The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. · Dec 1995
Nested polymerase chain reaction study of 53 cases with Turner's syndrome: is cytogenetically undetected Y mosaicism common?
Turner's syndrome patients with Y mosaicism face a high risk of developing gonadoblastoma. Cytogenetic analysis can fail to detect rare cells bearing a normal or structurally abnormal Y chromosome (low level Y mosaicism). We screened 53 individuals with Turner's syndrome for presence of sex-determining region Y (SRY), the testis-specific protein, Y encoded, gene, and the Y centromeric DYZ3 repeat using nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR). ⋯ In 1 SRY-positive subject, the karyotype was 45,X, and in the other, it was 46,Xi(Xq). None of 53 Turner's syndrome individuals, including the 2 SRY-positive subjects, were positive for the testis-specific protein, Y encoded, gene on the proximal short arm of chromosome Y or the centromeric DYZ3 repeat. These data exclude low level Y mosaicism in almost all Turner's syndrome cases tested.
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. · Sep 1995
Multicenter Study Clinical TrialSafety and efficacy of long-term octreotide therapy of acromegaly: results of a multicenter trial in 103 patients--a clinical research center study.
One hundred and three acromegalic patients from 14 medical centers were enrolled in this study to determine the efficacy and safety of the somatostatin analog, octreotide acetate, during long term treatment. Seventy percent of the patients had undergone previous surgery or radiation treatment. Octreotide was initiated at a dose of 100 micrograms, sc, every 8 h and gradually increased to a maximum of 1500 micrograms daily depending upon the individual patient's clinical and biochemical response [GH and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) reduction]. ⋯ Gallstone formation was not related to the dose of octreotide. Most patients with cholelithiasis were asymptomatic, and none developed cholecystitis. These observations suggest that octreotide is a valuable long term medical treatment for acromegaly.
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. · Aug 1995
Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialPotential of testosterone buciclate for male contraception: endocrine differences between responders and nonresponders.
Suppression of serum LH and FSH, by testosterone (T) alone or in combination with other agents, has proved to be the most promising approach to male contraception. T enanthate, the only androgen preparation tested in male contraceptive efficacy trials so far, must be injected every week due to its short terminal elimination half-life of 4.5 days and leads to supraphysiological T serum levels. A new T ester synthesized under WHO and NIH auspices, testosterone buciclate (TB), showed a favorable pharmacokinetic profile, with a terminal half-life of 29.5 days when tested in hypogonadal men. ⋯ Both subgroups showed similar increases in serum LH and FSH after GnRH stimulation. In a newly introduced GnRH antagonist suppression test, serum LH and T were decreased to significantly lower levels in the responders. These results indicate a different hormonal equilibrium and probably different susceptibility to feedback regulation of the responders compared to the nonresponders.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. · Aug 1995
Comparative StudyDoes thyroidectomy, radioactive iodine therapy, or antithyroid drug treatment alter reactivity of patients' T cells to epitopes of thyrotropin receptor in autoimmune thyroid diseases?
The effect of treatment on thyroid antibody production and T cell reactivity to thyroid antigens was studied in 15 patients with Graves' disease (GD) before and after thyroidectomy, 19 patients with GD before and after radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy, and 9 patients maintained euthyroid on antithyroid drugs (ATD). Twenty subjects matched for age and sex without known thyroid disease served as controls. In GD patients, the responses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and TSH receptor (TSHR)-specific T cell lines to recombinant human TSHR extracellular domain, thyroglobulin, and TSHR peptides were examined on the day of surgery or RAI therapy (day 0) and also 6-8 weeks and 3-6 months thereafter. ⋯ The decreased T cell reactivity to thyroid antigens after thyroidectomy could be the result of removal of a major part of the thyroid gland or redistribution of suppressor-inducer T cells. The increased T cell response after RAI therapy is probably epitope specific, rather than a response to the whole TSHR molecule. Synchronous recognition of peptides 158-176 and 248-263 is important for the development of GD, and the loss of recognition of one of these epitopes may be an early sign of immune remission and a predictor of euthyroidism.
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. · Jul 1995
Comparative StudyCirculating selectins, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 in hyperthyroidism.
Serum concentrations of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1), soluble E-selectin (sE-selectin), soluble P-selectin, and soluble L-selectin (sL-selectin), tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-6 were measured in patients with Graves' disease (GD) (n = 33), in patients with toxic nodular goiter (n = 34), and in a group of healthy controls (n = 36). The serum levels of sICAM-1, sVCAM-1, sE-selectin, and sL-selectin were markedly elevated in patients with GD and in patients with toxic nodular goiter before treatment with methimazole (P < 0.05 for all). After 8 weeks of therapy, serum concentrations of sVCAM-1 and sE-selectin normalized, whereas serum levels of sL-selectin and sICAM-1 remained elevated. ⋯ However, no correlation between serum levels of sE-selectin, sL-selectin, and soluble P-selectin or cytokines and serum levels of thyroid peroxidase antibodies, TSH receptor antibodies, or thyroglobulin antibodies, respectively, was found. In addition, no correlation between serum levels of adhesion molecules or cytokines and thyroid hormones was seen. We conclude that both the action of thyroid hormones and the autoimmune process in GD may contribute to elevated levels of soluble adhesion molecules.