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Volume 91, Issue 12
1 December 2006
ISSN 0021-972X
EISSN 1945-7197

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Thyroid Cancer
Bryan Haugen; Michael Tuttle; Leonard Wartofsky
Cáncer de la tiroides
Bryan Haugen; Michael Tuttle; Leonard Wartofsky

The Endocrine Society

Endocrinology & Metabolism News, December 2006

Special Features

Insulinomas May Present with Normoglycemia after Prolonged Fasting but Glucose-Stimulated Hypoglycemia
Partha Kar; Paul Price; Stewart Sawers; Satya Bhattacharya; Rodney H. Reznek ...
Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness in a North American Kindred: Tips for Making the Diagnosis and Review of Unique Management Issues
Lois E. Donovan; Naomi E. Severin
Controversies Regarding Transdermal Androgen Therapy in Postmenopausal Women
Shehzad Basaria; Adrian S. Dobs
Tags: androgen replacement therapy, androgens, estrogen, menopause, ovary
The Role of Insulin Resistance in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Kristina M. Utzschneider; Steven E. Kahn
Tags: insulin resistance, liver, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, steatohepatitis, non-alcoholic, thiazolidinedione
Of Hopes and DREAMS: The Quest to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Vivian A. Fonseca; Steven E. Kahn
Tags: diabetes mellitus, type 2, dreams

Editorials

Sex Hormone Binding Globulin: Inhibitor or Facilitator (or Both) of Sex Steroid Action?
Sundeep Khosla
The Pleiotropic Effect of the ENPP1 (PC-1) Gene on Insulin Resistance, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes
Sabrina Prudente; Vincenzo Trischitta

Endocrine Care

High Prevalence of Pituitary Adenomas: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Province of Liège, Belgium
Adrian F. Daly; Martine Rixhon; Christelle Adam; Anastasia Dempegioti; Maria A. Tichomirowa ...
Tags: belgium, pituitary adenoma, neoplasms, diagnosis, surgical procedures, operative
Acromegaly and Somatotroph Hyperplasia with Adenomatous Transformation Due to Pituitary Metastasis of a Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone-Secreting Pulmonary Endocrine Carcinoma
Christian Nasr; Alexander Mason; Marc Mayberg; Susan M. Staugaitis; Sylvia L. Asa
Tags: acromegaly, carcinoma, hormone, hyperplasia, lung
Nonclassic Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia: A New Disorder of the Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein with Very Late Presentation and Normal Male Genitalia
Bo Y. Baker; Lin Lin; Chan J. Kim; Jamal Raza; Claire P. Smith ...
Tags: addison's disease, adrenal gland hypofunction, adrenal glands, aldosterone, child
Positron Emission Tomography Reveals Correlations between Brain Metabolism and Mood Changes in Hyperthyroidism
M. F. Schreckenberger; U. T. Egle; S. Drecker; H. G. Buchholz; M. M. Weber ...
Tags: anxiety, brain, diencephalon, glucose metabolism, hyperthyroidism
Pulsatile Secretion of Growth Hormone (GH) Persists during Continuous Stimulation by CJC-1295, a Long-Acting GH-Releasing Hormone Analog
Madalina Ionescu; Lawrence A. Frohman
Tags: bodily secretions, insulin-like growth factor i, pulse, trough concentration, hormone analog
Risk of Thyroid Cancer after Childhood Exposure to Ionizing Radiation for Tinea Capitis
Siegal Sadetzki; Angela Chetrit; Alexandra Lubina; Marilyn Stovall; Ilya Novikov
Tags: child, malignant neoplasm of thyroid, radiation, ionizing, relationship - sibling, thyroid
Association of Interleukin-8 with Hot Flashes in Premenopausal, Perimenopausal, and Postmenopausal Women and Bilateral Oophorectomized Women
Toshiyuki Yasui; Hirokazu Uemura; Junko Tomita; Yuka Miyatani; Masayo Yamada ...
Tags: cytokine, hot flashes, interleukin-8, perimenopause, postmenopause
Prevalence of Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction and Its Relation to Socioeconomic Deprivation in the Elderly: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey
Sue Wilson; James V. Parle; Lesley M. Roberts; Andrea K. Roalfe; F. D. Richard Hobbs ...
Tags: community, elderly, socioeconomic factors, thyroid diseases, hyperthyroidism, subclinical
Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Long-Acting Release Octreotide for Treatment of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy
Marius N. Stan; James A. Garrity; Elizabeth A. Bradley; John J. Woog; Mark M. Bahn ...
Tags: fissure, graves' ophthalmopathy, octreotide, eyelid, exophthalmos
Regulation of A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin Repeats-1 Expression in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells by Gonadal Steroids Involves Progestins, Androgens, and Estrogens
Jiadi Wen; Hua Zhu; Shuko Murakami; Peter C. K. Leung; Colin D. MacCalman
Tags: adamts proteins, androgens, disintegrins, estrogen, gonadal steroid hormones
Atrophy and Impaired Muscle Protein Synthesis during Prolonged Inactivity and Stress
Douglas Paddon-Jones; Melinda Sheffield-Moore; Melanie G. Cree; Susan J. Hewlings; Asle Aarsland ...
Tags: bed rest, hydrocortisone, kinetics, lack of exercise, leg
Characterizing Discrete Subsets of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome as Defined by the Rotterdam Criteria: The Impact of Weight on Phenotype and Metabolic Features
C. K. Welt; J. A. Gudmundsson; G. Arason; J. Adams; H. Palsdottir ...
Tags: phenotype, polycystic ovary syndrome, body mass index procedure, insulin, androgens measurement
Premature Mortality in Patients with Addison’s Disease: A Population-Based Study
Ragnhildur Bergthorsdottir; Maria Leonsson-Zachrisson; Anders Odén; Gudmundur Johannsson
Tags: addison's disease, mortality, diagnosis, death, premature, cause of death
Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on Myocardial Insulin Sensitivity to Glucose Uptake and Perfusion in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Hanne M. Søndergaard; Morten Bøttcher; Mette Marie Madsen; Ole Schmitz; Søren B. Hansen ...
Tags: coronary arteriosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, type 2, glucose uptake, insulin, myocardium
Mild Gestational Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Congenital Cryptorchidism
Helena E. Virtanen; Anna E. Tapanainen; Marko M. Kaleva; Anne-Maarit Suomi; Katharina M. Main ...
Tags: cryptorchidism, gestational diabetes, glucose metabolism, mothers, oral glucose tolerance test
A Randomized Controlled Study of Effects of Dietary Magnesium Oxide Supplementation on Bone Mineral Content in Healthy Girls
Thomas O. Carpenter; Maria C. DeLucia; Jane Hongyuan Zhang; Gina Bejnerowicz; Lisa Tartamella ...
Tags: adolescent, bone mineral density, diet, hip joint, hip region
Influences of Age, Gender, Smoking, and Family History on Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Phenotype
N. Manji; J. D. Carr-Smith; K. Boelaert; A. Allahabadia; M. Armitage ...
Tags: diagnosis, eye diseases, gender, goiter, hyperthyroidism
Assessment of Iodine Status Using Dried Blood Spot Thyroglobulin: Development of Reference Material and Establishment of an International Reference Range in Iodine-Sufficient Children
Michael B. Zimmermann; Bruno de Benoist; Sandro Corigliano; Pieter L. Jooste; Luciano Molinari ...
Tags: child, iodine, reference values, thyroglobulin, crisis resource management
Altered 24-Hour Blood Pressure Profiles in Children and Adolescents with Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
Thomas M. K. Völkl; Diemud Simm; Jörg Dötsch; Wolfgang Rascher; Helmuth G. Dörr
Tags: 21-hydroxylase deficiency, adolescent, blood pressure, body mass index procedure, child
Differences in Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Secretion between 45,X Monosomy Turner Syndrome and 45,X/46,XX Mosaicism Are Evident at an Early Age
Patricia Y. Fechner; Marsha L. Davenport; Rebecca L. Qualy; Judith L. Ross; Daniel F. Gunther ...
Tags: bodily secretions, karyotype 46, xx, karyotype determination procedure, monosomy, mosaicism
Exercise-Induced Improvement in Vasodilatory Function Accompanies Increased Insulin Sensitivity in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Elena De Filippis; Kenneth Cusi; Gloria Ocampo; Rachele Berria; Susan Buck ...
Tags: diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus, type 2, exercise, insulin, insulin sensitivity
Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Prepubertal Children with Prader-Willi Syndrome and Effects of Growth Hormone Treatment
D. A. M. Festen; A. W. de Weerd; R. A. S. van den Bossche; K. Joosten; H. Hoeve ...
Tags: apnea-hypopnea index procedure, central alveolar hypoventilation, child, inspiration, prader-willi syndrome
Carotid Intimal Medial Thickness in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women: Effects of Protease Inhibitor Use, Cardiac Risk Factors, and the Metabolic Syndrome
Stine Johnsen; Sara E. Dolan; Kathleen V. Fitch; Jenna R. Kanter; Linda C. Hemphill ...
Tags: anti-retroviral agents, body mass index procedure, cardiovascular disease risk factors, carotid intima-media thickness, hiv
Growth Hormone Treatment Improves Growth and Clinical Status in Prepubertal Children with Cystic Fibrosis: Results of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Dana S. Hardin; Beverley Adams-Huet; Daniel Brown; Barbara Chatfield; Maynard Dyson ...
Tags: child, cystic fibrosis, prepuberty, somatropin, quality of life
Insulin Action in Adipose Tissue and Muscle in Hypothyroidism
George Dimitriadis; Panayota Mitrou; Vaia Lambadiari; Eleni Boutati; Eirini Maratou ...
Tags: adipose tissue, glucose uptake, hypothyroidism, insulin, vascular flow
The Relation of Thyroid Function and Ventricular Repolarization: Decreased Serum Thyrotropin Levels Are Associated with Short Rate-Adjusted QT Intervals
Marcus Dörr; Jörg Ruppert; Daniel M. Robinson; Jan A. Kors; Stephan B. Felix ...
Tags: qtc, thyroid function tests, thyrotropin, ventricular repolarization, gender
Hook Needle-Guided Excision of Recurrent Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Previously Operated Neck Compartments: A Safe Technique for Small, Nonpalpable Recurrent Disease
Frederic Triponez; Liina Poder; Rasa Zarnegar; Ruth Goldstein; Kayvan Roayaie ...
Tags: excision, neck, needle device, thyroid cancer, recurrent, ultrasonography
ENPP1 Variants and Haplotypes Predispose to Early Onset Obesity and Impaired Glucose and Insulin Metabolism in German Obese Children
Yvonne Böttcher; Antje Körner; Thomas Reinehr; Beate Enigk; Wieland Kiess ...
Tags: child, childhood obesity, glucose, haplotypes, insulin
Spontaneous Hypothyroidism in Adult Women Is Predicted by Small Body Size at Birth and during Childhood
Eero Kajantie; David I. W. Phillips; Clive Osmond; David J. P. Barker; Tom Forsén ...
Tags: adult, child, hypothyroidism, birth, antithyroid antibody
McCune-Albright Syndrome and Acromegaly: Effects of Hypothalamopituitary Radiotherapy and/or Pegvisomant in Somatostatin Analog-Resistant Patients
Françoise Galland; Peter Kamenicky; Hélène Affres; Yves Reznik; Dominique Pontvert ...
Tags: acromegaly, follow-up, insulin-like growth factor i, pegvisomant, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

Other Original Articles

Progesterone Regulation of Human Granulosa/Luteal Cell Viability by an RU486-Independent Mechanism
Lawrence Engmann; Ralf Losel; Martin Wehling; John J. Peluso
Tags: apoptosis, luteal cells, progesterone, ru-486, antiapoptotic agent
Expression and Localization of δ-, κ-, and μ-Opioid Receptors in Human Spermatozoa and Implications for Sperm Motility
Ekaitz Agirregoitia; Asier Valdivia; Arkaitz Carracedo; Luis Casis; Javier Gil ...
Tags: opioids, sperm cell, sperm motility, opioid analgesics, antagonists
Four Novel Missense Mutations in the CYP21A2 Gene Detected in Russian Patients Suffering from the Classical Form of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Identification, Functional Characterization, and Structural Analysis
Yulia Grischuk; Petr Rubtsov; Felix G. Riepe; Joachim Grötzinger; Svetlana Beljelarskaia ...
Tags: congenital adrenal hyperplasia, enzymes, fluorescent antibody technique, genes, missense mutation
Identification and Functional Analysis of the Novel S179R POU1F1 Mutation Associated with Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency
Ichiro Miyata; Sophie Vallette-Kasic; Alexandru Saveanu; Mizuho Takeuchi; Hideki Yoshikawa ...
Tags: dna, genes, mutation, pituitary hormones, transcription, genetic
Induction of Surfactant Protein A Expression by Cortisol Facilitates Prostaglandin Synthesis in Human Chorionic Trophoblasts
Kang Sun; Diane Brockman; Begona Campos; Brad Pitzer; Leslie Myatt
Tags: chorion, fetal membranes, hydrocortisone, prostaglandins, rna, messenger
Estradiol Increases Apoptosis in Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells by Up-Regulating Fas and Fas Ligand Expression
Emre Seli; Ozlem Guzeloglu-Kayisli; Hakan Cakmak; Umit A. Kayisli; Belgin Selam ...
Tags: apoptosis, coronary artery, endothelial cells, estradiol, tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 6
The Relationship between Plasma Adiponectin Concentration and Insulin Resistance Is Altered in Smokers
Fahim Abbasi; Helke M. F. Farin; Cindy Lamendola; Tracey McLaughlin; Eric A. Schwartz ...
Tags: adiponectin, insulin resistance, plasma, smoking, insulin
CYP11B2 −344T/C Gene Polymorphism and Blood Pressure in Patients with Acromegaly
Paolo Mulatero; Franco Veglio; Pietro Maffei; Marta Bondanelli; Silvia Bovio ...
Tags: acromegaly, aldosterone synthase, genes, genotype, hypertension
An Acute Increase in Skeletal Muscle Carnitine Content Alters Fuel Metabolism in Resting Human Skeletal Muscle
Francis B. Stephens; Dumitru Constantin-Teodosiu; David Laithwaite; Elizabeth J. Simpson; Paul L. Greenhaff
Tags: carnitine, insulin, metabolism, skeletal muscles, oxidation
Mutational Analysis of the Vitamin D Receptor Does Not Support Its Candidacy as a Tumor Suppressor Gene in Parathyroid Adenomas
Elizabeth Hanna Samander; Andrew Arnold
Tags: genes, loss of heterozygosity, mutation, mutation analysis, neoplasms
Increased Visfatin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Protein Levels in Adipose Tissue and Adipocytes in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Parallel Increase in Plasma Visfatin
Bee K. Tan; Jing Chen; Janet E. Digby; Stephen D. Keay; C. Richard Kennedy ...
Tags: adipocytes, adipose tissue, plasma, polycystic ovary syndrome, rna, messenger
SHBG Gene Promoter Polymorphisms in Men Are Associated with Serum Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, Androgen and Androgen Metabolite Levels, and Hip Bone Mineral Density
A. L. Eriksson; M. Lorentzon; D. Mellström; L. Vandenput; C. Swanson ...
Tags: androgens, metabolites, polymorphism, sex hormone-binding globulin, genotype
Exon 3-Deleted/Full-Length Growth Hormone Receptor Polymorphism Genotype Frequencies in Spanish Short Small-for-Gestational-Age (SGA) Children and Adolescents (n = 247) and in an Adult Control Population (n = 289) Show Increased fl/fl in Short SGA
Laura Audí; Cristina Esteban; Antonio Carrascosa; Rosa Espadero; Annalisa Pérez-Arroyo ...
Tags: adolescent, adult, child, exons, genotype
Serum Adiponectin and Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Older Black and White Americans
Alka M. Kanaya; Christina Wassel Fyr; Eric Vittinghoff; Peter J. Havel; Matteo Cesari ...
Tags: adiponectin, blacks, coronary heart disease risk, whites, glucose
Association between Aldosterone Production and Variation in the 11β-Hydroxylase (CYP11B1) Gene
Helen Imrie; Marie Freel; Bongani M. Mayosi; Eleanor Davies; Robert Fraser ...
Tags: aldosterone, aldosterone synthase, cyp11b1 gene, excretory function, genes
Association between Neuromedin U Gene Variants and Overweight and Obesity
Irena Hainerová; Signe S. Torekov; Jakob Ek; Marie Finková; Knut Borch-Johnsen ...
Tags: body mass index procedure, czechoslovak, genes, mutation, obesity
Impaired Caspase-3 Expression by Peripheral T Cells in Chronic Autoimmune Thyroiditis and in Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome-2
Francesco Vendrame; Maria Segni; Daniele Grassetti; Valeria Tellone; Giovanni Augello ...
Tags: autoimmunity, caspase-3, rna, messenger, thyroiditis, autoimmune, t-lymphocyte
β-Adrenergic and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Interactions on Human Cardiovascular and Metabolic Regulation
Andreas L. Birkenfeld; Michael Boschmann; Cedric Moro; Frauke Adams; Karsten Heusser ...
Tags: adipose tissue, atrial natriuretic factor, attenuation, beta-adrenergic receptor, calorimetry, indirect
Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation Causes Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Stefano Taddei; Nadia Caraccio; Agostino Virdis; Angela Dardano; Daniele Versari ...
Tags: ascorbic acid, celecoxib, endothelial dysfunction, endothelium, hashimoto disease
A Common Polymorphism in the Mineralocorticoid Receptor Modulates Stress Responsiveness
Roel H. DeRijk; Stefan Wüst; Onno C. Meijer; Maria-Christina Zennaro; Ilona S. Federenko ...
Tags: aldosterone, alleles, heart rate, hydrocortisone, mineralocorticoid receptor
Adiponectin Concentration in Umbilical Cord Serum Is Positively Associated with the Weight Ratio of Fetus to Placenta
Kozo Kadowaki; Masako Waguri; Isao Nakanishi; Yoshihiro Miyashita; Masahiro Nakayama ...
Tags: adiponectin, fetus, insulin-like growth factor i, placenta, umbilical cord
Positive Association of Obesity with Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Syndecan 3 in the Korean Population
Eunyoung Ha; Mi-Ja Kim; Bong-Keun Choi; Jung-Jae Rho; Dong-Jae Oh ...
Tags: obesity, single nucleotide polymorphism, syndecan, polymorphism, body mass index procedure
Visceral and Truncal Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Are Associated with Impaired Capillary Recruitment in Healthy Individuals
Renate T. de Jongh; Richard G. Ijzerman; Erik H. Serné; Jasper J. Voordouw; John S. Yudkin ...
Tags: adult, blood capillaries, obesity, adipokines, visceral fat
Dynamic Strength Training Improves Insulin Sensitivity without Altering Plasma Levels and Gene Expression of Adipokines in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in Obese Men
E. Klimcakova; J. Polak; C. Moro; J. Hejnova; M. Majercik ...
Tags: adipokines, gene expression, insulin sensitivity, obesity, plasma
High Molecular Weight, Rather than Total, Adiponectin Levels Better Reflect Metabolic Abnormalities Associated with Childhood Obesity
Shunsuke Araki; Kazushige Dobashi; Kazuyasu Kubo; Kohtaro Asayama; Akira Shirahata
Tags: adiponectin, child, childhood obesity, molecular mass, obesity
A Homozygous R262Q Mutation in the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Presenting as Constitutional Delay of Growth and Puberty with Subsequent Borderline Oligospermia
Lin Lin; Gerard S. Conway; Nathan R. Hill; Mehul T. Dattani; Peter C. Hindmarsh ...
Tags: constitutional delay of growth and puberty, gonadotropin, gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor, homozygote, mutation
Serum Resistin and Hepatic Fat Content in Nondiabetic Individuals
Gianluca Perseghin; Guido Lattuada; Francesco De Cobelli; Georgia Ntali; Antonio Esposito ...
Tags: resistin, fatty liver, insulin, adiponectin, insulin sensitivity
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Interacting Protein Variants in Sporadic Pituitary Adenomas
Run Yu; Vivien Bonert; Inbar Saporta; Leslie J. Raffel; Shlomo Melmed
Tags: acromegaly, aryl hydrocarbon receptor, dna, finnish, genes
Salivary α-Amylase Levels after Yohimbine Challenge in Healthy Men
Ulrike Ehlert; Katja Erni; Gundula Hebisch; Urs Nater
Tags: amylases, yohimbine, catecholamines, measures of outcome, saliva

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