2024
Comparative analysis of aldosterone and renin assays for primary aldosteronism screening
Taki Y, Kono T, Teruyama K, Ichijo T, Sakuma I, Nagano H, Miyagawa H, Kono S, Fujimoto M, Hashimoto N, Yokoyama M, Kawakami E, Miki T, Tanaka T. Comparative analysis of aldosterone and renin assays for primary aldosteronism screening. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 26040. PMID: 39472614, PMCID: PMC11522277, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-75645-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAldosterone-to-renin ratioPlasma aldosterone concentrationWeak mineralocorticoidLC-MS/MSPrimary aldosteronismChemiluminescent enzyme immunoassayAnalysis of aldosteroneLiquid chromatography/mass spectrometry/mass spectrometryPA diagnosisPrimary aldosteronism screeningNon-PA groupPlasma aldosterone concentration valuesReceiver operating characteristic curveRenin samplingRenin valuesAldosterone concentrationRetrospective studyCutoff valuePassing-Bablok regressionPAC samplesRenin assayPAC measurementsRadioimmunoassay methodEnzyme immunoassayRadioimmunoassayPrimary adrenal insufficiency due to lymphomatoid granulomatosis in a 32-year-old man
Sakuma I, Ishibashi R, Matsue K, Vatner D, Nakamura Y, Yokote K, Tanaka T. Primary adrenal insufficiency due to lymphomatoid granulomatosis in a 32-year-old man. The Lancet 2024, 403: e33. PMID: 38823995, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00974-7.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2023
Lysophosphatidic acid triggers inflammation in the liver and white adipose tissue in rat models of 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 2 deficiency and overnutrition
Sakuma I, Gaspar R, Luukkonen P, Kahn M, Zhang D, Zhang X, Murray S, Golla J, Vatner D, Samuel V, Petersen K, Shulman G. Lysophosphatidic acid triggers inflammation in the liver and white adipose tissue in rat models of 1-acyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase 2 deficiency and overnutrition. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2312666120. PMID: 38127985, PMCID: PMC10756285, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2312666120.Peer-Reviewed Original Research