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Bilateral Adrenal Masses with Different Aetiologies Presenting as Addisonian Crisis with Acute Kidney Injury: A Case Series [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 An Addisonian Crisis (AC) is an endocrinological emergency associated with high mortality, resulting from an acute deficit of hormones from the adrenal glands.
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Aldosterone Inhibits In Vitro Myogenesis by Increasing Intracellular Oxidative Stress via Mineralocorticoid Receptor [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2021 Background Despite clinical evidence indicating poor muscle health in subjects with primary aldosteronism (PA), it is still unclear whether the role of aldosterone in muscle metabolism is direct or mediated indirectly via factors, such as electrolyte ...
Jin Young Lee +5 more
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case of liquorice-infused marijuana causing syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2023 Marijuana has long been used both for recreational and medicinal purposes. Most of the available forms of marijuana contain additives such as liquorice to enhance its flavour. Liquorice increases the amounts of cortisol in the body and produces metabolic
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Diabetes and Excess Aldosterone Promote Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022 Background The pathobiology of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is still poorly understood, and effective therapies remain limited.
Bence Hegyi +9 more
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Heterogeneous natural history of Addison’s disease: mineralocorticoid deficiency may predominate
Endocrine Connections, 2022 Autoimmune Addison’s disease (AAD) is defined as primary adrenal insufficiency due to immune-mediated destruction of the adrenal cortex. This destruction of steroid-producing cells has historically been thought of as an irreversible process, with linear ...
Sophie Howarth +3 more
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New Perspectives on Sex Steroid and Mineralocorticoid Receptor Signaling in Cardiac Ischemic Injury
Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 The global burden of ischemic heart disease is burgeoning for both men and women. Although advances have been made, the need for new sex-specific therapies targeting key differences in cardiovascular disease outcomes in men and women remains ...
Laura A. Bienvenu +7 more
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Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2023 Background Primary hypoadrenocorticism (PH) is rare in cats and knowledge about treatment is sparse. Objective To describe cats with PH with a focus on long‐term treatment. Animals Eleven cats with naturally occurring PH.
Nadja S. Sieber‐Ruckstuhl +8 more
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The role of aldosterone in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 Aldosterone, as a mineralocorticoid of adrenal origin, has effects that are not limited to the urinary tract. As an important regulator in Vasoactive hormone pathways, aldosterone may play an effect in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR ...
Kangcheng Liu +8 more
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Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2022 Aldosterone exerts some of its effects not by binding to mineralocorticoid receptors, but rather by acting via G protein‐coupled estrogen receptors (GPER).
Qingming Ding +5 more
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Trials, 2011 Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a main cause of severe prolonged disability of young patients. Hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) add to the morbidity and mortality of traumatic brain-injured patients. In one study, hydrocortisone for treatment
Asehnoune Karim +3 more
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