Articles listed in blue may be of special interest to clinicians.

Special Features:

Dali Chen, Anoop Misra, and Abhimanyu Garg

CLINICAL REVIEW 153:Lipodystrophy in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4845-4856 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020794 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles A. Stanley

EDITORIAL:Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperinsulinism in Infants and Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4857-4859 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021403 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen E. Cosgrove, Marie-Hélène Antoine, Anne T. Lee, Philippa D. Barnes, Pascale de Tullio, Peter Clayton, Rory McCloy, Pascal De Lonlay, Claire Nihoul-Fékété, Jean-Jacques Robert, Jean-Marie Saudubray, Jacques Rahier, Keith J. Lindley, Khalid Hussain, Al Aynsley-Green, Bernard Pirotte, Philippe Lebrun, and Mark J. Dunne

BPDZ 154 Activates Adenosine 5'-Triphosphate-Sensitive Potassium Channels: In Vitro Studies Using Rodent Insulin-Secreting Cells and Islets Isolated from Patients with Hyperinsulinism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4860-4868 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020439 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alberto Angeli and Massimo Terzolo

EDITORIAL:Adrenal Incidentaloma—A Modern Disease with Old Complications
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4869-4871 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021436 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Libuse Tauchmanovà, Riccardo Rossi, Bernadette Biondi, Melania Pulcrano, Vincenzo Nuzzo, Emiliano-Antonio Palmieri, Serafino Fazio, and Gaetano Lombardi

Patients with Subclinical Cushing’s Syndrome due to Adrenal Adenoma Have Increased Cardiovascular Risk
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4872-4878 doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011766 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Louis J. Ptácek

EDITORIAL:Channel Surfing
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4879-4880 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021458 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Iwakura, Kiminori Hosoda, Ryuichiro Doi, Izumi Komoto, Haruo Nishimura, Choel Son, Junji Fujikura, Tsutomu Tomita, Kazuhiko Takaya, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Tatsuya Hayashi, Gen Inoue, Takashi Akamizu, Hiroshi Hosoda, Masayasu Kojima, Kenji Kangawa, Masayuki Imamura, and Kazuwa Nakao

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Ghrelin Expression in Islet Cell Tumors: Augmented Expression of Ghrelin in a Case of Glucagonoma with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasm Type I
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4885-4888 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020882 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ananda Basu, Michael T. Sheehan, Geoffrey B. Thompson, and F. J. Service

CLINICAL CASE SEMINAR:Insulinoma in Chronic Renal Failure: A Case Report
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4889-4891 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020850 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

Magnus R. Dias Da Silva, Janete M. Cerutti, Liliane A. T. Arnaldi, and Rui M. B. Maciel

A Mutation in the KCNE3 Potassium Channel Gene Is Associated with Susceptibility to Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4881-4884 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020698 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Yuji Yamazaki, Ryo Okazaki, Minako Shibata, Yukihiro Hasegawa, Kohei Satoh, Toshihiro Tajima, Yasuhiro Takeuchi, Toshiro Fujita, Kazuhiko Nakahara, Takeyoshi Yamashita, and Seiji Fukumoto

Rapid Communications:Increased Circulatory Level of Biologically Active Full-Length FGF-23 in Patients with Hypophosphatemic Rickets/Osteomalacia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4957-4960 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021105 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jean-Louis Janneau, Juan Maldonado-Estrada, Gérard Tachdjian, Isabelle Miran, Nelly Motté, Patrick Saulnier, Jean-Christophe Sabourin, Jean-François Coté, Bénédicte Simon, René Frydman, Gérard Chaouat, and Dominique Bellet

Transcriptional Expression of Genes Involved in Cell Invasion and Migration by Normal and Tumoral Trophoblast Cells
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5336-5339 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021093 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Endocrine Care:

Eva Marie Erfurth, Birgitta Bülow, Gudrun Svahn-Tapper, Bo Norrving, Karin Odh, Zoli Mikoczy, Jonas Björk, and Lars Hagmar

Risk Factors for Cerebrovascular Deaths in Patients Operated and Irradiated for Pituitary Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4892-4899 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020526 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Gillberg, Hans Mallmin, Marianne Petrén-Mallmin, Sverker Ljunghall, and Anna G. Nilsson

Two Years of Treatment with Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Increases Bone Mineral Density in Men with Idiopathic Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4900-4906 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020231 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela Taxel, Pamela M. Fall, Peter C. Albertsen, Robert D. Dowsett, Margaret Trahiotis, Jill Zimmerman, Christine Ohannessian, and Lawrence G. Raisz

The Effect of Micronized Estradiol on Bone Turnover and Calciotropic Hormones in Older Men Receiving Hormonal Suppression Therapy for Prostate Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4907-4913 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020539 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Christopher Gallagher, Prema B. Rapuri, Gleb Haynatzki, and Jeff R. Detter

Effect of Discontinuation of Estrogen, Calcitriol, and the Combination of Both on Bone Density and Bone Markers
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4914-4923 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020727 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erik K. Alexander, Jenny P. Heering, Carol B. Benson, Mary C. Frates, Peter M. Doubilet, Edmund S. Cibas, and Ellen Marqusee

Assessment of Nondiagnostic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspirations of Thyroid Nodules
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4924-4927 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020865 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Louis Wémeau, Philippe Caron, Claire Schvartz, Jean-Louis Schlienger, Jacques Orgiazzi, Cécile Cousty, and Virginie Vlaeminck-Guillem

Effects of Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Suppression with Levothyroxine in Reducing the Volume of Solitary Thyroid Nodules and Improving Extranodular Nonpalpable Changes: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial by the French Thyroid Research Group
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4928-4934 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020365 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine M. Gordon, Estherann Grace, S. Jean Emans, Henry A. Feldman, Elizabeth Goodman, Kelly A. Becker, Clifford J. Rosen, Caren M. Gundberg, and Meryl S. LeBoff

Effects of Oral Dehydroepiandrosterone on Bone Density in Young Women with Anorexia Nervosa: A Randomized Trial
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4935-4941 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020545 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vinaya Simha, Joseph E. Zerwekh, Khashayar Sakhaee, and Abhimanyu Garg

Effect of Subcutaneous Leptin Replacement Therapy on Bone Metabolism in Patients with Generalized Lipodystrophy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4942-4945 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020792 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inaam A. Nakchbandi, Mary Ann Mitnick, Robert Lang, Caren Gundberg, Barbara Kinder, and Karl Insogna

Circulating Levels of Interleukin-6 Soluble Receptor Predict Rates of Bone Loss in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4946-4951 doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011814 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Janet Barger-Lux and Robert P. Heaney

Effects of Above Average Summer Sun Exposure on Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Calcium Absorption
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4952-4956 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020636 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Original Articles:

G. P. Bernini, A. Moretti, A. G. Bonadio, M. Menicagli, P. Viacava, A. G. Naccarato, P. Iacconi, P. Miccoli, and A. Salvetti

Angiogenesis in Human Normal and Pathologic Adrenal Cortex
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4961-4965 doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011799 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kai Henrik Wiborg Lange, Benny Larsson, Allan Flyvbjerg, Rolf Dall, Morten Bennekou, Michael Højby Rasmussen, Hans Ørskov, and Michael Kjær

Acute Growth Hormone Administration Causes Exaggerated Increases in Plasma Lactate and Glycerol during Moderate to High Intensity Bicycling in Trained Young Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4966-4975 doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011797 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. L. Barker-Gibb, A. Sahu, C. R. Pohl, and T. M. Plant

Elevating Circulating Leptin in Prepubertal Male Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta) Does Not Elicit Precocious Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Release, Assessed Indirectly
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4976-4983 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020784 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Draper, S. M. Echwald, G. G. Lavery, E. A. Walker, R. Fraser, E. Davies, T. I. A. Sørensen, A. Astrup, J. Adamski, M. Hewison, J. M. Connell, O. Pedersen, and P. M. Stewart

Association Studies between Microsatellite Markers within the Gene Encoding Human 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 and Body Mass Index, Waist to Hip Ratio, and Glucocorticoid Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4984-4990 doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011375 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maryse Guerin, Pascal Egger, Wilfried Le Goff, Céline Soudant, Reynald Dupuis, and M. John Chapman

Atorvastatin Reduces Postprandial Accumulation and Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein-Mediated Remodeling of Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein Subspecies in Type IIB Hyperlipidemia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4991-5000 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020298 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott D. Moffat, Alan B. Zonderman, E. Jeffrey Metter, Marc R. Blackman, S. Mitchell Harman, and Susan M. Resnick

Longitudinal Assessment of Serum Free Testosterone Concentration Predicts Memory Performance and Cognitive Status in Elderly Men
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5001-5007 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020419 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario Kratz, Arnold von Eckardstein, Manfred Fobker, Anette Buyken, Nicole Posny, Helmut Schulte, Gerd Assmann, and Ursel Wahrburg

The Impact of Dietary Fat Composition on Serum Leptin Concentrations in Healthy Nonobese Men and Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5008-5014 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020496 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laurent Pascual-Le Tallec, Elisabeth Dulmet, Xavier Bertagna, and Yves de Keyzer

Identification of Genes Associated with the Corticotroph Phenotype in Bronchial Carcinoid Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5015-5022 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020598 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guldem Kilciler, Metin Ozata, Cagatay Oktenli, S.Yavuz Sanisoglu, Erol Bolu, Necati Bingol, Mete Kilciler, I. Caglayan Ozdemir, and Mustafa Kutlu

Diurnal Leptin Secretion Is Intact in Male Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism and Is Not Influenced by Exogenous Gonadotropins
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5023-5029 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020516 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Zitzmann, Maik Brune, and Eberhard Nieschlag

Vascular Reactivity in Hypogonadal Men Is Reduced by Androgen Substitution
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5030-5037 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020504 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martina Weise, Graeme Eisenhofer, and Deborah P. Merke

Pubertal and Gender-Related Changes in the Sympathoadrenal System in Healthy Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5038-5043 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020590 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert Ross, Jennifer Freeman, Robert Hudson, and Ian Janssen

Abdominal Obesity, Muscle Composition, and Insulin Resistance in Premenopausal Women
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5044-5051 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020570 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Gianotti, S. Pivetti, F. Lanfranco, F. Tassone, F. Navone, E. Vittori, R. Rossetto, C. Gauna, S. Destefanis, S. Grottoli, R. De Giorgi, V. Gai, E. Ghigo, and M. Maccario

Concomitant Impairment of Growth Hormone Secretion and Peripheral Sensitivity in Obese Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5052-5057 doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011441 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Libuse Tauchmanovà, Bianca Serio, Antonio Del Puente, Antonio Maria Risitano, Antonella Esposito, Gennaro De Rosa, Gaetano Lombardi, Annamaria Colao, Bruno Rotoli, and Carmine Selleri

Long-Lasting Bone Damage Detected by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry, Phalangeal Osteosonogrammetry, and in Vitro Growth of Marrow Stromal Cells after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5058-5065 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020800 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc van der Valk, Peter Reiss, Frank C. van Leth, Mariette T. Ackermans, Erik Endert, Johannes A. Romijn, Rik Heijligenberg, and Hans Sauerwein

Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy-Induced Lipodystrophy Has Minor Effects on Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Induced Changes in Lipolysis, but Normalizes Resting Energy Expenditure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5066-5071 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020892 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. C. Calkin, K. Sudhir, S. Honisett, M. R. I. Williams, T. Dawood, and P. A. Komesaroff

Rapid Potentiation of Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation by Estradiol in Postmenopausal Women Is Mediated via Cyclooxygenase 2
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5072-5075 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Geralda F. Osorio, Suemi Marui, Alexander A. L. Jorge, Ana C. Latronico, Leonard S. S. Lo, Claudia C. Leite, Vivian Estefan, Berenice B. Mendonca, and Ivo J. P. Arnhold

Pituitary Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Function in Patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency with and without Mutations in GHRH-R, GH-1, or PROP-1 Genes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5076-5084 doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011936 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. W. Kok, F. Roelfsema, S. Overeem, G. J. Lammers, R. L. Strijers, M. Frölich, A. E. Meinders, and H. Pijl

Dynamics of the Pituitary-Adrenal Ensemble in Hypocretin-Deficient Narcoleptic Humans: Blunted Basal Adrenocorticotropin Release and Evidence for Normal Time-Keeping by the Master Pacemaker
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5085-5091 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020638 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ulla Rajala, Mauri Laakso, Markku Päivänsalo, Outi Pelkonen, Ilkka Suramo, and Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi

Low Insulin Sensitivity Measured by Both Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index and Homeostasis Model Assessment Method as a Risk Factor of Increased Intima-Media Thickness of the Carotid Artery
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5092-5097 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020703 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amalia Gastaldelli, Yoshinori Miyazaki, Maura Pettiti, Masafumi Matsuda, Srihanth Mahankali, Eleonora Santini, Ralph A. DeFronzo, and Ele Ferrannini

Metabolic Effects of Visceral Fat Accumulation in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5098-5103 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020696 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sunday O. Akintoye, Caroline Chebli, Susan Booher, Penelope Feuillan, Harvey Kushner, Derek Leroith, Natasha Cherman, Paolo Bianco, Shlomo Wientroub, Pamela Gehron Robey, and Michael T. Collins

Characterization of gsp-Mediated Growth Hormone Excess in the Context of McCune-Albright Syndrome
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5104-5112 doi:10.1210/jc.2001-012022 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Esperanza B. Berensztein, Mariela I. Sciara, Marco A. Rivarola, and Alicia Belgorosky

Apoptosis and Proliferation of Human Testicular Somatic and Germ Cells during Prepuberty: High Rate of Testicular Growth in Newborns Mediated by Decreased Apoptosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5113-5118 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020032 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna Nordenström, Anna Servin, Gunilla Bohlin, Agne Larsson, and Anna Wedell

Sex-Typed Toy Play Behavior Correlates with the Degree of Prenatal Androgen Exposure Assessed by CYP21 Genotype in Girls with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5119-5124 doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011531 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniela Pasquali, Antonio Notaro, Giulio Bonavolonta’, Patrizia Vassallo, Antonio Bellastella, and Antonio Agostino Sinisi

Somatostatin Receptor Genes Are Expressed in Lymphocytes from Retroorbital Tissues in Graves’ Disease
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5125-5129 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020790 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Boschmann, Christoph Schroeder, Niels Juel Christensen, Jens Tank, Goetz Krupp, Italo Biaggioni, Susanne Klaus, Arya M. Sharma, Friedrich C. Luft, and Jens Jordan

Norepinephrine Transporter Function and Autonomic Control of Metabolism
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5130-5137 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020533 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sébastien Weill-Engerer, Jean-Philippe David, Véronique Sazdovitch, Philippe Liere, Bernard Eychenne, Antoine Pianos, Michael Schumacher, André Delacourte, Etienne-Emile Baulieu, and Yvette Akwa

Neurosteroid Quantification in Human Brain Regions: Comparison between Alzheimer’s and Nondemented Patients
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5138-5143 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020878 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pietro Galassetti, Donna Tate, Ray A. Neill, Sachiko Morrey, and Stephen N. Davis

Effect of Gender on Counterregulatory Responses to Euglycemic Exercise in Type 1 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5144-5150 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020757 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hong-Wen Deng, Fu-Hua Xu, Qing-Yang Huang, Hui Shen, Hongyi Deng, Theresa Conway, Yong-Jun Liu, Yao-Zhong Liu, Jin-Long Li, Hai-Tao Zhang, K. M. Davies, and Robert R. Recker

A Whole-Genome Linkage Scan Suggests Several Genomic Regions Potentially Containing Quantitative Trait Loci for Osteoporosis
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5151-5159 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020474 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael J. Woller, Gina Everson-Binotto, Elana Nichols, Ashley Acheson, Kim L. Keen, Cyril Y. Bowers, and Ei Terasawa

Aging-Related Changes in Release of Growth Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone in Female Rhesus Monkeys
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5160-5167 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020659 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Agneta L. Sunehag, Gianna Toffolo, Margarita S. Treuth, Nancy F. Butte, Claudio Cobelli, Dennis M. Bier, and Morey W. Haymond

Effects of Dietary Macronutrient Content on Glucose Metabolism in Children
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5168-5178 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020674 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie-Jose J. Pouwels, Paul N. Span, Cees J. Tack, André J. Olthaar, C. G. J. Sweep, Baziel G. van Engelen, Jan G. de Jong, Jos A. Lutterman, and Ad R. Hermus

Muscle Uridine Diphosphate-Hexosamines Do Not Decrease Despite Correction of Hyperglycemia-Induced Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5179-5184 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020440 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenji Moriyama, Tetsuya Tagami, Takashi Akamizu, Takeshi Usui, Misa Saijo, Naotetsu Kanamoto, Yuji Hataya, Akira Shimatsu, Hideshi Kuzuya, and Kazuwa Nakao

Thyroid Hormone Action Is Disrupted by Bisphenol A as an Antagonist
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5185-5190 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020209 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregg W. Van Citters, Morvarid Kabir, Stella P. Kim, Steven D. Mittelman, Melvin K. Dea, Patricia L. Brubaker, and Richard N. Bergman

Elevated Glucagon-Like Peptide-1-(7–36)-Amide, but Not Glucose, Associated with Hyperinsulinemic Compensation for Fat Feeding
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5191-5198 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenzo Kosaka, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Keiji Tatsumi, Shinya Yoshioka, Yukiyasu Sato, Haruto Egawa, Toshihiro Higuchi, Takahiro Nakayama, Masamichi Ueda, Michiyuki Maeda, and Shingo Fujii

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) Activates Monocytes to Produce Interleukin-8 via a Different Pathway from Luteinizing Hormone/HCG Receptor System
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5199-5208 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020341 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daizo Korita, Norimasa Sagawa, Hiroaki Itoh, Shigeo Yura, Masahiro Yoshida, Kazuyo Kakui, Maki Takemura, Chieko Yokoyama, Tadashi Tanabe, and Shingo Fujii

Cyclic Mechanical Stretch Augments Prostacyclin Production in Cultured Human Uterine Myometrial Cells from Pregnant Women: Possible Involvement of Up-Regulation of Prostacyclin Synthase Expression
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5209-5219 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020531 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jose A. Arraztoa, Philippe Monget, Carolyn Bondy, and Jian Zhou

Expression Patterns of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Proteins 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 in the Mid-Cycle Monkey Ovary
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5220-5228 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020407 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dharani K. Hapangama, Hilary O. D. Critchley, Teresa A. Henderson, and David T. Baird

Mifepristone-Induced Vaginal Bleeding Is Associated with Increased Immunostaining for Cyclooxygenase-2 and Decrease in Prostaglandin Dehydrogenase in Luteal Phase Endometrium
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5229-5234 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020429 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irene Y. C. Sun, Michael T. Overgaard, Claus Oxvig, and Linda C. Giudice

Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A Proteolytic Activity Is Associated with the Human Placental Trophoblast Cell Membrane
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5235-5240 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020561 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregor Weirich, Bettina Klein, Thorsten Wöhl, Dieter Engelhardt, and Hiltrud Brauch

VHL2C Phenotype in a German von Hippel-Lindau Family with Concurrent VHL Germline Mutations P81S and L188V
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5241-5246 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020651 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angela Schulz, Katrin Sangkuhl, Thomas Lennert, Marianne Wigger, David Anthony Price, Anja Nuuja, Annette Grüters, Günter Schultz, and Torsten Schöneberg

Aminoglycoside Pretreatment Partially Restores the Function of Truncated V₂ Vasopressin Receptors Found in Patients with Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5247-5257 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020286 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yen-Ni Teng, Yung-Ming Lin, Ying-Hung Lin, Shu-Yi Tsao, Chao-Chin Hsu, Shio-Jean Lin, Wan-Ching Tsai, and Pao-Lin Kuo

Association of a Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism of the Deleted-in-Azoospermia-Like Gene with Susceptibility to Spermatogenic Failure
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5258-5264 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020016 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hilary O. D. Critchley, Teresa A. Henderson, Rodney W. Kelly, Graeme S. Scobie, Lee R. Evans, Nigel P. Groome, and Philippa T. K. Saunders

Wild-Type Estrogen Receptor (ERß1) and the Splice Variant (ERßcx/ß2) Are Both Expressed within the Human Endometrium throughout the Normal Menstrual Cycle
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5265-5273 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020502 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Giannoulias, N. Alfaidy, A. C. Holloway, W. Gibb, M. Sun, S. J. Lye, and J. R. G. Challis

Expression of Prostaglandin I₂ Synthase, but Not Prostaglandin E Synthase, Changes in Myometrium of Women at Term Pregnancy
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5274-5282 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020521 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. O. Bahathiq, R. L. Stewart, M. Wells, H. D. Moore, A. A. Pacey, and W. L. Ledger

Production of Activins by the Human Endosalpinx
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5283-5289 doi:10.1210/jc.2001-011884 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marek Zygmunt, Friederike Herr, Stefanie Keller-Schoenwetter, Karin Kunzi-Rapp, Karsten Münstedt, C. V. Rao, Uwe Lang, and Klaus T. Preissner

Characterization of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin as a Novel Angiogenic Factor
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5290-5296 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020642 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Holger Rumpold, Katarina Mascher, Gerold Untergasser, Eugen Plas, Martin Hermann, and Peter Berger

Trans-Differentiation of Prostatic Stromal Cells Leads to Decreased Glycoprotein Hormone Production
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5297-5303 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020596 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luisa Barzon, Roberta Bonaguro, Ignazio Castagliuolo, Marco Chilosi, Elisa Gnatta, Cristina Parolin, Marco Boscaro, and Giorgio Palù

Transcriptionally Targeted Retroviral Vector for Combined Suicide and Immunomodulating Gene Therapy of Thyroid Cancer
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5304-5311 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020975 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michal Armoni, Michael J. Quon, Gila Maor, Smadar Avigad, David N. Shapiro, Chava Harel, Diana Esposito, Yaacov Goshen, Isaac Yaniv, and Eddy Karnieli

PAX3/Forkhead Homolog in Rhabdomyosarcoma Oncoprotein Activates Glucose Transporter 4 Gene Expression in Vivo and in Vitro
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5312-5324 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020318 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tsukasa Inoue, Jun-Ichi Akahira, Takashi Suzuki, Andrew D. Darnel, Chika Kaneko, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Masahito Hatori, Reizo Shirane, Toshihiro Kumabe, Yoshimochi Kurokawa, Susumu Satomi, and Hironobu Sasano

Progesterone Production and Actions in the Human Central Nervous System and Neurogenic Tumors
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5325-5331 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-012096 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akira Katsuki, Yasuhiro Sumida, Hideki Urakawa, Esteban C. Gabazza, Shuichi Murashima, Kohei Morioka, Nagako Kitagawa, Takashi Tanaka, Rika Araki-Sasaki, Yasuko Hori, Kaname Nakatani, Yutaka Yano, and Yukihiko Adachi

COMMENT:Neither Homeostasis Model Assessment nor Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index Can Predict Insulin Resistance in Elderly Patients with Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5332-5335 doi:10.1210/jc.2002-020486 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS, FASEB EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE LECTURE AND AWARD 2004
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4899 [Full Text] [PDF]  

2003 Certifying Examination in Pediatric Endocrinology
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 4956 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serono Foundation for the Advancement of Medical Science Workshop on Inhibins, Activins and Follistatins
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5198 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sixth European Congress of Endocrinology, April 26–30, 2003, Lyon, France
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5303 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Resources:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5340-5342 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program - NIDDK: Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides & Other Hormones, Antisera, Reagents, & Hormone Assay Services Available
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002 87: 5343-5345 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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