A Large PROP1 Gene Deletion in a Turkish Pedigree by Suheyla Gorar, Doga Turkkahraman, Kanay Yararbas

“…Pituitary-specific paired-like homeodomain transcription factor, PROP1, is associated with multiple pituitary hormone deficiency. …”
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Malignant Lymphoma in the Parasellar Region by Takao Koiso, Hiroyoshi Akutsu, Shingo Takano, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Eiichi Ishikawa, Yasushi Okoshi, Akira Matsumura

“…The entity of pituitary (sellar or parasellar) lymphoma includes primary pituitary lymphoma (PPL) and secondary pituitary lymphoma (SPL). …”
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DIABETES INSIPIDUS: LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS by L. Yu. Morgunov

“…The most common causes of diabetes insipidus are neurosurgical operations on the pituitary gland due to its defeat by benign and malignant tumors, the neoplasms themselves, lymphocytic hypophysitis. …”
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Cluster Headache Secondary to Macroprolactinoma with Ipsilateral Cavernous Sinus Invasion by M. J. Levy, I. Robertson, T. A. Howlett

“…This case highlights the importance of imaging the pituitary fossa in patients with refractory cluster headache, It also raises the potential anatomical importance of the cavernous sinus in pituitary-associated headache.…”
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X-linked ubiquitin-specific peptidase 11 (USP11) increases susceptibility to Cushing’s disease in women by Tao Zhang, Yanting Liu, Fang Liu, Kaiyu Guo, Runhua Tang, Jingwei Ye, Li Xue, Zhipeng Su, Zhe Bao Wu

“…Abstract The incidence of pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting PitNETs, commonly known as ACTH PitNETs, is significantly higher in females; however, the underlying causes for this gender disparity remain unclear. …”
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Acromegaloid gigantism. Case presentation by Elodia Maria Rivas Alpizar, Jorge A. Aguilar Morales, Annia Quintana Marrero

“…Gadolinium-enhanced MRI reported pituitary macroadenoma. It was diagnosed as acromegaloid gigantism due to a growth hormone-producing pituitary tumor. …”
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Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics in endocrine research by Ryusaku Matsumoto, Takuya Yamamoto

“…Endocrine organs also exhibit cellular heterogeneity and comprise multiple cell types. For instance, the pituitary gland comprises five types of pituitary hormone-producing cells as well as non-hormone-producing supporting cells, such as fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and folliculostellate cells. …”
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Septooptic Dysplasia with an Associated Arachnoid Cyst by Skyler V. McLaurin-Jiang, Julie K. Wood, David F. Crudo

“…Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain confirmed the known history of arachnoid cyst with hydrocephalus but also revealed anterior pituitary hypoplasia, absence of the posterior pituitary bright spot, a thin pituitary stalk, and bilateral optic nerve hypoplasia. …”
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Measurement of Serum Free Thyroxine Index May Provide Additional Case Detection Compared to Free Thyroxine in the Diagnosis of Central Hypothyroidism by Kevin M. Pantalone, Betul Hatipoglu, Manjula K. Gupta, Laurence Kennedy, Amir H. Hamrahian

“…The diagnosis of central hypothyroidism is often suspected in patients with hypothalamic/pituitary pathology, in the setting of low, normal, or even slightly elevated serum TSH and low free thyroxine (FT4). …”
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Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency: Diagnosis, Management, and New Therapies by Sasigarn A. Bowden, Rohan Henry

“…Adrenal insufficiency may result from a wide variety of congenital or acquired disorders of hypothalamus, pituitary, or adrenal cortex. Destruction or dysfunction of the adrenal cortex is the cause of primary adrenal insufficiency, while secondary adrenal insufficiency is a result of pituitary or hypothalamic disease. …”
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Megestrol Acetate-Induced Symptomatic Hypogonadism in a Male Patient by Lubna Bashir Munshi, Yumiko Tsushima, Kwan Cheng, Maria Brito

“…The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis are very sensitive and can be affected by external factors like stress, starvation, and medication. …”
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Traumatic Brain Injury and Hypopituitarism by Gianluca Aimaretti, Ezio Ghigo

“…Patients with TBI should be screened both prospectively and retrospectively for isolated, multiple and even total pituitary deficits. It is well known that, patients with “classical” hypopituitarism (due to primary hypothalamic-pituitary pathologies) do benefit from hormonal replacement therapy. …”
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What is known and unknown about the role of neuroendocrine genes Ptprn and Ptprn2 by Stanko S. Stojilkovic, Srdjan J. Sokanovic, Stephanie Constantin

“…The protein tyrosine phosphatase receptors N and N2 are encoded by the Ptprn and Ptprn2 genes expressed in neuroendocrine cells of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and diffuse neuroendocrine system, including the pancreas, lung, and intestine. …”
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Germinoma with Involvement of Midline and Off-Midline Intracranial Structures by Monica Graciela Loto, Karina Danilowicz, Santiago González Abbati, Rafael Torino, Alejandro Misiunas

“…Brain MRI showed a solid mass involving pituitary and hypothalamus with thickening of pituitary stalk, high intensity lesions on T2-weighted imaging in left internal capsule, caudate nucleus, globus pallidus, and mild atrophy of the left internal capsule and cerebral peduncle. …”
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Endocrine and metabolic alterations in response to systemic inflammation and sepsis: a review article by Syed Faizan Mehdi, Muhammad Hamza Qureshi, Salman Pervaiz, Karishma Kumari, Edwin Saji, Mahnoor Shah, Ahmad Abdullah, Kamran Zahoor, Hafiza Amna Qadeer, Disha Kumari Katari, Christine Metz, Lopa Mishra, Derek LeRoith, Kevin Tracey, Michael J. Brownstein, Jesse Roth

“…It has frequently been linked with dysfunction in the hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA). Increased cortisol or cortisolemia is evident throughout the acute phase, along with changes in the hypothalamic pituitary thyroid (HPT) axis, growth hormone-IGF-1 axis, insulin-glucose axis, leptin, catecholamines, renin angiotensin aldosterone axis, ghrelin, glucagon, hypothalamic pituitary gonadal (HGA) axis, and fibroblast growth factor-21. …”
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A Bird’s-Eye Overview of Leptin and Female Reproduction —with Mammalian Comparisons by Sadequllah Ahmadi, Takeshi Ohkubo

“…In birds, leptin is expressed in the brain, pituitary glands, and gonads, where it enhances ovarian function and egg-laying performance, particularly during feed deprivation. …”
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Macroprolactinemia in a Patient with Invasive Macroprolactinoma: A Case Report and Minireview by Atanaska Elenkova, Zdravka Abadzhieva, Nikolai Genov, Vladimir Vasilev, Georgi Kirilov, Sabina Zacharieva

“…Patients with macroprolactinemia are usually asymptomatic, with negative pituitary imaging. Based on these data, most authors do not recommend treatment and long-term followup in subjects with macroprolactinemia. …”
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Immunohistochemistry for (Pro)renin Receptor in Humans by Satoshi Morimoto, Noriko Morishima, Daisuke Watanabe, Yoichiro Kato, Noriyuki Shibata, Atsuhiro Ichihara

“…In the brain, (pro)renin receptor staining was detected in neurons throughout all areas, especially in the medulla oblongata, paraventricular nucleus and supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus, cerebrum, granular layer of the hippocampus, Purkinje cell layer of the cerebellum, and the pituitary anterior and posterior lobes. In the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, all types of anterior pituitary hormone-positive cells showed double staining with (pro)renin receptor. …”
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Androgen Receptor Gene CAG Repeat Polymorphism Regulates the Metabolic Effects of Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Male Postsurgical Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism by Giacomo Tirabassi, Nicola delli Muti, Giovanni Corona, Mario Maggi, Giancarlo Balercia

“…Cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs), pituitary-dependent hormones, and AR gene CAG repeat polymorphism were considered. …”
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Systemic Sarcoidosis Unmasked by Cushing’s Disease Surgical Treatment by Daniele Bongetta, Cesare Zoia, Francesco Lombardi, Elisabetta Lovati, Pietro Lucotti, Paolo Gaetani

“…We report a case of sarcoidosis after the resection of an ACTH secreting pituitary adenoma.…”
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