The Endocrine Society:

Endocrinology & Metabolism News, January 2005
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 16a [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Editor-in-Chief:

Paul W. Ladenson

From the Editor-in-Chief:Change Alone is Unchanging
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2254 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Francesco Orio, Jr., Stefano Palomba, Teresa Cascella, Sebastiano Di Biase, Francesco Manguso, Libuse Tauchmanovà, Luciano G. Nardo, Donato Labella, Silvia Savastano, Tiziana Russo, Fulvio Zullo, Annamaria Colao, and Gaetano Lombardi

RAPID COMMUNICATION:The Increase of Leukocytes as a New Putative Marker of Low-Grade Chronic Inflammation and Early Cardiovascular Risk in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 2-5 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0628 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takashi Akamizu, Toshiaki Shinomiya, Taiga Irako, Mikihiko Fukunaga, Yoshihide Nakai, Yoshikatsu Nakai, and Kenji Kangawa

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Separate Measurement of Plasma Levels of Acylated and Desacyl Ghrelin in Healthy Subjects Using a New Direct ELISA Assay
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 6-9 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1640 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroyuki Osawa, Masamitsu Nakazato, Yukari Date, Hiroto Kita, Hirohide Ohnishi, Hiroaki Ueno, Tomomi Shiiya, Kiichi Satoh, Yumiko Ishino, and Kentaro Sugano

Impaired Production of Gastric Ghrelin in Chronic Gastritis Associated with Helicobacter pylori
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 10-16 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1330 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aline Bozec, Alain Ruffion, Myriam Decaussin, Jean Andre, Marian Devonec, Mohamed Benahmed, and Claire Mauduit

Activation of Caspases-3, -6, and -9 during Finasteride Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 17-25 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0712 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jane E. Kerstetter, Kimberly O. O’Brien, Donna M. Caseria, Diane E. Wall, and Karl L. Insogna

The Impact of Dietary Protein on Calcium Absorption and Kinetic Measures of Bone Turnover in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 26-31 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0179 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Polyxeni Koutkia, Bridget Canavan, Jeff Breu, and Steven Grinspoon

Growth Hormone (GH) Responses to GH-Releasing Hormone-Arginine Testing in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Lipodystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 32-38 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1342 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lourdes Ibáñez and Francis de Zegher

Flutamide-Metformin plus Ethinylestradiol-Drospirenone for Lipolysis and Antiatherogenesis in Young Women with Ovarian Hyperandrogenism: The Key Role of Metformin at the Start and after More than One Year of Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 39-43 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1405 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thierry Chevalley, René Rizzoli, Didier Hans, Serge Ferrari, and Jean-Philippe Bonjour

Interaction between Calcium Intake and Menarcheal Age on Bone Mass Gain: An Eight-Year Follow-Up Study from Prepuberty to Postmenarche
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 44-51 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1043 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. S. Gozansky, R. E. Van Pelt, C. M. Jankowski, R. S. Schwartz, and W. M. Kohrt

Protection of Bone Mass by Estrogens and Raloxifene during Exercise-Induced Weight Loss
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 52-59 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0275 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vicken Sepilian and Manubai Nagamani

Effects of Rosiglitazone in Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Severe Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 60-65 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1376 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Ehrmann, Kristen Kasza, Ricardo Azziz, Richard S. Legro, Mahmoud N. Ghazzi for the PCOS/Troglitazone Study Group

Effects of Race and Family History of Type 2 Diabetes on Metabolic Status of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 66-71 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0229 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sau-Cheung Tiu, Cheung-Hei Choi, Chi-Chung Shek, Ying-Wai Ng, Fredriech K. W. Chan, Chiu-Ming Ng, and Alice P. S. Kong

The Use of Aldosterone-Renin Ratio as a Diagnostic Test for Primary Hyperaldosteronism and Its Test Characteristics under Different Conditions of Blood Sampling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 72-78 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1149 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Viveque Egsgaard Nielsen, Steen Joop Bonnema, Henrik Boel-Jørgensen, Annegrete Veje, and Laszlo Hegedüs

Recombinant Human Thyrotropin Markedly Changes the ¹³¹I Kinetics during ¹³¹I Therapy of Patients with Nodular Goiter: An Evaluation by a Randomized Double-Blinded Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 79-83 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1550 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Massimo Terzolo, Giuseppe Reimondo, Maurizio Gasperi, Renato Cozzi, Rosario Pivonello, Giovanni Vitale, Alfredo Scillitani, Roberto Attanasio, Elisabetta Cecconi, Fulvia Daffara, Ezio Gaia, Ennio Martino, Gaetano Lombardi, Alberto Angeli, and Annamaria Colao

Colonoscopic Screening and Follow-Up in Patients with Acromegaly: A Multicenter Study in Italy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 84-90 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0240 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kati L. Matthiesson, John K. Amory, Richard Berger, Antony Ugoni, Robert I. McLachlan, and William J. Bremner

Novel Male Hormonal Contraceptive Combinations: The Hormonal and Spermatogenic Effects of Testosterone and Levonorgestrel Combined with a 5-Reductase Inhibitor or Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 91-97 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1228 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flávio Reis, Maria Vitor Campos, Margarida Bastos, Luis Almeida, Margarida Lourenço, Carlos A. Ferrer-Antunes, Aida Palmeiro, José D. Santos-Dias, José F. Mesquita, Manuela Carvalheiro, and Frederico Teixeira

Platelet Hyperactivation in Maintained Growth Hormone-Deficient Childhood Patients after Therapy Withdrawal as a Putative Earlier Marker of Increased Cardiovascular Risk
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 98-105 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0477 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Birgit Köhler, Serge Lumbroso, Juliane Leger, Francoise Audran, Enric Sarret Grau, Francois Kurtz, Graziella Pinto, Mariacarolina Salerno, Tatiana Semitcheva, Paul Czernichow, and Charles Sultan

Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome: Somatic Mosaicism of the Androgen Receptor in Seven Families and Consequences for Sex Assignment and Genetic Counseling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 106-111 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0462 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mònica Recasens, Abel López-Bermejo, Wifredo Ricart, Joan Vendrell, Roser Casamitjana, and José Manuel Fernández-Real

An Inflammation Score Is Better Associated with Basal than Stimulated Surrogate Indexes of Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 112-116 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0708 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leandro Arthur Diehl, Valdinei Garcia, Steen J. Bonnema, Laszlo Hegedüs, Claudio Cordeiro Albino, Hans Graf for the Latin American Thyroid Society

Management of the Nontoxic Multinodular Goiter in Latin America: Comparison with North America and Europe, an Electronic Survey
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 117-123 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1722 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ferruccio Santini, Aldo Pinchera, Alessandro Marsili, Giovanni Ceccarini, Maria Grazia Castagna, Rocco Valeriano, Monica Giannetti, Donatella Taddei, Roberta Centoni, Giovanna Scartabelli, Teresa Rago, Claudia Mammoli, Rossella Elisei, and Paolo Vitti

Lean Body Mass Is a Major Determinant of Levothyroxine Dosage in the Treatment of Thyroid Diseases
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 124-127 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1306 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer M. Barker, Akane Ide, Corey Hostetler, Liping Yu, Dongmei Miao, Pamela R. Fain, George S. Eisenbarth, and Peter A. Gottlieb

Endocrine and Immunogenetic Testing in Individuals with Type 1 Diabetes and 21-Hydroxylase Autoantibodies: Addison’s Disease in a High-Risk Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 128-134 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0874 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Munro Peacock, John P. Bilezikian, Preston S. Klassen, Matthew D. Guo, Stewart A. Turner, and Dolores Shoback

Cinacalcet Hydrochloride Maintains Long-Term Normocalcemia in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 135-141 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0842 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Ropponen, K. Aittomäki, M. J. Tikkanen, and O. Ylikorkala

Levels of Serum C-Reactive Protein during Oral and Transdermal Estradiol in Postmenopausal Women with and without a History of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 142-146 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0727 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leandro Soriano-Guillén, Najiba Lahlou, Geneviève Chauvet, Marc Roger, Jean Louis Chaussain, and Jean Claude Carel

Adult Height after Ketoconazole Treatment in Patients with Familial Male-Limited Precocious Puberty
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 147-151 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1438 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlo Foresta, Andrea Garolla, Lucia Bartoloni, Andrea Bettella, and Alberto Ferlin

Genetic Abnormalities among Severely Oligospermic Men Who Are Candidates for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 152-156 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1469 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Willem de Ronde, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Majon Muller, Diederick E. Grobbee, Louis J. G. Gooren, Huibert A. P. Pols, and Frank H. de Jong

Associations of Sex-Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) with Non-SHBG-Bound Levels of Testosterone and Estradiol in Independently Living Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 157-162 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0422 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Ravi Shankar, George J. Eckert, Chandan Saha, Wanzhu Tu, and J. Howard Pratt

The Change in Blood Pressure during Pubertal Growth
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 163-167 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0926 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ari Bitnun, Etienne Sochett, Paul T. Dick, Teresa To, Craig Jefferies, Paul Babyn, Jack Forbes, Stanley Read, and Susan M. King

Insulin Sensitivity and ß-Cell Function in Protease Inhibitor-Treated and -Naive Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 168-174 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0125 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. M. Choi, K. W. Lee, S. G. Kim, N. H. Kim, C. G. Park, H. S. Seo, D. J. Oh, D. S. Choi, and S. H. Baik

Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, and Glucose Intolerance in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients without a Previous Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 175-180 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1795 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zamzam K. Roughead, Janet R. Hunt, LuAnn K. Johnson, Thomas M. Badger, and Glenn I. Lykken

Controlled Substitution of Soy Protein for Meat Protein: Effects on Calcium Retention, Bone, and Cardiovascular Health Indices in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 181-189 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0393 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. F. Godsland, D. Crook, A. J. Proudler, and J. C. Stevenson

Hemostatic Risk Factors and Insulin Sensitivity, Regional Body Fat Distribution, and the Metabolic Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 190-197 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1292 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simone Sampaolo, Angel Campos-Barros, Gherardo Mazziotti, Sergio Carlomagno, Vincenzo Sannino, Giovanni Amato, Carlo Carella, and Giuseppe Di Iorio

Increased Cerebrospinal Fluid Levels of 3,3',5'-Triiodothyronine in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 198-202 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1083 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Niclaas Bliesener, Susanne Albrecht, Andra Schwager, Klaus Weckbecker, Dirk Lichtermann, and Dietrich Klingmüller

Plasma Testosterone and Sexual Function in Men Receiving Buprenorphine Maintenance for Opioid Dependence
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 203-206 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0929 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

Jung-Hye Choi, Se-Hyung Park, Peter C. K. Leung, and Kyung-Chul Choi

RAPID COMMUNICATION:Expression of Leptin Receptors and Potential Effects of Leptin on the Cell Growth and Activation of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases in Ovarian Cancer Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 207-210 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0297 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis and Ali Iranmanesh

Short-Term Aromatase-Enzyme Blockade Unmasks Impaired Feedback Adaptations in Luteinizing Hormone and Testosterone Secretion in Older Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 211-218 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0834 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lesli H. Larsen, Søren M. Echwald, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, Teis Andersen, Birgitte S. Wulff, and Oluf Pedersen

Prevalence of Mutations and Functional Analyses of Melanocortin 4 Receptor Variants Identified among 750 Men with Juvenile-Onset Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 219-224 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0497 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kirstine L. Andersen, Søren M. Echwald, Lesli H. Larsen, Yasmin H. Hamid, Charlotte Glümer, Torben Jørgensen, Knut Borch-Johnsen, Teis Andersen, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, Torben Hansen, and Oluf Pedersen

Variation of the McKusick-Kaufman Gene and Studies of Relationships with Common Forms of Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 225-230 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0465 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Maffeis, M. Zaffanello, M. Pellegrino, C. Banzato, G. Bogoni, E. Viviani, M. Ferrari, and L. Tatò

Nutrient Oxidation during Moderately Intense Exercise in Obese Prepubertal Boys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 231-236 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0715 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vasso Terzidou, Suren R. Sooranna, Louise U. Kim, Steve Thornton, Phillip R. Bennett, and Mark R. Johnson

Mechanical Stretch Up-Regulates the Human Oxytocin Receptor in Primary Human Uterine Myocytes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 237-246 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0277 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raghvendra K. Dubey, Edwin K. Jackson, Delbert G. Gillespie, Marinella Rosselli, Federica Barchiesi, Andree Krust, Hansjoerg Keller, Lefteris C. Zacharia, and Bruno Imthurn

Cytochromes 1A1/1B1- and Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Derived Metabolites Mediate Estradiol-Induced Antimitogenesis in Human Cardiac Fibroblast
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 247-255 , doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032154 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robin P. Peeters, Annewieke W. van den Beld, Hans van Toor, Andre G. Uitterlinden, Joop A. M. J. L. Janssen, Steven W. J. Lamberts, and Theo J. Visser

A Polymorphism in Type I Deiodinase Is Associated with Circulating Free Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Levels and Body Composition in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 256-263 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1301 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sophie Blanchette, Karine Blouin, Christian Richard, Pierre Dupont, Van Luu-The, and André Tchernof

Expression and Activity of 20-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (AKR1C1) in Abdominal Subcutaneous and Omental Adipose Tissue in Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 264-270 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0583 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noora Kaivo-Oja, David G. Mottershead, Sabine Mazerbourg, Samu Myllymaa, Sébastien Duprat, Robert B. Gilchrist, Nigel P. Groome, Aaron J. Hsueh, and Olli Ritvos

Adenoviral Gene Transfer Allows Smad-Responsive Gene Promoter Analyses and Delineation of Type I Receptor Usage of Transforming Growth Factor-ß Family Ligands in Cultured Human Granulosa Luteal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 271-278 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1288 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosa Sirianni, Khurram S. Rehman, Bruce R. Carr, C. Richard Parker, Jr., and William E. Rainey

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Directly Stimulates Cortisol and the Cortisol Biosynthetic Pathway in Human Fetal Adrenal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 279-285 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0865 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meng-Hsing Wu, Chu-An Wang, Chen-Chung Lin, Lei-Chin Chen, Wen-Chang Chang, and Shaw-Jenq Tsai

Distinct Regulation of Cyclooxygenase-2 by Interleukin-1ß in Normal and Endometriotic Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 286-295 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1612 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuji Hiromatsu, Tomoka Fukutani, Michiko Ichimura, Tokunori Mukai, Hiroo Kaku, Hitomi Nakayama, Ikuyo Miyake, Shingo Shoji, Yoshiro Koda, and Tomasz Bednarczuk

Interleukin-13 Gene Polymorphisms Confer the Susceptibility of Japanese Populations to Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 296-301 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0931 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis, Ali Iranmanesh, and Thomas Mulligan

Age and Testosterone Feedback Jointly Control the Dose-Dependent Actions of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 302-309 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1313 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark O. Goodarzi, Stephen Erickson, Sidney C. Port, Robert I. Jennrich, and Stanley G. Korenman

ß-Cell Function: A Key Pathological Determinant in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 310-315 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luis Alberto Vázquez, Fernando Pazos, José Ramón Berrazueta, Carlos Fernández-Escalante, María Teresa García-Unzueta, Julio Freijanes, and José Antonio Amado

Effects of Changes in Body Weight and Insulin Resistance on Inflammation and Endothelial Function in Morbid Obesity after Bariatric Surgery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 316-322 , doi:10.1210/jc.2003-032059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Alkemade, U. A. Unmehopa, W. M. Wiersinga, D. F. Swaab, and E. Fliers

Glucocorticoids Decrease Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Human Hypothalamus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 323-327 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1430 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Hooft, A. A. M. van der Veldt, P. J. van Diest, O. S. Hoekstra, J. Berkhof, G. J. J. Teule, and C. F. M. Molthoff

[¹⁸F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in Recurrent Thyroid Cancer Is Related to Hexokinase I Expression in the Primary Tumor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 328-334 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0779 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suzette D. Tardif, Toni E. Ziegler, Michael Power, and Donna G. Layne

Endocrine Changes in Full-Term Pregnancies and Pregnancy Loss Due to Energy Restriction in the Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 335-339 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masato Furuhashi, Kenichiro Kitamura, Masataka Adachi, Taku Miyoshi, Naoki Wakida, Nobuyuki Ura, Yasukuni Shikano, Yasuyuki Shinshi, Ken-ichi Sakamoto, Manabu Hayashi, Naotoshi Satoh, Takahiro Nishitani, Kimio Tomita, and Kazuaki Shimamoto

Liddle’s Syndrome Caused by a Novel Mutation in the Proline-Rich PY Motif of the Epithelial Sodium Channel ß-Subunit
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 340-344 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1027 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George I. Gorodeski

Aging and Estrogen Effects on Transcervical-Transvaginal Epithelial Permeability
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 345-351 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1223 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Theodore P. Ciaraldi, Sunder Mudaliar, Ario Barzin, Jeffery A. Macievic, Steven V. Edelman, Kyong Soo Park, and Robert R. Henry

Skeletal Muscle GLUT1 Transporter Protein Expression and Basal Leg Glucose Uptake Are Reduced in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 352-358 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0516 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Judith Korner, Marc Bessler, L. J. Cirilo, Irene M. Conwell, Amna Daud, Nancy L. Restuccia, and Sharon L. Wardlaw

Effects of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery on Fasting and Postprandial Concentrations of Plasma Ghrelin, Peptide YY, and Insulin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 359-365 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1076 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jian-Wen Chen, Kurt Højlund, Henning Beck-Nielsen, Jens Sandahl Christiansen, Hans Ørskov, and Jan Frystyk

Free Rather than Total Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Determines the Feedback on Growth Hormone Release in Normal Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 366-371 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0039 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fiorella Miceli, Anna Tropea, Francesca Minici, Mariateresa Orlando, Giuseppina Lamanna, Maria Francesca Gangale, Barbara Panetta, Federica Tiberi, Sergio Vaccari, Rita Canipari, Antonio Lanzone, and Rosanna Apa

Effects of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I and II on Prostaglandin Synthesis and Plasminogen Activator Activity in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 372-378 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1022 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrian G. Miller, John D. Aplin, and Melissa Westwood

Adenovirally Mediated Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factors Enhances the Function of First Trimester Placental Fibroblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 379-385 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nina S. Stachenfeld, David L. Keefe, and Hugh S. Taylor

Responses to a Saline Load in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist-Pretreated Premenopausal Women Receiving Progesterone or Estradiol-Progesterone Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 386-394 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0941 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonín Parízek, Martin Hill, Radmila Kancheva, Helena Havlíková, Lyudmila Kancheva, Josef Cindr, Andrea Pasková, Vladimír Pouzar, Ivan Cerny, Pavel Drbohlav, Zdenek Hájek, and Luboslav Stárka

Neuroactive Pregnanolone Isomers during Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 395-403 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0444 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Kaufman, Eric L. P. Smith, Baiju C. Gohil, MaryAnn Banerji, Jeremy D. Coplan, John G. Kral, and Leonard A. Rosenblum

Early Appearance of the Metabolic Syndrome in Socially Reared Bonnet Macaques
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 404-408 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0452 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. R. Rizzo, D. Mari, M. Barbieri, E. Ragno, R. Grella, R. Provenzano, I. Villa, K. Esposito, D. Giugliano, and G. Paolisso

Resting Metabolic Rate and Respiratory Quotient in Human Longevity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 409-413 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0390 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maki Fukami, Reiko Horikawa, Toshiro Nagai, Toshiaki Tanaka, Yasuhiro Naiki, Naoko Sato, Torayuki Okuyama, Hideo Nakai, Shun Soneda, Katsuhiko Tachibana, Nobutake Matsuo, Seiji Sato, Keiko Homma, Gen Nishimura, Tomonobu Hasegawa, and Tsutomu Ogata

Cytochrome P450 Oxidoreductase Gene Mutations and Antley-Bixler Syndrome with Abnormal Genitalia and/or Impaired Steroidogenesis: Molecular and Clinical Studies in 10 Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 414-426 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0810 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hamish M. Fraser, Julie Bell, Helen Wilson, Paul D. Taylor, Kevin Morgan, Richard A. Anderson, and W. Colin Duncan

Localization and Quantification of Cyclic Changes in the Expression of Endocrine Gland Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in the Human Corpus Luteum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 427-434 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0843 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guojun Cheng, Yan Li, Yoko Omoto, Yanling Wang, Tove Berg, Magnus Nord, Pirkko Vihko, Margaret Warner, Yun-Shang Piao, and Jan-Åke Gustafsson

Differential Regulation of Estrogen Receptor (ER) and ERß in Primate Mammary Gland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 435-444 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0861 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nils Krone, Felix G. Riepe, Joachim Grötzinger, Carl-Joachim Partsch, and Wolfgang G. Sippell

Functional Characterization of Two Novel Point Mutations in the CYP21 Gene Causing Simple Virilizing Forms of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 445-454 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0813 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvia Sura Trueba, Joëlle Augé, Géraldine Mattei, Heather Etchevers, Jélééna Martinovic, Paul Czernichow, Michel Vekemans, Michel Polak, and Tania Attié-Bitach

PAX8, TITF1, and FOXE1 Gene Expression Patterns during Human Development: New Insights into Human Thyroid Development and Thyroid Dysgenesis-Associated Malformations
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 455-462 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1358 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mustafa Sahin, Brandon L. Allard, Martin Yates, J. Gregory Powell, Xiao-Li Wang, Ian D. Hay, Ying Zhao, John R. Goellner, Thomas J. Sebo, Stefan K. G. Grebe, Norman L. Eberhardt, and Bryan McIver

PPAR Staining as a Surrogate for PAX8/PPAR Fusion Oncogene Expression in Follicular Neoplasms: Clinicopathological Correlation and Histopathological Diagnostic Value
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 463-468 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1203 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shah M. Khan, Rush H. Oliver, and John Yeh

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibition by Tyrphostin 51 Induces Apoptosis in Luteinized Granulosa Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 469-473 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0454 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chirag Shah, Deepak Modi, Geetanjali Sachdeva, Sushama Gadkar, and Chander Puri

Coexistence of Intracellular and Membrane-Bound Progesterone Receptors in Human Testis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 474-483 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0793 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Binder, D. I. Iliev, A. Dufke, M. Wabitsch, R. Schweizer, M. B. Ranke, and M. Schmidt

Dominant Transmission of Prepubertal Gynecomastia Due to Serum Estrone Excess: Hormonal, Biochemical, and Genetic Analysis in a Large Kindred
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 484-492 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1566 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ele Ferrannini, Amalia Gastaldelli, Yoshinori Miyazaki, Masafumi Matsuda, Andrea Mari, and Ralph A. DeFronzo

ß-Cell Function in Subjects Spanning the Range from Normal Glucose Tolerance to Overt Diabetes: A New Analysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 493-500 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1133 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathrin Maedler, Richard D. Carr, Domenico Bosco, Richard A. Zuellig, Thierry Berney, and Marc Y. Donath

Sulfonylurea Induced ß-Cell Apoptosis in Cultured Human Islets
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 501-506 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0699 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arzu Umar, Cor A. Berrevoets, N. Mai Van, Marije van Leeuwen, Michael Verbiest, Wim J. Kleijer, Dennis Dooijes, J. Anton Grootegoed, Stenvert L. S. Drop, and Albert O. Brinkmann

Functional Analysis of a Novel Androgen Receptor Mutation, Q902K, in an Individual with Partial Androgen Insensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 507-515 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyoko Shirota, Kayoko Tateishi, Takehiko Koji, Yoshitaka Hishikawa, Toru Hachisuga, Masahide Kuroki, and Tatsuhiko Kawarabayashi

Early Human Preantral Follicles Have Relaxin and Relaxin Receptor (LGR7), and Relaxin Promotes Their Development
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 516-521 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0130 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer L. Sarno, Harvey J. Kliman, and Hugh S. Taylor

HOXA10, Pbx2, and Meis1 Protein Expression in the Human Endometrium: Formation of Multimeric Complexes on HOXA10 Target Genes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 522-528 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0817 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hisato Koshiba, Jo Kitawaki, Mariko Teramoto, Yui Kitaoka, Hiroaki Ishihara, Hiroshi Obayashi, Mitsuhiro Ohta, Hirokazu Hara, Tetsuo Adachi, and Hideo Honjo

Expression of Allograft Inflammatory Factor-1 in Human Eutopic Endometrium and Endometriosis: Possible Association with Progression of Endometriosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 529-537 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0871 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olaf Hiort, Paul-Martin Holterhus, Ralf Werner, Christine Marschke, Ute Hoppe, Carl-Joachim Partsch, Felix G. Riepe, John C. Achermann, and Dagmar Struve

Homozygous Disruption of P450 Side-Chain Cleavage (CYP11A1) Is Associated with Prematurity, Complete 46,XY Sex Reversal, and Severe Adrenal Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 538-541 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anatoly Tiulpakov, Petr Rubtsov, Ivan Dedov, Valentina Peterkova, Olga Bezlepkina, George P. Chrousos, and Ze’ev Hochberg

A Novel C-Terminal Growth Hormone Receptor (GHR) Mutation Results in Impaired GHR-STAT5 But Normal STAT-3 Signaling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 542-547 , doi:10.1210/jc.2003-2133 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tetsuya Hirata, Yutaka Osuga, Yasushi Hirota, Kaori Koga, Osamu Yoshino, Miyuki Harada, Chieko Morimoto, Tetsu Yano, Osamu Nishii, Osamu Tsutsumi, and Yuji Taketani

Evidence for the Presence of Toll-Like Receptor 4 System in the Human Endometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 548-556 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0241 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abeda Mulla, Carel LeRoux, Egle Solito, and Julia C. Buckingham

BRIEF REPORT:Correlation between the Antiinflammatory Protein Annexin 1 (Lipocortin 1) and Serum Cortisol in Subjects with Normal and Dysregulated Adrenal Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 557-562 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1230 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Features:

Hilary Brown, Philip A. Goldberg, Jared G. Selter, Henry S. Cabin, Norman J. Marieb, Robert Udelsman, and John F. Setaro

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Hemorrhagic Pheochromocytoma Associated with Systemic Corticosteroid Therapy and Presenting as Myocardial Infarction with Severe Hypertension
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 563-569 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1077 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Benito, Sylvia L. Asa, Virginia A. LiVolsi, Valerie A. West, and Peter J. Snyder

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Gonadotroph Tumor Associated with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 570-574 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1373 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, Yao-Chang Liu, and Christopher R. McHenry

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Giant Insulinoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 575-580 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0825 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hossein Gharib, R. Michael Tuttle, H. Jack Baskin, Lisa H. Fish, Peter A. Singer, and Michael T. McDermott

CONSENSUS STATEMENT:Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction: A Joint Statement on Management from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the American Thyroid Association, and The Endocrine Society
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 581-585 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1231 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin I. Surks

COMMENTARY:Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction: A Joint Statement on Management from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the American Thyroid Association, and The Endocrine Society
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 586-587 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1869 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Matthew D. Ringel and Ernest L. Mazzaferri

Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction—Can There Be a Consensus about the Consensus?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 588-590 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2173 [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. W. le Roux and S. R. Bloom

Why Do Patients Lose Weight after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 591-592 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2211 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Liat de Vries and Moshe Phillip

Children Referred for Signs of Early Puberty Warrant Endocrine Evaluation and Follow-Up
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 593 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1864 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Kaplowitz

Author’s Response: Children Referred for Signs of Early Puberty Warrant Endocrine Evaluation and Follow-Up
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 593-a-594 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2019 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Youri E. C. Taes, Dirk De Bacquer, Guy De Backer, and Joris R. Delanghe

Haptoglobin and Body Mass Index
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 594 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1892 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chiara Chiellini, Ferruccio Santini, Alessandro Marsili, Paolo Vitti, Aldo Pinchera, and Margherita Maffei

Authors’ Response: Haptoglobin and Body Mass Index
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 594-a-595 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2038 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Michael Parfitt

Weight of Normal Parathyroid Glands in Patients with Parathyroid Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 595 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1857 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanford I. Roth, Frederick R. Singer, Kathy Yao, and Armando E. Giuliano

Authors’ Response: Weight of Normal Parathyroid Glands in Patients with Parathyroid Adenomas
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 596 doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2097 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements and Resources:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 16 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 189 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 327 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 597-600 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 601-603 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

William L. Isley and Mark E. Molitch

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90 [Full Text] [PDF]  

William L. Isley and Mark E. Molitch

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:Diabetes Tipo 1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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