palinkas LA,Reedy KR,Van Do N,Finney NS,Seip R

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fasting plasma proinsulin, insulin and glucose concentrations were measured in ten women with mild gestational diabetes and ten controls matched for race, age (32 +/- 6 vs 31 +/- 6 years), body mass index (28 +/- 8 vs 27 +/- 6) and gestational week (24 +/- 4 vs 25 +/- 4 weeks). There was no significant difference in f...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Dornhorst A,Davies M,Anyaoku V,Hampton SM,Elkeles RS,Beard RW,Johnston DG

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum prolactin concentrations have been measured at 15 min intervals for 2 h on 240 occasions in 227 patients with symptoms which could have been due to hyperprolactinaemic gonadal dysfunction. Of the 227, 138 had at least one elevated random prolactin level. Overall, 22% showed no significant fluctuation in prolacti...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Moult PJ,Dacie JE,Rees LH,Besser GM

更新日期：1981-04-01 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:The LMNA 1908C/T polymorphism has been reported to be associated with dyslipidaemia, metabolic syndrome, adipose tissue metabolism and obesity phenotypes, suggesting that this polymorphism presents an increased risk of atherosclerosis and vascular diseases. However, there have been no previous reports on the ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Liang H,Murase Y,Katuta Y,Asano A,Kobayashi J,Mabuchi H

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The diagnosis of the nonclassical form of 21-hydroxylase (NC-21OH) deficiency, established before molecular studies, is based on basal 17OH-progesterone (17OH-P) values > 15 nmol/l or ACTH-stimulated 17OH-P values > 30 nmol/l. This disease is caused by mutations in the structural gene that can be grouped into...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bachega TA,Billerbeck AE,Marcondes JA,Madureira G,Arnhold IJ,Mendonca BB

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:We determined the effects of physiological (non-hypotensive) increments of plasma atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) on the vasopressin and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal response to insulin induced hypoglycaemia. DESIGN:Single blind, placebo controlled, randomized study of the effect of vehicle alone or ANF (2...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Wittert GA,Espiner EA,Richards AM,Donald RA,Livesey JH,Yandle TG

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports have shown that thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins (TSI) may be detected by measuring cyclic AMP increases in cultures of isolated thyroid cells in response to added patient immunoglobulins (Ig). We have compared the frequency that TSI may be detected in the Ig fraction of 114 sera from 112 patients wi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Grant SJ,Luttrell BM,Hales IB

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the content and compared the molecular forms of parathyroid hormone-related protein in tumour tissue, plasma and pleural fluid. DESIGN:Measurement of parathyroid hormone-related protein in tumour extracts and biological fluids and comparison of the elution profiles of parathyroid hormone-rela...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bowden SJ,Hughes SV,Ratcliffe WA

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of surgical stress on the secretions of LH, FSH, testosterone (T) and oestradiol (E2) were studied in twelve male patients. During surgery LH rose significantly; post-operatively, LH fell but remained persistently elevated a week after operation. However, T and E2 fell progressively to a nadir on the second...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Wang C,Chan V,Yeung RT

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the risk of pregnancy complications in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome after consideration of lifestyle factors. DESIGN:Prospective cohort. PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS:Participants (n = 5628) were apparently healthy nulliparous women with singleton pregnancies from the Screeni...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bahri Khomami M,Moran LJ,Kenny L,Grieger JA,Myers J,Poston L,McCowan L,Walker J,Dekker G,Norman R,Roberts CT

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum prolactin concentrations were measured in nine untreated hypothyroid infants and 23 euthyroid controls. In the former group the serum prolactin concentrations were tenfold higher than the controls (352 vs 34 micrograms/l), declining gradually upon treatment. Although serum prolactin concentrations can be mildly ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： McCormick KL

更新日期：1986-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) activity is decreased in obese pregnancy and associates with increased foetal size. Pulsatile release of glucocorticoid hormones regulates their action in target tissues. Glucocorticoids are essential for normal foetal growth, but little is known about glucocorticoid ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Stirrat LI,Walker JJ,Stryjakowska K,Jones N,Homer NZM,Andrew R,Norman JE,Lightman SL,Reynolds RM

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:When the gonadotrophin levels increase at midcycle, more basic isoforms of FSH and LH appear in the circulation. However, when these gonadotrophins increase at menopause more acidic forms appear. The present study was done to see whether chronic 17 beta-oestradiol (E2) administration to post-menopausal women ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Wide L,Naessén T

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：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：:We report an 11-year-old boy with undermasculinized genitalia and an abnormally expanded CAG repeat length at exon 1 of the androgen receptor (AR) gene. He had microphallus and scrotal hypospadias with chordee, and underwent urethroplasty at 4 years of age. At 11 years of age, a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) t...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Ogata T,Muroya K,Ishii T,Suzuki Y,Nakada T,Sasagawa I

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The protein polymorphism of the GH receptor caused by genomic deletion of exon 3 (d3) has been linked to the magnitude of the first-year-growth response to GH in girls with Turner syndrome. Here, we studied the long-term effect of GH therapy in Turner syndrome in correlation to this polymorphism. DESIGN:The ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Binder G,Trebar B,Baur F,Schweizer R,Ranke MB

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effectiveness of short-term administration of recombinant biosynthetic IGF-I on patients with an hereditary inability to generate this hormone. DESIGN AND PATIENTS:Ten patients with Laron type dwarfism (LTD) (4 males, six females) aged 3 1/2 to 37 3/4 yea...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Laron Z,Klinger B,Jensen LT,Erster B

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Low growth hormone (GH) secretion and hypogonadism are common in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). In this study we present the effects of GH treatment on body composition and metabolism in adults with PWS. PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS:Nineteen patients with clinical PWS were recruited, 13 had PWS geno...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Höybye C,Hilding A,Jacobsson H,Thorén M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:In men, obesity and the metabolic syndrome are accompanied by decreased testosterone levels, but little is known about the associations between visceral adipose tissue (VAT), VAT-related inflammation and sex steroids. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relative impact of VAT, abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Gautier A,Bonnet F,Dubois S,Massart C,Grosheny C,Bachelot A,Aubé C,Balkau B,Ducluzeau PH

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma glucagon response to an arginine infusion was studied in children and adolescents belonging to the following groups: (I) twenty-two controls; (II) six subjects with delayed insulin peak during oral GTT; (III) ten diabetics on diet and/or oral therapy; (IV) six newly diagnosed uncompensated diabetics; and (V) ei...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Josefsberg Z,Laron Z,Doron M,Keret R,Belinski Y,Weismann I

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Somatostatin analogues have become the mainstay of the medical treatment of acromegaly. The aim of our study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of octreotide-LAR (OCT-LAR) treatment in acromegalic patients. DESIGN:Prospective open trial. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eighty acromegalic patients (46 women;...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Jallad RS,Musolino NR,Salgado LR,Bronstein MD

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00