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Adrenal dysfunction in critical care settings
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2017 Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a frequently discussed but inadequately understood condition among critically ill patients. Increased glucocorticoid action is an essential component of the stress response.
Vinayak Patki +2 more
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Medicina, 2020 Background and Objectives: To diagnose adrenal insufficiency (AI), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation tests may need to be performed, but those tests may not be available in some institutions.
Worapaka Manosroi +4 more
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Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2023 Background: Cortisol response to stressors (hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, autonomic nervous system, and immune system) plays a vital role in maintaining stable metabolic homeostasis. This study was done to assess the prevalence of hypocortisolemia
Peleneilhou Pienyu +5 more
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Nonhypnotic low-dose etomidate for rapid correction of hypercortisolaemia in cushing's syndrome [PDF]
, 1988 We determined the adrenostatic potential of low-dose nonhypnotic etomidate in six patients with Cushing's syndrome (ectopic Cushing's syndrome,n=2; Cushing's disease,n=3; bilateral adrenal adenoma,n=1). Etomidate was given as a continuous infusion for 32
Winkelmann, W. +5 more
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Prediction of Infantile Spasms Recurrence after ACTH Therapy
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2016 Investigators from Okayama University Hospital, Japan, studied the predictive value of serial EEG findings (every 2 to 4 weeks) in relapse of epileptic spasms after synthetic ACTH therapy in patients with West syndrome (WS).
J. Gordon Millichap, John J. Millichap
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Effects of loperamide on the human hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis in vivo and in vitro. [PDF]
, 1992 Loperamide, an opiate agonist of high specificity for p-receptors, was recently reported to suppress ACTH and cortisol levels in normal subjects, but not in patients with proven ACTH-dependent Cushing’s disease. However, there is little information on
Pfeiffer, M. +4 more
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بررسی اثر تداخل عمل استرس بیحرکتی با نیکوتین بر عملکرد محور هیپوفیز-آدرنال در موشهای صحرایی نر بالغ [PDF]
مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی سبزوار, 1970 زمینه و هدف: نیکوتین آلکالوئیدی است که از طریق مصرف سیگار مورد استفاده میلیونها نفر در دنیا میباشد، این افراد همزمان در معرض انواعی از استرسزاها قرار دارند که اثراتی را بر بدن، از جمله سیستمهای اندوکرین دارد.
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HYPERPIGMENTATION AND ACTH – AN OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE [PDF]
Romanian Medical Journal, 2019 Introduction. ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) is a key regulator of adrenal production involving cortisol as an essential hormone for life. The melanin is a pigment which is produced by melanocytes at the level of melanosomes (the melanogenesis ...
Florica Sandru +4 more
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Phenotypic characteristics of familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD) type 1 and 2 [PDF]
, 2010 Context: Familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder as a result of mutation in genes encoding either the ACTH receptor [melanocortin 2 receptor (MC2R)] or its accessory protein [melanocortin 2 receptor accessory ...
Metherell, LA +5 more
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Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews, 2020 Nancy Ho-Mahler,1 Beni Turner,2 Michael Eaddy,2 Mark L Hanke,1 Winnie W Nelson1 1Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Bedminster, NJ, USA; 2Xcenda, Palm Harbor, FL, USACorrespondence: Nancy Ho-MahlerMallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, 1425 U.S. Route 206, Bedminster,
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