Endocrine Abstracts

Glucocorticoids (Gc) are potent anti-inflammatory steroids which mediate their effects by binding the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). Following ligand binding, GR initiates rapid ‘non-genomic’ kinase signals in the cytoplasm, then translocates into the nucleus to mediate ‘genomic’ effects by binding DNA directly or tethering to other DNA bound transcription factors to modulate target gene expression. Little is known about how rapidly induced cytoplasm derived...

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly aggressive form of brain cancer with a median survival time of 12–15 months from diagnosis. Standard therapies utilise a combination of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery. Patients also receive high doses of the potent anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid (Gc), Dexamethasone (Dex).Recent studies show that patients receiving the highest dose of Dex also have reduced survival time. Defining pathways under Gc control relevant to GBM is necessa...

Objective: To characterize patients with GH deficiency associated with lymphocytic hypophysitis (LyH).Method: Patients with a diagnosis of LyH were identified in the KIMS database. The responsible clinicians were asked to confirm the diagnosis and to provide more detailed information on the patient by filling in a questionnaire.Results: One hundred and fifty patients with a diagnosis of LyH were identified in the database and 100 c...