Articles by author - Yiming Mu

Malignant insulinoma: Report of 6 patients and literature review.

Shao Y, Qu Y, Wang X, Song Z, Guo Q, Dou J, Ba J, Lü Z, Mu Y.

Case Reports 2016; 37(3): 189-192 PubMed PMID: 27618603  Keywords:  Adult, Diazoxide:therapeutic use, Diuretics:therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Hypoglycemia:drug therapy, Insulinoma:pathology, Liver Neoplasms:pathology, Male, Middle Aged, Pancreatic Neoplasms:pathology, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Patients with malignant insulinoma always present with symptoms of severe hypoglycemia and have poor life expectancy. In additi.....

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Damage to vascular endothelial cells by high insulin levels is associated with increased expression of ChemR23, and attenuated by PPAR-gamma agonist, rosiglitazone.

Hao F, Mu J, Zhang H, Kuang H, Yu Q, Bai M, Meng P.

Journal Article 2015; 36(1): 59-66 PubMed PMID: 25789586  Keywords:  Anilides:pharmacology, Cells, Cultured, Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells:drug effects, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents:pharmacology, Insulin:pharmacology, PPAR gamma:agonists, Receptors, Chemokine:metabolism, Thiazolidinediones:pharmacology,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the effect of different insulin concentrations on the activity of vascular endothelial cells (VECs), an.....

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Adult idiopathic isolated ACTH deficiency: a short series and literature review.

Guo Q, Lu J, Mu Y, Chen K, Pan C.

Case Reports 2013; 34(7): 693-700 PubMed PMID: 24463998  Keywords:  Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:blood, Aged, Endocrine System Diseases:blood, Female, Genetic Diseases, Inborn:blood, Glucocorticoids:therapeutic use, Humans, Hydrocortisone:blood, Hypoglycemia:blood, Hyponatremia:blood, Male, Middle Aged, Prednisone:therapeu.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Adult idiopathic isolated ACTH deficiency (AIIAD) is an underestimated disorder which is frequently misdiagnosed. We presented.....

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Laparoscope resection of ectopic corticosteroid-secreting adrenal adenoma.

Wang X, Dou J, Gao J, Zhong W, Jin D, Hui L, Lu J, Mu Y.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 265-267 PubMed PMID: 22635081  Keywords:  Adrenal Cortex, Adrenal Cortex Hormones:secretion, Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms:pathology, Adrenocortical Adenoma:pathology, Adult, Choristoma:pathology, Humans, Kidney Diseases:pathology, Kidney Neoplasms:pathology, Laparoscopy:methods, Male, Pituitary ACTH .    Citation

: Tumors originating from ectopic adrenal tissue are relatively rare. In this article, we describe a case with Cushing's syndrome caused b.....

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Medullar thyroid carcinoma in mediastinum initially presenting as Ectopic ACTH syndrome. A case report.

Wang X, Mu Y, Dou J, Zhong W, Lü Z, Lu J, Pan C.

Case Reports 2011; 32(4): 421-424 PubMed PMID: 21876495  Keywords:  ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic:etiology, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone:blood, Biopsy, Carcinoma, Medullary:complications, Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine, Humans, Male, Mediastinal Neoplasms:complications, Middle Aged, Thyroid Neoplasms:complications, Tomography, X-Ray C.    Citation

: A rare case with ectopic adrenocorticotrophic hormone syndrome (EAS) caused by medullar thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in mediastinum was repor.....

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