Severe Short Stature in an Adolescent Male with Prader-Willi Syndrome and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Therapeutic Conundrum by Meredith Wasserman, Erin M. Mulvihill, Angela Ganan-Soto, Serife Uysal, Jose Bernardo Quintos

“…In this article we report a patient with simple-virilizing CAH and PWS who was overtreated with glucocorticoids for CAH and not supplemented with growth hormone for PWS, resulting in a significantly short adult height.…”
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Sanjad-Sakati Syndrome and Its Association with Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome by Osamah Abdullah AlAyed

“…Supportive treatment in the form of vitamin D and growth hormone supplementation is often offered to patients suffering from SSS. …”
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Acromegaly, Herniation of Cerebellar Tonsils, and Arnold–Chiari 1 Malformation: The Importance of Right Definitions by Alessandro Ciarloni, Gianmaria Salvio

“…In fact, Arnold–Chiari 1 malformation, as a congenital disease, is not caused by acquired growth hormone (GH) excess, but the latter could worsen pre-existing CTH or even induce it ex novo. …”
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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

“…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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Iatrogenic cerebral amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's disease co‐pathology by Francisco Hernández‐Fernández, Isabel Martínez‐Fernández, Rosa Barbella‐Aponte, Inmaculada Feria Vilar, Oscar Ayo‐Martín, Jorge García‐García, Rosa Collado, Alberto Andrés, Mar Hernández‐Guillamón, Francisco José Pena Pardo, Cristina Barrena, Miguel de laFuente, Gemma Serrano‐Heras, María Melero, Elena Lozano Setién, Luis López, Tomás Segura

“…Abstract Iatrogenic cerebral amyloid angiopathy, a disease caused by contact with neurosurgical material or human growth hormone contaminated by beta‐amyloid peptide (Aβ), has a prion‐like transmission mechanism. …”
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Association between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Endocrinopathies: Clinical Implications by Ana-Maria Singeap, Carol Stanciu, Laura Huiban, Cristina Maria Muzica, Tudor Cuciureanu, Irina Girleanu, Stefan Chiriac, Sebastian Zenovia, Robert Nastasa, Catalin Sfarti, Camelia Cojocariu, Anca Trifan

“…Recently, there has been increasing evidence of the association between NAFLD and a number of endocrinopathies, such as hypothyroidism, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), hypopituitarism, growth hormone deficiency (GHD), hypogonadism, and hypercortisolism. …”
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The Optimum Dietary Phenylalanine Requirement of Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelusfuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinepheluslanceolatus ♂) Juveniles: Effects on Growth Performance, Gut Micromorpholog... by Pinxian Yang, Haijiao Wang, Lei Ma, Haoran Yin, Zhanying Zhu, Cong Liu, Wei Huang, Zhiyu Zhou, Xiaoyi Wu, Sehrish Taj

“…The Phe 10.1 group exhibited higher growth hormone (GH) expression in the pituitary compared to other groups. …”
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Overt Hypothyroidism and Severe Growth Retardation in a Preschool Girl with Poorly Controlled Nephrotic Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review by Joana Mikulevič, Karolina Tumelienė, Robertas Kemežys, Augustina Jankauskienė

“…Two weeks later standard growth hormone stimulation test with clonidine showed partially insufficient growth hormone secretion. …”
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Effects of multiples hormones on intraocular pressure: A narrative review by Ameenah A. Alkhaldi, Hanan G. Jamjoom, Sarah Alessa, Roaya Ayed Alsulami

“…This research examines the effects of hormones on intraocular pressure (IOP), focusing specifically on estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, oxytocin, thyroid hormones, melatonin, aldosterone, dopamine, growth hormone (GH), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). …”
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Antifibrotic Activity of Acylated and Unacylated Ghrelin by Elia Angelino, Simone Reano, Michele Ferrara, Emanuela Agosti, Andrea Graziani, Nicoletta Filigheddu

“…The acylated form, through its receptor GHSR-1a, stimulates appetite and growth hormone (GH) release. Although unacylated ghrelin does not bind or activate GHSR-1a, it shares with the acylated form several biological activities. …”
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Osteoporosis Syndrome in Thalassaemia Major: An Overview by Meropi Toumba, Nicos Skordis

“…Peak bone mass is achieved shortly after completion of puberty and normally remains stable until the third decade of life when age-related bone mass begins. Growth hormone (GH) and sex steroids play a crucial role in bone remodeling and in the maintenance of skeletal architecture during adult life. …”
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Optic nerve glioma by U. Masilionytė, E. Zarambaitė, B. Glebauskienė, A. Radžiūnas

“…As the disease progresses, various neurological symptoms can appear, including headache, hemiplegia, and endocrine disorders such as early maturation, growth hormone hypersecretion, or deficiency. A presumed diagnosis is based on clinical presentation and neuroimaging findings. …”
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Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome in a 25-Year-Old, Previously Healthy Kuwaiti Man by Einas Alrashidi, Thamer Alessa

“…The patient revealed that he had taken several different injectable anabolic steroids and growth hormone with oral amino acids and other tablets (fat burners) for bodybuilding in the last two months. …”
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Headache in a Child with Pseudohypoparathyroidism: An Alarming Symptom Not to Miss by Sarah Wing-yiu Poon, Brian Hon-yin Chung, Anita Man-ching Tsang, Grace Wing-kit Poon

“…Repeated imaging showed hydrocephalus and Chiari malformation type 1 necessitating emergency craniectomy. Conclusion. Growth hormone deficiency, a common manifestation of pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a, results in underdevelopment of the posterior cranial fossa and may account for the higher incidence of Chiari malformation in this group of patients. …”
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Septooptic Dysplasia with an Associated Arachnoid Cyst by Skyler V. McLaurin-Jiang, Julie K. Wood, David F. Crudo

“…Laboratory data confirmed inadequate cortisol and growth hormone response to hypoglycemia, a low thyroxine level, and direct hyperbilirubinemia. …”
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Induced maturation of eel Anguilla bicolor using different hormone combination by Agus Oman Sudrajat, Antharest Sugati, , Alimuddin

“…In this research, induction of Indonesian eel gonad maturation was performed by hormonal with a combination of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG), human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) antidopamin and recombinant growth hormone (rGH). This research consisted of five treatments namely: control (NaCl 0,9%), PMSG 20 IU/ kg, PMSG 20 IU/kg + antidopamin 10 ppm/kg, PMSG 20 IU/kg + antidopamin 10 ppm/kg + rGH 10 μg/kg dan PMSG 20 IU/kg + HCG 10 IU/kg. …”
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Resistin Regulates Pituitary Lipid Metabolism and Inflammation In Vivo and In Vitro by F. Rodriguez-Pacheco, M. G. Novelle, M. J. Vazquez, E. Garcia-Escobar, F. Soriguer, G. Rojo-Martinez, E. García-Fuentes, M. M. Malagon, C. Dieguez

“…The adipokine resistin is an insulin-antagonizing factor that also plays a regulatory role in inflammation, immunity, food intake, and gonadal function and also regulates growth hormone (GH) secretion in rat adenopituitary cells cultures with the adipokine. …”
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Sarcopenia and Age-Related Endocrine Function by Kunihiro Sakuma, Akihiko Yamaguchi

“…Treatment with ghrelin may ameliorate the muscle atrophy elicited by age-dependent decreases in growth hormone. Ghrelin is an interesting candidate because it is orally active, avoiding the need for injections. …”
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Factors Affecting the Readmission of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer after Surgery by Xiaojing Gu, Wei Zhou, Juan Han

“…At 7, 14, and 21 days postsurgery, the levels of gastrointestinal hormones motilin, gastrin, calcitonin gene-related peptide, and growth hormone-releasing peptide of the observation group were lower than the control group, while the levels of adrenocorticotropin, renin, angiotensin, and plasma aldosterone of the observation group were significantly higher than the control group. …”
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Acromegaly: Role of Surgery in the Therapeutic Armamentarium by Gerardo Guinto, Miguel Abdo, Erick Zepeda, Norma Aréchiga, Moisés Mercado

“…Somatostatin analogues are included as the first line of medication, followed by dopamine agonist and growth hormone receptors antagonists. Radiation therapy can be also indicated in two main forms for residual tumor with medically refractory patients: radiosurgery for small tumors or fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for larger ones.…”
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