Nikolaos Vitoratos1, Georgios Valsamakis1,2, George Mastorakos1,2, Anastassios Boutsiadis1,2, Nikolaos Salakos1, Evagelia Kouskouni3, George Creatsas1 12nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2Endocrine Unit, 3Department of Clinical Biochemistry, “Aretaieion” University Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate maternal serum adiponectin and Ιnterleukin-1beta (IL-1β) levels during the pre- and post-partum periods in pregnant women Read More
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Pituitary-adrenal responses following major abdominal surgery
Ioanna Dimopoulou1, Marinella Tzanela2, Dimitra Vassiliadi2, Irini Mavrou1, Petros Kopterides1, Stylianos Orfanos1, Anastasia Kotanidou3, Styliani Kontogiannopoulou4, Spyridon Vasdekis5, Iraklis Tsangaris1, Apostolos Armaganidis1, Anastasios Macheras5, Ioannis Ilias6, Georgia Kostopanagiotou4, Stylianos Tsagarakis7 12nd Department of Critical Care Medicine, “Attikon” Hospital, Athens University School of Medicine, 2Department of Endocrinology, 31st Department of Critical Care Medicine, “Evangelismos” General Hospital, Read More
THE MECHANISM OF TRH-INDUCED TRANSACTIVATION OF TSH BETA GENE
Nakamura H.1, Ohba K.1, Nagayama K.1, Matsushita A.1, Kashiwabara Y.1, Iwaki H.1, Matsunaga H.1, Misawa H.1, Ishizuka K.1, Sasaki S.1 1 Second Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan Abstract The regulation of thyrotropin (TSH) by thyroid hormone (T3) negatively and by TSH-releasing hormone (TRH) positively is crucial to Read More
IDENTIFICATION OF NEW GENES INVOLVED IN THYROID DEVELOPMENT AND DIFFERENTIATION
Amendola E.1, Sanges R.3, De Luca P.2, Galvan A.5, Terracciano D.4, macchia V.4, Dragani T.5, De Felice m.4, Di Lauro R.1 1Stazione Zoologica A. Dohrn, 2Biogem s.c.a r.l, Ariano Irpino, 3TIGEM, Napoli, 4Dipartimento di Biologia e Patologia Cellulare e Molecolare, Universita Federico II, Napoli, 5Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan Abstract We have generated a polygenic Read More
Craniopharyngiomas. Historical aspects of their management
Eleanor Roderick, Niki Karavitaki, John AH Wass Department of Endocrinology, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom Abstract The history of the management of craniopharyngiomas offers a comprehensive review of the exciting progress in neurosurgery, neuroimaging, neuroendocrinology and radiation oncology during the last century. In this historical note, we present Read More
A prismatic case: A 31-year old man who did not miss his pituitary
Stefanie Petzold1, Alexandra Keller1, Eberhardt Keller1, Christof Meigen1, Wolfgang Hirsch2, Jürgen Kratzsch3, Wieland Kiess1, Roland Pfäffle1 1Hospital for Children and Adolescents, 2Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Paediatric Radiology, 3Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University of Leipzig, Germany Abstract Combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) is a rare disorder resulting from impaired production of Read More
Ectopic Cushing?s syndrome due to CRH secreting liver metastasis in a patient with medullary thyroid carcinoma
Alexandra Chrisoulidou1, Kalliopi Pazaitou-Panayiotou1, Eleni Georgiou1, Maria Boudina1, George Kontogeorgos2, Ioannis Iakovou1, Ioannis Efstratiou3, Frideriki Patakiouta4, Iraklis Vainas1 1Unit of Endocrinology & Endocrine Oncology, “Theagenio” Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, 2Unit of Pathology, “G. Gennimatas” Athens General Hospital, 3Unit of Pathology, “Papageorgiou” Hospital, 4Unit of Pathology, “Theagenio” Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece Abstract Ectopic production of CRH by Read More
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Mehmet Kirnap1, Hulusi Atmaca2, Fatih Tanriverdi2, Osman Ozsoy1, Kursad Unluhizarci2, Fahrettin Kelestimur2 1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Erciyes University Medical School, Kayseri, Turkey Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis via the insulin-tolerance test (ITT), standard-dose (250 μg) ACTH test (SDT) and low-dose (1 μg) ACTH test (LDT) Read More
A novel, non-functional, COL1A1 polymorphism is not associated with lumbar disk disease in young male Greek subjects unlike that of the Sp1 site
Thalia Bei2*, Constantinos Tilkeridis1*, Stavros Garantziotis3, Sosipatros A. Boikos2, Konstantinos Kazakos1, Constantinos Simopoulos1, Constantine A. Stratakis2 1“Democritus” University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece, 2Section on Genetics and Endocrinology, Program on Developmental Endocrinology & Genetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 3Center for Recruitment of Military Personnel for Read More
The response of corticotropin and adrenal steroids to desmopressin stimulation in patients with various forms of hypercortisolism
Eugenia I. Marova, Nikolay P. Goncharov, Galina S. Kolesnikova, Svetlana D. Arapova, Anastasiya M. Lapshina National Research Center for Endocrinology of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the direct action of desmopressin (agonist of vasopressin) on the hypophysis and the three zones of Read More