Investigation of prolactin receptor activation and blockade using time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer.

abstract：:Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is the most common cause of thyroid disease in children and adolescents. Along with significant modifications of thyroid function, HT in pediatric age can be accompanied by relevant thyroid structural alterations. Over time, benign thyroid nodules, carcinoma and, rarely, primary non-Hodgki...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Penta L,Cofini M,Lanciotti L,Leonardi A,Principi N,Esposito S

更新日期：2018-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a metabolic skeletal disorder in which bone mass is depleted and bone structure is destroyed to the degree that bone becomes fragile and prone to fractures. Emerging evidence suggests that N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification, a novel epitranscriptomic marker, has a significant role in bone developmen...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Chen X,Hua W,Huang X,Chen Y,Zhang J,Li G

更新日期：2020-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PHEO/PGL) are rare but occasionally life-threatening neoplasms, and are potentially malignant according to WHO classification in 2017. However, it is also well known that histopathological risk stratification to predict clinical outcome has not yet been established. The first hist...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Yamazaki Y,Gao X,Pecori A,Nakamura Y,Tezuka Y,Omata K,Ono Y,Morimoto R,Satoh F,Sasano H

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Associations between vitiligo and thyroid disorders have been suggested, However, the prevalence of thyroid disorders in vitiligo vary widely. Purpose: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the prevalence of thyroid disorders in patients with vitiligo. Method: The PubMed, Cochrane Libr...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Yuan J,Sun C,Jiang S,Lu Y,Zhang Y,Gao XH,Wu Y,Chen HD

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor sleep and obesity are both extraordinarily common in the US adolescent population and often occur simultaneously. This review explores the links between obesity and sleep, outlining what is known about the relationships between sleep characteristics, obesity, and cardiometabolic risk factors in youth. Sleep durat...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Gohil A,Hannon TS

更新日期：2018-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of embryonal tumors or childhood blastomas derive from pluripotent progenitors or fetal stem cells that acquire cancer stem cell (CSC) properties: multipotency, self-renewal ability, metastatic potential, chemoresistance, more pronounced levels of drug transporters, enhanced DNA-damage repair mechanisms, ...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Veschi V,Verona F,Thiele CJ

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol is a vital lipid molecule for mammalian cells, regulating fluidity of biological membranes, and serving as an essential constituent of lipid rafts. Mammalian cells acquire cholesterol from extracellular lipoproteins and from de novo synthesis. Cholesterol biosynthesis generates various precursor sterols. C...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Yamauchi Y,Rogers MA

更新日期：2018-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) is a member of a nuclear receptor superfamily and acts as a ligand-dependent transcription factor, playing key roles in maintenance of adipose tissue and in regulation of glucose and lipid homeostasis. This receptor is the target of thiazolidinediones, a class o...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Ribeiro Filho HV,Bernardi Videira N,Bridi AV,Tittanegro TH,Helena Batista FA,de Carvalho Pereira JG,de Oliveira PSL,Bajgelman MC,Le Maire A,Figueira ACM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer remains a significant female mortality cause. It constitutes a multifactorial disease for which research on environmental factors offers little help in predicting onset or progression. The pursuit for its foundations by analyzing hormonal changes as a motive for disease development, indicates that increa...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Liarte S,Alonso-Romero JL,Nicolás FJ

更新日期：2018-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The risk of spontaneous abortion in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) undergoing assisted reproductive treatment (ART) is higher than that in patients without PCOS, however, no definitive risk factors have been confirmed to associate with the high spontaneous abortion rate in PCOS patients under...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Sun YF,Zhang J,Xu YM,Cao ZY,Wang YZ,Hao GM,Gao BL

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyroid (PTH) exploration surgery carries the risk of developing post-operative thyroiditis due to vigorous manual manipulation of the thyroid gland during surgery. Post-operative thyroiditis has a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. However, it remains underreported. Here, we describe a case of post-operati...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Hakami YA

更新日期：2015-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Inflammation plays a central role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Cyclophilin B (CypB) can be constitutively secreted in response to inflammatory stimuli and oxidative stress, participating in tissue or systemic inflammation. We investigated the relationship between CypB and MetS in both hum...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Zhang H,Fan Q,Xie H,Lu L,Tao R,Wang F,Xi R,Hu J,Chen Q,Shen W,Zhang R,Yan X

更新日期：2017-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin signaling pathway is a modulator of metabolism in insects and can regulate functions associated with growth and development, as well as lipid and carbohydrate balance. We have previously reported the presence of an insulin-like peptide and an insulin-like growth factor in Rhodnius prolixus, which are invol...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Defferrari MS,Da Silva SR,Orchard I,Lange AB

更新日期：2018-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The receptor tyrosine kinase superfamily comprises many cell-surface receptors including the insulin receptor (IR) and type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF1R) that are constitutively homodimeric transmembrane glycoproteins. Therefore, these receptors require ligand-triggered domain rearrangements rather tha...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Mohammadiarani H,Vashisth H

更新日期：2016-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is a prominent metabolic disease that predisposes individuals to multiple comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Elevated circulating levels of fatty acids contribute to the development of obesity, in part, by targeting the hypothalamus. Palmitate, the most abun...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Tran A,He W,Jiang N,Chen JTC,Belsham DD

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports in humans as well as transgenic mouse models have shown that estrogens play an important role in male reproduction and fertility. Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and beta (ERβ) are expressed in different male tissues including the brain. The estradiol-binding protein GPER1 also mediates estrogen action i...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Guercio G,Saraco N,Costanzo M,Marino R,Ramirez P,Berensztein E,Rivarola MA,Belgorosky A

更新日期：2020-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiotherapy continues to be one of the most accepted medical treatments for cancer. Localized irradiation is the most common treatment for prostate, pancreatic, rectal, cervical and endometrial malignancies. Conventional localized fractions are total doses of 30-62Gy at 1.8-2Gy per fraction, with administration of ~6...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Costa S,Reagan MR

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome (EAS) is a rare cause of Cushing syndrome. If routine imaging examinations cannot identify the source of ACTH production, long-term follow-up observation is necessary to determine the etiology. We present the case of a middle-aged male with gradual weight gain and a ...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Lu L,Meng Q,Xing X,Yuan T,Zhang H,Li N,Wang Y,Cheng Y,Bai C,Wang H,Cheng X,Xiao Y,Pan B,Li Y,Sun J,Liang Z,Zhu H,Wang R,Lu Z

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitiligo represents the most common cause of acquired skin, hair, and oral depigmentation, affecting 0.5-1% of the population worldwide. It is clinically characterized by the appearance of disfiguring circumscribed skin macules following melanocyte destruction by autoreactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Patients affected...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Baldini E,Odorisio T,Sorrenti S,Catania A,Tartaglia F,Carbotta G,Pironi D,Rendina R,D'Armiento E,Persechino S,Ulisse S

更新日期：2017-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been generally assumed that insulin circulates freely in blood. However it can also interact with plasma proteins. Insulin receptors are located in the membrane of target cells and consist of an alpha and beta subunits with a tyrosine kinase cytoplasmic domain. The ectodomain, called soluble insulin receptor (S...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Hiriart M,Sanchez-Soto C,Diaz-Garcia CM,Castanares DT,Avitia M,Velasco M,Mas-Oliva J,Macias-Silva M,González-Villalpando C,Delgado-Coello B,Sosa-Garrocho M,Vidaltamayo R,Fuentes-Silva D

更新日期：2014-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Hard tissue regeneration represents a challenge for the Regenerative Medicine and Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) could be a successful therapeutic strategy. T-LysYal® (T-Lys), a new derivative of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) possessing a superior stability, has already been proved efficient in repairing corneal epithelial cell...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Di Benedetto A,Posa F,Marazzi M,Kalemaj Z,Grassi R,Lo Muzio L,Comite MD,Cavalcanti-Adam EA,Grassi FR,Mori G

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Obesity and maternal age are the two most important factors independently affecting the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). However, the age differences in the association between obesity and GDM remain unclear. The objectives of this cohort study included: (1) to determine the current incidence o...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Li G,Wei T,Ni W,Zhang A,Zhang J,Xing Y,Xing Q

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper reviews the early stages of the research on natriuretic hormone. The described experimental work was designed and accomplished in several internationally recognized laboratories where the author was invited to extend his projects. The cross-circulation experiments in animals with acutely increased extracellu...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Lichardus B

更新日期：2014-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have shown that a woman's vaginal or axillary odors convey information on her attractivity. Yet, whether such scents induce psychoneuroendocrinological changes in perceivers is still controversial. We studied if smelling axillary and vulvar odors collected in the periovulatory and late luteal phases of...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Cerda-Molina AL,Hernández-López L,de la O CE,Chavira-Ramírez R,Mondragón-Ceballos R

更新日期：2013-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The tropical freshwater zebrafish has recently emerged as a valuable model organism for the study of adipose tissue biology and obesity-related disease. The strengths of the zebrafish model system are its wealth of genetic mutants, transgenic tools, and amenability to high-resolution imaging of cell dynamics within li...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Wafer R,Tandon P,Minchin JEN

更新日期：2017-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In some organisms and cells, oxygen availability influences oxygen consumption. In this review, we examine this phenomenon of hypoxic hypometabolism (HH), discussing its features, mechanisms, and implications. Small mammals and other vertebrate species exhibit "oxyconformism," a downregulation of metabolic rate and bo...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Gu C,Jun JC

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyrotropin hormone (TSH) was reported to exhibit biphasic regulation of cAMP production in human thyroid slices; specifically, upregulation at low TSH doses transitioning to inhibition at high doses. We observed this phenomenon in HEK293 cells overexpressing TSH receptors (TSHRs) but in only 25% of human thyrocytes (...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Boutin A,Krieger CC,Marcus-Samuels B,Klubo-Gwiezdzinska J,Neumann S,Gershengorn MC

更新日期：2020-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurosteroids progesterone and allopregnanolone regulate numerous neuroprotective functions in neural tissues including inhibition of epileptic seizures and cell death. Many of progesterone's actions are mediated through the nuclear progesterone receptor (PR), while allopregnanolone is widely considered to be devo...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Thomas P,Pang Y

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in early infancy plays an important role in male genital development and sexual differentiation of the brain, but factors contributing to individual variation in testosterone levels during this period are poorly understood. We measured salivary testostero...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Xia K,Yu Y,Ahn M,Zhu H,Zou F,Gilmore JH,Knickmeyer RC

更新日期：2014-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Natriuretic hormones (NH) include three groups of compounds: the natriuretic peptides (ANP, BNP and CNP), the gastrointestinal peptides (guanylin and uroguanylin), and endogenous cardiac steroids. These substances induce the kidney to excrete sodium and therefore participate in the regulation of sodium and water homeo...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Hodes A,Lichtstein D

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00