Endocrinology and Metabolism

Review Article

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

June 18, 2021

Recent Advances in Understanding Peripheral Taste Decoding I: 2010 to 2020

Jea Hwa Jang, Obin Kwon, Seok Jun Moon, et al.

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):469-477.

Taste sensation is the gatekeeper for direct decisions on feeding behavior and evaluating the quality of food. Nutritious and beneficial substances such as sugars and amino acids are represented by...

Review Article

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

June 28, 2021

Receptor-Mediated Muscle Homeostasis as a Target for Sarcopenia Therapeutics

Jong Hyeon Yoon, Ki-Sun Kwon

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):478-490.

Sarcopenia is a disease characterized by age-related decline of skeletal muscle mass and function. The molecular mechanisms of the pathophysiology of sarcopenia form a complex network due to the involvement...

Review Article

Thyroid

June 16, 2021

Antithyroid Drug Treatment in Graves’ Disease

Jae Hoon Chung

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):491-499.

Graves’ disease is associated with thyrotropin (TSH) receptor stimulating antibody, for which there is no therapeutic agent. This disease is currently treated through inhibition of thyroid hormone synthesis or destruction...

Review Article

Thyroid

June 18, 2021

Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Prevalence, Health Impact, and Treatment Landscape

Won Sang Yoo, Hyun Kyung Chung

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):500-513.

Subclinical hypothyroidism (sHypo) is defined as normal serum free thyroid hormone levels coexisting with elevated serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels. sHypo is a common condition observed in clinical practice with...

Review Article

Thyroid

June 22, 2021

Current Guidelines for Management of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Mijin Kim, Bo Hyun Kim

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):514-524.

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare neuroendocrine tumor originating from the parafollicular cells. The diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for the condition are different from those used for well-differentiated thyroid...

Review Article

Bone Metabolism

June 1, 2021

Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Need for a Standardized Clinical Approach

Guido Zavatta, Bart L. Clarke

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):525-535.

Since normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism (NHPT) was first defined at the Third International Workshop on the Management of Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism in 2008, many papers have been published describing its prevalence...

Review Article

Bone Metabolism

June 1, 2021

Update on Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis

Soo-Kyung Cho, Yoon-Kyoung Sung

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):536-543.

Glucocorticoids are used to treat many autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. However, an adverse systemic effect is a deleterious effect on bone, which may lead to glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, characterized by a...

Review Article

Bone Metabolism

June 22, 2021

Long-Term Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Jacques P. Brown

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):544-552.

Osteoporosis is an incurable chronic condition, like heart disease, diabetes, or hypertension. A large gap currently exists in the primary prevention of fractures, and studies show that an estimated 80%...

Review Article

Adrenal Gland

June 1, 2021

Asian Conference on Tumor Ablation Guidelines for Adrenal Tumor Ablation

Byung Kwan Park, Masashi Fujimori, Shu-Huei Shen, et al.

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):553-563.

Thermal ablation is a good alternative treatment in patients who are unable to undergo adrenalectomy. Even though the Asian Conference on Tumor Ablation (ACTA) has been held for many years,...

Review Article

Miscellanenous

June 18, 2021

Cushing Syndrome Associated Myopathy: It Is Time for a Change

Martin Reincke

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):564-571.

Cushing syndrome is the result of excessive levels of glucocorticoids. Endogenous Cushing syndrome is rare with an incidence of two to three cases per million per year. Clinically, the presentation...

Original Article

Thyroid

May 26, 2021

A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial for Assessing the Usefulness of Suppressing Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Target Levels after Thyroid Lobectomy in Low to Intermediate Risk Thyroid Cancer Patients (MASTER): A Study Protocol

Eun Kyung Lee, Yea Eun Kang, Young Joo Park, et al.

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):574-581.

Background: Postoperative thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression therapy is recommended for patients with intermediate- and high-risk differentiated thyroid cancer to prevent the recurrence of thyroid cancer. With the recent increase...

Original Article

Thyroid

June 8, 2021

Insights from a Prospective Follow-up of Thyroid Function and Autoimmunity among COVID-19 Survivors

David Tak Wai Lui, Chi Ho Lee, Wing Sun Chow, et al.

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):582-589.

Background: The occurrence of Graves’ disease and Hashimoto thyroiditis after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) raised concerns that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may trigger thyroid autoimmunity. We aimed...

Original Article

Thyroid

May 26, 2021

Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Thyroid Cancer: Meta-Analysis

Joon-Hyop Lee, Young Jun Chai, Ka Hee Yi

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):590-598.

Background: Although smoking is generally carcinogenic, its effect on thyroid cancers is still subject to controversy. The purpose of this study was to summarize the role of smoking in relation...

Original Article

Thyroid

June 2, 2021

Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) gene Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in Graves’ Disease and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in Korean Patients

Jee Hee Yoon, Min-ho Shin, Hee Nam Kim, et al.

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):599-606.

Background: Programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) has an important role in regulating immune reactions by binding to programmed death 1 (PD-1) on immune cells, which could prevent the exacerbation of...

Original Article

Thyroid

June 21, 2021

Evaluation of Iodine Status among Korean Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer Using Dietary and Urinary Iodine

Ji Yeon Choi, Joon-Hyop Lee, YoonJu Song

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):607-618.

Background: Concerns have been raised regarding thyroid disorders caused by excessive iodine in Koreans, who have iodine-rich diets. This study evaluated iodine status using dietary iodine intake and urinary iodine...

Original Article

Thyroid

June 10, 2021

Clinicopathological Characteristics and Recurrence-Free Survival of Rare Variants of Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas in Korea: A Retrospective Study

Mijin Kim, Sun Wook Cho, Young Joo Park, et al.

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):619-627.

Background: We aimed to evaluate the clinicopathological features and biological behaviors of Korean thyroid cancer patients with rare variants of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) to address the ambiguity regarding the...

Original Article

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

May 26, 2021

The Clinical Characteristics of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Korea: A National Health Information Database Study

Kyung-Soo Kim, Sangmo Hong, Kyungdo Han, et al.

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):628-636.

Background: To investigate the clinical characteristics of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in Korea, using a nationwide database. Methods: We analyzed 417,139 women who gave birth between 2011 and 2015 using the...

Original Article

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

June 2, 2021

Association of Protein Z with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes

Yun-Ui Bae, Ji Hong You, Nan Hee Cho, et al.

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):637-646.

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a progressive metabolic disease. Early detection of prediabetes is important to reduce the risk of T2DM. Some cytokines are known to be associated...

Original Article

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

June 18, 2021

Efficacy and Safety of the New Appetite Suppressant, Liraglutide: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Shinje Moon, Jibeom Lee, Hye Soo Chung, et al.

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):647-660.

Background: Obesity is a chronic disease associated with metabolic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved liraglutide as an anti-obesity drug for...

Original Article

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

June 22, 2021

Expression of LONP1 Is High in Visceral Adipose Tissue in Obesity, and Is Associated with Glucose and Lipid Metabolism

Ju Hee Lee, Saet-Byel Jung, Seong Eun Lee, et al.

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):661-671.

Background: The nature and role of the mitochondrial stress response in adipose tissue in relation to obesity are not yet known. To determine whether the mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt)...

Original Article

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

June 8, 2021

Reference Values for Skeletal Muscle Mass at the Third Lumbar Vertebral Level Measured by Computed Tomography in a Healthy Korean Population

Ja Kyung Yoon, Sunyoung Lee, Kyoung Won Kim, et al.

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):672-677.

Background: Sarcopenia is defined as the loss of skeletal muscle mass and is associated with negative clinical outcomes. This study aimed to establish sex-specific cutoff values for the skeletal muscle...

Original Article

Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland

June 10, 2021

Heart Rate Variability in Postoperative Patients with Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma

Jeonghoon Ha, Hansang Baek, Chaiho Jeong, et al.

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):678-687.

Background: Decreased heart rate variability (HRV) has been reported to be associated with cardiac autonomic dysfunction. Hypopituitarism in nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma (NFPA) is often linked to increased cardiovascular mortality. We...

Original Article

Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland

June 28, 2021

Descriptive Epidemiology and Survival Analysis of Prolactinomas and Cushing’s Disease in Korea

Jin Sun Park, Soo Jin Yun, Jung Kuk Lee, et al.

Endocrinol Metab. 2021;36(3):688-696.

Background: Only a few studies have established the epidemiology of prolactinoma and Cushing’s disease in Korea. Furthermore, the incidence of these disease are increasing than before associated with the development...

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