Serum Thyrotropin Is Positively Correlated with the Metabolic Syndrome Components of Obesity and Dyslipidemia in Chinese Adolescents by Jingfan Zhang, Ranhua Jiang, Ling Li, Ping Li, Xue Li, Zinan Wang, Liang Li, Weiping Teng

“…Metabolic syndrome is a medical disorder characterized by obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Thyroid hormone has been shown to affect many metabolic processes. …”
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The Value of Adrenal Androgens for Correcting Cortisol Lateralization in Adrenal Venous Sampling in Patients with Normal Cortisol Secretion by Wenjing Zhang, Keying Zhu, Hongyun Li, Yan Zhang, Dalong Zhu, Xuebin Zhang, Ping Li

“…The management of patients with adrenocorticotropic hormone-independent Cushing’s syndrome and bilateral adrenal masses is challenging. …”
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Effectiveness of Contrast Agents and Molecular Indicators in Alzheimer's Diagnosis Through PET and SPECT Imaging on Animal Models by Yasaman Abaszadeh, Ramin Ardalani, Athena Dehghan Najm Abadi

“…Respectively, Amyloid beta, Tau protein, Translocator protein (TSPO), Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), Monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B), and Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GnRHR) were identified the most as biomarkers in studies. …”
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial on the use of intraoperative ultrasound-guided laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy (UGLOC) as a method of fertility preservation in the... by Srdjan Saso, Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami, Jan Yvan Jos Verbakel, Benjamin P Jones, Joseph Yazbek, Mona El-Bahrawy, Lorraine S Kasaven

“…The primary outcome will be the difference in anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) (pmol/L) and antral follicle count (AFC) measured 3 and 6 months postoperatively from the preoperative baseline. …”
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Risk factors and outcomes of vitamin D deficiency in very preterm infants by Hannah Cho, Yoon Lee, Saelin Oh, Ju Sun Heo

“…Notably, calcium levels were significantly lower in the VDD group, while parathyroid hormone levels were significantly higher, compared with the non-VDD group. …”
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Reduction of orexin-expressing neurons and a unique sleep phenotype in the Tg-SwDI mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease by Yan Wu, Narayan R. Bhat, Meng Liu

“…Histological analysis revealed stark decreases of orexin immunoreactive (orexin-IR) neuron number and soma size in these Tg-SwDI mice (cell number: 2187 ± 97.1 in Tg-SwDI versus 3318 ± 137.9 in WT. soma size: 109.1 ± 8.1 μm2 in Tg-SwDI versus 160.4 ± 6.6 μm2 in WT), while the number and size of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) immunoreactive (MCH-IR) neurons remained unchanged (cell number: 4256 ± 273.3 in Tg-SwDI versus 4494 ± 326.8 in WT. soma size: 220.1 ± 13.6 μm2 in Tg-SwDI versus 202.0 ± 7.8 μm2 in WT). …”
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The mechanism of enterogenous toxin methylmalonic acid aggravating calcium-phosphorus metabolic disorder in uremic rats by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway by Xing Fan, Jing Li, Yan Gao, Lin Li, Haisong Zhang, Zhaoyu Bi

“…MMA concentration, levels of renal function indicators, serum inflammatory factors, Ca2+/P3+, and parathyroid hormone, intestinal flora structure, fecal metabolic profile, intestinal permeability, and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were assessed. …”
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Recovery from Liver Failure and Fibrosis in a Rat Portacaval Anastomosis Model after Neurointermediate Pituitary Lobectomy by Martín Muñoz-Ortega, Noé Macías-Segura, Javier Ventura-Juárez, Manuel Enrique Ávila-Blanco, Leonardo D. Ponce-Damian, Daniel González-Blas, Esperanza Sánchez-Alemán, Andrés Quintanar-Stephano

“…Arginine vasopressin (AVP) has been implicated as a proinflammatory-profibrotic hormone. In rats, neurointermediate pituitary lobectomy (NIL) induces a permanent drop (80%) in AVP serum levels. …”
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Elucidating the Underlying Allelopathy Effects of <i>Euphorbia jolkinii</i> on <i>Arundinella hookeri</i> Using Metabolomics Profiling by Xue Xiao, Zuyan Ma, Kai Zhou, Qiongmei Niu, Qin Luo, Xin Yang, Xiaohui Chu, Guilian Shan

“…This study demonstrated that <i>E. jolkinii</i> exhibits potent and comprehensive allelopathic effects on receptor plants, including a significant disruption of endogenous hormone synthesis, the inhibition of photosynthesis, an impairment of membrane and oxidation systems, and changes in crucial metabolic processes associated with α-linolenic, phenylpropanoid, and flavonoid biosynthesis. …”
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Compounds Involved in the Invasive Characteristics of <i>Lantana camara</i> by Hisashi Kato-Noguchi, Midori Kato

“…Farnesol and farnesal may interrupt insect juvenile hormone biosynthesis and cause abnormal metamorphosis of insects. …”
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Recombinant Human Thyrotropin-Aided Radioiodine Therapy in Tracheal Obstruction by an Invading Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma by Nickolaos Pontikides, Spyridon Karras, Antonios Papagiannis, Athina Kaprara, Panagiotis Anagnostis, George Noussios, Argyrios Doumas, Apostolos Goropoulos, Ioannis Iakovou, Georgios Kotronis, Konstantinos Bantis, Gerasimos Krassas

“…Two months later, a whole body I131 scan after recombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormone (rh-TSH) administration was performed and revealed a residual mass in upper left thyroid lobe. …”
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Nr4a1 and Nr4a3 redundantly control clonal deletion and contribute to an anergy-like transcriptome in auto-reactive thymocytes to impose tolerance in mice by Hailyn V. Nielsen, Letitia Yang, James L. Mueller, Alexander J. Ritter, Ryosuke Hiwa, Irina Proekt, Elze Rackaityte, Dominik Aylard, Mansi Gupta, Christopher D. Scharer, Mark S. Anderson, Byron B. Au-Yeung, Julie Zikherman

“…Abstract The Nr4a nuclear hormone receptors are transcriptionally upregulated in response to antigen recognition by the T cell receptor (TCR) in the thymus and are implicated in clonal deletion, but the mechanisms by which they operate are not clear. …”
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Adrenal Insufficiency in Cystic Fibrosis: A Rare Phenomenon? by Sébastien Préville-Ratelle, Adèle Coriati, Aurélie Ménard, Isabelle Bourdeau, François Tremblay, Yves Berthiaume

“…We reviewed the results of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation tests done over a 10-year period to evaluate adrenal function in 69 CF patients of the CHUM CF clinic. …”
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Identification and expression analysis of the ZF-HD gene family in castor by XU Xingyuan, HUANG Fenglan, ZHANG Chunlan, ZHU Mengyang, CUI Zhiyu, LIU Peng

“…RcZF-HD genes had a large number of tissue-specific elements, stress response elements, and hormone response elements. The ZF-HD genes were widely responsive to abiotic stresses and their expression was tissue-specific. …”
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Characteristics of NAFLD Based on Hypopituitarism by Kazuhisa Kodama, Atsuhiro Ichihara, Yasufumi Seki, Yuichi Ikarashi, Takaomi Sagawa, Tomomi Kogiso, Maiko Taniai, Katsutoshi Tokushige

“…In such cranial surgery patients, strong interventions should be considered from the early stage, including diet education, hormone replacement, and more.…”
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A Newborn with Genital Ambiguity, 45,X/46,XY Mosaicism, a Jumping Chromosome Y, and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia by Lei Zhang, Linda D. Cooley, Sonal R. Chandratre, Atif Ahmed, Jill D. Jacobson

“…We discuss a medically complex neonate with DSD presenting with ambiguous genitalia. Hormone levels suggested 21-hydroxylase deficiency. …”
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PARP inhibitors in the treatment of Pancreatic Cancer - A Review of literature by Jagoda Niewiadomska, Wiktor Grela, Daria Furtak, Dawid Tulej, Paulina Głogowska, Alicja Dziedzic, Natalia Gniaź, Dominika Marciniuk, Natalia Marko, Aleksandra Górska

“…The primary therapy for these cancers is surgery; chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, or immunotherapy are also used.  …”
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Morinda officinalis oligosaccharides alleviate chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depression through the BDNF/TrkB/CREB pathway and symptoms of sexual dysfunction in mice by Mengjie He, Mengying Hu, Tingqiao Wang, Zeping Zuo, Hongkai Li, Zhiwei Zhao, Yunwen Hao, Xueling Dai, Jianfang Wang, Yaxuan Sun

“…MOO further confirmed that sexual dysfunction is closely related to the development of depression by improving the lack of sexual motivation and low sexual performance in CUMS-induced depressed mice, modulating the disruption of sex hormone secretion in serum, and alleviating sperm morphology and functional defects in the epididymis.ConclusionThese findings on MOO provide a basis for exploring its antidepressant mechanism, its use to improve hypogonadotropic symptoms, and for future development of new antidepressant drug to improves hypogonadotropic symptoms.…”
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Cross-sectional association between plasma aldosterone concentration and cognitive performance by mini-mental state examination in community dwellers by Aketilieke Nusufujiang, Mulalibieke Heizhati, Nanfang Li, Ling Yao, Wenbo Yang, Hui Wang, Mei Li, Lin Gan, Adalaiti Maitituersun, Miaomiao Liu, Qiaolifanayi Nuermaimaiti, Li Cai, Xiayire Aierken, Xiufang Li, Qin Luo, Jing Hong

“…BackgroundAldosterone is the effector hormone in the renin angiotensin aldosterone system and existing data suggest aldosterone affect cognitive function. …”
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Serum Prohepcidin Levels Are Lower in Patients with Atrophic Gastritis by Hyung-Keun Kim, Eun-Chul Jang, Ju-Ok Yeom, Sun-Young Kim, Hyunjung Cho, Sung Soo Kim, Hiun-Suk Chae, Young-Seok Cho

“…Hepcidin, an iron regulatory hormone, is increased in response to inflammation and some infections. …”
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