Mutations of the RET proto-oncogene in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (Sipple's syndrome).

abstract：:This study aims to investigate the prevalence of islet autoantibodies and other organ-specific autoantibodies in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients and characterize their clinical features. Glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (GADA), insulinoma antigen 2 antibody (IA-2A), zinc transporter 8 antibody (ZnT8A) and...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Pan S,Wu T,Shi X,Xie Z,Huang G,Zhou Z

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatigue is a common symptom in patients visiting the clinic of psychosomatic medicine. A 250-μg synthetic ACTH (1-24) test (rapid ACTH test) and Beck depression inventory (BDI) were performed for 62 patients presenting with fatigue who visited the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine at Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital. Pa...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Matsubayashi S,Nakatake N,Hara T

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station which occurred on March 11, 2011 due to the Eastern Japan Great Earthquake (the Accident), there have been concerns over elevation of the risk of thyroid cancer among children due to internal exposure to radioactive iodine. In Fukushima Prefecture, ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Iwaku K,Noh JY,Sasaki E,Suzuki N,Kameda T,Kobayashi S,Yoshihara A,Ohye H,Watanabe N,Suzuki M,Matsumoto M,Kunii Y,Mukasa K,Sugino K,Ito K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus complicated with insulin antibodies is rare in clinical practice but usually difficult to control. A high amount of insulin antibodies, especially with low affinity and high binding capacity, leads to unstable glycemic control characterized by hyperglycemia unresponsive to large volume of insulin and...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hayashi A,Takano K,Kawai S,Shichiri M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this prospective study was to characterize the changes in serum levels of two proteins produced during the synthesis and degradation of type I collagen, i.e., the carboxyterminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PICP) and the pyridinoline cross-linked carboxyterminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICT...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yasumizu T,Fukada Y,Hoshi K

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：:Aim of this study was to examine the association between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and dysglycemia in Japanese individuals with and without type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We enrolled 115 individuals diagnosed with OSA with an apnea hypopnea-index (AHI) ≥ 20 in whom continuous positive airway pressure (CPA...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kurosawa H,Saisho Y,Fukunaga K,Haraguchi M,Yamasawa W,Kurihara I,Betsuyaku T,Itoh H

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein the case of a 1-year-old boy with McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) who presented with infantile-onset Cushing' s syndrome caused by ACTH independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (AIMAH). Abdominal CT, MRI, and adrenal scintigraphy with (131)I-adosterol identified bilateral adrenal involvement with t...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hamajima T,Maruwaka K,Homma K,Matsuo K,Fujieda K,Hasegawa T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) are diagnosed in Japan by comprehensive or organ-specific diagnostic criteria. To date, organ-specific criteria have been established for several organs, but not for the thyroid. We attempted to establish diagnostic criteria for IgG4-related thyroid disease (IgG4-RTD) based...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Takeshima K,Li Y,Kakudo K,Hirokawa M,Nishihara E,Shimatsu A,Takahashi Y,Akamizu T

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The antidiabetic effects of Lactobacillus casei (LC) on a non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) model, KK-Ay mice, were investigated. The oral administration of LC to male 4-week-old KK-Ay mice, or raising the mice on a 0.05% LC-containing diet significantly decreased the plasma glucose at 8 to 10 weeks of a...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Matsuzaki T,Yamazaki R,Hashimoto S,Yokokura T

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The syndrome of inappropriate secretion of thyrotropin (SITSH) is defined as the inappropriate non-suppression of serum TSH in the presence of elevated free thyroid hormone; TSH-secreting pituitary adenomas and the syndrome of resistance to thyroid hormone are the main etiologies of SITSH. In addition, erroneous thyro...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ohba K,Noh JY,Unno T,Satoh T,Iwahara K,Matsushita A,Sasaki S,Oki Y,Nakamura H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some categories of drugs are known for causing hyperglycemia or diabetes such as steroids, antipsychotics, and immunosuppressant. However, there has been little evidence from studies about the proportion of each drug in the context of drug-induced diabetes. In this study, we used data from the Japanese Adverse Drug Ev...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Konishi H,Shirakawa J,Arai M,Terauchi Y

更新日期：2019-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We had a patient with asymptomatic hyper-immunoreactive glucagonemia and with no evidence of pancreatic tumor detected by radiological examinations. The glucagon level was not decreased by the administration of glucose or somatosatin analogue (SMS 201-995). Gel filtration studies revealed that most glucagon immunoreac...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hattori N,Saiki Y,Kajikawa M,Ishihara T,Moridera K,Hino M,Ikekubo K,Kurahachi H

更新日期：1995-08-01 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：:Thyrotropin levels are outside normal reference range in subclinical thyroid disease. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) involves clustered cardiovascular risk factors, including abnormal lipids, insulin resistance, and hypertension. This study aimed to investigate associations between subclinical thyroid disease, thyrotropi...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Wang CY,Chang TC,Chen MF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyroidectomy (PTX) is the standard treatment for secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT); however, the administration of cinacalcet has gained prominence as a noninvasive treatment. We aimed to determine whether PTX or cinacalcet is more effective in preventing morbidity and mortality through reviewing follow-up dat...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kim WW,Rhee Y,Kim BS,Kim K,Lee CR,Kang SW,Lee J,Jeong JJ,Nam KH,Chung WY

更新日期：2019-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:There are two main subtypes of GH-producing pituitary adenoma: densely granulated (DG-type) and sparsely granulated (SG-type). Despite the difference in drug responsiveness between the two subtypes, their molecular mechanisms remain unknown. The aim of this study is to evaluate the differential expression of genes r...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kato M,Inoshita N,Sugiyama T,Tani Y,Shichiri M,Sano T,Yamada S,Hirata Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatostatin is well known to inhibit the hormone secretion of various peptides. This action has been considered to be generally mediated via six different specific somatostatin receptors (sstr), sstr1, sstr2A, sstr2B, sstr3, sstr4, and sstr5. It then becomes very important to demonstrate the localization of these sst...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Taniyama Y,Suzuki T,Mikami Y,Moriya T,Satomi S,Sasano H

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colestimide is a new anion-exchange resin used to lower serum cholesterol in Japan. Because of its excellent compliance, colestimide can replace cholestyramine. To clarify the effect of colestimide on glycemic controls, colestimide (3 g/day) or pravastatin (10 mg) was given orally to patients with type 2 diabetes trea...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yamakawa T,Takano T,Utsunomiya H,Kadonosono K,Okamura A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of human progesterone receptor (PR) mRNA variants has been demonstrated in uterine endometrium and breast tissues as well as in cancer cells of these tissues. While exon deletions by the alternative splicing in these variants have been reported, there are few reports available on the PR mRNA variants with...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yamanaka T,Hirata S,Shoda T,Hoshi K

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musk is a secreted external hormone or information compound that is stored in musk scent glands of the males of species within the family Moschidae, such as Moschus berezovskii. The secretion of musk changes periodically during the courtship and reproduction periods, with the early stage of secretion occurring from Ma...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Fan M,Zhang M,Shi M,Zhang T,Qi L,Yu J,Li X,Lin S,Huang Z,Yang S,Zhou J,Li Y,Sun X,Cha M,Xu S,Liu Y,Guo X,Hu D,Liu S

更新日期：2018-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven patients with growth hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary adenoma were treated preoperatively with octreotide (Sandostatin or SMS 201-995; a somatostatin analogue), and were compared with 18 non-treated patients in their clinical courses and adenoma analyses. Octreotide treatment improved the endocrinological data i...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tsukamoto N,Nagaya T,Kuwayama A,Takano K,Shizume K,Sugita K,Seo H

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)-stimulated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) response in normal subjects is suppressed by oral glucose administration. Pharmacologic studies indicate that this suppressive action of glucose is mediated by an increase in hypothalamic somatostatin (SRIH) tone. Since activation of the ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Park C,Kim E,Sohn S,Yang I,Koh G,Oh S,Woo J,Kim S,Kim J,Kim Y,Oh K,Park S,Park S

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid cancer and Graves' disease may present simultaneously in one patient. The incidence of the development of hyperthyroidism from metastatic differentiated thyroid carcinoma is rare. We herein report a case of metastatic follicular carcinoma complicated with Graves' disease after total thyroidectomy. A 57-year-ol...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Aoyama M,Takizawa H,Tsuboi M,Nakagawa Y,Tangoku A

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and increased tHcy levels have been reported to be a novel risk factor of atherosclerotic disease. The aim of this study was to assess the association of the metabolic syndrome components with plasma (tHcy) level. Total 722 parti...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Rhee EJ,Hwang ST,Lee WY,Yoon JH,Kim BJ,Kim BS,Kang JH,Lee MH,Park JR,Sung KC

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we evaluated the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and 10 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within eight osteoporosis susceptibility genes that were previously identified in genome-wide association studies (GWASs). A total of 494 men and 493 postmenopausal women participating in the Ch...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Park SE,Oh KW,Lee WY,Baek KH,Yoon KH,Son HY,Lee WC,Kang MI

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between daily glycemic variability (GV) and visit-to-visit glycemic variability (VVV) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). A total of 156 outpatients with T2DM who had undergone continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for 5 days were included in this study. Indices ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tsuchiya T,Saisho Y,Murakami R,Watanabe Y,Inaishi J,Itoh H

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Surgical removal of growth hormone-producing pituitary adenomas (GHomas) becomes difficult when they invade the cavernous sinus (CS). We investigated the relation among tumor proliferative potential, tumor volume and invasion of GHomas to CS. MATERIALS & METHODS:15 patients with GHoma aged 20-59 years were enr...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Iuchi S,Saeki N,Uchino Y,Higuchi Y,Tatsuno I,Nakamura S,Yasuda T,Yamaura A

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The onset of physical signs in infants with hypophosphatemic vitamin D resistant rickets (HDRR) has generally been considered to be at the age of 12 months, but the time of appearance of hypophosphatemia and rachitic signs on radiographs remains unclear. We report a prospective study in three neonates whose mothers we...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Minamitani K,Minagawa M,Yasuda T,Niimi H

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunocytochemical staining and cell immunoblot assay (CIBA) were performed in adenoma tissue from five patients with Cushing's disease and three patients with clinically silent corticotroph adenomas. All five patients with Cushing's disease showed hypersecretion of ACTH (130, 190, 331, 120, and 130 pg/ml), high level...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kojima Y,Suzuki S,Yamamura K,Ohhashi G,Yamamoto I

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00