Vol. 27 (5) 2006 Neuro endocrinology letters

Cortisol titre increases with novelty of academic oral examinations.

Harl B, Weisshuhn S, Kerschbaum H.

Comparative Study 2006; 27(5): 669-674 PubMed PMID: 17186998 Citation  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Educational Measurement:methods, Exploratory Behavior, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone:analysis, Male, Saliva:chemistry, Stress, Psychological, Students:psychology,.

OBJECTIVE: In the present study we evaluated whether intensity and novelty of oral academic examinations are reflected in saliva cortisol titre.

DESIGN AND SETTING: 91 pupils completed questionnaires on sensation seeking according to Zuckerman as well as on stress coping strategies and rated their individual stre.....

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Melatonin and lipid uptake by murine fibroblasts: clinical implications.

Maldonado M, Siu A, Sánchez-Hidalgo M, Acuna-Castroviejo D, Escames G.
Journal Article 2006; 27(5): 601-608 PubMed PMID: 17186997 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Azo Compounds:pharmacology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Fibroblasts:drug effects, Lipid Metabolism:drug effects, Melatonin:pharmacology, Mice, NIH 3T3 Cells, Oleic Acid:pharmacology, Receptors, Melatonin:antagonists & inhibitors, Tryptamine.

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Potassium iodide changes the levels of thyroid hormones in goitrogenic rats on selenium deficient diet.

Sewerynek E, Dabrowska K, Stuss M, Wiktorska J, Gromadzinska J, Wasowicz W.
Comparative Study 2006; 27(5): 631-638 PubMed PMID: 17159829 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Body Weight:drug effects, Diet:adverse effects, Glutathione Peroxidase:metabolism, Goiter:blood, Iodine:urine, Male, Organ Size:drug effects, Potassium Iodide:administration & dosage, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Selenium:deficiency, Thyroid Gland:drug ef.

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Prader-Willi syndrome due to uniparental disomy in a patient with a balanced chromosomal translocation.

Calounova G, Novotna D, Simandlova M, Havlovicova M, Zumrová A, Kocarek E, Sedlacek Z.
Case Reports 2006; 27(5): 579-585 PubMed PMID: 17159828 Citation  Keywords:  Child, Preschool, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8, Cytogenetic Analysis, DNA Methylation, Female, Humans, In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, Microsatellite Repeats, Prader-Willi Syndrome:genetics, Translocation, Genetic, Uniparen.

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Apoplexy of clinically silent pituitary adenoma during prostate cancer treatment with LHRH analog.

Błaut K, Wiśniewski P, Syrenicz A, Sworczak K.
Case Reports 2006; 27(5): 569-572 PubMed PMID: 17159826 Citation  Keywords:  Adenoma:complications, Aged, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone:analogs & derivatives, Goserelin:therapeutic use, Humans, Male, Neoplasms, Multiple Primary:diagnosis, Pituitary Apoplexy:etiology, Pituitary Neoplasms:complications, Prostatic Neoplasms:complica.

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Oral but not transdermal estrogen replacement therapy reduced level of tissue factor pathway inhibitor: cross-over designed study.

Fait T, Vrablik M, Cibula D, Masata J, Hill M, Trnkova B.
Journal Article 2006; 27(5): 665-668 PubMed PMID: 17159824 Citation  Keywords:  Administration, Cutaneous, Administration, Oral, Adult, Antithrombin III:analysis, Cross-Over Studies, Estradiol:administration & dosage, Estrogen Replacement Therapy:methods, Female, Fibrinogen:analysis, Humans, Lipoproteins:blood, Middle Aged, Postmenop.

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Cycle dependent RCAS1 expression with respect to the immune cells presence and activity.

Wicherek L, Klimek M, Galazka K, Obrzut B.
Comparative Study 2006; 27(5): 645-650 PubMed PMID: 17159823 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Antigens, CD:metabolism, Antigens, CD56:metabolism, Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic:metabolism, Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte:metabolism, Antigens, Neoplasm:metabolism, Endometrium:cytology, Female, GPI-Linked Proteins, Humans, .

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Progesterone and its metabolites 5-dihydroprogesterone and 5-3-tetrahydroprogesterone decrease LPS-induced NO release in the murine microglial cell line, BV-2.

Müller E, Kerschbaum H.
Comparative Study 2006; 27(5): 675-678 PubMed PMID: 17159822 Citation  Keywords:  5-alpha-Dihydroprogesterone:pharmacology, Animals, Cell Line, Cell Survival:drug effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Lipopolysaccharides:pharmacology, Mice, Microglia:cytology, Nitric Oxide:secretion, Pregnanolone:pharmacology, Progesterone:metabol.

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Detection of colorectal lesions by using autofluorescence colonoscopy in acromegalics and their relation to serum growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 levels.

Matyja V, Kos-Kudla B, Foltyn W, Strzelczyk J, Latos W, Marek B, Kajdaniuk D, Karpe J, Ostrowska Z, Sieron-Stoltny K, Sieron A.
Comparative Study 2006; 27(5): 639-643 PubMed PMID: 17159821 Citation  Keywords:  Acromegaly:blood, Adenoma:complications, Adult, Aged, Colonic Polyps:complications, Colonoscopy:methods, Colorectal Neoplasms:complications, Female, Fluorescence, Growth Hormone:blood, Humans, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I:analysis, Male, Middle Aged, Pitu.

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Melatonin restores the mitochondrial production of ATP in septic mice.

López L, Escames G, Ortiz F, Ros E, Acuña-Castroviejo D.
Comparative Study 2006; 27(5): 623-630 PubMed PMID: 17159820 Citation  Keywords:  Adenine Nucleotides:analysis, Adenosine Triphosphatases:metabolism, Adenosine Triphosphate:biosynthesis, Animals, Diaphragm:drug effects, Melatonin:pharmacology, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Mitochondria, Muscle:chemistry, Muscle, Skeletal:ch.

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Regional brain metabolism as the predictor of performance on the Trail Making Test in schizophrenia. A 18FDG PET covariation study.

Horacek J, Dockery C, Kopecek M, Spaniel F, Novak T, Tislerova B, Klirova M, Palenicek T, Höschl C.
Controlled Clinical Trial 2006; 27(5): 587-594 PubMed PMID: 17159818 Citation  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Basal Metabolism, Brain:metabolism, Brain Mapping, Female, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18:metabolism, Frontal Lobe:metabolism, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Positron-Emission Tomography:methods, Psychomotor Performance, Schizophrenia:metabolism, T.

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Chronic fatigue syndrome is accompanied by an IgM-related immune response directed against neopitopes formed by oxidative or nitrosative damage to lipids and proteins.

Maes M, Mihaylova I, Leunis J.
Comparative Study 2006; 27(5): 615-621 PubMed PMID: 17159817 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Epitopes:immunology, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic:blood, Fatty Acids:immunology, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin M:blood, Male, Middle Aged, Oxidative Stress:immunology, Proteins:immunology, Reactive Nitrogen Species:immunology, Reactive Oxygen Species.

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Effect of propylthiouracil on the level of Schiff's bases in tissues of rats on diet with different doses of potassium iodide.

Sewerynek E, Swierczńska-Machura D, Lewiński A.
Comparative Study 2006; 27(5): 595-599 PubMed PMID: 17159816 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Antioxidants:pharmacology, Antithyroid Agents:pharmacology, Diet, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Kidney:chemistry, Liver:chemistry, Lung:chemistry, Male, Oxidative Stress:drug effects, Potassium Iodide:administration & dosage, Propylthiouracil.

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Alcoholism in the elderly: a study of elderly alcoholics compared with healthy elderly and young alcoholics.

Shahpesandy H, Pristásová J, Janíková Z, Mojzisová R, Kasanická V, Supalová O.
Comparative Study 2006; 27(5): 651-657 PubMed PMID: 17159815 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alcoholic Beverages:statistics & numerical data, Alcoholism:epidemiology, Biomarkers:analysis, Comorbidity, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Mental Disorders:epidemiology, Middle Aged, Psychological Tests, Social Class,.

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Opioid-binding protein/cell adhesion molecule-like (OPCML) gene and promoter methylation status in women with ovarian cancer.

Czekierdowski A, Czekierdowska S, Szymanski M, Wielgos M, Kaminski P, Kotarski J.
Journal Article 2006; 27(5): 609-613 PubMed PMID: 17159813 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Carcinoma:genetics, Cell Adhesion Molecules:genetics, DNA Methylation, Female, GPI-Linked Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Humans, Middle Aged, Ovarian Neoplasms:genetics, Promoter Regions, Genetic, RNA, Messenger:metabolism,.

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