The plasminogen activator system in young and lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

abstract：:Synchronous associations of Cushing's syndrome (CS) and primary aldosteronism (PA) with multiple adrenocortical adenomas secreting each hormone independently have rarely been reported. Herein, we describe a unique case of PA associated with CS with detailed clinical and pathological investigations. Bilateral adrenal m...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Onoda N,Ishikawa T,Nishio K,Tahara H,Inaba M,Wakasa K,Sumi T,Yamazaki T,Shigematsu K,Hirakawa K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the long-term different diabetic therapies on the plasma leptin level in type 2 diabetic subjects. We measured plasma leptin, body fat and fasting plasma insulin in 96 type 2 diabetic male subjects. They had received the same treatment regimen for more than one year (3...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Huang CC,Lin JD,Chang HY

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TSH receptor antibody (TRAb) titer has been reported to be correlated with Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO). However, the correlation between GO activity and TRAb titer assessed with a third-generation assay has not been reported. We enrolled 238 untreated Graves' disease patients who came to the outpatient clinic of Ito H...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Mukasa K,Yoshimura Noh J,Kouzaki A,Ohye H,Kunii Y,Watanabe N,Yoshihara A,Matsumoto M,Suzuki M,Ito K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) is rarely reported in Japanese and other oriental populations. To examine if there is a racial difference in the prevalence of MEN 1, we initiated extensive work on patients with endocrine tumors for additional lesions, and annual screening of family members of affected pati...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Katai M,Sakurai A,Itakura Y,Ikeo Y,Nakajima K,Hara M,Iijima S,Kaneko T,Kobayashi M,Ichikawa K,Aizawa T,Hashizume K

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While patients with large goitrous thyroid diseases often have a relatively high serum free triiodothyronine (FT3)/free thyroxine (FT4) ratio, athyreotic patients have a relatively low FT3/FT4 ratio. Here we investigated the relationship between thyroid hormone status and thyroid volume (TV) among a large number of eu...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kawasaki M,Ito M,Danno H,Kousaka K,Nakamura T,Yoshioka W,Kasahara T,Kudo T,Nishihara E,Fukata S,Nishikawa M,Nakamura H,Toyoda N,Miyauchi A

更新日期：2019-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a well-known peptide that maintains the balance of electrolytes in the higher vertebrates. Ang II stimulation in the adrenal gland induces the synthesis of mineralocorticoids, mainly aldosterone, through the up-regulation of aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) gene expression. Additionally, it ha...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ito R,Shima H,Masuda K,Sato I,Shimada H,Yokoyama A,Shirahige K,Igarashi K,Sugawara A

更新日期：2020-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 7-year-old patient of short stature who had normal GH secretion, but a very low serum IGF-I level. On admittance, his height and weight were 102.2 cm (-3.8S.D.) and 15.7 kg (-1.8S.D.), respectively. His bone age was 2 years and 8 months. The serum GH responses to insulin, glucagon and L-dopa we...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Mochizuki D,Kodama H,Kubota K,Mori Y,Nakamoto N,Kobayashi M,Yanagawa Y,Kaji M

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the immunological aspects of silent thyroiditis, T lymphocyte subsets were analyzed by two-color flow cytometry in 10 patients with silent thyroiditis in the thyrotoxic phase, 12 patients with silent thyroiditis in the recovery phase, and 11 healthy volunteers as a control. The percentages of C...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kushima K,Ban Y,Taniyama M,Itoh K

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the case of an infant presenting with sexual ambiguity at birth. The child presented with labia majora synechia, thready genital tubercle and perineal hypospadias. The karyotype was 46,XY. Low testosterone levels with no response to hCG administration, associated with high LH level for her age, h...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Richard N,Leprince C,Gruchy N,Pigny P,Andrieux J,Mittre H,Manouvrier S,Lahlou N,Weill J,Kottler ML

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment plan for neonates with borderline hypothyroidism (persistent hyperthyrotropinemia with normothyroxinemia) has not been established. In this study, changes in thyroid function after discontinuation of low-dose L-thyroxine (L-T4) supplement in infants with the condition were evaluated. Fourteen infants with hy...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tomita Y,Ishiguro H,Shinagawa T,Kubota C,Shinohara O

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the significance of recommendations from the international consensus on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)-derived metrics in Japanese children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Eighty-five patients (age, 13.5 ± 4.7 years) who wore the FreeStyle® Libre for a 28-day period were enrolled in this study. ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Urakami T,Yoshida K,Kuwabara R,Mine Y,Aoki M,Suzuki J,Morioka I

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurohypophysial hormone, oxytocin, is involved in the regulation of energy metabolism. Adiponectin (APN) is an adipose tissue-specific serum protein that inversely associates with metabolic syndrome (MetS). High-molecular-weight adiponectin (HMW APN) is considered the active form. In the present study, we aimed t...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yuan G,Qian W,Pan R,Jia J,Jiang D,Yang Q,Wang S,Liu Y,Yu S,Hu H,Sun W,Ye J,Mao C,Zhuang R,Zhou L

更新日期：2016-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The human endometrium undergoes cyclical changes including proliferation, differentiation, tissue breakdown, and shedding (menstruation) throughout a woman's reproductive life. The postovulatory rise in ovarian progesterone induces profound remodeling and differentiation of the estradiol-primed endometrium. This chang...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Maruyama T,Yoshimura Y

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobic (sub lactate threshold; sub-LT) exercise training facilitates oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis of skeletal muscle. Thyroid hormone (TH) also facilitates such metabolic events. Thus, we studied whether TH signaling pathway is activated by treadmill training. Male adult rats received 30 min/day treadmill...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Lesmana R,Iwasaki T,Iizuka Y,Amano I,Shimokawa N,Koibuchi N

更新日期：2016-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is associated with compromised signal transductions via PTH receptor (PTH-R) and other G-protein-coupled receptors including GHRH-R. To date, while GH deficiency (GHD) has been reported in multiple patients with PHP-Ia caused by mutations on the maternally expressed GNAS coding regions a...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Sano S,Iwata H,Matsubara K,Fukami M,Kagami M,Ogata T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is generally indolent in nature and, even though it metastasizes to distant organs, the prognosis is normally excellent. In contrast, the overall survival (OS) of patients with radioactive iodine (RAI)-refractory and progressive metastases is dire, because no effective therapies ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ito Y,Suzuki S,Ito K,Imai T,Okamoto T,Kitano H,Sugitani I,Sugino K,Tsutsui H,Hara H,Yoshida A,Shimizu K

更新日期：2016-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple A syndrome, also known as Allgrove syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by adrenal insufficiency, achalasia and alacrima. It has recently been reported that this syndrome is caused by mutations in the AAAS gene. In the present study, we analyzed the AAAS gene in a Japanese patient with...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Katsumata N,Hirose H,Kagami M,Tanaka T

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen plays pivotal roles in body weight regulation through its effects on central estrogen receptor-α (ERα) expression. ERα is found on neurons that express the hypothalamic anorexigenic factors steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1) and pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) mediate these effects of estrogen. As the gonadal hormonal...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Iwasa T,Matsuzaki T,Mayila Y,Yano K,Irahara M

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the case of a 1-year-old boy with McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) who presented with infantile-onset Cushing' s syndrome caused by ACTH independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (AIMAH). Abdominal CT, MRI, and adrenal scintigraphy with (131)I-adosterol identified bilateral adrenal involvement with t...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hamajima T,Maruwaka K,Homma K,Matsuo K,Fujieda K,Hasegawa T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is mainly associated with Graves' disease but rarely with autonomously functioning thyroid nodule (AFTN). We herein report a case of AFTN associated with TPP in which the latter resolved after (131) I therapy for the former. We analyzed the genes encoding thyrotropin receptor (TSHR)...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ozaki H,Mori K,Nakagawa Y,Hoshikawa S,Ito S,Yoshida K

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult patients with hypopituitarism are treated by the replacement of deficient hormones, although GH has not been substituted until March 2006 in Japan except for clinical trial. This study examines which hormonal status influences the prevalence of vascular risk disorders in hypopituitary adults. A sample of 263 adu...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kaji H,Iida K,Takahashi Y,Okimura Y,Chihara K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of paradoxical TRH response in human somatotroph adenoma cells were investigated using intracellular calcium measurement and static incubation assay. Intracellular calcium measurement revealed that TRH induces a biphasic response: a transient increase followed by a sustained plateau. The transient phase...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Okinaga H,Takano K,Hayashi S,Yasufuku-Takano J,Teramoto A,Fujita T

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the clinical usefulness of serum soluble Fas (sFas) and sFas ligand as a prognostic factor and for monitoring the regression and progression of metastatic prostate cancer treated with endocrine therapy, sFas and sFas ligand were measured in sera collected from 30 patients with untreated metastatic prostate...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Furuya Y,Nagakawa O,Fuse H

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates whether urinary levels of pentosidine, pyrraline and acrolein adduct are increased in type 2 diabetes (DM), and whether these levels are correlated with glycemic control and clinical traits. Urinary levels of pentosidine, pyrraline and acrolein adduct in DM patients (n = 100) recruited from the...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Daimon M,Sugiyama K,Kameda W,Saitoh T,Oizumi T,Hirata A,Yamaguchi H,Ohnuma H,Igarashi M,Kato T

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual differentiation of the rodent brain is recognized to involve transcriptional activation of multiple genes induced by gonadal steroids at developmental stages. To identify the genes differing in expression level between sexes, we analyzed gene expression in male and female rat hypothalami at postnatal day 5 by m...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yonehara K,Suzuki M,Nishihara M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of diabetes insipidus (DI) due to a pituitary tumor in a 33-year-old pregnant woman who developed a sudden onset of polyuria (over 8 l/day) and polydipsia at 30 weeks of gestation. Her plasma concentration of vasopressin (AVP) was low compared with high serum osmolality (298 mOsm/kg), and her urine ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hashimoto M,Ogura T,Otsuka F,Yamauchi T,Mimura Y,Hayakawa N,Makino H,Ota Z,Seki N,Hiramatsu Y,Kudo N

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen-secreting adrenal cancers are extremely rare, with feminizing symptoms attributed to aromatase expression in the adrenal tumor. We describe a case of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism as a consequence of aberrant aromatase expression in a patient with adrenocortical adenocarcinoma. A 54 year-old man presented wit...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Advani A,Johnson SJ,Nicol MR,Papacleovoulou G,Evans DB,Vaikkakara S,Mason JI,Quinton R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythropoietin (EPO) is known to stimulate erythropoiesis after binding with its specific receptor. In clinics, EPO is widely used in hemodialyzed patients with diabetes. However, changes in the expression of the erythropoietin receptor (EPOR) under diabetic conditions are still unclear. Therefore, we investigated EPO...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kuo SC,Li Y,Cheng KC,Niu CS,Cheng JT,Niu HS

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1989, neonatal mass screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) has been carried out in Japan. The mass screening has detected not only the patients with the classic form of steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD), but also those with the nonclassic (NC) form of 21-OHD, and the molecular basis in these...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Shinagawa T,Horikawa R,Isojima T,Naiki Y,Tanaka T,Katsumata N

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence indicates that urinary gonadotropins may be an alternative method for detecting pubertal disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations of first morning voided (FMV) and random urinary gonadotropins with the pubertal response to a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulation tes...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Shim YS,An SH,Lee HJ,Kang MJ,Yang S,Hwang IT

更新日期：2019-10-28 00:00:00