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SERS-based immunoassay for monitoring cortisol-related disorders
(2020-10-01)
As a natural response to a stressful situation, the human body produces cortisol. For this reason, cortisol is also called “the stress hormone” and is considered to be the principal stress biomarker. Although cortisol ...
Reproducibility and performance of one or two samples of salivary cortisol in the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome using an automated immunoassay system
(2012)
The purpose of this article is to evaluate the variability and reproducibility of late night salivary cortisol (LNSC) using electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA) and compare the accuracy of one or two samples in ...
Hair Cortisol Measurement by an Automated Method
(Nature Publishing Group, 2019-06)
We present the development of the first procedure for hair cortisol measurement through an automated method. Hair samples were obtained from 286 individuals. After cortisol extraction, samples were measured in a Siemens ...
Evaluation of an automated chemiluminescent immunoassay for salivary cortisol measurement. Utility in the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome
(De Gruyter, 2017-03)
The aim of the current study was to validate an automated chemiluminescent immunoassay for cortisol quantification in saliva and to determine the cut-off level for Cushing´s Syndrome diagnosis in an adult population. The ...
Validation of an enzyme immunoassay and comparison of fecal cortisol metabolite levels in black and gold howler monkeys (Alouatta caraya) inhabiting fragmented and continuous areas of the humid Chaco region, Argentina
(Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2017-03)
In the last years, the study of how environmental stimuli influence the physiology and specifically the endocrinology of an organism became increasingly important, relying mainly on the quantification of glucocorticoids ...
The impact of maternal cortisol concentrations on child arterial elasticity
(CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 2011)
Epidemiological studies suggest that glucocorticoid excess in the fetus may contribute to the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. However, the impact of maternal glucocorticoid on the cardiovascular ...
Determinação do valor de referência para o cortisol basal sérico em população pediátrica sem doença adrenal
(Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisUFMG, 2012-03-02)
The basal cortisol measurement reflects the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity. It is used in assessing the integrity of the axis response, mainly in patients undergoing long periods of glucocorticoid treatment, because ...
Fatal factitious Cushing syndrome (Münchhausen’s syndrome) in a patient with macroprolactinoma and silent corticotrophinoma: case report and literature review
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Abstract
Münchhausen’s syndrome (MS) is a chronic factitious disorder characterized by the intentional production of clinical symptoms without external incentive. One type of MS is factitious Cushing syndrome, ...
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Fatal factitious Cushing syndrome (Münchhausen’s syndrome) in a patient with macroprolactinoma and silent corticotrophinoma: case report and literature review
(BioMed Central, 2015)
Abstract
Münchhausen’s syndrome (MS) is a chronic factitious disorder
characterized by the intentional production of clinical symptoms without external
incentive. One type ...