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ey0019.14-4 | Steroidogenesis and beyond | ESPEYB19

14.4. Quantification of androgens and their precursors in full-term human placenta

T Yoshida , K Matsumoto , M Miyado , Y Miyashiro , H Sago , R Horikawa , M Fukami

Eur J Endocrinol 2021;185:K7–K11 doi: 10.1530/EJE-21-0312Brief Summary: Steroid profiling of 10 placentas of healthy full-term neonates (five male and five female) using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry revealed the presence of C11-oxy C19 steroids (androgens) in the fetal-placental unit at term – pointing to alternative androgen pathways in this unit.<p cla...

ey0020.1-3 | Antenatal and Perinatal Thyroidology | ESPEYB20

1.3. Incidence of and risk factors for neonatal hypothyroidism among women with Graves' disease treated with antithyroid drugs until delivery

A Yoshihara , JY Noh , K Inoue , N Watanabe , M Fukushita , M Matsumoto , N Suzuki , A Suzuki , A Kinoshita , R Yoshimura , A Aida , H Imai , S Hiruma , K Sugino , K Ito

Brief summary: Neonates of mothers suffering from Graves’ Disease during pregnancy are at risk for hyper- or hypothyroidism postnatally. The risk for hypothyroidism of neonates exposed to maternal anti-thyroid drugs until birth is unknown. This large retrospective study aimed at investigating 1) the incidence of hypothyroid neonates in a large cohort of mothers treated with anti-thyroid drugs until birth, and 2) identify a cutoff for maternal anti-thyroid drug doses assoc...

ey0017.1-5 | Hypopituitarism: Disease Modeling and New Discoveries | ESPEYB17

1.5. Hypothalamic contribution to pituitary functions is recapitulated in vitro using 3D-cultured human iPS cells

T Kasai , H Suga , Sakakibara , C Ozone , R Matsumoto , M Kano , K Mitsumoto , K Ogawa , Y Kodani , H Nagasaki , N Inoshita , M Sugiyama , T Onoue , T Tsunekawa , Y Ito , H Takagi , D Hagiwara , S Iwama , M Goto , R Banno , R Takahashi , H Arima

To read the full abstract: Cell Rep. 2020 Jan 7;30(1):18–24.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.12.009. PMID: 31914385.The hypothalamic-pituitary axis influences many body organ systems and its dysfunction can be fatal. A proper in vitro model is important for understanding the disease mechanisms affecting pituitary function. Based on their previous anterior pituitary modelli...

ey0016.14-4 | (1) | ESPEYB16

14.4. A reprogramming human T cell function and specificity with non-viral genome targeting

TL Roth , C Puig-Saus , R Yu , E Shifrut , J Carnevale , PJ Li , Hiatt , J Saco , P Krystofinski , H Li , V Tobin , DN Nguyen , MR Lee , AL Putnam , AL Ferris , JW Chen , JN Schickel , L Pellerin , D Carmody , G Alkorta-Aranburu , D Del Gaudio , H Matsumoto , M Morell , Y Mao , M Cho , RM Quadros , CB Gurumurthy , B Smith , M Haugwitz , SH Hughes , JS Weissman , K Schumann , JH Esensten , AP May , A Ashworth , GM Kupfer , SAW Greeley , R Bacchetta , E Meffre , MG Roncarolo , N Romberg , KC Herold , A Ribas , MD Leonetti , A Marson

To read the full abstract: Nature. 2018 Jul;559(7714):405–409This article decries a CRISPR-Cas9 genome-targeting system that does not require viral vectors, allowing rapid and efficient insertion of large DNA sequences at specific sites in the genomes of primary human T cells, while preserving cell viability and function.The common approach to genetically...