Clinical, pathophysiologic, genetic, and therapeutic progress in primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia

J Bertherat, I Bourdeau, L Bouys… - Endocrine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Patients with primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (PBMAH) usually present
bilateral benign adrenocortical macronodules at imaging and variable levels of cortisol …

Cushing syndrome: a review

M Reincke, M Fleseriu - Jama, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cushing syndrome is defined as a prolonged increase in plasma cortisol levels
that is not due to a physiological etiology. Although the most frequent cause of Cushing …

Cushing's disease

H Nishioka, S Yamada - Journal of clinical medicine, 2019 - mdpi.com
In patients with Cushing's disease (CD), prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential for
favorable long-term outcomes, although this remains a challenging task. The differential …

Outcome of CRH stimulation test and overnight 8 mg dexamethasone suppression test in 469 patients with ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome

M Detomas, K Ritzel, I Nasi-Kordhishti… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To evaluate diagnostic accuracy of the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)
stimulation test and the overnight 8 mg dexamethasone suppression test (DST) for the …

Improvement but no normalization of quality of life and cognitive functioning after treatment of Cushing syndrome

LHA Broersen, CD Andela, OM Dekkers… - The Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Cushing syndrome is characterized by glucocorticoid excess, which induces
physical and mental symptoms, impairments in functional status and perceived health …

Worse Health‐Related Quality of Life at long‐term follow‐up in patients with Cushing's disease than patients with cortisol producing adenoma. Data from the …

E Valassi, R Feelders, D Maiter, P Chanson… - Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Objective Hypercortisolism in Cushing's syndrome (CS) is associated with
impaired health‐related quality of life (HRQ oL), which may persist despite remission. We …

Human corticotropin-releasing hormone tests: 10 years of real-life experience in pituitary and adrenal disease

F Ceccato, I Tizianel, CK Vedolin… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Context The human corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) test (hCRHtest) is used to
differentiate Cushing disease (CD) from ectopic adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) secretion …

Salivary stress/immunological markers in crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis

A Finamore, I Peluso, O Cauli - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is continuous and growing interest in research into new alternatives to standard
biomarkers to detect and follow-up disease, reducing physical and psychological stress in …

A multicenter, phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of osilodrostat, a new 11β-hydroxylase inhibitor, in Japanese patients with endogenous Cushing's …

T Tanaka, F Satoh, M Ujihara, S Midorikawa… - Endocrine …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Abstract This phase 2, single-arm, open-label, dose-titration, multicenter study evaluated
osilodrostat (11β-hydroxylase inhibitor) in Japanese patients with endogenous Cushing's …

Preoperative medical treatment in Cushing's syndrome: frequency of use and its impact on postoperative assessment: data from ERCUSYN

E Valassi, H Franz, T Brue, RA Feelders… - European journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Surgery is the definitive treatment of Cushing's syndrome (CS) but medications
may also be used as a first-line therapy. Whether preoperative medical treatment (PMT) …