abstract：OBJECTIVE:Little is known about the dose-response relationship of potential, unwanted, effects of inhaled beclomethasone (BDP) on the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, particularly in nonspecialist clinic settings. The purpose of our study was to investigate the dose-response relationship of inhaled BDP on the ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Grebe SK,Feek CM,Durham JA,Kljakovic M,Cooke RR

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The relationship between growth hormone (GH) therapy and malignancy, including leukaemias, remains controversial. In order to study this possible relationship further, we have investigated whether GH treatment induces chromosomal abnormalities in peripheral blood lymphocytes. DESIGN:Open, prospective study i...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bozzola M,Tettoni K,Severi F,Capra E,Danesino C,Scappaticci S

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Leptin serves as a hormonal signal linking food intake and energy expenditure to fat mass. As significant effects of testosterone administration on body composition and adipose tissue have been described recently, we examined a possible association between serum levels of leptin and testosterone which has not...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Behre HM,Simoni M,Nieschlag E

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Appropriate replacement doses of glucocorticoid are important to determine in primary and secondary adrenal deficiency in children, both to avoid the risks of hypoglycaemia and adrenal crisis associated with undertreatment, and to avoid growth suppression and reduced final height potential associated with ste...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： DeVile CJ,Stanhope R

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of invasive fibrous thyroiditis (IFT) with foci of extracervical fibrosclerosis is well recognized. Affected sites include the retroperitoneum, the mediastinum, the biliary tract, and the orbit. The development of subcutaneous fibrosclerosis, however, is extremely rare. We report a patient with known i...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Natt N,Heufelder AE,Hay ID,Grant CS,Goellner JR

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Growth deficiency is commonly seen in polytransfused beta-thalassaemia patients, especially in adolescence. It is not completely dependent on the lack of their pubertal growth spurt. GH impairment at different levels (hypothalamic or pituitary) and/or a reduced IGF-1 synthesis have been suggested the main cau...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Cavallo L,Gurrado R,Gallo F,Zacchino C,De Mattia D,Tatò L

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Widespread amyloid deposition in the thyroid gland causes diffuse, clinically apparent enlargement of the thyroid (amyloid goitre: AG). The aim of this study was to clarify the abnormalities of thyroid function in patients with AG. DESIGN:Thirty patients with secondary amyloidosis were retrospectively analy...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kimura H,Yamashita S,Ashizawa K,Yokoyama N,Nagataki S

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The autoimmune thyroid diseases, Graves disease and autoimmune hypothyroidism, result from a complex interaction between genetic, environmental and endogenous factors. The genetic loci conferring susceptibility remain unclear. A recent report has demonstrated an association between a microsatellite polymorphi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kotsa K,Watson PF,Weetman AP

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old woman had galactorrhoea and amenorrhoea. Four years previously she complained of sensory disturbance of her legs, with galt disturbance. Serum PRL level was 1408 mU/l. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a spindle-shaped mass in the spinal canal at the level of the ninth thoracic vertebra. The tumour was r...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Katsuren E,Ishikawa S,Honda K,Saito T

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Studies assessing quality of life in GH-deficient adults have shown varying results. This may be due to a number of factors including varying causes of GH deficiency, the use of radiotherapy in treatment and patient selection. We aimed to assess whether anterior pituitary hormone deficiency or external pituit...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Page RC,Hammersley MS,Burke CW,Wass JA

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although abnormalities of the humoral immune system, such as increased immunoglobulin production, are known in sarcoidosis, the relationship between sarcoidosis and autoimmune disorders in uncertain. We studied the incidence of thyroid autoantibodies and the prevalence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis in patients w...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Nakamura H,Genma R,Mikami T,Kitahara A,Natsume H,Andoh S,Nagasawa S,Nishiyama K,Chida K,Sato A,Yoshimi T

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the mechanism through which mifepristone interrupts folliculogenesis. DESIGN:Normally ovulating women undergoing donor intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatment were investigated during two menstrual cycles treated with gonadotrophins. In the first cycle (FSH cycle), the women were given 150 IU reco...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Messinis IE,Krishnan M,Kazem R,Khadilkar S,Templeton AA

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypercalcaemia, a common complication of malignancy, may result from either the lytic effect of multiple osseous metastases or the effect of tumour-derived humoral factors. Excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP), a major cause of humoral hypercalcaemia of malignancy, has been incriminated a...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Mantzoros CS,Suva LJ,Moses AC,Spark R

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We describe four patients with ovarian hyperthecosis and the effects of gonadotrophin releasing hormone on clinical and metabolic variables. DESIGN:Open out-patient study. PATIENTS:Four women presented with post-menopausal hirsuties. They had significant hair growth across the chest, upper back and shoulder...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Barth JH,Jenkins M,Belchetz PE

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Whether or not the distribution of biologically active fragments in TSAb-IgG molecules parallels antigen-binding activity in other anti-thyroidal antibodies was examined. DESIGN:Both the thyroid stimulating (TS) activity (cAMP production in thyroid cells) and TSH binding inhibition (TBI) activity (determined...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kouki T,Inui T,Hachiya T,Okabe H,Ochi Y,Kajita Y

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recovery of thyroid function in patients following hypothyroidism induced by 131I therapy for Graves' disease has been described, but only a few detailed clinical and biochemical studies of this phenomenon (transient hypothyroidism) have been published. The prevalence, mechanism, and final outcome of transien...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Aizawa Y,Yoshida K,Kaise N,Fukazawa H,Kiso Y,Sayama N,Hori H,Abe K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acromegaly is associated with increased morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease and from stroke in particular. Fibrinogen is an established risk factor for stroke and myocardial infarction and high levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) activity were predictive of a recurrent myocardi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Landin-Wilhelmsen K,Tengborn L,Wilhelmsen L,Bengtsson BA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raised activity of the LH axis caused by activating mutations of LH receptor gene presents with precocious puberty in boys, analogous to the presentation of LH secreting pituitary adenomas (Faggiano et al., 1983; Ambrosi et al., 1990). LH "hyperactivity' in females appears to have no effect. Hyperactivity of the FSH a...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Conway GS

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Androgen insensitivity syndromes (AIS) in subjects with 46, XY karyotype and normal or even elevated androgen blood levels are characterized by various aberrations in male differentiation and virilization. AIS is often accompanied by a broad spectrum of abnormal binding characteristics of the androgen recepto...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Weidemann W,Linck B,Haupt H,Mentrup B,Romalo G,Stockklauser K,Brinkmann AO,Schweikert HU,Spindler KD

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:GH deficiency, either in children or in adults, is a clinically relevant problem. The diagnosis is based on dynamic tests of GH secretion, which are clear cut on a group basis but highly problematic for individual diagnosis. The controversy surrounding the diagnosis of GH deficiency reflects the absence of a ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Micic D,Popovic V,Kendereski A,Peino R,Dieguez C,Casanueva FF

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although insulin has been shown to stimulate ovarian steroidogenesis and hyperinsulinaemia has been implicated in the raised androgen levels found in diseases associated with significant insulin resistance, ovarian function has not been studied so far in women with NIDDM. We have assessed ovarian function in ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Stamataki KE,Spina J,Rangou DB,Chlouverakis CS,Piaditis GP

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recombinant IGF-I is now available for the treatment of GH insensitivity (Laron syndrome). We have determined the effects of IGF-I on soft connective tissue and bone metabolism in a group of patients with this disorder. PATIENTS AND DESIGN:Thirteen patients with Laron syndrome (LS) (8 children and 5 adults) ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Klinger B,Jensen LT,Silbergeld A,Laron Z

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We wished to develop optimal criteria for interpreting the single-dose overnight metyrapone test and to compare the diagnostic efficiency of the overnight and the standard 6-dose metyrapone tests for the differential diagnosis of ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome. DESIGN:Retrospective pilot study based on al...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Avgerinos PC,Nieman LK,Oldfield EH,Cutler GB Jr

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have recently demonstrated multiple aberrations in the GH-IGF axis in the sera of children with untreated insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) which were restored after insulin replacement. However, the net result of these alterations in the IGF system on the concentrations of free/biologically avail...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bereket A,Lang CH,Blethen SL,Ng LC,Wilson TA

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is increasing evidence for the role of cytokines in pituitary differentiated function and tumorigenesis, but the spectrum of cytokines found in the pituitary is unknown. Therefore profiles of cytokine expression were determined in different human anterior pituitary adenoma sub-types. DESIGN:The reverse...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Green VL,Atkin SL,Speirs V,Jeffreys RV,Landolt AM,Mathew B,Hipkin L,White MC

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There are advantages and disadvantages with all of the presently available types of testosterone replacement for hypogonadal men. We performed this investigation to establish detailed data about the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, feasibility and side-effects of subcutaneously implanted testosterone (T) p...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Jockenhövel F,Vogel E,Kreutzer M,Reinhardt W,Lederbogen S,Reinwein D

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Human GH treatment of short children who had intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) results in a highly variable growth response. The object of this study was to test the hypothesis that differences in responsiveness to exogenously administered GH might reflect differences in endogenous GH secretion or sensit...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Frank GR,Cheung PT,Horn JA,Alfaro MP,Smith EP,Chernausek SD

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Growth hormone release in response to all known stimuli of GH secretion is blunted in obese subjects. Several studies, using d,l-fenfluramine (d,l-FF) as a serotoninergic tool, suggest that brain serotonin plays a role in the pathogenesis of this phenomenon. However, the effect of d,l-FF appears to be depende...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kars ME,Pijl H,Cohen AF,Frölich M,Schoemaker HC,Brandenburg HC,Meinders AE

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Little is known of the hormone environment of the developing early human embryo. We have therefore measured selected steroids in the intrauterine fluids of early pregnancy. DESIGN:Measurement of progesterone, 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, oestradiol-17 beta, testosterone, androstenedione, cortisol and dehydr...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Atkinson G,Campbell DJ,Cawood ML,Oakey RE

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:TSH suppression therapy has been reported to be effective in some cases of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. However, there has been little information regarding the status of expression of TSH-R mRNA in papillary carcinomas. Therefore, we examined the expression of TSH receptor (TSH-R) mRNA in thyroid tumo...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Tanaka K,Inoue H,Miki H,Komaki K,Monden Y

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Binding sites specific for growth hormone have been identified in the brain, but the action of GH on the central nervous system is still poorly understood. DESIGN:In a double-blind, placebo-controlled 21-month trial with a cross-over design, with each treatment period lasting for 9 months, we investigated th...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Burman P,Hetta J,Wide L,Månsson JE,Ekman R,Karlsson FA

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to evaluate and contrast the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) response to direct current (DC) cardioversion and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). SUBJECTS:Six male subjects (mean age 61.2 years, range 46-74) with chronic atrial fibrillation were selected for cardioversion. Six subjects with depres...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Florkowski CM,Crozier IG,Nightingale S,Evans MJ,Ellis MJ,Joyce P,Donald RA

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The differentiation of benign from malignant phaeochromocytoma is difficult. We have examined whether the use of flow cytometric determination of nuclear DNA content would be useful as a predictor of malignant behaviour in patients with phaeochromocytoma as some previous studies had suggested t...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Heaney AP,O'Rourke D,Arthur K,Beatty OL,Russell CF,Sloan JM,Hamilton P,Atkinson AB

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The best long-term results of transsphenoidal surgery appear to be in those patients who have unmeasurable serum cortisol levels in the immediate post-operative period. This appears to be due to isolated ACTH deficiency in the remaining normal pituitary gland. In our experience, however, long-term clinical remission m...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： McCance DR,Besser M,Atkinson AB

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Disordered water balance causes substantial morbidity in a subset of schizophrenics and is the consequence of unexplained defects in the regulation of fluid intake and antidiuretic function. We aimed to determine whether oropharyngeal regulation of water balance is altered in these patients. DESIGN:A 2-hour ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Goldman MB,Robertson GL,Hedeker D

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients undergoing abdominal surgery often suffer from morbidity associated with increased protein catabolism. Therapeutic recombinant human insulin-like growth factor (rhIGF)-I has been proposed as a means of reversing this process. As IGFBPs modulate the bioavailability of the IGFs, we have studied the ch...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Cotterill AM,Mendel P,Holly JM,Timmins AG,Camacho-Hübner C,Hughes SC,Ross RM,Blum WF,Langford RM

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Adults with GH deficiency (GHD) exhibit changes in body composition. Studies of the effects of GH substitution on body composition have been short-term or not adequately controlled. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of GH on soft tissue using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEX...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Hansen TB,Vahl N,Jørgensen JO,Christiansen JS,Hagen C

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of Cushing's syndrome are reported in which apparently autonomous adrenal adenomata were associated with the presence of pituitary tumours. In one case the patient was apparently cured by unilateral adrenalectomy, although she was noted to have radiological evidence of an intrasellar tumour; serum cortisol w...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Sturrock ND,Morgan L,Jeffcoate WJ

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is known that growth hormone can induce accelerated bone turnover in GH deficient people as well as healthy elderly people. In this study we examined the effect of recombinant human GH (rhGH) on bone mineral mass and bone turnover in the presence of the bone resorption inhibiting agent, pamidronate. Effect...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Erdtsieck RJ,Pols HA,Valk NK,van Ouwerkerk BM,Lamberts SW,Mulder P,Birkenhäger JC

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Previous studies suggesting effects of metyrapone on extra-adrenal corticosteroid metabolism have involved significant alterations in plasma cortisol. We have therefore studied effects of metyrapone on urinary excretion of steroids in a group of patients treated concurrently with hydrocortisone...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Raven PW,Checkley SA,Taylor NF

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00