The Endocrine Society:

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

Endocrine Care:

Blandine Laferrère, Cynthia Abraham, Colleen D. Russell, and Cyril Y. Bowers

RAPID COMMUNICATION: Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide-2 (GHRP-2), Like Ghrelin, Increases Food Intake in Healthy Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 611-614, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1719 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bonald C. Figueiredo, Luciane R. Cavalli, Mara Albonei D. Pianovski, Enzo Lalli, Romolo Sandrini, Raul C. Ribeiro, Gerard Zambetti, Luiz DeLacerda, Giovanna Assis Rodrigues, and Bassem R. Haddad

Amplification of the Steroidogenic Factor 1 Gene in Childhood Adrenocortical Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 615-619, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0942 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Leslie L. Waite, Rachel E. Louie, and Robert N. Taylor

Circulating Activators of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Are Reduced in Preeclamptic Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 620-626, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0849 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Libuse Tauchmanovà, Patrizia Ricci, Bianca Serio, Gaetano Lombardi, Annamaria Colao, Bruno Rotoli, and Carmine Selleri

Short-Term Zoledronic Acid Treatment Increases Bone Mineral Density and Marrow Clonogenic Fibroblast Progenitors after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 627-634, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0509 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anne C. Looker

Body Fat and Vitamin D Status in Black Versus White Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 635-640, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1765 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marie-Louise Healy, Rolf Dall, James Gibney, Eryl Bassett, Christer Ehrnborg, Claire Pentecost, Thord Rosen, Antonio Cittadini, Robert C. Baxter, and Peter H. Sönksen

Toward the Development of a Test for Growth Hormone (GH) Abuse: A Study of Extreme Physiological Ranges of GH-Dependent Markers in 813 Elite Athletes in the Postcompetition Setting
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 641-649, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0386 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Juliane Léger, Stéphanie Danner, Dominique Simon, Catherine Garel, and Paul Czernichow

Do All Patients with Childhood-Onset Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) and Ectopic Neurohypophysis Have Persistent GHD in Adulthood?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 650-656, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1274 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tsutomu Nishiyama, Fumio Ishizaki, Tsutomu Anraku, Hisanobu Shimura, and Kota Takahashi

The Influence of Androgen Deprivation Therapy on Metabolism in Patients with Prostate Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 657-660, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1611 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jerry R. Greenfield, Katherine Samaras, Chris S. Hayward, Donald J. Chisholm, and Lesley V. Campbell

Beneficial Postprandial Effect of a Small Amount of Alcohol on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Modification by Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 661-672, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1511 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Marcus Dörr, Birger Wolff, Daniel M. Robinson, Ulrich John, Jan Lüdemann, Wieland Meng, Stephan B. Felix, and Henry Völzke

The Association of Thyroid Function with Cardiac Mass and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 673-677, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1554 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shalender Bhasin, Linda Woodhouse, Richard Casaburi, Atam B. Singh, Ricky Phong Mac, Martin Lee, Kevin E. Yarasheski, Indrani Sinha-Hikim, Connie Dzekov, Jeanne Dzekov, Lynne Magliano, and Thomas W. Storer

Older Men Are as Responsive as Young Men to the Anabolic Effects of Graded Doses of Testosterone on the Skeletal Muscle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 678-688, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1184 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bernadette M. D. Brennan, Zulf Mughal, Stephen A. Roberts, Kate Ward, Stephen M. Shalet, Tim O. B. Eden, Andrew M. Will, Richard F. Stevens, and Judith E. Adams

Bone Mineral Density in Childhood Survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated without Cranial Irradiation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 689-694, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1476 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Miki Bloch, David R. Rubinow, Peter J. Schmidt, Angela Lotsikas, George P. Chrousos, and Giovanni Cizza

Cortisol Response to Ovine Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone in a Model of Pregnancy and Parturition in Euthymic Women with and without a History of Postpartum Depression
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 695-699, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1388 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lewis E. Braverman, XueMei He, Sam Pino, Mary Cross, Barbarajean Magnani, Steven H. Lamm, Michael B. Kruse, Arnold Engel, Kenny S. Crump, and John P. Gibbs

The Effect of Perchlorate, Thiocyanate, and Nitrate on Thyroid Function in Workers Exposed to Perchlorate Long-Term
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 700-706, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1821 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rula Goussous, Lingyi Song, Gerard E. Dallal, and Bess Dawson-Hughes

Lack of Effect of Calcium Intake on the 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Response to Oral Vitamin D₃
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 707-711, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1380 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David E. Laaksonen, Leo Niskanen, Kari Punnonen, Kristiina Nyyssönen, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen, Veli-Pekka Valkonen, and Jukka T. Salonen

The Metabolic Syndrome and Smoking in Relation to Hypogonadism in Middle-Aged Men: A Prospective Cohort Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 712-719, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0970 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Toru Takano, Akira Miyauchi, Fumio Matsuzuka, Hiroshi Yoshida, Tsugunori Notomi, Kanji Kuma, and Nobuyuki Amino

Detection of Monoclonality of the Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Gene in Thyroid Malignant Lymphoma by Vectorette Polymerase Chain Reaction
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 720-723, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0951 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jacques Young, Philippe Chanson, Sylvie Salenave, Michèle Noël, Sylvie Brailly, Martín O’Flaherty, Gilbert Schaison, and Rodolfo Rey

Testicular Anti-Müllerian Hormone Secretion Is Stimulated by Recombinant Human FSH in Patients with Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 724-728, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0542 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

V. Jayagopal, E. S. Kilpatrick, S. Holding, P. E. Jennings, and S. L. Atkin

Orlistat Is as Beneficial as Metformin in the Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 729-733, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0176 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lisa M. L. van Winsen, Daan F. R. Muris, Chris H. Polman, Christine D. Dijkstra, Timo K. van den Berg, and Bernard M. J. Uitdehaag

Sensitivity to Glucocorticoids Is Decreased in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 734-740, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0306 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ulrick Espelund, Troels Krarup Hansen, Kurt Højlund, Henning Beck-Nielsen, Jes Thorn Clausen, Birgit Sehested Hansen, Hans Ørskov, Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen, and Jan Frystyk

Fasting Unmasks a Strong Inverse Association between Ghrelin and Cortisol in Serum: Studies in Obese and Normal-Weight Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 741-746, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0604 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Catherine W. Yeckel, Sara E. Taksali, James Dziura, Ram Weiss, Tania S. Burgert, Robert S. Sherwin, William V. Tamborlane, and Sonia Caprio

The Normal Glucose Tolerance Continuum in Obese Youth: Evidence for Impairment in ß-Cell Function Independent of Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 747-754, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1258 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mohsen Shahmanesh, Satyajit Das, Michael Stolinski, Fariba Shojaee-Moradie, Nicola C. Jackson, William Jefferson, Robert Cramb, Peter Nightingale, and A. Margot Umpleby

Antiretroviral Treatment Reduces Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein and Intermediate-Density Lipoprotein Apolipoprotein B Fractional Catabolic Rate in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Mild Dyslipidemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 755-760, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1273 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Frédérique Brandou, Jean-Frédéric Brun, and Jacques Mercier

Limited Accuracy of Surrogates of Insulin Resistance during Puberty in Obese and Lean Children at Risk for Altered Glucoregulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 761-767, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0329 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

K. K. Miller, B. M. K. Biller, J. G. Lipman, G. Bradwin, N. Rifai, and A. Klibanski

Truncal Adiposity, Relative Growth Hormone Deficiency, and Cardiovascular Risk
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 768-774, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0894 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

S. M. Baumgartner-Parzer, P. Nowotny, G. Heinze, W. Waldhäusl, and H. Vierhapper

Carrier Frequency of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (21-Hydroxylase Deficiency) in a Middle European Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 775-778, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1728 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. Mirallié, J. P. Vuillez, S. Bardet, E. Frampas, B. Dupas, L. Ferrer, A. Faivre-Chauvet, A. Murat, B. Charbonnel, J. Barbet, D. M. Goldenberg, J. F. Chatal, and F. Kraeber-Bodéré

High Frequency of Bone/Bone Marrow Involvement in Advanced Medullary Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 779-788, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1500 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maria J. Henwood, Andrea Kelly, Courtney MacMullen, Pooja Bhatia, Arupa Ganguly, Paul S. Thornton, and Charles A. Stanley

Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Children with Congenital Hyperinsulinism Due to Recessive Mutations of the Adenosine Triphosphate-Sensitive Potassium Channel Genes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 789-794, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1604 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Madelon M. Buijs, Peter W. de Leeuw, Alphons J. H. M. Houben, Abraham A. Kroon, Marijke Frölich, Hanno Pijl, and A. Edo Meinders

Renal Contribution to Increased Clearance of Exogenous Growth Hormone in Obese Hypertensive Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 795-799, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1109 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Minniti, D. Traish, S. Ashley, A. Gonsalves, and M. Brada

Risk of Second Brain Tumor after Conservative Surgery and Radiotherapy for Pituitary Adenoma: Update after an Additional 10 Years
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 800-804, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1152 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ponnusamy Saravanan, Dawn J. Simmons, Rosemary Greenwood, Tim J. Peters, and Colin M. Dayan

Partial Substitution of Thyroxine (T₄) with Tri-Iodothyronine in Patients on T₄ Replacement Therapy: Results of a Large Community-Based Randomized Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 805-812, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1672 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andrew F. R. Dixon, John B. Dixon, and Paul E. O’Brien

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Induces Prolonged Satiety: A Randomized Blind Crossover Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 813-819, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1546 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Karen E. Foster-Schubert, Anne McTiernan, R. Scott Frayo, Robert S. Schwartz, Kumar B. Rajan, Yutaka Yasui, Shelley S. Tworoger, and David E. Cummings

Human Plasma Ghrelin Levels Increase during a One-Year Exercise Program
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 820-825, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2081 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Corrine K. Welt, Janet E. Hall, Judith M. Adams, and Ann E. Taylor

Relationship of Estradiol and Inhibin to the Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Variability in Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism or Premature Ovarian Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 826-830, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1319 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lynda Frassetto, R. Curtis Morris, Jr., and Anthony Sebastian

Long-Term Persistence of the Urine Calcium-Lowering Effect of Potassium Bicarbonate in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 831-834, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1350 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Xin Chen, Bo Y. Baker, Mohammad A. Abduljabbar, and Walter L. Miller

A Genetic Isolate of Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia with Atypical Clinical Findings
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 835-840, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1323 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. L. Wémeau, P. Caron, A. Beckers, V. Rohmer, J. Orgiazzi, F. Borson-Chazot, M. Nocaudie, P. Perimenis, S. Bisot-Locard, I. Bourdeix, and S. Dejager

Octreotide (Long-Acting Release Formulation) Treatment in Patients with Graves’ Orbitopathy: Clinical Results of a Four-Month, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 841-848, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1334 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Z. Kasa-Vubu, C. C. Lee, A. Rosenthal, K. Singer, and J. B. Halter

Cardiovascular Fitness and Exercise as Determinants of Insulin Resistance in Postpubertal Adolescent Females
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 849-854, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0455 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ravi Jasuja, Pandurangan Ramaraj, Ricky Phong Mac, Atam B. Singh, Thomas W. Storer, Jorge Artaza, Aria Miller, Rajan Singh, Wayne E. Taylor, Martin L. Lee, Tina Davidson, Indrani Sinha-Hikim, Nestor Gonzalez-Cadavid, and Shalender Bhasin

-4-Androstene-3,17-Dione Binds Androgen Receptor, Promotes Myogenesis in Vitro, and Increases Serum Testosterone Levels, Fat-Free Mass, and Muscle Strength in Hypogonadal Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 855-863, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1577 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antoni Wystrychowski, Svetlana Pidasheva, Lucie Canaff, Jerzy Chudek, Franciszek Kokot, Andrzej Wiecek, and Geoffrey N. Hendy

Functional Characterization of Calcium-Sensing Receptor Codon 227 Mutations Presenting as Either Familial (Benign) Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia or Neonatal Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 864-870, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1791 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Amir H. Hamrahian, Adriana G. Ioachimescu, Erick M. Remer, Gaspar Motta-Ramirez, Hari Bogabathina, Howard S. Levin, Sethu Reddy, Inderbir S. Gill, Allan Siperstein, and Emmanuel L. Bravo

Clinical Utility of Noncontrast Computed Tomography Attenuation Value (Hounsfield Units) to Differentiate Adrenal Adenomas/Hyperplasias from Nonadenomas: Cleveland Clinic Experience
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 871-877, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1627 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sung-Dae Moon, Jae-Hyun Park, Eun-Min Kim, Ju-Hee Kim, Je-Ho Han, Soon-Jib Yoo, Kun-Ho Yoon, Moo-Il Kang, Kwang-Woo Lee, Ho-Yong Son, Sung-Koo Kang, Se-Jeong Oh, Kyung-Mi Kim, Sung-Joo Kim Yoon, Jae-Gahb Park, Il-Jin Kim, Hio Chung Kang, Soon-Won Hong, Kyung-Rae Kim, and Bong-Yun Cha

A Novel IVS2-1G>A Mutation Causes Aberrant Splicing of the HRPT2 Gene in a Family with Hyperparathyroidism-Jaw Tumor Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 878-883, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0991 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Other Original Articles:

Wei Chen, Shigeki Yoshida, Noriyuki Ohara, Hiroya Matsuo, Mayumi Morizane, and Takeshi Maruo

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist Cetrorelix Down-Regulates Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen and Epidermal Growth Factor Expression and Up-Regulates Apoptosis in Association with Enhanced Poly(Adenosine 5'-Diphosphate-Ribose) Polymerase Expression in Cultured Human Leiomyoma Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 884-892, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1591 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anastassia Hatzoglou, Marilena Kampa, Christina Kogia, Ioannis Charalampopoulos, Panayiotis A. Theodoropoulos, Ploutarchos Anezinis, Constantina Dambaki, Evangelia A. Papakonstanti, Efstathios N. Stathopoulos, Christos Stournaras, Achille Gravanis, and Elias Castanas

Membrane Androgen Receptor Activation Induces Apoptotic Regression of Human Prostate Cancer Cells in Vitro and in Vivo
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 893-903, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0801 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anneke Alkemade, Chrétienne L. Vuijst, Unga A. Unmehopa, Onno Bakker, Björn Vennström, Wilmar M. Wiersinga, Dick F. Swaab, and Eric Fliers

Thyroid Hormone Receptor Expression in the Human Hypothalamus and Anterior Pituitary
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 904-912, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0474 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Katya Chobotova, Natalia Karpovich, Janet Carver, Sanjiv Manek, William J. Gullick, David H. Barlow, and Helen J. Mardon

Heparin-Binding Epidermal Growth Factor and Its Receptors Mediate Decidualization and Potentiate Survival of Human Endometrial Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 913-919, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0476 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hiroyuki Matsuno, Haruhiko Tokuda, Akira Ishisaki, Yuan Zhou, Yasuo Kitajima, and Osamu Kozawa

P2Y12 Receptors Play a Significant Role in the Development of Platelet Microaggregation in Patients with Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 920-927, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0137 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rosanna Sorrentino, Silvana Libertini, Pier Lorenzo Pallante, Giancarlo Troncone, Lucio Palombini, Vassilios Bavetsias, Daniela Spalletti-Cernia, Paolo Laccetti, Spiros Linardopoulos, Paolo Chieffi, Alfredo Fusco, and Giuseppe Portella

Aurora B Overexpression Associates with the Thyroid Carcinoma Undifferentiated Phenotype and Is Required for Thyroid Carcinoma Cell Proliferation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 928-935, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1518 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lars C. Moeller, Alexandra M. Dumitrescu, Robert L. Walker, Paul S. Meltzer, and Samuel Refetoff

Thyroid Hormone Responsive Genes in Cultured Human Fibroblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 936-943, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1768 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Subhasis Banerjee, Alan Smallwood, Jane Moorhead, Anne E. Chambers, Aris Papageorghiou, Stuart Campbell, and Kypros Nicolaides

Placental Expression of Interferon- (IFN-) and Its Receptor IFN-R2 Fail to Switch from Early Hypoxic to Late Normotensive Development in Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 944-952, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1113 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Qin Xu, Shigeki Takekida, Noriyuki Ohara, Wei Chen, Regine Sitruk-Ware, Elof D. B. Johansson, and Takeshi Maruo

Progesterone Receptor Modulator CDB-2914 Down-Regulates Proliferative Cell Nuclear Antigen and Bcl-2 Protein Expression and Up-Regulates Caspase-3 and Poly(Adenosine 5'-Diphosphate-ribose) Polymerase Expression in Cultured Human Uterine Leiomyoma Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 953-961, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1569 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Clara Crescioli, Annamaria Morelli, Luciano Adorini, Pietro Ferruzzi, Michaela Luconi, Gabriella Barbara Vannelli, Mirca Marini, Stefania Gelmini, Benedetta Fibbi, Silvia Donati, Donata Villari, Gianni Forti, Enrico Colli, Karl-Erik Andersson, and Mario Maggi

Human Bladder as a Novel Target for Vitamin D Receptor Ligands
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 962-972, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1496 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

P. Hanifi-Moghaddam, S. C. J. P. Gielen, H. J. Kloosterboer, M. E. De Gooyer, A. M. Sijbers, A. J. van Gool, M. Smid, M. Moorhouse, F. H. van Wijk, C. W. Burger, and L. J. Blok

Molecular Portrait of the Progestagenic and Estrogenic Actions of Tibolone: Behavior of Cellular Networks in Response to Tibolone
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 973-983, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1423 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

M. Rossato, F. Ion Popa, M. Ferigo, G. Clari, and C. Foresta

Human Sperm Express Cannabinoid Receptor Cb₁, the Activation of Which Inhibits Motility, Acrosome Reaction, and Mitochondrial Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 984-991, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1287 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Antonio Carrillo-Vico, Patricia J. Lardone, José M. Fernández-Santos, Inés Martín-Lacave, Juan R. Calvo, Michal Karasek, and Juan M. Guerrero

Human Lymphocyte-Synthesized Melatonin Is Involved in the Regulation of the Interleukin-2/Interleukin-2 Receptor System
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 992-1000, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1429 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Patricia B. Cornet, Christine Galant, Yves Eeckhout, Pierre J. Courtoy, Etienne Marbaix, and Patrick Henriet

Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9/Gelatinase B Expression and Activation by Ovarian Steroids and LEFTY-A/Endometrial Bleeding-Associated Factor in the Human Endometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1001-1011, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1277 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas O. Carpenter, Bruce K. Ellis, Karl L. Insogna, William M. Philbrick, John Sterpka, and Richard Shimkets

Fibroblast Growth Factor 7: An Inhibitor of Phosphate Transport Derived from Oncogenic Osteomalacia-Causing Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1012-1020, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0357 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Diane M. Duffy, Brandy L. Dozier, and Carrie L. Seachord

Prostaglandin Dehydrogenase and Prostaglandin Levels in Periovulatory Follicles: Implications for Control of Primate Ovulation by Prostaglandin E2
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1021-1027, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1229 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hidetaka Okada, Guiying Nie, and Lois A. Salamonsen

Requirement for Proprotein Convertase 5/6 during Decidualization of Human Endometrial Stromal Cells in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1028-1034, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0904 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

A. M. Poynten, S. K. Gan, A. D. Kriketos, L. V. Campbell, and D. J. Chisholm

Circulating Fatty Acids, Non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, and Insulin-Infused Fat Oxidation Acutely Influence Whole Body Insulin Sensitivity in Nondiabetic Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1035-1040, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0943 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Peter Y. Liu, Rose C. Christian, Ming Ruan, Virginia M. Miller, and Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick

Correlating Androgen and Estrogen Steroid Receptor Expression with Coronary Calcification and Atherosclerosis in Men without Known Coronary Artery Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1041-1046, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1211 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alina Gavrila, Jean L. Chan, Lisa C. Miller, Kathleen Heist, Nikos Yiannakouris, and Christos S. Mantzoros

Circulating Melanin-Concentrating Hormone, Agouti-Related Protein, and -Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone Levels in Relation to Body Composition: Alterations in Response to Food Deprivation and Recombinant Human Leptin Administration
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1047-1054, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1124 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carlotta Gauna, Patric J. D. Delhanty, Leo J. Hofland, Joop A. M. J. L. Janssen, Fabio Broglio, Richard J. M. Ross, Ezio Ghigo, and Aart Jan van der Lely

Ghrelin Stimulates, Whereas Des-Octanoyl Ghrelin Inhibits, Glucose Output by Primary Hepatocytes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1055-1060, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1069 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Helena K. Gleeson, Catherine A. Lissett, and Stephen M. Shalet

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Response to a Single Bolus of Growth Hormone Is Increased in Obesity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1061-1067, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0501 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. W. le Roux, M. Patterson, R. P. Vincent, C. Hunt, M. A. Ghatei, and S. R. Bloom

Postprandial Plasma Ghrelin Is Suppressed Proportional to Meal Calorie Content in Normal-Weight But Not Obese Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1068-1071, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1216 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bernard Keavney, Bongani Mayosi, Nicole Gaukrodger, Helen Imrie, Michelle Baker, Robert Fraser, Mary Ingram, Hugh Watkins, Martin Farrall, Eleanor Davies, and John Connell

Genetic Variation at the Locus Encompassing 11-ß Hydroxylase and Aldosterone Synthase Accounts for Heritability in Cortisol Precursor (11-Deoxycortisol) Urinary Metabolite Excretion
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1072-1077, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0870 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Soffia Gudbjörnsdóttir, Mikaela Sjöstrand, Lena Strindberg, and Peter Lönnroth

Decreased Muscle Capillary Permeability Surface Area in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1078-1082, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0947 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chie-Pein Chen, Yuh-Cheng Yang, Tsung-Hsien Su, Chia-Yu Chen, and John D. Aplin

Hypoxia and Transforming Growth Factor-ß1 Act Independently to Increase Extracellular Matrix Production by Placental Fibroblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1083-1090, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0803 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ines L. Sedlmeyer, Celeste Leigh Pearce, Julie A. Trueman, Johannah L. Butler, Todd Bersaglieri, Andrew P. Read, Peter E. Clayton, Laurence N. Kolonel, Brian E. Henderson, Joel N. Hirschhorn, and Mark R. Palmert

Determination of Sequence Variation and Haplotype Structure for the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) and GnRH Receptor Genes: Investigation of Role in Pubertal Timing
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1091-1099, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0649 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sangeeta R. Kashyap, Linda J. Roman, Jennifer Lamont, Bettie Sue S. Masters, Mandeep Bajaj, Swangjit Suraamornkul, Renata Belfort, Rachele Berria, Dean L. Kellogg, Jr., Yanjuan Liu, and Ralph A. DeFronzo

Insulin Resistance Is Associated with Impaired Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity in Skeletal Muscle of Type 2 Diabetic Subjects
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1100-1105, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0745 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Beum-Soo An, Jung-Hye Choi, Kyung-Chul Choi, and Peter C. K. Leung

Differential Role of Progesterone Receptor Isoforms in the Transcriptional Regulation of Human Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone I (GnRH I) Receptor, GnRH I, and GnRH II
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1106-1113, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0318 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hamish M. Fraser, Helen Wilson, John S. Rudge, and Stanley J. Wiegand

Single Injections of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Trap Block Ovulation in the Macaque and Produce a Prolonged, Dose-Related Suppression of Ovarian Function
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1114-1122, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1572 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hua Wang, Zhengxian Zhang, Winston Chu, Terri Hale, Judith J. Cooper, and Steven C. Elbein

Molecular Screening and Association Analyses of the Interleukin 6 Receptor Gene Variants with Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetic Nephropathy, and Insulin Sensitivity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1123-1129, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1606 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Elisa Pagnin, Gianpaolo Fadini, Renzo de Toni, Antonio Tiengo, Lorenzo Calò, and Angelo Avogaro

Diabetes Induces p66^shc Gene Expression in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells: Relationship to Oxidative Stress
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1130-1136, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1283 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

James B. Meigs, Josée Dupuis, Alan G. Herbert, Chunyu Liu, Peter W. F. Wilson, and L. Adrienne Cupples

The Insulin Gene Variable Number Tandem Repeat and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in a Population-Based Sample of Families and Unrelated Men and Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1137-1143, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1212 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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

Mechanical Stretch Stimulates Interleukin-8 Production in Endometrial Stromal Cells: Possible Implications in Endometrium-Related Events
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1144-1148, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1089 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Frank Weber, Micheala A. Aldred, Carl D. Morrison, Christoph Plass, Andrea Frilling, Christoph E. Broelsch, Kristin A. Waite, and Charis Eng

Silencing of the Maternally Imprinted Tumor Suppressor ARHI Contributes to Follicular Thyroid Carcinogenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1149-1155, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1447 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

N. Caraccio, R. Giannini, S. Cuccato, P. Faviana, P. Berti, D. Galleri, A. Dardano, F. Basolo, E. Ferrannini, and F. Monzani

Type I Interferons Modulate the Expression of Thyroid Peroxidase, Sodium/Iodide Symporter, and Thyroglobulin Genes in Primary Human Thyrocyte Cultures
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1156-1162, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1173 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Markus Eszlinger, Knut Krohn, Kerstin Berger, Jürgen Läuter, Siegfried Kropf, Martin Beck, Dagmar Führer, and Ralf Paschke

Gene Expression Analysis Reveals Evidence for Increased Expression of Cell Cycle-Associated Genes and G_q-Protein-Protein Kinase C Signaling in Cold Thyroid Nodules
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1163-1170, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1242 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Eric Jauniaux, Joanne Hempstock, Cecilia Teng, Frederick C. Battaglia, and Graham J. Burton

Polyol Concentrations in the Fluid Compartments of the Human Conceptus during the First Trimester of Pregnancy: Maintenance of Redox Potential in a Low Oxygen Environment
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1171-1175, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1513 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Angela Bulotta, Ornella Ludovico, Angelo Coco, Rosa Di Paola, Alessandro Quattrone, Massimo Carella, Fabio Pellegrini, Sabrina Prudente, and Vincenzo Trischitta

The Common –866G/A Polymorphism in the Promoter Region of the UCP-2 Gene Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Caucasians from Italy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1176-1180, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1072 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sumie Kato, Mauricio Pinto, Andrés Carvajal, Natalia Espinoza, Carolina Monso, Anil Sadarangani, Manuel Villalon, Jan J. Brosens, John O. White, Jennifer K. Richer, Kathryn B. Horwitz, and Gareth I. Owen

Progesterone Increases Tissue Factor Gene Expression, Procoagulant Activity, and Invasion in the Breast Cancer Cell Line ZR-75-1
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1181-1188, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0857 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Staffan Enoksson, Eva Hagström-Toft, Joakim Nordahl, Kjell Hultenby, Nils Pettersson, Bengt Isaksson, Johan Permert, Rolf Wibom, Cecilia Holm, Jan Bolinder, and Peter Arner

Marked Reutilization of Free Fatty Acids during Activated Lipolysis in Human Skeletal Muscle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1189-1195, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1079 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cristina Lara-Castro, Gary R. Hunter, Jennifer C. Lovejoy, Barbara A. Gower, and José R. Fernández

Association of the Intestinal Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Ala⁵⁴Thr Polymorphism and Abdominal Adipose Tissue in African-American and Caucasian Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1196-1201, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0676 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shiyama Mudali, Adrian S. Dobs, Jingzhong Ding, Jane A. Cauley, Moyses Szklo, and Sherita Hill Golden

Endogenous Postmenopausal Hormones and Serum Lipids: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1202-1209, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0744 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ram P. Gupta, You Ai He, Kennerly S. Patrick, James R. Halpert, and Norman H. Bell

CYP3A4 Is a Vitamin D-24- and 25-Hydroxylase: Analysis of Structure Function by Site-Directed Mutagenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1210-1219, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0966 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Santhirasekaran Ganapathipillai, Guillaume Laval, Irene S. Hoffmann, Ana M. Castejon, Jérôme Nicod, Bernhard Dick, Felix J. Frey, Brigitte M. Frey, Luigi X. Cubeddu, and Paolo Ferrari

CYP11B2-CYP11B1 Haplotypes Associated with Decreased 11ß-Hydroxylase Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1220-1225, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1031 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nayan G. Patel, Sudhesh Kumar, and Margaret C. Eggo

Essential Role of Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling in Preadipoctye Differentiation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1226-1232, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1309 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Special Features:

Myra H. Wyckoff, Chirine El-Turk, Abbot Laptook, Charles Timmons, Francis H. Gannon, Xiafang Zhang, Steven Mumm, and Michael P. Whyte

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR: Neonatal Lethal Osteochondrodysplasia with Low Serum Levels of Alkaline Phosphatase and Osteocalcin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1233-1240, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0251 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Editorials:

Paul M. Yen

Studying Hormonal Regulation by Microarrays: Distinguishing the Trees from the Forest
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1241-1242, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2463 [Full Text]  

Yuri E. Nikiforov

Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Thyroid—Will Aurora B Light a Path for Treatment?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1243-1245, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2478 [Full Text]  

Edward M. Brown

Mutant Extracellular Calcium-Sensing Receptors and Severity of Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1246-1248, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2483 [Full Text]  

David J. Handelsman

Andro and the Prosteroids: Bolting the Stable Door
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1249-1251, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2362 [Full Text]  

Perrin C. White and William E. Rainey

Polymorphisms in CYP11B Genes and 11-Hydroxylase Activity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1252-1255, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2452 [Full Text]  

Letters to the Editor:

Luigi Bartalena, Fausto Bogazzi, Aldo Pinchera, and Enio Martino

Treatment with Thionamides before Radioiodine Therapy for Hyperthyroidism: Yes or No?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1256, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1999 [Full Text]  

Steen J. Bonnema and Laszlo Hegedüs

Authors’ Response: Treatment with Thionamides before Radioiodine Therapy for Hyperthyroidism: Yes or No?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1256-a-1257, doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2189 [Full Text]  

Announcements and Resources:

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 746 [Full Text]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 794 [Full Text]  

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 1258-1261 [Full Text]  

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: 1262-1264 [Full Text]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

James W. Findling and William F. Young, Jr

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation: Cushing’s Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90 [Full Text]  

James W. Findling and William F. Young, Jr

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation: El síndrome de Cushing
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90 [Full Text]  

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