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Failure of functional imaging with gallium-68-DOTA-D-Phe1-Tyr3-octreotide positron emission tomography to localize the site of ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone secretion: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction The diagnostic efficacy of biochemical and imaging modalities for investigating the causes of Cushing's syndrome are limited. We report a case demonstrating the limitations of these modalities, especially the inability of functional imaging ...
Jerums George, Cheung Ada S, Gianatti Emily J, Gani Linsey U, MacIsaac Richard J   +4 more
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Efficacy and tolerability of the ketogenic diet versus high‐dose adrenocorticotropic hormone for infantile spasms: A single‐center parallel‐cohort randomized controlled trial

Epilepsia, 2019
To compare the efficacy and safety of the ketogenic diet (KD) with standard adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) treatment in infants with West syndrome.
A. Dressler, F. Benninger, Petra Trimmel‐Schwahofer, G. Gröppel, B. Porsche, K. Abraham, A. Mühlebner, Sharon Samueli, C. Male, M. Feucht   +9 more
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Successful application of technetium-99m-labeled octreotide acetate scintigraphy in the detection of ectopic adrenocorticotropin-producing bronchial carcinoid lung tumor: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction The diagnostic efficacy of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy labeling with 111 indium in the localization of tumors has been assessed in a limited number of patients with contradictory outcomes.
Fallahi Babak, Beiki Davood, Eftekhari Mohammad, Saghari Mohsen, Noorani Mohammad, Chavoshi Maryam, Esfahani Armaghan, Assadi Majid   +7 more
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Neurobiology of Aggressive Behavior—Role of Autoantibodies Reactive With Stress-Related Peptide Hormones

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Adrenocorticotropic hormone together with arginine vasopressin and oxytocin, the neuropeptides regulating the stress response and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity, are known to modulate aggressive behavior.
Henning Vaeroy, Frida Schneider, Sergueï O. Fetissov   +2 more
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The relationship between liver function and neurophysiological factors in depressed individuals: a cross-sectional study using an integrated “East meets West” medicine approach

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction:Depression is a common mental disorder worldwide. The pathology of depression may involve the dysregulation of neurotransmitters and immunity and produce genetic and environmental effects.
Jiajia Ye, Jiajia Ye, Yunying Yu, Raymond C. K. Chung, Xiaowen Lian, Xin Wang, Wai Ming Cheung, Hector W. H. Tsang, Hector W. H. Tsang   +8 more
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Late-onset isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency caused by nivolumab: a case report

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2019
BackgroundImmune checkpoint inhibitors including nivolumab, an anti-programmed cell death protein 1 antibody, are recently developed cancer immunotherapy agents.
Ayumu Takeno, Masahiro Yamamoto, M. Morita, Sayuri Tanaka, I. Kanazawa, M. Yamauchi, S. Kaneko, T. Sugimoto   +7 more
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Opposing Actions of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone and Glucocorticoids on UCP1-Mediated Respiration in Brown Adipocytes

Frontiers in Physiology, 2019
Brown fat is a potential target in the treatment of metabolic disorders as recruitment and activation of this thermogenic organ increases energy expenditure and promotes satiation.
K. Schnabl, J. Westermeier, Yongguo Li, M. Klingenspor   +3 more
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Isolated Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Deficiency and Severe Hypercalcemia After Destructive Thyroiditis in a Patient on Nivolumab Therapy With a Malignant Melanoma

Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, 2018
We describe a 58-year-old man with a malignant melanoma metastasis to the liver. After initiation of nivolumab therapy, he developed destructive thyroiditis and subsequently simultaneous isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency and severe ...
K. Takebayashi, Atsushi Ujiie, M. Kubo, S. Furukawa, Mototaka Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Shinozaki, Tatsuhiko Suzuki, Rika Naruse, K. Hara, Takafumi Tsuchiya, T. Inukai   +10 more
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Effects of catecholamines on the lipolysis of two kinds of fat cells from adult rabbit

Journal of Lipid Research, 1976
The administration of various catecholamines and adrenocorticotropic hormone to adult rabbit elevated plasma glycerol concentration. These catecholamines also induced the in vitro lipolysis of isolated interscapular fat cells but could not bring about ...
A Kumon, T Hara, A Takahashi
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Real-word adrenocorticotropic hormone treatment for childhood-onset nephrotic syndrome

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundCurrent first-line anti-proteinuric treatments do not produce a satisfactory therapeutic effect in a considerable number of patients with nephrotic syndrome (NS).
Ying Wang, Ying Wang, Xiqiang Dang, Xiqiang Dang, Xiaochuan Wu, Xiaochuan Wu, Yongzhen Li, Yongzhen Li, Qingnan He, Xiaoyan Li, Xiaoyan Li   +10 more
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