30,761 results match your criteria Polycystic Ovarian Disease Stein-Leventhal Syndrome
Hum Reprod 2018 Dec 6. Epub 2018 Dec 6.
National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in PCOS, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
J Cell Biochem 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Gynecology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), known as a common endocrine disorder among females, plagues many PCOS patients. The current study aimed to explore the correlations of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) polymorphisms with the outcome of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) in PCOS patients. PCOS patients who underwent IVF-ET and patients with non-PCOS-related infertility were selected in the study. Read More
Nat Rev Nephrol 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.
Since 1957, over 70 equations based on creatinine and/or cystatin C levels have been developed to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR). However, whether these equations accurately reflect renal function is debated. In this Perspectives article, we discuss >70 studies that compared estimated GFR (eGFR) with measured GFR (mGFR), involving ~40,000 renal transplant recipients and patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), type 2 diabetes mellitus or polycystic kidney disease. Read More
Actas Urol Esp 2018 Dec 6;42(10):645-648. Epub 2018 Jul 6.
Servicio de Urología, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España.
Objective: To recall the history of the discovery of non-nephron cystic disease, detected simultaneously in 2 hospitals in Madrid, and the vicissitudes that the authors endured during the process of recognising this disease, while being ignored by the international scientific literature.
Material And Method: We analysed the authors' first publications and presentations, their correspondence relaying the difficulties in reporting the confusion with adult polycystic kidney disease (APKD) and the subsequent nosological identification of the process. We consulted with individuals who worked with the 2 authors to increase the accuracy and objectivity of the history report. Read More
Cell J 2019 Jan 18;21(1):35-42. Epub 2018 Nov 18.
Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Objective: The extracellular matrix (ECM) of the cumulus oocyte complex (COC) is composed of several molecules that have different roles during follicle development. This study aims to explore gene expression profiles for ECM and cell adhesion molecules in the cumulus cells of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients based on their insulin sensitivity following controlled ovarian stimulation (COS).
Materials And Methods: In this prospective case-control study enrolled 23 women less than 36 years of age who participated in an intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) program. Read More
Kidney Blood Press Res 2018 Nov 30;43(6):1806-1812. Epub 2018 Nov 30.
Background/aims: Cardiovascular complications are the most common cause of death in individuals with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), yet there is no substantial data concerning the clinical characteristics of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in this population. This study thus aimed to investigate AMI in persons with ADPKD.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of ADPKD patients admitted to our hospital over a 13 year period was conducted. Read More
Drug Metab Dispos 2018 Nov 30. Epub 2018 Nov 30.
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy;
Tolvaptan, a vasopressin V2-receptor antagonist, has demonstrated efficacy in slowing kidney function decline in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). In the pivotal clinical trial, the incidence of elevated liver enzymes was higher in patients receiving tolvaptan compared to placebo. Adjudication by a panel of expert hepatologists concluded a causal link of tolvaptan to liver injury in patients with ADPKD. Read More
Trends Endocrinol Metab 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA; http://repro.ucsd.edu/thackray. Electronic address:
Recent studies have shown that sex and sex steroids influence the composition of the gut microbiome. These studies also indicate that steroid regulation of the gut microbiome may play a role in pathological situations of hormonal excess, such as PCOS. Indeed, studies demonstrated that PCOS is associated with decreased alpha diversity and changes in specific Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes, previously associated with metabolic dysregulation. Read More
Fertil Steril 2018 Dec;110(7):1377-1386
Endocrine Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Objective: To evaluate the incidence of hypertension, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, and obesity in comparing women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and a control group of healthy women.
Design: Prospective cohort study with the median and interquartile range of 12.9 (10. Read More
Fertil Steril 2018 Dec;110(7):1367-1376
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address:
Objective: To examine whether abnormal subcutaneous (SC) abdominal adipose stem cell (ASC) development to adipocytes in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) correlates with hyperandrogenism.
Design: Prospective cohort study.
Setting: Academic medical center. Read More
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018 Dec 3. Epub 2018 Dec 3.
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Context: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS), but whether they develop MetS earlier than women without PCOS is unknown. Understanding the impact of PCOS on the timing of MetS onset is important for screening and clinical care in this population.
Design: Women with PCOS-like status ("PCOSp") were identified from participants of the Michigan Bone Health and Metabolism Study based upon history of irregular menstrual cycles, high free-androgen index and high levels of anti-müllerian hormone. Read More
PLoS One 2018 5;13(12):e0207880. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Purpose: To investigate the imaging features of cyst infection in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients using computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography (US).
Materials & Methods: The institutional review board approved this retrospective study. Fifty-one episodes with proven cyst infection in forty-three ADPKD patients were included. Read More
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Introduction: Low socioeconomic status (SES) could be associated with increased risk of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and vice versa. Possible associations between SES, obesity, and ethnicity in PCOS are undetermined MATERIAL AND METHODS: National register-based study including women with PCOS aged 25 years or above (PCOS Denmark and an embedded cohort; PCOS Odense University Hospital (OUH)) and one control population. PCOS Denmark (N=13,891) included women with PCOS in the Danish National Patient Register. Read More
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, in vitro Fertilization Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey.
Aim: Cumulus oophorus cells (COC) exhibit a close relationship with the oocytes. We aimed to determine the role of the DNA integrity of COC and lymphocytes on the oocyte and embryo quality and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) success.
Methods: The COC obtained with the mechanical denudation of each oocyte and the lymphocytes obtained on oocyte retrieval day from 69 infertile polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients were used. Read More
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Department of Gynecology, The Affiliated Hangzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Aim: Examine the effects of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitor Sitagliptin on the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) signal transduction pathway in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) rats with ovarian fibrosis.
Methods: Thirty rats were divided randomly into the PCOS model group, Sitagliptin treatment group and blank control group. Dehydroepiandrosterone was administered to the model group and treatment group to establish the models. Read More
Br J Pharmacol 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Department of Nephrology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Beijing, 100853, China.
Background And Purpose: The pathogenic mechanism of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is unclear. Similar to tumor cells, polycystic kidney cells are primarily dependent on aerobic glycolysis for ATP production. Compared with rodents, miniature pigs are more similar to humans. Read More
Reprod Health 2018 Dec 4;15(1):197. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among women. Inappropriate eating behaviors are some of the most important risk factors for obesity in all age groups. Therefore, performing comprehensive culturally sensitive interventions for modification of eating behaviors as a useful affordable strategy seems necessary. Read More
Nutrients 2018 Dec 3;10(12). Epub 2018 Dec 3.
Department of Environmental Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
Introduction: -inositol and its derivatives cyclitols play an important role in the processes of cell regulation, signal transduction, osmoregulation, and ion channel physiology, and are a component of the cell membrane. Free cyclitols present in food or released during the degradation of galactosyl cyclitols by bacteria (in digestive tract) show some physiological benefits.
Aim: The aim of this paper is to present and analyze the documented data about curative and healing properties of cyclitols. Read More
Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) 2018 Dec;33(4):447-458
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue City, Vietnam.
Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrinopathies among reproductive-age women. Its metabolic features often overlap with those associated with metabolic syndrome (MS) and insulin resistance syndrome (IRS). The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of MS and IRS in infertile Vietnamese women with PCOS. Read More
Nephron 2018 Dec 4:1-12. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Department of Nephrology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: Cyst infection is a frequent and serious complication of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) that is often difficult to treat. However, the factors influencing cyst infection are still unknown. Therefore, we investigated clinical factors related to the duration of hospitalization and death due to cyst infection. Read More
PLoS One 2018 4;13(12):e0204748. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Department of Internal Medicine/Endocrinology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Objective: To compare vitamin D status in women with PCOS versus fertile women and subsequently evaluate the association between vitamin D status and metabolic disturbances in PCOS women.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional comparison study of 639 women with PCOS and 449 fertile women. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) was stratified into a severe deficient (< 25 nmol/l), insufficient (25-50 nmol/l), moderate (50-75 nmol/l) and adequate (> 75 nmol/l) status. Read More
Facts Views Vis Obgyn 2018 Mar;10(1):5-18
Ovarian Cancer Laboratory, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kansas City, MO 64128, United States.
Obesity has an influence on the risk and prognosis of different types of cancers of the female reproductive tract. In the uterus, a common site for neoplasms is the endometrium, the inner lining tissue. Generally, obesity has been documented to be involved in endometrioid carcinoma of the endometrium. Read More
Oxid Med Cell Longev 2018 29;2018:3693625. Epub 2018 Oct 29.
Laboratory of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Faculty of Medicine, CNC.IBILI Consortium & CIBB Consortium, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal.
The mammalian (or mechanistic) target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway has a key role in the regulation of a variety of biological processes pivotal for cellular life, aging, and death. Impaired activity of mTOR complexes (mTORC1/mTORC2), particularly mTORC1 overactivation, has been implicated in a plethora of age-related disorders, including human renal diseases. Since the discovery of rapamycin (or sirolimus), more than four decades ago, advances in our understanding of how mTOR participates in renal physiological and pathological mechanisms have grown exponentially, due to both preclinical studies in animal models with genetic modification of some mTOR components as well as due to evidence coming from the clinical experience. Read More
Radiol Case Rep 2019 Feb 26;14(2):265-268. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 10104, USA.
Caroli syndrome, which is characterized by saccular and fusiform dilatation of the biliary ducts, is usually observed in association with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD). Although the diagnosis of ARPKD is generally easy to make in postnatal ultrasound, the diagnosis of Caroli syndrome may be challenging in prenatal ultrasound. Herein, we present a case of a 29-week fetus with ARPKD associated with Caroli syndrome in whom fetal magnetic resonance imaging was essential to identify the "central dot sign" within the dilated biliary ducts to confirm the prenatal diagnosis of Caroli syndrome and to increase our level of confidence in this diagnosis. Read More
Int J Cardiol 2019 Jan 22;275:145-151. Epub 2018 Oct 22.
IRCCS - Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Clinical Research Centre for Rare Diseases "Aldo e Cele Daccò", Bergamo, Italy; Unit of Nephrology and Dialysis, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.
Background And Aim: In autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) cardiac abnormalities have been observed before the onset of hypertension or renal dysfunction. We sought to characterize, in ADPKD patients, left ventricular (LV) function and its changes after somatostatin-analogue octreotide-LAR treatment.
Methods: In a 1:1:1 cross-sectional study, we evaluated LV function by speckle-tracking echocardiography in 34 ADPKD patients from one ALADIN-trial center and in 34 age- and gender-matched healthy controls and 34 equally-matched renal controls with non-cystic chronic kidney disease. Read More
Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2018 Dec 3;16(1):120. Epub 2018 Dec 3.
Department of gynaecology, Linyi Central Hospital, No.17 Jiankang Road of Yishui county, Linyi, 276400, Shandong, China.
Background: Whether adiponectin (ADIPOQ) polymorphisms are associated with the risk of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) remain controversial. Therefore, we performed this study to better explore correlations between ADIPOQ polymorphisms and PCOS risk.
Methods: Literature retrieve was conducted in PubMed, Medline and Embase. Read More
Singapore Med J 2018 Nov;59(11):567-571
Department of Endocrinology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) presents with a spectrum of conditions resulting from androgen excess, anovulation and metabolic syndrome. Patients with PCOS may see their primary care physicians for various presentations, including hirsutism, acne, menstrual irregularities, infertility, obesity, and psychiatric disorders such as anxiety and depression. Management of these patients should include screening for Type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia and hypertension. Read More
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2018 15;9:669. Epub 2018 Nov 15.
Center for Reproductive Medicine, School of Medicine, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Ovulatory disorder is common in patients with hyperprolactinemia or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Previous studies have shown that ATF4 plays critical role in apoptosis and glucose homeostasis, but its role in regulating reproductive function was not explored. The present study investigated the role of ATF4 in ovarian ovulatory function. Read More
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Oct 1:1-5. Epub 2018 Oct 1.
Aneurysmal rupture can result in devastating neurological consequences and can be complicated by comorbid disease processes. Patients with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) have a low rate of reported aneurysms, but this may be due to the relative high rate of end-stage illnesses early in childhood. Authors here report the case of a 10-year-old boy with ARPKD who presented with a Hunt and Hess grade V subarachnoid hemorrhage requiring emergency ventriculostomy, embolization, and decompressive craniectomy. Read More
Hum Reprod 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Study Question: What are the causal relationships between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and body mass index (BMI)?
Summary Answer: Bidirectional Mendelian randomization analyses suggest that increased BMI is causal for PCOS while the reverse is not the case.
What Is Known Already: The contribution of obesity to the pathogenesis of PCOS is controversial. To date, published genetic studies addressing this question have generated conflicting results and have not utilized the full extent of known single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with body mass index (BMI). Read More
JAMA Oncol 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Int J Eat Disord 2018 Nov 28. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California.
The determination of the treatment goal weight for adolescents with a restrictive eating disorder (ED) and a prior history of obesity, such as in atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN), represents an ongoing challenge for clinicians. This determination is particularly complex given competing interests of physical recovery from significant weight loss, mental recovery from ED psychopathology, and the medical comorbidities associated with obesity. We report the case of a 15-year old female with a history of obesity and irregular periods who presented with significant weight loss and absence of menses for 3 months. Read More
Mymensingh Med J 2018 Oct;27(4):730-736
Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Assistant Registrar, Department of Endocrinology, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail: rangassmc@ gmail.com.
Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and found to have multiple impacts on the disease process. Vitamin D status of women with or without PCOS in Bangladesh is largely unknown. This cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary level hospital of Bangladesh from January 2018 to April 2018 to address this lacuna. Read More
Cells 2018 Nov 27;7(12). Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Department of Biomedical & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus, Chapman University, 9401 Jeronimo Road, Irvine, CA 92618-1908, USA.
Primary cilia are microtubule-based organelles found in most mammalian cell types. Cilia act as sensory organelles that transmit extracellular clues into intracellular signals for molecular and cellular responses. Biochemical and molecular defects in primary cilia are associated with a wide range of diseases, termed ciliopathies, with phenotypes ranging from polycystic kidney disease, liver disorders, mental retardation, and obesity to cardiovascular diseases. Read More
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2018 Nov 28. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
Medicine, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, Brazil, Brazil.
Int J Mol Med 2018 Nov 26. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, P.R. China.
The present study aimed to examine the expression of FK‑506 binding protein 52 (FKBP52) in the ovary tissues of rats with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and its action on mediating androgen receptor (AR) through the mitogen‑activated protein kinase (MAPK)/extracellular signal‑regulated kinase (ERK) pathway. PCOS model rats were established by dehydroepiandrosterone injection. Enzyme‑linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) measured serum sex hormones. Read More
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Nov 15;11:CD006606. Epub 2018 Nov 15.
Assisted Reproduction Unit, 3rd Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Rimini 1, Athens, Chaidari, Greece, 12462.
Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) occurs in 4% to 7% of all women of reproductive age and 50% of women presenting with subfertility. Subfertility affects 15% to 20% of couples trying to conceive. A significant proportion of these women ultimately need assisted reproductive technology (ART). Read More
Endokrynol Pol 2018 Nov 27. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Wroclaw Medical University, Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Isothope Therapy, L. Pasteura 4, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland.
Introduction: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) frequently develop metabolic complications. Among the new markers responsible for metabolic disorders, adropin seems to be of the great significance.
Material And Methods: 134 women aged 17-45 years were enrolled. Read More
Commun Biol 2018 16;1:194. Epub 2018 Nov 16.
1Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina, 60, Milan, 20132 Italy.
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is a genetic disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in or . Increased glycolysis is a prominent feature of the disease, but how it impacts on other metabolic pathways is unknown. Here, we present an analysis of mouse mutant cells and kidneys to investigate the metabolic reprogramming of this pathology. Read More
Fertil Steril 2018 Nov 23. Epub 2018 Nov 23.
Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, TongJi University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Electronic address:
Objective: To measure blood and follicular antimüllerian hormone (AMH) levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) undergoing assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and to examine the direct action of insulin on AMH expression in human granulosa cells.
Design: Prospective clinical and experimental study.
Setting: University Hospital-based laboratory. Read More
Am J Cardiol 2018 Oct 30. Epub 2018 Oct 30.
Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address:
The pathophysiology of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is heterogeneous, associated with systemic arteriopathies and inflammatory diseases, and often compounded by environmental precipitants, genetics, or stressors. However, the frequency of these associated conditions with SCAD on a population level remains unknown. Therefore, the objective of this analysis was to evaluate heterogeneous phenotypes of SCAD in the United States using data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample collected from January 1, 2004, to September 31, 2015. Read More
Am J Cardiol 2018 Nov 6. Epub 2018 Nov 6.
Department of Cardiology, Centre de Référence pour le syndrome de Marfan et apparentés, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France; Paris-Diderot University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France; DHU Fire, Paris-Diderot University, France; INSERM U1148 Bichat Hospital, Paris, France.
In recent years, simple renal cysts have been associated with an increased risk of aortic aneurysms. There is little data regarding aortic dilation in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The aim of this study was to compare Sinuses of Valsalva (SoV) and tubular ascending aorta diameters in ADPKD patients with matched controls. Read More
Neurosurgery 2018 Nov 26. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Background: Professional societies provide conflicting guidelines on aneurysm screening in patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), and the rate of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is poorly understood.
Objective: To evaluate screening, elective treatment, and the rate of SAH in patients with known PKD.
Methods: We examined longitudinally linked claims data from a large private insurer, identifying screening, elective treatment, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and secured aneurysmal SAH (saSAH) in 2004 to 2014 amongst patients with known PKD. Read More
Hum Reprod 2018 Nov 24. Epub 2018 Nov 24.
University of Paris-Sud and University Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Study Question: Does the phenotype of women with normosmic congenital hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (nCHH) and pituitary resistance to GnRH caused by biallelic mutations in the GnRH receptor (GNRHR) (nCHH/bi-GNRHR) differ from that of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?
Summary Answer: Women with nCHH/bi-GNRHR have variable pubertal development but nearly all have primary amenorrhea and an exaggerated LH response to GnRH stimulation, similar to that seen in women with PCOS.
What Is Known Already: Women with nCHH/bi-GNRHR are very rare and their phenotype at diagnosis is not always adequately documented. The results of gonadotrophin stimulation by acute GnRH challenge test and ovarian features have not been directly compared between these patients and women with PCOS. Read More
Endocr Connect 2018 Nov 1. Epub 2018 Nov 1.
M Davies, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester College of Medicine Biological Sciences and Psychology, Leicester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Aims: Physical activity has been proposed to be an effective non-pharmacological method of reducing systemic inflammation and therefore may prove particularly efficacious for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who have been shown to have high levels of inflammation and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Therefore the aim of the present study was to assess whether modest changes daily step count could significantly reduce levels of inflammatory markers in women with PCOS.
Subjects And Methods: Sixty five women with PCOS were assessed at baseline and again at 6 months. Read More
Diabet Med 2018 Nov 26. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham.
Aims: To investigate the relationship between HbA and glucose in people with co-existing liver disease and diabetes awaiting transplant, and in those with diabetes but no liver disease.
Methods: HbA and random plasma glucose data were collected for 125 people with diabetes without liver disease and for 29 people awaiting liver transplant with diabetes and cirrhosis. The median (interquartile range) Model for End Stage Liver Disease score for the study cohort was calculated as 12 (9-17; normal <6). Read More
European J Pediatr Surg Rep 2018 Jan 18;6(1):e77-e80. Epub 2018 Oct 18.
Department of Paediatric Surgery and Urology, Motol University Hospital, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Fowler's syndrome (FS) is a rare cause of chronic urinary retention in teenage girls and young women. We present a case of a 14-year-old girl who presented at our hospital 2 weeks after uncomplicated laparoscopic appendectomy. The girl complained of reduced urinary frequency and prolonged micturition time. Read More
Kidney Blood Press Res 2018 Nov 23;43(6):1716-1729. Epub 2018 Nov 23.
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa,
Background/aims: Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common, progressive, and heritable type of kidney disease. Although certain imaging modalities are useful for the diagnosis and staging of PKD, they cannot adequately monitor the severity of interstitial inflammation and fibrosis. Therefore, the present study evaluated the urinary level of liver-type fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) as a marker of interstitial inflammation and fibrosis in PKD. Read More
J Control Release 2018 Nov 23;293:113-125. Epub 2018 Nov 23.
Department of Pharmaceutics, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address:
The aim of the present study was to develop folic acid (FA) conjugates which can deliver the kinase inhibitor dactolisib to the kidneys via folate receptor-mediated uptake in tubular epithelial cells. Dactolisib is a dual inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and is considered an attractive agent for treatment of polycystic kidney disease. The ethylenediamine platinum(II) linker, herein called Lx, was employed to couple dactolisib via coordination chemistry to thiol-containing FA-spacer adducts to yield FA-Lx-dactolisib conjugates. Read More
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 Nov 22;15(12). Epub 2018 Nov 22.
Faculty of Nursing, Tokyo Healthcare University, 2-5-1 Higashigaoka, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8558, Japan.
Higher concentrations of oxidative stress biomarkers are found in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis, conditions linked to irregular menstrual cycles and menstrual pain. The aim of the present study was to test whether women with higher oxidative stress are more likely to show irregular menstrual cycles and severe menstrual pain compared with women with lower oxidative stress. A cross-sectional study was conducted targeting female university students with a mean (SD) age of 20. Read More