abstract：OBJECTIVE:The success of a low-iodine diet (LID) is best determined by measurement of 24-h urine iodine (U-I) excretion. The aim of this study was to determine reliable estimates for 24-h U-I based on spot-urine samples and to provide cut-offs to determine the effectiveness of LID preparation. DESIGN:We prospectively ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Kim HK,Lee SY,Lee JI,Jang HW,Kim SK,Chung HS,Tan AH,Hur KY,Kim JH,Chung JH,Kim SW

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although autoantibody production is a key feature of autoimmunity, it is not known whether variation in autoantibody production and clearance pathways is involved in disease susceptibility. The Fc Gamma Receptor IIa (FcGRIIa) molecule is involved in the clearance of autoantibodies and a functional single nucl...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Yesmin K,Hargreaves C,Newby PR,Brand OJ,Heward JM,Franklyn JA,Gough SC,Simmonds MJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Acylation-stimulating protein (ASP) is an adipose tissue-derived hormone, which stimulates glucose and free fatty acid (FFA) uptake into adipocytes. Changes in ASP metabolism are associated with alterations in lipid metabolism. As postnatal catch-up growth has been associated with dyslipidaemia in...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Leunissen RW,Gao Y,Cianflone K,Stijnen T,Hokken-Koelega AC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While an association between androgens and the metabolic syndrome (MS) is well established in obese women, studies concerning this relationship are scarce in obese adolescent girls. Therefore, we analysed the relationships between androgens, MS and intima-media thickness (IMT) in this age-group. METHODS:In ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： de Sousa G,Brodoswki C,Kleber M,Wunsch R,Reinehr T

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Massive macronodular adrenocortical disease (MMAD) may be caused by aberrant microRNA expression. To determine the microRNA profile in MMAD and identify putative microRNA-gene target pairs involved in adrenal tumourigenesis. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN:We performed microRNA microarray analysis in 10 patients with ACTH...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bimpaki EI,Iliopoulos D,Moraitis A,Stratakis CA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The substitution of liothyronine (L-T3) for levothyroxine (L-T4) is commonly employed during thyroid hormone (TH) withdrawal in preparation for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions on thyroid cancer patients. Presently, only limited data are available on the L-T3 for L-T4 therapeutic substitution. Objective...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Celi FS,Zemskova M,Linderman JD,Babar NI,Skarulis MC,Csako G,Wesley R,Costello R,Penzak SR,Pucino F

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity disproportionately affects African Americans (AA) (especially women), and is linked to depressed 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH D) and elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH). The relationship of 25-OH D and PTH with body composition and size in AA is not well known. OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship o...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Valiña-Tóth AL,Lai Z,Yoo W,Abou-Samra A,Gadegbeku CA,Flack JM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fundamental question in assessing an older man with a slightly low total testosterone and normal gonadotrophin levels is to determine whether or not he has clinical hypogonadism. Hypogonadism is defined as a clinical syndrome complex, which comprises both symptoms as well as biochemical testosterone deficiency. As...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Hugh Jones T

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the obesity phenotype most strongly associated with increased plasma concentrations of sTNFR2, and compared which of the two markers, TNF-alpha or sTNFR2, better predicts indices of plasma glucose-insulin homeostasis. DESIGN, PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS:Plasma sTNFR2 levels were measured in a sampl...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Cartier A,Côté M,Bergeron J,Alméras N,Tremblay A,Lemieux I,Després JP

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traditionally, acromegaly evaded diagnosis until in its clinically obvious later stages when treatment is more difficult. Over the last 25 years diagnostic tests have improved, but whether clinical disease detection also improved was unknown, so we tested if disease severity at diagnosis had changed from 198...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Reid TJ,Post KD,Bruce JN,Nabi Kanibir M,Reyes-Vidal CM,Freda PU

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gitelman's syndrome, recognized as a variant of Bartter's syndrome, is characterized by hypokalaemic metabolic alkalosis in combination with hypomagnesaemia and hypocalciuria. Overlapping biochemical features in Gitelman's syndrome and Bartter's syndrome has been observed. Here, we investigated the clinical, ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Nakamura A,Shimizu C,Nagai S,Yoshida M,Aoki K,Kondo T,Miyoshi H,Wada N,Tajima T,Terauchi Y,Yoshioka N,Koike T

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:It is unclear if people who develop stress hyperglycaemia have underlying abnormal glucose metabolism, an exaggerated hormonal response to stress, or both. Similarly, it is unknown whether stress hyperglycaemia predicts future glucose intolerance. OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between illness severit...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Carmen Wong KY,Wong V,Ho JT,Torpy DJ,McLean M,Cheung NW

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vascular dysfunction and accelerated atherosclerosis are prominent features of hypothyroidism. The relative roles of thyroid hormone (TH) deficiency and the associated vascular risk conditions are still unclear. We studied the impact of acute and chronic hypothyroidism on vascular reactivity. PATIENTS:We stu...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Napoli R,Guardasole V,Zarra E,D'Anna C,De Sena A,Lupoli GA,Oliviero U,Matarazzo M,Lupoli G,Saccà L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess if a cell-based readout of androgen action in serum demonstrates a closer association with recognized classical parameters of androgen action in men than current measures of serum testosterone (T). DESIGN:To develop, validate and utilize a mammalian cell-based assay to measure specifically bioactiv...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Need EF,O'Loughlin PD,Armstrong DT,Haren MT,Martin SA,Tilley WD,Florey Adelaide Male Aging Study.,Wittert GA,Buchanan G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Calcium absorption is an important determinant of calcium retention and bone metabolism. However, most methods of measuring calcium absorption, including the well-established dual stable isotope method, are costly and cumbersome to implement. We evaluated whether an oral calcium tolerance test (OCTT), which i...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Ceglia L,Abrams SA,Harris SS,Rasmussen HM,Dallal GE,Dawson-Hughes B

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine serum adiponectin concentrations in adolescent girls with and without polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and to assess possible correlations of adiponectin levels with insulin and androgen levels. DESIGN:Prospective case-control study. SETTING:Endocrine clinics in the community. PATIENTS:Forty-f...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Pinhas-Hamiel O,Singer S,Pilpel N,Koren I,Boyko V,Hemi R,Pariente C,Kanety H

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:There are currently no sensitive and specific assays for activin B that could be utilized to study human biological fluids. The aim of this project was to develop and validate a 'total' activin B ELISA for use with human biological fluids and establish concentrations of activin B in the circula...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Ludlow H,Phillips DJ,Myers M,McLachlan RI,de Kretser DM,Allan CA,Anderson RA,Groome NP,Hyvönen M,Duncan WC,Muttukrishna S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutrition and growth during infancy are an emerging issue because of their potential link to metabolic health disorders in later life. Moreover, prolonged breast-feeding appears to be associated with a lower risk of obesity than formula feeding. Human milk is a source of various hormones and growth factors, namely adi...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Savino F,Fissore MF,Liguori SA,Oggero R

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:In recent years, an association has been noted between several abnormalities that characterize the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). These abnormalities include dyslipidaemia, obesity, insulin resistance and hypertension. The correlations between plasma calcium, parathyroid hormo...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Ahlström T,Hagström E,Larsson A,Rudberg C,Lind L,Hellman P

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is growing evidence for the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and vascular calcification, which is related to cardiovascular disease. Coronary multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) is a noninvasive tool developed to evaluate coronary status precisely. We used MDCT to evaluate this a...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Choi SH,An JH,Lim S,Koo BK,Park SE,Chang HJ,Choi SI,Park YJ,Park KS,Jang HC,Shin CS

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mutations in CYP21A2 lead to deficiency of 21-hydroxylase and can have either severe or moderate effects on phenotype, which can be prevented by early treatment. We studied long-term effects of this deficiency on phenotype in patients who had not been treated for prolonged periods and correlated these phenot...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Goossens K,Juniarto AZ,Timmerman MA,Faradz SM,Wolffenbuttel KP,Drop SL,de Jong FH

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are bone marrow-derived cells required for endothelial repair. Circulating EPC concentration is low in conditions characterized by endothelial dysfunction but their number can be increased by treatment with phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitors. EPCs are also reduced in hypog...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Foresta C,Di Mambro A,Caretta N,De Toni L,Zuccarello D,Ferlin A

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has previously been shown that higher serum TSH is associated with increased thyroid cancer incidence and advanced-stage disease. In the healthy adult population, mean TSH increases with age. As age over 45 years is a known prognostic indicator for thyroid cancer, it is important to know whether higher TS...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Haymart MR,Glinberg SL,Liu J,Sippel RS,Jaume JC,Chen H

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fractures are related to falling. Turner syndrome (TS) is associated with hypogonadism, osteoporosis and fractures and has been considered as a syndrome of early ageing. The aim was to study whether fine motor function (FM) and body balance (BB) were impaired and related to genotype, fractures, metabolic vari...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： El-Mansoury M,Barrenäs ML,Bryman I,Hanson C,Landin-Wilhelmsen K

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Three independent genome-wide association studies in white populations have reported that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the KIAA0350 gene are associated with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes (T1D). The gene product of KIAA0350 is predicted to be a sugar binding C-type lectin. In the present study...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Wu X,Zhu X,Wang X,Ma J,Zhu S,Li J,Liu Y

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Data in women regarding the role of OT in LH secretion during the LH surge are conflicting. As in previous studies blood samples for LH measurements were taken infrequently, we re-examined this matter in women with a fully characterized midcycle LH surge. DESIGN:Normal women were studied over two cycles. Whe...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Vanakara P,Dafopoulos K,Papastergiopoulou L,Kallitsaris A,Papageorgiou I,Messinis IE

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Macroadenomas represent 50% of pituitary tumours and are often (30%) nonfunctioning. Their immunophenotype suggests differentiation toward a specific pituitary cell line. A substantial proportion of tumours with particularly aggressive behaviour are so called 'silent subtype 3 adenoma'. Its diagnosis require...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Erickson D,Scheithauer B,Atkinson J,Horvath E,Kovacs K,Lloyd RV,Young WF Jr

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Small, dense low-density lipoproteins (LDL) are a feature of the metabolic syndrome (MS) but their predictive role still remains to be established. We performed a 2-year follow-up study in 124 subjects with MS (63 +/- 6 years), as defined by the American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung and Blood Instit...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Rizzo M,Pernice V,Frasheri A,Di Lorenzo G,Rini GB,Spinas GA,Berneis K

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transsphenoidal surgery is the treatment of choice for nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas but is seldom curative. Tumour progression rates are high in patients with postoperative remnants. Therefore, long-term monitoring is necessary to detect tumour growth, which may be asymptomatic or manifest with visual field ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Greenman Y,Stern N

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acromegalic patients have increased prevalence of colonic polyps. Development of hyperplastic polyps was related to suppressor of cytokine signalling (SOCS) 2 haploinsufficiency in animal models of acromegaly. OBJECTIVE AND PATIENTS:To evaluate whether variations in SOCS2 expression in the colonic mucosa of...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Bogazzi F,Ultimieri F,Raggi F,Russo D,Costa A,Marciano E,Bartalena L,Martino E

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mutations in SLC16A2, the gene encoding the thyroid hormone (TH)-specific transporter monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8), result in a thyroid phenotype and severe mental retardation caused by neuronal TH deficiency. These mutational effects raise the question of whether polymorphic variation in SLC16A2 may ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Lago-Lestón R,Iglesias MJ,San-José E,Areal C,Eiras A,Araújo-Vilar D,Lado-Abeal J,Domínguez-Gerpe L

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is associated with a varied clinical presentation. The cardiac effects of RTH have been described but vascular function has yet to be fully evaluated in this condition. We have measured the arterial function of those with RTH to assess any vascular changes. DESIGN:An obser...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Owen PJ,Chatterjee VK,John R,Halsall D,Lazarus JH

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease represents the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the progressive form of liver injury. The pathophysiology that leads to NASH is not well understood. OBJECTIVE:We hypothesize that an altered cortisol metabolism in the liver ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Konopelska S,Kienitz T,Hughes B,Pirlich M,Bauditz J,Lochs H,Strasburger CJ,Stewart PM,Quinkler M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Objective To evaluate the effect of strontium ranelate (SR) on bone turnover markers in women with established osteoporosis previously treated with teriparatide (TPTD--recombinant human PTH 1-34). DESIGN PATIENTS: Twenty-two postmenopausal Caucasian women (aged 65.7 +/- 1.7 years) with established osteoporos...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Anastasilakis AD,Goulis DG,Polyzos SA,Gerou S,Ballaouri I,Efstathiadou Z,Kita M,Avramidis A

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Circulating testosterone declines during male ageing, and low testosterone may predispose to ill health. We sought to determine whether greater participation in healthy behaviours predicted reduced risk of subsequent lower circulating testosterone in older men. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of a population...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Yeap BB,Almeida OP,Hyde Z,Norman PE,Chubb SA,Jamrozik K,Hankey GJ,Flicker L

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Interleukin (IL)-10 polymorphic variants -1082G/A, -819C/T and -592C/A were linked with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We investigated the hypothesis that IL-10 promoter polymorphisms may be associated with the progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN). DESIGN:Case-controlled st...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Ezzidi I,Mtiraoui N,Kacem M,Mallat SG,Mohamed MB,Chaieb M,Mahjoub T,Almawi WY

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subjects with non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFAs) frequently develop GH deficiency due to tumour expansion or as a consequence of tumour therapy. The safety of GH replacement (GHR) in these individuals remains unclear. OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of GHR on tumour recurrence in patients with NFAs so...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Arnold JR,Arnold DF,Marland A,Karavitaki N,Wass JA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The demonstration that the incretin hormone glucagon-like peptide 1 can improve glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes has led to the rapid development during the last decade of promising new classes of agent for the management of type 2 diabetes. These agents possess a range of physiological effects that ...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Barnett AH

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A new protocol for postoperative calcium management was developed with the aim of achieving an increase in the proportion of patients being safely discharged on the first postoperative day. We present our experience with the first 50 patients treated under this new protocol. PATIENTS AND DESIGN:A cohort stud...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Grodski S,Lundgren CI,Sidhu S,Sywak M,Delbridge L

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have shown that parallel changes in body weight and bone mass can be partially mediated via circulating leptin. Therefore, among the hormones involved in bone and mineral metabolism, such as oestrogens, testosterone and parathormone, leptin has recently become a subject of considerable interest...

journal_title：Clinical endocrinology

authors： Filip R,Raszewski G

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00