abstract：:Patients with growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) have a clinical feature of visceral adiposity and it has been reported that these patients have an increased active cortisol (F)/inactive cortisone (E) metabolite ratio. 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) is an enzyme expressed in liver and adipo...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Morita J,Hakuno F,Hizuka N,Takahashi S,Takano K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel study assessed the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of exenatide once weekly (QW) in 30 Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) suboptimally controlled by diet and exercise alone or combined with biguanide, sulfonylurea, thiaz...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Iwamoto K,Nasu R,Yamamura A,Kothare PA,Mace K,Wolka AM,Linnebjerg H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are induced under diabetic conditions and are likely associated with the development of type 2 diabetes. It is also known that ROS production is facilitated in the presence of copper ion through the Fenton reaction. The aim of this study was to examine the involvement of copper ion in the...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Tanaka A,Kaneto H,Miyatsuka T,Yamamoto K,Yoshiuchi K,Yamasaki Y,Shimomura I,Matsuoka TA,Matsuhisa M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the dose-dependent efficacy and safety of exenatide over 12 weeks in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes suboptimally controlled despite therapeutic doses of sulfonylurea (SU), SU plus biguanide, or SU plus thiazolidinedione. Patients were randomly assigned to placebo (N = 40), 2.5 microg (N = 3...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kadowaki T,Namba M,Yamamura A,Sowa H,Wolka AM,Brodows RG

更新日期：2009-01-01 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 human endometrium undergoes cyclical changes including proliferation, differentiation, tissue breakdown, and shedding (menstruation) throughout a woman's reproductive life. The postovulatory rise in ovarian progesterone induces profound remodeling and differentiation of the estradiol-primed endometrium. This chang...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Maruyama T,Yoshimura Y

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the incidence of elderly patients in Japanese acromegalics and the characteristics of their clinical presentation. We also evaluated the safety and efficacy of transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) in this patient group. During the 28-year period from 1980 to 2007 we treated 290 patients with acromegaly at our hos...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Arita K,Hirano H,Yunoue S,Fujio S,Tominaga A,Sakoguchi T,Sugiyama K,Kurisu K

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Carcinoma showing thymic-like differentiation (CASTLE) is a rare tumour of the thyroid, which arises from ectopic thymic tissue or remnants of branchial pouches. A systematic review of English literature evidences less than thirty cases; from them, it clearly appears that CASTLE is considered an indolent slow-growing ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Cappelli C,Tironi A,Marchetti GP,Pirola I,De Martino E,Delbarba A,Castellano M,Rosei EA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old man was diagnosed as having hypothyroidism. An electrocardiogram obtained at the time of the first examination revealed Brugada electrocardiographic waveforms in leads V1 to V3. When pilsicainide hydrochloride loading changed the waveforms of the electrocardiographic ST segment, this result suggested an ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kitahara A,Hirai R,Matsui Y,Ikeda Y,Nakamura H

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the rate of malignancy in thyroid nodules incidentally detected at sonography and to determine the diagnostic value of ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration cytology (USgFNAC) in thyroid nodules. METHODS:Five hundred patients (84 men and 416 women) who had thyr...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kim DL,Song KH,Kim SK

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is mainly associated with Graves' disease but rarely with autonomously functioning thyroid nodule (AFTN). We herein report a case of AFTN associated with TPP in which the latter resolved after (131) I therapy for the former. We analyzed the genes encoding thyrotropin receptor (TSHR)...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ozaki H,Mori K,Nakagawa Y,Hoshikawa S,Ito S,Yoshida K

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 73-year-old Japanese woman was referred for examination of right flank pain and progressive hypertension. Abdominal CT incidentally detected a right adrenal mass 8 cm in size. The tumor exhibited isodensity by CT and contained high-intense lesion by T2-weighted MRI. Scintigraphy with (131) I-metaiodobenzylguanidine ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Goto J,Otsuka F,Kodera R,Miyoshi T,Kinomura M,Otani H,Mimura Y,Ogura T,Yanai H,Nasu Y,Makino H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a form of non-Langerhans histiocytosis. In this report, we show a case of ECD presenting diabetes insipidus and multiple xanthogranulomas received glucocorticoid treatment over a year. During this period, xanthogranulomas improved in response to the glucocorticoid therapy. Furthermore,...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Taguchi T,Iwasaki Y,Asaba K,Yoshida T,Takao T,Ikeno F,Nakajima H,Kodama H,Hashimoto K

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that metabolic syndrome (MetS) overlaps prediabetes and type 2 diabetes and that it is not necessary to consider it as a separate clinical entity. In the present study, patients with normoglycemia and dysglycemia were compared in terms of MetS frequency and MetS criteria characteristics, in order...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Uzunlulu M,Oguz A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of onset of hypoglycemia in patients with carnitine deficiency has yet to be determined. Using mice with systemic carnitine deficiency (JVS mice), we examined this mechanism, focusing on the weaning period (days 14-28 postpartum). For normal mice, the survival rate was 100%, and no hypoglycemia was obser...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kuwajima M,Fujihara H,Sei H,Umehara A,Sei M,Tsuda TT,Sukeno A,Okamoto T,Inubushi A,Ueta Y,Doi T,Kido H

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bartter syndrome (BS) type 1, also referred to antenatal BS, is a genetic tubulopathy with hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis and prenatal onset of polyuria leading to polyhydramnios. It has been shown that BS type 1 is caused by mutations in the SLC12A1 gene encoding bumetanide-sensitive Na-K-2Cl (-) cotransporter (NKCC...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Adachi M,Asakura Y,Sato Y,Tajima T,Nakajima T,Yamamoto T,Fujieda K

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:Since 1989, neonatal mass screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) has been carried out in Japan. The mass screening has detected not only the patients with the classic form of steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD), but also those with the nonclassic (NC) form of 21-OHD, and the molecular basis in these...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Shinagawa T,Horikawa R,Isojima T,Naiki Y,Tanaka T,Katsumata N

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (F2,6BP) is a powerful allosteric activator of 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase, which is the rate-limiting enzyme for glycolysis. Mitogenic stimulation of lymphocytes is related to an enhanced rate of glucose utilization and F2,6BP mediated activation of glycolysis. To determine the effect of hyperg...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Atsumi T,Chiba H,Yoshioka N,Bucala R,Koike T

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the regulation of each intracellular signal transduction system including cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent and calcium (Ca2+) messenger systems in bovine adrenal fasciculo-reticularis cells to clarify the exact mode of action of ACTH. Pretreatment with primaquine and quinacrine, which are phospholipase A2 i...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Omura M,Suematsu S,Nishikawa T

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of TSH receptor antibody (TRAb) has been recommended to predict the risk of neonatal hyperthyroidism (NH) in pregnant women with Graves' disease (GD). For the first generation TRAb (TRAb1) assay with commercial kit (Brahms, Berlin, Germany; or Cosmic co., Tokyo, Japan) an arbitrary limit of 40 U/l or 5...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kamijo K

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult patients with hypopituitarism are treated by the replacement of deficient hormones, although GH has not been substituted until March 2006 in Japan except for clinical trial. This study examines which hormonal status influences the prevalence of vascular risk disorders in hypopituitary adults. A sample of 263 adu...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kaji H,Iida K,Takahashi Y,Okimura Y,Chihara K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether early surgical treatment of non-functioning pancreas islet cell tumor (NFPT) provides a favorable quality of life and life expectancy in patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) remains controversial. We analyzed the long-term clinical courses and surgical outcomes of 14 Japanese patients with ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Sakurai A,Katai M,Yamashita K,Mori J,Fukushima Y,Hashizume K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conophylline and betacellulin-delta4 reproduce differentiation-inducing activity of activin A and betacellulin, respectively. We examined the effect of conophylline and betacellulin-delta4 on beta cell differentiation. In AR42J cells, conophylline and betacellulin-delta4 converted them into insulin-producing cells. Ce...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kitamura R,Ogata T,Tanaka Y,Motoyoshi K,Seno M,Takei I,Umezawa K,Kojima I

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to elucidate the role of activin A in capillary formation. When bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC) were cultured in a collagen gel, basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) induced tube formation. Activin A also induced tube formation and the addition of two factors together was more ...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Hayashi Y,Maeshima K,Goto F,Kojima I

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the cross-sectional relationship between GA and HbA1c in 142 type 2 diabetic patients who had an HbA1c level < 7.5% for at least one year without fluctuation by more than 0.5%. We also followed the changes of GA and HbA1c in 18 type 2 diabetic patients for 16 weeks as they progressed from untreated severe h...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Takahashi S,Uchino H,Shimizu T,Kanazawa A,Tamura Y,Sakai K,Watada H,Hirose T,Kawamori R,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：:von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease (VHLD) is a hereditary autosomal dominant syndrome that causes various benign and malignant tumors. VHLD is caused by mutations in the VHL tumor suppressor gene. Here, we report a mutation in the VHL gene in a Japanese family with VHLD type 2A, characterized by pheochromocytoma (PHE), a...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Imanaka M,Iida K,Takahashi K,Tsuji K,Nishizawa H,Fukuoka H,Takeno R,Takahashi Y,Okimura Y,Kaji H,Chihara K

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we confirmed our previous findings on the importance of IgE in Graves' disease and further investigated the relationships existing among Graves' disease, IgE, and interleukin-4. Two hundred and thirty-two newly diagnosed Graves' disease patients were treated with methimazole for 2 years, and were classif...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Yamada T,Komiya I,Miyahara Y,Komatsu M,Shima I,Inazawa T,Aizawa T

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxidative modification of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) plays a central role in the initiation and acceleration of atherosclerosis. Iron plays a part in the formation of highly toxic free radicals such as hydroxide and superoxide anions, which can induce lipid peroxidation. We investigated whether serum iron stat...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Ikeda Y,Suehiro T,Yamanaka S,Kumon Y,Takata H,Inada S,Ogami N,Osaki F,Inoue M,Arii K,Hashimoto K

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unusual presentations with bone, lung or soft tissue metastases in initial diagnosis of follicular thyroid carcinoma have been reported occasionally. This implies how difficult it is to diagnosis this type of cancer at the pre-operative or intra-operative stage of treatment. Fine needle aspiration cytology has been sh...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Lin JD,Chao TC

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 70-year-old man with abdominal aortic aneurysm underwent surgical repair with Hemashield vascular graft. Postoperatively, he was found to have very low plasma cortisol levels, which failed to increase after stimulation with ACTH. A tentative diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency was made despite the lack of its clinica...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Sakai H,Matsumoto K,Sugiyama M,Yoshimoto T,Doi M,Izumiyama H,Hirata Y

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations have been reported to be associated with body fat, especially visceral fat accumulation, but most studies up to now have been conducted on non-diabetic subjects. In this study, we investigated the association between the serum CRP concentrations and parameters of adiposity...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Iwasaki T,Nakajima A,Yoneda M,Terauchi Y

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An open-label prospective cross-over trial was performed to compare the efficacy and adverse effects of nateglinide with those of voglibose on Japanese early type 2 diabetes (who were oral hypoglycemic agent naïve and whose HbA(1C) levels were between 7.0 and 7.9% before treatment). Fourteen patients received 270 mg/d...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Kurebayashi S,Watada H,Tanaka Y,Kawasumi M,Kawamori R,Hirose T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The syndrome of McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) is clasically defined as a triad presentation with the findings of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, café-au-lait spots, and sexual precocity. However, not all patients present with complete symptoms. A 52-year-old man was diagnosed as having a variant of McCune-Albright syn...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Sargin H,Gozu H,Bircan R,Sargin M,Avsar M,Ekinci G,Yayla A,Gulec I,Bozbuga M,Cirakoglu B,Tanakol R

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (AIMAH) with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). A 57-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for further examination of secondary hypertension and bilateral adrenal macrotumors. Midnight serum cortisol elevation with undetectable plasma AC...

journal_title：Endocrine journal

authors： Sato M,Soma M,Nakayama T,Kosuge K,Suzuki R,Okada K,Komatsu K,Sugitani M,Matsumoto K

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00