STAT5b is required for GH-induced liver IGF-I gene expression.

abstract：:The effects of leptin on the levels of CRF messenger RNA (mRNA) in the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus (PVN), on the activation of the PVN CRF cells, and on the plasma levels of corticosterone were investigated in lean (+/?) and obese (ob/ob) C57BL/6J male mice. Murine leptin was s.c. infused using osmotic minipu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Huang Q,Rivest R,Richard D

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine-disrupting compound used to manufacture plastics; it is present in linings of food cans, bottles, thermal receipts, and many other everyday items and is detectable in human urine and blood. Exposure to BPA during development can disrupt sexual differentiation of some brain regions. Mo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Goldsby JA,Wolstenholme JT,Rissman EF

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrated previously that glucocorticoids differentially affect the levels of the two pituitary gonadotropins, LH and FSH, both in vivo and in vitro. In vivo, the effect of glucocorticoids is GnRH independent, indicating a direct action on the gonadotrope, and it leads to selective up-regulation of the pituitary...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kilen SM,Szabo M,Strasser GA,McAndrews JM,Ringstrom SJ,Schwartz NB

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two receptors (CRH receptor type 1 and CRH receptor type 2) have been identified for the stress-induced neuropeptide, CRH and related peptides, urocortin, and urocortin II. We previously found marked down-regulation of cardiac CRH receptor type 2 expression following administration of bacterial endotoxin, lipopolysacc...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Coste SC,Heldwein KA,Stevens SL,Tobar-Dupres E,Stenzel-Poore MP

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen receptor (ER) expression and regulation is vital to the correct functioning of the neuroendocrine brain. Islet-1 (Isl-1) is a LIM homeodomain-containing transcription factor that has been implicated in neuronal differentiation, is located in the hypothalamus, and can alter ER function in vitro. We have determ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Davis AM,Seney ML,Walker HJ,Tobet SA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased type 1 iodothyronine deiodinase expression in hyperthyroid patients increases the fraction of plasma T3 generated from T4 by the propylthiouracil-sensitive pathway. In this study, we extend our analysis of the thyroid hormone response elements (TREs) in the 5' flanking region of the human dio1 gene. The ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zhang CY,Kim S,Harney JW,Larsen PR

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：:Suppression of spermatogenesis in LBNF1 rats by treatment with the GnRH agonist Zoladex combined with the antiandrogen flutamide was evaluated in order to rapidly achieve protection of spermatogenic stem cells against procarbazine with clinically used drugs. Zoladex-flutamide treatment required 3 weeks to suppress the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kangasniemi M,Wilson G,Huhtaniemi I,Meistrich ML

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of cultured midpregnancy mouse ovarian cells to synthesize progesterone de novo and from oxogenous pregnenolone has been assessed. The conversion of pregnenolone to progesterone is almost completely blocked by cyanoketone, a known inhibitor of delta5,3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3beta-HSD) activity,...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Salomon DS,Sherman MI

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo studies have suggested that serotonin (5HT) influences anterior pituitary function at the hypothalamic level. The present in vitro study investigated the possibility that 5HT may act directly on the anterior pituitary. The high affinity uptake of [3H]5HT into adult rat anterior pituitary tissue was examined in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Johns MA,Azmitia EC,Krieger DT

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MCRs of testosterone (T) and 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) were determined in the morning and evening in four chronically chaired adult rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) by means of steady state infusion of [4-14C]testosterone and [1,2-3H]dihydrotestosterone. Morning and evening MCRs were comparable for both T and D...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sholl SA,Toivola PT,Robinson JA

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to delineate the ages of onset and decline in sensitivity to growth hormone (GH) in rats, the ability of ovine GH in vitro to stimulate amino acid uptake and protein synthesis was studied in diaphragm muscle. GH (25 mug/ml) produced a significant, but small (12-17%), stimulation of alpha-aminoisobutyric acid ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nutting DF

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha), a product of activated monocytes, induces tissue wasting in certain solid tumors in vivo and in in vitro model systems. Recent studies indicate that TNF alpha also regulates cell replication and expression of differentiated function in a variety of nonneoplastic cell systems. S...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Centrella M,McCarthy TL,Canalis E

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin has been shown to activate multiple signaling molecules in cultured cells, including Janus kinase-2, STAT (signal transducer and activator of transcription) proteins, and mitogen-activated protein kinase, and to stimulate the DNA-binding activity of STAT3 in mouse hypothalamus. In this study, the activation of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： McCowen KC,Chow JC,Smith RJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the involvement of the cAMP pathway in the regulation of beta TC1 cell growth with the phosphodiesterase inhibitor 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX) and the activator of adenylate cyclase forskolin. We examined the effect of the increase in cAMP content on the serum-induced resumption of the cell cycle of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lavergne C,Breant B,Rosselin G

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic poly(A)-binding protein (EPAB) is the predominant poly(A)-binding protein in Xenopus, mouse, and human oocytes and early embryos before zygotic genome activation. EPAB is required for translational activation of maternally stored mRNAs in the oocyte and Epab(-/-) female mice are infertile due to impaired ooc...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yang CR,Lowther KM,Lalioti MD,Seli E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacological studies have suggested that the somatostatin (SS) receptor is heterogeneous and may exhibit subtypes selective for SS-14 and SS-28. Whether this heterogeneity can be explained by separate molecular forms of the receptor protein is unclear. In the present study, we have developed a novel photosensitive ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Srikant CB,Murthy KK,Escher EE,Patel YC

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is more severe in male than female mice eating a soy-based diet. We sought to determine whether the detrimental effects are mediated by the phytoestrogens present in soy, the mechanism by which phytoestrogens act, and to test whether estrogen modulates the sexually dimorphic phenotype...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Haines CD,Harvey PA,Luczak ED,Barthel KK,Konhilas JP,Watson PA,Stauffer BL,Leinwand LA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic cardiomyopathy is characterized by myocyte loss and myocardial fibrosis, leading to decreased elasticity and impaired contractile function. The study examines the downstream signaling whereby oxidative stress, induced by hyperglycemia, leads to myocardial fibrosis and impaired contractile function in the left...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Aragno M,Mastrocola R,Alloatti G,Vercellinatto I,Bardini P,Geuna S,Catalano MG,Danni O,Boccuzzi G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TRH is a potent stimulator of pituitary TSH release, but its function in the physiological regulation of thyroid activity is still controversial. The purpose of the present study was to investigate TRH and catecholamine secretion into hypophysial portal blood of hypothyroid and hyperthyroid rats, and in rats bearing p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rondeel JM,de Greef WJ,van der Schoot P,Karels B,Klootwijk W,Visser TJ

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins (IGFBPs) comprise at least six distinct species that may modulate the action of IGFs. IGFs are important regulators of fetal growth and differentiation. To define sites of IGFBP mRNA synthesis, we have used in situ hybridization techniques in mouse conceptuses of differe...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Schuller AG,Zwarthoff EC,Drop SL

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the finding that retinoic acid (RA) increases 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] receptor number in ROS 17/2 cells, we investigated the effects of RA on the ability of 1,25-(OH)2D3 to regulate alkaline phosphatase activity and PTH-responsive adenylate cyclase in these cells. A maximally effective dose of...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Grigoriadis AE,Petkovich PM,Rosenthal EE,Heersche JN

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lefty/Ebaf polypeptides, novel members of the TGF-beta superfamily, are involved in endometrial differentiation and embryo implantation. Recently, we showed that, during undisturbed estrous cycle, lefty is present in mouse uterine horn primarily in a precursor form. Here, we show that decidual differentiation of endom...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tang M,Mikhailik A,Pauli I,Giudice LC,Fazelabas AT,Tulac S,Carson DD,Kaufman DG,Barbier C,Creemers JW,Tabibzadeh S

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The action of excitatory amino acid agonists on endogenous somatostatin release was examined in primary cultures of rat diencephalic neurons. Increasing concentrations of glutamate stimulated somatostatin release in a dose-dependent manner. Since this effect was decreased by Mg2+, all experiments were performed in Mg2...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tapia-Arancibia L,Astier H

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormones are essential for normal development and metabolism. Their synthesis requires transport of iodide into thyroid follicles. The mechanisms involving the apical efflux of iodide into the follicular lumen are poorly elucidated. The discovery of mutations in the SLC26A4 gene in patients with Pendred syndro...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pesce L,Bizhanova A,Caraballo JC,Westphal W,Butti ML,Comellas A,Kopp P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sexually dimorphic extrahypothalamic arginine-vasopressin (AVP) projections from the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis to the lateral septum (LS) and lateral habenula (LHb) are denser in males than females and, in rats, require males' perinatal exposure to gonadal hormones but the absence of such exposure in fem...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lonstein JS,Rood BD,De Vries GJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determined whether a rise in tonic secretion of LH occurred before long day-induced precocious puberty of the female ferret. Twenty immature females were assigned to 1 of 2 photoperiods at 15 weeks of age. Ten ferrets were placed in a long day, stimulatory photoperiod (16 h of light, 8 h of darkness) to ind...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ryan KD,Robinson SL

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH receptor (GHR) mediates the anabolic and metabolic effects of GH. We previously characterized a monoclonal antibody (anti-GHR(ext-mAb)) that reacts with subdomain 2 of the rabbit GHR extracellular domain (ECD) and is a conformation-specific inhibitor of GH signaling in cells bearing rabbit or human GHR. Notably, th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jiang J,Wan Y,Wang X,Xu J,Harris JM,Lobie PE,Zhang Y,Zinn KR,Waters MJ,Frank SJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH is a pleiotropic hormone that plays a major role in proliferation, differentiation, and metabolism via its specific receptor. It has been previously suggested that GH signaling pathways are required for normal liver regeneration but the molecular mechanisms involved have yet to be determined. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zerrad-Saadi A,Lambert-Blot M,Mitchell C,Bretes H,Collin de l'Hortet A,Baud V,Chereau F,Sotiropoulos A,Kopchick JJ,Liao L,Xu J,Gilgenkrantz H,Guidotti JE

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnocellular hypothalamic neurons in the rat supraoptic nucleus (SON) normally produce either vasopressin (VP) or oxytocin (OT). Here we demonstrate that many magnocellular neurons in the SON of lactating rats synthesize both hormones at the same time. We show the colocalization of the messenger (m) RNA that encodes ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mezey E,Kiss JZ

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00