Vol. 26 (5) 2005 Neuro endocrinology letters

Mercury and autism: accelerating evidence?

Mutter J, Naumann J, Schneider R, Walach H, Haley B.

Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 439-446 PubMed PMID: 16264412 Citation  Keywords:  Autistic Disorder:chemically induced, Autoimmune Diseases:chemically induced, Chelating Agents:therapeutic use, Child, Humans, Inflammation:chemically induced, Mercury:analysis, Mercury Poisoning:epidemiology,.

: The causes of autism and neurodevelopmental disorders are unknown. Genetic and environmental risk factors seem to be involved. Because of an observed increase in autism in the last decades, which parallels cumulative mercury exposure, it was proposed that autism may be in part caused by mercury. We review the evidence for this proposa.....

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Growth hormone (GH) secretion and pituitary size in children with short stature. Efficacy of GH therapy in GH-deficient children, depending on the pituitary size.

Hilczer M, Szalecki M, Smyczynska J, Stawerska R, Kaniewska D, Lewinski A.
Clinical Trial 2005; 26(5): 447-452 PubMed PMID: 16264418 Citation  Keywords:  Adolescent, Aging:physiology, Body Height:drug effects, Child, Female, Growth Hormone:therapeutic use, Hormones:blood, Human Growth Hormone:deficiency, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Pituitary Gland:anatomy & histology, Predictive Value of Test.

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Relation of acute-phase reaction and endothelial activation to insulin resistance and adiposity in obese children and adolescents.

Garanty-Bogacka B, Syrenicz M, Syrenicz A, Gebala A, Walczak M.
Clinical Trial 2005; 26(5): 473-479 PubMed PMID: 16264416 Citation  Keywords:  Acute-Phase Reaction:physiopathology, Adipose Tissue:physiology, Adolescent, Anthropometry, Biomarkers, Blood Glucose:metabolism, Body Composition:physiology, Child, Cytokines:blood, Endothelium, Vascular:physiology, Female, Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated:met.

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Decreased dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate but normal insulin-like growth factor in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): relevance for the inflammatory response in CFS.

Maes M, Mihaylova I, De Ruyter M.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 487-492 PubMed PMID: 16264414 Citation  Keywords:  Aging:metabolism, Antigens, CD:metabolism, Antigens, CD3:metabolism, Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte:metabolism, Biomarkers, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate:blood, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic:blood, Female, Humans, Inflamm.

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Familial occurrence of adrenocortical insufficiency in two brothers with Allgrove syndrome. A case report of 4A (Allgrove) syndrome with epilepsy and a new AAAS gene mutation.

Kurca E, Grofik M, Kucera P, Varsik P.
Case Reports 2005; 26(5): 499-502 PubMed PMID: 16264411 Citation  Keywords:  Adrenal Insufficiency:complications, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:deficiency, Adult, Autonomic Nervous System:physiopathology, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12:genetics, Conjunctival Diseases:complications, Electroencephalography, Epilepsy:genetics, Hormone Rep.

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Hyperplasia of the colonic neuroendocrine cells after pinealectomy in rats. The new evidence for the existence of connections between the distant parts of the diffuse neuroendocrine system.

da Silva J, Vespúcio M, Dalio R, Guimarães M, Pinto A, Garcia W, Zucoloto S, Garcia S.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 511-514 PubMed PMID: 16264409 Citation  Keywords:  Aging:physiology, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Cell Count, Colon:pathology, Hyperplasia, Male, Neurosecretory Systems:pathology, Paraffin Embedding, Pineal Gland:physiology, Rats, Rats, Wistar,.

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Activation of rat pituitary-adrenocortical and sympatho-adrenomedullary system in response to different stressors.

Gavrilovic L, Dronjak S.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 515-520 PubMed PMID: 16264408 Citation  Keywords:  Adrenal Medulla:physiopathology, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:blood, Animals, Cold Temperature, Corticosterone:blood, Epinephrine:blood, Luminescence, Male, Norepinephrine:blood, Pituitary-Adrenal System:physiopathology, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Restraint, Phys.

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Loss of heterozygosity in 73 human thyroid tumors.

Wozniak A, Wiench M, Olejniczak A, Wloch J, Lachinski A, Lange D, Olczyk T, Jarzab B, Limon J.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 521-525 PubMed PMID: 16264407 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Aging:physiology, Carcinoma, Papillary:genetics, Chromosomes:genetics, Genetic Markers, Humans, Loss of Heterozygosity:genetics, Microsatellite Repeats, Middle Aged, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases:genetics, RNA, Messenger:biosynthesis, Reverse Tran.

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Activity of estradiol and selective estrogen receptor modulators in the mouse N20.1 oligodendrocyte/astrocytes cell line.

Guzmán C, Deighton-Collins S, Martinez A, Kleerekoper M, Zhao C, Benjamins J, Skafar D.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 526-532 PubMed PMID: 16264406 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Astrocytes:drug effects, Blotting, Western, Cell Line, Estradiol:pharmacology, Estrogen Antagonists:pharmacology, Estrogen Receptor alpha:drug effects, Estrogen Receptor beta:drug effects, Gene Expression Regulation:drug effects, Ligands, Lucifer.

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Hyperprolactinemia presenting with encephalomalacia-associated seizure disorder and infertility: a novel application for bromocriptine therapy in reproductive endocrinology.

Saie D, Sills E.
Case Reports 2005; 26(5): 533-535 PubMed PMID: 16264405 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Anticonvulsants:therapeutic use, Brain:pathology, Bromocriptine:therapeutic use, Encephalomalacia:complications, Hormone Antagonists:therapeutic use, Humans, Hyperprolactinemia:complications, Infertility, Male:complications, Magnetic Resonance Imag.

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Changes in plasma homocysteine levels of rats with experimentally induced hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.

Ozkan Y, Dönder E, Güney H, Baydaş G.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 536-540 PubMed PMID: 16264404 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Antithyroid Agents, Cholesterol:blood, Folic Acid:blood, Homocysteine:blood, Hyperthyroidism:blood, Hypothyroidism:blood, Lipids:blood, Male, Propylthiouracil, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Thyroid Function Tests, Thyroxine, Vitamin B 12:blood,.

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The effects of zinc deficiency and testosterone supplementation on leptin levels in castrated rats and their relation with LH, FSH and testosterone.

Ozturk A, Baltaci A, Mogulkoc R, Oztekin E, Kul A.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 548-554 PubMed PMID: 16264402 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Body Weight:drug effects, Follicle Stimulating Hormone:blood, Leptin:blood, Luteinizing Hormone:blood, Male, Orchiectomy, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Testosterone:blood, Zinc:blood,.

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Metallothionein stroma reaction in tumor adjacent healthy tissue in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and breast adenocarcinoma.

Dutsch-Wicherek M, Popiela T, Klimek M, Rudnicka-Sosin L, Wicherek L, Oudinet J, Skladzien J, Tomaszewska R.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 567-574 PubMed PMID: 16264399 Citation  Keywords:  Adenocarcinoma:metabolism, Adult, Aged, Breast Neoplasms:metabolism, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell:metabolism, Female, Head and Neck Neoplasms:metabolism, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Lymphatic Metastasis, Male, Metallothionein:metabolism, Middle Aged, Stroma.

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Morphological and biochemical study of the pineal gland of pregnant and non-pregnant female vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus maximus).

Gil E, Calderón C, Pelzer L, Domínguez S, Fogal T, Scardapane L, Piezzi R.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 575-580 PubMed PMID: 16264398 Citation  Keywords:  Acetylserotonin O-Methyltransferase:metabolism, Animals, Arylalkylamine N-Acetyltransferase:metabolism, Female, Melatonin:blood, Microscopy, Electron, Pineal Gland:metabolism, Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Animal:metabolism, Rabbits, Radioimmunoassay,.

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N-bromoacetyltryptamine strongly and reversibly inhibits in vitro melatonin secretion from mammalian pinealocytes.

Lewczuk B, Zheng W, Prusik M, Cole P, Przybylska-Gornowicz B.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 581-592 PubMed PMID: 16264397 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Arylalkylamine N-Acetyltransferase:antagonists & inhibitors, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Depression, Chemical, Female, In Vitro Techniques, Melatonin:metabolism, Norepinephrine:antagonists & inhibitors, Perfusion, Pineal Gland:cytology, Rad.

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Reduced brain perfusion and neurocranial shape abnormalities of the temporal regions in patients with Klinefelter syndrome.

Junik R, Kosowicz J.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 593-598 PubMed PMID: 16264396 Citation  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Brain:diagnostic imaging, Cerebrovascular Circulation:physiology, Female, Humans, Klinefelter Syndrome:diagnostic imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Radiopharmaceuticals, Skull:diagnostic imaging, Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime, Temporal Lobe:d.

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Pregnancy complicated by Myasthenia gravis - twelve years experience.

Podciechowski L, Brocka-Nitecka U, Dabrowska K, Bielak A, Hadacz B, Wilczynski J.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 603-608 PubMed PMID: 16264394 Citation  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Birth Weight:physiology, Breech Presentation, Cesarean Section, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Myasthenia Gravis:physiopathology, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications:physiopathology, Retrospective Studies, Thymectomy, Thyroiditis, Auto.

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Aluminum-induced neurotoxicity and oxidative damage in rabbits: protective effect of melatonin.

Abd-Elghaffar S, El-Sokkary G, Sharkawy A.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 609-616 PubMed PMID: 16264393 Citation  Keywords:  Aluminum:antagonists & inhibitors, Animals, Antioxidants:therapeutic use, Apoptosis:drug effects, Brain:metabolism, Lipid Peroxidation:drug effects, Male, Malondialdehyde:metabolism, Melatonin:therapeutic use, Nerve Degeneration:pathology, Neurofibrils:pa.

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Action of prolactin, prolactin-releasing peptide and orexins on hypothalamic neurons of adult, early postnatally overfed rats.

Davidowa H, Plagemann A.
Journal Article 2005; 26(5): 453-458 PubMed PMID: 16264391 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Animals, Newborn:physiology, Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus:cytology, Body Weight:physiology, Eating:physiology, Electrophysiology, Hypothalamic Hormones:pharmacology, Hypothalamus:cytology, In Vitro Techniques, Intracellular Signaling Peptides .

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