Effect of triptolide on estradiol release from cultured rat granulosa cells.

abstract：:We report on two siblings with classic simple virilizing 21-hydroxylase deficiency whose neonatal screening for serum 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) gave normal results. The proband, a girl with clitoromegaly whose screening 17-OHP value had been 9.2 ng/ml, was diagnosed at the age of 6 months, and her elder bro...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

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

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of activin A in fetal rat pancreas was studied immunohistochemically by using anti-activin A antibody. On embryonic day 12 (E12), cells in cap-like pancreatic anlage were stained with anti-activin A antibody. In these sections, no immunoreactive insulin or glucagon was observed. On E13.5, cells containing i...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Furukawa M,Eto Y,Kojima I

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Components of cyclinD1/cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4)/p16INK4a/pRb pathway are the frequent target of many tumor types. We examined the role of retinoblastoma susceptibility gene (RB1) and the CDK4 gene in human pituitary tumorigenesis. For the RB1 gene, pRb expression and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) on 13q in pitu...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Honda S,Tanaka-Kosugi C,Yamada S,Sano T,Matsumoto T,Itakura M,Yoshimoto K

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:The serum T3 to T4 ratio is a useful indicator for differentiating destruction-induced thyrotoxicosis from Graves' thyrotoxicosis. However, the usefulness of the serum free T3 (FT3) to free T4 (FT4) ratio is controversial. We therefore systematically evaluated the usefulness of this ratio, based on measurements made u...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yoshimura Noh J,Momotani N,Fukada S,Ito K,Miyauchi A,Amino N

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We provide the details of the successful management of a patient with active Cushing's disease complicated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. The patient was a 27-year-old Japanese female healthcare worker who was scheduled to undergo pituitary surgery for Cushing's disease. She had been in close cont...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yuno A,Kenmotsu Y,Takahashi Y,Nomoto H,Kameda H,Cho KY,Nakamura A,Yamashita Y,Nakamura J,Nakakubo S,Kamada K,Suzuki M,Sugino H,Inoshita N,Konno S,Miyoshi H,Atsumi T,Sawamura Y,Shimatsu A

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Since there is increasing evidence that postprandial hyperglycemia is a risk factor for the development of macrovascular complications, it is important to predict postprandial hyperglycemia in the early stages of glucose intolerance, and routine medical checkups provide a good opportunity to do so. The aim of this stu...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Goto M,Yamamoto-Honda R,Shimbo T,Goto A,Terauchi Y,Kanazawa Y,Noda M

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Circulating anti-islet autoantibodies in sera are used as a predictive marker for type 1 diabetes (T1D). We here report two Japanese patients with autoimmune thyroid disease complicated with T1D in whom the time course of anti-islet autoantibodies were observed before the clinical onset of diabetes. Case 1: A woman wh...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Horie I,Kawasaki E,Shimomura A,Satoh T,Ueki I,Kuwahara H,Ando T,Abiru N,Usa T,Eguchi K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old man was diagnosed as having hypothyroidism. An electrocardiogram obtained at the time of the first examination revealed Brugada electrocardiographic waveforms in leads V1 to V3. When pilsicainide hydrochloride loading changed the waveforms of the electrocardiographic ST segment, this result suggested an ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kitahara A,Hirai R,Matsui Y,Ikeda Y,Nakamura H

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes is a serious threat to human health all over the world. It is particularly important to look for the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Researchers have found that obesity was associated with a broad chronic inflammatory response and type 2 diabetes. And tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is one of the ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Wu S,Dong K,Wang J,Bi Y

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was aimed to examine the possible functional relationship between melatonin and hypothalamic transmitters, endogenous opioids and excitatory amino acids in controlling gonadotropin secretion in ovariectomized estrogen-primed rats. An intravenous injection of naloxone (mu opioid receptor antagonist), ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Akema T,Ikeda T,Chiba A,Sugiyama H,Sato I,Kimura F,Toyoda J

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:Impaired secretion of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) has been suggested to contribute to the deficient incretin effect in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Recent studies, however, have not always supported this notion. Since Japanese patients with T2DM usually have severe impairment in the earlyphase of...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Lee S,Yabe D,Nohtomi K,Takada M,Morita R,Seino Y,Hirano T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total thyroidectomy was performed in 455 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma between 1978 and 1999. Serum calcitonin (CT) was determined preoperatively in all patients using polyclonal antibodies. Among the subjects, 25 patients showed elevated serum calcitonin levels preoperatively. Pathological diagnoses ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yokoi K,Imai T,Shibata A,Hibi Y,Kikumori T,Funahashi H,Nakao A

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to: 1) determine the prevalence of hyperprolactinaemia in patients with newly diagnosed subclinical and overt hypothyroidism, and 2) investigate the change in PRL levels with treatment. In this observational study, patients with a new diagnosis of hypothyroidism in our endocrinology clinic ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hekimsoy Z,Kafesçiler S,Güçlü F,Ozmen B

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A preoperative molecular-based diagnostic technique for thyroid papillary and anaplastic carcinomas was recently developed to detect oncofetal fibronectin (onfFN) messenger RNA (mRNA) in fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) by means of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). We report two cases of th...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Takano T,Shiba E,Tada H,Yoshimura H,Yoshida K,Doi R,Amino N

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (AIMAH) with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). A 57-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for further examination of secondary hypertension and bilateral adrenal macrotumors. Midnight serum cortisol elevation with undetectable plasma AC...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Sato M,Soma M,Nakayama T,Kosuge K,Suzuki R,Okada K,Komatsu K,Sugitani M,Matsumoto K

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiology of insulin signaling under normal and disease conditions is well studied in classical insulin target tissues, but not in podocytes. To examine insulin stimulation of podocyte GLUT4 translocation, we established a protocol involving treatment with the PPARα agonist fenofibrate to induce E11 podocyte diff...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Saito T,Yamada E,Okada S,Shimoda Y,Tagaya Y,Hashimoto K,Satoh T,Mori M,Okada J,Pessin JE,Yamada M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors are newly established anti-diabetic agents with a unique glucose-lowering mechanism. In the present study, we investigated the efficacy and safety of the sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor ipragliflozin (Ipra) for metabolic markers and cardiovascular parameters in Japa...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Nomiyama T,Shimono D,Horikawa T,Fujimura Y,Ohsako T,Terawaki Y,Fukuda T,Motonaga R,Tanabe M,Yanase T,Collaborators of Fukuoka Study of Ipragliflozin (FUSION) trial.

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

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：: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：:Isolated hypoaldosteronism is a rare and occasionally life-threatening cause of salt wasting in infancy. A 2-month-old Japanese boy of unrelated parents was examined for failure to thrive and poor weight gain. Laboratory findings were hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, high plasma renin and low aldosterone levels. Spot ur...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kondo E,Nakamura A,Homma K,Hasegawa T,Yamaguchi T,Narugami M,Hattori T,Aoyagi H,Ishizu K,Tajima T

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：:In hope of understanding possible roles of estrogen during early embryogenesis, we examined the expression of both estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha) and ER beta, a recently cloned novel subtype, in mouse oocytes and preimplantation embryos by means of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). To inves...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hiroi H,Momoeda M,Inoue S,Tsuchiya F,Matsumi H,Tsutsumi O,Muramatsu M,Taketani Y

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma showing thymic-like differentiation (CASTLE) is a rare tumour of the thyroid, which arises from ectopic thymic tissue or remnants of branchial pouches. A systematic review of English literature evidences less than thirty cases; from them, it clearly appears that CASTLE is considered an indolent slow-growing ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Cappelli C,Tironi A,Marchetti GP,Pirola I,De Martino E,Delbarba A,Castellano M,Rosei EA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) is the most common type of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. In addition to the clinical problems caused by adrenal insufficiency and androgen excess, a risk for obesity and metabolic syndrome during young adulthood is a major ramification of the disease. Although glucocorticoid therap...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Takishima S,Nakajima K,Nomura R,Tsuji-Hosokawa A,Matsuda N,Matsubara Y,Ono M,Miyai K,Takasawa K,Morio T,Hasegawa Y,Kashimada K

更新日期：2016-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) have a clinical feature of visceral adiposity and it has been reported that these patients have an increased active cortisol (F)/inactive cortisone (E) metabolite ratio. 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) is an enzyme expressed in liver and adipo...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Morita J,Hakuno F,Hizuka N,Takahashi S,Takano K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypophysitis, which is often accompanied by pituitary dysfunction, is classified into several subtypes based on the cause, histology, and the location of inflammation in the pituitary gland. A definitive diagnosis requires pituitary biopsy, which is invasive, and the process is limited to specialized clinical settings...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Takagi H,Iwama S,Sugimura Y,Takahashi Y,Oki Y,Akamizu T,Arima H

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Geographic differences have been reported to affect the morphological and molecular features of papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs). The area around Chernobyl is well-known to be iodine-deficient in contrast to Japan, an iodine-rich country. We reviewed histological differences in adult PTC between Ukraine and Japan. ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ito M,Bogdanova T,Zurnadzhy L,Saenko V,Rogounovitch T,Mitsutake N,Kondo H,Maeda S,Nakashima M,Tronko M,Yamashita S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00