Vol. 29 (1) 2008 Neuro endocrinology letters

Children and adolescents with obesity and the metabolic syndrome have high circulating cortisol levels.

Sen Y, Aygun D, Yilmaz E, Ayar A.

Comparative Study 2008; 29(1): 141-145 PubMed PMID: 18283269 Citation  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:blood, Blood Pressure:physiology, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone:blood, Lipids:blood, Male, Metabolic Syndrome X:blood, Obesity:blood, Risk Factors,.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the varying degrees of obesity and blood glucocorticoid levels in obese children and adolescents with and without metabolic syndrome features.

METHODS: We studied 241 obese children and adolescents aged between 2 and 17.6 years; 127 boy.....

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Anxiety as an enhancing phenomenon in origin of stress, CAN and PTSD in disabled children. Contribution to the ICD-10 re-classification.

Cinovský K, Skodácek I.
Journal Article 2008; 29(1): 71-74 PubMed PMID: 18283271 Citation  Keywords:  Adolescent, Aggression:psychology, Anxiety:psychology, Child, Child Abuse:classification, Child, Preschool, Disabled Children:psychology, Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic:classification, Humans, International Classification of Diseases:classification, Panic Disor.

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Consensus statement of the Polish Society for Endocrinology: presurgical somatostatin analogs therapy in acromegaly.

Bolanowski M, Bar-Andziak E, Kos-Kudła B, Krzyzanowska-Swiniarska B, Lewiński A, Łomna-Bogdanov E, Milewicz A, Sowiński J, Zgliczyński W, .
Letter 2008; 29(1): 59-62 PubMed PMID: 18283267 Citation  Keywords:  Acromegaly:blood, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Administration Schedule, Growth Hormone:blood, Humans, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I:metabolism, Octreotide:therapeutic use, Peptides, Cyclic:therapeutic use, Poland, Somatostatin:analogs & derivativ.

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Differential effects of melatonin on hippocampal neurodegeneration in different aged accelerated senescence prone mouse-8.

Cheng S, Ma C, Qu H, Fan W, Pang J, He H.
Journal Article 2008; 29(1): 91-99 PubMed PMID: 18283264 Citation  Keywords:  Aging:genetics, Animals, Antioxidants:adverse effects, Disease Models, Animal, Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System:pathology, Hippocampus:drug effects, Injections, Subcutaneous, Male, Maze Learning:drug effects, Melatonin:administration & dosage,.

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Effects of somatostatin on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) secretion from non-functioning pituitary tumoral cells incubated in vitro.

Ławnicka H, Pisarek H, Kunert-Radek J, Pawlikowski M.
Journal Article 2008; 29(1): 113-116 PubMed PMID: 18283262 Citation  Keywords:  Adenoma:metabolism, Adult, Aged, Female, Growth Hormone:metabolism, Hemangiopericytoma:metabolism, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pituitary Neoplasms:metabolism, Prolactin:metabolism, Receptors, Somatostatin:metabolism, Somatostatin:pharmacology, Tumor Cells,.

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Fenofibrate and rosiglitazone improve quality of lipoproteins in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Vrablík M, Dobiásová M, Stulc T, Kasalová Z, Dolezalová R, Prázný M, Fait T, Ceska R.
Controlled Clinical Trial 2008; 29(1): 146-150 PubMed PMID: 18283261 Citation  Keywords:  Aged, Biomarkers:blood, Cardiovascular Diseases:blood, Cholesterol, LDL:blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2:blood, Female, Fenofibrate:adverse effects, Humans, Lipoproteins:blood, Male, Middle Aged, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors:agonists, Phosp.

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Ghrelin - growth hormone releasing and orexigenic hormone in men declines with age, insulin and with decrease in testosterone concentration.

Kozakowski J, Rabijewski M, Zgliczyński W.
Clinical Trial 2008; 29(1): 100-106 PubMed PMID: 18283260 Citation  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aging:blood, Blood Glucose:metabolism, Body Weight:physiology, Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate:blood, Estradiol:blood, Ghrelin:blood, Growth Hormone:blood, Humans, Insulin:blood, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I:metabolism, Leptin:bloo.

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Growth hormone therapy in boy with panhypopituitarism may induce pilomatricoma recurrence: case report.

Oswiecimska J, Ziora K, Ziora K, Pindycka-Piaszczynska M, Zajecki W, Pikiewicz-Koch A, Stojewska M.
Case Reports 2008; 29(1): 51-54 PubMed PMID: 18283258 Citation  Keywords:  Adolescent, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Growth Hormone:adverse effects, Hair Diseases:chemically induced, Humans, Hypopituitarism:drug therapy, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I:metabolism, Male, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local:chemically induced, Pilomatrixo.

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Is there any relation between hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance and colorectal lesions in patients with acromegaly?

Foltyn W, Kos-Kudla B, Strzelczyk J, Matyja V, Karpe J, Rudnik A, Marek B, Kajdaniuk D, Sieron A, Latos W.
Clinical Trial 2008; 29(1): 107-112 PubMed PMID: 18283256 Citation  Keywords:  Acromegaly:complications, Adenoma:etiology, Adult, Aged, Blood Glucose:metabolism, Colonic Polyps:etiology, Colorectal Neoplasms:etiology, Female, Growth Hormone:blood, Homeostasis:physiology, Humans, Hyperinsulinism:complications, Insulin:blood, Insulin .

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Long lasting recurrent familiar transient global amnesia after betablocker treatment withdrawal: case report.

Vyhnálek M, Bojar M, Jerabek J, Hort J.
Case Reports 2008; 29(1): 44-46 PubMed PMID: 18283253 Citation  Keywords:  Adrenergic beta-Antagonists:adverse effects, Amnesia, Transient Global:diagnosis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Migraine Disorders:drug therapy, Recurrence, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome, Vasomotor System:physiopathology, Vasospasm, Intracranial:complication.

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Mokken scale analysis of the UPDRS: dimensionality of the Motor Section revisited.

Stochl J, Boomsma A, van Duijn M, Brozová H, Růzická E.
Evaluation Studies 2008; 29(1): 151-158 PubMed PMID: 18283252 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Gait Disorders, Neurologic:classification, Humans, Hypokinesia:classification, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity:physiology, Muscle Rigidity:classification, Parkinson Disease:classification, Reproducibility of Resul.

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Multitracer study in Heidenhain variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: mismatch pattern of cerebral hypometabolism and perfusion imaging.

Pichler R, Ciovica I, Rachinger J, Weiss S, Aichner F.
Case Reports 2008; 29(1): 67-68 PubMed PMID: 18283251 Citation  Keywords:  Brain:blood supply, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome:diagnostic imaging, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18:metabolism, Humans, Middle Aged, Positron-Emission Tomography:methods, Radiopharmaceuticals:metabolism, Regional Blood Flow, Tomogra.

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Normalizing effect of bright light therapy on temperature circadian rhythm in patients with eating disorders.

Yamamotová A, Papezová H, Vevera J.
Controlled Clinical Trial 2008; 29(1): 168-172 PubMed PMID: 18283250 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Affect:physiology, Anorexia Nervosa:physiopathology, Appetite:physiology, Body Temperature:physiology, Bulimia Nervosa:physiopathology, Circadian Rhythm:physiology, Eating:physiology, Female, Humans, Hunger:physiology, Phototherapy:methods,.

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Plasma beta amyloid and cytokine profile in women with Alzheimer's disease.

Baranowska-Bik A, Bik W, Wolinska-Witort E, Martynska L, Chmielowska M, Barcikowska M, Baranowska B.
Journal Article 2008; 29(1): 75-79 PubMed PMID: 18283248 Citation  Keywords:  Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease:blood, Amyloid beta-Peptides:blood, Biomarkers:blood, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Interleukin-10:blood, Interleukin-6:blood, Middle Aged, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha:blood,.

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Prospective randomised comparative study of the effect of buprenorphine, methadone and heroin on the course of pregnancy, birthweight of newborns, early postpartum adaptation and course of the neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in women followed up in the

Binder T, Vavrinková B.
Comparative Study 2008; 29(1): 80-86 PubMed PMID: 18283247 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Birth Weight:drug effects, Buprenorphine:adverse effects, Female, Fetal Growth Retardation:chemically induced, Heroin:administration & dosage, Heroin Dependence:rehabilitation, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Life Style, Methadone:adverse effects, Narcoti.

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The effect of circadian rhythm changes on fetal and placental development (experimental study).

Gozeri E, Celik H, Ozercan I, Gurates B, Polat S, Hanay F.
Journal Article 2008; 29(1): 87-90 PubMed PMID: 18283242 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Circadian Rhythm:physiology, Female, Fetal Development:physiology, Fetal Weight:physiology, Models, Animal, Organ Size, Photoperiod, Placenta:pathology, Placentation:physiology, Pregnancy, Random Allocation, Rats, Rats, Wistar,.

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The gut-brain barrier in major depression: intestinal mucosal dysfunction with an increased translocation of LPS from gram negative enterobacteria (leaky gut) plays a role in the inflammatory pathophysiology of depression.

Maes M, Kubera M, Leunis J.
Controlled Clinical Trial 2008; 29(1): 117-124 PubMed PMID: 18283240 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Bacterial Translocation:physiology, Brain:physiopathology, Depressive Disorder, Major:immunology, Enterobacteriaceae:metabolism, Female, Gastrointestinal Tract:physiopathology, Humans, Immunoglobulin A:blood, Immunoglobulin M:blood, Intestinal Muco.

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The role of cyclase activating (CAP) and cyclase inhibiting (CIP) parathormone fractions in the assessment of bone metabolism disturbances in women with hyperprolactinemia of various origin.

Zadrozna-Sliwka B, Bolanowski M, Jawiarczyk A, Kaluzny M, Syrycka J.
Journal Article 2008; 29(1): 178-184 PubMed PMID: 18283239 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Alkaline Phosphatase:blood, Bone Density:physiology, Bone Diseases, Metabolic:blood, Bone and Bones:metabolism, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Hyperprolactinemia:blood, Middle Aged, Parathyroid Hormone:blood, Peptide Fragments:blood, Prognos.

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The role of leptin and orexins in the dysfunction of hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal regulation and in the mechanism of hyperactivity in patients with anorexia nervosa.

Baranowska B, Baranowska-Bik A, Bik W, Martynska L.
Journal Article 2008; 29(1): 37-40 PubMed PMID: 18283238 Citation  Keywords:  Anorexia Nervosa:physiopathology, Humans, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System:physiopathology, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins:physiology, Leptin:physiology, Neuropeptides:physiology, Orexins, Pituitary-Adrenal System:physiopathology, Psychomotor.

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