Metabolomics profiling reveals p-aminobenzoic acid enhances resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat by Yiluo Tan, Kangjun Wang, Mingming Guo, Guangxu Zhang, Xiaofeng Li, Yijun Shi, Maosheng He, Dayong Xu, Feng Chen, Jiwei Fan

“…The most enriched KEGG pathways were plant hormone signal transduction and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, which may constitute the major defence responses to FHB challenge. …”
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Patient perspective: Is intensive screening of women at high risk of breast cancer evidence-based medicine or ? by Kathleen A Fairman

“…In this commentary, I explore parallels between the use of the intensive screening protocol and another longstanding women’s health recommendation based on limited evidence, the use of hormone therapy (HT) for postmenopausal chronic disease prevention, which was sharply curtailed after the publication of the groundbreaking Women’s Health Initiative trial in 2002. …”
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Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Causing Back Pain and Leg Weakness: An Unusual Presentation of Hyperthyroidism by Henrik Elenius, Marie Cesa, Corina C. Nava Suarez, Abhishek Nimkar, Prasanta Basak, Nandita Sinha

“…Any cause of thyroid hormone excess can cause TPP, with Graves’ disease being the most common etiology. …”
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Application of endocrine biomarkers to update information on reproductive physiology in gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus). by Valentina Melica, Shannon Atkinson, John Calambokidis, Aimée Lang, Jonathan Scordino, Franz Mueter

“…The goal of the present study was to provide updated insights on reproductive physiology of gray whales, using progesterone and testosterone as biomarkers. We measured hormone concentrations using enzyme immunoassay (EIA) techniques in blubber biopsies collected from 106 individual whales from March to November over a span of 12 years (2004-2016) between California and Alaska. …”
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Assessment of Visual and Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Marta Waliszewska-Prosół, Maria Ejma

“…They underwent a neurological examination, thyroid hormone levels, thyroid autoantibody titers, and brain imaging. …”
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Increased Circulating Betatrophin Concentrations in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Daniel Espes, Mats Martinell, Per-Ola Carlsson

“…Betatrophin has recently been described as a key hormone to stimulate beta-cell mass expansion in response to insulin resistance and obesity in mice. …”
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Glucose Metabolism of Human Prostate Cancer Mouse Xenografts by Hossein Jadvar, Xiankui Li, Antranik Shahinian, Ryan Park, Michel Tohme, Jacek Pinski, Peter S. Conti

“…Our results support the notions that FDG PET may be useful in the imaging evaluation of response to androgen ablation therapy and in the early prediction of hormone refractoriness in men with metastatic prostate cancer.…”
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The Beneficial Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Other than Their Anti-Diabetic and Anti-Obesity Properties by Chenqi Lu, Cong Xu, Jun Yang

“…As an incretin hormone, Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) has obvious effects on blood glucose regulation and weight loss. …”
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Headache in a Child with Pseudohypoparathyroidism: An Alarming Symptom Not to Miss by Sarah Wing-yiu Poon, Brian Hon-yin Chung, Anita Man-ching Tsang, Grace Wing-kit Poon

“…Repeated imaging showed hydrocephalus and Chiari malformation type 1 necessitating emergency craniectomy. Conclusion. Growth hormone deficiency, a common manifestation of pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a, results in underdevelopment of the posterior cranial fossa and may account for the higher incidence of Chiari malformation in this group of patients. …”
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Hysterosalpingography with Oil-Soluble Contrast Medium Does Not Increase Newborn Hypothyroidism by Divya M. Mathews, Jane M. Peart, Neil P. Johnson, Robert G. Sim, Natasha L. Heather, Dianne Webster, Susannah O’Sullivan, Paul L. Hofman

“…This was a retrospective analysis of newborn TSH data for a cohort of neonates conceived within six months of an OSCM HSG in the Auckland region, New Zealand, from the years 2000 to 2019. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels of these newborns were obtained from newborn screening, which is routinely performed for all children at 48–72 hours of life. …”
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Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover in Patients with β-Thalassemia Major: A Single Center Study from Southern Pakistan by Sadia Sultan, Syed Mohammed Irfan, Syed Ijlal Ahmed

“…No correlation was found between indirect bilirubin and skeletal parameters, calcium and parathyroid hormone (P>0.05). Conclusions. Biochemical profile is significantly altered in patients with β-thalassemia major and bone associated biochemical abnormalities like hypocalcaemia, 25-OH vitamin D deficiency, and hypophosphatemia are not uncommon in Pakistani patients with thalassemia major.…”
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Molecular Subtypes of Breast Carcinoma and Their Association with Clinicopathological Features by Ambreen Bari, Sumayyah Shawana

“… Background: Breast cancer is categorized into four primary molecular subtypes based on gene expression profiles and hormone receptor status: Luminal A & B subtypes, Basal-like, and HER2-enriched. …”
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Anabolic androgenic steroids intake and its impact on male reproductive system - systematic review by Maja Mielczarek, Paulina Sroczyńska, Jan Sroczyński, Julia Lachowska, Karolina Senior, Jerzy Smandek

“…AAS bind to androgen receptors, promoting muscle growth by increasing protein synthesis and promoting the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor 1 axis. AAS are commonly administered via intramuscular injection or oral ingestion. …”
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Exogenously applied ABA alleviates dysplasia of maize (Zea mays L.) ear under drought stress by altering photosynthesis and sucrose transport by Zizhu Jiang, Yu Peng Li, Ping Zhuo Gai, Jinsheng Gao, Lijian Xu

“…Abscisic acid (ABA) is a plant hormone that can regulate the physicology metabolism under abiotic stress. …”
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PPAR Agonists for the Prevention and Treatment of Lung Cancer by Sowmya P. Lakshmi, Aravind T. Reddy, Asoka Banno, Raju C. Reddy

“…Recently, a family of nuclear hormone receptors, the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), has attracted significant attention for its role in various malignancies including lung cancer. …”
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Acromegaly: Role of Surgery in the Therapeutic Armamentarium by Gerardo Guinto, Miguel Abdo, Erick Zepeda, Norma Aréchiga, Moisés Mercado

“…Somatostatin analogues are included as the first line of medication, followed by dopamine agonist and growth hormone receptors antagonists. Radiation therapy can be also indicated in two main forms for residual tumor with medically refractory patients: radiosurgery for small tumors or fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for larger ones.…”
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Flame-forged divergence? Ancient human fires and the evolution of diurnal and nocturnal lineages in moorish geckos by Domenico Fulgione, Danilo Russo, Eleonora Rivieccio, Valeria Maselli, Bice Avallone, Alessandro Mondanaro, Giorgio Giurato, Maria Buglione

“…The pale-nocturnal variant exhibited lower skin melanin levels, smaller and fewer melanosomes, and lower plasma α-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone levels than its dark-diurnal counterpart. …”
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Droplet microfluidic screening to engineer angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) catalytic activity by Evelyn F Okal, Philip A. Romero, Pete Heinzelman

“…Abstract Background Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a crucial peptidase in human peptide hormone signaling, catalyzing the conversion of Angiotensin-II to Angiotensin-(1–7), which activates the Mas receptor and elicits vasodilation, increased blood flow, reduced inflammation, and decreased pathological tissue remodeling. …”
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Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism by I. A. Baranova, A. V. Baranov

“…Some authors report the impact of elevated parathyroid hormone levels on the formation of gallbladder stones by inhibiting of gallbladder emptying, hepatic bile secretion and mobility of the sphincter Oddi, and changing of the bile composition. …”
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The Effect of Thyroid Dysfunction on the Cardiovascular Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Ghana by Osei Sarfo-Kantanka, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Eunice Oparebea Ansah, Ishmael Kyei

“…Positive correlation was found between CHD risk and HbA1c, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, and thyroid stimulating hormone. Conclusion. The presence of thyroid dysfunction significantly increased the CHD risk associated with T2DM patients in Ghana.…”
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