Circulating activated T lymphocyte subsets in patients with silent thyroiditis.

abstract：:Kallmann syndrome is defined by the association of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia. The KAL1 gene is responsible for the X-linked form of Kallmann syndrome. We analyzed the KAL1 gene in 19 Japanese patients with Kallmann syndrome, including 3 patients reported previously, using PCR-direct sequencing method. ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Izumi Y,Tatsumi K,Okamoto S,Ogawa T,Hosokawa A,Matsuo T,Kato Y,Fukui H,Amino N

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and nonclassic 21-hydroxylase deficiency (CAH) are related to hyperhomocysteinemia, and to investigate if there is a correlation between homocysteine levels and insulin sensitivity in women with PCOS and CAH. Fifty patients with PCOS, ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Bayraktar F,Dereli D,Ozgen AG,Yilmaz C

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on two siblings with classic simple virilizing 21-hydroxylase deficiency whose neonatal screening for serum 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) gave normal results. The proband, a girl with clitoromegaly whose screening 17-OHP value had been 9.2 ng/ml, was diagnosed at the age of 6 months, and her elder bro...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Shinohara O,Ishiguro H,Shinagawa T,Kubota C

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to elucidate the role of activin A in capillary formation. When bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC) were cultured in a collagen gel, basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) induced tube formation. Activin A also induced tube formation and the addition of two factors together was more ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hayashi Y,Maeshima K,Goto F,Kojima I

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual differentiation of the rodent brain is recognized to involve transcriptional activation of multiple genes induced by gonadal steroids at developmental stages. To identify the genes differing in expression level between sexes, we analyzed gene expression in male and female rat hypothalami at postnatal day 5 by m...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yonehara K,Suzuki M,Nishihara M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical studies have shown that hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with bone fragility. Homocysteine (Hcy) induces apoptosis of osteoblastic cell lineage by increasing oxidative stress, which may contribute to Hcy-induced bone fragility. Statins, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors, ameliorate ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Takeno A,Kanazawa I,Tanaka K,Notsu M,Yokomoto-Umakoshi M,Sugimoto T

更新日期：2016-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously identified an approximately 200 bp "minimal promoter" of the rat TSH receptor (TSHR) gene which is essential for the promoter activity. In the present study, we have cloned and characterized an upstream region of the TSHR promoter to disclose additional functional element(s). We screened a rat genomic li...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ikuyama S,Ohe K,Takayanagi R,Kohn LD,Nawata H

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiopoietin-like protein 8 (ANGPTL8) is a newly discovered adipokine plays an important role in energy homoeostasis, obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Although lifestyle modification in obesity and T2D is known to offer metabolic benefits, there is paucity of comprehensive data on change in ANGPTL8. We investigated ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hu H,Yuan G,Wang X,Sun J,Gao Z,Zhou T,Yin W,Cai R,Ye X,Wang Z

更新日期：2019-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent times, the role of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been increasingly investigated. However, to our knowledge, no systematic analysis has been conducted yet to evaluate the relationship between FGF21 levels and GDM. Confirmed studies related to circ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Jia J,Wei W,Yu F,Liu R,Shen Y,Zhang R,Yuan G,Zhou H

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting tumor presents with a variety of clinical features. We outlined the features of ACTH release and characteristics of corticotroph adenoma cells. We especially focused on the corticotroph adenomas in patients with no clinical features of Cushing's disease. Subclinic...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kageyama K,Oki Y,Nigawara T,Suda T,Daimon M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To measure thyroid-stimulating antibody (TSAb) in sera from patients with Graves' disease, we developed a new assay system with using frozen stocks of CHO-K1 cells. CHO-K1 cells transfected with cloned thyrotropin (TSH) receptor on a 96 well plate were frozen in Cell Banker and stored at -70 degrees C. Three days befo...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Takano T,Sumizaki H,Amino N

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nationwide epidemiologic survey of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23)-related hypophosphatemic diseases was conducted in 2010 to clarify the prevalence and the clinical presentations of the disorders. A questionnaire inquiring the experience of patients with these diseases was sent to randomly selected hospitals th...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Endo I,Fukumoto S,Ozono K,Namba N,Inoue D,Okazaki R,Yamauchi M,Sugimoto T,Minagawa M,Michigami T,Nagai M,Matsumoto T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiology is distinct in various state of glucose metabolism abnormalities. As the defect of individuals with normal oral glucose tolerance (NGT) but isolated high glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), i.e. iHH, was ambiguous, we aimed to investigate the insulin sensitivity and β-cell function of iHH. According t...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Fu Q,Sun M,Wang Z,He W,Duan Y,Yang T

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the daily iodine intake in a population study, we have compared the validity and degree of reliability of the urine iodide/creatinine ratios and iodide concentrations of casual samples as a representative index of daily urine iodide excretion. The morning urine samples were obtained from apparently healthy 2...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Konno N,Yuri K,Miura K,Kumagai M,Murakami S

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxidative modification of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) plays a central role in the initiation and acceleration of atherosclerosis. Iron plays a part in the formation of highly toxic free radicals such as hydroxide and superoxide anions, which can induce lipid peroxidation. We investigated whether serum iron stat...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ikeda Y,Suehiro T,Yamanaka S,Kumon Y,Takata H,Inada S,Ogami N,Osaki F,Inoue M,Arii K,Hashimoto K

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of nitric oxide (NO) has been demonstrated in the vascular endothelial cells and other tissues including in rat and bovine adrenal gland. To determine whether NO mediates aldosterone production in the adrenals, we evaluated the basal production of aldosterone, and the ACTH or angiotensin II (A II)-stimul...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Nakayama T,Izumi Y,Soma M,Kanmatsuse K

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen-secreting adrenal cancers are extremely rare, with feminizing symptoms attributed to aromatase expression in the adrenal tumor. We describe a case of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism as a consequence of aberrant aromatase expression in a patient with adrenocortical adenocarcinoma. A 54 year-old man presented wit...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Advani A,Johnson SJ,Nicol MR,Papacleovoulou G,Evans DB,Vaikkakara S,Mason JI,Quinton R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antipituitary antibody (APA) has been reported to be detected in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease. Type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase (D2) is expressed in both pituitary gland and thyroid gland. We studied the association of APA and D2 peptide antibody in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease. Rat pituitary gl...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Nakahara R,Tsunekawa K,Yabe S,Nara M,Seki K,Kasahara T,Ogiwara T,Nishino M,Kobayashi I,Murakami M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment plan for neonates with borderline hypothyroidism (persistent hyperthyrotropinemia with normothyroxinemia) has not been established. In this study, changes in thyroid function after discontinuation of low-dose L-thyroxine (L-T4) supplement in infants with the condition were evaluated. Fourteen infants with hy...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tomita Y,Ishiguro H,Shinagawa T,Kubota C,Shinohara O

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe here a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism who had high serum intact PTH levels for over 16 months after parathyroidectomy without signs of recurrence or persistence of the disease. The patient was a 48-year-old female who appeared well nourished (body mass index, 23.7). She was received subtotal gast...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Mimura Y,Kanauchi H,Ogawa T,Ohkura F,Kaminishi M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cushing's disease rarely appears as a consequence of hereditary disease. However, familial diseases with diminished glucocorticoid feedback are associated with secondary hypercorticotropinism and have been shown to give rise to pituitary adenomas. We here describe the rare case of a 30-year old female patient with con...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Haase M,Schott M,Kaminsky E,Lüdecke DK,Saeger W,Fritzen R,Schinner S,Scherbaum WA,Willenberg HS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the long-term different diabetic therapies on the plasma leptin level in type 2 diabetic subjects. We measured plasma leptin, body fat and fasting plasma insulin in 96 type 2 diabetic male subjects. They had received the same treatment regimen for more than one year (3...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Huang CC,Lin JD,Chang HY

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have shown the correlation between vitamin D [25(OH)D] deficiency and thyroid autoimmunity and reducing of thyroid autoantibodies in patients with normal levels of vitamin D combining with thyroid hormone replacement. However, other authors not agree with this association. It is still unclear whether t...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Botelho IMB,Moura Neto A,Silva CA,Tambascia MA,Alegre SM,Zantut-Wittmann DE

更新日期：2018-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Bartter syndrome (BS) type 1, also referred to antenatal BS, is a genetic tubulopathy with hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis and prenatal onset of polyuria leading to polyhydramnios. It has been shown that BS type 1 is caused by mutations in the SLC12A1 gene encoding bumetanide-sensitive Na-K-2Cl (-) cotransporter (NKCC...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Adachi M,Asakura Y,Sato Y,Tajima T,Nakajima T,Yamamoto T,Fujieda K

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to define the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in non-insulin dependent diabetic rats (WBN/Kob), we measured plasma corticotropin releasing factor (CRF), as well as arginine vasopressin (AVP), ACTH, and corticosterone (B), CRF concentrations in the median eminence (ME), the remainder of the hypo...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tojo C,Takao T,Nishioka T,Numata Y,Suemaru S,Hashimoto K

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is becoming a common imaging modality, the number of thyroid incidentalomas identified by FDG-PET (PET incidentaloma) is increasing. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the risk of cancer in focal thyroid PET incidentaloma in healthy subjects of...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ohba K,Nishizawa S,Matsushita A,Inubushi M,Nagayama K,Iwaki H,Matsunaga H,Suzuki S,Sasaki S,Oki Y,Okada H,Nakamura H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the prevalence of lymphocytic infiltrate in a large series of pituitary adenomas, we retrospectively studied tumor tissues from 1400 patients. Based on immunocytochemical data, tumors were classified as PRL (n=411), multihormonal (n=310), immunonegative (n=275), ACTH (n=166), GH (n=137), alpha subunit (n=4...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Heshmati HM,Kujas M,Casanova S,Wollan PC,Racadot J,Van Effenterre R,Derome PJ,Turpin G

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone (GH) secreted from the pituitary is essential for postnatal growth in animals. GH exerts its actions by a direct effect on target organs and by stimulating insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) production. In the human pituitary, there is a naturally occurring variant protein which has a molecular mass o...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yoshizato H,Tanaka M,Fujikawa T,Higashimoto Y,Shimizu A,Nakashima K

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a rare case of a 66-year-old woman with the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (SIAD) accompanied by an empty sella whose symptoms were seen twice in the eight years after the administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) or prochlorperazine. No diuresis or suppression of the plasma le...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Shimada T,Higashi K,Kimura K,Shido T,Tomita K

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the difference in lymph node-recurrence free survival (LN-RFS), distant recurrence-free survival (DRFS), and cause-specific survival (CSS) between patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in the entire group (Group I) and those with lymph node- and distant-recurrence-free survival...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ito Y,Kudo T,Kihara M,Takamura Y,Kobayashi K,Miya A,Miyauchi A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00