[PDF] Top 20 Arq Bras Endocrinol Metab vol.51 número5 en a01v51n5

... There are also new approaches for surveillance of patients with an established diagnosis of thyroid cancer, and their refine- ment is leading to the observation that many patients, previ[r] ... See full document

... The desmopressin and combined CRH- desmopressin tests in the differential diagnosis of ACTH- dependent Cushing’s syndrome: constraints imposed by the expression of V2 vasopressin recepto[r] ... See full document

... A secreção ectópica de ACTH (SEA) é responsável por 12–17% dos casos de síndrome de Cushing (SC), cobrindo uma variedade de tumores, desde lesões benignas indetectáveis a metástases disseminadas. A SEA está ... See full document

... Entre as doenças endócrinas, a síndrome de Cushing (SC) é certamente uma das mais desafiadoras para o endocrinologista, devido às dificuldades que comumente surgem durante a investigação. O diagnóstico de SC envolve dois ... See full document

... The two index patients of the family analyzed in this study had undergone bilateral adrenalectomy for pheochromocytomas. This prompted genetic analyses of the probands and seven first-degree relatives. The two pheochro- ... See full document

... Cushing’s syndrome due to ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (AIMAH) can be associated with abnormal responses of aberrantly expressed adreno- cortical receptors. This study aimed to characterize in vitro ... See full document

... Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) is an autosomal dominant inherited tumor syndrome caused by RET proto-oncogene germline muta- tions (RET). Here we tested the Conformation Sensitive Gel Electrophoresis (CSGE) ... See full document

... Objective: To determine the consumption of slimming pills (SP) and its asso- ciation with TSH levels. Research Methods and Procedures: A survey was carried out in Rio de Janeiro (about 5 million inhabitants), Brazil, ... See full document

... The test is performed by giving dexamethasone orally 0.5 mg every 6 h for 48 h, starting at 1200 h, and then administering ovine-sequence CRH (1 µg/kg) iv at 0800 h (2 h after the last dose of dexamethasone). The plasma ... See full document

... Também parabenizamos Tatiana S. Cunha, Ana Paula Tanno, Fernanda K. Mar- condes, Sérgio E.A. Perez & Heloisa S. Selistre-Araújo pelo artigo da área básica “A administração de nandrolona não promove hipertrofia do ... See full document

... O conjunto de todos esses trabalhos indica, para o endocrinologista clínico, a importância da realização de investigação completa da existência desses receptores nos casos de síndrome de[r] ... See full document

... In a recent study by Russcher et al. (51), a 13- year-old girl was considered to have increased gluco- corticoid sensitivity on the grounds of developing Cushingoid phenotype and suppression of the endoge- nous ... See full document

... Transsphenoidal surgery with selective microade- nomectomy is now the accepted first line treatment of both adult and pediatric CD (49). The aim of the pro- cedure is selective removal of the microadenoma whilst ... See full document

... 4. Borges NCC, Taveira YDA, Mazucheli JA, Haddad AL, Astigarraga REB, Moreno RA. Estudo comparativo da biodisponibilidade relativa de duas formulações de glimepirida em voluntários sadios de ambos os sexos após ... See full document

... Cyclic Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is a disorder in which glucocorticoid levels are alternately normal and high, the latter occurring in episodes that can last from a few days to several months. It is more common in children ... See full document

... Eles en- contraram uma maior prevalência de osteoporose, na coluna lombar e no colo do fêmur, nas mulheres com peso normal quando comparadas àquelas com obesidade, assim como correlações positivas entre a DMO e ... See full document

... Primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD) is a form of bilateral adrenocortical hyperplasia that is often associated with corti- cotrophin (ACTH)-independent Cushing’s syndrome (CS) and is character- ized ... See full document

... ACTH-Independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (AIMAH) is a rare cause of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS), in which clinical features usually become apparent only after several decades of life. This form of adrenal ... See full document

... Bracci E, et al. A reappraisal of the role of methimazole and other factors on the efficacy and outcome of radioiodine ther- apy of Graves’ hyperthyroidism. J Clin Invest 1990;13:513. 11. Andrade VA, Cross JL, Maia AL. ... See full document

... 3. Pasquali R, Baraldi G, Biso P, Piazzi S, Patrono D, Capelli M, et al. Effect of physiological doses of triiodothyronine replacement on the hormonal and metabolic adaptation to short-term semistarvation and to ... See full document