Prolactin expresses differential effects on apoptotic cell death of luteal cells in vivo and in vitro.

abstract：:The effects of an aqueous extract of Ferula hormonis on social aggression, fertility and some physiological and biochemical parameters were investigated in male mice. The ingestion of 3 mg/kg of aqueous extract of F. hormonis for six weeks clearly inhibited social aggression. Body wet weight and other sex accessory or...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Khleifat K,Homady MH,Tarawneh KA,Shakhanbeh J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age is an important prognostic factor in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). In this study, we investigated the difference in prognosis of 7 subsets of PTC patients without distant metastasis at presentation or a history of radiation exposure (20 years or younger, 21-30 years, 31-40 years, 41-50 years, 51-60 years, 61...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

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

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to steroid 21-hydroxylase (21-OH) deficiency (21-OHD) is an autosomal recessive disorder, in which CYP21A2 mutations or deletions result in underproduction of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid, and overproduction of androgens. Patients with CAH are treated with oral steroid ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Naiki Y,Miyado M,Horikawa R,Katsumata N,Onodera M,Pang S,Ogata T,Fukami M

更新日期：2016-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Defects in insulin receptor function have been associated with insulin resistant states such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Several types of mutations in the insulin receptor gene have been identified in patients with genetic syndromes of extreme insulin resistance. We have studied a 10-year-old Japanese gir...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hashiramoto M,Osawa H,Ando M,Murakami A,Nishimiya T,Nakano M,Nishida W,Onuma H,Makino H

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：:Gitelman syndrome (GS) is a salt-wasting tubulointerstitial disease of autosomal recessive inheritance (OMIM613395) caused by genic mutation of SLC12A3, which codes thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter (NCCT) gene. The gene mutation of the majority of GS patients is compound heterozygous. This study analyzes two cas...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Luo J,Yang X,Liang J,Li W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory lesions of the pituitary gland are rarely encountered. Recently, the concept of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related systemic disease was proposed in Japan, and more than 20 cases have been reported as possibly associated with infundibulo-hypophysitis since 2000. We herein review such case reports in the publ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Shimatsu A,Oki Y,Fujisawa I,Sano T

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：: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：:TSH receptor antibody (TRAb) titer has been reported to be correlated with Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO). However, the correlation between GO activity and TRAb titer assessed with a third-generation assay has not been reported. We enrolled 238 untreated Graves' disease patients who came to the outpatient clinic of Ito H...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Mukasa K,Yoshimura Noh J,Kouzaki A,Ohye H,Kunii Y,Watanabe N,Yoshihara A,Matsumoto M,Suzuki M,Ito K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk factors for impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) have yet to be established. Our aim was to elucidate the predisposing factors for IFG and IGT in Japanese subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT). Using a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), we analyzed 604 adults with t...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Oka R,Yagi K,Hayashi K,Kawashiri MA,Yamagishi M,Yamada M,Fumisawa Y,Yamauchi K,Aizawa T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary granulomatous hypophysitis (PGH) is a rarely occurred inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. We retrospective review a case of PGH treated by microsurgical transsphenoidal approach and review the appropriately documented cases of PGH collected from the literatures. The patient was a 56-year-old female who p...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Su SB,Zhang DJ,Yue SY,Zhang JN

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study reported a high prevalence of autoantibodies to alpha-enolase in lymphocytic hypophysitis and these antibodies efficiently distinguished lymphocytic hypophysitis from pituitary tumors. To confirm this, we examined autoantibodies to alpha-enolase in patients with lymphocytic hypophysitis (n = 17), pitu...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tanaka S,Tatsumi KI,Takano T,Murakami Y,Takao T,Yamakita N,Tahara S,Teramoto A,Hashimoto K,Kato Y,Amino N

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies revealed that obesity is a low-grade, chronic inflammatory state that is accompanied by the enhanced production of multiple chemokines. In particular, metabolic syndrome (MS) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) accumulation are significantly associated with certain chemokines in adults. However, little is...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ishii M,Araki S,Goto M,Yamamoto Y,Kusuhara K

更新日期：2016-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Although subacute thyroiditis (de Quervain's thyroiditis) is presumed to be caused by a viral infection, only 2 familial occurrences of subacute thyroiditis have been reported in the literature. Typical and severe subacute thyroiditis was diagnosed in an older sister who was hospitalized for 8 days. During this period...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kabalak T,Ozgen AG

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer in young women younger than 35 years old is rare, aggressive and associated with a poor prognosis. Endocrine therapy is a preferred treatment modality in hormone receptor-positive early stage and advanced breast cancer, combined therapy of goserelin and letrozole presents an option for premenopausal wome...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Liu X,Qu H,Cao W,Wang Y,Ma Z,Li F,Wang H

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) may mimic mixed medullary and follicular thyroid carcinoma (MMFTC). MTC originates from para-follicular cells, while MMFTC is an uncommon tumor characterized by coexistence of follicular and para-follicular cell-derived tumor populations. A 35-year-old woman was diagnosed with MTC but...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Takeshima K,Ariyasu H,Uraki S,Morita S,Furukawa Y,Inaba H,Iwakura H,Doi A,Warigaya K,Murata SI,Enomoto K,Hotomi M,Akamizu T

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobic (sub lactate threshold; sub-LT) exercise training facilitates oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis of skeletal muscle. Thyroid hormone (TH) also facilitates such metabolic events. Thus, we studied whether TH signaling pathway is activated by treadmill training. Male adult rats received 30 min/day treadmill...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Lesmana R,Iwasaki T,Iizuka Y,Amano I,Shimokawa N,Koibuchi N

更新日期：2016-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence indicates that urinary gonadotropins may be an alternative method for detecting pubertal disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations of first morning voided (FMV) and random urinary gonadotropins with the pubertal response to a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulation tes...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Shim YS,An SH,Lee HJ,Kang MJ,Yang S,Hwang IT

更新日期：2019-10-28 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：:Exercise is a fundamental component of diabetes management. However, choosing inappropriate type or timing of exercise is associated with mild or severe hypoglycemia either during exercise or several hours after exercise. Several studies have shown that impaired counterregulatory responses triggers hypoglycemia. There...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Mao Y,Wen S,Zhou M,Zhu S,Zhou L

更新日期：2019-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of the long-term administration to mice of thyroid hormone or propylthiouracil (PTU) on lymphocyte subsets in spleens, and thymuses to clarify whether hyperthyroxinemia itself causes the changes in lymphocyte subsets, such as the marked increase in CD5+ B cells and decrease in natural killer (N...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Watanabe K,Iwatani Y,Hidaka Y,Watanabe M,Amino N

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickets and osteomalacia are diseases characterized by impaired mineralization of bone matrix. Recent investigations revealed that the causes for rickets and osteomalacia are quite variable. While these diseases can severely impair the quality of life of the affected patients, rickets and osteomalacia can be completel...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Fukumoto S,Ozono K,Michigami T,Minagawa M,Okazaki R,Sugimoto T,Takeuchi Y,Matsumoto T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although sitagliptin and repaglinide monotherapies improve postprandial hyperglycemia, the long-term effects and safety of their combination has not been examined. In this randomized 24-week trial of Japanese patients with poor control (HbA1c 7.0-8.5%) by sitagliptin, we divided 40 patients randomly into two equal gro...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Nishimura A,Usui S,Kumashiro N,Uchino H,Yamato A,Yasuda D,Nagasawa K,Okubo M,Mori Y,Hirose T

更新日期：2016-12-30 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：:Troglitazone (T) and d-chiroinositol (DCI) have been reported to improve insulin resistance associated with obesity and NIDDM. We tested whether these compounds counteract the insulin antagonistic effects of recombinant human GH. Male Wistar rats were allocated to 4 different treatment groups, rhGH (n=8), rhGH+T (n=7)...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Sugimoto M,Takeda N,Hattori J,Yoshino K,Nakashima K,Okumura S,Ishimori M,Yasuda K

更新日期：1999-03-01 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：: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：:Decreased circulating levels of adiponectin, a novel adipose-derived adipocytokine, in obesity possibly contribute to the development of insulin resistance which is a major factor in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. The present study was conducted to examine whether circulating and adipose tissue adiponectin level...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Fujita H,Fujishima H,Koshimura J,Hosoba M,Yoshioka N,Shimotomai T,Morii T,Narita T,Kakei M,Ito S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00