Comparison of two creatinine-based equations for predicting decline in renal function in type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy in a korean population.

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：Background:Gynecomastia (GM) is a benign enlargement of male breast due to glandular tissue proliferation. GM is a symptom of systemic or local hormonal disturbances, which could be associated with functional changes or pathological conditions. However, the long-lasting steroid imbalance in men with GM might exert nega...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Robeva R,Elenkova A,Zacharieva S

更新日期：2019-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex steroid hormones have neuroprotective properties which may be mediated by brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). This study sought to determine the interactive effects of preadolescent hormone manipulation and BDNF heterozygosity (+/-) on hippocampal NMDA-R expression. Wild-type and BDNF+/- mice were gonadectom...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： McCarthny CR,Du X,Wu YC,Hill RA

更新日期：2018-01-31 00:00:00

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：:Type 2 diabetes and depression are regarded as comorbid conditions, and three possible directions of the association between the diseases can underlie this observation of comorbidity. First, common etiology can increase a person's risk of both diseases; second, persons with type 2 diabetes have increased prevalence or...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Berge LI,Riise T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Selenium, as an antioxidant, has been implicated in the development of autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT). Many studies showed selenium supplementation could decrease thyroid autoantibodies in patients with AIT. However, the underlying mechanisms have not been well determined. Therefore, we performed a clinical stu...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Tian X,Li N,Su R,Dai C,Zhang R

更新日期：2020-06-30 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：:The hypothalamus is an essential relay in the neural circuitry underlying energy metabolism that needs to continually adapt to changes in the energetic environment. The neuroendocrine control of food intake and energy expenditure is associated with, and likely dependent upon, hypothalamic plasticity. Severe disturbanc...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Stranahan AM,Martin B,Chadwick W,Park SS,Wang L,Becker KG,Woodiii WH,Zhang Y,Maudsley S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. The Japan Thyroid Association recently published guidelines for clinical practice for the management of thyroid nodules, which include a diagnostic system for reporting thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology. It is characterized by the subclassification of follicular neoplasms, which is different from oth...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Kakudo K,Kameyama K,Hirokawa M,Katoh R,Nakamura H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1987 to December 2011, over a total of 25 years, 84 patients with Cushing's syndrome (CS) were identified at a medical center in southern Taiwan. We observed a higher incidence of ACTH-independent CS (75%) than ACTH-dependent CS (25%). A higher incidence of adrenocortical adenoma (58.3%) than Cushing's di...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Tung SC,Wang PW,Liu RT,Chen JF,Hsieh CJ,Kuo MC,Yang JW,Lee WC,Cheng MH,Lee TC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The purpose of the current study is to determine PTH reference values in vitamin-D-replete Lebanese adults using 2nd and 3rd generation PTH assays and to look at the factors that affect PTH variations. Methods:Fasting PTH was measured using 2nd and 3rd generation Diasorin PTH assays in 339 vitamin-D-replete...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Gannagé-Yared MH,Kallas-Chémaly MN,Sleilaty G

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common malignancy in elderly men. The progressive ageing of the world male population will further increase the need for tailored assessment and treatment of PCa patients. The determinant role of androgens and sexual hormones for PCa growth and progression has been established. Howeve...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Gacci M,Baldi E,Tamburrino L,Detti B,Livi L,De Nunzio C,Tubaro A,Gravas S,Carini M,Serni 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：Objective:Aim of this study is to evaluate determinants of secondary normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism (SNHPT) persistence in patients who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on vertical-banded gastroplasty. Methods:226 consecutive patients submitted to bariatric surgery were prospectively enrolled and divided in ...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Casella C,Molfino S,Mittempergher F,Cappelli C,Portolani N

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A quarter of men with obesity or type 2 diabetes have hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Animal studies and in vitro data have shown that insulin action and insulin responsiveness in the brain are necessary for the maintenance of the functional integrity of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal-gonadal axis. We conducted a randomiz...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Dhindsa S,Chemitiganti R,Ghanim H,Santiago E,Haider A,Chaar N,Mok M,McKee A,Dandona P

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a global epidemic and increases mortality due to its vascular complications. Chemerin has been found to exert a major role in glucose and lipid metabolism. The aim of this study was to explore the correlation between plasma chemerin levels and microangiopathy in patients with T2DM. ...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Gu P,Wang W,Yao Y,Xu Y,Wang L,Zang P,Ma J,Yang C,Liang J,Lu B,Shao J

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2014/690783.]. ...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Napoli N,Strollo R,Paladini A,Briganti SI,Pozzilli P,Epstein S

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Despite 70 years of experience treating thyrotoxic patients with radioiodine not all patients are successfully treated by a single dose. Multiple factors predicting radioiodine efficacy have been reported. The aim of this study was to assess whether ethnicity was associated with radioiodine response. A retrospective r...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Tamatea JA,Conaglen JV,Elston MS

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) modulates a diverse range of biological functions, including glucose and lipid metabolism, adaptive starvation response, and energy homeostasis, but with limited mechanistic insight. FGF21 treatment has been shown to inhibit hepatic growth hormone (GH) intracellular signaling. To ev...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Boparai RK,Arum O,Miquet JG,Masternak MM,Bartke A,Khardori RK

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：:While vitamin D3 is recognized as a neuroactive steroid affecting both brain development and function, efficient analytical method in determining vitamin D3 metabolites in the brain tissue is still lacking, and the relationship of vitamin D3 status between serum and brain remains elusive. Therefore, we developed a nov...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Xue Y,He X,Li HD,Deng Y,Yan M,Cai HL,Tang MM,Dang RL,Jiang P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Insulin promotes glucose consumption as the main cardiac energy source, while increasing myocardial efficiency. The short-term effects of insulin on cardiac function and its potential curative role in an acute diabetological cardiology setting remain unknown. Our study evaluated the role of acute insulin adm...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Daoud Naccache D,Yalonetsky S,Bar-Yoseph R

更新日期：2020-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the role of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and its soluble receptors (suPAR) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in metabolic syndrome (MetS) components, insulin secretion, and resistance in schoolchildren. We enrolled 387 children, aged 10.3 ± 1.5 years, in Taipei. Anthropometry, fibr...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Chen JS,Wu CZ,Chu NF,Chang LC,Pei D,Lin YF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little published information is available regarding epidemiological data on vitamin D status in the large geographical region of Central Europe (CE). We searched the journal literature with regard to 25(OH)D concentrations among community-dwelling or healthy people living in CE. 25(OH)D concentrations varied by age, s...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Pludowski P,Grant WB,Bhattoa HP,Bayer M,Povoroznyuk V,Rudenka E,Ramanau H,Varbiro S,Rudenka A,Karczmarewicz E,Lorenc R,Czech-Kowalska J,Konstantynowicz J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplastic thyroid cancers (ATC) are among the most aggressive human neoplasms with a dire prognosis and a median survival time of few months from the diagnosis. The complete absence of effective therapies for ATC renders the identification of novel therapeutic approaches sorely needed. Chromosomal instability, a feat...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Baldini E,D'Armiento M,Ulisse S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Gonadal injury following chemotherapy is of increasing importance with the continuous improvement of survival rates. The protection of gonadotropin hormone antagonist (GnRHant) in long-term adult survivors of adolescent cancers and some autoimmune diseases has not yet been evaluated. Methods:The present stu...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Xie R,Chen L,Wu H,Chen T,Wang F,Chen X,Sun H,Li X

更新日期：2018-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose is the major source of energy for the human brain which in turn uses ketone bodies as a supplement for energy deficit in glucose cell deficiency conditions. Pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes is a condition associated with significantly increased risk of ketonemia development. The data available pro...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Bronisz A,Ozorowski M,Hagner-Derengowska M

更新日期：2018-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Oxidative stress induced by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species is critically involved in the impairment of β -cell function during the development of diabetes. Methods. HIT-T15 cells were cultured in 5% CO2 and then preincubated with Gelam honey extracts (20, 40, 60, and 80 µg/mL) as well as quercetin (2...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Batumalaie K,Zaman Safi S,Mohd Yusof K,Shah Ismail I,Devi Sekaran S,Qvist R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00