Two cases of empty sella syndrome with variable dexamethasone-suppressibility of ACTH and cortisol.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed in order to investigate the short term effects of atorvastatin on endothelial function and oxidized LDL (oxLDL) levels and to evaluate the association of endothelial dysfunction to oxLDL levels and inflammatory markers in type 2 diabetic patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Thirty type 2 di...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Akalin A,Temiz G,Akcar N,Sensoy B

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated hypoaldosteronism is a rare and occasionally life-threatening cause of salt wasting in infancy. A 2-month-old Japanese boy of unrelated parents was examined for failure to thrive and poor weight gain. Laboratory findings were hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, high plasma renin and low aldosterone levels. Spot ur...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kondo E,Nakamura A,Homma K,Hasegawa T,Yamaguchi T,Narugami M,Hattori T,Aoyagi H,Ishizu K,Tajima T

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:It has been demonstrated the involvement of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) on obesity and related metabolic disorder. We investigated the effects of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) on obesity and on glucose/fat homeostasis in mice fed on a high-fat (45%) diet. BCAA was dissolved in 0.5% methylcellulose and added ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Arakawa M,Masaki T,Nishimura J,Seike M,Yoshimatsu H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a case report of an 18-year-old man with central diabetes incipidus (DI). An MRI done three months after the onset of the DI did not disclose a responsible lesion. Four months later, a second MRI showed the location of the tumor origin at the upper pituitary stalk and median eminence. Eight months later, the t...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Saeki N,Uchida D,Tatsuno I,Saito Y,Yamaura A

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：:KRN568 is a calcimimetic compound which acts on the calcium sensing receptors (CaR) on the parathyroid gland to suppress secretion of PTH. A recent report has demonstrated that CaRs are expressed on cultured human antral gastrin cells and that gastrin secretion is stimulated by an increase in extracellular calcium lev...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Igarashi T,Ogata E,Maruyama K,Fukuda T

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence of an association between hypothyroidism and coronary heart disease. We decided to look at the relationship between hypothyroidism and LDL subclasses' pattern including small, dense LDL to define a biochemical basis for better management of the CHD risk of these patients. We utilized a case-control d...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Abbas JM,Chakraborty J,Akanji AO,Doi SA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since there is increasing evidence that postprandial hyperglycemia is a risk factor for the development of macrovascular complications, it is important to predict postprandial hyperglycemia in the early stages of glucose intolerance, and routine medical checkups provide a good opportunity to do so. The aim of this stu...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Goto M,Yamamoto-Honda R,Shimbo T,Goto A,Terauchi Y,Kanazawa Y,Noda M

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:A 19-year-old girl presented at our emergency room with hypokalemic periodic paralysis. She had a thyrotoxic goiter and had experienced three paralytic attacks during the previous 2 years on occasions when she stopped taking antithyroid drugs. In addition to thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP), she had metabolic acido...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Im EJ,Lee JM,Kim JH,Chang SA,Moon SD,Ahn YB,Son HS,Cha BY,Lee KW,Son HY

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Obesity consists of hypertrophy and hyperplasia of adipocytes. Although the number of adipocytes is influenced by anatomical location, nutritional environment, hormone and genetic variation, it has been thought to be determined by the proliferation of precursor cells and subsequent differentiation. However, our recent...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hanamoto T,Kajita K,Mori I,Ikeda T,Fujioka K,Yamauchi M,Okada H,Usui T,Takahashi N,Kitada Y,Taguchi K,Kajita T,Uno Y,Morita H,Ishizuka T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies in isolated pancreas and islets have shown that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) promotes insulin release in a typical concentration-dependent manner. In contrast, the relationship between plasma GLP-1 and insulin concentrations in vivo is complicated, because GLP-1-promoted insulin release lowers bloo...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Eiki J,Yada T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplastic carcinoma arises from differentiated carcinoma and generally shows a dire prognosis. Anaplastic transformation may occur not only in primary tumors but also in metastatic lymph nodes. We encountered 5 cases of papillary carcinoma showing anaplastic transformation in lymph nodes that were curatively resected...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ito Y,Higashiyama T,Hirokawa M,Fukushima M,Inoue H,Yabuta T,Tomoda C,Uruno T,Kihara M,Takamura Y,Miya A,Kobayashi K,Matsuzuka F,Miyauchi A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the potential predictive factors for follicle growth, ovulation, and pregnancy rate in patients with primary ovarian insufficiency/premature ovarian failure (POI/POF). We enrolled 25 POI patients with desired fertility who were treated and monitored for a minimum of 7 months b...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Miyazaki K,Miki F,Uchida S,Masuda H,Uchida H,Maruyama T

更新日期：2015-01-01 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

abstract：:It seems reasonable to expect that biochemical changes occurring in the pregnant woman with diabetes should be reflected in the placenta structure. However, it has not been possible to correlate placental morphology with glycemic control in a comparison between those with long life diabetes and poorly controlled gesta...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： al-Okail MS,al-Attas OS

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroidogenic factor-1 [(SF-1/Ad4BP) (MIM184757)] is a nuclear receptor that regulates multiple genes involved in adrenal and gonadal development, steroidogenesis, reproduction, and other metabolic functions. Initially, mutations of SF-1/Ad4BP gene (NR5A1) in humans were identified in two 46, XY female patients with a...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tajima T,Fujiwara F,Fujieda K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen sporadic pheochromocytomas, 3 pheochromocytomas in neurofibromatosis 1, and 4 pheochromocytomas in multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) 2A or 2B were screened for mutations at codon 768 of the RET proto-oncogene by AluI digestion of polymerase chain reaction PCR products and mutations in exon 13 by PCR-single st...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yoshimoto K,Kimura T,Tanaka C,Moritani M,Iwahana H,Itakura M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serum T3 to T4 ratio is a useful indicator for differentiating destruction-induced thyrotoxicosis from Graves' thyrotoxicosis. However, the usefulness of the serum free T3 (FT3) to free T4 (FT4) ratio is controversial. We therefore systematically evaluated the usefulness of this ratio, based on measurements made u...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yoshimura Noh J,Momotani N,Fukada S,Ito K,Miyauchi A,Amino N

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a synthetic steroidal anti-androgen, TZP-4238, on steroid-induced rat prostatic hyperplasia was investigated. Male Wistar rats were divided into four experimental groups. Group 1 consisted of intact controls. The other animals were castrated. The castrated animals were treated for 7 weeks with 1) testost...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Murakoshi M,Tagawa M,Inada R,Suzuki M,Mizokami A,Watanabe K

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to determine pathophysiology of body water control in hypernatremic subjects with hypothalamic space-occupying lesions. Eight subjects with hypothalamic space-occupying lesions were divided into two groups of hypernatremia in the presence or absence of body water deficit. In 5 dehydrat...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hayashi T,Murata M,Saito T,Ikoma A,Tamemoto H,Kawakami M,Ishikawa SE

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-programmed cell death-1 monoclonal antibody (mab), nivolumab has recently been approved for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic malignant melanoma and non-small-cell lung cancers in Japan. Ipilimumab, an anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 mab for malignant melanoma that was approved earlier than ni...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Okano Y,Satoh T,Horiguchi K,Toyoda M,Osaki A,Matsumoto S,Tomaru T,Nakajima Y,Ishii S,Ozawa A,Shibusawa N,Shimada T,Higuchi T,Chikamatsu K,Yamada M

更新日期：2016-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a de novo heterozygous 5,013,940 bp terminal deletion of chromosome 15q26 in a 13 9/12 -year-old Japanese girl with short stature (-3.9 SD), mild mental retardation, and ventricular septal defect (VSD). This terminal deletion involved IGF1R but not NR2F2, and was associated with an addition of telomere repea...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Dateki S,Fukami M,Tanaka Y,Sasaki G,Moriuchi H,Ogata T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We provide the details of the successful management of a patient with active Cushing's disease complicated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. The patient was a 27-year-old Japanese female healthcare worker who was scheduled to undergo pituitary surgery for Cushing's disease. She had been in close cont...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yuno A,Kenmotsu Y,Takahashi Y,Nomoto H,Kameda H,Cho KY,Nakamura A,Yamashita Y,Nakamura J,Nakakubo S,Kamada K,Suzuki M,Sugino H,Inoshita N,Konno S,Miyoshi H,Atsumi T,Sawamura Y,Shimatsu A

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Since accumulation and interaction of immune cells including T cells and monocytes/macrophages are involved in the processes of atherosclerosis, atherosclerosis is currently understood as an inflammatory disorder. Entrapment of extracellular matrices components such as hyaluronan by monocytes and macrophages, as well ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tabata T,Mine S,Okada Y,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the changes in serum sodium (Na) and potassium (K) levels in seventeen patients in diabetic ketoacidosis and nine patients in non-ketotic hyperosmolar coma, who had marked hyperglycemia (707.4 +/- 75.6 mg/dl, mean +/- SEM) and dehydration. The disorder characterized two types of alteration. The one group wa...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ishikawa S,Sakuma N,Fujisawa G,Tsuboi Y,Okada K,Saito T

更新日期：1994-02-01 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：:Growth hormone (GH) is known to accelerate spermatogenesis and maintain gonadal function. In this study, we evaluated the effect of GH on recovery from testicular damage induced by cyclophosphamide (CP). Eleven- to fourteen-week-old GH-deficient Lewis rats (dw/dw) were divided into 4 groups (n = 10 each), with one gro...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Satoh K,Ohyama K,Nakagomi Y,Ohta M,Shimura Y,Sano T,Ishikawa H,Amemiya S,Nakazawa S

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00