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Bovenkamp, Daniela, Alexander Micko, Jeremias Püls, Fabian Placzek, Romana Höftberger, Greisa Vila, Rainer Leitgeb, et al. "Line Scan Raman Microspectroscopy for Label-Free Diagnosis of Human Pituitary Biopsies." Molecules 24, no. 19 (October 4, 2019): 3577. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules24193577.

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Pituitary adenomas are neoplasia of the anterior pituitary gland and can be subdivided into hormone-producing tumors (lactotroph, corticotroph, gonadotroph, somatotroph, thyreotroph or plurihormonal) and hormone-inactive tumors (silent or null cell adenomas) based on their hormonal status. We therefore developed a line scan Raman microspectroscopy (LSRM) system to detect, discriminate and hyperspectrally visualize pituitary gland from pituitary adenomas based on molecular differences. By applying principal component analysis followed by a k-nearest neighbor algorithm, specific hormone states were identified and a clear discrimination between pituitary gland and various adenoma subtypes was achieved. The classifier yielded an accuracy of 95% for gland tissue and 84–99% for adenoma subtypes. With an overall accuracy of 92%, our LSRM system has proven its potential to differentiate pituitary gland from pituitary adenomas. LSRM images based on the presence of specific Raman bands were created, and such images provided additional insight into the spatial distribution of particular molecular compounds. Pathological states could be molecularly differentiated and characterized with texture analysis evaluating Grey Level Cooccurrence Matrices for each LSRM image, as well as correlation coefficients between LSRM images.
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Segarra, Ana B., Isabel Prieto, Inmaculada Banegas, Magdalena Martínez-Cañamero, Ana B. Villarejo, Germán Domínguez-Vías, Marc de Gasparo, and Manuel Ramírez-Sánchez. "Interaction between Angiotensinase Activities in Pituitary and Adrenal Glands of Wistar–Kyoto and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats under Hypotensive or Hypertensive Treatments." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 15 (July 22, 2021): 7823. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22157823.

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In the present study, we analyzed the activity of several aminopeptidases (angiotensinases) involved in the metabolism of various angiotensin peptides, in pituitary and adrenal glands of untreated Wistar–Kyoto (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) or treated with the antihypertensive drugs captopril and propranolol or with the L-Arginine hypertensive analogue L-NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester (L-NAME). Intra- and inter-gland correlations between angiotensinase activities were also calculated. Membrane-bound alanyl-, cystinyl-, and glutamyl-aminopeptidase activities were determined fluorometrically using aminoacyl-β-naphthylamide as substrates. Depending on the type of angiotensinase analyzed, the results reflect a complex picture showing substantial differences between glands, strains, and treatments. Alanyl-aminopeptidase responsible for the metabolism of Ang III to Ang IV appears to be the most active angiotensinase in both pituitary and adrenals of WKY and particularly in SHR. Independently of treatment, most positive correlations are observed in the pituitary gland of WKY whereas such positive correlations are predominant in adrenals of SHR. Negative inter-gland correlations were observed in control SHR and L-NAME treated WKY. Positive inter-gland correlations were observed in captopril-treated SHR and propranolol-treated WKY. These results may reflect additional mechanisms for increasing or decreasing systolic blood pressure in WKY or SHR.
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Ottenhausen, Malte, Imithri Bodhinayake, Matei A. Banu, Philip E. Stieg, and Theodore H. Schwartz. "Vincent du Vigneaud: following the sulfur trail to the discovery of the hormones of the posterior pituitary gland at Cornell Medical College." Journal of Neurosurgery 124, no. 5 (May 2016): 1538–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/2015.5.jns141952.

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In 1955, Vincent du Vigneaud (1901–1978), the chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at Cornell University Medical College, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his research on insulin and for the first synthesis of the posterior pituitary hormones—oxytocin and vasopressin. His tremendous contribution to organic chemistry, which began as an interest in sulfur-containing compounds, paved the way for a better understanding of the pituitary gland and for the development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools for diseases of the pituitary. His seminal research continues to impact neurologists, endocrinologists, and neurosurgeons, and enables them to treat patients who had no alternatives prior to du Vigneaud’s breakthroughs in peptide structure and synthesis. The ability of neurosurgeons to aggressively operate on parasellar pathology was directly impacted and related to the ability to replace these hormones after surgery. The authors review the life and career of Vincent du Vigneaud, his groundbreaking discoveries, and his legacy of the understanding and treatment of the pituitary gland in health and disease.
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Gounden, Verena, Yashna D. Rampursat, and Ishwarlal Jialal. "Secretory tumors of the pituitary gland: a clinical biochemistry perspective." Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) 57, no. 2 (December 19, 2018): 150–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2018-0552.

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Abstract The pituitary gland is responsible for the production and/or secretion of various hormones that play a vital role in regulating endocrine function within the body. Secretory tumors of the anterior pituitary predominantly, pituitary adenomas, collectively account for 10%–25% of central nervous system tumors requiring surgical treatment. The most common secretory tumors are prolactinomas, which can be diagnosed by basal prolactin levels. Acromegaly can be diagnosed by basal insulin growth-like factor 1 levels and the failure of growth hormone (GH) to suppress during an oral glucose tolerance test. Cushing disease can be diagnosed by demonstrating hypercortisolemia evidenced by increased salivary cortisol levels in the evening, increased urine free cortisol excretion and failure of plasma cortisol to suppress following oral dexamethasone given overnight (1.0 mg). We also discuss the diagnosis of the rarer thyroid-stimulating hormone and gonadotrophin secretory tumors. Morbidity is associated with tumor occurrence, clinical sequelae as well as the related medical, surgical and radiological management. This review focuses on the pathogenesis of secretory tumors of the anterior pituitary with emphasis on molecular mechanisms associated with tumorigenesis and the major role of the clinical chemistry laboratory in diagnosis and management of these tumors.
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Mikołajczyk, Anita, and Dagmara Złotkowska. "Subclinical Lipopolysaccharide from Salmonella Enteritidis Induces Dysregulation of Bioactive Substances from Selected Brain Sections and Glands of Neuroendocrine Axes." Toxins 11, no. 2 (February 2, 2019): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins11020091.

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Bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can contribute to the pathogenesis and the clinical symptoms of many diseases such as cancer, mental disorders, neurodegenerative as well as metabolic diseases. The asymptomatic carrier state of Salmonella spp. is a very important public health problem. A subclinical single dose of LPS obtained from S. Enteritidis (5 μg/kg, i.v.) was administered to discern the consequences of changes of various brain peptides such as corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), galanin (GAL), neuropeptide Y (NPY), somatostatin (SOM), substance P (SP), and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in selected clinically important brain sections and endocrine glands of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA), -thyroid (HPT), -ovarian (HPO) axes. The study was conducted on ten immature crossbred female pigs. The brain peptides were extracted from the hypothalamus (medial basal hypothalamus, preoptic area, lateral hypothalamic area, mammillary bodies, and the stalk median eminence), and pituitary gland (adenohypophysis and neurohypophysis) sections and from the ovaries and adrenal and thyroid glands. There was no difference in health status between LPS and the control groups during the period of the experiment. Nevertheless, even a low single dose of LPS from S. Enteritidis that did not result in any clinical symptoms of disease induced dysregulation of various brain peptides, such as CRH, GnRH, TRH, GAL, NPY, SOM, SP, and VIP in selected brain sections of hypothalamus, pituitary gland and in the endocrine glands of the HPA, HPO, and HPT axes. In conclusion, the obtained results clearly show that subclinical LPS from S. Enteritidis can affect the brain chemistry structure and dysregulate bioactive substance from selected brain sections and glands of the neuroendocrine axes. The exact mechanisms by which LPS can influence major neuroendocrine axes are not fully understood and require further studies.
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Risi, Renata, Simonetta Masieri, Eleonora Poggiogalle, Mikiko Watanabe, Alessandra Caputi, Rossella Tozzi, Elena Gangitano, et al. "Nickel Sensitivity Is Associated with GH-IGF1 Axis Impairment and Pituitary Abnormalities on MRI in Overweight and Obese Subjects." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21, no. 24 (December 20, 2020): 9733. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21249733.

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Nickel (Ni) is a ubiquitous metal, the exposure of which is implied in the development of contact dermatitis (nickel allergic contact dermatitis (Ni-ACD)) and Systemic Ni Allergy Syndrome (SNAS), very common among overweight/obese patients. Preclinical studies have linked Ni exposure to abnormal production/release of Growth Hormone (GH), and we previously found an association between Ni-ACD/SNAS and GH-Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) axis dysregulation in obese individuals, altogether suggesting a role for this metal as a pituitary disruptor. We herein aimed to directly evaluate the pituitary gland in overweight/obese patients with signs/symptoms suggestive of Ni allergy, exploring the link with GH secretion; 859 subjects with overweight/obesity and suspected of Ni allergy underwent Ni patch tests. Among these, 106 were also suspected of GH deficiency (GHD) and underwent dynamic testing as well as magnetic resonance imaging for routine follow up of benign diseases or following GHD diagnosis. We report that subjects with Ni allergies show a greater GH-IGF1 axis impairment, a higher prevalence of Empty Sella (ES), a reduced pituitary volume and a higher normalized T2 pituitary intensity compared to nonallergic ones. We hypothesize that Ni may be detrimental to the pituitary gland, through increased inflammation, thus contributing to GH-IGF1 axis dysregulation.
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DeAtley, Kasey L., Michelle L. Colgrave, Angela Cánovas, Gene Wijffels, Ryan L. Ashley, Gail A. Silver, Gonzalo Rincon, et al. "Neuropeptidome of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland of Indicine × Taurine Heifers: Evidence of Differential Neuropeptide Processing in the Pituitary Gland before and after Puberty." Journal of Proteome Research 17, no. 5 (March 7, 2018): 1852–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00875.

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Penta, Laura, Carla Bizzarri, Michela Panichi, Antonio Novelli, Francesca Romana Lepri, Marco Cappa, and Susanna Esposito. "Identification of a Novel PROP1 Mutation in a Patient with Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency and Enlarged Pituitary." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 20, no. 8 (April 16, 2019): 1875. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20081875.

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Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) can be present from the neonatal period to adulthood and can be the result of congenital or acquired insults. In addition, GHD can be classified into two types: isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) and combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD). CPHD is a disorder characterized by impaired production of two or more anterior and/or posterior pituitary hormones. Many genes implicated in CPHD remain to be identified. Better genetic characterization will provide more information about the disorder and result in important genetic counselling because a number of patients with hypopituitarism represent familial cases. To date, PROP1 mutations represent the most common known genetic cause of CPHD both in sporadic and familial cases. We report a novel mutation in the PROP1 gene in an infant with CPHD and an enlarged pituitary gland. Close long-term follow-up will reveal other possible hormonal defects and pituitary involution.
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Liu, Qian, Taoyang Yuan, Hua Gao, Songbai Gui, Yazhuo Zhang, and Chuzhong Li. "Anti-EGFL7 antibodies inhibit rat prolactinoma MMQ cells proliferation and PRL secretion." Open Chemistry 16, no. 1 (July 9, 2018): 621–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/chem-2018-0064.

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AbstractProlactinoma is the most frequently diagnosed pituitary tumors. Dopamine agonists (DAs) are recognized as first-line therapy; however, approximately 10% patients will develop resistance to DAs therapy. Consequently, a large number of investigations have been carried out to identify novel therapeutic targets. Recently, studies have suggested that epidermal growth factor-like domain 7 (EGFL7) can promote tumor growth, invasion, and angiogenesis. We previously reported that overexpression of EGFL7 might play a crucial role in hormone-producing pituitary adenomas. In the present study, we now demonstrated a significantly higher protein expression of EGFL7 in prolactinoma compared with the normal pituitary gland. However, inhibition of EGFL7 with anti-EGFL7 antibodies significantly reduced the proliferation and PRL secretion of rat prolactinoma MMQ cells. Notably, in vitro administration of anti-EGFL7 antibodies significantly induced MMQ cells apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, our finding suggests that EGFL7 is significantly overexpressed in prolactinoma and inhibition of EGFL7 with antibodies promoted MMQ cells apoptosis and inhibited PRL secretion. Thus, EGFL7 may serve as a potential novel therapeutic target for prolactinomas.
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Kiełbasa, Anna, Renata Gadzała-Kopciuch, and Bogusław Buszewski. "Cytokines-Biogenesis and Their Role in Human Breast Milk and Determination." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 12 (June 9, 2021): 6238. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22126238.

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Cytokines play a huge role in many biological processes. Their production, release and interactions are subject to a very complex mechanism. Cytokines are produced by all types of cells, they function very differently and they are characterized by synergism in action, antagonism, and aggregation activity, opposing action of one cytokine, overlapping activity, induction of another cytokine, inhibition of cytokine synthesis at the mRNA level as well as autoregulation-stimulation or inhibition of own production. The predominance of pro-inflammatory cytokines leads to a systemic inflammatory response, and anti-inflammatory-to an anti-inflammatory response. They regulate the organism’s immune response and protect it against sudden disturbances in homeostasis. The synthesis and activity of cytokines are influenced by the central nervous system through the endocrine system (pituitary gland, adrenal glands).
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Pituitary Gland - Chemistry"

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Lange, Jeremy David. "The effect of anti-malarial drugs on the pituitary gland." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.238726.

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Sun, Yuh-Man. "Cloning and charaterisation of the Thyrotrophin-releasing hormone receptor and Gonadotrophin-relasing hormone receptor from chicken pituitary gland." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26973.

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The hypothalamic hormones, thyrotrophin-releasing hormone (TRH) and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH), play pivotal roles in the growth and sexual maturation of chickens. In chickens, TRH regulates the release and synthesis of thyrotrophin (TSH) and also acts as a growth hormone-releasing factor. GnRH stimulates the release and synthesis of gonadotrophins (LH and FSH). TRH and GnRH are released and stored in the median eminence, and both hormones are transported into the pituitary gland via the hypophysial portal circulation. TRH and GnRH exert their physiological functions by binding to their specific receptors (TRH receptor and GnRH receptor, respectively) on the surface of cells in the pituitary gland. The activated receptors couple to guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory proteins (G proteins), Gq and/or G11, which in turn triggers the secondary messenger [1,2- diacylglycerol (DAG) and inositoltrisphosphate (IP3)] signalling cascade. The signalling generates the physiological effects of the hormones. The TRH-R and GnRH-R are members of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) family. The objective of this thesis was to clone and characterise the chicken TRH and GnRH receptors as useful tools for investigating the regulatory roles of TRH and GnRH receptors in the growth and sexual maturation of chickens. In addition, sequence information of the receptors would potentially assist in elucidating the binding sites and the molecular nature of the processes involved in receptor activation.
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Ploj, Karolina. "Involvement of the Opioid System in High Alcohol Consumption : Environmental and Genetic Influences." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis : Univ.-bibl. [distributör], 2002. http://publications.uu.se/theses/91-554-5217-5/.

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Book chapters on the topic "Pituitary Gland - Chemistry"

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Kharb, Simmi. "Pituitary Gland." In Mind Maps in Clinical Chemistry (Part I), 146–56. BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/9789814998574121010018.

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Marshall, William J., Stephen K. Bangert, and Marta Lapsley. "The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland." In Clinical Chemistry, 117–36. Elsevier, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-7234-3703-1.00007-9.

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Hathiramani, Sumitha S., and Hans K. Ghayee. "Assessment of Endocrine Function." In Textbook of Endocrine Physiology. Oxford University Press, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199744121.003.0007.

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This chapter describes the various methods used for quantifying concentrations of circulating hormones and thus assessing endocrine function. The paradigm of feedback regulation (for example, of the hypothalamic-pituitary-target gland axis) is central to this assessment of endocrine status. Any disruption in such an axis can cause alterations in trophic and target hormone pairs. High concentration of a target gland hormone coupled with low concentration of the corresponding trophic hormone (e.g., pituitary hormone) suggests autonomous secretion by the target endocrine organ, as is typical in primary hyperthyroidism, e.g., high thyroxine (T4), suppressed thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). Elevated concentrations of both members of a hormone pair usually indicate autonomous secretion of the trophic hormone, either from the normal site or from a tumor in an “ectopic” (extraglandular) location. For example, excess cortisol production driven by a high plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) level may be due to the secretion of pituitary ACTH or secretion of ACTH by lung tumors. Alternatively, the combined elevation of trophic and target endocrine gland hormones can result from resistance to the action of the target endocrine gland hormone e.g., elevated luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone in androgen resistance. Autonomous hypersecretion of the trophic hormone typically results in clinical evidence of target gland hormone excess, whereas resistance to the target gland hormone leads to manifestations of hormone deficiency. Hormones circulating in the plasma were first detected by in vivo bioassays, in which plasma or extracts of plasma were injected into animals and biological responses were measured. Unfortunately, most in vivo bioassays lack the precision, sensitivity, and specificity required to measure the low concentrations of many hormones in plasma, and the assays are cumbersome and impractical for routine use in clinical chemistry laboratories. Great progress in measuring plasma hormone concentrations came with the development of radioimmunoassays (RIAs) in the late 1950s. An unknown concentration of hormone in plasma is estimated by allowing competition with a labeled hormone or analog for specific binding sites on an antibody.
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Danks, Janine A., and Samantha J. Richardson. "Endocrinology and evolution: lessons from comparative endocrinology." In Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology and Diabetes, 14–23. Oxford University Press, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199235292.003.1013.

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Comparative endocrinology is the study of the endocrine glands and their hormones in different species of animals. It is undergoing a renaissance because of the new tools and techniques provided by genome sequencing and molecular biology. Until relatively recently, characterization and detection of hormones in lower vertebrates relied on biological assays and protein chemistry approaches, whereas now gene sequences can be readily revealed from whole genome sequencing. Gene expression and synthesis can be used to develop antibodies and other reagents for sensitive assays and revealing physiological experiments can be carried out. Endocrinology traditionally used a range of animal species, including many lower vertebrates. Comparative endocrinology became a separate specialty only in the last 50 years when endocrinologists concentrated on rodents as their model animals. In 1933, Riddle demonstrated that an avian pituitary factor that promoted growth of the pigeon crop-sac was identical to a mammalian pituitary factor that earlier had been found to initiate and maintain milk secretion in mammals. Riddle called this avian factor prolactin and the response of the crop-sac provided a sensitive assay for the detection of human prolactin in pituitary extracts. Pigeon prolactin was the first pituitary hormone to be crystallized and purified in 1937 and led to the purification of mammalian prolactin. Prolactin has a number of roles in lower vertebrates, including a vital role as a hypercalcaemic factor in fish. The first part of this chapter focuses on the calcium-regulating factors including parathyroid hormone (PTH), parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), and stanniocalcin (STC), and the second part will discuss comparative endocrinology of thyroid hormones and transthyretin (a thyroid hormone distributor in blood the cerebrospinal fluid).
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