Vol. 31 (6) 2010 Neuro endocrinology letters

Pineal ribbon synapses: regulated by the gland's central innervation.

Reuss S.

Journal Article 2010; 31(6): 761-765 PubMed PMID: 21196915 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Circadian Rhythm:physiology, Male, Melatonin:secretion, Microscopy, Electron, Pineal Gland:physiology, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Synapses:ultrastructure,.

OBJECTIVE: The pineal gland is part of the circadian clock system and is under the predominant influence of the endogenous oscillator located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. A polysynaptic pathway involving hypothalamus, spinal cord and sympathetic system regulates the so far best-studied aspect of its neuroendocrine output, i.e., the s.....

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Evaluation of temporal bone computed tomography and paranasal sinuses magnetic resonance images in acromegalic patients.

Zatonski T, Bolanowski M, Skrzypek A, Morawska-Kochman M, Kaluzny M, Zatonska K, Moron K, Badowski R, Krecicki T.
Evaluation Studies 2010; 31(6): 796-800 PubMed PMID: 21206436 Citation  Keywords:  Acromegaly:diagnostic imaging, Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Paranasal Sinuses:diagnostic imaging, Temporal Bone:diagnostic imaging, Tomography, X-Ray Computed,.

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Autonomic nervous system in euthymic patients with bipolar affective disorder.

Latalova K, Prasko J, Diveky T, Grambal A, Kamaradova D, Velartova H, Salinger J, Opavsky J.
Journal Article 2010; 31(6): 829-836 PubMed PMID: 21196931 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Affect:drug effects, Age Factors, Age of Onset, Antidepressive Agents:therapeutic use, Antipsychotic Agents:therapeutic use, Autonomic Nervous System:physiopathology, Bipolar Disorder:diagnosis, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Outpat.

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Glycemic control improvement through treatment of depression using antidepressant drugs in patients with diabetes mellitus type 1.

Komorousova J, Beran J, Rusavy Z, Jankovec Z.
Journal Article 2010; 31(6): 801-806 PubMed PMID: 21196929 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Antidepressive Agents:therapeutic use, Anxiety:drug therapy, Blood Glucose:metabolism, Blood Pressure:drug effects, Body Weight:drug effects, Depression:drug therapy, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1:blood, Double-Blind Method, Female, Hemoglobin A, Glyco.

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Elevated immunoglobulin D levels in children with PFAPA syndrome.

Kovacs L, Hlavatá A, Baldovič M, Paulovicova E, Dallos T, Fehérvízyová Z, Kadasi L.
Journal Article 2010; 31(6): 743-746 PubMed PMID: 21196927 Citation  Keywords:  Arthralgia:diagnosis, Child, Preschool, Cohort Studies, Diagnosis, Differential, Erythema:diagnosis, Exanthema:diagnosis, Female, Fever:blood, Genotype, Humans, Immunoglobulin D:blood, Infant, Lymphadenitis:diagnosis, Male, Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency:di.

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Expression of Ki-67, p53 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) concomitantly in growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas; which one has a role in tumor behavior ?

Yarman S, Kurtulmus N, Canbolat A, Bayindir C, Bilgic B, Ince N.
Journal Article 2010; 31(6): 823-828 PubMed PMID: 21196926 Citation  Keywords:  Acromegaly:etiology, Adenoma:complications, Adult, Aged, Biomarkers, Tumor:metabolism, Early Diagnosis, Female, Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma:complications, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Ki-67 Antigen:metabolism, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasm I.

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Increased fractional anisotropy in white matter of the right frontal region in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a diffusion tensor imaging study.

Li Q, Sun J, Guo L, Zang Y, Feng Z, Huang X, Yang H, Lv Y, Huang M, Gong Q.
Journal Article 2010; 31(6): 747-753 PubMed PMID: 21196923 Citation  Keywords:  Anisotropy, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity:diagnosis, Case-Control Studies, Child, Cognition, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Executive Function, Female, Frontal Lobe:pathology, Functional Laterality, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests,.

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Is pseudo-intractability in population of patients with epilepsy still alive in the 21st century? Audit of 100 seizure-free patients, referred with the diagnosis of pharmacoresistant epilepsy.

Bajacek M, Hovorka J, Nezadal T, Nemcova I, Herman E.
Journal Article 2010; 31(6): 818-822 PubMed PMID: 21196921 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anticonvulsants:therapeutic use, Diagnosis, Differential, Diagnostic Errors:statistics & numerical data, Drug Resistance, Electroencephalography, Epilepsy:classification, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged.

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Roles of dopamine receptor subtypes in mediating modulation of T lymphocyte function.

Huang Y, Qiu A, Peng Y, Liu Y, Huang H, Qiu Y.
Journal Article 2010; 31(6): 782-791 PubMed PMID: 21196914 Citation  Keywords:  2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepine:pharmacology, Animals, Benzazepines:pharmacology, Blotting, Western, CREB-Binding Protein:metabolism, Cell Proliferation:drug effects, Dopamine Agonists:pharmacology, Dopamine Antagonists:pharmaco.

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Salivary alpha-amylase levels and big five personality factors in adults.

Inukai K, Shinada M, Tanida S, Takahashi C, Mifune N, Takagishi H, Horita Y, Hashimoto H, Yokota K, Kameda T, Yamagishi T, Takahashi T.
Journal Article 2010; 31(6): 771-774 PubMed PMID: 21196913 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality, Personality Inventory, Saliva:enzymology, Salivary alpha-Amylases:metabolism, Surveys and Questionnaires,.

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Subclinical hyperthyroid patients' knowledge about radioiodine therapy--the key role of medical information.

Zdanowska J, Stangierski A, Sowinski J, Glowacka M, Warmuz-Stangierska I, Czarnywojtek A, Ruchala M, Kowalewski C, Stangierski R.
Journal Article 2010; 31(6): 775-781 PubMed PMID: 21196911 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Depression:psychology, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Hyperthyroidism:psychology, Informed Consent:statistics & numerical data, Iodine Radioisotopes:therapeutic use, Male, Middle Aged, Patients:psychology, Poland, Surv.

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The effect of chemical sympathectomy and stress on bone remodeling in adult rats.

Hu K, Zhou H, Zhang G, Qin R, Hou R, Kong L, Ding Y.
Journal Article 2010; 31(6): 807-813 PubMed PMID: 21196910 Citation  Keywords:  Absorptiometry, Photon:methods, Animals, Bone Density, Bone Remodeling, Bone Resorption, Calcium:blood, Disease Models, Animal, Electric Stimulation:methods, Foot, Injections, Intraperitoneal, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Norepinephrine:blood, Osteocla.

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Umbilical cord blood concentrations of IL-6, IL-8, and MMP-8 in pregnancy complicated by preterm premature rupture of the membranes and histological chorioamnionitis.

Andrys C, Drahosova M, Hornychova H, Tambor V, Musilova I, Tosner J, Flidrova E, Kacerovsky M.
Comparative Study 2010; 31(6): 857-863 PubMed PMID: 21196908 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Biomarkers:blood, Chorioamnionitis:blood, Female, Fetal Blood:metabolism, Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture:blood, Fetus, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Interleukin-6:blood, Interleukin-8:blood, Male, Matrix Metalloproteinase 8:blood, Pregnancy,.

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Umbilical cord morphology in pregnancies complicated by IUGR in cases of tobacco smoking and pregnancy-induced hypertension.

Milnerowicz-Nabzdyk E, Zimmer M, Tlolka J, Michniewicz J, Pomorski M, Wiatrowski A.
Journal Article 2010; 31(6): 842-847 PubMed PMID: 21196907 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Comorbidity, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Fetal Development, Fetal Growth Retardation:diagnostic imaging, Fetus, Humans, Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced:diagnostic imaging, Pregnancy, Smoking:adverse effects, Ultrasonography, Prenatal, Umbilica.

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