abstract：OBJECTIVE:Persistent elevation of urinary albumin excretion (UAE), even within normal range, is an independent predictor for cardiovascular disease. Accumulating research suggests that low levels of vitamin D and high levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) also increase cardiovascular disease risk. This study is intended ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kim HW,Park H,Cho KH,Han K,Ko BJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Headache is very common in pituitary disease and is reported to be present in more than a third of all patients with pituitary adenomas. Tumour size, cavernous sinus invasion, traction or displacement of intracranial pain-sensitive structures such as blood vessels, cranial nerves and dura mater, and hormonal hypersecr...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kreitschmann-Andermahr I,Siegel S,Weber Carneiro R,Maubach JM,Harbeck B,Brabant G

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The body adiposity index (BAI) has been recently proposed as an alternative index to body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) to evaluate adiposity in adults, with special focus on its ability to discriminate gender specificities on adiposity. Endothelial dysfunction, circulating endothelial cells (...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Dias IB,Panazzolo DG,Marques MF,Paredes BD,Souza MG,Manhanini DP,Morandi V,Farinatti PT,Bouskela E,Kraemer-Aguiar LG

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Obesity is characterized by hyperleptinaemia, which is associated with diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease. The aim of this study was to determine if body fat and muscle measures predict the natural increase in leptin over 2·6 years in older adults. METHODS:A total of 190 subjects (50% females)...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Antony B,Jones G,Stannus O,Blizzard L,Ding C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1) H-MRS) is a sensitive, noninvasive imaging technique capable of measuring brain metabolites in vivo. Chronic exposure to endogenous hypercortisolism in Cushing's syndrome (CS) is associated with negative effects on memory and hippocampal volumes, even after biochem...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Resmini E,Santos A,Gómez-Anson B,López-Mourelo O,Pires P,Vives-Gilabert Y,Crespo I,Portella MJ,de Juan-Delago M,Webb SM

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Scalp hair loss is often encountered in clinical practice in Japan after successful surgery for acromegaly. However, this intriguing issue has not been addressed in the literature. The aim of this study was to examine scalp hair loss after surgery for acromegaly. METHODS:Postoperative scalp hair loss was sur...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Yamada S,Fukuhara N,Nishioka H,Yamaguchi-Okada M,Takeshita A,Takeuchi Y

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This case series documents the response of nine individuals with glucocorticoid-refractory Graves' orbitopathy (GO) to B cell depletion therapy with rituximab (RTX). CONTEXT:Graves' disease (GD) is one of the commonest autoimmune conditions and is frequently associated with inflammatory changes around the ey...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Mitchell AL,Gan EH,Morris M,Johnson K,Neoh C,Dickinson AJ,Perros P,Pearce SH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Previous studies investigating cardiovascular (CV) risk in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have been potentially confounded by not adequately accounting for body weight. OBJECTIVE:To assess if PCOS increases CV risk independently in young obese women by examining carotid intima-media wal...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kahal H,Aburima A,Ungvari T,Rigby AS,Dawson AJ,Coady AM,Vince RV,Ajjan RA,Kilpatrick ES,Naseem KM,Atkin SL

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The frequency and the degree of recovery of anterior pituitary hormone deficits in patients with macroprolactinoma responsive to cabergoline are not clear. Our aim was to evaluate pituitary function in these patients with particular reference to an assessment of the possible restoration of pituitary deficits....

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Karavitaki N,Dobrescu R,Byrne JV,Grossman AB,Wass JA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to maternal hypothyroxinemia during pregnancy, which is characterized by low free T4 but normal thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels, can negatively affect the foetus. This review provides an overview of present findings concerning the association between maternal hypothyroxinemia during pregnancy and chi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Henrichs J,Ghassabian A,Peeters RP,Tiemeier H

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Low serum testosterone is commonly observed in men with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), but the neuroendocrine pathophysiology remains to be elucidated. OBJECTIVES:The hypothalamic neuropeptide kisspeptin integrates metabolic signals with the reproductive axis in animal models. We hypothesized that administration of...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： George JT,Veldhuis JD,Tena-Sempere M,Millar RP,Anderson RA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) has been associated with a number of thyroid disorders and has been proposed as an indicator of iodine deficiency in a population. However, few studies have addressed the epidemiology of Tg in a population-based setting or in the context of exposure to radioactive iodine-131 (I-131). ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Cahoon EK,Rozhko A,Hatch M,Polyanskaya O,Ostroumova E,Tang M,Nadirov E,Yauseyenka V,Savasteeva I,McConnell RJ,Pfeiffer RM,Brenner AV

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Patients with primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) and patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) receive weight-adapted standard glucocorticoid replacement therapy. Clinically, some patients appear more sensitive to therapeutic administration of glucocorticoids than others. Glucocorticoid sensitivity is...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Koetz KR,van Rossum EF,Ventz M,Diederich S,Quinkler M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Primary hyperparathyroidism and calcium supplementation have been linked to cardiovascular outcomes. The study objective was to examine plasma calcium as a predictor of cardiovascular disease in the general population, as results from previous cohort studies are conflicting. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS AND MEASUREM...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Walsh JP,Divitini ML,Knuiman MW

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ghrelin and obestatin have apparent opposite orexigenic and anorexigenic effects, although the latter has not been firmly demonstrated in humans. So far, little data have been reported in relation to its potential association with metabolic syndrome (MS). The objective was to study obestatin concentrations in...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Mora M,Granada ML,Roca M,Palomera E,Puig R,Serra-Prat M,Puig-Domingo M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:In contrast to the cardiac hormones, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), variations in plasma concentrations of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) in healthy adults are ill-defined, limiting their clinical application. OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to define the effect of age, ph...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Prickett TC,Olney RC,Cameron VA,Ellis MJ,Richards AM,Espiner EA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The insulin tolerance test (ITT) is contraindicated in a proportion of patients with suspected ACTH deficiency. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the glucagon stress test (GST) compared with the overnight metyrapone test (OMT) in patients with contraindications to ITT. DESIG...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Cegla J,Jones B,Seyani L,Papadoulou D,Wynne K,Martin NM,Meeran K,Chapman R,Donaldson M,Goldstone AP,Tan T

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cushing's syndrome is not only accompanied by an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease but also by a hypercoagulable state that is reflected by an increased incidence of venous thromboembolism. Overall, patients with CS have been reported to have a more than 10-fold increased risk of developing venous thrombo...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： van der Pas R,Leebeek FW,Hofland LJ,de Herder WW,Feelders RA

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to partial deficiency in the enzyme 21-hydroxylase can present in childhood or adolescence with signs of adrenal androgen excess. Strategies to reduce the impact of androgen excess in females include cosmetic measures as well as antiandrogens and agents such as the comb...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Matthews D,Cheetham T

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:In men, obesity and the metabolic syndrome are accompanied by decreased testosterone levels, but little is known about the associations between visceral adipose tissue (VAT), VAT-related inflammation and sex steroids. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relative impact of VAT, abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Gautier A,Bonnet F,Dubois S,Massart C,Grosheny C,Bachelot A,Aubé C,Balkau B,Ducluzeau PH

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Germline mutations in four genes (RET, VHL, SDHB and SDHD) are detected in about 17% of patients with apparently sporadic pheochromocytoma. Thus, genetic screening of all patients with this disease is suggested for a rational diagnostic approach and management. OBJECTIVE:To report the clinical, biochemical and...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： D'Elia AV,Grimaldi F,Pizzolitto S,De Maglio G,Bregant E,Passon N,Franzoni A,Verrienti A,Tamburrano G,Durante C,Filetti S,Fogolari F,Russo D,Damante G

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infertility with azoospermia requires a diligent search for reversible factors and treatment to restore natural fertility, even though most cases are due to untreatable primary spermatogenic failure and are destined to require consideration of assisted reproductive treatment (ART) options. Complete clinical and diagno...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： McLachlan RI

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The interferon-induced helicase C domain-containing protein 1 (IFIH1) gene encodes a sensor for double-stranded RNA that initiates antiviral activity against enteroviruses. Previous investigations have indicated a role for IFIH1 in autoimmunity, as common and rare polymorphisms in this gene have been associat...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Zurawek M,Fichna M,Januszkiewicz D,Fichna P,Nowak J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Foetal exposure to high testosterone concentrations seems to be involved in the development of mammalian brain and related to pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs). The aim of the current study was to test the hypothesis that children born from hyperandrogenic women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) ar...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Palomba S,Marotta R,Di Cello A,Russo T,Falbo A,Orio F,Tolino A,Zullo F,Esposito R,La Sala GB

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Unlike pituitary macroadenomas, microadenomas (micros) are not commonly associated with hypopituitarism. In clinical practice, we have observed that patients with ACTH-secreting micros have a higher than expected prevalence of central hypothyroidism (HT), and we speculated that this effect might be because of g...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Mathioudakis N,Thapa S,Wand GS,Salvatori R

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine serum concentrations, intra-individual variability and impact of age-related co-morbidities on serum testosterone (T), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), estradiol (E(2)) and estrone (E(1)) in older men. DESIGN:Observational, repeated measures study. PARTICIPANTS:Men (n = 325) with 40 years and older s...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Sartorius G,Spasevska S,Idan A,Turner L,Forbes E,Zamojska A,Allan CA,Ly LP,Conway AJ,McLachlan RI,Handelsman DJ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The menopausal transition is characterized by increased body fat accumulation, including redistribution from peripheral to central fat depots. This distribution is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease that are linked to low-grade inflammation. We determined whether p...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Alvehus M,Simonyte K,Andersson T,Söderström I,Burén J,Rask E,Mattsson C,Olsson T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:It has been suggested that patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) harbouring the BRAF(V600E) mutation have a worse prognosis. We showed in PTC that high levels of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and its cognate receptor (uPAR) inversely correlate with disease-free interval (DFI). OBJECTIVES:To inv...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Ulisse S,Baldini E,Sorrenti S,Barollo S,Prinzi N,Catania A,Nesca A,Gnessi L,Pelizzo MR,Mian C,De Vito C,Calvanese A,Palermo S,Persechino S,De Antoni E,D'Armiento M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore vitamin D status in relation to diabetes, based on data from a national health examination survey in Thailand. DESIGN AND METHODS:A total of 2641 adults, aged 15-98 years, were randomly selected according to geographical region from the Thai 4th National Health Examination Survey sample. Logistic ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Chailurkit LO,Aekplakorn W,Ongphiphadhanakul B

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Diagnosing thyroid nodules preoperatively using traditional diagnostic tools - ultrasonography (US) and cytology - still carries a considerable degree of uncertainty, and surgery is recommended for a far from negligible number of patients simply for diagnostic purposes. Thyroid elastosonography (USE) and BRAF...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Nacamulli D,Nico L,Barollo S,Zambonin L,Pennelli G,Girelli ME,Casal Ide E,Pelizzo MR,Vianello F,Negro I,Watutantrige-Fernando S,Mantero F,Rugge M,Mian C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Vitamin D-dependent rickets type 1A (VDDR-IA, OMIM 264700) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder and is caused by mutations in the CYP27B1 gene. OBJECTIVES:We aim to investigate CYP27B1 mutation in seven patients from four separate families and characterize the genotype-phenotype correlation. METHODS:The ent...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Durmaz E,Zou M,Al-Rijjal RA,Bircan I,Akçurin S,Meyer B,Shi Y

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To systematically evaluate low serum adiponectin level as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). A meta-analysis was performed to quantitatively analyse the association of serum total adiponectin level with CVD using previous case-control studies in Han Chinese populations. METHODS:Several electroni...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Zhang BC,Liu WJ,Che WL,Xu YW

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Isolated Pituitary Adenomas (FIPA), an autosomal dominant disease with low penetrance is being increasingly recognized. FIPA families can be divided into two distinct groups based on genetic and phenotypic features. Patients with mutations in the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein (AIP) gene are ch...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Korbonits M,Storr H,Kumar AV

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Phaeochromocytomas (PHEO) and functional paragangliomas (PGLs) are catecholamine-secreting neuroendocrine tumours. Although most PHEO/PGLs are benign, 10-35% present as (or develop into) malignant tumours with a poor prognosis. Overexpression of ERBB2 (v-erb-b2 erythroblastic leukaemia viral oncogene homologu...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Qi Y,Su T,Zhang X,Jiang Y,Yuan W,Wang W,Cui B,Ning G

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-M syndrome is an autosomal recessive primordial growth disorder characterized by small birth size and post-natal growth restriction associated with a spectrum of minor anomalies (including a triangular-shaped face, flat cheeks, full lips, short chest and prominent fleshy heels). Unlike many other primordial short st...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Clayton PE,Hanson D,Magee L,Murray PG,Saunders E,Abu-Amero SN,Moore GE,Black GC

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hyperandrogenism is one of the characteristic features of the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Androgens are important for bone mass. Studies on bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures in postmenopausal women with PCOS are lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate whether postmenopausal women with P...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Schmidt J,Dahlgren E,Brännström M,Landin-Wilhelmsen K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Use of the antithyroid drugs (ATDs) thiamazole (MMI) and propylthiouracil (PTU) is associated with a high frequency of side effects. When patients experience side effects with one (the 1st) ATD, it is usually discontinued and another is administered (the 2nd ATD). We investigated side effects associated with ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Otsuka F,Noh JY,Chino T,Shimizu T,Mukasa K,Ito K,Ito K,Taniyama M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone (GH) is widely prescribed for children with short stature across a range of growth disorders. Recombinant human (rh) insulin-like growth factor-1 (rhIGF-1) therapy is approved for severe primary IGF-I deficiency - a state of severe GH resistance. Evidence is increasing for an unacceptably high rate of p...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bang P,Ahmed SF,Argente J,Backeljauw P,Bettendorf M,Bona G,Coutant R,Rosenfeld RG,Walenkamp MJ,Savage MO

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The use of ergot-derived dopamine agonists (DA) to treat patients with prolactinomas has not been associated with an increased risk of significant heart valve dysfunction. Accordingly, the present study evaluated whether the long-term use of DA for hyperprolactinaemia may be associated with increased risk of ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Delgado V,Biermasz NR,van Thiel SW,Ewe SH,Marsan NA,Holman ER,Feelders RA,Smit JW,Bax JJ,Pereira AM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Turner syndrome (TS) is characterized by growth retardation, hypogonadism and a high risk of cardiovascular complications and atherosclerosis; case reports suggest that thrombo-embolic complications may be present. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. PATIENTS:Sixty women with TS. MEASUREMENTS:We characterized th...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Gravholt CH,Mortensen KH,Andersen NH,Ibsen L,Ingerslev J,Hjerrild BE

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00