The role of autoimmunity in pituitary dysfunction due to traumatic brain injury.

Annamaria De BellisGiuseppe BellastellaMaria Ida MaiorinoAngela CostantinoPaolo CirilloMiriam LongoVlenia PerniceAntonio BellastellaKatherine Esposito

Published in: Pituitary (2019)

HPA seems to contribute to TBI-induced pituitary damage and related PTHP. However, further prospective studies in a larger cohort of patients are needed to define etiopathogenic and diagnostic role of APA/AHA in development of post-traumatic hypothalamic/pituitary dysfunctions after a TBI.

Keyphrases

traumatic brain injury
end stage renal disease
growth hormone
oxidative stress
severe traumatic brain injury
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
diabetic rats
high glucose