The study of ghrelin secretion and acyl-modification using mice and ghrelinoma cell lines.

abstract：:We assessed the incidence of elderly patients in Japanese acromegalics and the characteristics of their clinical presentation. We also evaluated the safety and efficacy of transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) in this patient group. During the 28-year period from 1980 to 2007 we treated 290 patients with acromegaly at our hos...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Arita K,Hirano H,Yunoue S,Fujio S,Tominaga A,Sakoguchi T,Sugiyama K,Kurisu K

更新日期：2008-10-01 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

abstract：:Our previous studies have revealed that protein malnutrition enhances insulin signaling in rat liver and muscle in response to a bolus insulin injection. However, it has not been established whether protein malnutrition up-regulates insulin signaling under physiological conditions, such as feeding. Here, we studied th...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Toyoshima Y,Tokita R,Taguchi Y,Akiyama-Akanishi N,Takenaka A,Kato H,Chida K,Hakuno F,Minami S,Takahashi S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study reported a high prevalence of autoantibodies to alpha-enolase in lymphocytic hypophysitis and these antibodies efficiently distinguished lymphocytic hypophysitis from pituitary tumors. To confirm this, we examined autoantibodies to alpha-enolase in patients with lymphocytic hypophysitis (n = 17), pitu...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tanaka S,Tatsumi KI,Takano T,Murakami Y,Takao T,Yamakita N,Tahara S,Teramoto A,Hashimoto K,Kato Y,Amino N

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：:This is a case report of an 18-year-old man with central diabetes incipidus (DI). An MRI done three months after the onset of the DI did not disclose a responsible lesion. Four months later, a second MRI showed the location of the tumor origin at the upper pituitary stalk and median eminence. Eight months later, the t...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Saeki N,Uchida D,Tatsuno I,Saito Y,Yamaura A

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of nitric oxide (NO) has been demonstrated in the vascular endothelial cells and other tissues including in rat and bovine adrenal gland. To determine whether NO mediates aldosterone production in the adrenals, we evaluated the basal production of aldosterone, and the ACTH or angiotensin II (A II)-stimul...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Nakayama T,Izumi Y,Soma M,Kanmatsuse K

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone (GH) secreted from the pituitary is essential for postnatal growth in animals. GH exerts its actions by a direct effect on target organs and by stimulating insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) production. In the human pituitary, there is a naturally occurring variant protein which has a molecular mass o...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yoshizato H,Tanaka M,Fujikawa T,Higashimoto Y,Shimizu A,Nakashima K

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bartter syndrome (BS) type 1, also referred to antenatal BS, is a genetic tubulopathy with hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis and prenatal onset of polyuria leading to polyhydramnios. It has been shown that BS type 1 is caused by mutations in the SLC12A1 gene encoding bumetanide-sensitive Na-K-2Cl (-) cotransporter (NKCC...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Adachi M,Asakura Y,Sato Y,Tajima T,Nakajima T,Yamamoto T,Fujieda K

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus complicated with insulin antibodies is rare in clinical practice but usually difficult to control. A high amount of insulin antibodies, especially with low affinity and high binding capacity, leads to unstable glycemic control characterized by hyperglycemia unresponsive to large volume of insulin and...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hayashi A,Takano K,Kawai S,Shichiri M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual differentiation of the rodent brain is recognized to involve transcriptional activation of multiple genes induced by gonadal steroids at developmental stages. To identify the genes differing in expression level between sexes, we analyzed gene expression in male and female rat hypothalami at postnatal day 5 by m...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yonehara K,Suzuki M,Nishihara M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxidative modification of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) plays a central role in the initiation and acceleration of atherosclerosis. Iron plays a part in the formation of highly toxic free radicals such as hydroxide and superoxide anions, which can induce lipid peroxidation. We investigated whether serum iron stat...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ikeda Y,Suehiro T,Yamanaka S,Kumon Y,Takata H,Inada S,Ogami N,Osaki F,Inoue M,Arii K,Hashimoto K

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sirtuin1 (SIRT1) is activated during calorie restriction and appears to be related to energy balance through glucose or lipid metabolism and insulin signaling. These findings suggest that SIRT1 may play a role in the pathophysiology of visceral obesity. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between SIRT1 gene ex...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Lee H,Chu SH,Park JY,Park HK,Im JA,Lee JW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the changes in insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in relation to fasting and 2-hour plasma glucose (PG) levels and to assess the independent contributions of their impairments to non-diabetic hyperglycemia. A total of 2157 Japanese workers (mean age 52.6±7.3 years and mean B...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Oka R,Yagi K,Sakurai M,Nakamura K,Moriuchi T,Miyamoto S,Nohara A,Kawashiri MA,Takeda Y,Yamagishi M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) levels and PAI-1 activity in young and lean women with PCOS and to compare with controls matched for age and weight. Thirty two women with PCOS and 25 weight and age-matched healthy controls participated in this study. Patients were...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tarkun I,Cantürk Z,Arslan BC,Türemen E,Tarkun P

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：:In order to investigate the immunological aspects of silent thyroiditis, T lymphocyte subsets were analyzed by two-color flow cytometry in 10 patients with silent thyroiditis in the thyrotoxic phase, 12 patients with silent thyroiditis in the recovery phase, and 11 healthy volunteers as a control. The percentages of C...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kushima K,Ban Y,Taniyama M,Itoh K

更新日期：1994-12-01 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：:The risk factors for impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) have yet to be established. Our aim was to elucidate the predisposing factors for IFG and IGT in Japanese subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT). Using a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), we analyzed 604 adults with t...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Oka R,Yagi K,Hayashi K,Kawashiri MA,Yamagishi M,Yamada M,Fumisawa Y,Yamauchi K,Aizawa T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe here a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism who had high serum intact PTH levels for over 16 months after parathyroidectomy without signs of recurrence or persistence of the disease. The patient was a 48-year-old female who appeared well nourished (body mass index, 23.7). She was received subtotal gast...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Mimura Y,Kanauchi H,Ogawa T,Ohkura F,Kaminishi M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nationwide epidemiologic survey of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23)-related hypophosphatemic diseases was conducted in 2010 to clarify the prevalence and the clinical presentations of the disorders. A questionnaire inquiring the experience of patients with these diseases was sent to randomly selected hospitals th...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Endo I,Fukumoto S,Ozono K,Namba N,Inoue D,Okazaki R,Yamauchi M,Sugimoto T,Minagawa M,Michigami T,Nagai M,Matsumoto T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen has been shown to stimulate lactotroph proliferation and expression of the prolactin (PRL) gene. Recently it has been established that Pit-1, a pituitary-specific transcription factor, is required for lactotroph proliferation. Furthermore, in vitro studies showed that an increase in the PRL promoter activity ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tsukahara S,Kambe F,Suganuma N,Tomoda Y,Seo H

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplastic carcinoma arises from differentiated carcinoma and generally shows a dire prognosis. Anaplastic transformation may occur not only in primary tumors but also in metastatic lymph nodes. We encountered 5 cases of papillary carcinoma showing anaplastic transformation in lymph nodes that were curatively resected...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ito Y,Higashiyama T,Hirokawa M,Fukushima M,Inoue H,Yabuta T,Tomoda C,Uruno T,Kihara M,Takamura Y,Miya A,Kobayashi K,Matsuzuka F,Miyauchi A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PRL surges in female rats have dual effects of luteal function: either inducing luteolysis during the estrous cycle or rescuing and maintaining luteal function during pseudopregnancy. We analyzed these apparent contradictory effects in relation to apoptosis. The detection of fragmented DNA and in situ 3'-end labeling ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kanuka H,Matsuyama S,Ohnishi M,Matsumoto Y,Nishihara M,Takahashi M

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although curcumin was widely applied as a functional food for different diseases, it was found to reduce serum testosterone level and fertility in male animals by unknown molecular mechanisms. Here in our study, we investigated the possible mechanisms of curcumin-suppressed testosterone production in Leydig cells. Our...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Lin YC,Chiu CH,Liu HC,Wang JY

更新日期：2018-08-27 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：:An open-label prospective cross-over trial was performed to compare the efficacy and adverse effects of nateglinide with those of voglibose on Japanese early type 2 diabetes (who were oral hypoglycemic agent naïve and whose HbA(1C) levels were between 7.0 and 7.9% before treatment). Fourteen patients received 270 mg/d...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kurebayashi S,Watada H,Tanaka Y,Kawasumi M,Kawamori R,Hirose T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH) is one of the most common causes of rickets in infancy and childhood. Combination therapy of vitamin D and phosphate is generally used for patients with XLH. Effect of treatment of vitamin D and phosphate during childhood on final height of XLH has to be elucidated in Japanese. ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Miyamoto J,Koto S,Hasegawa Y

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory lesions of the pituitary gland are rarely encountered. Recently, the concept of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related systemic disease was proposed in Japan, and more than 20 cases have been reported as possibly associated with infundibulo-hypophysitis since 2000. We herein review such case reports in the publ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Shimatsu A,Oki Y,Fujisawa I,Sano T

更新日期：2009-01-01 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