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  • The Endocrine Society  (3)
  • Nakajima, Yasuyo  (3)
  • 1
    In: Journal of the Endocrine Society, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 3, No. 12 ( 2019-12-01), p. 2385-2396
    Abstract: We previously identified factors affecting thyroid status, including sex, age, and smoking. Objective In the current study, we increased the number of subjects examined and investigated the effects of these factors, particularly smoking and the thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab), in Japanese patients with euthyroxinemia and serum free T4 levels within the normal range. Participants A total of 12,289 subjects who underwent health checkups were analyzed in a cross-sectional and longitudinal study. Results The mean age of subjects was 50 ± 10 years (age range: 21 to 88 years). Serum TSH levels and the prevalence of positivity for TPO-Ab increased with age in Japanese subjects with euthyroxinemia. Mean serum TSH levels were significantly lower in the smoking group than in the nonsmoking group except for women older than 50 years. Serum TSH levels were significantly higher in subjects with positivity for TPO-Ab than in those with negativity at all ages and in both sexes; however, smoking did not affect free T4 levels or positivity for TPO-Ab. Among men, the rate of smokers was significantly higher in patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism (25%) than in those with subclinical hypothyroidism (10%; P 〈 0.05). Furthermore, the results of the longitudinal study revealed a significant decrease in serum TSH levels 1 year after the start of smoking in men (P 〈 0.05). Conclusion Because smoking appeared to lower serum TSH levels in Japanese subjects with euthyroxinemia, their smoking status warrants careful consideration when evaluating subclinical thyroid function.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2472-1972
    Language: English
    Publisher: The Endocrine Society
    Publication Date: 2019
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    In: Journal of the Endocrine Society, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 4, No. Supplement_1 ( 2020-05-08)
    Abstract: Recent studies showed that various factors, including age, gender, race, iodine intake, obesity, the thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab), and/or smoking, influence the thyroid status. In the present study, we analyzed and investigated the effects of these factors, particularly smoking and the thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab) in Japanese euthyroxinemia individuals with serum free T4 level within normal range. A total of 12,289 subjects who underwent health check-ups were analyzed in a cross-sectional and longitudinal study. The mean age of subjects was 50 ± 10 years (age range: 21–88 years). Serum TSH levels and the prevalence of positivity for TPO-Ab increased with age in Japanese euthyroxinemia subjects. Mean and median serum TSH levels increased with age in smokers and non-smokers, but were significantly lower in smokers than in non-smokers among men and women in most age groups; the median 97.5th percentiles of TSH levels were 1.2 mU/liter and 2.9 mU/liter in smokers, and 1.4 mU/liter and 3.9 mU/liter in non-smokers in 31- to 40-year-old men, p & lt;0.01, and 1.4mU/liter and 4.3 mU/liter, and 1.8mU/liter and 6.2 mU/liter in 61- to 70-year-old men, p & lt;0.01. However, smoking had a negligible effect on serum TSH levels in women older than 50 years; 1.3 mU/liter in smokers and 1.6 mU/liter in non-smokers in 31- to 40-year-old women, p & lt;0.01, and 1.5 mU/liter and 1.8 mU/liter in 51- to 60-year-old women, p=0.3. Furthermore, the present study confirmed that serum free T4 levels in men progressively decreased with age, whereas no significant change was observed in women. Smoking did not affect the relationship between age and serum free T4 levels in men or women, except for men in their 20s. Serum TSH levels were significantly higher in subjects with positivity for TPO-Ab than in those with negativity at all ages and in both genders; however, smoking did not affect free T4 levels or the positivity for TPO-Ab. The rate of smokers in men was significantly higher in patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism (25%) than in those with subclinical hypothyroidism (10%, p & lt;0.05). Furthermore, the results of the longitudinal study revealed a significant decrease in serum TSH levels one year after the start of smoking in men (p & lt;0.05). Since smoking appears to lower serum TSH levels in Japanese euthyroxinemia subjects careful consideration of the smoking status is needed when evaluating subclinical thyroid function.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2472-1972
    Language: English
    Publisher: The Endocrine Society
    Publication Date: 2020
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    In: Journal of the Endocrine Society, The Endocrine Society, Vol. 5, No. Supplement_1 ( 2021-05-03), p. A562-A563
    Abstract: Lymphocytic hypophysitis is a rare immune-mediated inflammatory disorder that causes pituitary dysfunction. It has been reported that lymphocytic hypophysitis onset during pregnancy rarely relapses or exacerbates in subsequent pregnancies. We herein report a patient with relapse of lymphocytic hypophysitis triggered by the pregnancy of the second child. Case Presentation: At the age of 34, at 28 weeks of gestation of the first child, she became aware of left visual field disorder and was diagnosed as an upper left visual field defect. An MRI scan revealed an enlargement of the pituitary gland and the thickening of the stalk. She was referred to our hospital for diagnosis and treatment. Laboratory data showed central adrenocortical dysfunction and central hypothyroidism. Based on the course of the disease, MRI findings and laboratory data, we diagnosed her as lymphocytic hypophysitis occurred during pregnancy. With a replacement dose of hydrocortisone and levothyroxine, she gave birth by cesarean section at 38 weeks of gestation. We performed detailed assessment of anterior pituitary functions with hypothalamic hormone challenges after giving birth. It showed panhypopituitarism without diabetes insipidus. An MRI scan found the compression of the optic chiasm remained after childbirth, the patient underwent steroid pulse therapy. After that, visual field defect improved rapidly, and the patient continued to receive oral prednisolone with gradually reduced amount. An MRI scan performed over time and found the pituitary swelling gradually improved. The pituitary was completely intact 3 years after the onset of disease. At the age of 38, the patient became pregnant with her second child, showed no signs of hypopituitarism at the time of pregnancy. She still had been administrated with 3.5mg/day prednisolone. At the 21 weeks of pregnancy, she became aware of blurred vision and was diagnosed as a left paracenter scotoma. Laboratory data showed a decrease in blood glucose and neutrophil count, suggesting the occurrence of central adrenocortical insufficiency. Therefore, we suspected the relapse of hypophysitis due to second pregnancy. We started hydrocortisone supplementation in addition to prednisolone. No MRI scan was performed during pregnancy, since no progression of visual impairment was observed. She gave birth at 37 weeks of gestation, and postpartum MRI scan showed mild thickening of the stalk. Steroid pulse therapy was not performed because the visual field abnormality was spontaneously improved. Lymphocytic hypophysitis has a diverse course, and there is currently no confirmed risk factor for recurrence. In this case, hypophysitis recurred due to pregnancy despite the continuation of prednisolone administration, and the pathogenic mechanism may be different from the previously reported cases of recurrence of hypophysitis.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 2472-1972
    Language: English
    Publisher: The Endocrine Society
    Publication Date: 2021
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