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Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003
Special Features
New Special Feature Articles for the JCEM—Cardiovascular Endocrinology
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Page 515, https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem.88.2.9270
Aldosterone Function in Diabetes Mellitus: Effects on Cardiovascular and Renal Disease
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 516–523, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021443
The Contributions of Frederick Hisaw
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 524–527, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021457
Sulfonylureas Differ in Effects on Ischemic Preconditioning—Is it Time to Retire Glyburide?
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 528–530, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021971
Impairment of Myocardial Protection in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 531–537, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020904
Greater Risk, Greater Benefit—True or False?
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 538–541, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021880
Risedronate Prevents New Vertebral Fractures in Postmenopausal Women at High Risk
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 542–549, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020400
Biochemical Diagnosis of Pheochromocytoma—Is it Time to Switch to Plasma-Free Metanephrines?
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 550–552, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021913
A Comparison of Biochemical Tests for Pheochromocytoma: Measurement of Fractionated Plasma Metanephrines Compared with the Combination of 24-Hour Urinary Metanephrines and Catecholamines
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 553–558, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021251
Hormonal Male Contraception—Lessons from the East When the Western Market Fails
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 559–561, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021997
A Multicenter Contraceptive Efficacy Study of Injectable Testosterone Undecanoate in Healthy Chinese Men
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 562–568, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020447
Endocrine Care
Short-Term, High-Dose Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein as a Skeletal Anabolic Agent for the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 569–575, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021122
Troglitazone Therapy Improves Endothelial Function to Near Normal Levels in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 576–580, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020386
Oral Alendronate Increases Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 581–587, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020890
Differential Effects of Oral and Transdermal Estradiol Treatment on Circulating Estradiol Fatty Acid Ester Concentrations in Postmenopausal Women
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 588–593, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020891
Overexpression of Type 2 Iodothyronine Deiodinase in Follicular Carcinoma as a Cause of Low Circulating Free Thyroxine Levels
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 594–598, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020921
Relationship of Leptin to Bone Mineralization in Children and Adolescents
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 599–604, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2001-012025
Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia: A Novel Activating Mutation (E604K) in the Cysteine-Rich Domain of the Calcium-Sensing Receptor
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 605–610, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020081
Risk Factors for the Development of Obesity in Children Surviving Brain Tumors
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 611–616, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021180
Hyperthyrotropinemia during Iodide Administration in Normal Children and in Children Born with Neonatal Transient Hypothyroidism
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 617–621, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020681
Announcements
2003 Certifying Examination in Pediatric Endocrinology
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Page 621, https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem.88.2.9998
Endocrine Care
Prenatal and Postnatal Prevalence of Klinefelter Syndrome: A National Registry Study
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 622–626, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021491
Hypoadiponectinemia Is Associated with Insulin Resistance, Hypertriglyceridemia, and Fat Redistribution in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients Treated with Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 627–636, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020795
Localization of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Metastasis in a Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A Patient by 6-[18F]-Fluorodopamine Positron Emission Tomography
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 637–641, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021354
Difference in Bone Mass between Black and White American Children: Attributable to Body Build, Sex Hormone Levels, or Bone Turnover?
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 642–649, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020653
Antipituitary Antibodies in Adults with Apparently Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency and in Adults with Autoimmune Endocrine Diseases
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 650–654, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021054
Other Original Articles
Ovarian Steroids Differentially Modulate the Gene Expression of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuronal Subtypes in the Ovariectomized Cynomolgus Monkey
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 655–662, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020887
Differential Regulation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH)I and GnRHII Messenger Ribonucleic Acid by Gonadal Steroids in Human Granulosa Luteal Cells
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 663–672, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020866
Homocysteine Levels and C677T Polymorphism of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 673–679, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021142
Dose-Dependent Effects of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone on Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, and MMP-9 and Tissue Specific Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-1 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels in Human Decidual Stromal Cells in Vitro
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 680–688, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021277
Prolactin Expression and Secretion by Human Breast Glandular and Adipose Tissue Explants
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 689–696, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021255
Calcium Sensing Receptor Gene A986S Polymorphism and Responsiveness to Calcium Supplementation in Postmenopausal Women
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 697–700, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020355
Stimulatory Effects of Ghrelin on Circulating Somatostatin and Pancreatic Polypeptide Levels
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 701–704, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021161
Sex Hormone Metabolism in Prostate Cancer Cells during Transition to an Androgen-Independent State
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 705–712, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020236
RU486-Induced Growth Inhibition of Human Endometrial Cells Involves the Nuclear Factor-κB Signaling Pathway
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 713–719, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020876
Differential Expression of β1c Integrin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Protein Levels in Human Endometrium and Decidua during the Menstrual Cycle and Pregnancy
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 720–729, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021098
Announcements
22nd Annual University of Kentucky Symposium in Reproductive Sciences, May 16–17, 2003, Lexington, Kentucky
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Page 729, https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem.88.2.9999
Other Original Articles
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-Induced Interleukin-8 (IL-8) Expression in Endometriotic Stromal Cells, Probably through Nuclear Factor-κB Activation: Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Treatment Reduced IL-8 Expression
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 730–735, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020666
Increased Plasma Thrombin-Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor Levels in Normotensive Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Microalbuminuria
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 736–741, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020691
Glucose Stimulates Pulsatile Insulin Secretion from Human Pancreatic Islets by Increasing Secretory Burst Mass: Dose-Response Relationships
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 742–747, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021250
Analysis of Cancer/Testis Antigens in Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Expression and Humoral Response to NY-ESO-1
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 748–754, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020830
Growth Differentiation Factor-9 Induces Smad2 Activation and Inhibin B Production in Cultured Human Granulosa-Luteal Cells
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 755–762, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021317
p21 Waf-1 (Cip-1) Enhances Apoptosis Induced by Manumycin and Paclitaxel in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Cells
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 763–772, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020992
Activation of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway by Keratinocyte Growth Factor or Fibroblast Growth Factor-10 Promotes Cell Proliferation in Human Endometrial Carcinoma Cells
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 773–780, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021062
Atypical Bartter Syndrome with Sensorineural Deafness with G47R Mutation of the β-Subunit for ClC-Ka and ClC-Kb Chloride Channels, Barttin
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 781–786, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021398
The Role of Müllerian Inhibiting Substance in the Evaluation of Phenotypic Female Patients with Mild Degrees of Virilization
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 787–792, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020889
Multiple Indexes of Lipid Availability Are Independently Related to Whole Body Insulin Action in Healthy Humans
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 793–798, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020848
Estrogen-Metabolizing Gene Polymorphisms, But Not Estrogen Receptor-α Gene Polymorphisms, Are Associated with the Onset of Menarche in Healthy Postmenopausal Japanese Women
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 799–803, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020353
A New Nonisotopic, Highly Sensitive Assay for the Measurement of Human Placental Growth Hormone: Development and Clinical Implications
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 804–811, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020787
Dietary Composition in Restoring Reproductive and Metabolic Physiology in Overweight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 812–819, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020815
A Novel IVS2 −2A>T Splicing Mutation in the GH-1 Gene in Familial Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency Type II in the Spectrum of Other Splicing Mutations in the Russian Population
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 820–826, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020269
Aging-Related Changes in in Vivo Release of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone and Somatostatin from the Stalk-Median Eminence in Female Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 827–833, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021568
Two Common Naturally Occurring Mutations in the Human Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Receptor Have Differential Effects on Gonadotropin Gene Expression and on GnRH-Mediated Signal Transduction
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 834–843, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020806
Contractile Activity of Human Decidual Stromal Cells
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 844–849, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021224
Splanchnic Release of Ghrelin in Humans
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 850–852, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021086
Hyperthyroidism Is Associated with Suppressed Circulating Ghrelin Levels
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 853–857, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021302
Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Regulates Prolactin Secretion in Prolactinoma and Lactotroph Cells
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 858–863, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021281
Role of Local 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 Expression in Determining the Phenotype of Adrenal Adenomas
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 864–870, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2001-011335
Cyclic Changes in the Expression of Steroid Receptor Coactivators and Corepressors in the Normal Human Endometrium
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 871–878, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020946
Immunolocalization of Ghrelin and Its Functional Receptor, the Type 1a Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor, in the Cyclic Human Ovary
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 879–887, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021196
Longitudinal Studies of Inhibin B Levels in Boys and Young Adults with Klinefelter Syndrome
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 888–891, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021379
Simian Virus 40-Like Sequences from Early and Late Regions in Human Thyroid Tumors of Different Histotypes
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 892–899, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020436
Rapid Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-Independent Effects of IGF Binding Protein-3 on Endothelial Cell Survival
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 900–907, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020472
The Human Myometrium as a Target for Melatonin
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 908–913, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020449
Dramatic Elevation of Plasma Metastin Concentrations in Human Pregnancy: Metastin as a Novel Placenta-Derived Hormone in Humans
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 914–919, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021235
Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-1α Gene Mutations and Diabetes in Norway
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 920–931, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020945
Variation in Levels of Serum Inhibin B, Testosterone, Estradiol, Luteinizing Hormone, Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, and Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin in Monthly Samples from Healthy Men during a 17-Month Period: Possible Effects of Seasons
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 932–937, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-020838
Ret/PTC Chimeric Transcripts in an Irish Cohort of Sporadic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 938–941, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021239
Rapid Communications
Circulating Ghrelin Concentrations in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 942–945, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021451
Flutamide Counteracts the Antiproliferative Effects of Antiprogestins in the Primate Endometrium
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 946–949, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021763
Other Original Articles
Methodological Considerations Regarding the Use of Galectin-3 Expression Analysis in Preoperative Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 950–951, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021593
Authors’ Response: Methodological Considerations Regarding the Use of Galectin-3 Expression Analysis in Preoperative Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 950–951, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2002-021715
Research Resources
Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 952–954, https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem.88.2.0103
National Hormone & Peptide Program—NIDDK: Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides & Other Hormones, Antisera, Reagents, & Hormone Assay Services Available
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 88, Issue 2, 1 February 2003, Pages 955–957, https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem.88.2.0134
