Fracture rate, pre- and postmenopausal bone mass and early and late postmenopausal bone loss are not associated with vitamin D receptor genotype in a high-endemic area of osteoporosis.

abstract：:Exogenous growth hormone (hGH) administration in humans attenuates the endogenous growth hormone (GH) response to some pharmacological stimuli; in particular, pretreatment with hGH completely blocks the serum GH response to growth hormone-releasing hormone. In order to evaluate the mechanism(s) whereby opiods induce G...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Fanciulli G,Oliva O,Tomasi PA,Pala A,Bertoncelli A,Dettori A,Delitala G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the evidence for the effectiveness of aerobic exercise interventions on reducing insulin resistance markers in obese children and/or adolescents. A secondary outcome was change in percentage of body fat. METHODS:A computerized search was made from seven databa...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： García-Hermoso A,Saavedra JM,Escalante Y,Sánchez-López M,Martínez-Vizcaíno V

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The strategy for diagnosis of primary aldosteronism (PA) in the hypertensive population includes firstly a screening step, based on the measurement of plasma aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR), a test which must have high sensitivity, and secondly a confirmatory step based on the demonstration of excessive aldosterone p...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Morera J,Reznik Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klinefelter syndrome, 47,XXY (KS), is the most frequent sex chromosome aberration in males, affecting 1 in 660 newborn boys. The syndrome is characterized by testicular destruction with extensive fibrosis and hyalinization of the seminiferous tubules resulting in small testes, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, and azoos...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Aksglaede L,Juul A

更新日期：2013-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Clinical presentation of pituitary adenomas frequently involves pain, particularly headache, due to structural and functional properties of the tumour. Our aim was to investigate the clinical characteristics of pain in a large cohort of patients with pituitary disease. DESIGN:In a cross-sectional study, we a...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Dimopoulou C,Athanasoulia AP,Hanisch E,Held S,Sprenger T,Toelle TR,Roemmler-Zehrer J,Schopohl J,Stalla GK,Sievers C

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Adrenocortical tumors may originate from the zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata, or zona reticularis and be associated with syndromes due to overproduction of mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, or androgens respectively. We report an unusual case of recurrent adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), which seems to c...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Barzon L,Masi G,Fincati K,Pacenti M,Pezzi V,Altavilla G,Fallo F,Palù G

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Levels of thyroid hormone (TH) and trace elements (copper (Cu) and selenium (Se)) are important for development and function of the brain. Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) can influence serum TH and trace element levels. As the relationship between AEDs, THs, and trace elements has not yet been studied directly, ...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Zevenbergen C,Korevaar TI,Schuette A,Peeters RP,Medici M,Visser TJ,Schomburg L,Visser WE

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many centres, a test dose (TD) of octreotide is administered before commencing somatostatin analogue therapy (SAT), although the merits of this procedure are uncertain. We have analysed the value of the GH response to a TD in predicting the efficacy of subsequent SAT in 47 patients with acromegaly (25 male, median ...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Pokrajac A,Claridge AG,Shakoor SK,Trainer PJ

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Adult growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) is diagnosed by provocative testing of GH secretion. OBJECTIVE:To improve the diagnostic accuracy of GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) plus arginine (GARG) testing, we evaluated the influence of age, BMI and sex and established normative data for an automatic immunoassay sp...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Deutschbein T,Bidlingmaier M,Schopohl J,Strasburger CJ,Petersenn S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Confirmatory testing of suspected primary aldosteronism (PA) requires an extensive medication switch that can be difficult for patients with severe complicated hypertension and/or refractory hypokalemia. For this reason, we investigated the effect of chronic antihypertensive medication on confirmatory testing...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Solar M,Malirova E,Ballon M,Pelouch R,Ceral J

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Late diagnosis hinders proper management of small intestine neuroendocrine carcinoma (SI-NEC) patients. The olfactory receptor, family 51, subfamily E, member 1 (OR51E1) has been reported as a potential novel SI-NEC marker, without protein expression recognition. Thus, we further studied whether the encoded p...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Cui T,Tsolakis AV,Li SC,Cunningham JL,Lind T,Öberg K,Giandomenico V

更新日期：2013-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pubertal onset is usually defined by breast development in girls and testicular growth in boys. Pubarche is defined as the attainment of pubic hair and is considered as a sign of pubertal transition. Pubarche is preceded by a gradual increase in production of adrenal androgens, DHEA and Δ4-androstenedione (A...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Mouritsen A,Aksglaede L,Soerensen K,Hagen CP,Petersen JH,Main KM,Juul A

更新日期：2012-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The type 2 deiodinase (D2) is a key enzyme for intracellular triiodothyronine (T(3)) generation. A single-nucleotide polymorphism in D2 (Thr92Ala) has been associated with increased insulin resistance in nondiabetic and type 2 diabetes (DM2) subjects. Our aim was to evaluate whether the D2 Thr92Ala polymorphi...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Dora JM,Machado WE,Rheinheimer J,Crispim D,Maia AL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence suggests that insulin resistance and hyperinsulinaemia are associated with ovarian hyperandrogenism and menstrual irregularities in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Sixteen obese women with PCOS on a weight-maintaining diet were studied before and after 6 months of therapy with the insulin-sensitizing antidi...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Diamanti-Kandarakis E,Kouli C,Tsianateli T,Bergiele A

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vitamin D insufficiency is common in primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). Patients with pHPT frequently have a reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Our objectives were to evaluate whether HRQoL in pHPT is associated with vitamin D insufficiency and whether vitamin D supplementation after parathyroid...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Åberg V,Norenstedt S,Zedenius J,Sääf M,Nordenström J,Pernow Y,Nilsson IL

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we describe the case of a 41-year-old woman with a history of Cushing disease who had previously undergone unsuccessful neurosurgery, followed by stereotactic radiosurgery. More than 4 years after this treatment, she presented severe visual impairment, which started in the left eye and was documented by neuro-oph...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Boschetti M,De Lucchi M,Giusti M,Spena C,Corallo G,Goglia U,Ceresola E,Resmini E,Vera L,Minuto F,Ferone D

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a widely studied steroid hormone with multi-functional properties. Reports suggest that some of the many activities of DHEA are due to its protective effect against lipid peroxidation. Nevertheless, the antioxidant properties of DHEA are still the subject of debate. The aim wa...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Gallo M,Aragno M,Gatto V,Tamagno E,Brignardello E,Manti R,Danni O,Boccuzzi G

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthodenticle homolog 2 (OTX2) is a homeobox family transcription factor required for brain and eye formation. Various genetic alterations in OTX2 have been described, mostly in patients with severe ocular malformations. In order to expand the knowledge of the spectrum of OTX2 mutation, we performed OTX2 mutation scre...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Gorbenko Del Blanco D,Romero CJ,Diaczok D,de Graaff LC,Radovick S,Hokken-Koelega AC

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The acute decrease in iodide organification in the thyroid in response to excess iodide is termed the acute Wolff-Chaikoff effect and normal organification resumes in spite of continued high plasma iodide concentrations (escape from the acute Wolff-Chaikoff effect). We have recently reported that large doses ...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Eng PH,Cardona GR,Previti MC,Chin WW,Braverman LE

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Height variability is largely under genetic control, although identifying the genetic variants involved has been until recently challenging. Smallness for gestational age (SGA) is a risk factor for adult short stature. Genome-wide association studies have identified a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (rs1...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Bouatia-Naji N,Marchand M,Cavalcanti-Proença C,Daghmoun S,Durand E,Tichet J,Marre M,Balkau B,Froguel P,Lévy-Marchal C

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:It is unknown whether the metabolic effects of the removal of an adrenal incidentaloma (AI) can be predicted by the assessment of cortisol hypersecretion before surgery. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the accuracy of several criteria of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in predicting the metabolic outcome af...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Eller-Vainicher C,Morelli V,Salcuni AS,Battista C,Torlontano M,Coletti F,Iorio L,Cairoli E,Beck-Peccoz P,Arosio M,Ambrosi B,Scillitani A,Chiodini I

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the present study was to determine vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) and active renin levels in patients with hormonally active adrenal tumours. DESIGN:The study was comprised of 16 patients with primary aldosteronism, 13 patients with active Cushing's syndrom...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Zacharieva S,Atanassova I,Orbetzova M,Nachev E,Kalinov K,Kirilov G,Shigarminova R,Ivanova R,Dashev G

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In view of their different actions on thyroid hormone receptor (TR) isoforms we set out to investigate whether amiodarone (AM) and dronedarone (Dron) have different and/or component-specific effects on cardiac gene expression. DESIGN:Rats were treated with AM or Dron and the expression of TRalpha 1, TRalpha ...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Stoykov I,van Beeren HC,Moorman AF,Christoffels VM,Wiersinga WM,Bakker O

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of ketoconazole as a therapeutic alternative to polycystic ovary syndrome. The study group comprised 37 women with signs of hyperandrogenism (hirsutism, acne) and oligomenorrhea. A low dose (400 mg/day) of ketoconazole was tested in a 9-month prospective clinical stud...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Vidal-Puig AJ,Muñoz-Torres M,Jódar-Gimeno E,García-Calvente CJ,Lardelli P,Ruiz-Requena ME,Escobar-Jiménez F

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Familial neurohypophyseal (central) diabetes insipidus (DI) is caused by mutations in the arginine vasopressin-neurophysin II (AVP-NPII) gene. The majority of cases is inherited in an autosomal dominant way. In this study, we present the clinical features of a mother and her son with autosomal dominant neuro...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： de Fost M,van Trotsenburg AS,van Santen HM,Endert E,van den Elzen C,Kamsteeg EJ,Swaab DF,Fliers E

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:To establish pancreatic alpha-cell mass in lean, non-diabetic humans over the adult lifespan, performed as a follow-up study to beta-cell mass across the adult human lifespan. Methods:We examined human pancreatic autopsy tissue from 66 lean, non-diabetic individuals aged from 30 to 102 years, grouped into deciles:...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Moin ASM,Cory M,Gurlo T,Saisho Y,Rizza RA,Butler PC,Butler AE

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Several factors either predisposing or protecting from the onset of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) have been proposed. Two specific polymorphisms of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4; Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile) have recently been identified either as candidate protector genes against DM2 and associated neuropathy or r...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Manolakis AC,Kapsoritakis AN,Tiaka EK,Sidiropoulos A,Gerovassili A,Satra M,Vamvakopoulou D,Tsiopoulos F,Papanas N,Skoularigis I,Potamianos SP,Vamvakopoulos N

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:TSH-secreting pituitary tumors (TSH-omas) are a rare cause of hyperthyroidism and account for <1% of all pituitary adenomas. Failure to recognize the presence of a TSH-oma may result in dramatic consequences such as thyroid ablation that may cause further growth in pituitary tumor. The primary goal of the tre...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Kienitz T,Quinkler M,Strasburger CJ,Ventz M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are close interactions between the adipocyte-derived hormone, leptin, and the anterior pituitary, especially the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. We investigated the relationship between the sympathetic adrenergic system and serum leptin levels, dependent on the function of anterior pituitary hormone a...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Schafroth U,Godang K,Ueland T,Bollerslev J

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the benefit of periodical clinical screening of carriers of a mutation in the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1) gene, because any useful discussion requires more concrete data. DESIGN AND METHODS:Our study population consisted of all the patients with MEN-1 (n=58) who were treated at t...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Geerdink EA,Van der Luijt RB,Lips CJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00