Growth of an aggressive tumor during pregnancy in an acromegalic patient.

abstract：:This study assessed the dose-dependent efficacy and safety of exenatide over 12 weeks in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes suboptimally controlled despite therapeutic doses of sulfonylurea (SU), SU plus biguanide, or SU plus thiazolidinedione. Patients were randomly assigned to placebo (N = 40), 2.5 microg (N = 3...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kadowaki T,Namba M,Yamamura A,Sowa H,Wolka AM,Brodows RG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is known to stimulate the synthesis and secretion of various proinflammatory cytokines in both the peripheral immune cells and the brain. Yet, the relative contribution of peripheral and central cytokines to the LPS-induced activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis is still poorly u...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kakizaki Y,Watanobe H,Kohsaka A,Suda T

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study used intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (isCGM) in 10 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 7-day outpatient treatment with the combination of intensive insulin therapy and sodium-glucose transporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2-I). All participa...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kurozumi A,Okada Y,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) commonly includes TSH-suppressive therapy with L-T4 and, in case of postsurgical hypoparathyroidism, Calcium-D3 supplementation, both of which may affect skeletal health. Experience with female patients treated for DTC at a young age and who wer...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Leonova TA,Drozd VM,Saenko VA,Mine M,Biko J,Rogounovitch TI,Takamura N,Reiners C,Yamashita S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of the long-term administration to mice of thyroid hormone or propylthiouracil (PTU) on lymphocyte subsets in spleens, and thymuses to clarify whether hyperthyroxinemia itself causes the changes in lymphocyte subsets, such as the marked increase in CD5+ B cells and decrease in natural killer (N...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Watanabe K,Iwatani Y,Hidaka Y,Watanabe M,Amino N

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In each estrous cycle not all follicles recruited grow to ovulate, as some degenerate through the process of atresia. Apoptosis is the mechanism underlying follicle atresia. TGF-beta1 has been implicated in the induction and promotion of apoptosis in many cell types and it is expressed in the ovary. In this study immu...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Christopher B

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate glucose metabolism longitudinally during pregnancy to explore mechanisms underlying gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). We reviewed a total of 62 pregnant Japanese women who underwent a 75g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) twice during pregnancy (median: early, 13; late, 28 w...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Saisho Y,Miyakoshi K,Ikenoue S,Kasuga Y,Matsumoto T,Minegishi K,Yoshimura Y,Itoh H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to determine clinical features of hypopituitarism in elderly subjects. Thirty-one elderly patients with hypopituitarism were enrolled. They were 19 males and 12 females, with the ages of 70.7±5.4 years ranging from 62 to 80 years. High prevalence of hyponatremia (80.6%) and hypoglyc...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Asano T,Aoki A,Sasaki M,Ikoma A,Kakei M,Kawakami M,Ishikawa SE

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bartter syndrome (BS) type 1, also referred to antenatal BS, is a genetic tubulopathy with hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis and prenatal onset of polyuria leading to polyhydramnios. It has been shown that BS type 1 is caused by mutations in the SLC12A1 gene encoding bumetanide-sensitive Na-K-2Cl (-) cotransporter (NKCC...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Adachi M,Asakura Y,Sato Y,Tajima T,Nakajima T,Yamamoto T,Fujieda K

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe here a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism who had high serum intact PTH levels for over 16 months after parathyroidectomy without signs of recurrence or persistence of the disease. The patient was a 48-year-old female who appeared well nourished (body mass index, 23.7). She was received subtotal gast...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Mimura Y,Kanauchi H,Ogawa T,Ohkura F,Kaminishi M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are differences in the susceptibility of rat strains to pituitary growth and lactotroph proliferation caused by long-term treatment with estrogens. To investigate the pituitary mechanism for this strain difference in estrogen-induced lactotroph proliferation, we compared the abilities of 17-β estradiol (E2) and ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Mitsui T,Ishida M,Izawa M,Arita J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor-I activates a calcium-permeable cation channel GRC (growth factor-regulated channel). In the present study, we investigated the immunohistochemical localization of GRC in human tissues using a polyclonal anti-GRC antibody. Immunoreactive GRC was detected in the stomach, duodenum, large intes...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kowase T,Nakazato Y,Yoko-O H,Morikawa A,Kojima I

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：:There is evidence of an association between hypothyroidism and coronary heart disease. We decided to look at the relationship between hypothyroidism and LDL subclasses' pattern including small, dense LDL to define a biochemical basis for better management of the CHD risk of these patients. We utilized a case-control d...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Abbas JM,Chakraborty J,Akanji AO,Doi SA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic blocking antibodies against programmed death 1 (PD1) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) are applied for advanced cancer therapy, but induce a wide range of immune-related adverse events. In our recent case of a 52-year-old female doctor suffering from breast cancer having metastasized to the lung...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Okahata S,Sakamoto K,Mitsumatsu T,Kondo Y,Noso S,Ikegami H,Shiba T

更新日期：2019-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a new test for estimating the secretory capacity of parathyroid hormone (PTH) from the parathyroid gland. Sodium bicarbonate solution [8.4% (w/v); 35 ml/m(2) body surface area] was infused for 2 min, and blood samples for the determination of plasma ionized calcium, plasma PTH (intact, midregion, car...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Iwasaki Y,Mutsuga N,Yamamori E,Kakita A,Oiso Y,Imai T,Funahashi H,Tanaka Y,Kondo K,Nakashima N

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids play a critical role in the regulation of homeostasis, including metabolism. In patients with Cushing's syndrome, chronic glucocorticoid excess disrupts physiological internal milieu, resulting in central obesity, muscle atrophy, fatty liver, and insulin resistance. However, the relationship among vari...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Uehara M,Yamazaki H,Yoshikawa N,Kuribara-Souta A,Tanaka H

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate the prevalence of islet autoantibodies and other organ-specific autoantibodies in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients and characterize their clinical features. Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (GADA), insulinoma antigen 2 antibody (IA-2A), zinc transporter 8 antibody (ZnT8A) and...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Pan S,Wu T,Shi X,Xie Z,Huang G,Zhou Z

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the cross-sectional relationship between GA and HbA1c in 142 type 2 diabetic patients who had an HbA1c level < 7.5% for at least one year without fluctuation by more than 0.5%. We also followed the changes of GA and HbA1c in 18 type 2 diabetic patients for 16 weeks as they progressed from untreated severe h...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Takahashi S,Uchino H,Shimizu T,Kanazawa A,Tamura Y,Sakai K,Watada H,Hirose T,Kawamori R,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a rare condition characterized by inflammation of the pituitary gland, hypophysitis usually results in hypopituitarism and pituitary enlargement. The most critical outcome of hypopituitarism is caused by secondary adrenal insufficiency. Glucocorticoid deficiency is a life-threatening condition, and patients who dev...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Aikawa E,Horie I,Naganobu K,Nozaki A,Kamada A,Abiru N,Kawakami A

更新日期：2020-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of add-on therapy with sitagliptin on glycemic control was prospectively investigated in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) receiving insulin alone or insulin combined with oral antidiabetic drugs. Seventy-one patients were evaluated (38 men and 33 women aged 63.9 ± 10.2 years). They were divided...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Katsuno T,Ikeda H,Ida K,Miyagawa J,Namba M

更新日期：2013-01-01 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 present study was undertaken to determine pathophysiology of body water control in hypernatremic subjects with hypothalamic space-occupying lesions. Eight subjects with hypothalamic space-occupying lesions were divided into two groups of hypernatremia in the presence or absence of body water deficit. In 5 dehydrat...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hayashi T,Murata M,Saito T,Ikoma A,Tamemoto H,Kawakami M,Ishikawa SE

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：:Adult growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a well defined clinical condition, which is characterized by abnormal body composition, impaired physical activity and decreased quality of life. In addition, in recent years, growing interest has been shown towards cardiovascular risks in adult patients affected by GHD. In thi...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Giovannini L,Tirabassi G,Muscogiuri G,Di Somma C,Colao A,Balercia G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)-stimulated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) response in normal subjects is suppressed by oral glucose administration. Pharmacologic studies indicate that this suppressive action of glucose is mediated by an increase in hypothalamic somatostatin (SRIH) tone. Since activation of the ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Park C,Kim E,Sohn S,Yang I,Koh G,Oh S,Woo J,Kim S,Kim J,Kim Y,Oh K,Park S,Park S

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some categories of drugs are known for causing hyperglycemia or diabetes such as steroids, antipsychotics, and immunosuppressant. However, there has been little evidence from studies about the proportion of each drug in the context of drug-induced diabetes. In this study, we used data from the Japanese Adverse Drug Ev...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Konishi H,Shirakawa J,Arai M,Terauchi Y

更新日期：2019-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have shown the correlation between vitamin D [25(OH)D] deficiency and thyroid autoimmunity and reducing of thyroid autoantibodies in patients with normal levels of vitamin D combining with thyroid hormone replacement. However, other authors not agree with this association. It is still unclear whether t...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Botelho IMB,Moura Neto A,Silva CA,Tambascia MA,Alegre SM,Zantut-Wittmann DE

更新日期：2018-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:PRL surges in female rats have dual effects of luteal function: either inducing luteolysis during the estrous cycle or rescuing and maintaining luteal function during pseudopregnancy. We analyzed these apparent contradictory effects in relation to apoptosis. The detection of fragmented DNA and in situ 3'-end labeling ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kanuka H,Matsuyama S,Ohnishi M,Matsumoto Y,Nishihara M,Takahashi M

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH) is one of the most common causes of rickets in infancy and childhood. Combination therapy of vitamin D and phosphate is generally used for patients with XLH. Effect of treatment of vitamin D and phosphate during childhood on final height of XLH has to be elucidated in Japanese. ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Miyamoto J,Koto S,Hasegawa Y

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00