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ey0017.8-19 | Reviews | ESPEYB17

8.19. Fixing the broken clock in adrenal disorders: Focus on glucocorticoids and chronotherapy

M Minnetti , V Hasenmajer , R Pofi , MA Venneri , KI Alexandraki , AM Isidori

To read the full abstract: J Endocrinol. 2020:JOE-20-0066.R2. PMID: 32380472.Human physiology and behavior are adapted to daily environmental cycles by means of endogenous circadian clocks. Biological tasks, including cell proliferation, differentiation, energy storage and immune regulation, are preferentially confined to specific periods of the 24-h cycle. This circadian rhythm derives fro...

ey0016.8-6 | Important for Clinical Practice | ESPEYB16

8.6. Circadian rhythm of glucocorticoid administration entrains clock genes in immune cells: A DREAM trial ancillary study

MA Venneri , V Hasenmajer , D Fiore , E Sbardella , R Pofi , C Graziadio , D Gianfrilli , C Pivonello , M Negri , F Naro , AB Grossman , A Lenzi , R Pivonello , AM Isidori

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018; 103(8): 2998–3009.Conventional glucocorticoid (GC) therapy in adrenal insufficiency (AI) does not fully mimic the endogenous cortisol circadian rhythm, and this may adversely affect long-term health. In the recent DREAM trial (Dual Release Hydrocortisone vs. Conventional Glucocorticoid Replacement in H...

ey0015.8-11 | Clinical Trials – New Treatments | ESPEYB15

8.11 Effect of once-daily, modified-release hydrocortisone versus standard glucocorticoid therapy on metabolism and innate immunity in patients with adrenal insufficiency (DREAM): a single-blind, randomised controlled trial

AM Isidori , MA Venneri , C Graziadio , C Simeoli , D Fiore , V Hasenmajer , E Sbardella , D Gianfrilli , C Pozza , P Pasqualetti , S Morrone , A Santoni , F Naro , A Colao , R Pivonello , A. Lenzi

To read the full abstract: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018; 6(3): 173-185Adrenal insufficiency (AI), caused by adrenal failure (primary) or hypothalamo-pituitary failure (secondary), has a prevalence of 250–450 per 1 million (16). AI is potentially life-threatening and requires lifelong glucocorticoid replacement therapy. Modified-release hydrocortisone preparations have bee...