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1. Can the gold standard be beaten? How reliable are various modifications of the Synacthen test compared to the insulin tolerance test

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Mikuláš Kosák, Michaela Dušková, Luboslav Stárka, Jandikova, H., Pospisilova, H., Sramkova, M., Václav Hána, Martin Krsek, Drahomíra Springer, and Kateřina Šimůnková
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Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, inzulin, fyziologie, insulin, physiology, 14, and 612
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M. Kosak, M. Duskova, L. Starka, H. Jandikova, H. Pospisilova, M. Sramkova, V. Hana, M. Krsek, D. Springer, K. Simunkova. and Obsahuje bibliografii
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3. Pregnanolone isomers, pregnenolone and their polar conjugates around parturition

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Jan Klak, Miroslav Hill, Antonín Pařízek, Helena Včeláková, Marie Bičíková, Richard Hampl, Tomáš Fait, Jarmila Šulcová, Pouzar, V., Radmila Kancheva, and Luboslav Stárka
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Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, fyziologie, physiology, pregnanolone isomers, pregnenolone, maternal plasma, umbilical plasma, parturition, 14, and 612
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The levels of four pregnanolone isomers and their polar conjugates and pregnenolone sulfate were measured in the plasma of 13 and 7 women at delivery with subarachnoidal and epidural analgesia, respectively, and in corresponding samples of umbilical plasma using a simple quadrupole GC/MS system with electron impact ionization (pregnenolone isomers), RIA following HPLC separation (pregnenolone) and specific RIA (pregnanolone sulfate). The concentration of epipregnanolone (3b-hydroxy-5b-pregnan-20-one) in both maternal and umbilical plasma was much lower than that of other pregnanolone isomers. The levels of 3b-hydroxy-pregnanolone isomers were significantly higher in the umbilical plasma than in the maternal, while the differences in 3a-hydroxy-isomers were insignificant. The differences in conjugates were insignificant with the exception of allopregnanolone, the levels of which were lower in umbilical plasma. In all the pregnanolone isomers, a significantly lower conjugated/unconjugated steroid ratio was found in the umbilical plasma than in the maternal plasma. In addition, time profiles of the steroids were measured around parturition and in the postpartum period in the maternal serum. Similarly, the levels of polar conjugates of all pregnanolone isomers were followed during parturition. Changes in concentrations of free steroids exhibited a similar pattern, with a fall primarily within the first hour after delivery. The decrease in conjugated steroids was shifted to the interval within the first hour and first day after delivery, and the changes were more pronounced. The time profiles of the conjugated/free steroid ratio exhibited a significant decrease within the first hour and the first day after delivery in all of the isomers investigated. A decrease was also observed in the ratio of 3a/3b- isomers and 5a/5b- isomers around parturition.The possible physiological consequences of the findings are indicated., J. Klak, M. Hill, A. Pařízek, H. Havlíková, M. Bičíková, R. Hampl T. Fait, J. Šulcová V. Pouzar, R. Kancheva, L. Stárka., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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4. Salivary cortisol in low dose (1 μg) ACTH test in healthy women: comparison with serum cortisol

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Kateřina Šimůnková, Richard Hampl, Miroslav Hill, Jiří Doucha, Luboslav Stárka, and Karel Vondra
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Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, fyziologie, kortizol, physiology, cortisol, low dose ACTH test, salivary cortisol, total serum cortisol, transcortin, 14, and 612
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To date, a single report has appeared on the use of salivary cortisol for adrenal function testing with a low dose ACTH, although 1 μg has become preferred as a more physiological stimulus than the commonly used 250 μg ACTH test. Our present study was aimed to obtain physiological data on changes of free salivary cortisol after 1 μg ACTH stimulation. This approach was compared with the common method based on the changes of total serum cortisol. Intravenous, low-dose ACTH test was performed in 15 healthy women (aged 22-40 years) with normal body weight, not using hormonal contraceptives, in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle. Blood and saliva for determination of cortisol were collected before ACTH administration and 30 and 60 min after ACTH administration. Basal concentration of salivary cortisol (mean ± S.E.M., 15.9±1.96 nmol/l) increased after 1 μg ACTH to 29.1±2.01 nmol/l after 30 min, and to 27.4±2.15 nmol/l after 60 min. The differences between basal and stimulated values were highly significant (p<0.0001). The values of salivary cortisol displayed very little interindividual variability (p<0.04) in contrast to total serum cortisol values (p<0.0001) A comparison of areas under the curve (AUC) related to initial values indicated significantly higher AUC values for salivary cortisol than for total serum cortisol (1.89±0.88 vs. 1.22±0.19, p<0.01). Correlation analysis of serum and salivary cortisol levels showed a borderline relationship between basal levels (r=0.5183, p=0.0525); correlations after stimulation were not significant. Low-dose ACTH administration appeared as a sufficient stimulus for increasing salivary cortisol to a range considered as a normal adrenal functional reserve., K. Šimůnková, R. Hampl, M. Hill, J. Doucha, L. Stárka, K. Vondra., and Obsahuje bibliografii a bibliografické odkazy
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5. The origin of 7α-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone and its physiological role: a history of discoveries

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Luboslav Stárka
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Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, fyziologie, physiology, 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, CYP7B, immunomodulatory effects, occurrence, dehydroepiandrosterone, 7α-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone, neurosteroid, 14, and 612
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Nearly 60 years has elapsed since the first isolation and identification of 7α-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone, and in that time much information has been gained on its occurrence, metabolism, ontogeny, immunomodulatory activity, cell proliferation, cortisol control in local tissues and neuroactivity. Additional knowledge about this steroid may elucidate its role in obesity, neurodegenerative disturbances such as Alzheimer’s disease, or psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia or depression. This review aims to provide a comprehensive summary of the available literature on 7α-hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone., L. Stárka., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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