EndocrinesPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-07-07DOI: 10.3390/endocrines7030037
Adda Grimberg, Victoria A Miller, Morgan P Snyder, Elizabeth A Friedrich
{"title":"Variability in the management of healthy short youth following GH stimulation testing.","authors":"Adda Grimberg, Victoria A Miller, Morgan P Snyder, Elizabeth A Friedrich","doi":"10.3390/endocrines7030037","DOIUrl":"10.3390/endocrines7030037","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/objectives: </strong>Recent Delphi survey of endocrinologists revealed low consensus regarding the diagnosis of pediatric growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Thus, we sought to describe the various trajectories undertaken by healthy 8-14 year old youth in the 2 years following testing for GHD at a single major pediatric academic institution.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Electronic health records were reviewed for the current analysis from healthy 8-14 year old participants enrolled in a prospective longitudinal observational study of parent and youth characteristics associated with youth quality of life and self-esteem over a two-year period following growth hormone (GH) stimulation testing. Participants were grouped according to their peak GH concentration on testing (<7, 7-10, and ≥10 ng/ml), and outcomes included treatment (or not) with GH or other growth-altering hormonal treatments.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 115 participants, 27 (23%) had peak GH <7 ng/ml, 27 (23%) 7-10 ng/ml, and 61 (53%) peaked ≥10 ng/ml. Across the 3 groups, some patients were not offered GH treatment, some were offered yet did not pursue treatment, and some were offered and treated - with further variance provided by GH treatment interruptions, early cessation <i>vs</i> continued GH treatment, delayed GH treatment start, and treatment with other agents (testosterone, gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist, or aromatase inhibitor) either in lieu of or in addition to GH.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Even within the network of a single academic institution, variability is evident in the management of healthy 8-14 year old short youth following GH stimulation testing.</p>","PeriodicalId":72908,"journal":{"name":"Endocrines","volume":"7 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13367846/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148450922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EndocrinesPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-07-02DOI: 10.3390/endocrines6030032
James L Li
{"title":"Unraveling the Genetic Link Between Endocrine Hormones and Psychiatric Disorders: An Atlas of Genetic Correlations.","authors":"James L Li","doi":"10.3390/endocrines6030032","DOIUrl":"10.3390/endocrines6030032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/objectives: </strong>Endocrine hormones play critical roles in regulating physiological processes, and previous studies have reported their associations with psychiatric disorders. Levels of endocrine hormones and the risk of developing psychiatric disorders are influenced by both genetic and non-genetic factors. However, the shared genetic basis underlying these associations remains largely unexplored. This study aims to dually evaluate the genetic correlations among endocrine hormones, including thyroid and sex hormones, as well as between endocrine hormone metrics and psychiatric disorders to identify potential shared genetic architectures.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We obtained genome-wide association study summary statistics for six thyroid hormone metrics, three sex hormone metrics, and ten psychiatric disorders from predominantly European-ancestry populations. Genetic correlations were computed using linkage disequilibrium score regression after harmonizing variant data to ensure consistency across studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant genetic correlations were observed among thyroid and sex hormone metrics, indicating a strong shared genetic basis. Sex hormones exhibited multiple genetic correlations with psychiatric disorders, including negative correlations between sex hormone-binding globulin and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (<i>p</i> = 3.95 × 10<sup>-12</sup>) and major depressive disorder (<i>p</i> = 4.67 × 10<sup>-5</sup>), and positive genetic correlations with anorexia nervosa (<i>p</i> = 2.86 × 10<sup>-12</sup>) and schizophrenia (<i>p</i> = 2.00 × 10<sup>-4</sup>). Testosterone and estradiol had negative genetic correlations with ADHD and major depressive disorder, while testosterone had positive genetic correlations with anorexia nervosa and schizophrenia. Although thyroid hormone metrics did not exhibit Bonferroni-significant genetic correlations, nominal associations were observed, such as a negative genetic correlation between thyroid-stimulating hormone and major depressive disorder (<i>p</i> = 2.33 × 10<sup>-2</sup>).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings suggest a shared genetic basis between endocrine hormones and psychiatric disorders, particularly for sex hormones. Future studies leveraging larger, more diverse populations are warranted to validate and extend the genetic correlations observed in this study.</p>","PeriodicalId":72908,"journal":{"name":"Endocrines","volume":"6 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12290917/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144735834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EndocrinesPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-06-03DOI: 10.3390/endocrines6020026
Jennifer Nhieu, Fatimah Najjar, Li-Na Wei
{"title":"CRABP1 Signalosomes in Non-Canonical Actions of Retinoic Acid-Maintaining Health and Preventing Thyroid Dysfunction in Aging.","authors":"Jennifer Nhieu, Fatimah Najjar, Li-Na Wei","doi":"10.3390/endocrines6020026","DOIUrl":"10.3390/endocrines6020026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Retinoic acid (RA) exerts biological effects through RA receptors (RARs) to regulate transcription. RA also elicits rapid, RAR-independent (noncanonical) activities mediated by Cellular RA Binding Protein 1 (CRABP1) to modulate cytosolic signaling. CRABP1 functions by forming protein complexes, named CRABP1 signalosomes, to modulate signal propagation in a cell type-specific manner. This review summarizes multiple CRABP1 signalosomes and their physiological functions. CRABP1 knockout (CKO) mice develop multiple phenotypes progressively throughout the lifespan. These include altered brain function, obesity, and insulin resistance starting at young adult stages, increased vulnerability to heart failure and altered serum exosome profiles in midlife, and motor deterioration and thyroid dysfunction (hypothyroidism) in later life. The mouse <i>Crabp1</i> gene is tightly regulated by multiple epigenetic mechanisms, whereas human <i>CRABP1</i> gene dysregulation is associated with multiple human diseases in which age is an important factor. Further, CRABP1 expression in human and mouse thyroid glands gradually increases with aging. This underscores the clinical relevance of CRABP1 signalosomes in maintaining health and the functions of certain cells/organ systems, especially in the thyroid and during the aging process. The CRABP1 sequence is highly conserved, likely due to its functional constraint in forming various signalosomes; its tight regulation ensures proper expression of CRABP1 required for the forming of various signalosomes critical to the health and functions of multiple cell types/organ systems. Finally, CRABP1-specific (without activating RARs) signaling pathway-selective compounds have been designed. It may be an attractive therapeutic strategy to exploit these CRABP1-specific compounds to modulate selective signaling pathways in certain disease conditions, such as thyroid dysfunction, to maximize efficacy while minimizing retinoid toxicity.</p>","PeriodicalId":72908,"journal":{"name":"Endocrines","volume":"6 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12959908/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147367397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EndocrinesPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-03-20DOI: 10.3390/endocrines6010014
Raul Cosme Ramos Prado, Tamires Nunes Oliveira, Bryan Saunders, Roberta Foster, Zsuzsanna Ilona Katalin de Jármy Di Bella, Marcus W Kilpatrick, Ricardo Yukio Asano, Anthony C Hackney, Monica Yuri Takito
{"title":"Effects of the Menstrual Cycle Phase on Cortisol Responses to Maximum Exercise in Women With and Without Premenstrual Syndrome.","authors":"Raul Cosme Ramos Prado, Tamires Nunes Oliveira, Bryan Saunders, Roberta Foster, Zsuzsanna Ilona Katalin de Jármy Di Bella, Marcus W Kilpatrick, Ricardo Yukio Asano, Anthony C Hackney, Monica Yuri Takito","doi":"10.3390/endocrines6010014","DOIUrl":"10.3390/endocrines6010014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study investigated the effects of the menstrual cycle phases on cortisol levels before and after a maximal incremental exercise test in women with and without premenstrual syndrome (PMS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Nineteen healthy, active and eumenorrheic women completed five maximal incremental exercise tests; three of those were performed at specific phases of the menstrual cycle (i.e., menses, follicular, and luteal). The participants were allocated into two groups according to the presence of PMS (<i>n</i> = 11) or absence of PMS (NO-PMS, <i>n</i> = 8). Samples of blood were collected before and after each experimental test. A three-way ANOVA was conducted to compare the differences between menstrual cycle phases (i.e., menses, follicular, and luteal), time (before and after) and groups (PMS and NO-PMS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results demonstrated an alteration of cortisol across the menstrual cycle, with cortisol levels significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) higher during the follicular phase (mean = 11.0 μg/dL, CI95% = 9.1, 12.9) compared to the luteal phase (mean = 8.6 μg/dL, CI95% = 7.2, 10.4) in the PMS and NO-PMS groups. There was no difference (<i>p</i> > 0.05) in cortisol levels for groups or time.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study observed significant cortisol fluctuations across the menstrual cycle phases in women with and without PMS. Future studies should consider alternative maximal incremental test protocols and incorporate a more comprehensive hormonal profile to provide a deeper physiological understanding of this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":72908,"journal":{"name":"Endocrines","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11970578/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143797056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EndocrinesPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-02DOI: 10.3390/endocrines5030018
Anthony C Hackney, Raul Cosme Ramos Prado, Eimear Dolan
{"title":"Androgenic Steroid Hormones and Endurance Exercise in Athletic Women.","authors":"Anthony C Hackney, Raul Cosme Ramos Prado, Eimear Dolan","doi":"10.3390/endocrines5030018","DOIUrl":"10.3390/endocrines5030018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the impact of intensive endurance exercise on circulating androgenic steroid hormones in women. Fifteen normally menstruating athletic women participated. They completed intensive endurance exercise (treadmill running) until volitional fatigue in their follicular phase, with blood samples collected at pre-exercise, volitional fatigue, 90 min and 24 h into recovery. The steroid hormones (total, free testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA], and DHEA-sulfate [DHEA-S], cortisol) were analyzed in blood sera. Non-parametric statistics were used to assess changes across exercise and recovery. At volitional fatigue, all hormones, except free testosterone, were significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) increased compared to pre-exercise levels. Most hormones remained elevated through 90 min of recovery, with DHEA, DHEA-S, and total testosterone changes being significant (<i>p</i> < 0.05). At 24 h of recovery, hormonal levels were reduced; specifically, DHEA, DHEA-S, and total testosterone compared to baseline (<i>p</i> < 0.01 to 0.06). Increases in cortisol levels at volitional fatigue and 90 min of recovery were correlated with reductions in total testosterone, DHEA, and DHEA-S observed at 24 h of recovery (<i>rho</i> > -0.62, <i>p</i> < 0.05). In conclusion, in menstruating women performing intensive endurance exercise during their follicular phase, their androgenic steroid hormones remain elevated during early recovery but are suppressed at 24 h of recovery. The latter finding indicates that establishing a resting endocrine equilibrium requires a longer recovery period than 24 h.</p>","PeriodicalId":72908,"journal":{"name":"Endocrines","volume":"5 3","pages":"252-260"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11242914/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141617714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EndocrinesPub Date : 2024-08-08DOI: 10.3390/endocrines5030025
A. Ibba, C. Guzzetti, Lavinia Sanfilippo, Sandro Loche
{"title":"Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency","authors":"A. Ibba, C. Guzzetti, Lavinia Sanfilippo, Sandro Loche","doi":"10.3390/endocrines5030025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines5030025","url":null,"abstract":"Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is the most frequent pituitary hormone deficiency in childhood, with an incidence of 1 in 4000–10,000 live births. GHD can be congenital (genetic or due to hypothalamic/pituitary abnormalities) or acquired and can be isolated (IGHD) or associated with other pituitary hormone deficiencies, but most cases are idiopathic. GH stimulation testing is commonly used in the diagnostic workup of GHD, except for some clinical conditions that do not require GH stimulation tests for the diagnosis. Children with GHD receive replacement therapy with daily injections of recombinant human GH (rhGH). RhGH therapy is effective in increasing short-term height gain and adult height in patients with GHD. The safety of long term GH therapy has been confirmed in many large international studies. Recently, long-acting weekly GH formulations have been introduced, showing good efficacy and safety profiles.","PeriodicalId":72908,"journal":{"name":"Endocrines","volume":"27 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141927343","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}
EndocrinesPub Date : 2024-07-25DOI: 10.3390/endocrines5030022
Kimberly Marie Palatini Jackson, Reham Mhawish, S. Komarnytsky
{"title":"Bitter Phytochemicals Acutely Lower Blood Glucose Levels by Inhibition of Glucose Absorption in the Gut","authors":"Kimberly Marie Palatini Jackson, Reham Mhawish, S. Komarnytsky","doi":"10.3390/endocrines5030022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines5030022","url":null,"abstract":"For early hominids, frequent encounters with plant foods necessitated the ability to discern bitter poisons and adjust the activity of the gastrointestinal system in anticipation of carbohydrate-rich meals. Plants bitters were also used historically to manage a variety of metabolic and digestive disorders despite an immense structural diversity of bitter phytochemicals without a common molecular target. Our study confirms these observations in a standardized C57BL/6J prediabetic mouse model using 24 model compounds by demonstrating acute lower peak blood glucose values and improved glucose tolerance following intragastric, but not intraperitoneal, treatment. The administration of the synthetic bitter compound denatonium benzoate yielded similar results that were attenuated by co-application of the allosteric inhibitor of the bitter TAS2R receptors. We also show that these effects occur dose-dependently; associate with reduced glucose uptake, increased intracellular [Ca2+] fluxes, and enhanced GLP-1 expression; and are attenuated by the TAS2R inhibitor in the neuroendocrine STC-1 intestinal cells. These findings support the view that inhibition of glucose transport from the intestinal lumen to the blood by TAS2R bitter receptor signaling in the gut may represent a common mechanism in the acute response to oral ingestion of bitter phytochemicals.","PeriodicalId":72908,"journal":{"name":"Endocrines","volume":"19 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141803153","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}
EndocrinesPub Date : 2024-07-23DOI: 10.3390/endocrines5030021
Anthony J. Giannopoulos, Ahmad Mohammad, M. I. Retsidou, J. Tucker, D. Bornath, Seth F. McCarthy, Rek MacPherson, Tom J. Hazell, P. Klentrou
{"title":"Differences in Exercise-Linked Biomarkers between Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Middle-Aged Females","authors":"Anthony J. Giannopoulos, Ahmad Mohammad, M. I. Retsidou, J. Tucker, D. Bornath, Seth F. McCarthy, Rek MacPherson, Tom J. Hazell, P. Klentrou","doi":"10.3390/endocrines5030021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines5030021","url":null,"abstract":"While the exercise-induced responses of circulated biomarkers related to inflammation and brain health are well documented in humans, little is known about the effect of menopausal status on these responses. This study compared the responses of inflammatory cytokines and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) to high-intensity exercise between pre- and postmenopausal middle-aged females. Eight premenopausal (44 ± 3 years) and seven postmenopausal (57 ± 2 years) females performed a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) session consisting of 10 × 1 min running intervals (90% maximum heart rate) separated by 1 min passive recovery intervals. Blood samples were collected at baseline (fasted), pre-exercise (postprandial), and at 0, 30, and 90 min post-HIIT and analyzed for interleukin (IL-6) and 10 (IL-10), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and BDNF. IL-6 significantly increased from pre-exercise to 0 min post-HIIT in postmenopausal (+40%, p = 0.01) and to 30 min post-HIIT in premenopausal females (+60%, p = 0.02). IL-6 remained elevated at 90 min post-HIIT in premenopausal (+104%, p = 0.05) and to a higher degree in postmenopausal females (+385%, p < 0.001). IL-10 showed no response. TNF-α increased from pre- to 0 min post-HIIT (+10%, p = 0.05), then decreased to below pre-exercise at 30 min (−10%, p = 0.02) and 90 min (−5%, p = 0.04) in both groups. BDNF increased immediately post-HIIT in premenopausal (+60%, p < 0.001) but not postmenopausal females. The differences in IL-6 and BDNF responses to HIIT between pre- and postmenopausal females provide evidence of the role of female reproductive hormones in the regulation of these exercise-induced responses.","PeriodicalId":72908,"journal":{"name":"Endocrines","volume":"75 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141812683","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}
EndocrinesPub Date : 2024-07-22DOI: 10.3390/endocrines5030020
Paris Kantaras, Niki Mourouti, T. Mouratidou, Ekaterini Chatzaki, M. Karaglani, V. Iotova, N. Usheva, I. Rurik, P. Torzsa, Luis A. Moreno, S. Liatis, K. Makrilakis, Yannis Manios
{"title":"Beverage Consumption Patterns and Their Association with Metabolic Health in Adults from Families at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Europe—The Feel4Diabetes Study","authors":"Paris Kantaras, Niki Mourouti, T. Mouratidou, Ekaterini Chatzaki, M. Karaglani, V. Iotova, N. Usheva, I. Rurik, P. Torzsa, Luis A. Moreno, S. Liatis, K. Makrilakis, Yannis Manios","doi":"10.3390/endocrines5030020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines5030020","url":null,"abstract":"In total, 3274 adults (65.2% females) from six European countries were included in this cross-sectional analysis using data from the baseline assessment of the Feel4Diabetes study. Anthropometric, sociodemographic, dietary and behavioral data were assessed, and the existence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) was recorded. Beverage consumption patterns (BCPs) were derived via principal component analysis. Three BCPs were derived explaining 39.5% of the total variation. BCP1 was labeled as “Alcoholic beverage pattern”, which loaded heavily on high consumption of beer/cider, wine and other spirits; BCP2 was labeled as “High in sugars beverage pattern” that was mainly characterized by high consumption of soft drinks with sugar, juice containing sugar and low consumption of water; and BCP3 was labeled as “Healthy beverage pattern” that was mainly characterized by high consumption of water, tea, fruit juice freshly squeezed or prepacked without sugar and low consumption of soft drinks without sugar. After adjusting for various confounders, BCP2 was positively associated with elevated triglycerides (p = 0.001), elevated blood pressure (p = 0.001) elevated fasting glucose (p = 0.008) and the existence of MetS (p = 0.006), while BCP1 was inversely associated with reduced HDL-C (p = 0.005) and BCP3 was inversely associated with elevated blood pressure (p = 0.047). The establishment of policy actions as well as public health nutritional education can contribute to the promotion of a healthy beverage consumption.","PeriodicalId":72908,"journal":{"name":"Endocrines","volume":"86 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141817288","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}
EndocrinesPub Date : 2024-07-05DOI: 10.3390/endocrines5030019
Edlira Luca, A. Abate, Katharina Wang, Stefan R. Bornstein, Sandra Sigala, Felix Beuschlein, Svenja Nölting, C. Hantel
{"title":"Human and Murine Cell Lines for Adrenocortical Carcinoma and Pheochromocytoma","authors":"Edlira Luca, A. Abate, Katharina Wang, Stefan R. Bornstein, Sandra Sigala, Felix Beuschlein, Svenja Nölting, C. Hantel","doi":"10.3390/endocrines5030019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines5030019","url":null,"abstract":"Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) and pheochromocytoma (PCC) are malignancies originating from distinct layers of the adrenal gland. ACCs arise from the adrenal cortex, are often detected at advanced stages and are associated with poor prognosis. PCCs are mostly benign, arise from the adrenal medulla and have a variable prognosis, with 10% of PCCs resulting in metastasis. Genetic background strongly influences metastasis of PCCs, and no reliable biomarkers that predict metastatic behavior exist to date. Current therapeutic strategies for both ACCs and PCCs are overall limited. Thus, novel preclinical models and drug screening approaches need to be established to aid in the identification of more promising drugs and treatment schemes. In this review, we summarize the currently available human and murine cell lines for both tumor entities.","PeriodicalId":72908,"journal":{"name":"Endocrines","volume":" 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141674726","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}