Perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and cortisol-to-cortisone ratio in spot urine in 6878 older adults
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DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105125
Abstract: BACKGROUND Late life depression and perceived stress could influence disease pathways via reduced 11β-HSD2 activity, particularly given suggestions that reduced 11β-HSD2 activity, which is reflected in the cortisol-to-cortisone ratio, is a risk factor of disease.… read more here.
Keywords: perceived stress; cortisone ratio; cortisol cortisone;
Diagnostic accuracy of increased urinary cortisol/cortisone ratio to differentiate ACTH‐dependent Cushing's syndrome
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DOI: 10.1111/cen.13391
Abstract: Differential diagnosis between Cushing's Disease (CD) and Ectopic ACTH Syndrome (EAS) may be a pitfall for endocrinologists. The increasing use in clinical practice of chromatography and mass spectrometry improves the measurement of urinary free cortisol… read more here.
Keywords: acth dependent; cushing syndrome; dependent cushing; cortisone ... See more keywords