Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
EFFECTS OF EXOGENOUS ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH) UPON PITUITARY ACTH CONCENTRATION AFTER PROLONGED CORTISONE TREATMENT AND STRESS
... A significant fall in pituitary ACTH Changes in pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone A CTH concentration to 41 per cent of control occurs in concentration in intact rats following termi[r] ...
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The experimental generation of antibodies to alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone and adrenocorticotropic hormone
... 1 Abbreviations: MSH, melanocyte stimulating hormone; ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; RSA, rabbit serum albumin; anti-ACTH, serum from rabbits that have received injections of rabbit [r] ...
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EFFECT OF ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH) AND CORTISONE ON PROTEINURIA AND HEMATURIA IN THE NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
... ON PROTEINURIA AND HEMATURIA IN THE NEPHROTIC SYNDROME EFFECT OF ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH) AND CORTISONE. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/15/1/49[r] ...
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Seasonal and sex differences in responsiveness to adrenocorticotropic hormone contribute to stress response plasticity in red sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis)
... to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) explains why glucocorticoid responses to capture stress vary with sex, season and body condition in red-sided garter ...to ACTH. ACTH treatment ...
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Atypical or typical adrenocorticotropic hormone producing pulmonary carcinoids and the usefulness of 11C 5 hydroxytryptophan positron emission tomography: two case reports
... A 22-year-old Caucasian man presented with clinical features of a severe CS including centripetal fatness, moon face, severe edema, excessive purple striae on his trunk, and frequent nocturia. During the last years the ...
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone analog use for podocytopathies
... independent from CD20 binding or B-cell depletion. Acthar Gel was reasonably well tolerated in our patients. The majority of side effects were steroid related and not severe. Two patients, however, discontinued Acthar ...
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Treatment of nephrotic syndrome with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) gel
... with ACTH gel outside of research settings (ie, by prescription) with initiation of therapy by December 31, 2009, allowing a minimum of 6 months’ ...had ACTH gel prescriptions filled during this time ...for ...
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Delayed diagnosis of acromegaly in a patient with focal segmental Glomerulosclerosis: a rare case report and literature review
... The tumor was subtotally removed by trans- sphenoidal surgery. Minimal residual tumor encircled the internal carotid artery within the cavernous sinus was reserved, due to the high risk of bleeding. The pathological ...
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ACTH gel in the treatment of multiple sclerosis exacerbation: a case study
... with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) gel, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved to treat MS relapse, is an option for patients who are unable to tolerate the side effects of high-dose IVMP ...
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BIOACTIVE GUIDED FRACTIONATION OF PTEROSPERMUM ACERIFOLIUM FOR THE SCREENING OF NEUROCHEMICALS AND NEUROENDOCRINE EFFECTS
... corticotropin-discharging hormone (CRH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and glucocorticoids in the hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal cortex, separately, under the anxiety ...
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Comparative Effects of Angiotensin and ACTH on Cyclic AMP and Steroidogenesis in Isolated Bovine Adrenal Cells
... and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) on cyclic AMP and steroidogenesis were investigated employing isolated bovine adrenal cells from the zona ...Like ACTH, angiotensin produced a prompt ...
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Review Article Impact of chronic psychological stress on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
... ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; ALT, ala- nine transaminase; AST, aspartate transami- nase; BD, bipolar disorder; BDNF, brain derived neurotrophic factor; CRH, corticotropin-releas- ing ...
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Progression of intervention-focused research for Gulf War illness
... inhibitors; ACTH: Adrenocorticotropic hormone; AIDS: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; CBT: Cognitive-behavioral therapy; CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDMRP: Congressionally ...
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Cerebral salt wasting after traumatic brain injury: a review of the literature
... Trauma; ACTH: Adrenocorticotropic hormone; ADH: Antidiuretic hormone; ANP: Atrial natriuretic peptide; aSAH: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage; BNP: Brain natriuretic peptide; CNP: C type ...
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Pulmonary nocardiosis mimicking small cell lung cancer in ectopic ACTH syndrome associated with transformation of olfactory neuroblastoma: a case report
... Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syn- drome (EAS) is a well-known paraneoplastic disorder, and accounts for about 10% of cases of all types of Cushing’s syndrome, and leads to impaired ...
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Clinical Evaluation and Therapeutic Outcome in Hirsutism
... ABBREVIATIONS DHT - Dihydrotestosterone DHEAS - Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate ACTH - Adrenocorticotropic hormone SHBG - Sex hormone binding globulin CAH - Congenital adrenal hyperplasi[r] ...
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Effects of acupuncture on the hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis in chronic insomnia patients: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
... ACTH: Adrenocorticotropic hormone; BzRAs: Benzodiazepine receptor agonists; CBT: Cognitive behavioral therapy; CIPs: Chronic insomnia patients; CORT: Cortisol; CRF: Case report form; CRH: ...
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Hormonal responses upon return of spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest: a retrospective cohort study
... cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and anti-diuretic hormone (ADH (vasopressin)) were analyzed and a corticotropin-stimulation test was ...
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ICG-liver test versus new biomarkers as prognostic markers for prolonged length of stay in critically ill patients - a prospective study of accuracy for prediction of length of stay in the ICU
... ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone; ALT: alanine transaminase; ANP: atrial natriuretic peptide; AP: alkaline phosphatase; aPTT: activated partial thromboplastin time; AST: aspartate transaminase; AUC: ...
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NEUROCHEMICAL SCREENING OF PTEROSPERMUM ACERIFOLIUM IN ANIMAL MODELS
... corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and glucocorticoids in the hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal cortex, respectively, under the stress ...
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