Endocrine Connections

Papers
(The median citation count of Endocrine Connections is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Increased serum cystatin C levels and responses of pancreatic α- and β-cells in type 2 diabetes85
Preoperative blood pressure targets and effect on hemodynamics in pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma53
Validity and reliability of the German version of the shortened thyroid-specific quality of life questionnaire (ThyPRO-39de)49
Increased fT4 concentrations in patients using levothyroxine without complete suppression of TSH48
Endogenous serum glucocorticoid concentrations, steroidogenic enzyme activity, and 90-day mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19: an observational cohort study43
Predominance of CD4+ T cells in metastatic cervical lymph nodes in papillary thyroid carcinoma37
(Not) getting what you want: frustration and emotion regulation in children with sex chromosome trisomies36
Impact of parathyroidectomy on quality of life in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 134
Normal-high IGF-1 level improves pregnancy rate after ovarian stimulation in women treated with growth hormone replacement therapy32
Iodine activates NLRP3 inflammasomes in PBMCs of patients with autoimmune thyroiditis and regulates Th1 and Th17 cell differentiation31
Gender-affirming hormone therapy: effects on cardiovascular risk and vascular function29
In-depth exploration of differences of sex development: 5-year experience in a tertiary center27
Vitamin D level regulates serum lipids discrepantly in adults with and without dyslipidemia26
Chronic kidney disease in patients with diabetes mellitus24
Cardio-psycho-metabolic outcomes of bariatric surgery: design and baseline of the WAS trial24
4-Phenylbutyric acid improves free fatty acid-induced hepatic insulin resistance in vivo23
Prepuberal insulin secretory indices are long-term predictors of short adult stature in cystic fibrosis23
High recovery rate of adrenal function after successful surgical treatment of Cushing's syndrome21
German DVO risk score identified more patients requiring treatment compared to FRAX18
GLP-1 and PYY for the treatment of obesity: a pilot study on the use of agonists and antagonists in diet-induced rats17
Maintaining bone health by estrogen therapy in patients with advanced prostate cancer: a narrative review17
Hospitalizations, emergency room visits and causes of death in 198 patients with permanent hypoparathyroidism: a retrospective Austrian study (2005–2022)17
Hyperthyroidism in adolescents17
Serum irisin levels increase in girls with central precocious puberty not dependent on BMI: a pilot study16
Effect of adrenocorticotropic hormone infusion on circulating sclerostin levels16
Radiotherapy-related insufficiency fractures and bone mineral density: what is the connection?16
Development and validation of a risk score model for prediction of lower extremity arterial disease in Chinese with type 2 diabetes aged over 50 years16
Impairment in insulin secretion without changes in insulin resistance explains hyperglycemia in patients with acromegaly treated with pasireotide LAR15
The impact of Klinefelter syndrome on socioeconomic status: a multicenter study15
Role of adipokines in embryo implantation15
Bone metastases from neuroendocrine tumors: clinical and biological considerations14
Narrative literature review of antidiabetic drugs’ effect on hyperuricemia: elaborating actual data and mechanisms14
Effects of low-dose oral micronised progesterone on sleep, psychological distress, and breast development in transgender individuals undergoing feminising hormone therapy: a prospective controlled stu14
Impaired colonic motility in high-glycemic diet-induced diabetic mice is associated with disrupted gut microbiota and neuromuscular function14
25-Hydroxylase vitamin D deficiency in 27 Saudi Arabian subjects: a clinical and molecular report on CYP2R1 mutations14
Association of obesity with diabetic retinopathy in US adults with diabetes in a national survey14
Pancreas agenesis and fetal growth: a semiquantitative analysis14
Locoregional progression-free survival of bone metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer13
The significance of short-term preoperative calcium and activated vitamin D3 supplementation in thyroidectomy: a randomized trial and prospective study13
Performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a meta-analysis13
Urinary estrogen metabolites and breast cancer risk in Chinese population13
Diagnostic performance of the calcium/phosphate ratio for primary hyperparathyroidism in southwest China13
T3 as predictor of mortality in any cause non-critically ill patients12
Factors associated with disease control failure in acromegaly patients treated with pegvisomant: an ACROSTUDY analysis12
Obese patients with higher TSH levels had an obvious metabolic improvement after bariatric surgery12
Immune checkpoint inhibitor induced hypophysitis: a specific disease of corticotrophs?12
Long-term effects of prenatal undernutrition on female rat hypothalamic KNDy neurons12
Longitudinal changes of serum metabolomic profile after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in obesity12
Mfn2 regulates mitochondria-associated ER membranes to affect PCOS oocyte development11
Total thyroidectomy: reduction in postoperative hypoparathyroidism11
Autoimmune thyroid disease correlates to islet autoimmunity on zinc transporter 8 autoantibody11
From biological marker to clinical application: the role of anti-Müllerian hormone for delayed puberty and idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia in males10
Resting energy expenditure in children at risk of hypothalamic dysfunction10
PLK1 inhibitors as a new targeted treatment for adrenocortical carcinoma10
Reduced serum concentrations of biomarkers reflecting Leydig and Sertoli cell function in male patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia10
The distinct hepatic metabolic profile and relation with impaired liver function in congenital isolated growth hormone-deficient rats10
Association of plasma free triiodothyronine levels with contrast-induced acute kidney injury and short-term survival in patients with acute myocardial infarction10
Association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with aggressiveness of papillary thyroid cancer10
Testosterone in men with hypogonadism and transgender males: a systematic review comparing three different preparations10
The impact of mitotane therapy on serum-free proteins in patients with adrenocortical carcinoma10
Intracellular FGF1 promotes invasion and migration in thyroid carcinoma via HMGA1 independent of FGF receptors10
Sex steroid levels in corresponding cerebrospinal fluid and serum samples quantified by mass spectrometry in men10
Composite pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma-ganglioneuroma: analysis of SDH and ATRX status, and identification of frequent HRAS and BRAF mutations9
Mildly elevated serum prolactin level may be a protective factor for preventing thickening of the carotid intima-media in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus9
Increased thyroid malignancy in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism9
Graves’ disease in children with Down syndrome9
Patients with Cushing’s syndrome suffer from provoked venous thromboembolism and are anticoagulated in various patterns9
Epigenetics in thyroid cancer: a bibliometric analysis9
Decreased β-catenin expression contributes to IFNγ-induced chemokine secretion and lymphocyte infiltration in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis9
Exploration of the shared gene signatures and comorbidity mechanisms of primary aldosteronism and atrial fibrillation9
Gonadal function in patients with 47,XYY syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
Transition readiness among adolescents with rare endocrine conditions9
Reduced anti-Müllerian hormone levels in males with inherited bone marrow failure syndromes9
The role of serum testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in kidney function and clinical outcomes in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis9
Etiology, clinical characteristics and mortality among Indian patients with Addison’s disease9
From classical dualistic antagonism to hormone synergy: potential of overlapping action of glucagon, insulin and GLP-1 for the treatment of diabesity9
Serum adiponectin level is negatively related to insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome9
Discontinuation of long-term growth hormone treatment in adults with growth hormone deficiency: a survey of UK practice9
GIPR rs10423928 and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women in Shanghai9
Reversible central adrenal insufficiency in survivors of COVID-19: results from a 24-month longitudinal study9
Smoking enhances proliferation, inflammatory markers, and immunoglobulins in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from Graves’ patients9
Preserved C-peptide secretion is associated with higher time in range (TIR) on intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring in Chinese adults with type 1 diabetes8
Socioeconomic status in Danish transgender persons: a nationwide register-based cohort study8
Register-based information on thyroid diseases in Europe: lessons and results from the EUthyroid collaboration8
High-coverage targeted lipidomics revealed a novel serum lipid dysregulation profile in adult growth hormone deficiency8
Untreated thyroid autoantibody-negative SCH increases the risk of spontaneous abortions8
Functional hypogonadism in adolescence: an overlooked cause of secondary hypogonadism8
Bilateral macronodular adrenocortical disease: a single centre experience8
Homocysteine is an indicator of arterial stiffness in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome8
Risk stratification in differentiated thyroid cancer with RAI-avid lung metastases8
Management of neuroendocrine neoplasms: conformity with guidelines in and outside a center of excellence8
In patients with anorexia nervosa, myokine levels are altered but are not associated with bone mineral density loss and bone turnover alteration8
Association between serum uric acid and renal outcome in patients with biopsy-confirmed diabetic nephropathy8
Striatal DAT availability does not change after supraphysiological glucose loading dose in humans8
Perceptions and awareness of endocrine disruptors among mothers in Serbia and health implications8
Diagnostic accuracy of Afirma gene expression classifier, Afirma gene sequencing classifier, ThyroSeq v2 and ThyroSeq v3 for indeterminate (Bethesda III and IV) thyroid nodules: a meta-analysis7
The value of plasma metanephrine measurements during adrenal vein sampling7
Identification of potential biomarkers for diabetic cardiomyopathy using LC-MS-based metabolomics7
Molecular cloning, expression, and functional features of IGF1 splice variants in sheep7
Quality of life in men with Klinefelter syndrome: a multicentre study7
Impact of gender-affirming treatment on bone health in transgender and gender diverse youth7
Myeloperoxidase G-463A and CYBA C242T genetic variants in gestational diabetes mellitus7
Growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma combined with Graves’ disease: retrospective case series and literature review7
Beyond A1C: exploring continuous glucose monitoring metrics in managing diabetes7
100 YEARS OF VITAMIN D: Dose–response for change in 25-hydroxyvitamin D after UV exposure: outcome of a systematic review7
Autoimmune disease and interconnections with vitamin D7
Typical morphological characteristics of the immunohistochemical subtypes of pituitary microadenomas: a dual center study7
Captopril challenge test: an underutilized test in the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism7
Endocrine and metabolic effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists on women with PCOS, a narrative review7
Protective effect of GLP-1 analog liraglutide on podocytes in mice with diabetic nephropathy7
Maternal adiposity, smoking, and thyroid function in early pregnancy7
Association of fasting plasma glucose change trajectory and risk of hypertension: a cohort study in China7
Evolving landscape of clinical trials in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms in the past two decades7
Determination of vitamin D status in singleton and twin gestations using CLIA and LC-MS/MS7
Association of central obesity and high body mass index with function and cognition in older adults7
GNEN-1: a spontaneously immortalized cell line from gastric neuroendocrine neoplasia7
The evolving role of whole-exome sequencing in the management of disorders of sex development7
The visceral fat area/subcutaneous fat area ratio is positively associated with carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus7
Individual and joint effects of trehalose and glutamate on diabetic retinopathy: a propensity score-matched case–control study7
SGLT2 inhibitors for patients with type 2 diabetes and CKD: a narrative review7
Growth hormone upregulates the pro-tumorigenic galectin 1 in mouse liver7
Txnip deficiency promotes β-cell proliferation in the HFD-induced obesity mouse model7
Salvage surgery for cervical radioiodine refractory 18F-FDG-PET positive recurrence of papillary thyroid cancer7
Pediatric obesity and skin disease: cutaneous findings and associated quality-of-life impairments in 103 children and adolescents with obesity7
Effect of COVID-19 on the clinical course of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes7
Experience with burdens of diabetes device use that affect uptake and optimal use in people with type 1 diabetes7
Non-thyroidal illness syndrome predicts outcome in adult critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Abnormal uptake related to the thyroid gland on somatostatin receptor-targeted PET imaging: reported prevalence and rate of thyroid malignancy and parathyroid adenomas7
Bone health in childhood cancer survivors, is there really a problem? Pitfalls of assessment, calculating risk, and suggested surveillance and management for osteonecrosis and low and very low bone mi7
Confusion in the interpretation of prolactin levels caused by inappropriately low reference intervals7
The role of menin in bone pathology6
Effects and safety of metformin in patients with concurrent diabetes mellitus and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Low FT3 is an independent marker of disease severity in patients hospitalized for COVID-196
Navigating the transition: assessing continuity and loss in endocrinology care6
Acknowledgement to reviewers6
Change in the pituitary stalk deviation angle after transsphenoidal surgery can predict the development of diabetes insipidus for pituitary adenomas6
NETest: serial liquid biopsies in gastroenteropancreatic NET surveillance6
Sexually dimorphic distribution of kiss1 and kiss2 in the brain of yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii6
Fertility and pregnancy in adrenal insufficiency6
The association of elevated serum lipocalin 2 levels with diabetic peripheral neuropathy in type 2 diabetes6
Efficacy and safety of a 30-day methylprednisolone treatment protocol for subacute thyroiditis: a prospective study6
Analysis of children with familial short stature: who should be indicated for genetic testing?6
The effect of estradiol add-back: a longitudinal MRI study in prostate cancer patients6
New gene discoveries in skeletal diseases with short stature6
Hormone replacement in survivors of childhood cancer and brain tumors: safety and controversies6
Health-related quality of life following FDG-PET/CT for cytological indeterminate thyroid nodules6
Trends in regional morphological changes in the brain after the resolution of hypercortisolism in Cushing’s disease: a complex phenomenon, not mere partial reversibility6
Influence of growth and metabolic markers on hs-troponin T and NT-proBNP levels in healthy children6
Ferroptosis as a potential new therapeutic target for diabetes and its complications6
Endocrine and metabolic late effects following cancer treatment: challenges and controversies6
17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I and aromatase in ovarian cortical inclusion cysts6
Nomogram for predicting 5-year metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease risk: retrospective cohort study6
ENDO-ERN ON RARE ENDOCRINE CONDITIONS: Endo-ERN in its fifth year: a pinch of care, science, curiosity and new horizons6
Accuracy of papillary thyroid cancer prognostic nomograms: a systematic review6
Predictive value of highly sensitive basal versus stimulated thyroglobulin measurement in long-term follow-up of thyroid cancer6
Sedentary lifestyle and precocious puberty in girls during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Italian experience6
Increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis is closely associated with osteoporosis in women but not in men with type 2 diabetes6
Sex chromosome aneuploidies and fertility: 47,XXY, 47,XYY, 47,XXX and 45,X/47,XXX6
Free triiodothyronine/free thyroxine ratio in children with congenital hypothyroidism5
Findings from a public engagement programme for school children aged 13–15 years about endocrinology5
Predictive factors of polycystic ovary syndrome in girls with precocious pubarche5
The impact of neonatal 17-hydroxyprogesterone cutoff determination in a public newborn screening program for congenital adrenal hyperplasia in Southern Brazil: 3 years’ experience5
Optimal injection interval for testosterone undecanoate treatment of hypogonadal and transgender men5
Outcome of COVID-19 infections in patients with adrenal insufficiency and excess5
Levothyroxine use and the risk of colorectal cancer: a large population-based case–control study5
The natural course of newborns with transient congenital hypothyroidism5
Pancreatic and gut hormones as predictors of new-onset prediabetes after non-necrotising acute pancreatitis: a prospective longitudinal cohort study5
Early expression of requisite developmental growth hormone imprinted cytochromes P450 and dependent transcription factors5
High C-reactive protein is associated with increased risk of biochemical hypogonadism: a population-based cohort study5
Comparison of modified-release hydrocortisone capsules versus prednisolone in the treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia5
Low-dose short synacthen test with salivary cortisol in patients with suspected central adrenal insufficiency5
Spectrum of thyroid dysfunction and dementia: a dose–response meta-analysis of 344,248 individuals from cohort studies5
Hyperthyroidism incidence in a large population-based study in northeastern Italy5
A critical evaluation of the EU-virtual consultation platform (CPMS) within the European Reference Network on Rare Endocrine Conditions5
Society for Endocrinology guidelines for the diagnosis and management of post-bariatric hypoglycaemia5
Correlation of metabolic characteristics with maternal, fetal and placental asprosin in human pregnancy5
Long noncoding RNA DLEU2 drives the malignant behaviors of thyroid cancer through mediating the miR-205-5p/TNFAIP8 axis5
A bioinformatics analysis of the contribution of m6A methylation to the occurrence of diabetes mellitus5
Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on patients with primary adrenal insufficiency: a cross-sectional study5
FLNA overexpression promotes papillary thyroid cancer aggression via the FAK/AKT signaling pathway5
Prevalence of adrenal insufficiency among patients with euvolemic hyponatremia5
Challenges past, present and future for Endocrine Connections5
The association between serum adenosine deaminase levels and Graves’ disease5
Oral estrogen leads to falsely low concentrations of estradiol in a common immunoassay5
Response of multiple hormones to glucose and arginine challenge in T2DM after gastric bypass5
Decreased programmed cell death ligand 2-positive monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells and programmed cell death protein 1-positive T-regulatory cells in patients with type 2 diabetes: implicati5
Baseline MRI findings as predictors of hypopituitarism in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas5
Testosterone therapy increases the anticoagulant potential in men with opioid-induced hypogonadism: a randomized, placebo-controlled study5
Clinical features and complications of acromegaly at diagnosis are not all the same: data from two large referral centers5
Relationship of microRNA locus with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case–control study5
Effects of adipocyte-specific Dkk1 deletion on bone homeostasis and obesity-induced bone loss in male mice5
Short leukocyte telomere length and high plasma phospholipid fatty acids increase the risk of type 2 diabetes5
Systemic immune-inflammation index is associated with decreased bone mass density and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women but not in premenopausal women5
The predictive value of plasma uridine for type 2 diabetes and its atherosclerotic complications5
Association between radioactive iodine uptake and neutropenia in untreated Graves’ disease5
Sex-specific association between urinary kisspeptin and pubertal development5
Thyroid function in COVID-19 and the association with cytokine levels and mortality5
Serum adenosine deaminase levels are associated with diabetic kidney disease in type 2 diabetic patients5
PAI-BEL: a Belgian multicentre survey of primary adrenal insufficiency5
Natural history and surgical outcome of incidentally discovered clinically nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas5
Metformin reverts aortic calcifications and elastin loss induced by an experimental metabolic syndrome4
BMI trajectories in the first 3 months after childhood craniopharyngioma resection: a plea for early management of BMI changes4
Patient journey experiences may contribute to improve healthcare for patients with rare endocrine diseases4
Desmopressin prescription safety in adult inpatients: a real-world tertiary centre experience4
Effects of exercise and dietary intervention on muscle, adipose tissue, and blood IRISIN levels in obese male mice and their relationship with the beigeization of white adipose tissue4
Sodium alterations impair the prognosis of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia4
Topmouth culter melanocortin-3 receptor: regulation by two isoforms of melanocortin-2 receptor accessory protein 24
Validation of a novel automated system, Fluispotter®, for serial sampling of dried blood spots4
Clinical features and outcomes of adrenal schwannoma: a study of 13 cases from a single centre4
Late-night salivary cortisol and cortisone should be the initial screening test for Cushing’s syndrome4
Starting point for benchmarking outcomes and reporting of pituitary adenoma surgery within the European Reference Network on Rare Endocrine Conditions (Endo-ERN): results from a meta-analysis and surv4
Comprehensive genetic testing approaches as the basis for personalized management of growth disturbances: current status and perspectives4
Optimising prednisolone or prednisone replacement in adrenal insufficiency4
Identification of NID1 as a novel candidate susceptibility gene for familial non-medullary thyroid carcinoma using whole-exome sequencing4
Pilot study shows suppression of mineralocorticoid precursors under high-dose glucocorticoid therapy in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia4
Person-centered support for patients with a pituitary tumor following surgery4
Exercise alleviates renal interstitial fibrosis by ameliorating the Sirt1-mediated TGF-β1/Smad3 pathway in T2DM mice4
Assessment of perinodular stiffness in differentiating malignant from benign thyroid nodules4
Update on dyslipidemia in hypothyroidism: the mechanism of dyslipidemia in hypothyroidism4
Is hypercalcaemia immediately life-threatening? A prospective study4
Clinical impacts of endothelium-dependent flow-mediated vasodilation assessment on primary aldosteronism4
Thyrotropin reference interval in older adults4
Relationship of body mass index and visceral fat area combination with arterial stiffness and cardiovascular risk in cardiovascular disease-free people: NHANES (2011–2018)4
Early arteriosclerosis and its risk factors in subjects with prediabetes and new-onset diabetes4
Skin manifestations in rare types of diabetes and other endocrine conditions4
Growth and disease burden in children with hypophosphatasia4
Reproductive hormones, bone mineral content, body composition, and testosterone therapy in boys and adolescents with Klinefelter syndrome4
Inverse relationship between IL-6 and sodium levels in patients with COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections: data from the COVIVA study4
Comparisons of clinical outcomes between newly diagnosed early- and late-onset T2DM: a real-world study from the Shanghai Hospital Link Database4
Serum levels of neuron-specific enolase as a prognostic factor for disease progression in patients with GET/NEN in the pancreas and the small intestine4
Tumor growth rate in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor patients undergoing PRRT with 177Lu-DOTATATE4
Thyroid and bone turnover markers in type 2 diabetes: results from the METAL study4
Perinatally diagnosed congenital craniopharyngiomas in the KRANIOPHARYNGEOM trials4
Aldosterone-producing adenoma is associated with urolithiasis in primary aldosteronism4
A high TSH level is associated with diabetic macular edema: a cross-sectional study of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus4
Effects of statins on the inducible degrader of low-density lipoprotein receptor in familial hypercholesterolemia4
Vitamin D: marker, measurand & measurement4
Bone health in childhood low grade glioma; an understudied problem4
Unmet needs in Cushing’s syndrome: the patients’ perspective4
Telemedicine assists in the management of proatherogenic dyslipidemia and postprandial glucose variability in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study4
Frequency and characteristics of diabetes in lipodystrophies and insulin receptoropathies compared with type 1 and type 2: results from the multicenter DPV registry4
Diabetes in all hospitalized cases in Germany 2015–2019 and impact of the first COVID-19 year 20204
Spectrum of neuro-developmental disorders in children with congenital hyperinsulinism due to activating mutations in GLUD14
The impact of radiotherapy on the hypothalamo-pituitary axis: old vs new radiotherapy techniques4
Exonic WT1 pathogenic variants in 46,XY DSD associated with gonadoblastoma4
Association between heart rate-corrected QT interval and severe peripheral arterial disease in patients with type 2 diabetes and foot ulcers4
Epidemiologic trends of and factors associated with overall survival in patients with neuroendocrine tumors over the last two decades in the USA4
Insulin-like growth factor role in determining the anti-cancer effect of metformin: RCT in prostate cancer patients4
Thyroid disorders and the incidence of type 2 diabetes: insights from a 10-year cohort study in Germany4
Survival analysis between different treatment strategies of mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma (MANEC): a population-based study4
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