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Morning serum cortisol role in the adrenal insufficiency diagnosis with modern cortisol assays
PurposeTo investigate the accuracy of cutoff values of the morning serum cortisol (MSC) using the cortisol stimulus test (CST) insulin tolerance test...
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Determination of cortisol cut-off limits and steroid dynamics in the ACTH stimulation test: a comparative analysis using Roche Elecsys Cortisol II immunoassay and LC-MS/MS
PurposeMeasurement of cortisol concentrations is method dependent. The study aimed to establish assay-specific cut-off limits for cortisol after...
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Daytime Sleepiness, Apnea, Neuroimaging Correlates and Cortisol Dysregulation in a Memory Clinic Cohort
BackgroundSleep disturbances as well as cortisol hypersecretion are increasingly acknowledged as risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However,...
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Postpartum symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress: differential relationships to women’s cortisol profiles
PurposeWomen are at high risk of stress, anxiety, and depression during the postpartum but the ways in which these different types of psychological...
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Revisiting the cortisol reference ranges in humans: the role of demographics
The current study explores the effect of demographics on serum cortisol expression in a study group of 52 individuals to improve the current serum...
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Endocrine disruptors, aryl hydrocarbon receptor and cortisol secretion
PurposeEndocrine disruptors exert a plethora of effects in endocrine tissues, from altered function to carcinogenesis. Given its lipophilic nature,...
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The role of cortisol in immunosuppression in subarachnoid haemorrhage
BackgroundWe sought to determine the extent to which cortisol suppressed innate and T cell-mediated cytokine production and whether it could be...
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Relationship between cortisol and diabetic microvascular complications: a retrospective study
ObjectiveWe aimed to investigate whether serum cortisol associate with diabetic microvascular compliments in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus...
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Assessment of DHEAS, cortisol, and DHEAS/cortisol ratio in patients with COVID-19: a pilot study
PurposeDehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) is observed to be decreased in sepsis and inflammatory conditions. In the present study, we assessed...
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Predicting iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency in neonates exposed to prolonged steroid courses: do cortisol levels help?
ObjectiveTo determine whether random cortisol levels obtained in neonates to assess for secondary adrenal insufficiency (AI) after prolonged steroid...
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Mild autonomous cortisol secretion: pathophysiology, comorbidities and management approaches
The majority of incidentally discovered adrenal tumours are benign adrenocortical adenomas and the prevalence of adrenocortical adenomas is around...
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Urinary free cortisol is a reliable index of adrenal cortisol production in patients with liver cirrhosis
BackgroundThe measurement of total and free cortisol has been studied as a clinical index of adrenal cortisol production in patients with liver...
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Heat inactivation of SARS-CoV 2 enabled the measurement of salivary cortisol during COVID-19 pandemic
Background and aimSalivary cortisol has become an essential tool in the management of cortisol-related disease. In 2020 the sudden outbreak of...
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Prediction of adrenal insufficiency after pituitary surgery: a retrospective study using beckman access cortisol assay
PurposeIdentifying patients requiring glucocorticoid replacement therapy after pituitary surgery is challenging as the tests commonly used for the...
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Basal cortisol in relation to metyrapone confirmation in predicting adrenal insufficiency after pituitary surgery
PurposePituitary surgery can lead to post-surgical adrenal insufficiency with the need for glucocorticoid replacement and significant disease related...
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Adolescent borderline personality traits and dyadic behavior shape mother-adolescent cortisol synchrony
BackgroundAssociations between parent and child cortisol levels (“cortisol synchrony”) are often reported and positive synchrony may mark dyadic...
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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Relationship Between Serum Cortisol Levels, Stress, Anxiety, and Sleep Bruxism
For better understanding the relationship between stress-related hormone and probable sleep bruxism (SB), we compared the serum level of cortisol in...
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The Interactive Effects of Rejection and Rumination on Diurnal Cortisol among Adolescent Girls: A Preliminary Daily Diary Study
BackgroundThe perseverative cognition hypothesis stipulates that rumination (repetitive, passive, uncontrollable negative thinking) prolongs the...
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Hair cortisol concentrations in pregnant women with bipolar, depressive, or schizophrenic spectrum disorders
PurposeMaternal cortisol levels in pregnancy may support the growth of or adversely affect fetal organs, including the brain. While moderate cortisol...
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Association of admission cortisol levels with outcomes and treatment response in patients at nutritional risk
IntroductionCortisol is a metabolically active stress hormone that may play a role in the pathogenesis of malnutrition. We studied the association...
