Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is a hormone that the pituitary gland produces. Its main function is to stimulate the adrenal glands to produce and secrete another hormone called cortisol. Some ...

What Is an ACTH Test? An ACTH test is a type of blood test. It measures how much of a hormone you have called ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone). This test should not be confused with an ACTH ...

A baseline ACTH level measured on the same blood sample as your cortisol level can assess your cortisol production. An ACTH stimulation test measures the ability of your adrenal glands to respond to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Preoperative identification of patients with silent adrenocorticotrophic hormone-secreting tumors could potentially change the approach to management. A new study aimed to determine ...

Your pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland located at the base of your brain. It produces many types of hormones, including the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH stimulates the adrenal glands, ...

Early and midterm nonremission after transsphenoidal surgery in people with Cushing’s disease may be predicted by normalized early postoperative values for adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol, ...

Trastuzumab (Herceptin, Roche/Genentech) in combination with chemotherapy remains the standard of care for the adjuvant treatment of HER2+ breast cancer, but there is still a question over which ...

MORE than 70 patients with cutaneous diseases have been treated at Massachusetts General Hospital, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Robert Breck Brigham Hospital and Children's Hospital with ACTH or ...

Aldosterone keeps the sodium and potassium in your blood balanced, which helps control your blood pressure and the balance of fluids in your body. You can have either primary, secondary or tertiary ...

THE reports of the effectiveness of ACTH against many diseases resistant to all previous therapeutic measures 1,2 suggested a trial of ACTH in the management of acute viral hepatitis. The following is ...

Premature adrenarche (PA) was previously regarded as a benign variant of normal sexual development, but recent studies have connected it with risk of developing ovarian hyperandrogenism and metabolic ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Ectopic ACTH syndrome' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The ...