A patient’s age, urinary-free cortisol (UFC) level, fasting glucose — a measure of insulin resistance — body mass index…
Articles by José Lopes, PhD
Transsphenoidal surgery — a minimally invasive surgery for removing pituitary tumors in Cushing’s disease patients — is also effective in children…
A man with Cushing’s disease — caused by an adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary adenoma — who later developed metastases…
Patients with Cushing’s syndrome showed less abdominal fat and increased muscle mass, as well as reduced use of medications one year…
Higher levels of sex corticosteroid hormones — such as testosterone — and an enzyme called lactate dehydrogenase may predict malignancies…
Pre-surgery treatment of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-independent Cushing’s syndrome with Metopirone (metyrapone) leads to effective and safe improvement of hormonal levels…
A type of immune cell called a macrophage in the gonadal fat tissue may be key in glucocorticoid-induced insulin resistance…
Medical treatment appears to be an effective and safe way to normalize cortisol levels in patients with Cushing’s syndrome,…
A noninvasive and inexpensive technique could help improve the clinical assessment of bone damage in Cushing’s syndrome patients, a French…
Etomidate — a steroid synthesis blocker — is an effective treatment for patients with severe Cushing’s syndrome who do…