Molecular and trophic mechanisms of pituitary tumourigenesis.

abstract：:The rising incidence of obesity and metabolic diseases such as diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease in adolescents and young adults is of grave concern. Recent studies favor a role of lifestyle factors over genetics in the perpetuation of inflammation, insulin resistance and oxidative stress, which are pathoph...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Gupta A,Uribarri J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3βHSD) type 2 (encoded by HSD3B2) is expressed in the adrenals and gonads. HSD3B2 mutations cause the rare form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia '3βHSD deficiency'. In its classic form, affected individuals have salt wasting early in infancy and may have ambiguous genitalia ...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Jeandron DD,Sahakitrungruang T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minipuberty describes the transient sex-specific activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis during the first 6 months of life in boys and during the first 2 years in girls. It leads to a rise of luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, estradiol, and testosterone. The existence of minipubert...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Becker M,Hesse V

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early detection of suspected poor adherence to growth hormone (GH) therapy is crucial to achieve normal final height in GH-deficient (GHD) patients. PATIENTS:106 children (73 M, 33 F) with a median age of 10.47±3.48 years (mean±standard deviation score (SDS)) exhibited short stature (-1.76±0.64 SDS) and a d...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Bozzola M,Pagani S,Iughetti L,Maffeis C,Bozzola E,Meazza C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preproghrelin gene is responsible for generating ghrelin and obestatin, two gastric peptides with opposite effects on food intake. Obestatin suppresses food intake and digestive motility through interaction with GPR39 (GPCR). Ghrelin is supposed to be a link connecting metabolism and energy homeostasis with growth...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Bossowski A,Czarnocka B,Harasymczuk J,Moniuszko A,Bardadin K,Lyczkowska A,Hanusek K,Bossowska A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regular self-monitoring of blood glucose is crucial for proper insulin dosing and gives a reliable foundation for reasonable glycaemic control. According to recent data, recommended values for glycated haemoglobin A1c as set by the professional associations remain out of the reach for a large proportion of the paediat...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Dovč K,Bratina N,Battelino T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is susceptible to programming during fetal development and may be linked to risk of disease later in life. In a former prospective study the cohort was divided into those born appropriate for gestational age (AGA) or small for gestational age (SGA; birth weight <10 percentile). ...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Beck Jensen R,Vielwerth S,Larsen T,Hilsted L,Cohen A,Hougaard DM,Jensen LT,Greisen G,Juul A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:In adults, studies have shown that obesity is a chronic low-grade inflammatory state characterized by altered levels of cytokines. Studies in children have mainly focused on C-reactive protein and adiponectin, and there is limited data for other inflammatory markers in healthy weight and overweight child...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Tam CS,Garnett SP,Cowell CT,Heilbronn LK,Lee JW,Wong M,Baur LA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Syndromes of reduced sensitivity to thyroid hormone can be caused by innate resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH), thyroid hormone cell transporter defects, or thyroid hormone metabolism defects. This study was performed to describe clinical, endocrinological, and molecular characteristics of patients wit...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Choi JH,Cho JH,Kim JH,Yoo EG,Kim GH,Yoo HW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In newborns and infants, dehydration and salt wasting represent a relatively common cause of admission to hospital and may result in life-threatening complications. Kidneys are responsible for electrolyte homoeostasis, but neonatal kidneys show low glomerular filtration rate and immaturity of the distal nephron, leadi...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Bizzarri C,Pedicelli S,Cappa M,Cianfarani S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Four SNPs (E10SNP24, E10SNP158, E12SNP, E33SNP) in the Tg gene are suspected to be involved in the development of autoimmune thyroid diseases. The aim of the study was to determine whether these variants play a role in the development of Hashimoto's thyroiditis in young subjects with type 1 diabetes, in ...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Kotnik P,Debeljak M,Avbelj M,Hovnik T,Ursic Bratina N,Krzisnik C,Battelino T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diazoxide is the first-line treatment for pediatric hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (HI). This study aimed to elucidate the pharmacokinetics of diazoxide in children with HI. METHODS:We obtained 81 blood samples from 22 children with HI. Measured serum diazoxide concentrations were used for population pharmac...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Kizu R,Nishimura K,Sato R,Kosaki K,Tanaka T,Tanigawara Y,Hasegawa T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) tend to be macrocephalic and short. Our aim was to define the incidence and diagnostic accuracy of elevated head circumference-to-height ratio (HCHR) in children with NF1 and to assess if elevated HCHR would facilitate early diagnosis of NF1. METHODS:Retrosp...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Karvonen M,Saari A,Hannila ML,Lönnqvist T,Dunkel L,Sankilampi U

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To study serum testosterone and estradiol in healthy boys in relation to growth during puberty up to peak height velocity (PHV). METHODS:Growth velocity was analyzed through testosterone (n = 41) and 17β-estradiol (n = 37) 24-hour profiles in a dose-response model. Participants were 26 healthy boys adm...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Albin AK,Norjavaara E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Autoimmune hypophysitis (AH) is a rare inflammatory disease of the pituitary gland causing varying degrees of hypopituitarism and/or sellar compression. Cranial MRI remains the best noninvasive tool to diagnose AH, although a diagnosis of certainty requires pituitary biopsy. The objective of this study ...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Pollock AJ,Seibert TS,Salvatori C,Caturegli P,Allen DB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Primary insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) deficiency (IGFD) is defined by low levels of IGF-1 without growth hormone (GH) deficiency and absence of secondary causes. The aim of this study was to evaluate IGF-1 in Egyptian children with idiopathic short stature (ISS) and describe patients with IGFD. ...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Anwar GM,Kandeel WA,Mandour IA,Kamal AN

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) presents a wide spectrum of pituitary gland disorders. The postnatal gonadotropic surge provides a useful period to explore the gonadotropic axis for assessing the presence of congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH). AIM:To explore the functioning of the h...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Braslavsky D,Grinspon RP,Ballerini MG,Bedecarrás P,Loreti N,Bastida G,Ropelato MG,Keselman A,Campo S,Rey RA,Bergadá I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) involves the selective autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta-cells [Pihoker et al.: Diabetes 2005;54(suppl 2):S52-S61]. The onset of type 1 DM is characterised by hyperglycaemia. Islet cell antibody (ICA), anti-insulin, anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase and t...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Rafeullah N,Cackett N,Hussain K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leydig cell testicular tumors are very rare in children. They can present as gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty due to excess androgen secretion. We report the case of an 8-year-old boy with isosexual precocity whose hormonal investigation showed luteinizing hormone-independent testosterone hypersecretion. Al...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Santos-Silva R,Bonito-Vítor A,Campos M,Fontoura M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:With rising cure rates of childhood cancer, side effects of treatment are attracting increasing interest. The present analysis evaluates the influence of tumor localization, radiotherapy and chemotherapy on the age of menarche. METHODS:4,689 former pediatric oncology patients, diagnosed 1980-2004, were...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Wessel T,Balcerek M,Reinmuth S,Hohmann C,Keil T,Henze G,Borgmann-Staudt A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ectopic intrathyroidal thymus has recently been reported in children as a cause of surgery and/or invasive diagnostic procedures when mistaken for a thyroid nodule. Thymus has a unique appearance at ultrasound (US). METHODS:We report a follow-up study (mean 34 months, range 6-84) performed by US on 9 childr...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Segni M,di Nardo R,Pucarelli I,Biffoni M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) have been found to be related to various common childhood diseases, like otitis media, conjunctivitis, respiratory viral infections, and asthma. However, the confounding effects of age, gender, body mass index (BMI), pubertal stage (Tanner stages), socioeconomic status (S...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Wagner M,Kratzsch J,Vogel M,Peschel T,Gaudl A,Ceglarek U,Thiery J,Hiemisch A,Körner A,Kiess W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To evaluate the relationship of socioeconomic status (SES) and body mass index (BMI) with skeletal maturation in children from Marrakech (Morocco). METHODS:SES, BMI z-score and bone age (BA) were measured in a cohort of 623 children (280 boys and 343 girls, chronological age (CA) ranged from 6.6 to 18....

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Chaumoitre K,Lamtali S,Baali A,Saliba-Serre B,Lahmam A,Aboussad A,Boëtsch G,Panuel M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The US Food and Drug Administration approved use of recombinant human growth hormone (GH) for the treatment of idiopathic short stature (ISS) in children; however, few studies have evaluated metabolic outcomes. This article addresses whether children with ISS treated with GH experience the same metabolic benefits as c...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Dahlgren J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Triple A syndrome (AAAS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by alacrima, achalasia, ACTH-resistant adrenal insufficiency, autonomic dysfunction, and progressive neurodegeneration. Increased oxidative stress, demonstrated in patients' fibroblasts in vitro, may be a central disease mechanis...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Fragoso MCBV,Albuquerque EVA,Cardoso ALA,da Rosa PWL,de Paulo RB,Schimizu MHM,Seguro AC,Passarelli M,Koehler K,Huebner A,Almeida MQ,Latronico AC,Arnhold IJP,Mendonca BB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine the cross-sectional relationship between blood pressure (BP) and (1) in vivo insulin sensitivity (IS) and (2) circulating adiponectin levels in overweight adolescents, and to determine if these relationships are driven by adiposity. METHODS:Sixty-five white pubertal overweight adolescents underwent a h...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： De Las Heras J,Lee S,Bacha F,Tfayli H,Arslanian S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Partial duplication of 2p is a rare condition that causes facial anomalies, psychomotor delay, and growth failure. Hypercalcaemia is rare in children. So far, duplication of 2p has never been associated with hypercalcaemia. METHODS:Here, we report a girl with a partial duplication of 2p presenting with mode...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Lodefalk M,Frykholm C,Esbjörner E,Ljunggren Ö

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Altered adrenocortical activity is one suggested mechanism relating small birth size with the metabolic syndrome in adulthood. Adrenal androgen concentrations are higher in children born small (SGA) than appropriate for gestational age (AGA). AIM:To compare adrenocortical hormonal activity between 20-year-o...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Todorova B,Salonen M,Jääskeläinen J,Tapio A,Jääskeläinen T,Palvimo J,Turpeinen U,Hämäläinen E,Räsänen M,Tenhola S,Voutilainen R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We aimed to investigate whether the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), PCOS risk, and isolated oligomenorrhea (OM) were different than in adolescents with a normal/regular menstrual cycle (NMC). METHODS:The diagnosis of PCOS was based on the 2012 A...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Savas-Erdeve S,Keskin M,Sagsak E,Cenesiz F,Cetinkaya S,Aycan Z

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the introduction of life-saving glucocorticoid replacement 60 years ago, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) has evolved from being perceived as a paediatric disorder to being recognized as a lifelong, chronic condition affecting patients of all age groups. Increasing evidence suggests that patients with CA...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Reisch N,Arlt W,Krone N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00