Four-Point Preprandial Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose for the Assessment of Glycemic Control and Variability in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Treated with Insulin and Vildagliptin.

abstract：:To elucidate whether adrenergic overtone is involved in the pathophysiology of men with lifelong (LL) premature ejaculation (PE), we investigated differences in reactive hyperemia index (RHI) responses by using peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT). 20 men with LL-PE (18-40 years) were enrolled in an 8-week, double-blin...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Francomano D,Donini LM,Lenzi A,Aversa A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Neuroendocrine neoplasias (NENs) represent a rare and biologically heterogeneous group of malignancies. Treatment of NEN patients remains challenging due to lack of prospective evidence on the choice of ideal therapeutic sequence and therapeutic efficacy in specific individual scenarios. Methods:Clinical dat...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Mayer K,Kiry S,Yordanova A,Ahmadzadehfar H,Gaertner FC,Bundschuh RA,Essler M,Gonzalez-Carmona MA,Strassburg CP,Matthaei H,Lingohr P,Bisht S,Brossart P,Feldmann G

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims. To evaluate the predictive power of pretransplant HbA1c for new-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) in kidney transplant candidates, who had several predispositions for fluctuated HbA1c levels. Methods. We performed a retrospective study of 119 patients without diabetes who received kidney transplantati...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Tokodai K,Amada N,Haga I,Nakamura A,Kashiwadate T,Kawagishi N,Ohuchi N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low birth weight is associated with reduced bone mass and density in adult life. However, effects of maternal hypoxia (MH) on offspring bone development are not known. Objective. The current study investigated the effects of fetal growth restriction induced by MH during the last half of gestation on bone structure and...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Lee AM,Morrison JL,Botting KJ,Shandala T,Xian CJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. Statin drugs act as inhibitors of the 3-hydroxy-3methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase enzyme early in the mevalonate pathway, thereby reducing the endogenous cholesterol synthesis. In recent studies, it has been suggested from epidemiological data that statins also may improve vitamin D status, as...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Rejnmark L,Vestergaard P,Heickendorff L,Mosekilde L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the gene expression of ghrelin, a growth hormone releasing and appetite stimulating hormone from stomach, we constructed human ghrelin promoter-reporter vectors and analyzed the promoter activity. The ghrelin promoter activity was high when cultured cells that express ghrelin mRNA endogenously like TT or EC...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Shiimura Y,Ohgusu H,Sato T,Kojima M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is a lifelong course disease, so insulin treatment has to be effective and safe, and patients should be satisfied with it. We aimed to compare efficacy, safety, and quality of treatment satisfaction of human and premixed analogue insulin among 3264 patients (53.58% women) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) ...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Nabrdalik K,Kwiendacz H,Sawczyn T,Tomasik A,Kukla M,Masierek M,Gumprecht J

更新日期：2018-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes is characterized by frequent ectopic fat accumulation in several tissues and organs. In particular, a number of studies showed that these subjects frequently have hepatic fat accumulation, which may play a role in the metabolic abnormalities typical of diabetes and has been also linked to increased ris...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Bacchi E,Moghetti P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to evaluate carotid atherosclerosis in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus with microalbuminuria (MA) by high-frequency ultrasonography. Two hundred and fifty patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus were divided into two groups according to urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER): normoalbuminuria...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Zhang YH,Gao Y,Mao X,Shang J,Su BL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sugars, primarily glucose and fructose, are the main energy source of cells. Because of their hydrophilic nature, cells use a number of transporter proteins to introduce sugars through their plasma membrane. Cancer cells are well known to display an enhanced sugar uptake and consumption. In fact, sugar transporters ar...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Calvo MB,Figueroa A,Pulido EG,Campelo RG,Aparicio LA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients are more likely to have vitamin D deficiency when compared to the general population. This study aimed to determine the levels of 25-OH-vitamin D [25(OH)D] in individuals with NF1 and disease-unaffected controls and analyze FokI and BsmI VDR gene polymorphisms in a case and in a...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Souza Mario Bueno L,Rosset C,Aguiar E,Pereira Fde S,Izetti Ribeiro P,Scalco R,Matzenbacher Bittar C,Brinckmann Oliveira Netto C,Gischkow Rucatti G,Chies JA,Camey SA,Ashton-Prolla P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim. To examine the relationship between plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and blood hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in diabetic patients at various stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods. We screened for data collected between 2003 and 2012. The correlation between 25(OH)D and HbA1c levels was studie...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Kajbaf F,Mentaverri R,Diouf M,Fournier A,Kamel S,Lalau JD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Pediatric CAH patients have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and it remains unknown if genetic predisposition is a contributing factor. Glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) polymorphisms are associated with an adverse metabolic profile. Our aim was to analyze the association between the NR3C1 p...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Moreira RP,Gomes LG,Madureira G,Mendonca BB,Bachega TA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of 626 patients with multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) including 147 patients (23.5%) with multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) from a total of 2,536 patients with PTC who visited the Chang Gung Medical Center in Linkou, Taiwan, was performed. A comparison of the clinica...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Ng SC,Kuo SF,Chen ST,Hsueh C,Huang BY,Lin JD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Puerarin, the main isoflavone glycoside extracted from Radix Puerariae, is an isoflavone traditional Chinese herb. Previous studies have demonstrated that puerarin could regulate osteoblast proliferation and differentiation to promote bone formation. However, the effect of puerarin on the process of human osteoblasts ...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Liu LJ,Liu LQ,Bo T,Li SJ,Zhu Z,Cui RR,Mao DA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The determination of B-type natriuretic peptides (BNP) may have a role in the diagnosis of heart failure (HF) or guiding HF therapy. This study investigated the role of BNP determination in a cohort of elderly patients admitted to hospital with acute decompensated HF and its correlation with main demographic, clinical...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Leto L,Testa M,Feola M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated potential markers for predicting nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma (NFPA) invasion and recurrence by high-throughput tissue microarray analyses. We retrospectively studied two groups of patients: 60 nonrecurrent NFPA cases that included noninvasion and invasion subtypes and 43 recurrent cases th...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Yao X,Zhang Y,Wu L,Cheng R,Li C,Qu C,Ji H

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The BRAF(V600E) mutation is commonly found in papillary thyroid cancers (PTCs) at different frequencies in different regions. However, the association between the BRAF(V600E) mutation and clinicopathological features in Chinese PTC patients is unknown. A total of 543 Chinese patients with histologically confirmed PTC ...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Yang LB,Sun LY,Jiang Y,Tang Y,Li ZH,Zhang HY,Bu H,Ye F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estroprogestins (EPs) are combinations of estrogen and progestin with several actions on women's health. The different pharmacological composition of EPs is responsible for different clinical effects. One of the most used low-dose EP associations is ethinylestradiol 20 mcg plus levonorgestrel 100 mcg in monophasic reg...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Lello S,Cavani A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the effects of a treatment with α-lipoic acid (ALA) associated with two different doses of myo-inositol (MI) on clinical and metabolic features of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Eighty-eight women received the treatment, and 71 among them had complete c...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Fruzzetti F,Benelli E,Fidecicchi T,Tonacchera M

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the correlation between gender and the clinical presentation of papillary thyroid cancer and the long-term followup results, 435 patients who underwent total or near-total thyroidectomy were enrolled in this study. Among these papillary thyroid cancer patients, 12.2% showed lymph node metastases and a h...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Hsieh SH,Chen ST,Hsueh C,Chao TC,Lin JD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Current study was designed to investigate the association of metabolic syndrome (MetS) with depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and quality of life (QoL). DESIGN:Two hundred and fifteen contributors with MetS and 253 participants without MetS were randomly selected from 2151 participants of Isfahan ...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Roohafza H,Sadeghi M,Talaei M,Pourmoghaddas Z,Sarrafzadegan N

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocannabinoids and their G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR) are a current research focus in the area of obesity due to the system's role in food intake and glucose and lipid metabolism. Importantly, overweight and obese individuals often have higher circulating levels of the arachidonic acid-derived endocannabinoids...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Naughton SS,Mathai ML,Hryciw DH,McAinch AJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular calcification and bone fragility are common and interrelated health problems that affect chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Bone fragility, which leads to higher risk of fracture and mortality, arises from the abnormal bone remodeling and mineralization that are seen in chronic kidney disease. Recently, s...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Bisson SK,Ung RV,Mac-Way F

更新日期：2018-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is the most aggressive form of thyroid cancer. It shows a wide spectrum of morphological presentations and the diagnosis could be challenging due to its high degree of dedifferentiation. Molecular and genetic features of ATC are widely heterogeneous as well and many efforts have been...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Ragazzi M,Ciarrocchi A,Sancisi V,Gandolfi G,Bisagni A,Piana S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodine supplementation through salt iodization is a worldwide, effective strategy for preventing iodine deficiency-related problems. Its safety and efficacy profile has been extensively investigated, and benefits far outweigh the potential iodine-induced risks. Moreover, iodine supplementation during pregnancy in orde...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Prete A,Paragliola RM,Corsello SM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemosensitivity of anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) to some cytotoxic agents was investigated by the histoculture drug response assay (HDRA). Thirty specimens from 22 patients with ATC were obtained from surgically resected subjects. The drugs tested were paclitaxel (PTX), docetaxel (DOC), adriamycin (ADM), nedapl...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Uruno T,Masaki C,Akaishi J,Matsuzu K,Suzuki A,Ohkuwa K,Shibuya H,Kitagawa W,Nagahama M,Sugino K,Ito K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to explore whether squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC), cytokeratin 19 fragment (Cyfra21-1), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) are elevated in diabetic nephropathy (DN) and the association between urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) and tumor markers in diabet...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Chen J,Tao F,Zhang B,Chen Q,Qiu Y,Luo Q,Gen Y,Meng J,Zhang J,Lu H

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Gut microbiota is involved in the progression of metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. The ob/ob and db/db mice are extensively used as models in studies on the pathogenesis of these diseases. The goal of this study is to characterize the composition and structure of gut microbiota in the...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Yang M,Liu Y,Xie H,Wen Z,Zhang Y,Wu C,Huang L,Wu J,Xie C,Wang T,Peng W,Liu S,Chen L,Liu X

更新日期：2019-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Reduced testicular volume (TV) (<12 cm(3)) is associated with lower testicular function. Several studies explored the conventional sperm parameters (concentration, motility, and morphology) and the endocrine function (gonadotropins and testosterone serum concentrations) in the patients with reduction of TV...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Condorelli R,Calogero AE,La Vignera S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00