Central and direct regulation of testicular activity by gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone and its receptor.

abstract：Background:Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction has been demonstrated to be an independent predictor of the future heart failure. Heart failure is one of the severe complications caused by overt hyperthyroidism. However, the effects of overt hyperthyroidism on diastolic dysfunction are conflicting, and little is...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Li H,Zeng R,Liao Y,Fu M,Zhang H,Wang L,Li Y

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines are small molecules that play a crucial role as chemoattractants for several cell types, and their components are associated with host immune responses and repair mechanisms. Chemokines selectively recruit monocytes, neutrophils, and lymphocytes and induce chemotaxis through the activation of G protein-coup...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Siddiqui JA,Partridge NC

更新日期：2017-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Graves' Orbitopathy (GO) is the most frequent extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease (GD). Its ultimate cause remains unclear, but it is commonly considered an autoimmune disorder due to self recognition of autoantigens constitutively expressed by orbital fibroblasts (OFs), and thyroid epithelial cells. High ...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Lanzolla G,Vannucchi G,Ionni I,Campi I,Sileo F,Lazzaroni E,Marinò M

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) and its homolog PAPP-A2 are enzymes that modulate the availability and mitogenic activity of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I). PAPP-A has been implicated in numerous cancers but reports on PAPP-A2 in malignancy are non-existent. In a prospective observational study of...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Hjortebjerg R,Espelund U,Rasmussen TR,Folkersen B,Steiniche T,Georgsen JB,Oxvig C,Frystyk J

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Both males and females of heliothine moths utilize sex-pheromones during the mating process. Females produce and release a sex pheromone for the long-range attraction of males for mating. Production of sex pheromone in females is controlled by the peptide hormone (pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide, PBAN)....

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Jurenka R,Rafaeli A

更新日期：2011-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholecystokinin (CCK) was discovered in 1928 in jejunal extracts as a gallbladder contraction factor. It was later shown to be member of a peptide family, which are all ligands for the CCK1 and CCK2 receptors. CCK peptides are known to be synthetized in small intestinal endocrine I-cells and cerebral neurons. But in a...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Rehfeld JF

更新日期：2017-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Energy balance plays an important role in the control of reproduction. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms connecting the two systems are not well understood especially in teleosts. The hypothalamus plays a crucial role in the regulation of both energy balance and reproduction, and contains a number of neur...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Shahjahan M,Kitahashi T,Parhar IS

更新日期：2014-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise training triggers numerous positive adaptations through the regulation of genes controlling muscle structure and function. Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, participate in transcriptional activation by allowing the recruitment of the transcription machinery to gene promoters. Exercise induc...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Pattamaprapanont P,Garde C,Fabre O,Barrès R

更新日期：2016-12-23 00:00:00

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：:Aging represents one of the most complicated and highly integrated somatic processes. Healthy aging is suggested to rely upon the coherent regulation of hormonal and neuronal communication between the central nervous system and peripheral tissues. The hypothalamus is one of the main structures in the body responsible ...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Martin B,Chadwick W,Janssens J,Premont RT,Schmalzigaug R,Becker KG,Lehrmann E,Wood WH,Zhang Y,Siddiqui S,Park SS,Cong WN,Daimon CM,Maudsley S

更新日期：2016-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus contains at least two populations of neurons that continuously monitor signals reflecting energy status and promote the appropriate behavioral and metabolic responses to changes in energy demand. Activation of neurons making pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) decreases food intake and ...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Cansell C,Denis RG,Joly-Amado A,Castel J,Luquet S

更新日期：2012-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Classically, the modulation of brain function and behavior by steroid hormones was linked exclusively to secretion by peripheral endocrine glands. Subsequently, steroid actions within the brain were shown dependent upon either synthesis and secretion by peripheral organs or by production within the CNS itself using pe...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Remage-Healey L,Saldanha CJ,Schlinger BA

更新日期：2011-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes affects racial/ethnic minorities at an alarming rate in the US and in many countries around the world. The quality of health care provided to these groups is often suboptimal, resulting in worse patient-related outcomes when compared to those in mainstream populations. Understanding the complex biologi...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Caballero AE

更新日期：2018-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Phthalates are ubiquitous environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals suspected to interfere with developmental androgen action leading to adverse effects on male reproductive function. Prenatal exposure studies in rodents show cryptorchidism, hypospadias and reduced testicular volume (TV), testosterone and anogenita...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Hart RJ,Frederiksen H,Doherty DA,Keelan JA,Skakkebaek NE,Minaee NS,McLachlan R,Newnham JP,Dickinson JE,Pennell CE,Norman RJ,Main KM

更新日期：2018-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Hypoxia induces leptin gene expression in human adipocytes via hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF-α/β). Under ambient moderate hypoxia, leptin in adipocytes is elevated for at least 14 days. Leptin is supposedly involved in the reduced food intake, increased utilization of fatty acids for energy production and ...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Rausch LK,Hofer M,Pramsohler S,Kaser S,Ebenbichler C,Haacke S,Gatterer H,Netzer NC

更新日期：2018-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasticity of the individual epigenetic landscape that goes to countless rearrangements throughout life is closely the reflection of environmental factors such as chemical exposure, socio-economic status and nutrient intakes both early and late in life. The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) is a well-validated too...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Montesanto A,D'Aquila P,Rossano V,Passarino G,Bellizzi D

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:Introduction: Secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT) is a common hormonal complication of chronic kidney disease. There are several therapeutic options for sHPT management aiming at calcium-phosphorus balance normalization and decrease of parathormone secretion. Objectives: The aim of this retrospective, observational s...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Zawierucha J,Malyszko J,Malyszko JS,Prystacki T,Marcinkowski WP,Dryl-Rydzynska T

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: To improve detection of undiagnosed diabetes in Africa, there is movement to replace the OGTT with A1C. The performance of A1C in the absence of hemoglobin-related micronutrient deficiencies, anemia and heterozygous hemoglobinopathies is unknown. Therefore, we determined in 441 African-born blacks living...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Briker SM,Aduwo JY,Mugeni R,Horlyck-Romanovsky MF,DuBose CW,Mabundo LS,Hormenu T,Chung ST,Ha J,Sherman A,Sumner AE

更新日期：2019-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Individuals with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) have functional deficits that increase their risk of falling. However, psychological aspects such as loss of confidence in undertaking activities could also contribute to this risk. We examined correlations between balance confidence and fall risk among in...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Riandini T,Khoo EYH,Tai BC,Tavintharan S,Phua MSLA,Chandran K,Hwang SW,Venkataraman K

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Circulating free DNA (cfDNA) in general and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in particular is becoming an increasingly used form of liquid biopsy biomarkers. In this study, we are investigating the ability to detect ctDNA from the plasma of pituitary adenoma (PA) patients. Design: Tumor tissue samples were obt...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Megnis K,Peculis R,Rovite V,Laksa P,Niedra H,Balcere I,Caune O,Breiksa A,Nazarovs J,Stukens J,Konrade I,Pirags V,Klovins J

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary fibrosis is a hallmark of diseases such as systemic sclerosis (SSc, scleroderma) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). To date, the therapeutic options for patients with pulmonary fibrosis are limited, and organ transplantation remains the most effective option. Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein ...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Nguyen XX,Muhammad L,Nietert PJ,Feghali-Bostwick C

更新日期：2018-10-15 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：:A direct action of thyrotropin (TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone) on bone precursors in humans is controversial. Studies in rodent models have provided conflicting findings. We used cells derived from a moderately differentiated osteosarcoma stably overexpressing human TSH receptors (TSHRs) as a model of osteoblast pr...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Boutin A,Gershengorn MC,Neumann S

更新日期：2020-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major microvascular complication of diabetes and a common cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide. DKD manifests as an increased urinary protein excretion (albuminuria). Multiple studies have shown that insulin resistance correlates with the development of albuminuria in non-diabe...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Wasik AA,Lehtonen S

更新日期：2018-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin/IGF system plays an important role in cancer progression. Accordingly, elevated levels of circulating insulin have been associated with an increased cancer risk as well as with aggressive and metastatic cancer phenotypes. Numerous studies have documented that estrogens cooperate with the insulin/IGF system...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： De Marco P,Cirillo F,Vivacqua A,Malaguarnera R,Belfiore A,Maggiolini M

更新日期：2015-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In neuroendocrine cells, prohormones move from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi complex (GC), where they are sorted and packed into secretory granules. The GC is considered the central station of the secretory pathway of proteins and lipids en route to their final destination. In most mammalian cells, it is form...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Martínez-Alonso E,Tomás M,Martínez-Menárguez JA

更新日期：2013-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Human studies support a strong association between hypertriglyceridemia and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, whether a causal relationship exists between hypertriglyceridemia and increased CVD risk is still unclear. One plausible explanation for the difficulty establishing a clear causal role for...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Basu D,Bornfeldt KE

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The estrogen receptor and glucocorticoid receptor are members of the nuclear receptor superfamily that can signal using both non-genomic and genomic transcriptional modes. Though genomic modes of signaling have been well characterized and several behaviors attributed to this signaling mechanism, the physiological sign...

journal_title：Frontiers in endocrinology

authors： Rainville J,Pollard K,Vasudevan N

更新日期：2015-02-16 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