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Circadian rhythm of salivary cortisol, plasma cortisol, and plasma ACTH in end-stage renal disease.

Endocr Connect

March 2013

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226 USA ; Department of Surgery Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226 USA ; Department of Physiology Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226 USA ; Endocrine Research Laboratory Aurora St Luke's Medical Center 2801 W Kinnickinnic Parkway, Suite 245, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215 USA.

Objective: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) can display the features of endogenous hypercortisolism but are difficult to evaluate for Cushing's syndrome. We evaluated the circadian rhythm of plasma compared with salivary cortisol in subjects with ESRD.

Design: Plasma and salivary cortisol and plasma ACTH samples were drawn frequently over 24 h in an inpatient research unit in stable ESRD subjects on daytime chronic hemodialysis (n=16) vs controls (n=8).

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