Clinical Characteristics of Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome at a Medical Center in Southern Taiwan.

abstract：Background:Little information is available on the association between parents' metabolic syndrome (MetS) and adolescent offspring's obesity in Korea. The aim of our study is to determine the association between parent's metabolic syndrome and offspring's obesity. Methods:The study data were obtained from the Korean Na...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Lee NY,Han K,Lee Y,Kim S,Lee S,Choi Y,Ahn MB,Kim SH,Cho WK,Cho KS,Jung MH,Park YG,Suh BK

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade, miRNAs have received substantial attention as potential players of diabetes microvascular complications, affecting the kidney, the retina, and the peripheral neurons. Compelling evidence indicates that abnormally expressed miRNAs have pivotal roles in key pathogenic processes of microvascular compl...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Barutta F,Bellini S,Mastrocola R,Bruno G,Gruden G

更新日期：2018-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The circadian system is a supraphysiological system that modulates different biological functions such as metabolism, sleep-wake, cellular proliferation, and body temperature. Different chronodisruptors have been identified, such as shift work, feeding time, long days, and stress. The environmental changes and our mod...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Valenzuela FJ,Vera J,Venegas C,Muñoz S,Oyarce S,Muñoz K,Lagunas C

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Aim. Our aim was (1) to determine the frequency of insulin resistance (IR) in patients with Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD), (2) to identify deleted exons of DMD gene associated with obesity and IR, and (3) to explore some likely molecular mechanisms leading to IR. Materials and Methods. In 66 patients wi...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Rodríguez-Cruz M,Sanchez R,Escobar RE,Cruz-Guzmán Odel R,López-Alarcón M,Bernabe García M,Coral-Vázquez R,Matute G,Velázquez Wong AC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. The purpose of the present study was to assess the feasibility of using miR-126 in the urine as a biomarker for diabetic nephropathy. Methods. miRNAs were extracted from the urine samples of T2DM patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN; n = 92), T2DM without DN (n = 86), and 85 healthy volunteers using quan...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Liu Y,Gao G,Yang C,Zhou K,Shen B,Liang H,Jiang X

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed at assessing the potential use of lower total and HMW adiponectin levels for predicting cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Concentrations of total adiponectin or high molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin decrease in association with the development of metabolic dysfunct...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Horáková D,Azeem K,Benešová R,Pastucha D,Horák V,Dumbrovská L,Martínek A,Novotný D,Švagera Z,Hobzová M,Galuszková D,Janout V,Doněvská S,Vrbková J,Kollárová H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate the circulating OPG levels in postmenopausal women with diabetes and prediabetes and explore the relationships between serum OPG and insulin resistance. A total of 271 unrelated Chinese postmenopausal women were recruited in this study. The subjects were divided into type 2 diab...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Duan P,Yang M,Wei M,Liu J,Tu P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. The roles of PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK/ERK pathways involved in the pathogenesis of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) were demonstrated mostly by in vitro studies with rat or mouse cells and were mainly studied at transcriptional level. This study aimed to investigate the effect of these pathways on t...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Du J,Tong A,Wang F,Cui Y,Li C,Zhang Y,Yan Z

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Ghrelin is a relatively novel multifaceted hormone that has been found to exert a plethora of physiological effects. In this review, we found/confirmed that ghrelin has effect on all body systems. It induces appetite; promotes the use of carbohydrates as a source of fuel while sparing fat; inhibits lipid oxidation and...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Akalu Y,Molla MD,Dessie G,Ayelign B

更新日期：2020-05-25 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：:Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is not an uncommon disease in the western countries. In Thailand, on the contrary, PHPT was a rare condition with various clinical presentations. All 45 PHPT patients who underwent parathyroidectomy at the Department of Surgery, Siriraj Hospital during January 1997 and December 2007 ...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Prasarttong-Osoth P,Wathanaoran P,Imruetaicharoenchoke W,Rojananin S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy, and its incidence has increased rapidly in recent decades worldwide. Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common type of all thyroid cancers. The molecular mechanisms underlying the disease still need to be further investigated. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Choy M,Guo Y,Li H,Wei G,Ye R,Liang W,Xiao H,Li Y,Guan H

更新日期：2019-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyroid glands contain the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1α-hydroxylase (CYP27B1) and 24-hydroxylase (CYP24A1), which catalyze the production and degradation of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D], respectively. Previous studies have shown that the serum level of intact parathyroid hormone (iPT...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Jiang Y,Liao L,Li J,Wang L,Xie Z

更新日期：2020-04-09 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：: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：:Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome (PAIS) is associated with impaired male genital development and can be transmitted through mutations in the androgen receptor (AR). The aim of this study is to develop a cell model suitable for studying the impact AR mutations might have on AR interacting proteins. For this purp...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Mooslehner KA,Davies JD,Hughes IA

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：: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：:To investigate effects of long-term testosterone (T) therapy in obese men with T deficiency (TD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), data were collected from two observational, prospective, and cumulative registry studies of 561 men with TD receiving T therapy for up to 6 years. A subgroup of obese hypogonadal men wi...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Haider A,Yassin A,Doros G,Saad F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. In pediatric central diabetes insipidus (CDI), etiology diagnosis and pituitary function monitoring are usually delayed. This study aimed to illustrate the importance of regular follow-up and pituitary function monitoring in pediatric CDI. Methods. The clinical, hormonal, and neuroradiological characteristi...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Liu W,Wang L,Liu M,Li G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. Growth hormone deficiency patients exhibited reduced bone mineral density compared with healthy controls, but previous researches demonstrated uncertainty about the effect of growth hormone replacement therapy on bone in growth hormone deficient adults. The aim of this study was to determine whether the gr...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Xue P,Wang Y,Yang J,Li Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim of the study was to examine cardiorespiratory parameters at individual ventilatory threshold (IVT) and peak exercise capacity ([Formula: see text]) in outpatient diabetic and sarcopenic obese subjects. Seventeen obese subjects (BMI: 36.6 ± 4.1 kg·m(-1)) and sixteen SO subjects (BMI: 37.0 ± 7.3 kg·m(-1)) were compa...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Emerenziani GP,Gallotta MC,Migliaccio S,Greco EA,Marocco C,di Lazzaro L,Fornari R,Lenzi A,Baldari C,Guidetti L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid nodules, with their high prevalence in the general population, represent a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. Ultrasound (US), although absolutely reliable in detecting thyroid nodules, is still not accurate enough to differentiate them into benign and malignant. A promising novel modality, US elastography, ...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Cantisani V,Grazhdani H,Drakonaki E,D'Andrea V,Di Segni M,Kaleshi E,Calliada F,Catalano C,Redler A,Brunese L,Drudi FM,Fumarola A,Carbotta G,Frattaroli F,Di Leo N,Ciccariello M,Caratozzolo M,D'Ambrosio F

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Leptin and adiponectin are differentially expressed adipokines in obesity and cardiovascular diseases. Leptin levels are directly associated with adipose tissue mass, while adiponectin levels are downregulated in obesity. Although significantly produced by adipocytes, leptin is also produced by vascular smooth muscle ...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Ghantous CM,Azrak Z,Hanache S,Abou-Kheir W,Zeidan A

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：: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

abstract：:Spermatozoa are highly specialized cells that can be easily obtained and purified. Mature spermatozoa are transcriptionally and translationally inactive and incapable of protein synthesis. In addition, spermatozoa contain relatively higher amounts of membrane proteins compared to other cells; therefore, they are very ...

journal_title：International journal of endocrinology

authors： Rahman MS,Lee JS,Kwon WS,Pang MG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00