abstract：:Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors are newly established anti-diabetic agents with a unique glucose-lowering mechanism. In the present study, we investigated the efficacy and safety of the sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor ipragliflozin (Ipra) for metabolic markers and cardiovascular parameters in Japa...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Nomiyama T,Shimono D,Horikawa T,Fujimura Y,Ohsako T,Terawaki Y,Fukuda T,Motonaga R,Tanabe M,Yanase T,Collaborators of Fukuoka Study of Ipragliflozin (FUSION) trial.

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Although curcumin was widely applied as a functional food for different diseases, it was found to reduce serum testosterone level and fertility in male animals by unknown molecular mechanisms. Here in our study, we investigated the possible mechanisms of curcumin-suppressed testosterone production in Leydig cells. Our...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Lin YC,Chiu CH,Liu HC,Wang JY

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes is a serious threat to human health all over the world. It is particularly important to look for the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Researchers have found that obesity was associated with a broad chronic inflammatory response and type 2 diabetes. And tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is one of the ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Wu S,Dong K,Wang J,Bi Y

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal Graves' disease (GD) during pregnancy may influence thyroid function in fetuses. Neonates born to mothers with high serum TSH receptor antibody (TRAb) levels have been reported to develop 'neonatal GD'. Therefore, evaluations of serum thyroid hormone and TRAb levels in neonates upon birth are crucial for a pr...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Wada M,Kita M,Kawasaki K,Kusakabe T,Tagami T,Satoh-Asahara N,Shimatsu A,Hashimoto K

更新日期：2018-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with adrenal insufficiency require appropriate glucocorticoid replacement therapy; however, reliable biological parameters for optimizing glucocorticoid supplementation are limited. The physician has to rely primarily on clinical judgment, carefully taking into account signs and symptoms potentially suggestiv...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Watanabe T,Ozawa A,Ishii S,Tomaru T,Shibusawa N,Saito T,Yamada E,Horiguchi K,Nakajima Y,Matsumoto S,Yoshino S,Katano-Toki A,Hashimoto K,Mori M,Okada S,Satoh T,Yamada M

更新日期：2018-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic foot ulcer is a chronic, refractory, frequent complication in diabetic patient. Its treatment often requires multidisciplinary joint efforts, diverse strategies have been adopted to address this annoying issue, including stem cell-based therapy/acellular dermal matrix/negative pressure wound therapy etc. Howe...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Shu X,Shu S,Tang S,Yang L,Liu D,Li K,Dong Z,Ma Z,Zhu Z,Din J

更新日期：2018-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared treatment satisfaction between daily dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors and a weekly DPP-4 inhibitor in patients with type 2 diabetes. The study was a 12-week, open-label, randomized, multicenter, controlled trial. Participants were Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes who had received daily DPP-4...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Oita M,Miyoshi H,Ono K,Nakamura A,Cho KY,Nomoto H,Yamamoto K,Omori K,Manda N,Kurihara Y,Aoki S,Atsumi T

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythropoietin (EPO) is known to stimulate erythropoiesis after binding with its specific receptor. In clinics, EPO is widely used in hemodialyzed patients with diabetes. However, changes in the expression of the erythropoietin receptor (EPOR) under diabetic conditions are still unclear. Therefore, we investigated EPO...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kuo SC,Li Y,Cheng KC,Niu CS,Cheng JT,Niu HS

更新日期：2018-02-26 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：: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：:Estrogen plays pivotal roles in body weight regulation through its effects on central estrogen receptor-α (ERα) expression. ERα is found on neurons that express the hypothalamic anorexigenic factors steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1) and pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) mediate these effects of estrogen. As the gonadal hormonal...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Iwasa T,Matsuzaki T,Mayila Y,Yano K,Irahara M

更新日期：2017-12-28 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：:Thyroid disease is known to be associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We investigated the prevalence of thyroid disease in patients with idiopathic PAH (IPAH) or heritable PAH (HPAH), and the factors affecting the pathogenesis of thyroid disease. We retrospectively evaluated 59 patients with IPAH or HP...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Satoh M,Aso K,Nakayama T,Saji T

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether treatment using the active form of vitamin D (1,25(OH)2D3) could protect against high-fat diet (HFD)-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in rats and ameliorate oxidative stress. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups and treated with sta...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Zhu CG,Liu YX,Wang H,Wang BP,Qu HQ,Wang BL,Zhu M

更新日期：2017-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic disorders, such as PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and T2DM (type 2 diabetes mellitus), are associated with menstrual dysfunction, anovulation, infertility, and early pregnancy loss. Ovarian dysfunction is not only related to low pregnancy rates but also to the increased risk of miscarriage. Women with PC...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Su Y,Wu J,He J,Liu X,Chen X,Ding Y,Zhang C,Chen W,Wang Y,Gao R

更新日期：2017-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess the relationship between the metabolic effect after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in morbidly obese Japanese patients, with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and improved pancreatic steatosis (PS). The study enrolled 27 morbidly obese Japanese patients who were undergoing L...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Umemura A,Sasaki A,Nitta H,Baba S,Ando T,Kajiwara T,Ishigaki Y

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 (PHA1) is a rare genetic disease characterized by resistance to aldosterone, and the renal form of PHA1 is associated with heterozygous inactivating mutations in NR3C2, which encodes mineralocorticoid receptor (MR). Here we report a case of renal PHA1 due to a novel frameshift mutation i...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kawashima Sonoyama Y,Tajima T,Fujimoto M,Hasegawa A,Miyahara N,Nishimura R,Hashida Y,Hayashi A,Hanaki K,Kanzaki S

更新日期：2017-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghrelin is a peptide hormone with a unique structure comprising a medium chain fatty acid modification. Ghrelin cells are known to be abundantly localized in the gastric mucosa and are released into the blood stream to exert their multifunctional physiological effects. To elucidate the regulatory mechanisms of ghrelin...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Sakata I,Gong Z,Ikenoya C,Takemi S,Sakai T

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Irisin is an adipokine/myokine which could be connected with insulin sensitivity. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by oligo- or anovulation, polycystic ovary, hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between serum irisin concentration and ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Adamska A,Karczewska-Kupczewska M,Lebkowska A,Milewski R,Górska M,Otziomek E,Nikolajuk A,Wolczynski S,Kowalska I

更新日期：2016-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In cases of thyroid papillary carcinoma, a less aggressive cancer, surgeons may hesitate to perform total thyroidectomy on patients with poor general condition because these may experience longer survival without undergoing surgery. To investigate the influence of general patient condition on the patients' survival wh...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Shinohara S,Kikuchi M,Harada H,Takebayashi S,Yunoki K,Yamazaki K

更新日期：2016-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) is the most common type of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. In addition to the clinical problems caused by adrenal insufficiency and androgen excess, a risk for obesity and metabolic syndrome during young adulthood is a major ramification of the disease. Although glucocorticoid therap...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Takishima S,Nakajima K,Nomura R,Tsuji-Hosokawa A,Matsuda N,Matsubara Y,Ono M,Miyai K,Takasawa K,Morio T,Hasegawa Y,Kashimada K

更新日期：2016-11-30 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：: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：: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：: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：:Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) is generally indolent in nature and, even though it metastasizes to distant organs, the prognosis is normally excellent. In contrast, the overall survival (OS) of patients with radioactive iodine (RAI)-refractory and progressive metastases is dire, because no effective therapies ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ito Y,Suzuki S,Ito K,Imai T,Okamoto T,Kitano H,Sugitani I,Sugino K,Tsutsui H,Hara H,Yoshida A,Shimizu K

更新日期：2016-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurohypophysial hormone, oxytocin, is involved in the regulation of energy metabolism. Adiponectin (APN) is an adipose tissue-specific serum protein that inversely associates with metabolic syndrome (MetS). High-molecular-weight adiponectin (HMW APN) is considered the active form. In the present study, we aimed t...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yuan G,Qian W,Pan R,Jia J,Jiang D,Yang Q,Wang S,Liu Y,Yu S,Hu H,Sun W,Ye J,Mao C,Zhuang R,Zhou L

更新日期：2016-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last ten years a liquid formulation of liothyronine (L-T3) became available. To date, no studies on its systematic use have been reported. This study is aimed at assessing the reliability of liquid L-T3 in achieving target TSH in patients with differentiated thyroid cancers (DTC). Twenty-one high risk DTC patie...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Trimboli P,Centanni M,Virili C

更新日期：2016-06-30 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 evaluated the influence of short-term treatment with exenatide twice daily or liraglutide once daily on daily blood glucose fluctuations in 40 patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled by sulfonylureas. The patients in a multicenter, open-label trial were randomly assigned to receive add-on exenatide (1...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Nagakura J,Yamakawa T,Taguri M,Tsuchiya H,Shigematsu E,Suzuki J,Morita S,Kadonosono K,Terauchi Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is common in obese women with insulin resistant type 2 diabetes for which metformin treatment is getting established in addition to clomiphene. However, lean PCOS patients are sometimes accompanied with type 1 diabetes. It remains unclear whether these patients are insulin resistant an...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Shigiyama F,Kumashiro N,Rikitake T,Usui S,Saegusa M,Kitamura M,Uchino H,Hirose T

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Studies on resveratrol in a wide range of concentrations on obese mice and adipose cells are necessary to comprehend its range of diverse and contradictory effects. In this study, we examined the anti-obesity effects of resveratrol on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice at dosages ranging from 1 to 30 mg/kg treatme...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Chang CC,Lin KY,Peng KY,Day YJ,Hung LM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) commonly includes TSH-suppressive therapy with L-T4 and, in case of postsurgical hypoparathyroidism, Calcium-D3 supplementation, both of which may affect skeletal health. Experience with female patients treated for DTC at a young age and who wer...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Leonova TA,Drozd VM,Saenko VA,Mine M,Biko J,Rogounovitch TI,Takamura N,Reiners C,Yamashita S

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：: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：:Adult growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a well defined clinical condition, which is characterized by abnormal body composition, impaired physical activity and decreased quality of life. In addition, in recent years, growing interest has been shown towards cardiovascular risks in adult patients affected by GHD. In thi...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Giovannini L,Tirabassi G,Muscogiuri G,Di Somma C,Colao A,Balercia G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glycation gap (G-gap: difference between measured hemoglobin A1c [A1C] and the value predicted by its regression on the fructosamine level) is stable and associated with diabetic complications. Measuring A1C level in International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) units (A1C-SI; mmol/mol) and National Glycoh...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Akatsuka J,Mochizuki M,Musha I,Ohtake A,Kobayashi K,Kikuchi T,Kikuchi N,Kawamura T,Urakami T,Sugihara S,Hoshino T,Amemiya S,Japanese Study Group of Insulin Therapy for Childhood and Adolescent Diabetes.

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00