Anti-hypothalamus and anti-pituitary antibodies may contribute to perpetuate the hypopituitarism in patients with Sheehan's syndrome

De Bellis, Hasan; Kelestimur, Fahrettin; Sinisi, Antonio; Ruocco, Giuseppe; Tirelli, Gilda; Battaglia, Marina; Bellastella, Giuseppe; Conzo, Giovanni; TANRIVERDİ, Fatih; ÜNLÜHİZARCI, KÜRŞAD; Bizzarro, Antonio; Bellastella, Antonio

doi:10.1530/eje-07-0647

Anti-hypothalamus and anti-pituitary antibodies may contribute to perpetuate the hypopituitarism in patients with Sheehan's syndrome

De Bellis A., Kelestimur F., Sinisi A. A., Ruocco G., Tirelli G., Battaglia M., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, cilt.158, sa.2, ss.147-152, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 158 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2008
Doi Numarası: 10.1530/eje-07-0647
Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.147-152
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: While anti-pituitary antibodies (APAs) were detected in some patients with Sheehan's syndrome (SS) suggesting an autoimmune pituitary involvement in the development of their hypopituitarism, hypothalamic cell anti-hypothalamus antibodies (AHAs) have not been investigated so far.