Role of estrogen receptor alpha in hematopoietic stem cell development and B lymphocyte maturation in the male mouse.

abstract：:MCF-7 cells migrate through vitronectin-coated filters in response to insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I); migration is inhibited by the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitor BB-94, but not by the serine proteinase inhibitor aprotinin. MMP-9 was identified in the conditioned medium of MCF-7 cells; in addition, flu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mira E,Mañes S,Lacalle RA,Márquez G,Martínez-A C

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenoproteins contain the essential trace element selenium whose deficiency leads to major disorders including cancer, male reproductive system failure, or autoimmune thyroid disease. Up to now, 25 selenoprotein-encoding genes were identified in mammals, but the spatiotemporal distribution, regulation, and function o...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tanguy Y,Falluel-Morel A,Arthaud S,Boukhzar L,Manecka DL,Chagraoui A,Prevost G,Elias S,Dorval-Coiffec I,Lesage J,Vieau D,Lihrmann I,Jégou B,Anouar Y

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a powerful orexigenic factor, and alphaMSH is a melanocortin (MC) peptide that induces satiety by activating the MC4 receptor subtype. Genetic models with disruption of MC4 receptor signaling are associated with obesity. In the present study, a 7-day intracerebroventricular infusion to male rat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Raposinho PD,Castillo E,d'Alleves V,Broqua P,Pralong FP,Aubert ML

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxytocin (OT) is released by the posterior pituitary during male orgasm and is supposed to participate in the ejaculatory process. We now report evidence demonstrating the presence of an OT receptor gene (real-time RT-PCR and Northern blot) and protein (immunohistochemistry, Western blot, and binding studies) expressi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Vignozzi L,Filippi S,Luconi M,Morelli A,Mancina R,Marini M,Vannelli GB,Granchi S,Orlando C,Gelmini S,Ledda F,Forti G,Maggi M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify and characterize binding sites for inhibin in primary cultures of ovine anterior pituitary cells. Recombinant human 31-kDa inhibin A was iodinated by an optimized lactoperoxidase procedure. Fractionation of the labeled protein by gel filtration chromatography on Sephadex G-100 in ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hertan R,Farnworth PG,Fitzsimmons KL,Robertson DM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since hypophysectomy and GH deficiency are associated with decreases in hypothalamic content and release of SRIF, it was of interest to determine whether these hormonal alterations also affect peripheral tissue levels of SRIF. Hypophysectomized (hypox) rats were studied at various times after surgery and compared with...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Recant L,Voyles NR,Wilkins SD,Fairtile RD,King C

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initiation of mammalian puberty requires an increase in pulsatile release of GnRH from the hypothalamus. This increase is brought about by coordinated changes in transsynaptic and glial-neuronal communication. As the neuronal and glial excitatory inputs to the GnRH neuronal network increase, the transsynaptic inhi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ojeda SR,Lomniczi A,Mastronardi C,Heger S,Roth C,Parent AS,Matagne V,Mungenast AE

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of recent reports on ovarian production and action of transforming growth factors (TGFs) and inhibin-related proteins (inhibin, activin, and follistatin), we have examined the effects of these hormones on the function of preovulatory follicles in vitro. Individual preovulatory follicles were obtained from PMSG...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tsafriri A,Vale W,Hsueh AJ

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The homozygous ablation of the gene encoding the PTH/PTHrP receptor (PPR(-/-)) leads to early lethality and limited developmental defects, including an acceleration of chondrocyte differentiation. In contrast to the findings in homozygous PTHrP-ablated (PTHrP(-/-)) animals, these PPR(-/-) mice show an increase in cort...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Soegiarto DW,Kiachopoulos S,Schipani E,Jüppner H,Erben RG,Lanske B

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyze the roles of insulin receptor substrate (IRS) proteins in insulin-stimulated cell cycle progression, we examined the functions of rat IRS-1 and IRS-3 in Chinese hamster ovary cells overexpressing the human insulin receptor. In this type of cell overexpressing IRS-1 or IRS-3, we showed that: 1) overexpressio...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kaburagi Y,Yamashita R,Ito Y,Okochi H,Yamamoto-Honda R,Yasuda K,Sekihara H,Sasazuki T,Kadowaki T,Yazaki Y

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin-II (Ang-II), K+, and ACTH are important stimulators of aldosterone secretion that require Ca2+ influx to be active. However, Ang-II and K+ are linked to the Ca2+ messenger system, while ACTH is coupled to the cAMP pathway. Peripheral-type binding sites for benzodiazepines are particularly abundant in stero...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Python CP,Rossier MF,Vallotton MB,Capponi AM

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the effects of iv administered noradrenergic agonists and antagonists on plasma GH concentration in the adolescent baboon, Papio papio, with the aim of defining the relative roles of adrenergic receptor subtypes (alpha 1, alpha 2, beta 1, and beta 2) in the regulation of GH release. Clonidine (0.0...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： McWilliam JR,Meldrum BS

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) stimulates the formation of osteoclast-like tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-positive multinucleated cells (TRAP + MNC) in vitro. This effect likely results from stimulation of adenylyl cyclase, which is mediated by two PGE2 receptors, designated EP2 and EP4. We used cells from mice in which...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Li X,Okada Y,Pilbeam CC,Lorenzo JA,Kennedy CR,Breyer RM,Raisz LG

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel transcript of the GH gene has been identified in ocular tissues of chick embryos. It is, however, unknown whether this transcript (small chicken GH, scGH) is translated. This possibility was therefore assessed. The expression of scGH mRNA was confirmed by RT-PCR, using primers that amplified a 426-bp cDNA of i...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Baudet ML,Martin B,Hassanali Z,Parker E,Sanders EJ,Harvey S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothalamus is a major site for integration of central and peripheral signals that regulate energy homeostasis. Within the hypothalamus, neurons residing in the ARC (arcuate nucleus)-PVN (paraventricular)-PF/LH (perifornical/lateral hypothalamus) axis communicate among each other and are subjected to the influenc...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sahu A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulators of bone resorption, such as PTH, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol [1,25-(OH)2D3], or prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), do not cause calcium release from cultured calvaria of the genetically determined osteopetrotic microphthalmic (mi/ mi) mouse, due to a defect in the function of osteoclasts. To investigate the capaci...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jilka RL,Cohn DV

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously described significant differences in maximal testosterone production by Leydig cells from the following strains of inbred mice: C57BL/10J, C57BL/6J, DBA/2J, and C3H/HeJ. To evaluate whether these differences in maximal testosterone production related to the activities of the steroidogenic enzymes of the ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Stalvey JR,Payne AH

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the bovine ovary, thecal cells are the only cell type capable of expressing the CYP17 gene in response to LH. With the onset of ovulation and luteinization in the cow, there is complete loss of P450c17alpha expression. To characterize the molecular mechanisms involved in tissue-specific regulation of the CYP17 gene...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Borroni R,Liu Z,Simpson ER,Hinshelwood MM

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:11 beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta HSI) is an enzyme complex responsible for the conversion of hormonally active cortisol to inactive cortisone; two isoforms of the enzyme have been cloned and characterized. Clinical observations from patients with the hypertensive syndrome apparent mineralocorticoid excess...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shimojo M,Ricketts ML,Petrelli MD,Moradi P,Johnson GD,Bradwell AR,Hewison M,Howie AJ,Stewart PM

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five studies are reported which were designed to define the effects of an estrogen and a progestogen, alone and in combination, on tissue concentrations (heart, kidney, and liver) of two trace metals (zinc, copper) and four bulk cations (sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium). Male rats received Premarin (0.08 mg) and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yunice AA,Lindeman RD

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) belongs to the transforming growth factor-β superfamily and plays a critical role in regulating ovarian follicle function. Currently, the role of BMP2 during cumulus expansion remains to be determined. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of BMP2 on the regulation of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bai L,Chang HM,Cheng JC,Chu G,Leung PCK,Yang G

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9) signal has a role in organogenesis of the mammalian testis by controlling migration of mesonephric cells to the XY gonad, but neither it nor the FGF receptors is expressed sex-specifically. Of the Sprouty genes encoding antagonists of receptor tyrosine kinases including FGFr, mSprouty...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chi L,Itäranta P,Zhang S,Vainio S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatic extractions of gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) and insulin were determined using in vitro and in vivo methods to assess the role of the liver in GIP metabolism and the possible effect of GIP on the hepatic extraction of insulin. During in vitro studies using the isolated perfused rat liver, infusion o...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hanks JB,Andersen DK,Wise JE,Putnam WS,Meyers WC,Jones RS

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous studies, we have shown that calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) acutely inhibits 45Ca2+ uptake in osteoblastic UMR106 cells, and we have proposed that ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channels are involved in mediating this action of CGRP. To directly test this proposed mechanism, we have now examined t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kawase T,Burns DM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic glucocorticoids (GCs), including dexamethasone (DEX), are powerful anti-inflammatory drugs. Long-term use of GCs, however, can result in metabolic side effects such as hyperglycemia, hepatosteatosis, and insulin resistance. The GC receptor (GR) and liver X receptors (LXRα and LXRβ) regulate overlapping genes...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Patel R,Magomedova L,Tsai R,Angers S,Orellana A,Cummins CL

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cultured granulosa cells, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) induced a time-dependent (16-72 h) and dose-related (0.3-30 ng/ml) stimulation of nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS) activity, as determined by the catalytic conversion of [3H]arginine to [3H]citrulline and NO2- accumulation in the culture medium. Although FSH ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tabraue C,Diaz Peñate R,Gallardo G,Hernandez I,Quintana J,Lopez Blanco F,Gonzalez Reyes J,Fanjul LF,Ruiz de Galarreta CM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic islets express the superoxide-producing nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase system, but its role remains unknown. To address this, we studied the mechanisms of impaired insulin secretion induced by diphenyleneiodium (DPI), an NADPH oxidase inhibitor. We investigated the effects of DP...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Imoto H,Sasaki N,Iwase M,Nakamura U,Oku M,Sonoki K,Uchizono Y,Iida M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain has traditionally been considered to be a target site of peripheral steroid hormones. By contrast, new findings over the past decade have shown that the brain itself also has the capability of forming steroids de novo, the so-called neurosteroids. De novo neurosteroidogenesis in the brain from cholesterol is...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tsutsui K

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Term pregnancy human placenta contains hCG/LH receptor mRNA transcripts and immunoreactive receptor protein. Both the receptor transcripts and receptor proteins are present only in trophoblasts. These findings led us to investigate whether hCG can regulate its own synthesis in term pregnancy human placenta. Treatment ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Licht P,Cao H,Lei ZM,Rao CV,Merz WE

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine regulation of uterine biology is critical for embryo receptivity and human reproduction. Uterine endometrium depends on extrinsic sex steroid input and hence likely has mechanisms that enable adaptation to hormonal variation. Emerging evidence suggests that sex steroid bioavailability in the endometrium is d...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zheng Y,Tabbaa ZM,Khan Z,Schoolmeester JK,El-Nashar S,Famuyide A,Keeney GL,Daftary GS

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00