Bisphosphonates in the treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: pros.

abstract：:Autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) is a systemic disease. It is well-known that overt thyroid dysfunction is a cardiovascular risk factor. However, the influence of euthyroid status is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the metabolic parameters and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in euthyroid premenopausal...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Topaloglu O,Gokay F,Kucukler K,Burnik FS,Mete T,Yavuz HC,Berker D,Guler S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of hypothyroidism on the glucose and insulin levels are controversial, and its impact on the Langerhans islet morphology of adult subjects has been poorly addressed. In spite of hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus are more frequent in females than in males, most studies using animal models have been done in m...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Rodríguez-Castelán J,Nicolás L,Morimoto S,Cuevas E

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) (Hashimoto thyroiditis and Graves' disease) are complex polygenic disorders with multiple genes thought to contribute to the risk of disease. The contribution of these genes differs by different populations. The PTPN22 gene is reported to be associated with multiple autoimmune disea...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Alkhateeb A,Marzouka NA,Tashtoush R

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to investigate body composition changes, epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EATT), serum omentin-1 levels, and the relationship among them along with some atherosclerosis markers in overt hypothyroidism. Twenty-eight newly diagnosed overt hypothyroid patients were evaluated before and after 6 months of t...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Cerit ET,Akturk M,Altinova AE,Tavil Y,Ozkan C,Yayla C,Altay M,Demirtas C,Cakir N

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various factors influence quality of life (QoL) in acromegaly. Whether disease control and treatment approach are related to QoL is still a matter of debate. The aim of the present study was to evaluate QoL in patients with acromegaly using the disease-specific Acromegaly Quality of Life Questionnaire in respect to di...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Vandeva S,Yaneva M,Natchev E,Elenkova A,Kalinov K,Zacharieva S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We retrospectively evaluated all patients with pituitary tumours treated in our department from 1/1/1997 to 01/11/2014. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Two hundred and fifteen patients (124 females, 91 males, mean age 50.9 years) were treated because of pituitary tumours. All patients underwent basal hormonal analys...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Askitis D,Tsitlakidis D,Müller N,Waschke A,Wolf G,Müller UA,Kloos C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebral fractures are an emerging complication of acromegaly but their prediction is still difficult occurring even in patients with normal bone mineral density. In this study we evaluated the ability of high-resolution cone-beam computed tomography to provide information on skeletal abnormalities associated with ve...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Maffezzoni F,Maddalo M,Frara S,Mezzone M,Zorza I,Baruffaldi F,Doglietto F,Mazziotti G,Maroldi R,Giustina A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal transplantation may restore adrenal function after bilateral adrenalectomy or when adrenal function is lost. Thus, animal experiments could provide useful information before clinical application of adrenal transplantation. Using an experimental model of autotransplantion of a complete adrenal gland in the sple...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Allende G,Chavira R,Quintana-Stephan A

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have linked two human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) beta-subunit cDNAs in tandem such that the expressed fusion protein consists of two mature beta-subunits joined through the carboxy terminal peptide of the first beta-subunit. A single glycine residue is inserted between the two subunits in the fusion protein. Chin...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Lobel L,Pollak S,Wang S,Chaney M,Lustbader JW

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oestradiol (E(2)) alters lymphocyte functionin vitro including T cell DNA synthesis and B cell immunoglobulin production in human tonsillar, splenic and peripheral blood cells. We have investigated whether one mechanism for this effect is that E(2) modifies the expression of IL-2, IL-6 and IFN-γ mRNA in human tonsilla...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Evagelatou M,Farrant J

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:An increasing body of evidence suggests that dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors could play a role in the development of bullous pemphigoid. The knowledge regarding this association is based on case reports, pharmacovigilance database analyses, and observational studies. Data from randomized clinical tria...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Silverii GA,Dicembrini I,Nreu B,Montereggi C,Mannucci E,Monami M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The primary aim of this study is to isolate cytokines specific for active Graves' orbitopathy (GO) in the tears of affected patients. The secondary aim is to identify other cytokines of interest and to look at the profile of their levels over time. METHODS:This is a prospective pilot study conducted at the Sin...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Yang M,Chung Y,Lang S,Yawata N,Seah LL,Looi A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phex is the gene whose mutation is the cause of X-linked hypophosphatemia in humans and mice. The organs expressing Phex in normal animals, and their possible sensitivity to stimulation by low phosphate diets, are unknown. In this study, Phex expression was measured in 6-wk-old normal B6C3H male and female mice and in...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Meyer MH,Meyer RA Jr

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical procedures are associated with activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA). Studies examining HPA dynamics peri-operatively are limited and the modulating influence of peri-operatively administered glucocorticoids on that is not well established. This investigation examined alteratio...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： El-Sibai K,Rajpal A,Al-Aridi R,Selman WR,Arafah BM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) was measured with dual wavelength fluorometry in glucagon-producing mouse pancreatic alpha-cells loaded with the indicator fura-2. Spontaneous rhythmic activity in terms of slow oscillations from a basal level was observed at 3 mM glucose. Like in the insulin-secreting beta...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Berts A,Gylfe E,Hellman B

更新日期：1997-02-01 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：:We hypothesized that in nonectopic Cushing syndrome there is an insufficient activity of type II (renal) 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11beta-HSD2) that is related to cortisol excess, rather than to corticotropin (adrenocorticotropic hormone [ACTH]) levels. We measured plasma ACTH and urinary-free cortisol (UFF...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Stiefel P,García-Morillo JS,Jimenez L,Pamies E,Miranda ML,Carneado J,Villar J,Leal-Cerro A

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular chaperones assist proteins to reach their mature and functional conformation. It has become apparent in recent years that chaperones function as part of a multiprotein heterocomplex that is potentially involved not only in protein folding, but also in intracellular trafficking and in targeting proteins for d...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Heinlein CA,Chang C

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nordic walking (NW), characterized by the use of two walking poles, has positive effects on several muscle groups. Muscle strength and mass decrease with age, and recently, this decrease is defined as sarcopenia. Sarcopenia may be triggered by oxidative stress. We investigated whether changes in the oxidative stress m...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Kawamoto R,Kohara K,Katoh T,Kusunoki T,Ohtsuka N,Abe M,Kumagi T,Miki T

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of dopamine D2 receptors inhibits melanotrope pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) biosynthesis and alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) secretion. These effects are mediated by G-protein alpha i- and alpha o-subunits and are reversed by stimulating receptors linked to activation of G alpha s protein. Melanot...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Sands SA,Dickerson DS,Morris SJ,Chronwall BM

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) level is an early marker of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia. However, lack of methodological standardization to define timing and cut-off points of iPTH measurement limit its clinical applicability. Here, we evaluated the relationship between two distinct postoperative ti...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Filho EBY,Machry RV,Mesquita R,Scheffel RS,Maia AL

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors affecting longevity are complex and poorly understood. We have recently found that Ames dwarf mice (df/df), which are deficient in growth hormone (GH), prolactin, and thyroid-stimulating hormone, live significantly longer than their normal siblings whereas transgenic mice that overexpress GH exhibit reduced li...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Brown-Borg HM,Bode AM,Bartke A

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency predisposes affected individuals highly susceptible to oxidative stress, which is one of the risk factors for diabetes. To evaluate the relationship between blood level of G6PD activity and diabetes in Taiwan, blood G6PD activity was analyzed among 237 patients with ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Wan GH,Tsai SC,Chiu DT

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Acromegaly is a systemic metabolic disease. Growth hormone (GH) have a significant impact on adipose tissue (AT). A huge reduction of serum GH after surgical treatment may cause substantial AT redistribution. The objective of this study was to illustrate the dynamic changes in distribution of facial and abdomin...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Xie T,Ding H,Xia M,Zhang X,Sun W,Liu T,Gu Y,Sun C,Hu F

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothyroidism is one of the most common endocrine disorders, affecting as much as 10% of the global population. There is a rich cultural milieu of treatment history and interventions dating as far back as 2 millennia. Chinese cretins were treated with sheep thyroid in the 6th century. In 1890, transplanted animal thy...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Mateo RCI,Hennessey JV

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenocorticotropin-secreting pituitary tumor represents about 10 % of pituitary adenomas and at the time of diagnosis most of them are microadenomas. Transsphenoidal surgery is the first-line treatment of Cushing's disease and accurate localization of the tumor within the gland is essential for selectively removing t...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Vitale G,Tortora F,Baldelli R,Cocchiara F,Paragliola RM,Sbardella E,Simeoli C,Caranci F,Pivonello R,Colao A,A.B.C. Group.

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the effects of different patterns of administration of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) on weight gain, organ growth, serum GH binding protein (GHBP) and insulin-like growth factor-l (IGF-1) levels in a series of studies using hypophysectomized (Hx) or GH-deficient dwarf (dw/dw) rats. Anima...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Clark RG,Mortensen D,Carlsson LM,Carmignac D,Robinson I

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed this study to investigate the prevalences of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a Chinese population with normal weight. We also examined whether fat mass is associated with insulin resistance and MetS in normal-weight individuals. Data were drawn from a cross-sectional study in China. Su...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Chen S,Chen Y,Liu X,Li M,Wu B,Li Y,Liang Y,Shao X,Holthöfer H,Zou H

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the adrenal effect of a phytosterol (PS) additive, 80 male Japanese quail were divided into four sub-groups and fed 0, 40, 400, and 4,000 ppm of PS, respectively, for 21 days. Subsequently, 50% of the birds from each dosage group were subjected to a 6-day adrenal function test, whereby they were injecte...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Liu F,Chen J,Shi F,Wang T,Watanabe G,Taya K

更新日期：2012-04-01 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