The Endocrine Society:

Endocrinology & Metabolism News, July 2005
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 17a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Farideh Miraki-Moud, Ashley B. Grossman, Michael Besser, John P. Monson, and Cecilia Camacho-Hübner

RAPID COMMUNICATION:A Rapid Method for Analyzing Serum Pro-Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II in Patients with Non-Islet Cell Tumor Hypoglycemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3819-3823 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2090 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian R. Reid, Anne Horne, Barbara Mason, Ruth Ames, Usha Bava, and Gregory D. Gamble

Effects of Calcium Supplementation on Body Weight and Blood Pressure in Normal Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3824-3829 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2205 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leanne M. Redman, Garry C. Scroop, Goran Westlander, and Robert J. Norman

Effect of a Synthetic Progestin on the Exercise Status of Sedentary Young Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3830-3837 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2401 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter B. Gray, Atam B. Singh, Linda J. Woodhouse, Thomas W. Storer, Richard Casaburi, Jeanne Dzekov, Connie Dzekov, Indrani Sinha-Hikim, and Shalender Bhasin

Dose-Dependent Effects of Testosterone on Sexual Function, Mood, and Visuospatial Cognition in Older Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3838-3846 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0247 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. L. Davison, R. Bell, S. Donath, J. G. Montalto, and S. R. Davis

Androgen Levels in Adult Females: Changes with Age, Menopause, and Oophorectomy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3847-3853 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0212 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandra Gambineri, Laura Patton, Rosaria De Iasio, Barbara Cantelli, Graciela Estela Cognini, Marco Filicori, Antonina Barreca, Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Uberto Pagotto, and Renato Pasquali

Efficacy of Octreotide-LAR in Dieting Women with Abdominal Obesity and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3854-3862 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2490 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Patrice Baillargeon, Donna K. McClish, Paulina A. Essah, and John E. Nestler

Association between the Current Use of Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives and Cardiovascular Arterial Disease: A Meta-Analysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3863-3870 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1958 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brunella Capaldo, Maurizio Galderisi, Anna Amelia Turco, Arcangelo D’Errico, Salvatore Turco, Angela Albarosa Rivellese, Giovanni de Simone, Oreste de Divitiis, and Gabriele Riccardi

Acute Hyperglycemia Does Not Affect the Reactivity of Coronary Microcirculation in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3871-3876 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2207 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristiina Kananen, Liisa Volin, Kalevi Laitinen, Henrik Alfthan, Tapani Ruutu, and Matti J. Välimäki

Prevention of Bone Loss after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation by Calcium, Vitamin D, and Sex Hormone Replacement with or without Pamidronate
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3877-3885 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2161 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthias J. Betz, Igor Shapiro, Martin Fassnacht, Stefanie Hahner, Martin Reincke, Felix Beuschlein for the German Austrian Adrenal Network

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Agonists Suppress Adrenocortical Tumor Cell Proliferation and Induce Differentiation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3886-3896 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1267 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James Gibney, Gudmundur Johannsson, Kin-Chuen Leung, and Ken K. Y. Ho

Comparison of the Metabolic Effects of Raloxifene and Oral Estrogen in Postmenopausal and Growth Hormone-Deficient Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3897-3903 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0173 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hetty J. van der Kamp, Caren G. M. Oudshoorn, Bert H. Elvers, Maja van Baarle, Barto J. Otten, Jan M. Wit, and Paul H. Verkerk

Cutoff Levels of 17--Hydroxyprogesterone in Neonatal Screening for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Should Be Based on Gestational Age Rather Than on Birth Weight
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3904-3907 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2136 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshiya Funabashi, Akane Sano, Dai Mitsushima, and Fukuko Kimura

Nicotine Inhibits Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Human Males But Not in Human Females, and Tolerance to This Nicotine Effect Is Lost within One Week of Quitting Smoking
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3908-3913 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0041 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexandra Margeli, Katerina Skenderi, Maria Tsironi, Eugenia Hantzi, Antonia-Leda Matalas, Christina Vrettou, Emmanuel Kanavakis, George Chrousos, and Ioannis Papassotiriou

Dramatic Elevations of Interleukin-6 and Acute-Phase Reactants in Athletes Participating in the Ultradistance Foot Race Spartathlon: Severe Systemic Inflammation and Lipid and Lipoprotein Changes in Protracted Exercise
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3914-3918 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2346 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rita Basu, Ravinder J. Singh, Ananda Basu, Elizabeth G. Chittilapilly, Michael C. Johnson, Gianna Toffolo, Claudio Cobelli, and Robert A. Rizza

Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Do Not Alter Splanchnic Cortisol Production in Humans
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3919-3926 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2390 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Gibney, T. P. Smith, and T. J. McKenna

The Impact on Clinical Practice of Routine Screening for Macroprolactin
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3927-3932 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2234 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carina C. W. Chan, Ernest H. Y. Ng, O. S. Tang, William S. B. Yeung, Estella Y. L. Lau, and P. C. Ho

A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Compare Two Doses of Recombinant Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Inducing Final Oocyte Maturity and the Hormonal Profile during the Luteal Phase
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3933-3938 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2169 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ethel Codner, Dennis Mook-Kanamori, Rodrigo A. Bazaes, Nancy Unanue, Hugo Sovino, Francisca Ugarte, Alejandra Avila, German Iñiguez, and Fernando Cassorla

Ovarian Function during Puberty in Girls with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Response to Leuprolide
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3939-3945 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0142 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nelly Mauras, Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, Vivek Allada, Michael Messig, Michael P. Wajnrajch, Barbara Lippe on behalf of the Transition Study Group

Limited Efficacy of Growth Hormone (GH) during Transition of GH-Deficient Patients from Adolescence to Adulthood: A Phase III Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Two-Year Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3946-3955 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0208 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yafei Huang, Shimin Cao, Manubai Nagamani, Karl E. Anderson, James J. Grady, and Lee-Jane W. Lu

Decreased Circulating Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor- in Postmenopausal Women during Consumption of Soy-Containing Isoflavones
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3956-3962 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0161 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarah Ehtisham, Nicola Crabtree, Penelope Clark, Nick Shaw, and Timothy Barrett

Ethnic Differences in Insulin Resistance and Body Composition in United Kingdom Adolescents
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3963-3969 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harald Dobnig, Adrien Sipos, Yebin Jiang, Astrid Fahrleitner-Pammer, Louis-Georges Ste-Marie, J. Christopher Gallagher, Imre Pavo, Jingyuan Wang, and Erik F. Eriksen

Early Changes in Biochemical Markers of Bone Formation Correlate with Improvements in Bone Structure during Teriparatide Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3970-3977 , doi:10.1210/jc.2003-1703 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberto Lanes, Arlette Soros, Karen Flores, Peter Gunczler, Eduardo Carrillo, and Jack Bandel

Endothelial Function, Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness, Epicardial Adipose Tissue, and Left Ventricular Mass and Function in Growth Hormone-Deficient Adolescents: Apparent Effects of Growth Hormone Treatment on These Parameters
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3978-3982 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0091 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shannon M. Heitritter, Caren G. Solomon, Gary F. Mitchell, Nadia Skali-Ounis, and Ellen W. Seely

Subclinical Inflammation and Vascular Dysfunction in Women with Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3983-3988 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2494 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gudmundur Johannsson, James Gibney, Troels Wolthers, Kin-Chuen Leung, and Ken K. Y. Ho

Independent and Combined Effects of Testosterone and Growth Hormone on Extracellular Water in Hypopituitary Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3989-3994 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0553 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Valérie Pruneta-Deloche, Christophe Marçais, Laurence Perrot, Agnès Sassolas, Mireille Delay, Bruno Estour, Michel Lagarde, and Philippe Moulin

Combination of Circulating Antilipoprotein Lipase (Anti-LPL) Antibody and Heterozygous S172 fsX179 Mutation of LPL Gene Leading to Chronic Hyperchylomicronemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3995-3998 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0205 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas Machens, Michael Brauckhoff, Hans-Jürgen Holzhausen, Phuong Nguyen Thanh, Hendrik Lehnert, and Henning Dralle

Codon-Specific Development of Pheochromocytoma in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3999-4003 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeannet Lauenborg, Elisabeth Mathiesen, Torben Hansen, Charlotte Glümer, Torben Jørgensen, Knut Borch-Johnsen, Peter Hornnes, Oluf Pedersen, and Peter Damm

The Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in a Danish Population of Women with Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Is Three-Fold Higher than in the General Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4004-4010 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1713 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. O. Hoque, E. Rosenbaum, W. H. Westra, M. Xing, P. Ladenson, M. A. Zeiger, D. Sidransky, and C. B. Umbricht

Quantitative Assessment of Promoter Methylation Profiles in Thyroid Neoplasms
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4011-4018 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0313 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nils Knudsen, Peter Laurberg, Lone B. Rasmussen, Inge Bülow, Hans Perrild, Lars Ovesen, and Torben Jørgensen

Small Differences in Thyroid Function May Be Important for Body Mass Index and the Occurrence of Obesity in the Population
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4019-4024 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helmut Grasberger, Aviva Mimouni-Bloch, Marie-Christine Vantyghem, Guy van Vliet, Marc Abramowicz, Daniel L. Metzger, Hussein Abdullatif, Catherine Rydlewski, Paolo E. Macchia, Neal H. Scherberg, Jacqueline van Sande, Marc Mimouni, Roy E. Weiss, Gilbert Vassart, and Samuel Refetoff

Autosomal Dominant Resistance to Thyrotropin as a Distinct Entity in Five Multigenerational Kindreds: Clinical Characterization and Exclusion of Candidate Loci
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4025-4034 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0572 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Yoichi Hayashi, Shoichiro Nagasaka, Nirei Takahashi, Ikuyo Kusaka, Shun Ishibashi, Shigeharu Numao, Dong Jung Lee, Yoko Taki, Hitomi Ogata, Kumpei Tokuyama, and Kiyoji Tanaka

A Single Bout of Exercise at Higher Intensity Enhances Glucose Effectiveness in Sedentary Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4035-4040 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2092 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. A. Boisen, M. Chellakooty, I. M. Schmidt, C. M. Kai, I. N. Damgaard, A.-M. Suomi, J. Toppari, N. E. Skakkebaek, and K. M. Main

Hypospadias in a Cohort of 1072 Danish Newborn Boys: Prevalence and Relationship to Placental Weight, Anthropometrical Measurements at Birth, and Reproductive Hormone Levels at Three Months of Age
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4041-4046 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0302 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Grazia Castagna, Aldo Pinchera, Alessandro Marsili, Monica Giannetti, Eleonora Molinaro, Paola Fierabracci, Lucia Grasso, Furio Pacini, Ferruccio Santini, and Rossella Elisei

Influence of Human Body Composition on Serum Peak Thyrotropin (TSH) after Recombinant Human TSH Administration in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4047-4050 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0534 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. M. Ward, A. E. Denker, A. Porras, S. Shugarts, W. Kline, R. Travers, C. Mao, F. Rauch, A. Maes, P. Larson, P. Deutsch, and F. H. Glorieux

Single-Dose Pharmacokinetics and Tolerability of Alendronate 35- and 70-Milligram Tablets in Children and Adolescents with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type I
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4051-4056 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nadia Caraccio, Andrea Natali, Annamaria Sironi, Simona Baldi, Silvia Frascerra, Angela Dardano, Fabio Monzani, and Ele Ferrannini

Muscle Metabolism and Exercise Tolerance in Subclinical Hypothyroidism: A Controlled Trial of Levothyroxine
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4057-4062 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2344 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karin Frank-Raue, Susanne Rondot, Wolfgang Hoeppner, Peter Goretzki, Friedhelm Raue, and Wieland Meng

Coincidence of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Types 1 and 2: Mutations in the RET Protooncogene and MEN1 Tumor Suppressor Gene in a Family Presenting with Recurrent Primary Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4063-4067 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1759 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefano Palomba, Francesco Orio, Jr., Angela Falbo, Francesco Manguso, Tiziana Russo, Teresa Cascella, Achille Tolino, Enrico Carmina, Annamaria Colao, and Fulvio Zullo

Prospective Parallel Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Clomiphene Citrate and Metformin as the First-Line Treatment for Ovulation Induction in Nonobese Anovulatory Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4068-4074 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0110 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandra Viganò, Stefano Mora, Paola Manzoni, Laura Schneider, Silvia Beretta, Mariadelfina Molinaro, Berardo di Natale, and Paolo Brambilla

Effects of Recombinant Growth Hormone on Visceral Fat Accumulation: Pilot Study in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Adolescents
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4075-4080 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2431 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ritva Kauppinen-Mäkelin, Timo Sane, Antti Reunanen, Matti J. Välimäki, Leo Niskanen, Helene Markkanen, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Tapani Ebeling, Pia Jaatinen, Hanna Laine, Pirjo Nuutila, Pasi Salmela, Jorma Salmi, Ulf-Håkan Stenman, Jorma Viikari, and Erkki Voutilainen

A Nationwide Survey of Mortality in Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4081-4086 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1381 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lucia Perego, Pierluigi Pizzocri, Domenico Corradi, Francesco Maisano, Michele Paganelli, Paolo Fiorina, Michelangela Barbieri, Alberto Morabito, Giuseppe Paolisso, Franco Folli, and Antonio E. Pontiroli

Circulating Leptin Correlates with Left Ventricular Mass in Morbid (Grade III) Obesity before and after Weight Loss Induced by Bariatric Surgery: A Potential Role for Leptin in Mediating Human Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4087-4093 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1963 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. J. E. Kempers, A. S. P. van Trotsenburg, D. A. van Tijn, E. Bakker, B. M. Wiedijk, E. Endert, J. J. M. de Vijlder, and T. Vulsma

Disturbance of the Fetal Thyroid Hormone State Has Long-Term Consequences for Treatment of Thyroidal and Central Congenital Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4094-4100 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0197 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary C. Maj, Neviana MacKay, Valeriy Levandovskiy, Jane Addis, E. Regula Baumgartner, Matthias R. Baumgartner, Brian H. Robinson, and Jessie M. Cameron

Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Phosphatase Deficiency: Identification of the First Mutation in Two Brothers and Restoration of Activity by Protein Complementation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4101-4107 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0123 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cristina Cocco, Antonella Meloni, Francesco Boi, Giovanni Pinna, Roberta Possenti, Stefano Mariotti, and Gian-Luca Ferri

BRIEF REPORT:Median Eminence Dopaminergic Nerve Terminals: A Novel Target in Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4108-4111 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2184 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. Wild, Sara Vesely, Laura Beebe, Thomas Whitsett, and Willis Owen

BRIEF REPORT:Ferriman Gallwey Self-Scoring I: Performance Assessment in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4112-4114 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2243 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rachel Yehuda, Stephanie Mulherin Engel, Sarah R. Brand, Jonathan Seckl, Sue M. Marcus, and Gertrud S. Berkowitz

BRIEF REPORT:Transgenerational Effects of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Babies of Mothers Exposed to the World Trade Center Attacks during Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4115-4118 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0550 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marieke B. Snijder, Rob M. van Dam, Marjolein Visser, Dorly J. H. Deeg, Jacqueline M. Dekker, Lex M. Bouter, Jaap C. Seidell, and Paul Lips

BRIEF REPORT:Adiposity in Relation to Vitamin D Status and Parathyroid Hormone Levels: A Population-Based Study in Older Men and Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4119-4123 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0216 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juan J. Díez, Pedro Iglesias, and Kenneth D. Burman

BRIEF REPORT:Spontaneous Normalization of Thyrotropin Concentrations in Patients with Subclinical Hypothyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4124-4127 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0375 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher Moore, Stephen Shalet, Kathiresan Manickam, Terry Willard, Hiralal Maheshwari, and Gerhard Baumann

BRIEF REPORT:Voice Abnormality in Adults with Congenital and Adult-Acquired Growth Hormone Deficiency
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4128-4132 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2558 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Caraccio, A. Dardano, F. Manfredonia, L. Manca, L. Pasquali, A. Iudice, L. Murri, E. Ferrannini, and F. Monzani

BRIEF REPORT:Long-Term Follow-Up of 106 Multiple Sclerosis Patients Undergoing Interferon-ß 1a or 1b Therapy: Predictive Factors of Thyroid Disease Development and Duration
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4133-4137 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2326 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

G. Mazziotti, F. Sorvillo, M. Piscopo, F. Morisco, M. Cioffi, G. Stornaiuolo, G. B. Gaeta, A. M. Molinari, J. H. Lazarus, G. Amato, and C. Carella

Innate and Acquired Immune System in Patients Developing Interferon--Related Autoimmune Thyroiditis: A Prospective Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4138-4144 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0093 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antony D. Karelis, May Faraj, Jean-Philippe Bastard, David H. St-Pierre, Martin Brochu, Denis Prud’homme, and Remi Rabasa-Lhoret

The Metabolically Healthy but Obese Individual Presents a Favorable Inflammation Profile
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4145-4150 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0482 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prasong Tanmahasamut and Neil Sidell

Up-Regulation of Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication and Connexin43 Expression by Retinoic Acid in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4151-4156 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0663 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José L. San Millán, José I. Botella-Carretero, Francisco Álvarez-Blasco, Manuel Luque-Ramírez, José Sancho, Paolo Moghetti, and Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale

A Study of the Hexose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Gene R453Q and 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Gene 83557insA Polymorphisms in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4157-4162 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1523 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francoise Féry, Luc Tappy, Philippe Schneiter, Jacques Devière, and Edmond O. Balasse

Effect of Somatostatin on Duodenal Glucose Absorption in Man
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4163-4169 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1766 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nancy F. Butte, Anthony G. Comuzzie, Gouwen Cai, Shelley A. Cole, Nitesh R. Mehta, and Carlos A. Bacino

Genetic and Environmental Factors Influencing Fasting Serum Adiponectin in Hispanic Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4170-4176 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2328 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johannes D. Veldhuis, Ali Iranmanesh, and Cyril Y. Bowers

Joint Mechanisms of Impaired Growth-Hormone Pulse Renewal in Aging Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4177-4183 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0336 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anatoly Tiulpakov, Natalya Kalintchenko, Tatyana Semitcheva, Alexander Polyakov, Ivan Dedov, Polina Sverdlova, Galina Kolesnikova, Valentina Peterkova, and Petr Rubtsov

A Potential Rearrangement between CYP19 and TRPM7 Genes on Chromosome 15q21.2 as a Cause of Aromatase Excess Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4184-4190 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2176 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bo Liu, Stephen J. Hill, and Raheela N. Khan

Oxytocin Inhibits T-Type Calcium Current of Human Decidual Stromal Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4191-4197 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0480 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susanna E. Borggreve, Hans L. Hillege, Bruce H. R. Wolffenbuttel, Paul E. de Jong, Stephan J. L. Bakker, Gerrit van der Steege, Arie van Tol, Robin P. F. Dullaart on behalf of the PREVEND Study Group

The Effect of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein –629CA Promoter Polymorphism on High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Is Dependent on Serum Triglycerides
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4198-4204 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0182 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giovina Fiore, Pasquale Florio, Lucia Micheli, Cristina Nencini, Marco Rossi, Daniela Cerretani, Guido Ambrosini, Giorgio Giorgi, and Felice Petraglia

Endothelin-1 Triggers Placental Oxidative Stress Pathways: Putative Role in Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4205-4210 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1632 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroyuki Yamashita, Yuji Yamazaki, Hisashi Hasegawa, Takeyoshi Yamashita, Seiji Fukumoto, Takashi Shigematsu, Junichiro James Kazama, Masafumi Fukagawa, and Shiro Noguchi

Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 in Patients with Graves’ Disease before and after Antithyroid Therapy: Its Important Role in Serum Phosphate Regulation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4211-4215 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2498 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Urpu Salmenniemi, Jelena Zacharova, Eija Ruotsalainen, Ilkka Vauhkonen, Jussi Pihlajamäki, Sakari Kainulainen, Kari Punnonen, and Markku Laakso

Association of Adiponectin Level and Variants in the Adiponectin Gene with Glucose Metabolism, Energy Expenditure, and Cytokines in Offspring of Type 2 Diabetic Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4216-4223 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2289 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen Putnam, George P. Chrousos, Lynnette K. Nieman, and David R. Rubinow

Sex-Related Differences in Stimulated Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis during Induced Gonadal Suppression
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4224-4231 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2525 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum]  

Ali Iranmanesh and Johannes D. Veldhuis

Combined Inhibition of Types I and II 5 -Reductase Selectively Augments the Basal (Nonpulsatile) Mode of Testosterone Secretion in Young Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4232-4237 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2262 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Norbert Stefan, Silke Schäfer, Fausto Machicao, Jürgen Machann, Fritz Schick, Claus D. Claussen, Michael Stumvoll, Hans-Ulrich Häring, and Andreas Fritsche

Liver Fat and Insulin Resistance Are Independently Associated with the –514C>T Polymorphism of the Hepatic Lipase Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4238-4243 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2479 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Murray D. Mitchell, Maxwell C. Chang, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Hao-Yi Lan, Rachel J. A. Helliwell, Roberto Romero, and Timothy A. Sato

Identification of 9,11ß-Prostaglandin F₂ in Human Amniotic Fluid and Characterization of Its Production by Human Gestational Tissues
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4244-4248 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2496 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Markku Vänttinen, Pirjo Nuutila, Jussi Pihlajamäki, Kirsti Hällsten, Kirsi A. Virtanen, Riikka Lautamäki, Pauliina Peltoniemi, Jukka Kemppainen, Teemu Takala, Antti P. M. Viljanen, Juhani Knuuti, and Markku Laakso

The Effect of the Ala¹² Allele of the Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-2 Gene on Skeletal Muscle Glucose Uptake Depends on Obesity: A Positron Emission Tomography Study
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4249-4254 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa J. Martin, Jessica G. Woo, Stephen R. Daniels, Elizabeth Goodman, and Lawrence M. Dolan

The Relationships of Adiponectin with Insulin and Lipids Are Strengthened with Increasing Adiposity
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4255-4259 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0019 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vivian Hwa, Brian Little, Pelin Adiyaman, Eric M. Kofoed, Katherine L. Pratt, Gonul Ocal, Merih Berberoglu, and Ron G. Rosenfeld

Severe Growth Hormone Insensitivity Resulting from Total Absence of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5b
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4260-4266 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0515 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Timothy Schaiff, Ibrahim Bildirici, Monica Cheong, Peggy L. Chern, D. Michael Nelson, and Yoel Sadovsky

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- and Retinoid X Receptor Signaling Regulate Fatty Acid Uptake by Primary Human Placental Trophoblasts
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4267-4275 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2265 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Eduardo Caminos, Rubén Nogueiras, Rosalía Gallego, Susana Bravo, Sulay Tovar, Tomás García-Caballero, Felipe F. Casanueva, and Carlos Diéguez

Expression and Regulation of Adiponectin and Receptor in Human and Rat Placenta
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4276-4286 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-0930 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kaushik Maiti, Da Young Oh, Jung Sun Moon, Sujata Acharjee, Jian Hua Li, Dong Gyu Bai, Hee-Sae Park, Keesook Lee, Young Chul Lee, Neon Chul Jung, Kyungjin Kim, Hubert Vaudry, Hyuk Bang Kwon, and Jae Young Seong

Differential Effects of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH)-I and GnRH-II on Prostate Cancer Cell Signaling and Death
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4287-4298 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-1894 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nima Soleymanlou, Igor Jurisica, Ori Nevo, Francesca Ietta, Xin Zhang, Stacy Zamudio, Martin Post, and Isabella Caniggia

Molecular Evidence of Placental Hypoxia in Preeclampsia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4299-4308 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0078 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prapapan Rajatapiti, Monique H. A. Kester, Ronald R. de Krijger, Robbert Rottier, Theo J. Visser, and Dick Tibboel

Expression of Glucocorticoid, Retinoid, and Thyroid Hormone Receptors during Human Lung Development
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4309-4314 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0556 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stuart A. Milne, Teresa A. Henderson, Rodney W. Kelly, Philippa T. Saunders, David T. Baird, and Hilary O. D. Critchley

Leukocyte Populations and Steroid Receptor Expression in Human First-Trimester Decidua; Regulation by Antiprogestin and Prostaglandin E Analog
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4315-4321 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2338 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anneke Alkemade, Edith C. Friesema, Unga A. Unmehopa, Babs O. Fabriek, George G. Kuiper, Jack L. Leonard, Wilmar M. Wiersinga, Dick F. Swaab, Theo J. Visser, and Eric Fliers

Neuroanatomical Pathways for Thyroid Hormone Feedback in the Human Hypothalamus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4322-4334 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2567 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudio Pagano, Oriano Marin, Alessandra Calcagno, Patrizia Schiappelli, Catia Pilon, Gabriella Milan, Matteo Bertelli, Erica Fanin, Gilberto Andrighetto, Giovanni Federspil, and Roberto Vettor

Increased Serum Resistin in Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome Is Related to Obesity and Not to Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4335-4340 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0293 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna L. Stratford, Kristien Boelaert, Lesley A. Tannahill, Dae S. Kim, Adrian Warfield, Margaret C. Eggo, Neil J. L. Gittoes, Lawrence S. Young, Jayne A. Franklyn, and Chris J. McCabe

Pituitary Tumor Transforming Gene Binding Factor: A Novel Transforming Gene in Thyroid Tumorigenesis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4341-4349 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0523 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric K. Nakakura, Virote R. Sriuranpong, Muthusamy Kunnimalaiyaan, Edward C. Hsiao, Kornel E. Schuebel, Michael W. Borges, Ning Jin, Brendan J. Collins, Barry D. Nelkin, Herbert Chen, and Douglas W. Ball

Regulation of Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor Cells by Notch Signaling
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4350-4356 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0540 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sejal Dharia, Audry Slane, Ming Jian, Michael Conner, Alan J. Conley, Robert M. Brissie, and C. Richard Parker, Jr.

Effects of Aging on Cytochrome B5 Expression in the Human Adrenal Gland
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4357-4361 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karsten Müssig, Simone Kaltenbach, Fausto Machicao, Christiane Maser-Gluth, Michaela F. Hartmann, Stefan A. Wudy, Günter Schnauder, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Fritz J. Seif, and Baptist Gallwitz

BRIEF REPORT:17-Hydroxylase/17,20-Lyase Deficiency Caused by a Novel Homozygous Mutation (Y27Stop) in the Cytochrome CYP17 Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4362-4365 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0136 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin Fassnacht, Dirk Weismann, Silke Ebert, Patrick Adam, Martina Zink, Felix Beuschlein, Stefanie Hahner, and Bruno Allolio

BRIEF REPORT:AKT Is Highly Phosphorylated in Pheochromocytomas But Not in Benign Adrenocortical Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4366-4370 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2198 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Features:

Liangwu Sun, Erik A. Eklund, Wendy K. Chung, Chao Wang, Jason Cohen, and Hudson H. Freeze

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation Id Presenting with Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia and Islet Cell Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4371-4375 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0250 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Hussain, K. E. Cosgrove, R. M. Shepherd, A. Luharia, V. V. Smith, S. Kassem, J. W. Gregory, A. Sivaprasadarao, H. T. Christesen, B. B. Jacobsen, K. Brusgaard, B. Glaser, E. A. Maher, K. J. Lindley, P. Hindmarsh, M. Dattani, and M. J. Dunne

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome due to Defects in the Function of Pancreatic ß-Cell Adenosine Triphosphate-Sensitive Potassium Channels
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4376-4382 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0158 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melissa S. Lora, Steven G. Waguespack, Jeffrey F. Moley, and Emily C. Walvoord

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Adrenal Ganglioneuromas in Children with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2: A Report of Two Cases
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4383-4387 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2526 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lei Ye, Xiaoying Li, Ying Chen, Hongtao Sun, Weiqing Wang, Tingwei Su, Lei Jiang, Bin Cui, and Guang Ning

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Autosomal Dominant Neurohypophyseal Diabetes Insipidus with Linkage to Chromosome 20p13 but without Mutations in the AVP-NPII Gene
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4388-4393 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2000 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katherine Samaras, Sarah Pett, Andrew Gowers, Marilyn McMurchie, and David A. Cooper

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Iatrogenic Cushing’s Syndrome with Osteoporosis and Secondary Adrenal Failure in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients Receiving Inhaled Corticosteroids and Ritonavir-Boosted Protease Inhibitors: Six Cases
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4394-4398 , doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0036 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sérgio Reis Soares, Carlos Troncoso, Ernesto Bosch, Vicente Serra, Carlos Simón, José Remohí, and Antonio Pellicer

EXTENSIVE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:Age and Uterine Receptiveness: Predicting the Outcome of Oocyte Donation Cycles
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4399-4404 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2252 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shlomo Melmed, Richard Sternberg, David Cook, Anne Klibanski, Philippe Chanson, Vivien Bonert, Mary Lee Vance, David Rhew, David Kleinberg, and Ariel Barkan

CLINICAL REVIEW:A Critical Analysis of Pituitary Tumor Shrinkage during Primary Medical Therapy in Acromegaly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4405-4410 , doi:10.1210/jc.2004-2466 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Khashayar Sakhaee and Naim M. Maalouf

Dietary Calcium, Obesity and Hypertension—The End of the Road?
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4411-4413 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1004 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter R. Ebeling

Defective Osteoblast Function May Be Responsible for Bone Loss from the Proximal Femur Despite Pamidronate Therapy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4414-4416 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-1079 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Robert P. Heaney, Karen Rafferty, and K. Michael Davies

Letter re: Long-Term Persistence of the Urine Calcium-Lowering Effect of Potassium Bicarbonate in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4417 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0662 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Authors’ Response: Long-Term Persistence of the Urine Calcium-Lowering Effect of Potassium Bicarbonate in Postmenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4417-a-4418 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0795 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rajaram J. Karne, Hui Chen, Gail Sullivan, and Michael J. Quon

Letter re: 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: 4418-4419 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0528 [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Brandou, J. F. Brun, E. Raynaud, and J. Mercier

Authors’ Response: 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: 4419 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0649 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jardena J. Puder, Beat Müller, and Ulrich Keller

Letter re: The Biological Variation of Testosterone and Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (SHBG) in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Implications for SHBG as a Surrogate Marker of Insulin Resistance
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4419-a-4420 doi:10.1210/jc.2005-0806 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements and Resources:

International Osteoporosis Foundation-Servier RESEARCH AWARD IN OSTEOPOROSIS
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3903 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 3945 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles E. Culpeper Scholarships in Medical Science
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4074 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4118 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4286 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005 90: 4421-4424 [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: 4425-4427 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Information Page from The Hormone Foundation:

David Cook and Peter J. Trainer

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

David Cook and Peter J. Trainer

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

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