The role of the tumour microenvironment in the angiogenesis of pituitary tumours.

abstract：:Riedel's thyroiditis (RT) is a rare type of chronic thyroiditis of unproven etiology and definite treatment. It can be associated with retroperitoneal, mediastinal, orbital, and hepatic fibrosis. Symptoms arise mainly due to compression of neighboring structures. Surgery is usually required for a definite diagnosis an...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Erdoğan MF,Anil C,Türkçapar N,Ozkaramanli D,Sak SD,Erdoğan G

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RECK (reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs) is a membrane-anchored glycoprotein which regulates MMP2 and MMP9 activity and has been proposed to play a role in embryo implantation while misexpression of RECK has been associated with a variety of carcinomas. Unfortunately, understanding on the ster...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Zhang X,Healy C,Nothnick WB

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the interrelationship between transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) and 17beta-estradiol (E2) in the regulation of growth plate chondrocytes. To determine whether TGF-beta1 modulates chondrocyte response to E2, we used cells isolated from the resting zone (RC) and growth zone (GC) of costoch...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Nasatzky E,Grinfeld D,Boyan BD,Dean DD,Ornoy A,Schwartz Z

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the impact of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover among Chinese middle-aged and elderly men. This cross-sectional study was carried out among 404 Chinese men aged over 45 years. BMD was measured with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, an...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Zha XY,Hu Y,Pang XN,Zhu JH,Chang GL,Li L

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To further understand the role of ovarian hormones in the function of the serotonin neural system, we investigated the effects of estradiol (E), progesterone (P), and raloxifene on 5HT 1A and 2C receptor protein expression in the dorsal raphe region using Western blot analysis. Adult rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) w...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Henderson JA,Bethea CL

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes with hypertension is characterized by increased cerebrovascular pathology and poorer outcomes following stroke. In this study we evaluated the effect of global brain ischemia on brain metabolic parameters in normal and diabetic rats treated with a dihydropyridine calcium antagonist, felodipine. Normal and dia...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Levy J,Zhu Z,Dunbar JC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is significantly affected by environmental regulators impacting on genetic predisposition. Lifestyle changes can significantly modulate the phenotype of this disease. Diet, exercise, smoking, stress, and other factors adversely affect reproductive outcomes in PCOS. These influences can...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Norman RJ,Homan G,Moran L,Noakes M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghrelin is an endogenous growth hormone secretagogue (GHS) causing release of GH from pituitary somatotropes through the GHS receptor. Secretion of GH is linked directly to intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i), which is determined by Ca2+ influx and release from intracellular Ca2+ storage sites. Ca2+ influx...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Han X,Zhu Y,Zhao Y,Chen C

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare long-term outcomes in patients with adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) with the response to a 1 mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test (DST). METHODS:Consecutive patients with "non-functional" AIs (n = 365) were examined. Patients with overt hormone excess, adrenocortical cancer and known malignancy ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Patrova J,Kjellman M,Wahrenberg H,Falhammar H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated trends in chronic glucocorticoid (GC) use in South Korea, and determined the association between chronic GC use and 5-year all-cause mortality. METHODS:A sample cohort was extracted from the South Korean National Health Insurance database. Patients prescribed a continuous dose of GC for...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Oh TK,Song IA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus epidemics presents a great health problem worldwide. Beside the changes in diet and decreased physical activity, there is growing interest in endocrine disrupting chemicals that may have effects on these conditions. Among them, the role of certain phthalates and b...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Stojanoska MM,Milosevic N,Milic N,Abenavoli L

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rathke's cleft cysts (RCC) are lesions that arise from Rathke's pouch. Though frequently incidental, resulting symptoms in a minority of cases are indicators for surgical resection, which may prove beneficial. OBJECTIVE:To characterize a cohort of surgically-resected RCC cases at Oregon Health & Science Uni...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Langlois F,Manea A,Lim DST,McCartney S,Yedinak CG,Cetas JS,Fleseriu M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial tumors of different histologic types infrequently affect patients with pituitary adenomas and no history of head irradiation. The association with craniopharyngioma is extremely rare. Aims of this paper are: (1) to provide a critical literature review of typical features of pituitary adenoma presenting in...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Guaraldi F,Prencipe N,di Giacomo V,Scanarini M,Gasco V,Gardiman MP,Berton AM,Ghigo E,Grottoli S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyponatremia has been observed in elderly patients treated with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine. The pathogenesis of this effect is not known, but enhanced release of vasopressin (VP) and its renal actions may be a possible mechanism. Excess secretion of VP in combination with large fluid ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Marar IE,Amico JA

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebral fractures are an emerging complication of acromegaly but their prediction is still difficult occurring even in patients with normal bone mineral density. In this study we evaluated the ability of high-resolution cone-beam computed tomography to provide information on skeletal abnormalities associated with ve...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Maffezzoni F,Maddalo M,Frara S,Mezzone M,Zorza I,Baruffaldi F,Doglietto F,Mazziotti G,Maroldi R,Giustina A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the predictive value of some clinical and biochemical parameters, and of the +49 A/G polymorphism of the CTLA-4 gene, for long-term remission following the withdrawal of antithyroid drugs before starting antithyroid drug therapy. STUDY DESIGN:Observational, prospective and longitudinal study. METH...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： García-Mayor RV,Álvarez-Vázquez P,Fluiters E,Valverde D,Andrade A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate premature mortality and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Chinese adults with diabetes diagnosed before the age of 45 years. METHODS:A total of 519 participants with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and 630 with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) were recruited in ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Hui Y,Wang J,An Y,Gong Q,Li H,Zhang B,Shuai Y,Chen Y,Hu Y,Li G

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RU486 has been reported to be a glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and a progesterone receptor (PR) antagonist. We have analysed RU486 activity on the GR in WCL-2 (CHO) cells and in COS-7 cells transiently transfected with the mouse GR and with the reporter MMTVCAT (MCAT). These cell lines do not contain any active progeste...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Zhang S,Danielsen M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of homo- and/or heterodimerization of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) families are crucial for implicating the fundamental properties of receptor proteins including receptor expression, trafficking, and desensitization as well as signal transduction. The members of GP...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Kumar U

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether the administration of small amounts of glucose through an oral spray device (GSD) facilitates weight loss in overweight/obese subjects involved in a lifestyle modification programme. We randomly assigned 56 overweight/obese subjects to either the treatment group (n = 32) or the control group (n = ...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Khazrai YM,Maddaloni E,Altomare M,Cacciapaglia F,Pozzilli P

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIM:Hyperprolactinaemia in pregnancy leads to mild and reversible changes in the maternal skeletal system, and medicamentous hyperprolactinemia causes more detrimental effects. We conducted an experimental study to evaluate differences between Prlr gene expression in the duodenum, vertebrae and kidneys...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Radojkovic D,Pesic M,Radojkovic M,Dimic D,Vukelic Nikolic M,Jevtovic Stoimenov T,Radenkovic S,Velojic Golubovic M,Radjenovic Petkovic T,Antic S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary tumors are highly vascular neoplasms, which suggest an important role of angiogenesis in pituitary tumor growth. We used the human pituitary cell line (HP75) to examine the effects of the growth factors TGFbeta1, bFGF, and EGF on cell growth, and on the regulation of the pro-angiogenic growth factor VEGF-A a...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Horiguchi H,Jin L,Ruebel KH,Scheithauer BW,Lloyd RV

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of macrovascular diseases and related death. Additionally, diabetes mellitus is frequently complicated by other cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, obesity, hypercoagulability, and inflammation. We wanted to evaluate and compare the eff...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Ukinc K,Ersoz HO,Erem C,Hacihasanoglu AB,Karti SS

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is associated with several tumor development and progression. However, these associations are not clear in well-differentiated thyroid carcinomas. We assessed whether NLR is a useful prognostic marker in patients with papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC). The medical records of all patients who underwent th...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Kim JY,Park T,Jeong SH,Jeong CY,Ju YT,Lee YJ,Hong SC,Ha WS,Choi SK,Jung EJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to determine whether an association exists between HPA activity and cytokine production in major depression (MD). In 9 patients with MD and 11 control subjects of both sexes, all drug-free, activity of the HPA axis was evaluated by circadian rhythm of plasma cortisol, 24-h free urinary c...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Humphreys D,Schlesinger L,Lopez M,Araya AV

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal or hepatic impairment, often encountered in patients with type 2 diabetes, influences the pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of antihyperglycemic agents. An emerging concern is whether pharmacotherapy with incretin-based agents, the most recent drug classes to be introduced for type 2 diabetes, can be safely u...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Giorda CB,Nada E,Tartaglino B

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The primary aim of this study is to isolate cytokines specific for active Graves' orbitopathy (GO) in the tears of affected patients. The secondary aim is to identify other cytokines of interest and to look at the profile of their levels over time. METHODS:This is a prospective pilot study conducted at the Sin...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Yang M,Chung Y,Lang S,Yawata N,Seah LL,Looi A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We validated the effect of prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP) on prolactin (PRL) secretion from rat anterior pituitary cells in in vitro culture. We found that culture conditions considerably influenced the response of the anterior pituitary cells to PrRP. Longer culture term (4 d) was required to obtain better respon...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Kawamata Y,Fujii R,Fukusumi S,Habata Y,Hosoya M,Hinuma S,Kitada C,Onda H,Nishimura O,Fujino M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AdipoR1 is one of the adiponectin receptors which are important for adiponectin signaling. Because adiponectin is a candidate gene for common obesity, it is also hypothesized that variations in AdipoR1 may be involved in the development of complex obesity. Therefore, we designed an association study for the AdipoR1 ge...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Beckers S,de Freitas F,Zegers D,Mertens IL,Verrijken A,Van Camp JK,Van Gaal LF,Van Hul W

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To systematically evaluate the quality, consistency and the evidence support of guidelines for perioperative diabetes management. METHODS:We retrieved guidelines through systematic search, critically evaluated their quality and compared the recommendations of included guidelines. Five aspects were compared: ta...

journal_title：Endocrine

authors： Song X,Wang J,Gao Y,Yu Y,Zhang J,Wang Q,Ma X,Estille J,Jin X,Chen Y,Mu Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00