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The adrenal gland and primary aldosteronism: anatomy, steroidogenesis, regulation, and genetic insights [PDF]
Frontiers in EndocrinologyThe adrenal glands play an essential role in maintaining homeostasis through the secretion of steroid hormones. Among these, aldosterone, a mineralocorticoid produced in the zona glomerulosa (ZG) of the adrenal cortex, regulates fluid balance and blood ...
Kha Chin Long +3 more
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Lipid metabolism in the adrenal gland [PDF]
Frontiers in EndocrinologyThe adrenal gland consists of the medulla and the cortex. The chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla release catecholamines via regulated exocytosis.
Anika Aderhold, Vasileia Ismini Alexaki
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Hormone-active adrenal cortex tumors
Kazan medical journal, 1985 Considering the comparative rarity of hormonally active tumors of the adrenal cortex with androgenic effect and the complexity of their diagnosis, we present our observations. From 1980 to 1983, among women with neuroendocrine pathology, 4 patients aged 23 to 27 years were diagnosed with adrenal cortex tumors.
Z. Sh. Gilyazutdinova +2 more
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Folia Morphologica, 2023 BACKGROUND: The adrenal cortex provides adequate steroidogenic responses to environmental changes. However, in desert rodents, the adrenocortical activity varies according to several factors especially sex, age, and seasonal variations.
N. Aknoun-Sail +9 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Congenital adrenal hyperplasia includes defects in the synthesis of steroid hormones in the adrenal cortex. The implications of this disorder manifest in other genitourinary organs, including ovaries and uterus.
Hensan Khadka +3 more
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Heliyon, 2021 Transcriptional regulation of growth, maturation, and cell turnover in adrenal cortex during postnatal development has been significantly less studied than in embryonic period, while elucidation of factors mediating its normal postnatal morphogenesis ...
Natalya V. Yaglova +7 more
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Comparative study on the efficacy of non-steroidal, steroid and non-use of anti-inflammatory in the treatment of acute epidemic conjunctivitis [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2020 Purpose To evaluate the effects of prednisolone against sodium diclofenac both with ciprofloxacin compared to artificial tears on the symptoms and signs of acute viral conjunctivitis.
Luiz Alfredo Santiago +3 more
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Cerebral larval infection presenting as delayed encephalopathy and nonconvulsive status epilepticus: a case report [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2021 Adult cerebral Toxocara canis larval infections are rare. Humans are infected by contacting soil that contains infectious eggs or by eating undercooked meat. We encountered a patient with cerebral T. canis infection who showed recurrent altered mentality
Jung-Ju Lee +6 more
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Corticoid injection as a predictive factor of results of carpal tunnel release [PDF]
Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 2015 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the symptoms relief after local corticoid injection correlate with better results of surgical treatment in carpal tunnel syndrome.METHODS: Between February 2011 and June 2013, 100 wrists of 88 patients were included in the ...
Giselly Veríssimo de Miranda +5 more
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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and the Adrenal Gland: From Toxicity to Endocrine Disruption
Toxics, 2021 Endocrine disruptors are exogenous compounds that pollute the environment and have effects similar to hormones when inside the body. One of the most widespread endocrine disruptors in the wild is the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). Toxic
Ekaterina P. Timokhina +2 more
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