abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas exhibit high morbidity and mortality rates. Growth hormone deficiency and high doses of glucocorticoid substitution therapy have been identified as corresponding risk factors. Interestingly, high levels of endogenous cortisol in, e.g., patients with post-trauma...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Athanasoulia-Kaspar AP,Auer MK,Stalla GK,Jakovcevski M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide there is a high prevalence of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) deficiency and has been associated with adverse outcomes during pregnancy. OBJECTIVE:This is a nested, case-control study in a longitudinal cohort to compare the serum 25OHD levels and other biomarkers throughout pregnancy in a group of 20 ...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Agudelo-Zapata Y,Maldonado-Acosta LM,Sandoval-Alzate HF,Poveda NE,Garcés MF,Cortés-Vásquez JA,Linares-Vaca AF,Mancera-Rodríguez CA,Perea-Ariza SA,Ramírez-Iriarte KY,Castro-Saldarriaga CA,Arteaga-Diaz JM,Franco-Vega R,Ángel-Müll

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormonal changes during pregnancy can trigger gestational diabetes (GDM), which is constantly increasing. Its main characteristic is pronounced insulin resistance, but it appears to be a multifactorial process involving several metabolic factors; taken together, the latter leads to silent or clinically evident cardiov...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Patti AM,Pafili K,Papanas N,Rizzo M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recently, mutations in KCNQ1, a potassium channel gene usually linked to long QT syndrome, were reported to cause maternally inherited gingival fibromatosis and growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Expression of the mutated KCNQ1 with the auxiliary potassium channel subunit KCNE2 was shown to reduce pituitary hor...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Iivonen AP,Känsäkoski J,Karppinen A,Kivipelto L,Schalin-Jäntti C,Karhu A,Raivio T

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The cumulative effect of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) on postpartum cardio-metabolic diseases is equivocal. We aimed to assess the associations of GDM and HDP's individual and synergic contribution to risks of postpartum cardio-metabolic diseases (metabolic synd...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Li LJ,Aris IM,Su LL,Chong YS,Wong TY,Tan KH,Wang JJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary aldosteronism (PA) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity, presumably due to left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and fibrosis. However, the degree of fibrosis has not been extensively studied. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) contrast enhancement and novel sensitive T1 mapping to...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Grytaas MA,Sellevåg K,Thordarson HB,Husebye ES,Løvås K,Larsen TH

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experience in the field of islet transplantation shows that it is possible to replace β cells in a patient with type 1 diabetes (T1D), but this cell therapy is limited by the scarcity of organ donors and by the danger associated to the immunosuppressive drugs. Stem cell therapy is becoming a concrete opportunity t...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Cito M,Pellegrini S,Piemonti L,Sordi V

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Islet transplantation is currently the only minimally invasive therapy available for patients with type 1 diabetes that can lead to insulin independence; however, it is limited to only a small number of patients. Although clinical procedures have improved in the isolation and culture of islets, a large number of islet...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Rojas-Canales DM,Waibel M,Forget A,Penko D,Nitschke J,Harding FJ,Delalat B,Blencowe A,Loudovaris T,Grey ST,Thomas HE,Kay TWH,Drogemuller CJ,Voelcker NH,Coates PT

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Chromogranin A (CgA) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) are important markers for neuroendocrine tumors; however, the clinical value of combining these markers has not been well studied. In this study, we investigated the utility of each marker individually and in combination for patients with nonfunctional panc...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Lv Y,Han X,Zhang C,Fang Y,Pu N,Ji Y,Wang D,Xuefeng X,Lou W

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D deficiency is common in pregnant women and may contribute to adverse events in pregnancy such as preeclampsia (PET). To date, studies of vitamin D and PET have focused primarily on serum concentrations vitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) later in pregnancy. The aim here was to determine whether a more...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Tamblyn JA,Jenkinson C,Larner DP,Hewison M,Kilby MD

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and biomarkers can be used to detect early subclinical CVD. Midregional-pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM), midregional-pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP) and copeptin are all associated with CVD and part of ...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Frøssing S,Nylander M,Kistorp C,Skouby SO,Faber J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Growth failure is a difficult but key aspect of care in children with anorexia nervosa (AN). The effects of hGH therapy have not been studied. The aim was to investigate the effect of hGH treatment on height velocity (HV) in children with AN. METHODS:We carried out a retrospective observational study. ...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Léger J,Fjellestad-Paulsen A,Bargiacchi A,Doyen C,Ecosse E,Carel JC,Le Heuzey MF

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The aim of this study was to assess the plasma leptin, adiponectin, resistin, visfatin/NAMPT, omentin-1, vaspin, apelin, TNF-α, IL-6 and RBP4 levels in relation to hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle in young, healthy, normal-weight women. METHODS:The study involved 52 young, healthy, normal-weight wom...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Wyskida K,Franik G,Wikarek T,Owczarek A,Delroba A,Chudek J,Sikora J,Olszanecka-Glinianowicz M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Preoperative preparation for adrenalectomy for pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGL) is universally recognized as necessary, while the optimal strategy remains controversial. Our aims were to increase intraoperative hemodynamic stability, expedite postoperative recovery, decrease side effects and reduce c...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Liu C,Lv Q,Chen X,Ni G,Hu L,Tong N,Zhang Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroid hormones play clinically important and specific regulatory roles in the development, growth, metabolism, reproduction and brain function in human. The type 1 and 2 11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzymes (11β-HSD1 and 2) have key roles in the pre-receptor modification of glucocorticoids allowing aldostero...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Bird AD,Greatorex S,Reser D,Lavery GG,Cole TJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Little is known about how women with isolated GnRH deficiency cope with their condition. This study aimed to examine the health and informational needs of women with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) and evaluate if their experiences differ from women with more common forms of infertility. DESIG...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Dzemaili S,Tiemensma J,Quinton R,Pitteloud N,Morin D,Dwyer AA

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Promotion of brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity or browning of white adipose tissue has shown great potential as anti-obesity strategy in numerous preclinical models. The discovery of active BAT in humans and the recent advances in the understanding of human BAT biology and function have significantly propelled this ...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Kiefer FW

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemerin is a recently discovered adipokine with inflammatory and metabolic actions relevant for chronic disease development. However, evidence from human research on the role of chemerin in chronic disease risk is still lacking. We assessed the reliability of plasma chemerin concentrations measured on two occasions o...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Eichelmann F,Weikert C,di Giuseppe R,Biemann R,Isermann B,Schulze MB,Boeing H,Aleksandrova K

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) expression and prognostic factors in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). mRNA sequencing and somatic mutation data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were analyzed. VDR mRNA expression was compared to clinicopathologic variable...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Choi JY,Yi JW,Lee JH,Song RY,Yu H,Kwon H,Chai YJ,Kim SJ,Lee KE

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, the value of fasting plasma acylated ghrelin (AG) and unacylated ghrelin (UAG) as potential novel biomarkers in patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) is unknown. The aims of this study are to (i) compare fasting AG and UAG levels between nonobese, nondiabetic NET patients (N=28) and age- (±3 years) and s...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： van Adrichem RC,van der Lely AJ,Huisman M,Kramer P,Feelders RA,Delhanty PJ,de Herder WW

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with acromegaly can be treated with surgery, medical therapy and/or radiation therapy. For the patients not being cured with surgery, treatment with somatostatin analogues (SSAs) is the primary therapy. SSA can be taken by self- or partner-administered injections in addition to being given by a nu...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Follin C,Karlsson S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As many as 20-55% of patients with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) experience chronic endocrine dysfunction, leading to impaired quality of life, impaired rehabilitation efforts and lowered life expectancy. Endocrine dysfunction after TBI is thought to result from acceleration-deceleration forces to the brai...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Rowe RK,Rumney BM,May HG,Permana P,Adelson PD,Harman SM,Lifshitz J,Thomas TC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current investigation examined the association between the aging-related biomarkers dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and telomere length (TL) in community-recruited African-American youth. The examination of DHEA included stress reactive, basal and diurnal sampling, in order to elucidate the underlying physiological ...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Dismukes AR,Meyer VJ,Shirtcliff EA,Theall KP,Esteves KC,Drury SS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macroprolactinomas are the most common functional pituitary tumours. Hypotheses proposed to explain predominance of large tumours in males are: i) diagnostic delay, as hyperprolactinaemia remains under recognised in males and ii) gender-specific difference in tumour proliferation indices. Our study objectives are to c...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Khare S,Lila AR,Patt H,Yerawar C,Goroshi M,Bandgar T,Shah NS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many biomarkers are associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk in epidemiological observations. The aim of this study was to identify and summarize current evidence for causal effects of biomarkers on T2D. A systematic literature search in PubMed and EMBASE (until April 2015) was done to identify Mendelian randomizati...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Abbasi A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acromegaly is a rare and insidious disease characterized by the overproduction of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and is most commonly due to a pituitary adenoma. Patients with acromegaly who experience prolonged exposure to elevated levels of GH and IGF1 have an increased mortality risk an...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Silverstein JM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Institute of Medicine 2011 Report on Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D specified higher intakes for all age groups compared to the 1997 report, but also cautioned against spurious claims about an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency and against advocates of higher intake requirements. Over ...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： McKenna MJ,Murray BF,O'Keane M,Kilbane MT

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic aetiology of congenital hypopituitarism (CH) is not entirely elucidated. FGFR1 and PROKR2 loss-of-function mutations are classically involved in hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (HH), however, due to the clinical and genetic overlap of HH and CH; these genes may also be involved in the pathogenesis of CH. Us...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Correa FA,Trarbach EB,Tusset C,Latronico AC,Montenegro LR,Carvalho LR,Franca MM,Otto AP,Costalonga EF,Brito VN,Abreu AP,Nishi MY,Jorge AA,Arnhold IJ,Sidis Y,Pitteloud N,Mendonca BB

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 2 (VPAC2) is widely distributed throughout the body and is also overexpressed in a variety of human neoplastic tissues. However, little is known about its precise tissue distribution, regulation and function, which is in part be due to the lack of specific monoclonal anti-VPA...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Schulz S,Mann A,Novakhov B,Piggins HD,Lupp A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrinopathy, frequently caused by a parathyroid adenoma, rarely by a parathyroid carcinoma that lacks effective oncological treatment. As the majority of cases are present in postmenopausal women, oestrogen signalling has been implicated in the tumourigenesis. Oestroge...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Haglund F,Rosin G,Nilsson IL,Juhlin CC,Pernow Y,Norenstedt S,Dinets A,Larsson C,Hartman J,Höög A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex development is a process under genetic control directing both the bi-potential gonads to become either a testis or an ovary, and the consequent differentiation of internal ducts and external genitalia. This complex series of events can be altered by a large number of genetic and non-genetic factors. Disorders of s...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Laino L,Majore S,Preziosi N,Grammatico B,De Bernardo C,Scommegna S,Rapone AM,Marrocco G,Bottillo I,Grammatico P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to test i) whether patients having diabetes and ischemic heart disease (IHD), i.e., patients suffering from two chronic diseases, demonstrate a higher degree of chronic stress when compared with patients suffering from IHD alone, and ii) whether suffering from the two chronic diseases results...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Bergmann N,Ballegaard S,Holmager P,Bech P,Hjalmarson A,Gyntelberg F,Faber J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is known to be associated with insulin resistance, atherosclerosis, and low serum IGF1 levels. We have described a large cohort of patients with isolated GH deficiency (IGHD) due to the c.57+1G→A mutation in the GHRH receptor gene. These subjects have increased insulin sensitiv...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Diniz RD,Souza RM,Salvatori R,Franca A,Gomes-Santos E,Ferrão TO,Oliveira CR,Santana JA,Pereira FA,Barbosa RA,Souza AH,Pereira RM,Oliveira-Santos AA,Silva AM,Santana-Júnior FJ,Valença EH,Campos VC,Aguiar-Oliveira MH

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) affects 18-22% of women at reproductive age. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the expected benefits of lifestyle (exercise plus diet) interventions on the reproductive endocrine profile in women with PCOS. Potential studies were identified by systematical...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Haqq L,McFarlane J,Dieberg G,Smart N

更新日期：2014-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The antihypertensive actions of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1) receptor agonists have been linked to the release of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in mice. Whether a GLP1-ANP axis exists in humans is unknown. In this study, we examined 12 healthy young males in a randomized, controlled, double-blinded, single-day, c...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Skov J,Holst JJ,Gøtze JP,Frøkiær J,Christiansen JS

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations of the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene, whose loss of function leads to the escape of self-reactive T cells from the thymus and autoimmunity. APECED patients typically develop t...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Kluger N,Krohn K,Ranki A

更新日期：2013-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Insulin-like growth factors are implicated in the development of diabetic nephropathy. IGF-binding protein 2 (IGFBP2) and IGF2 are expressed in the kidney, but their associations with diabetic nephropathy are unclear. We therefore tested the hypothesis that circulating levels of IGF2 and IGFBP2 predict longit...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Narayanan RP,Fu B,Heald AH,Siddals KW,Oliver RL,Hudson JE,Payton A,Anderson SG,White A,Ollier WE,Gibson JM

更新日期：2012-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The renin-angiotensin system (RAS), mainly associated with the regulation of blood pressure, has been recently investigated in female reproductive organs and the developing foetus. Angiotensin II (Ang II) influences oviductal gamete movements and foetal development, but there is no information about RAS in the early e...

journal_title：Endocrine connections

authors： Pijacka W,Hunter MG,Broughton Pipkin F,Luck MR

更新日期：2012-06-21 00:00:00