Twenty-eight patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism resistant to clomiphene therapy were treated with pulsatile GnRH. All the patients ovulated and there were 20 pregnancies in 16 women. Administration of the GnRH sc was successful at inducing ovulation in 19 of 22 patients whereas the treatment was successful in all of the 17 patients treated iv. There was no difference between iv and sc therapy in the rate of ovulation. Treatment was stopped after ovulation and hCG given for luteal support. The follicular phase pulse frequency was usually 90 min. In one patient ovulation only occurred with frequencies of 60 min. Higher pulse doses were usually required with sc therapy for primary amenorrhoeic patients and for those with pituitary lesions. The additional use of clomiphene increased pituitary sensitivity to GnRH resulting in ovulatory cycles in patients refractory to treatment and in ovarian hyperstimulation in a normally responsive patient. Two of the 20 pregnancies were twin--the rest were singletons. None aborted. The median time to conception was 3 ovulatory cycles. Although there were no serious complications with iv or sc therapy, the iv route is now reserved for those patients unresponsive to sc treatment as the sc route is potentially safer and more acceptable to the patient. In correctly selected patients pulsatile GnRH is a highly effective and safe new treatment for the induction of ovulation.
{"title":"Pulsatile GnRH therapy for the induction of ovulation in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.","authors":"S M Blunt, W R Butt","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Twenty-eight patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism resistant to clomiphene therapy were treated with pulsatile GnRH. All the patients ovulated and there were 20 pregnancies in 16 women. Administration of the GnRH sc was successful at inducing ovulation in 19 of 22 patients whereas the treatment was successful in all of the 17 patients treated iv. There was no difference between iv and sc therapy in the rate of ovulation. Treatment was stopped after ovulation and hCG given for luteal support. The follicular phase pulse frequency was usually 90 min. In one patient ovulation only occurred with frequencies of 60 min. Higher pulse doses were usually required with sc therapy for primary amenorrhoeic patients and for those with pituitary lesions. The additional use of clomiphene increased pituitary sensitivity to GnRH resulting in ovulatory cycles in patients refractory to treatment and in ovarian hyperstimulation in a normally responsive patient. Two of the 20 pregnancies were twin--the rest were singletons. None aborted. The median time to conception was 3 ovulatory cycles. Although there were no serious complications with iv or sc therapy, the iv route is now reserved for those patients unresponsive to sc treatment as the sc route is potentially safer and more acceptable to the patient. In correctly selected patients pulsatile GnRH is a highly effective and safe new treatment for the induction of ovulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":6931,"journal":{"name":"Acta endocrinologica. Supplementum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14269444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Program of plenary sessions and advance abstracts of short communications. 32. Symposium Deutsche Gesellschaft für Endokrinologie. Hamburg, February 17-20, 1988.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6931,"journal":{"name":"Acta endocrinologica. Supplementum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14295534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The management of hyperthyroidism due to Graves' disease in Europe in 1986. Results of an international survey.","authors":"D. Glinoer, D. Hesch, R. Lagasse, P. Laurberg","doi":"10.1530/ACTA.0.115S006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/ACTA.0.115S006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6931,"journal":{"name":"Acta endocrinologica. Supplementum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90433735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W. Greil, G. Niedernhuber, D. Stübner, R. Gärtner
The mechanism of cAMP-inhibition by EGF was studied in isolated porcine thyroid follicles. EGF inhibited TSH-induced cAMP-formation maximally by 40%, this effect remained up to 1 h of pre-incubation. The calcium-ionophore A 23 187 also inhibited cAMP-formation, but its effect was relieved after 1 h. The phorbolester TPA had a biphasic influence on cAMP-formation, with a transient increase (5 min) before a sustained inhibition (60 min); the inhibitory effect was mimicked by the diacylglycerol 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-glycerol. Exogenous arachidonic acid had only a small and transient inhibitory effect on cAMP-formation. We conclude, that EGF inhibits cAMP-formation by a raise of intracellular Ca++, as well as by the direct activation of proteinkinase C, indicating, that a phosphorylated product could be a mediator for the inhibition of adenylate cyclase.
{"title":"Inhibition of cAMP formation by EGF in thyroid follicles is mediated by intracellular Ca++.","authors":"W. Greil, G. Niedernhuber, D. Stübner, R. Gärtner","doi":"10.1530/ACTA.0.114S267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/ACTA.0.114S267","url":null,"abstract":"The mechanism of cAMP-inhibition by EGF was studied in isolated porcine thyroid follicles. EGF inhibited TSH-induced cAMP-formation maximally by 40%, this effect remained up to 1 h of pre-incubation. The calcium-ionophore A 23 187 also inhibited cAMP-formation, but its effect was relieved after 1 h. The phorbolester TPA had a biphasic influence on cAMP-formation, with a transient increase (5 min) before a sustained inhibition (60 min); the inhibitory effect was mimicked by the diacylglycerol 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-glycerol. Exogenous arachidonic acid had only a small and transient inhibitory effect on cAMP-formation. We conclude, that EGF inhibits cAMP-formation by a raise of intracellular Ca++, as well as by the direct activation of proteinkinase C, indicating, that a phosphorylated product could be a mediator for the inhibition of adenylate cyclase.","PeriodicalId":6931,"journal":{"name":"Acta endocrinologica. Supplementum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80946941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stimulation of Graves' thyroids in vitro.","authors":"R. Hörmann, J. Kirner, B. Saller, K. Mann","doi":"10.1530/ACTA.0.114S203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/ACTA.0.114S203","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6931,"journal":{"name":"Acta endocrinologica. Supplementum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89371962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dysregulation of the immune system in obese strain chickens with Hashimoto-like thyroiditis: intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms.","authors":"K. Schauenstein, R. Fässler, G. Krömer, G. Wick","doi":"10.1530/acta.0.114S107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/acta.0.114S107","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":6931,"journal":{"name":"Acta endocrinologica. Supplementum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75278563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
[3H]thymidine incorporation during culture of thyroid follicles isolated from porcine glands (Schatz et al. 1983, 1986) can be taken for estimating thyroid growth stimulating immunoglobulins (TGI) (Drexhage et al. 1980; Chiovato et al. 1983; Valente et al. 1983). In this study we wanted to characterize our assay system in order to answer the question whether TSH itself was responsible for stimulation of [3H]thymidine incorporation observed when using TSH as standard in
[3H]从猪腺体分离的甲状腺滤泡培养过程中胸腺嘧啶掺入(Schatz et al. 1983,1986)可用于估计甲状腺生长刺激免疫球蛋白(TGI) (Drexhage et al. 1980;Chiovato et al. 1983;Valente et al. 1983)。在这项研究中,我们想表征我们的检测系统,以回答TSH本身是否负责刺激[3H]胸腺嘧啶掺入的问题,当使用TSH作为标准时
{"title":"Stimulation of thyroid cell growth by thyrotropin and epidermal growth factor in isolated porcine thyroid follicles.","authors":"H. Stracke, R. Bär, F. Müller, H. Schatz","doi":"10.1530/ACTA.0.114S270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/ACTA.0.114S270","url":null,"abstract":"[3H]thymidine incorporation during culture of thyroid follicles isolated from porcine glands (Schatz et al. 1983, 1986) can be taken for estimating thyroid growth stimulating immunoglobulins (TGI) (Drexhage et al. 1980; Chiovato et al. 1983; Valente et al. 1983). In this study we wanted to characterize our assay system in order to answer the question whether TSH itself was responsible for stimulation of [3H]thymidine incorporation observed when using TSH as standard in","PeriodicalId":6931,"journal":{"name":"Acta endocrinologica. Supplementum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77012851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell free supernatants (conditioned medium) of isolated porcine thyroid follicles, stimulated with EGF (5 ng/ml) or TSH (1-1000 microU/ml), were tested for a mitogenic activity for fibroblasts. Whereas TSH-conditioned medium dose-dependently stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA of fibroblasts, only a weak stimulation was found with EGF. However, when the changes in cell number were determined, a significant increase was only found with EGF-conditioned medium from thyroid follicles. The cause of this discrepancy is a dose-dependent stimulation of [3H]thymidine incorporation into fibroblasts by cAMP and thyroid hormones. Cyclic AMP, however, does not stimulate growth of fibroblasts. IGF I production is stimulated in fibroblasts by basal as well as EGF stimulated conditioned medium of thyroid follicles. In contrast, TSH-conditioned medium inhibited IGF I production in fibroblasts. Conditioned medium itself is free of detectable IGF I. As IGF I stimulates not only growth of fibroblasts, but also of thyrocytes, we conclude, that conditioned medium from thyrocytes stimulates IGF I production in fibroblasts, which itself stimulates fibroblast and thyrocyte growth.
{"title":"Paracrine interaction between thyrocytes and fibroblasts.","authors":"R. Gärtner, G. Bechtner, D. Stübner, W. Greil","doi":"10.1530/ACTA.0.114S225","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/ACTA.0.114S225","url":null,"abstract":"Cell free supernatants (conditioned medium) of isolated porcine thyroid follicles, stimulated with EGF (5 ng/ml) or TSH (1-1000 microU/ml), were tested for a mitogenic activity for fibroblasts. Whereas TSH-conditioned medium dose-dependently stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA of fibroblasts, only a weak stimulation was found with EGF. However, when the changes in cell number were determined, a significant increase was only found with EGF-conditioned medium from thyroid follicles. The cause of this discrepancy is a dose-dependent stimulation of [3H]thymidine incorporation into fibroblasts by cAMP and thyroid hormones. Cyclic AMP, however, does not stimulate growth of fibroblasts. IGF I production is stimulated in fibroblasts by basal as well as EGF stimulated conditioned medium of thyroid follicles. In contrast, TSH-conditioned medium inhibited IGF I production in fibroblasts. Conditioned medium itself is free of detectable IGF I. As IGF I stimulates not only growth of fibroblasts, but also of thyrocytes, we conclude, that conditioned medium from thyrocytes stimulates IGF I production in fibroblasts, which itself stimulates fibroblast and thyrocyte growth.","PeriodicalId":6931,"journal":{"name":"Acta endocrinologica. Supplementum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77781250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Usadel, J. Teuber, R. Paschke, M. Junker, U. Schwedes
After transplantation of human tissue to nu/nu mice the human lymphocytes disappear. In this context, interestingly, the DR-expression is not detectable anymore after transplantation of the tissues from patients with autoimmune thyrotoxicosis and cancer. Neopterin release was only demonstrable when T-lymphocytes from patients with autoimmune thyrotoxicosis or PHA-stimulated lymphocytes were added, independently of the presence of DR-expression in the used culture tissues. These results seem to exclude a functional role of DR-expression as a trigger mechanism of autoimmunity. It is supposed that DR-priming on epithelial cells is mediated by kinine production of activated T-lymphocytes or macrophages.
{"title":"Transplantation of human endocrine tissues to nude mice: a suitable in vivo model for the study of pathomechanisms involved in autoimmune thyroid diseases.","authors":"K. Usadel, J. Teuber, R. Paschke, M. Junker, U. Schwedes","doi":"10.1530/acta.0.114S077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1530/acta.0.114S077","url":null,"abstract":"After transplantation of human tissue to nu/nu mice the human lymphocytes disappear. In this context, interestingly, the DR-expression is not detectable anymore after transplantation of the tissues from patients with autoimmune thyrotoxicosis and cancer. Neopterin release was only demonstrable when T-lymphocytes from patients with autoimmune thyrotoxicosis or PHA-stimulated lymphocytes were added, independently of the presence of DR-expression in the used culture tissues. These results seem to exclude a functional role of DR-expression as a trigger mechanism of autoimmunity. It is supposed that DR-priming on epithelial cells is mediated by kinine production of activated T-lymphocytes or macrophages.","PeriodicalId":6931,"journal":{"name":"Acta endocrinologica. Supplementum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72588764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The mechanism of cAMP-inhibition by EGF was studied in isolated porcine thyroid follicles. EGF inhibited TSH-induced cAMP-formation maximally by 40%, this effect remained up to 1 h of pre-incubation. The calcium-ionophore A 23 187 also inhibited cAMP-formation, but its effect was relieved after 1 h. The phorbolester TPA had a biphasic influence on cAMP-formation, with a transient increase (5 min) before a sustained inhibition (60 min); the inhibitory effect was mimicked by the diacylglycerol 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-glycerol. Exogenous arachidonic acid had only a small and transient inhibitory effect on cAMP-formation. We conclude, that EGF inhibits cAMP-formation by a raise of intracellular Ca++, as well as by the direct activation of proteinkinase C, indicating, that a phosphorylated product could be a mediator for the inhibition of adenylate cyclase.
{"title":"Inhibition of cAMP formation by EGF in thyroid follicles is mediated by intracellular Ca++.","authors":"W Greil, G Niedernhuber, D Stübner, R Gärtner","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mechanism of cAMP-inhibition by EGF was studied in isolated porcine thyroid follicles. EGF inhibited TSH-induced cAMP-formation maximally by 40%, this effect remained up to 1 h of pre-incubation. The calcium-ionophore A 23 187 also inhibited cAMP-formation, but its effect was relieved after 1 h. The phorbolester TPA had a biphasic influence on cAMP-formation, with a transient increase (5 min) before a sustained inhibition (60 min); the inhibitory effect was mimicked by the diacylglycerol 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-glycerol. Exogenous arachidonic acid had only a small and transient inhibitory effect on cAMP-formation. We conclude, that EGF inhibits cAMP-formation by a raise of intracellular Ca++, as well as by the direct activation of proteinkinase C, indicating, that a phosphorylated product could be a mediator for the inhibition of adenylate cyclase.</p>","PeriodicalId":6931,"journal":{"name":"Acta endocrinologica. Supplementum","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14172291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}