Resveratrol acts as a mixed agonist/antagonist for estrogen receptors alpha and beta.

abstract：:Transglutaminase (TGase) activity, determined by incorporation of [1,4-14C]putrescine into casein, was demonstrated in a light membrane fraction derived from bovine calf testicular homogenates. In common with other TGases thus far identified, testicular TGase is calcium dependent. A concentration-dependent relationshi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Grasso P,Dattatreyamurty B,Dias JA,Reichert LE Jr

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian follicular development is initiated by FSH secreted from the pituitary gland. The FSH-induced follicular development involves granulosa cell proliferation and differentiation. We demonstrated that a growth factor of epidermal growth factor (EGF) family epiregulin was rapidly induced in the primary culture of r...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sekiguchi T,Mizutani T,Yamada K,Yazawa T,Kawata H,Yoshino M,Kajitani T,Kameda T,Minegishi T,Miyamoto K

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of annexin-I was investigated in the rat mammary gland during pregnancy, lactation, and involution. Both the mRNA and protein were very abundant in the mature virgin gland, but declined significantly by midpregnancy. In the lactating gland, little or no annexin-I was detected. After weaning, mRNA and protei...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Horlick KR,Ganjianpour M,Frost SC,Nick HS

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An isolated perfused rabbit ovary preparation was used to determine the effects of cyanoketone, a potent inhibitor of 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, on ovulation, ovum maturation and fertilizability, and steroid production. In the first experiment, cyanoketone (10(-4) M) was added to the perfusate of one ovary. ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yoshimura Y,Hosoi Y,Bongiovanni AM,Santulli R,Atlas SJ,Wallach EE

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently found that plasma membrane phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2))-regulated filamentous actin (F-actin) polymerization was diminished in hyperinsulinemic cell culture models of insulin resistance. Here we delineated whether increased glucose flux through the hexosamine biosynthesis pathway (HBP) ca...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bhonagiri P,Pattar GR,Horvath EM,Habegger KM,McCarthy AM,Elmendorf JS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the corpus luteum, prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) appears to be a physiological agent with both antisteroidogenic and luteolytic actions. It is hypothesized that the antisteroidogenic action of PGF2 alpha acts through altered transport of cholesterol to the mitochondrial cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage enz...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： McLean MP,Billheimer JT,Warden KJ,Irby RB

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A heterologous RIA for rat GH-releasing factor (rGRF) was established using synthetic rGRF-(1-43)OH for both standard reference and radioiodination with the antiserum produced against human GRF-(1-44) NH2. The regional distribution of rGRF-like immunoreactivity (LI) in rat hypothalamus was examined according to the Pa...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kita T,Chihara K,Abe H,Minamitani N,Kaji H,Kodama H,Kashio Y,Okimura Y,Fujita T,Ling N

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory elements present in the cytoplasmic carboxyl-terminal tails of G protein-coupled receptors contribute to agonist-dependent receptor desensitization, internalization, and association with accessory proteins such as beta-arrestin. The mammalian type I GnRH receptors are unique among the rhodopsin-like G prote...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pawson AJ,Faccenda E,Maudsley S,Lu ZL,Naor Z,Millar RP

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used autoradiography to test the hypothesis that a major function of thyroid hormone-binding proteins in plasma is to ensure uniform distribution of thyroid hormones among cells of a given tissue. The distribution of [125I]T4 within rat hepatic lobules was determined after its single pass perfusion through the port...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mendel CM,Weisiger RA,Jones AL,Cavalieri RR

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the rapid changes in lifestyle in modern society, including the high nutritional intake and reduced physical activity, the incidence of metabolic diseases has been increasing year by year. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a sleep disorder, usually characterized by sudden pauses of breathing during sleep...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Li M,Li X,Lu Y

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear receptor function on DNA is regulated by the balanced recruitment of coregulatory complexes. Recruited proteins that increase gene expression are called coactivators, and those that decrease gene expression are called corepressors. Little is known about the role of corepressors, such as nuclear receptor corepr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jessen HM,Kolodkin MH,Bychowski ME,Auger CJ,Auger AP

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to elucidate potential sites of direct GH action on the kidney, we used in situ hybridization to localize GH receptor (GHR) gene expression during the course of development and in the adult rat. In order to illuminate potential interactions between GH and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in regulating ren...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chin E,Zhou J,Bondy CA

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After 5 days of incubation with 10 nM tritiated dexamethasone, the amount of glucocorticoid displaceably-bound by the ACTH-secreting, glucocorticoid-responsive AtT-20 mouse pituitary tumor cell decreases by 70-80%. This decrease takes place in both the cytosolic and nuclear fractions. Although one might predict that t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Svec F,Rudis M

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal growth hormone (GH) levels are higher in female than male primates, and estradiol (E) treatment of gonadectomized primates increases serum GH. To determine if the effect of E is mediated at the level of the somatotroph, we verified the effect of E-treatment on serum GH in spayed macaques, and then examined the e...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bethea CL

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is a physiological process by which multicellular organisms eliminate unwanted cells. Death factors such as Fas ligand induce apoptosis by triggering a series of intracellular protein-protein interactions mediated by defined motifs found in the signaling molecules. One of these motifs is the death effector d...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Leo CP,Hsu SY,McGee EA,Salanova M,Hsueh AJ

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of 5-day cyclic rats with 10 or 100 microgram estradiol benzoate on the day of estrus induced a luteal phase in all animals studied. On the other hand, an injection with 1 microgram estradiol benzoate given on the same day failed to induce pseudopregnancy. When 10 mg progesterone were injected on the day of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： de Greef WJ,Zeilmaker GH

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of a vasoactive molecule released in response to hCG is believed to be the main feature in the development of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in women, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the main candidate as the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) mediator. This study was conducted...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gómez R,Simón C,Remohí J,Pellicer A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that mice missing gp130, the common receptor subunit for many cytokines, die at or before birth with multiple skeletal abnormalities. Furthermore, interactions between PTH and gp130 signaling have suggested that gp130 signaling might influence calcium homeostasis. We, therefore, examined th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shin HI,Divieti P,Sims NA,Kobayashi T,Miao D,Karaplis AC,Baron R,Bringhurst R,Kronenberg HM

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral destruction of the hypothalamic paraventricular nuclei (PVN) produced a profound depression of plasma TSH and the median eminence TRH concentration in hypothyroid rats. Anterior pituitary type II iodothyronine 5'-deiodinase (5'-D) activity was consistently lower but not significantly different in sham- and P...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Murakami M,Tanaka K,Greer MA,Mori M

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential role of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) as a mediator of cell-cell interactions in the growth and development of the testis was examined. Nuclease protection analysis was used to evaluate bFGF gene expression in the testis and other male reproductive tract tissues. bFGF expression was evident in se...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mullaney BP,Skinner MK

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present work we describe homologous desensitization of gonadotropin release from pituitary cells in response to short-term exposure to GnRH. Like the release process itself, desensitization requires receptor occupancy by an agonist. In contrast, however, inhibition of LH release by chelation of extracellular ca...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Smith WA,Conn PM

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroid receptors, including estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptors (PR), form associations with heat shock proteins (Hsps). Dissociation of Hsps activates PR, whereas retention of Hsp90 in vitro stimulates ER. Progesterone and estrogen, interacting with their receptors, regulate myometrial contractility th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wu WX,Derks JB,Zhang Q,Nathanielsz PW

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With advancing age, 60-80% of the follicles of the mouse thyroid gland turn "cold", i.e. they lose their normal capacity to iodinate thyroglobulin (Tgb). Cold follicles are morphologically characterized by their large size, by deeply periodic acid-Schiff-stained colloid and by flat epithelial cells. We investigated th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gerber H,Peter HJ,Studer H

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of glucocorticoid on the generation of osteoclasts. In mouse bone marrow culture systems, dexamethasone, a synthetic glucocorticoid analog, enhanced osteoclast-like cell formation induced by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] in a dose-dependent manner. Conversely, dexamethasone inhibit...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shuto T,Kukita T,Hirata M,Jimi E,Koga T

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene expression of fibroblast growth factor-9 (FGF9) is decreased in granulosa cells (GC) of cystic follicles compared with normal dominant follicles in cattle. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of FGF9 on GC steroidogenesis, gene expression, and cell proliferation and to determine the hormo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Schreiber NB,Spicer LJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These experiments queried the potential for developmental change in the positive and negative feedback sensitivities of LH secretion to estradiol. Serum LH levels were compared in juvenile, peripubertal, and adult female mice after ovariectomy and challenge with a variety of 4-day steroid treatments. Since male stimul...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bronson FH

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rodents, soluble leptin receptor (SLR) may be generated by alternative splicing of ObR mRNA and/or as a cleavage product of ObR membrane-anchored receptors. In this study, we investigated the contribution of both processes on the generation of SLR in 3-, 8-, and 24-month-old Wistar rats fed ad libitum (AL) or under...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gallardo N,Arribas C,Villar M,Ros M,Carrascosa JM,Martínez C,Andrés A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of the Hyp mutation and diet-induced hyperparathyroidism on renal responsiveness to PTH and forskolin and to determine whether the renal brush border membrane phosphate transport defect is expressed in the vitamin D- and calcium-deficient Hyp mouse. Our result...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tenenhouse HS,Veksler A

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the presence of a PRL-binding protein (PRL-BP) in rat serum, female rats were ovariectomized and administered sc estradiol benzoate capsules. Serum was incubated with [125I]rat PRL (rPRL) for 1 h at 37 C with or without different doses of rPRL, ovine PRL (oPRL), or rGH. Separation of the [125I]rPRL-PRL-BP...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cohen H,Guillaumot P,Sabbagh I

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leydig cells from mature rat testes contain high levels of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11HSD), an enzyme that oxidatively inactivates glucocorticoids. We have proposed that the 11HSD of Leydig cells protects the testis from the effects of high levels of glucocorticoids, as may occur in stress and Cushing's d...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Monder C,Miroff Y,Marandici A,Hardy MP

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00