research ADRENOCORTICAL FUNCTION IN PUBERTY Serum ACTH, Cortisol and Dehydroepiandrosterone in Girls and Boys
Girls have higher DHEA levels earlier in puberty than boys, indicating earlier development.
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research Measurement of cortisol in human Hair as a biomarker of systemic exposure
Hair cortisol can be used to measure long-term stress exposure.
research A consideration when interpreting outpatient data
Objective assessment is needed to accurately determine medication use and adherence.
research Hyperadrenocorticism (Hyperadrenocorticoidism, Hyperadrenocorticalism, Cushing’s Disease, Cushing’s Syndrome)
Treatment can improve survival and symptoms in dogs with Cushing's disease, but outcomes are unpredictable.
research Measurement of Hair Cortisol as a Retrospective Stress Marker: Effects of Prewashing, Pulverization, Temperature, and Sonication
Pulverization extracts more cortisol from hair, but any method works due to individual differences.
research Visual Vignette
A 13-year-old boy with Cushing syndrome has high cortisol levels from a pituitary gland issue and underdeveloped sexual characteristics.
research An Investigation of Hair Cortisol Concentration across Body Sites and within Hair shaft
Forearm hair has more cortisol than lower leg hair.
research Cortisol Enhances the Expression of mac25/Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-Related Protein-1 in Cultured Osteoblasts**This work was supported by NIDDK Grant DK-45227 and a scholarship (to R.C.P.) from Fundacao Coordenacao de Aperfeicoa mento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES), Universidade de Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo, Brazil).
Cortisol increases a specific protein in bone cells, which may help explain its negative effects on bone.
research EFFECTS OF STEROID HORMONES ON DEVELOPING MOUSE SKIN IN VITRO
Cortisol and corticosterone thin mouse skin and regress hair follicles, while testosterone promotes skin and hair development.
research Urinary steroid metabolome shows adrenal, gonadal, and neuroactive steroid dysregulation in adolescents with depression
Depressed teens have different steroid levels in urine, which may help identify and treat them.
research Clinical analysis of 78 patients with non-classical 21-hydroxylase deficiency
Low-dose glucocorticoid treatment improves pregnancy and birth rates in women with nonclassical 21-hydroxylase deficiency.
research Clinical, Biochemical and Molecular Characteristics of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency
21-hydroxylase deficiency causes hormone imbalances leading to various symptoms, and diagnosis involves clinical and genetic tests.
research Serum C-19 steroid sulphates in females with clinical hyperandrogenism
Women with hyperandrogenism have higher androgen levels and lower SHBG, which may contribute to conditions like excessive hair growth and early puberty.
research Nanoflow UHPLC-MS3 for sensitive detection of cortisol in a single-strand 1-cm human hair segment
research Human hair follicles display a functional equivalent of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) axis and synthesize cortisol
Human hair follicles can produce cortisol like the body's stress response system.
research Co-administration of 5α-reductase Inhibitors Worsens the Adverse Metabolic Effects of Prescribed Glucocorticoids
Taking 5α-reductase inhibitors with prednisolone can worsen its negative effects on metabolism.
research Qiviut cortisol reflects hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activity in muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus)
Muskoxen's qiviut cortisol levels indicate their stress hormone activity over the hair growth period.
research The effect of hormones of the hypothalamic-pituitary-target gland axes in a kidney-yang deficiency syndrome model
Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome causes hormonal imbalances and various physical symptoms.
research Florid Cushing's Syndrome and Hirsutism Induced by Desoximetasone
Topical corticosteroids can cause serious side effects like Cushing's syndrome and hirsutism.
research Study on dissolution mechanism of cortisol and cortisone from hair matrix with liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
Cortisol and cortisone release from hair increases in steps over time during incubation.
research Is it getting in the hair? – Cortisol concentrations in native, regrown and segmented hairs of cattle and pigs after repeated ACTH administrations
Hair cortisol is a reliable stress indicator in cattle but may not be valid for pigs.
research Systemic corticosteroids in vitiligo: Evidence-based insights and practical considerations
Systemic corticosteroids help manage vitiligo by slowing progression and aiding repigmentation.
research Cortisol levels in blood and hair of unanesthetized grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) following intravenous cosyntropin injection
Injecting cosyntropin into grizzly bears increases blood cortisol but doesn't change hair cortisol levels.
research Urinary 5-ene-steroid excretion in non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency (NC-3BHSD)
Some women with excess hair growth have a hormone condition that can't be diagnosed by blood or urine tests alone.
research Šunų Kraujo Rodiklių ir kliniškai Simptomų pokyčių įvertinimas, esant prieinksčių funkcijų sutrikimams
Clinical signs and blood tests are not very helpful in diagnosing hyperadrenocorticism in dogs.
research Characterizing the Individual: Hair Cortisol as a Biomarker of Mental Health and Functioning in a PhD Student Compared With a Clinical Sample
Hair cortisol levels may not reliably indicate psychological distress.
research Effects of glucocorticoid on human dermal papilla cells in vitro
Dexamethasone may cause hair loss by stopping cell growth.
research Effect of Leuprolide and Dexamethasone on Hair Growth and Hormone Levels in Hirsute Women: The Relative Importance of the Ovary and the Adrenal in the Pathogenesis of Hirsutism*
The ovary mainly causes high testosterone in PCO, while the adrenal gland is the main source in IH.
research Pulse Corticosteroid Therapy for Alopecia Areata in Children: A Retrospective Study
Careful patient selection is key for effective pulse corticosteroid treatment in children with alopecia areata.