Nucleobindin-2 is a positive regulator for insulin-stimulated glucose transporter 4 translocation in fenofibrate treated E11 podocytes.

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are induced under diabetic conditions and are likely associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. It is also known that ROS production is facilitated in the presence of copper ion through the Fenton reaction. The aim of this study was to examine the involvement of copper ion in the...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tanaka A,Kaneto H,Miyatsuka T,Yamamoto K,Yoshiuchi K,Yamasaki Y,Shimomura I,Matsuoka TA,Matsuhisa M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) may mimic mixed medullary and follicular thyroid carcinoma (MMFTC). MTC originates from para-follicular cells, while MMFTC is an uncommon tumor characterized by coexistence of follicular and para-follicular cell-derived tumor populations. A 35-year-old woman was diagnosed with MTC but...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Takeshima K,Ariyasu H,Uraki S,Morita S,Furukawa Y,Inaba H,Iwakura H,Doi A,Warigaya K,Murata SI,Enomoto K,Hotomi M,Akamizu T

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured serum levels of the carboxy-terminal propeptide of type 1 procollagen (P1CP) as a marker of bone formation and the carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen (1CTP) as a marker of bone resorption by RIA in sera from 40 Graves' disease patients and 14 Hashimoto's disease patients before and during trea...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Miyakawa M,Tsushima T,Demura H

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal Graves' disease (GD) during pregnancy may influence thyroid function in fetuses. Neonates born to mothers with high serum TSH receptor antibody (TRAb) levels have been reported to develop 'neonatal GD'. Therefore, evaluations of serum thyroid hormone and TRAb levels in neonates upon birth are crucial for a pr...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Wada M,Kita M,Kawasaki K,Kusakabe T,Tagami T,Satoh-Asahara N,Shimatsu A,Hashimoto K

更新日期：2018-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of prolonged diabetes on epinephrine-induced adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) response in the liver was examined in diabetes-prone BB/W rats. Basal and 1 microM epinephrine-induced cAMP release from isolated perfused liver was similar in non-diabetic and diabetic BB/W rats with preserved adipose tissue....

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yamatani K,Saito K,Ohnuma H,Ikezawa Y,Seino T,Manaka Y,Daimon M,Takahashi K,Sasaki H

更新日期：1997-10-01 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：: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：:We examined 13 patients with euthyroid Graves' disease suspected ophthalmologically, by comparing them with 20 patients with untreated Graves' disease and by following them up for 5 to 10 years. They had Graves' ophthalmopathy (NOSPECS class II-IV) without other ocular diseases, normal levels of serum thyroid hormones...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kashiwai T,Tada H,Asahi K,Hidaka Y,Tamaki H,Iwatani Y,Amino N

更新日期：1995-06-01 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：:The onset of physical signs in infants with hypophosphatemic vitamin D resistant rickets (HDRR) has generally been considered to be at the age of 12 months, but the time of appearance of hypophosphatemia and rachitic signs on radiographs remains unclear. We report a prospective study in three neonates whose mothers we...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Minamitani K,Minagawa M,Yasuda T,Niimi H

更新日期：1996-06-01 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 effects of an aqueous extract of Ferula hormonis on social aggression, fertility and some physiological and biochemical parameters were investigated in male mice. The ingestion of 3 mg/kg of aqueous extract of F. hormonis for six weeks clearly inhibited social aggression. Body wet weight and other sex accessory or...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Khleifat K,Homady MH,Tarawneh KA,Shakhanbeh J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cushing's disease is primarily caused by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-producing pituitary adenomas. Pituitary tumor-transforming gene 1 (PTTG1) expression, a hallmark of pituitary tumors, stimulates pituitary cell proliferation. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) play an important role in regulating gene transcription...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Nakada Y,Kageyama K,Sugiyama A,Desaki R,Takayasu S,Niioka K,Murasawa S,Ishigame N,Asari Y,Iwasaki Y,Daimon M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroidogenic factor-1 [(SF-1/Ad4BP) (MIM184757)] is a nuclear receptor that regulates multiple genes involved in adrenal and gonadal development, steroidogenesis, reproduction, and other metabolic functions. Initially, mutations of SF-1/Ad4BP gene (NR5A1) in humans were identified in two 46, XY female patients with a...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tajima T,Fujiwara F,Fujieda K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarpogrelate, a selective 5-HT(2) receptor antagonist, is known to have a significant effect on antiplatelet action. This study was a double-blinded, randomized, paralleled multicenter trial to compare the effects of sarpogrelate and aspirin on preventing macrovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes. T...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Park SY,Rhee SY,Oh S,Kwon HS,Cha BY,Lee HJ,Lee HC,Kim YS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nesfatin-1 is a polypeptide derived from the posttranslational processing of the N-terminal fragment of nucleobindin 2 (NUCB2), that was originally identified as an anorexigenic hypothalamic neuropeptide. A number of reports have recently shown that NUCB2/nesfatin-1 is widely expressed in various peripheral tissues, i...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Cao X,Liu XM,Zhou LH

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:In an attempt to define the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in non-insulin dependent diabetic rats (WBN/Kob), we measured plasma corticotropin releasing factor (CRF), as well as arginine vasopressin (AVP), ACTH, and corticosterone (B), CRF concentrations in the median eminence (ME), the remainder of the hypo...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tojo C,Takao T,Nishioka T,Numata Y,Suemaru S,Hashimoto K

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Troglitazone (T) and d-chiroinositol (DCI) have been reported to improve insulin resistance associated with obesity and NIDDM. We tested whether these compounds counteract the insulin antagonistic effects of recombinant human GH. Male Wistar rats were allocated to 4 different treatment groups, rhGH (n=8), rhGH+T (n=7)...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Sugimoto M,Takeda N,Hattori J,Yoshino K,Nakashima K,Okumura S,Ishimori M,Yasuda K

更新日期：1999-03-01 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：:Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations have been reported to be associated with body fat, especially visceral fat accumulation, but most studies up to now have been conducted on non-diabetic subjects. In this study, we investigated the association between the serum CRP concentrations and parameters of adiposity...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Iwasaki T,Nakajima A,Yoneda M,Terauchi Y

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kallmann syndrome is defined by the association of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia. The KAL1 gene is responsible for the X-linked form of Kallmann syndrome. We analyzed the KAL1 gene in 19 Japanese patients with Kallmann syndrome, including 3 patients reported previously, using PCR-direct sequencing method. ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Izumi Y,Tatsumi K,Okamoto S,Ogawa T,Hosokawa A,Matsuo T,Kato Y,Fukui H,Amino N

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：:The gene responsible for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) has recently been cloned, and its germline mutations were identified in patients with this syndrome. The majority of the mutations, frameshift or nonsense mutations, are expected to result in a loss of function of the gene product menin. Since the con...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Miyauchi A,Sato M,Matsubara S,Ohye H,Kihara M,Matsusaka K,Nishitani A,Takahara J

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We saw a 57-yr-old female non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patient with antiinsulin antibody, in whom insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) was shown to be effective as a blood glucose-lowering agent. Due to the presence of the antibody, the patient suffered from postprandial hyperglycemia and frequent h...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kajimoto Y,Kawamori R,Fujitani Y,Kishimoto M,Kubota M,Yamasaki Y,Morishima T,Kamada T

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyrotropin levels are outside normal reference range in subclinical thyroid disease. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) involves clustered cardiovascular risk factors, including abnormal lipids, insulin resistance, and hypertension. This study aimed to investigate associations between subclinical thyroid disease, thyrotropi...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Wang CY,Chang TC,Chen MF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musk is a secreted external hormone or information compound that is stored in musk scent glands of the males of species within the family Moschidae, such as Moschus berezovskii. The secretion of musk changes periodically during the courtship and reproduction periods, with the early stage of secretion occurring from Ma...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Fan M,Zhang M,Shi M,Zhang T,Qi L,Yu J,Li X,Lin S,Huang Z,Yang S,Zhou J,Li Y,Sun X,Cha M,Xu S,Liu Y,Guo X,Hu D,Liu S

更新日期：2018-11-29 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：:The tissue-specific circulating markers of thyroid hormone action on cardiac function have not been established. Although the relationship between thyroid function and plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels has been evaluated in patients with thyroid disorders, the relationship between these parameters in the g...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ohba K,Okada E,Goto Y,Suzuki S,Machii M,Nonaka D,Matsushita A,Sasaki S,Suda T,Oki Y,Takase H

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last ten years a liquid formulation of liothyronine (L-T3) became available. To date, no studies on its systematic use have been reported. This study is aimed at assessing the reliability of liquid L-T3 in achieving target TSH in patients with differentiated thyroid cancers (DTC). Twenty-one high risk DTC patie...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Trimboli P,Centanni M,Virili C

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00