Expression and characterization of recombinant beta-subunit hCG homodimer.

abstract：:Subacute thyroiditis is a transient inflammatory thyroid disease of unknown etiology. The primary goal for treatment is to mitigate inflammation. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the therapeutic effects of prednisolone and nonsteroidal anti-inflammation drugs in patients with subacute thyroiditis. In...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Sato J,Uchida T,Komiya K,Goto H,Takeno K,Suzuki R,Honda A,Himuro M,Watada H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyponatremia has been observed in elderly patients treated with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine. The pathogenesis of this effect is not known, but enhanced release of vasopressin (VP) and its renal actions may be a possible mechanism. Excess secretion of VP in combination with large fluid ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Marar IE,Amico JA

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary tumors are highly vascular neoplasms, which suggest an important role of angiogenesis in pituitary tumor growth. We used the human pituitary cell line (HP75) to examine the effects of the growth factors TGFbeta1, bFGF, and EGF on cell growth, and on the regulation of the pro-angiogenic growth factor VEGF-A a...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Horiguchi H,Jin L,Ruebel KH,Scheithauer BW,Lloyd RV

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are no data about the optimal supplementation therapy in HIV-infected patients with vitamin D (25OHD) deficiency. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of an oral monthly dose of 16,000 IU calcidiol. We performed a longitudinal cohort study of 365 HIV-infected patients (24 % females) was with sequential...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Bañón S,Rosillo M,Gómez A,Pérez-Elias MJ,Moreno S,Casado JL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recently, it has been confirmed that circulating miRNAs play an important role in disease pathogenesis and can be biomarkers of many autoimmune diseases. However, the knowledge about circulating miRNAs in Graves' disease (GD) is very limited. In this study, we aimed to identify circulating miRNAs as potential b...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Yao Q,Wang X,He W,Song Z,Wang B,Zhang J,Qin Q

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the effects of different patterns of administration of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) on weight gain, organ growth, serum GH binding protein (GHBP) and insulin-like growth factor-l (IGF-1) levels in a series of studies using hypophysectomized (Hx) or GH-deficient dwarf (dw/dw) rats. Anima...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Clark RG,Mortensen D,Carlsson LM,Carmignac D,Robinson I

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia is well known to decrease appetite and weight gain in growing rats, and to induce weight loss in humans. It has been hypothesized that this is mediated by a change in ghrelin, an orexigenic peptide synthesized and released primarily from the stomach. Rats were exposed to hypoxia for 7 d as neonates (birth-7 d ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Raff H

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to clarify the effects of exercise on levels of appetite regulatory hormones in plasma and hypothalamus of obese rats. Diet-induced obese rats undergo short- (40 min) and long-term (40 min, 5 days/week for 8 weeks) exercises. The rats ran at a speed of 20 m/min on a 5 degrees slope treadmill. Rats unde...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Wang J,Chen C,Wang RY

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have demonstrated an imbalance between free radicals and the antioxidative system in individuals with thyroid dysfunction. However, oxidative stress has not been evaluated in patients with thyroidectomy and thyroparathyroidectomy, who are under replacement therapy. The objective of this study was to ev...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Kaçmaz M,Atmaca M,Arslan A,Demir H,Özbay MF

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AdipoR1 is one of the adiponectin receptors which are important for adiponectin signaling. Because adiponectin is a candidate gene for common obesity, it is also hypothesized that variations in AdipoR1 may be involved in the development of complex obesity. Therefore, we designed an association study for the AdipoR1 ge...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Beckers S,de Freitas F,Zegers D,Mertens IL,Verrijken A,Van Camp JK,Van Gaal LF,Van Hul W

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of ultrasound (US)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) treatment of benign thyroid nodules in consecutive large number series. To find out whether there is any difference according to the nature of the nodules, nodules were subdivided into two groups of predominan...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Lee GM,You JY,Kim HY,Chai YJ,Kim HK,Dionigi G,Tufano RP

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) is useful for differential diagnosis of adult Cushing's disease (CD) but may not be so reliable in pediatric cases. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of BIPSS before and after desmopressin stimulation in pediatric CD, and to explore rela...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Chen S,Chen K,Lu L,Zhang X,Tong A,Pan H,Zhu H,Lu Z

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial tumors of different histologic types infrequently affect patients with pituitary adenomas and no history of head irradiation. The association with craniopharyngioma is extremely rare. Aims of this paper are: (1) to provide a critical literature review of typical features of pituitary adenoma presenting in...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Guaraldi F,Prencipe N,di Giacomo V,Scanarini M,Gasco V,Gardiman MP,Berton AM,Ghigo E,Grottoli S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strict glucose control is a well-proven therapeutic approach for peripheral neuropathies in patients with diabetes. Alpha lipoic acid (ALA) has also been accepted as a therapeutic agent for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in the respect of pathogenesis. However, the potential of ALA as a treatment for DPN in comp...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Lee KA,Lee NY,Park TS,Jin HY

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated trends in chronic glucocorticoid (GC) use in South Korea, and determined the association between chronic GC use and 5-year all-cause mortality. METHODS:A sample cohort was extracted from the South Korean National Health Insurance database. Patients prescribed a continuous dose of GC for...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Oh TK,Song IA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate atrial electromechanical delay (EMD), P wave dispersion (Pwd), and left atrial (LA) mechanical functions in patients with active acromegaly. Twenty-three patients with active acromegaly and 27 age- and sex-matched controls were included in this study. All atrial electromechanical ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Ilter A,Kırış A,Kaplan Ş,Kutlu M,Şahin M,Erem C,Civan N,Kangül F

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on the effect of exogenous subclinical thyrotoxicosis on bone mineral density (BMD) in male patients treated with suppressive doses of levothyroxine for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) are not conclusive. In order to evaluate BMD (in femoral neck, lumbar spine, and distal radius) and bone fractures in m...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Reverter JL,Colomé E,Holgado S,Aguilera E,Soldevila B,Mateo L,Sanmartí A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is significantly affected by environmental regulators impacting on genetic predisposition. Lifestyle changes can significantly modulate the phenotype of this disease. Diet, exercise, smoking, stress, and other factors adversely affect reproductive outcomes in PCOS. These influences can...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Norman RJ,Homan G,Moran L,Noakes M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghrelin is an endogenous growth hormone secretagogue (GHS) causing release of GH from pituitary somatotropes through the GHS receptor. Secretion of GH is linked directly to intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i), which is determined by Ca2+ influx and release from intracellular Ca2+ storage sites. Ca2+ influx...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Han X,Zhu Y,Zhao Y,Chen C

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of stress on serum corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) was studied in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. CBG was measured either by a homologous radioimmunoassay (RIA) or by a binding assay (BA) using 3H-corticosterone. Exposure of adult male rats to a severe stressor such as immobilization (IMO) for 1 h did...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Martí O,Martín M,Gavaldà A,Giralt M,Hidalgo J,Hsu BR,Kuhn RW,Armario A

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The primary aim of this study is to isolate cytokines specific for active Graves' orbitopathy (GO) in the tears of affected patients. The secondary aim is to identify other cytokines of interest and to look at the profile of their levels over time. METHODS:This is a prospective pilot study conducted at the Sin...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Yang M,Chung Y,Lang S,Yawata N,Seah LL,Looi A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interactions between testosterone, estradiol, and inhibin in the control of gonadotrophin secretion in males are poorly understood. Castrated rams were treated with steroid-free bovine follicular fluid (bFF), testosterone, or estradiol and for 7 d (2 x 2 x 2 factorial design). Given independently, none of the exogenou...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Blache D,Tjondronegoro S,Blackberry MA,Anderson ST,Curlewis JD,Martin GB

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We exploited the MassARRAY (MA) genotyping platform to develop the "PTC-MA assay", which allows the simultaneous detection of 13 hotspot mutations, in the BRAF, KRAS, NRAS, HRAS, TERT, AKT1, PIK3CA, and EIF1AX genes, and six recurrent genetic rearrangements, involving the RET and TRK genes in papillary thyroid ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Pesenti C,Muzza M,Colombo C,Proverbio MC,Farè C,Ferrero S,Miozzo M,Fugazzola L,Tabano S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A substantial number of pregnancies are complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and up to 70 % of women with GDM go on to develop type 2 diabetes. Given the extensive body of research suggesting physical activity reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes, facilitating physical activity, and reducing sedentary tim...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Johnson ST,Lynch B,Vallance J,Davenport MH,Gardiner PA,Butalia S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) could improve early diabetic nephropathy through the DNA-damage-inducible transcript 4/tuberous sclerosis 2/mammalian target of rapamycin pathway. Rat mesangial cells were cultured in media containing normal glucose or high glucose and were treated with o...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Wang H,Wang J,Qu H,Wei H,Ji B,Yang Z,Wu J,He Q,Luo Y,Liu D,Duan Y,Liu F,Deng H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin, a pineal hormone, is known to be an important neurohormonal factor involved in the timing of reproductive events which occur seasonally in various mammalian species. In order to evaluate the influence of melatonin on neurons which are producing gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), we studied the effect of...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Li S,Pelletier G

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental toxicants are thought to play a role in several estrogen-dependent diseases including breast cancer and endometriosis. Toxicant-induced increased aromatase activity, an enzyme complex that catalyzes the final rate-limiting step in the conversion of androgens to estrogens, has been reported in assays usin...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Holloway AC,Stys KA,Foster WG

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of NAMPT/visfatin in euthyroid patients with Graves' disease without (GD) and with Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO), we analyzed NAMPT leukocyte expression and its serum concentration. This was a single-center, cross-sectional study with consecutive enrollment. In total, 149 patients diagnosed with ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Sawicka-Gutaj N,Budny B,Zybek-Kocik A,Sowiński J,Ziemnicka K,Waligórska-Stachura J,Ruchała M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The A1 adenosine receptor (A1AR) exerts important biological effects in the mammalian biology. To provide insights into the role A1AR action in human physiology, we characterized the pharmacologic properties of the human A1AR, examined somatic sites of A1AR gene expression, and identified the chromosomal location of t...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Rivkees SA,Lasbury ME,Stiles GS,Henegariu O,Curtis C,Vance G

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with cortisol secreting adrenal adenomas present with Cushing's syndrome (CS), while 5-15% of subjects with adrenal incidentalomas have subclinical hypercortisolism (SH) as they have biochemical abnormalities suggesting autonomous cortisol secretion without associated clinical features of CS. GOALS...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Khawandanah D,ElAsmar N,Arafah BM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00