Small molecule metabolites: discovery of biomarkers and therapeutic targets

S Qiu, Y Cai, H Yao, C Lin, Y Xie, S Tang… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Metabolic abnormalities lead to the dysfunction of metabolic pathways and metabolite
accumulation or deficiency which is well-recognized hallmarks of diseases. Metabolite …

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia—current insights in pathophysiology, diagnostics, and management

HL Claahsen-van der Grinten, PW Speiser… - Endocrine …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders affecting
cortisol biosynthesis. Reduced activity of an enzyme required for cortisol production leads to …

Rare and common genetic determinants of metabolic individuality and their effects on human health

P Surendran, ID Stewart, VPW Au Yeung, M Pietzner… - Nature Medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Garrod's concept of 'chemical individuality'has contributed to comprehension of the
molecular origins of human diseases. Untargeted high-throughput metabolomic …

Management challenges and therapeutic advances in congenital adrenal hyperplasia

A Mallappa, DP Merke - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Treatment for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) was introduced in the 1950s
following the discovery of the structure and function of adrenocortical hormones. Although …

Adrenal incidentaloma

M Sherlock, A Scarsbrook, A Abbas, S Fraser… - Endocrine …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
An adrenal incidentaloma is now established as a common endocrine diagnosis that
requires a multidisciplinary approach for effective management. The majority of patients can …

The biosynthesis of enzymatically oxidized lipids

AA Hajeyah, WJ Griffiths, Y Wang, AJ Finch… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Enzymatically oxidized lipids are a specific group of biomolecules that function as key
signaling mediators and hormones, regulating various cellular and physiological processes …

High-resolution daily profiles of tissue adrenal steroids by portable automated collection

TJ Upton, E Zavala, P Methlie, O Kämpe… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Rhythms are intrinsic to endocrine systems, and disruption of these hormone oscillations
occurs at very early stages of the disease. Because adrenal hormones are secreted with …

Normal and premature adrenarche

RL Rosenfield - Endocrine reviews, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Adrenarche is the maturational increase in adrenal androgen production that normally
begins in early childhood. It results from changes in the secretory response to …

Prevalence and characteristics of adrenal tumors in an unselected screening population: a cross-sectional study

Y Jing, J Hu, R Luo, Y Mao, Z Luo, M Zhang… - Annals of internal …, 2022 - acpjournals.org
Background: With the widespread use of advanced imaging technology, adrenal tumors are
increasingly being identified. Objective: To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of …

Clinical, pathophysiologic, genetic, and therapeutic progress in primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia

J Bertherat, I Bourdeau, L Bouys… - Endocrine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Patients with primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (PBMAH) usually present
bilateral benign adrenocortical macronodules at imaging and variable levels of cortisol …