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J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1978 Nov;47(5):980-4.
Enzyme immunoassay of human chorionic gonadotropin employing beta-galactosidase as label.
Kikutani M, Ishiguro M, Kitagawa T, Imamura S, Miura S.
An enzyme-linked immunoassay was applied to the determination of hCG, a glycoprotein hormone usually assayed by RIA. For this purpose, an enzyme hormone conjugate was prepared by reacting hCG with beta-D-galactosidase (beta-Gal.) of E. coli in the presence of N-(m-maleimidobenzoyloxy) succinimide (MBS) as coupling reagent. The conjugate, after purification by affinity and gel chromatographies, was shown to exhibit sufficient enzyme activity and immunoactivity. The immunoassay of hCG was performed by the double antibody method and, using this assay, 0.4-250 mIU/ml hCG were detectable. This was about 10 times as sensitive as the RIA. Difficulty was experienced when this method was utilized for the determination of hCG in plasma samples from patients. Since the presence of the plasma may have affected this assay method, the following improvements were made: 1) the same volume of hormone-free plasma was added to the standard solutions of hCG, and 2) the volume of plasma sample was 10 microliter. The performance and validity of this assay were comparable to the RIA using [125I]hCG as tracer. The dose-response curves of both assay have the same slope and there was no significant difference between the values (correlation coefficient, Y = 0.96X + 1.53).
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Cancer Causes Control. 2003 Feb;14(1):65-74.
Lifestyle determinants of serum insulin-like growth-factor-I (IGF-I), C-peptide and hormone binding protein levels in British women.
Allen NE, Appleby PN, Kaaks R, Rinaldi S, Davey GK, Key TJ.
Cancer Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, OX2 6HE, UK. naomi.alleancer.org.uk
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to identify the lifestyle determinants of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and its main binding proteins (IGFBPs), C-peptide, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) to help elucidate the mechanism through which lifestyle factors may affect cancer risk. METHODS: This study is based on a sample of 292 British women, aged 20-70 years, whose lifestyle characteristics were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire and whose serum hormone concentrations were measured using immunoassays. RESULTS: Age was a strong determinant of both IGF-I and IGFBP levels; women aged 65-70 years had significantly lower IGF-I and IGFBP-3 concentrations and significantly higher IGFBP-1 and IGFBP-2 concentrations than women aged 20-24 years. Body mass index (BMI) was not strongly associated with IGF-I, although women with a BMI of 26-27.9 kg/m2 had a higher IGF-I concentration compared with both lean (BMI <20 kg/m2) and obese (BMI 30+ kg/m2) women. However, obese women had a significantly higher C-peptide and IGFBP-3 concentration and a significantly lower IGFBP-1, IGFBP-2, and SHBG concentration compared with lean women. Increasing vigorous exercise was associated with a significantly lower C-peptide concentration and increasing leisure-time activity was associated with a significantly higher IGFBP-1 concentration. Other lifestyle factors such as job activity, smoking, and reproductive factors were not associated with any hormone. CONCLUSIONS: Our data show that age is a major determinant of both IGF-I and its main binding proteins in women. BMI has strong effects on IGFBPs, C-peptide, and SHBG, but its effects on IGF-I remain unclear. The possible effect of physical activity on IGFBP-1 requires further investigation.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1978 Dec;47(6):1251-6.
Effect of thyrotropin-releasing hormone and bromoergocriptine on growth hormone and prolactin secretion in perfused pituitary adenoma tissues of acromegaly.
Ishibashi M, Yamaji T.
To determine the site of action of TRH and 2-brom-alpha-ergocriptine (CB154) on pituitary hormone release in acromegalic patients, the effect of these substances on GH and PRL secretion was examined in perfused pituitary adenoma tissues obtained at surgery from subjects with acromegaly. Relatively stable baseline secretion levels of GH and PRL were followed by an abrupt and marked discharge of the hormones after TRH infusion in all of the experiments. The pattern of GH response was essentially the same as that of PRL. Moreover, a dose-response relationship was obtained between the TRH concentrations infused and the magnitude of GH and PRL responses. The infusion of CB154, on the other hand, inhibited both GH and PRL secretion in three experiments performed on different adenoma tissues. This effect of CB154 was prompt and lasted for a long period even after the infusion was discontinued. When TRH was perfused concomitantly with CB154, the stimulatory effect of TRH on GH release was maintained, while TRH-induced PRL secretion was completely blocked. The results suggest that both TRH and CB154 possess a direct action on pituitary adenoma cells of acromegaly and that aberrant GH responses to TRH and dopaminergic agonists in acromegalic patients may be explained by the altered cellular membrane receptors of the adenoma of these subjects.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=122426&dopt=Abstract
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1978 Dec;47(6):1296-302.
The relationship of changes in serum estradiol and progesterone during the menstrual cycle to the thyrotropin and prolactin responses to thyrotropin-releasing hormone.
Sawin CT, Hershman JM, Boyd AE 3rd, Longcope C, Bacharach P.
The responses of serum TSH and PRL to TRH (500 microgram) were studied in normal young women in the early follicular, periovulatory, and midluteal phases of the menstrual cycle in order to examine the relationship of these responses to the levels of estradiol relationship of these responses to the levels of estradiol (E2) and progesterone. Each woman was studied twice in each phase in order to assess intraindividual variability. There was no significant difference in either the TSH or PRL responses among the phases of the menstrual cycle nor was either response affected by the periovulatory rise in E2 or by the luteal rise in both E2 and progesterone. Thus, the interpretation of the TSH and PRL responses to TRH in normal women is not affected by the menstrual cycle although both responses are greater in women that in men. Both the peak TSH and peak PRL after TRH were highly correlated with the basal levels of TSH (r = 0.85; P less than 0.01) and PRL (r = 0.67; P less than 0.01), respectively, indicating that the TSH and PRL responses to TRH in women are directly proportionate to the basal levels of the respective hormones, as previously shown for the TSH response in men. The mean intraindividual variability (coefficient of variation) of the TSH response to TRH was 18%, but ranged as high as 56%, while that of the PRL response was 16% and ranged up to 31%; variability was not affected by the phase of the menstrual cycle. The normal range of the peak TSH after TRH in women is 7-33 microU/ml (mean +/- 2 SD); however, because of the variability, a normal woman may sometimes have a peak TSH after TRH as low as 4 microU/ml. Repeating the test will result in a normal value if the woman is truly normal. Similarly, the normal peak PRL after TRH in women is 22-111 ng/ml (mean +/- 2 SD); usually, however, the lower limit is 30 ng/ml with lower values due to intraindividual variation. The data suggest that the higher average level of E2 in women compared to women, but that the cyclic changes in serum E2 or progesterone in women have little or no additional effect.
PIP: The relationship of changes in serum estradiol and progesterone during the menstrual cycle to the thyrotropin (TSH) and prolactin (PRL) responses to thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) was investigated. Serum TSH and PRL responses to TRH (500 mcg) were studied in 10 healthy women, aged 19-32 years, in the early follicular, periovulatory, and midluteal phases of the menstrual cycle. Peak TSH and peak PRL after TRH were highly correlated with the basal levels of TSH (R=.85; P .01) and PRL (R=.67; P .01); respectively, indicating that the TSH and PRL responses to TRH are directly proportionate to the basal levels of the respective hormones. Neither TSH and PRL responses to TRH nor variability was affected by the phase of the menstrual cycle. The normal range of peak TSH after TRH was 7-33 mcU/ml and the normal range of peak PRL after TRH was 22-111 ng/ml. These results suggest that the higher average level of estradiol in women compared to men may account for the greater responses in women, however, the cyclic changes in serum estradiol or progesterone in women have little or no additional effect.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1978 Jun;46(6):902-6.
Detection of ovulation by a radioreceptor assay for human luteinizing hormone.
Schmidt-Gollwitzer M, Eiletz J, Sackmann U, Nevinny-Stickel J.
A specific, sensitive, and rapid radioreceptor assay (RRA), employing membranes from bovine testes as receptor and [125I]hLH as radioligand, has been developed for measurement of human LH in serum. This RRA was used to determine the time of ovulation in seven women. For comparison, four hourly values around midcycle were measured by RIA. The sensitivity of the RRA was 0.78 ng/ml serum and could be increased by prolonged incubation. The coefficient of within and between assay variation at the 50% inhibition level was 7% and 13%, respectively. The mean index of discrimination (RRA/RIA) was 1.02, expressed by the slope of the regression curve. The coefficient of correlation was 0.97. In all women, the LH surge was detected by RRA, and the subsequent ovulation was verified within 30 h by endoscopic examination of the ovaries, as well as serum progesterone concentrations of more than 5 ng/ml on the fifth day after ovulation. As shown, prospective ovulation timing can be done by this simple and accurate method. The RRA can be useful in infertility therapy such as artificial insemination.
PIP: A 2-hour solid-phase radioimmunoassay (RIA) is described for determination of luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations to detect ovulation. Time of ovulation was determined in 7 women. For comparison, 4 hourly values around midcycle were measured by 2-hour RIA. The 2-hour RIA sensitivity was .78 ng/ml of serum and could be increased by prolonged incubation. The coefficients of within and between assay variation at the 50% inhibition level were 7 and 13%, respectively. The mean index of discrimination between standard RIA and 2-hour RIA was 1.02, expressed by the slope of the regression curve. The coefficient of correlation was .97. In all women, the LH surge was detected by 2-hour RIA, and the subsequent ovulation was verified within 30 hours by endoscopic examination of ovaries as well as serum progesterone concentrations of more than 5 ng/ml on the 5th day after ovulation. Prospective ovulation timing can be done by this simple, accurate method. The 2-hour RIA can be useful in infertility therapy such as artificial insemination.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=122440&dopt=Abstract
Loss of hair changes the appearance of a person, and the identity of the person in social context to a certain extent.
Hair growth is a complex biological process, which has not yet been completely understood. A multitude of therapeutic measures, including drugs, surgery, and suppelements have been made available, and used. However, due to the diversity of the problems underlying hair loss, there is no single solution for all hair loss cases. Most of chemical drugs and hair transplantation surgeries are not free from varying degrees of undesirable side effects on health.
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DHEA is a natural hormone, and it is produced in our body by the adrenal glands.
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or estrogens (female hormones) in the cells.
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