Clinical testing results and high patient satisfaction with a new needle-free device for growth hormone in young children.

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) are synthesized and released from adrenal cells. Therefore, the effects of TNF-alpha and IL-6 on cortisol release from bovine zona fasciculata (ZF) cells were investigated. IL-6 (10-1000 pg/mL) significantly increased basal and adrenocorticotropic hormon...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Barney M,Call GB,McIlmoil CJ,Husein OF,Adams A,Balls AG,Oliveira GK,Miner EC,Richards TA,Crawford BK,Heckmann RA,Bell JD,Judd AM

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The comparative efficacy and safety profiles of selected daily 1000 IU, weekly 7000 IU and monthly 30,000 IU vitamin D 3-not previously investigated-will be evaluated. Here, a prospective, randomized clinical trial, comparing efficacy and safety of a daily single dose of 1000 IU (group A) to a once-weekly 7000 IU dose...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Takács I,Tóth BE,Szekeres L,Szabó B,Bakos B,Lakatos P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this article is to investigate the effects of Aminoguanidine and vitamin C (VitC) on type IV collagen in diabetic nephropathy rats. Diabetic nephropathy rats were induced by intraperitoneal injection of STZ. Rats were randomly divided into five groups: normal control group (n = 10), diabetes group (n = 10),...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Li Q,Ao X,Du Y,Li Y,Ou Y,Gong R,Sun X,Yang YX,Wen G

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors affecting longevity are complex and poorly understood. We have recently found that Ames dwarf mice (df/df), which are deficient in growth hormone (GH), prolactin, and thyroid-stimulating hormone, live significantly longer than their normal siblings whereas transgenic mice that overexpress GH exhibit reduced li...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Brown-Borg HM,Bode AM,Bartke A

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxytocin (OT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) are two major neurohypophysary nonapeptides that have impor-tant roles during pregnancy and labor. Using the expiant model at term, we have examined the effect of physiologic concentrations of both nonapeptides on placental hormone secretion. We found that OT had a dose-dep...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Barnea ER,Maruo T,Schurtz-Swirsky R

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Octreotide (OCT) has been successfully used for treatment of acromegaly and neuroendocrine tumors for more than 30 years. However, long-term safety of OCT has not been documented in placebo-controlled setting. This present analysis pooled safety data from two similarly-designed, randomized, and placebo-controll...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Pivonello R,Muscogiuri G,Holder G,Paul M,Sarp S,Lesogor A,Jordaan P,Eisinger J,Colao A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that hypothalamic dopamine (DA) is the major physiologic regulator of prolactin (PRL) secretion, exerting a tonic inhibition throughout most of the estrous cycle. A dramatic drop in the amount of DA perfusing the anterior pituitary occurs in the afternoon of proestrus and is critical for the pro...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Gregerson KA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the microhistologic evaluation by core needle biopsy (CNB) has been reported as high accurate to diagnose thyroid nodules with previous indeterminate or not adequate fine-needle aspiration cytology. In addition, sparse data have been reported regarding the use of CNB in other conditions. Aim of this review w...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Trimboli P,Crescenzi A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nordic walking (NW), characterized by the use of two walking poles, has positive effects on several muscle groups. Muscle strength and mass decrease with age, and recently, this decrease is defined as sarcopenia. Sarcopenia may be triggered by oxidative stress. We investigated whether changes in the oxidative stress m...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Kawamoto R,Kohara K,Katoh T,Kusunoki T,Ohtsuka N,Abe M,Kumagi T,Miki T

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Histologic and pTNM classification of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is mandatory to assess risk of relapse, risk of death, and radioactive iodine administration. The impact of an expert central review of external pathology reports has not yet been reported. METHODS:Monocentric retrospective study to eval...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Hescot S,Sheikh-Alard H,Kordahi M,Hartl D,Hadoux J,Terroir M,Breuskin I,Baudin E,Scoazec JY,Schlumberger M,Al Ghuzlan A,Leboulleux S

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the regulation of follistatin gene expression, porcine granulosa cells were incubated with the translational inhibitor, cycloheximide (CHX), for periods from 6-24 h. This resulted in a 3 to 10-fold increase in follistatin mRNA accumulation compared to vehicle treated control cultures. At 20 h, CHX augmented...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Lindsell CE,Misra V,Murphy BD

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adipocyte-derived catabolic protein leptin alters cell-mediated immunity and cytokine crosstalk. This may provide new insights into the altered immune response, seen in obese individuals. Therefore, we determined the tissue distribution of immune cells in diet-induced obese (dio) and normal weight F344 rats challe...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Behrendt P,Buchenauer T,Horn R,Brabant G,Jacobs R,Bode F,Stephan M,Nave H

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone (GH) and prolactin share similarities in structure and function. We have previously shown that women with congenital isolated GH deficiency (IGHD) caused by a homozygous mutation in the GHRH receptor gene (GHRHR) (MUT/MUT) have a short reproductive life, with anticipated climacteric. At climacteric, the...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Menezes M,Salvatori R,Melo LD,Rocha ÍE,Oliveira CR,Pereira RM,Souza AH,Valença EH,Melo EV,Campos VC,Costa FO,Aguiar-Oliveira MH

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to determine whether impaired beta-cell function exists in Chinese individuals within the normal range of glucose tolerance (NGT), and these individuals are predisposed to diabetes later in life. The cross-sectional study included 843 NGT subjects and 562 isolated impaired glucose toleranc...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Lin Z,Zhou J,Li X,Song L,Hou X,Tang J,Wang C,Jia W

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In order to study the association of G241R polymorphism of ICAM-1 gene with an earlier onset of Graves' disease (GD) and the susceptibility of K469E polymorphism to Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) in Chinese population. STUDY DESIGN:A case-control and replication study was performed in 212 GD patients and 204 he...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Wang S,Sun H,Chen HY,Zhao ZF,Yang Y,Zhao YJ,Cui B,Ning G

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytoplasmic calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)) changes evoked by adenosine 5(1)-triphosphate (ATP) were recorded in cultured individual Leydig cells within 10-18 h after cell dispersion. [Ca(2+)](i) was monitored using Fura-2AM loaded cells with a digital ratio imaging system. Five micromolars ATP induced biphasic [Ca(2+)](i) resp...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Pérez-Armendariz EM,Nadal A,Fuentes E,Spray DC

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Adrenal myelolipoma is an invariably benign neoplasm of the adrenal gland that is the second most common primary adrenal incidentaloma following adrenocortical adenomas. It is composed of elements of adipose tissue and extramedullary hematopoiesis. Hypotheses on stem cells and hormonal factors have been fo...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Decmann Á,Perge P,Tóth M,Igaz P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammary cell mitogenic responsiveness was evaluated with an established nontransformed caprine mammary epithelial cell line (CMEC). As expected, the cells responded to insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), insulin, and hydrocortisone with an increased number of cells after 3 and 5 d in culture. In combination, insulin...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Pantschenko AG,Yang TJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are endocrine-disrupting chemicals associated with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. In humans, little is known about their potential role on obesity. Adiponectin augments the effects of insulin on glucose homeostasis. The expression of adiponectin is reduced in obesity, insu...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Lim JE,Jee SH

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Minimally invasive image-guided thermal ablation has been proposed as alternative to surgery for treatment of benign thyroid nodules and recurrent differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Here, we report for the first time the use of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in a patient with non-metastatic medullary thyroid carc...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Biamonte E,Solbiati L,Ierace T,Colombo P,Lavezzi E,Mazziotti G,Lania A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) are relatively rare and heterogenous malignancies. Recent advances in histopathological classification according to the anatomical site of origin, proliferation rate, and extend of the disease have created a valid and powerful tool for the prognostic stratificati...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Alexandraki KI,Kaltsas G

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The institutional database of the Thyroid Surgery Division in China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University was queried to audit time trend patterns in thyroid cancer (TC) management between 2008 and 2017. METHODS:Retrospective longitudinal analysis. Clinicopathological features and treatment strategies were ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Sui C,Liang N,Du R,He Q,Zhang D,Li F,Fu Y,Dionigi G,Sun H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. Institute of Medicine considers that a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) concentration >20 ng/mL corresponds to optimal vitamin D status in the general population. Old studies of vitamin D status in the French general population have demonstrated high prevalence of insufficiency. We measured serum 25OHD, 1,25...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Souberbielle JC,Massart C,Brailly-Tabard S,Cavalier E,Chanson P

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We retrospectively evaluated all patients with pituitary tumours treated in our department from 1/1/1997 to 01/11/2014. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Two hundred and fifteen patients (124 females, 91 males, mean age 50.9 years) were treated because of pituitary tumours. All patients underwent basal hormonal analys...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Askitis D,Tsitlakidis D,Müller N,Waschke A,Wolf G,Müller UA,Kloos C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Core needle biopsy (CNB) has been recently described as an accurate second-line test in thyroid inconclusive cytology (FNA). Here we retrospectively investigated the potential improvement given by Galectin-3, Cytokeratin-19, and HBME-1 on the accuracy of CNB in thyroid nodules with prior indeterminate FNA report. The ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Trimboli P,Guidobaldi L,Amendola S,Nasrollah N,Romanelli F,Attanasio D,Ramacciato G,Saggiorato E,Valabrega S,Crescenzi A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) is a novel adipocyte-secreted protein that contributes to systemic insulin resistance. Experiments in mice suggest that elevated RBP4 causes insulin resistance. In the present study, we determined serum RBP4 concentration and evaluated its association with insulin resistance in women w...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Weiping L,Qingfeng C,Shikun M,Xiurong L,Hua Q,Xiaoshu B,Suhua Z,Qifu L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of dopamine D2 receptors inhibits melanotrope pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) biosynthesis and alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) secretion. These effects are mediated by G-protein alpha i- and alpha o-subunits and are reversed by stimulating receptors linked to activation of G alpha s protein. Melanot...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Sands SA,Dickerson DS,Morris SJ,Chronwall BM

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebral fractures are an emerging complication of acromegaly but their prediction is still difficult occurring even in patients with normal bone mineral density. In this study we evaluated the ability of high-resolution cone-beam computed tomography to provide information on skeletal abnormalities associated with ve...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Maffezzoni F,Maddalo M,Frara S,Mezzone M,Zorza I,Baruffaldi F,Doglietto F,Mazziotti G,Maroldi R,Giustina A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wolfram syndrome (WFS) is a rare, monogenic neurodegenerative syndrome characterised by insulin requiring non-autoimmune diabetes mellitus (DM) and optic atrophy which are usually the earliest and commonest manifestations. However, there are other features which are under-recognized, adding to morbidity and ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Das L,Rai A,Mavuduru R,Vaiphei K,Sharma A,Gupta V,Bhadada SK,Lodha S,Panda N,Bhansali A,Singh P,Dutta P

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered bone micro-architecture is an important factor in accounting for fragility fractures. Until recently, it has not been possible to gain information about skeletal microstructure in a way that is clinically feasible. Bone biopsy is essentially a research tool. High-resolution peripheral Quantitative Computed Tom...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Ulivieri FM,Silva BC,Sardanelli F,Hans D,Bilezikian JP,Caudarella R

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00