ESPE Abstracts

Background: We previously found that mast cells are present in the human adult adrenal gland with a possible role in the regulation of aldosterone secretion in both physiological conditions and aldosterone-producing adrenocortical adenomas responsible for primary hyperaldosteronism.Objective and Hypotheses: The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of mast cells in the human fetal adrenal gland, and to provide arguments in favor of the...

Background: Short stature is a common reason for pediatric endocrinologist consultation, but in many cases, no cause can be identified. Childhood hypophosphatasia has widely variable clinical features from short stature to low bone mineral density with skeletal deformities, and the place of serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity assay could be raised as etiological exploration is not consensualObjective and hypotheses: The aim of our study was to eval...

Mast cells are known to control mineralocorticoid synthesis and secretion in human normal adrenal gland and aldosterone-producing adenomas through release of serotonin. We recently detected these immune cells in human fetal adrenal from 18 weeks of gestation in the subcapsular layer, in correlation with the expression of steroidogenic enzymes required for aldosterone biosynthesis. This observation suggests the implication of mast cells in the mineralocorticoid synthesizing pat...

Context: Premature breast enlargement before the age of 8 in girls is caused by a broad spectrum from premature thelarche to central precocious puberty. Treatment with GnRH analogues aim to delay either early onset of menstruation with its psychological consequences and/or early epiphyseal fusion. The Indication of treatment is a challenge classically based on the result of the luteinizing hormone (LH)-releasing hormone (LHRH) stimulation test.<p class="ab...

Background: We recently demonstrated the presence of mast cells in human fetal adrenal gland from 18–20 weeks of gestation (WG) within the subcapsular layer. In the adult adrenal, mast cells have been implicated in mineralocorticoid synthesis and secretion especially in aldosterone-producing adenomas. Because similarities exist between tumors and normal fetal development and as cell-to-cell interactions involving immune cells are implicated in organogenesis, we hypothesiz...