Nitric oxide mediates abnormal responsiveness of thyroid arteries in methimazole-treated patients.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if human growth hormone (hGH) replacement therapy alters pharmacokinetics of hydrocortisone (CS) substitution in hypopituitary adults. DESIGN:To this aim, we analysed serum and salivary CS profiles 270 min after oral CS administration at baseline and 6 and 12 months after initiation of hGH repla...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Tschöp M,Lahner H,Feldmeier H,Grasberger H,Morrison KM,Janssen OE,Attanasio AF,Strasburger CJ

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Limited data exist concerning the presence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in premenopausal women with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We aimed to investigate the prevalence of PCOS in overweight and obese premenopausal women with NAFLD. DESIGN:Prospective, observational, and cross-sectional st...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Vassilatou E,Vassiliadi DA,Salambasis K,Lazaridou H,Koutsomitopoulos N,Kelekis N,Kassanos D,Hadjidakis D,Dimitriadis G

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:If biochemical control of acromegaly is not achieved by operation and medication, radiotherapy may be indicated. Objective:To describe fractionated radiotherapy (FRT) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) regarding excess of IGF-1 and pituitary function. Design and methods:A retrospective analysis of 352 pat...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Knappe UJ,Petroff D,Quinkler M,Schmid SM,Schöfl C,Schopohl J,Stieg MR,Tönjes A,participants of the German Acromegaly Registry.

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Congenital hypothyroidism (CH), the most common neonatal metabolic disorder, is characterized by impaired neurodevelopment. Although several candidate genes have been associated with CH, comprehensive screening of causative genes has been limited. DESIGN AND METHODS:One hundred ten patients with primary CH w...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Sun F,Zhang JX,Yang CY,Gao GQ,Zhu WB,Han B,Zhang LL,Wan YY,Ye XP,Ma YR,Zhang MM,Yang L,Zhang QY,Liu W,Guo CC,Chen G,Zhao SX,Song KY,Song HD

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Estimates of the prevalence of hypothyroidism in unselected populations date from the late 1990s. We present an update on the prevalence and incidence of overt hypothyroidism in Piedmont, northwest Italy and examine the association between hypothyroidism and multiple chronic comorbidities. DESIGN AND METHODS...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Giorda CB,Carnà P,Romeo F,Costa G,Tartaglino B,Gnavi R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The existence of genotype-phenotype correlation in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is controversial. Two founder mutations of the MEN1 gene in Northern Finland gave us an opportunity to compare clinical features among heterozygotes of different mutations. DESIGN AND METHODS:Study cohort included 8...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Vierimaa O,Ebeling TM,Kytölä S,Bloigu R,Eloranta E,Salmi J,Korpi-Hyövälti E,Niskanen L,Orvola A,Elovaara E,Gynther A,Sane T,Välimäki M,Ignatius J,Leisti J,Salmela PI

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if uterine and ovarian measurements can significantly distinguish between precocious puberty (PP) and premature thelarche (PT) and whether ultrasound has any advantage over the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulation test. DESIGN:Prospective. METHODS:One hundred and three girls referr...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： de Vries L,Horev G,Schwartz M,Phillip M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of GnRH and its receptor as a part of an autocrine regulatory system of cell proliferation has been demonstrated in a number of human malignant tumors, including cancers of the breast, ovary and endometrium. Dose-dependent antiproliferative effects of GnRH agonists in cell lines derived from these cance...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Gründker C,Günthert AR,Westphalen S,Emons G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In a preliminary cross-sectional study, we discovered that DNA topoisomerase II autoantibodies (anti-TopII) were detected in 49.2% of 195 Chinese type 1 diabetes mellitus (type 1 DM) patients with a mean age of 14.5 years and a mean duration of disease of 4.6 years. In order to demonstrate the relationship be...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Shiau MY,Tsai ST,Hwang J,Wu CY,Chang YH

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evidence of the association between vitamin D and cardiovascular risk factors in the young is limited. We therefore assessed the relationships between circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) (25(OH)D(3)) and metabolic syndrome (MetS), its components, and early atherosclerotic changes in 452 (304 overweight/obese ...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Pacifico L,Anania C,Osborn JF,Ferraro F,Bonci E,Olivero E,Chiesa C

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The somatic point mutation in the BRAF gene, which results in a valine-to-glutamate substitution at residue 600 (BRAF(V600E)), is an ideal hallmark of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, its prevalence is varyingly reported in different studies, and its expression in the follicular variant PTC is cont...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Sapio MR,Posca D,Troncone G,Pettinato G,Palombini L,Rossi G,Fenzi G,Vitale M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:It is widely known that inflammation is related to type 2 diabetes (T2D), but few studies have shown a direct relationship between the immune system and T2D using a reliable biomarker. Neutrophil:lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an easy-to-analyze inflammation biomarker, but few studies have assessed the relationship betw...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Guo X,Zhang S,Zhang Q,Liu L,Wu H,Du H,Shi H,Wang C,Xia Y,Liu X,Li C,Sun S,Wang X,Zhou M,Huang G,Jia Q,Zhao H,Song K,Niu K

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:For patients who remain hypothyroid despite the administration of what would seem adequate doses of levothyroxine (L-T4), the underlying cause can be difficult to determine. The possibility of a biological cause should first be explored; however, in the majority of cases, poor adherence to medication is likel...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Walker JN,Shillo P,Ibbotson V,Vincent A,Karavitaki N,Weetman AP,Wass JA,Allahabadia A

更新日期：2013-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of the neuropeptide Y (NPY) gene varies considerably in human pheochromocytomas, but the mechanisms for this variation have not been clarified. To investigate the regulation pattern of the NPY gene in human pheochromocytomas, we screened 16 pheochromocytomas and 9 normal adrenal tissues with Northern bl...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Liu J,Kahri AI,Heikkilä P,Voutilainen R

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ob protein, termed leptin, is produced by adipocytes and is thought to act as an afferent satiety signal regulating weight through suppressing appetite and stimulating energy expenditure in humans and/or rodents. Insulin has been found to be a potent stimulator of leptin expression in rodents. It is unclear at pre...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Kiess W,Anil M,Blum WF,Englaro P,Juul A,Attanasio A,Dötsch J,Rascher W

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study has evaluated the behaviour of 3alpha-androstanediol glucuronide (3alpha-diol G) in 170 women of whom 85 had polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), 35 had idiopathic hirsutism (IH) and 50 had regular cycles (control group). Of the women with PCOS, 45 were hirsute (PCOS-H) and 40 were non hirsute (PCOS-NH). Women...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Falsetti L,Rosina B,De Fusco D

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of the growth factor activin A on the secretion of prolactin (PRL) and GH in cultured GH3 cells. METHODS:The concentrations of PRL and GH secreted from GH3 cells cultured in media with and without activin A were measured by RIA, and the expression of PRL mRNA and GH mRNA were analyzed ...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Tamura N,Irahara M,Kuwahara A,Ushigoe K,Sugino H,Aono T

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the LH response of the pituitary gland to GnRH stimulation in healthy women with a mutant beta-subunit (Trp8 to Arg8 and Ile15 to Thr15). DESIGN:Clinical study. PATIENTS:We studied 40 healthy non-pregnant Japanese women of known zygosity for the LH beta-subunit gene (3 homozygotes for the mutant g...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Takahashi K,Kurioka H,Ozaki T,Kanasaki H,Miyazaki K,Karino K

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Epidemiological studies have shown an increased risk for prostate carcinoma in men with serum IGF-I in the upper part of the age-related reference range. Recombinant human GH (rhGH) is widely used in patients with GH deficiency, usually raising the serum IGF-I levels into the normal range: safety surveillance...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： le Roux CW,Jenkins PJ,Chew SL,Camacho-Hübner C,Grossman AB,Besser GM,Monson JP

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two experiments were conducted to determine the patterns of LH secretion and to evaluate the LH responses to pulsatile administration of GnRH during early pregnancy in ewes. In experiment 1, pregnant ewes (n=16) were used to determine the concentration of LH in plasma of jugular blood samples collected every 15 min fo...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Al-Gubory KH

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reduced activity of the growth hormone (GH)-insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) axis in aging may contribute to changes in body composition. As this GH insufficiency is due to hypothalamic pathogenesis, the availability of GH-releasing peptides (GHRPs), such as GHRP-6 (His-D-Trp-Ala-Trp-D-Phe-Lys-NH2) which is ac...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Ghigo E,Arvat E,Rizzi G,Goffi S,Grottoli S,Mucci M,Boghen MF,Camanni F

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Descent of the testis from an intra-abdominal site in foetal life to an extracorporeal location after birth is a mandatory developmental process to ensure that the mature testis promotes normal spermatogenesis. The two phases of transabdominal and inguinoscrotal descent occur approximately during the first and last th...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Hughes IA,Acerini CL

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phytosterolaemia (sitosterolaemia) is a rare autosomal recessive condition caused by mutations on the ABCG5 and ABCG8 gut transporter proteins. This leads to accumulation of plant-derived cholesterol-like molecules in blood and tissues. CASE:We describe a family of Bangladesh origin, where three siblings (t...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Mushtaq T,Wales JK,Wright NP

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deflazacort is an oxazoline derivative of cortisone with presumably less serious side effects, but its effects on growth factors are unknown. The present experiments in Long Evans rats were carried out to investigate how deflazacort administration affected the growing rat, especially in relation to hepatic insulin-lik...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Latta K,Krieg RJ Jr,Chan W,Hisano S,Chan JC

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The treatment of acromegaly resistant to first-generation somatostatin receptor ligands (SRLs) is often difficult. Pegvisomant and Pasireotide LAR are mostly used in these subset of patients, as second line therapies. Choice of the type of second line therapies is difficult, since predictors of response are ...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Chiloiro S,Giampietro A,Mirra F,Donfrancesco F,Tartaglione T,Mattogno PP,Angelini F,Liverana L,Gessi M,Carmelo A,Rindi G,Giustina A,Fleseriu M,Pontecorvi A,De Marinis L,Bianchi A

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In type I diabetes mellitus, early markers of beta cell damage are needed in order to detect the infraclinical development of the disease. The reg protein may be a good candidate, as the reg gene has been proposed to play a role in the pancreatic beta cell destruction/regeneration process during diabetogenesi...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Christofilis MA,Carrere J,Atlan-Gepner C,Zevaco-Mattei C,Thivolet C,Baeza N,Figarella C,Vialettes B

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Familial neurohypophyseal (central) diabetes insipidus (DI) is caused by mutations in the arginine vasopressin-neurophysin II (AVP-NPII) gene. The majority of cases is inherited in an autosomal dominant way. In this study, we present the clinical features of a mother and her son with autosomal dominant neuro...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： de Fost M,van Trotsenburg AS,van Santen HM,Endert E,van den Elzen C,Kamsteeg EJ,Swaab DF,Fliers E

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Adult growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) is diagnosed by provocative testing of GH secretion. OBJECTIVE:To improve the diagnostic accuracy of GH-releasing hormone (GHRH) plus arginine (GARG) testing, we evaluated the influence of age, BMI and sex and established normative data for an automatic immunoassay sp...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Deutschbein T,Bidlingmaier M,Schopohl J,Strasburger CJ,Petersenn S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Although combination therapy of acromegaly with long-acting somatostatin analogs (LA-SSAs) and pegvisomant (PEGV) normalizes insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) levels in the majority of patients, it requires long-term adherence. Switching from combination therapy to monotherapy with weekly PEGV could improve p...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Muhammad A,van der Lely AJ,O'Connor RD,Delhanty PJ,Dal J,Dallenga AH,Feelders RA,Janssen JA,Jorgensen JO,Neggers SJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Testicular Leydig cell tumours (LCTs) are rare, steroid-secreting tumours. Elevated levels of aromatase (CYP19 or CYP19A1) mRNA have been previously described in LCTs; however, little is known about the mechanism(s) causing CYP19 over-expression. We report an LCT in a 29-year-old male with ele...

journal_title：European journal of endocrinology

authors： Straume AH,Løvås K,Miletic H,Gravdal K,Lønning PE,Knappskog S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00