| Literature DB >> 20711679 |
Armand Krikorian1, Mehreen Khan.
Abstract
The Metabolic Syndrome is a diagnosis of increasing prevalence that is noted to share multiple clinical features with Cushing's syndrome. Several studies suggest abnormalities in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis to be associated with this disease and tissue-specific hypercortisolemia is being investigated as a possible contributing factor. More research is needed to explore the relation between cortisol and the metabolic syndrome which, if confirmed, will have major therapeutic and public health implications.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20711679 DOI: 10.1007/s11154-010-9142-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Endocr Metab Disord ISSN: 1389-9155 Impact factor: 6.514