Leptin at gender-specific concentrations does not affect glucose transport, expression of glucose transporters and leptin receptors in human lymphocytes.

abstract：:We aimed to investigate different enhancement patterns of solid thyroid nodules on contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and then to evaluate the corresponding diagnostic performance in the differentiation of benign and malignant nodules with and without enhancement. 229 solid thyroid nodules in 196 patients who had und...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Wu Q,Wang Y,Li Y,Hu B,He ZY

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovulation and conversion of the follicle into the corpus luteum involve remarkable changes in vascular permeability and neovascularization of the luteinizing granulosa layer. To evaluate the importance of these vascular events in follicle rupture and luteal development, sequential experiments were designed in which ve...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Hazzard TM,Rohan RM,Molskness TA,Fanton JW,D'Amato RJ,Stouffer RL

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin, a pineal hormone, is known to be an important neurohormonal factor involved in the timing of reproductive events which occur seasonally in various mammalian species. In order to evaluate the influence of melatonin on neurons which are producing gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), we studied the effect of...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Li S,Pelletier G

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aims of this study were to assess the role of an in-house competitive thyroglobulin assay (Tg-c) in the follow-up of metastatic differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) patients who presented underestimated Tg measurements by immunometric assays (Tg-IMA) and to compare the results with IMA and LC-MS/MS Tg met...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Guastapaglia L,Kasamatsu TS,Nakabashi CCD,Camacho CP,Maciel RMB,Vieira JGH,Biscolla RPM

更新日期：2020-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Adrenal myelolipoma is an invariably benign neoplasm of the adrenal gland that is the second most common primary adrenal incidentaloma following adrenocortical adenomas. It is composed of elements of adipose tissue and extramedullary hematopoiesis. Hypotheses on stem cells and hormonal factors have been fo...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Decmann Á,Perge P,Tóth M,Igaz P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin pumps operate almost universally in the work environment. Tubeless insulin pumps are a relatively recent development for management of insulin-dependent diabetes. This is the first report of location-dependent failure of insulin pump function, possibly due to external interference, occurring only in the settin...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Reiher AE,Gallagher TA,Emanuele MA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid is an increasingly common outpatient procedure. Patients are counseled about the indications and risks of this procedure and informed consent is obtained. We aimed to assess the extent to which patients acquired necessary knowledge during this process. METHODS:Surve...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Singh Ospina N,Castaneda-Guarderas A,Ward R,Brito JP,Maraka S,Zeballos Palacios C,Yost KJ,Dean DS,Montori VM

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated trends in chronic glucocorticoid (GC) use in South Korea, and determined the association between chronic GC use and 5-year all-cause mortality. METHODS:A sample cohort was extracted from the South Korean National Health Insurance database. Patients prescribed a continuous dose of GC for...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Oh TK,Song IA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A large number of studies has investigated proopiomelanocortin processing in anterior pituitary corticotropes but little is known on proopiomelanocortin/ACTH degradation within these cells. The ubiquitin-proteasome system is an intracellular protein degradation pathway which has garnered considerable interest i...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Sesta A,Cassarino MF,Cavagnini F,Pecori Giraldi F

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In previous studies, associations between breast-milk cortisol levels obtained on one occasion and infant neurodevelopment were demonstrated. However, more recent evidence indicates that breast-milk cortisol and cortisone concentrations follow the diurnal rhythm of maternal hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Toorop AA,van der Voorn B,Hollanders JJ,Dijkstra LR,Dolman KM,Heijboer AC,Rotteveel J,Honig A,Finken MJJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subacute thyroiditis is a transient inflammatory thyroid disease of unknown etiology. The primary goal for treatment is to mitigate inflammation. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the therapeutic effects of prednisolone and nonsteroidal anti-inflammation drugs in patients with subacute thyroiditis. In...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Sato J,Uchida T,Komiya K,Goto H,Takeno K,Suzuki R,Honda A,Himuro M,Watada H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RU486 has been reported to be a glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and a progesterone receptor (PR) antagonist. We have analysed RU486 activity on the GR in WCL-2 (CHO) cells and in COS-7 cells transiently transfected with the mouse GR and with the reporter MMTVCAT (MCAT). These cell lines do not contain any active progeste...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Zhang S,Danielsen M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Octreotide (OCT) has been successfully used for treatment of acromegaly and neuroendocrine tumors for more than 30 years. However, long-term safety of OCT has not been documented in placebo-controlled setting. This present analysis pooled safety data from two similarly-designed, randomized, and placebo-controll...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Pivonello R,Muscogiuri G,Holder G,Paul M,Sarp S,Lesogor A,Jordaan P,Eisinger J,Colao A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an endocrine-disrupting chemical that may affect the hormones and their receptors. The aim of this study is to determine whether BPA has an effect on the development of nonfunctional adrenal incidentaloma (NFAI). METHODS:Fifty patients who were admitted to endocrinology outpatient clinics ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Eker F,Gungunes A,Durmaz S,Kisa U,Celik ZR

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic mutations of steroidogenic factor 1 (also known as Ad4BP or Nr5a1) have increasingly been reported in patients with 46,XY disorders of sex development (46,XY disorders of sex development). However, because the phenotype of 46,XY disorders of sex development with a steroidogenic factor 1 mutation is wide-rangin...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Hatano M,Migita T,Ohishi T,Shima Y,Ogawa Y,Morohashi KI,Hasegawa Y,Shibasaki F

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients treated with thyroidectomy and radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA) often have detectable TSH-stimulated thyroglobulin (Tg) levels without localizable disease after primary treatment. To assess the value of repeat stimulated Tg assays in these patients' follow-up, we retrospective...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Lamartina L,Montesano T,Trulli F,Attard M,Torlontano M,Bruno R,Meringolo D,Monzani F,Tumino S,Ronga G,Maranghi M,Biffoni M,Filetti S,Durante C

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory biomarker high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is considered as a major predictor of cardiovascular events. Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) directly reflects the number of plasma atherogenic lipoproteins, and may play a major role in vascular inflammation. We aimed to assess whether an association between ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Xu W,Li R,Zhang S,Gong L,Wang Z,Ren W,Xia C,Li Q

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:Parathyroid cancer (PC) is rare, but fatal condition. Preoperative prediction of PC remains challenging but meaningful. The aim of this study was to determine an effective model to predict PC in patients with parathyroid lesions >1.5 cm. METHODS:In this retrospective case-control study, we enrolled 30 patient...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Liu R,Xia Y,Chen C,Ye T,Huang X,Ma L,Hu Y,Jiang Y

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogens regulate gene expression and cell proliferation in target tissues. In studies of estrogen-regulated gene expression, identification of appropriate housekeeping genes (HKGs), reference genes whose expression is not altered by treatment, is difficult. The goal of this study was to define HKGs unaltered by estr...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Schroder AL,Pelch KE,Nagel SC

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rathke's cleft cysts (RCC) are lesions that arise from Rathke's pouch. Though frequently incidental, resulting symptoms in a minority of cases are indicators for surgical resection, which may prove beneficial. OBJECTIVE:To characterize a cohort of surgically-resected RCC cases at Oregon Health & Science Uni...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Langlois F,Manea A,Lim DST,McCartney S,Yedinak CG,Cetas JS,Fleseriu M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central circuits known to regulate food intake and energy expenditure also affect central cardiovascular regulation. For example, both the melanocortin and neuropeptide Y (NPY) peptide families, known to regulate food intake, also produce central hypertensive effects. Members of both families share a similar C-termina...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Gruber KA,Fan W,Akerberg H,Larhammar D,Chee MJ,Colmers WF,Cone RD

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) are secreted by rat adrenal zona glomerulosa cells. Serotonin increases the release of aldosterone, corti-costerone, and cortisol from the adrenal cortex. Therefore, the effects of serotonin on IL-6 and TNF release from rat adrenal zona glomerulosa cells were invest...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Ritchie PK,Knight HH,Ashby M,Judd AM

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been known that thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) stimulates the growth or development of thyroid malignancy and higher serum TSH has association with both thyroid cancer incidence and advanced tumor stage. However, the role of TSH in high-risk features of well-differentiated thyroid cancer was not fully evalua...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Kim SS,Lee BJ,Lee JC,Song SH,Kim BH,Son SM,Kim IJ,Kim YK,Kang YH

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:To prepare for radioactive iodine therapy in post total thyroidectomy patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer (WDTC), either thyroid hormone withdrawal (THW) or administration of recombinant human thyrotropin (rhTSH) can be performed. OBJECTIVE:Our objective is to compare quality of life (QoL) paramet...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Tang CYL,Thang SP,Zaheer S,Kwan CK,Ng DC

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taking metformin with a meal has been shown to decrease bioavailability of metformin. We hypothesized that taking metformin 30 min before a meal improves glucose metabolism. As an animal model, 18 Zucker-rats were divided into three groups as follows: no medication (Control), metformin (600 mg/kg) with meal (Met), and...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Hashimoto Y,Tanaka M,Okada H,Mistuhashi K,Kimura T,Kitagawa N,Fukuda T,Majima S,Fukuda Y,Tanaka Y,Yamada S,Senmaru T,Hamaguchi M,Asano M,Yamazaki M,Oda Y,Hasegawa G,Nakamura N,Fukui M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between serum microRNA-217 and the severity of diabetic kidney disease determined by albuminuria. Four hundred ninety five type 2 diabetes patients were divided into three groups: normoalbuminuric group, microalbuminuric group, and macroalbuminuric group. Serum m...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Shao Y,Ren H,Lv C,Ma X,Wu C,Wang Q

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In arthropods, development is controlled by cholesterol-derived steroid hormones: the ecdysteroids. In vertebrates and insects, steroidogenesis is positively regulated and this is mediated by cAMP. In crustaceans, ecdysteroid biosynthesis by steroidogenic organs (Y-organs) is negatively regulated by a neuropeptide, th...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Lachaise F,Sommé G,Carpentier G,Granjeon E,Webster S,Baghdassarian D

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) are relatively rare and heterogenous malignancies. Recent advances in histopathological classification according to the anatomical site of origin, proliferation rate, and extend of the disease have created a valid and powerful tool for the prognostic stratificati...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Alexandraki KI,Kaltsas G

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In all mammalian species, the 20 amino acids of the genetic code are required for net protein accretion. The nutritional supply of amino acids for growth is defined as the net umbilical uptake of amino acids, representing the net transfer from maternal circulation, through the placenta and then to the fetus, of essent...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Regnault TR,de Vrijer B,Battaglia FC

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide hormones are generated by proteolytic processing of their respective protein precursors by several prohormone processing proteases. The peptide hormone PTHrP is widely expressed in normal and malignant tissues, where proPTHrP undergoes proteolytic processing to generate PTHrP peptides with distinct biological ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Deftos LJ,Burton D,Hastings RH,Terkeltaub R,Hook VY

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00