Leptin regulates GH gene expression and secretion and nitric oxide production in pig pituitary cells.

abstract：:Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hyperandrogenism have altered hormone levels and suffer from ovarian dysfunction leading to subfertility. We have attempted to generate a model of hyperandrogenism by feeding mice chow supplemented with dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), an androgen precursor that is often e...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jimenez PT,Frolova AI,Chi MM,Grindler NM,Willcockson AR,Reynolds KA,Zhao Q,Moley KH

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local androgen synthesis in prostate cancer (PC) may contribute to the development of castration-resistant PC (CRPC), but pathways controlling intratumoral steroidogenic enzyme expression in PC are unknown. We investigated the effects of activin, a factor involved in the regulation of PC growth and steroidogenic enzym...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hofland J,van Weerden WM,Steenbergen J,Dits NF,Jenster G,de Jong FH

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of FRTL-5 cells to iodide (I-) in excess of 3 microM suppresses the concentrative uptake of I-. The depression of I- uptake measured at the steady state is due to decrease in the rate of I- influx and not to an effect on I- efflux. Exposure to NaI is associated with decreased T4 secretion and also depressed N...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Grollman EF,Smolar A,Ommaya A,Tombaccini D,Santisteban P

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ca2+ response of individual cells to TRH was investigated in excitable pituitary GH3 and in nonexcitable Hela cells transfected with the TRH receptor complementary DNA (HelaR cells). GH3 cells typically responded to 1 microM TRH with an immediate transient [Ca2+]i spike (mean peak [Ca2+]i = 1.5 microM) followed by...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nelson EJ,Hinkle PM

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxytocin stimulates phosphoinositide turnover in myometrium. To elucidate whether the coupling mechanism involves the interaction of oxytocin receptor with GTP-binding proteins, we examined oxytocin stimulation of guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) activity and phospholipase-C activity in rat and human myometrial membr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ku CY,Qian A,Wen Y,Anwer K,Sanborn BM

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of a mitogenic bioassay for PRL in which multiple, small samples could be analyzed led us to examine circulating and pituitary PRL bioactivity during the estrous cycle of the rat. Bio- (B) and immuno (I)-activities were compared in individual samples using rat PRL RP-1 standard. B:I ratios ranged betw...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Blank MS,Ching MC,Dufau ML

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early postnatal exposures to sex steroids have been well recognized to modulate predisposition to diseases of adulthood. There is a complex interplay between timing, duration and dose of endocrine exposures through environmental or dietary sources that may alter the sensitivity of target tissues to the exogenous stimu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jang H,Bhasin S,Guarneri T,Serra C,Schneider M,Lee MJ,Guo W,Fried SK,Pencina K,Jasuja R

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Besides its role in body weight control leptin may also act as a vasoactive hormone. This study was designed to investigate whether leptin modifies angiotensin II (ANG II)-induced vascular responses. The expression of functional leptin receptors (OB-Rb) was detected in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) from adult W...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fortuño A,Rodríguez A,Gómez-Ambrosi J,Muñiz P,Salvador J,Díez J,Frühbeck G

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cultured rat pituitary cells, increases in the cytosolic calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) and LH release are induced by activation of GnRH receptors as well as by nonreceptor-mediated stimuli. Treatment of pituitary cells with the myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) inhibitor, wortmannin, attenuated GnRH-induced LH rel...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rao K,Paik WY,Zheng L,Jobin RM,Tomić M,Jiang H,Nakanishi S,Stojilkovic SS

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The atrophy and hypofunction of the adrenal cortex following long-term pharmacologic glucocorticoid therapy is a major health problem necessitating chronic glucocorticoid replacement that often prolongs the ultimate return of endogenous adrenocortical function. Underlying this functional recovery is anatomic regenerat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Finco I,Lerario AM,Hammer GD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic lesions or deficient melanocortin (MC) signaling via MC4 receptor (MC4r) mutations often lead to hyperphagia and severe treatment-resistant obesity. We tested the methionine aminopeptidase 2-inhibitor beloranib (ZGN-440) in 2 male rat models of obesity, one modeling hypothalamic obesity with a combined me...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Elfers CT,Roth CL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the hypothesis that vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein (CaBP) and active calcium (Ca) transport in the small intestine of vitamin D-replete lactating rats are regulated by dietary Ca intake, pregnant rats were given a high Ca (1.6% Ca and 1.4% phosphorus) or low Ca (0.1% Ca and 0.4% phosphorus) diet s...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bruns ME,Boass A,Toverud SU

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we have used a high affinity photoaffinity label (PAL) agonist (pGlu-His-Trp-Ser-125I-iodoTyr-D-Lys(para-N3-Benzoyl)-Leu-Arg-P roNHEt) and a PAL antagonist (NAcD2Nal-D4ClPhe-D3Pal-Ser-125I-iodo-NMeTyr-D-L ys(para-N3-Benzoyl)Leu-Lys(Isp) - Pro-D-Ala-NH2) to covalently label the GnRH receptor. Rat p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Janovick JA,Haviv F,Fitzpatrick TD,Conn PM

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GnRH autoregulates GnRH neurons through an ultrashort feedback loop. One potential mechanism is the regulation of K(+) channel activity through the GnRH receptor. Whereas GnRH inhibits the activity of the M-current in peripheral neurons, there is no direct evidence that the M-current is involved in the autoregulatory ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Xu C,Roepke TA,Zhang C,Rønnekleiv OK,Kelly MJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the hypothesis that angiotensin (Ang) II induces profibrotic gene expression through endogenous aldosterone, we measured the effect of 4 h infusion (600 ng/kg x min) of Ang II on tissue mRNA expression of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1), preproendothelin-1 (ppET-1), TGF-beta, and osteopontin in wild-...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Luther JM,Wang Z,Ma J,Makhanova N,Kim HS,Brown NJ

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The perinatal rat exhibits low serum TSH levels in the presence of very low concentrations of T3 and T4. We had reported previously that this animal does not require endogenous TRH for TSH release. We investigated here whether the inhibitory hormone somatostatin (SS) has a role in maintaining the low TSH secretory set...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Theodoropoulos TJ

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of GH and PTH on cancellous histomorphometry were determined in the proximal tibial metaphysis of hypophysectomized (HYPOX) sexually mature female rats. HYPOX resulted in uterine atrophy and a loss in body weight. Longitudinal bone growth ceased and bone formation was greatly reduced. There were decreases ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Schmidt IU,Dobnig H,Turner RT

更新日期：1995-11-01 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：:We have designed a new experimental system based on in vitro reconstituted thyroid follicles (RTF) to study the relative implication of macropinocytosis and micropinocytosis processes in the internalization of thyroglobulin (Tg). Thyrocytes cultured in the presence of TSH reorganize in histiotypic and functional folli...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bernier-Valentin F,Kostrouch Z,Rabilloud R,Rousset B

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis is enhanced by exogenous vasopressin (AVP). To determine whether the pressor or the antidiuretic activities of AVP are related to its effect on PGE2 synthesis, AVP and the nonpressor analog, 1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin (dD'AVP), were administered to the isolated perfused ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zipser RD,Myers SI,Needleman P

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghrelin, a novel 28 amino acid peptide found in hypothalamus and stomach, was recently identified as the endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R). We have now found that both intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) and intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of ghrelin in freely feeding rats stimu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wren AM,Small CJ,Ward HL,Murphy KG,Dakin CL,Taheri S,Kennedy AR,Roberts GH,Morgan DG,Ghatei MA,Bloom SR

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conceptus and endometrium secrete large amounts of prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂) into the porcine uterine lumen during the periimplantation period. We hypothesized that PGE₂ acts on conceptus/trophoblast cells through auto- and paracrine mechanisms. Real-time RT-PCR analysis revealed that PGE₂ receptor (PTGER)2 mRNA was...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Waclawik A,Kaczynski P,Jabbour HN

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxyntomodulin is derived from proglucagon processing in the intestine and the central nervous system. To date, no role in the central nervous system has been demonstrated. We report here that oxyntomodulin inhibits refeeding when injected intracerebroventricularly and into the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of 2...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dakin CL,Gunn I,Small CJ,Edwards CM,Hay DL,Smith DM,Ghatei MA,Bloom SR

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoids induce cellular differentiation and inhibit cellular proliferation. Proliferation of human breast carcinoma cells in vitro is markedly inhibited by these compounds. On the other hand, insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and their receptors seem to be involved in the growth of certain breast carcinoma cells by...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fontana JA,Burrows-Mezu A,Clemmons DR,LeRoith D

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A [3H]colchicine-binding assay was employed for estimating the relative amounts of soluble and polymerized tubulin present in an individual anterior pituitary lobe. Colchicine binding to these two tubulin pools was time dependent and dose responsive. Scatchard analysis of the binding revealed that [3H]colchicine bound...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ravindra R,Grosvenor CE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen is implicated in many autoimmune diseases and is a robust immunomodulator. For example, it regulates interferon (IFN)-gamma, a cytokine believed to up-regulate inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). A notable gap in the literature is a lack of information on the regulation of nitric oxide in immune tissues b...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Karpuzoglu E,Fenaux JB,Phillips RA,Lengi AJ,Elvinger F,Ansar Ahmed S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature and role of the peptidergic innervation of the ovary were examined by determining the location and function of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-containing nerve fibers in the immature rat ovary. Immunohistofluorescence analysis of prepubertal ovaries using a specific VIP antibody revealed sparse delicate...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ahmed CE,Dees WL,Ojeda SR

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of mitogenesis in rat Nb2 node lymphoma cells by human (h) PRL was inhibited by inhibitors of Na+/H+ exchange (viz. amiloride and its analogs) and inhibitors of protein kinases (isoquinolinesulfonamide derivatives). The most potent were ethylisopropylamiloride (EP-Am) (IC50, 13 microM) and H-7, selective f...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Too CK,Walker A,Murphy PR,Cragoe EJ Jr,Jacobs HK,Friesen HG

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aged (16-month-old) female rats (n = 8/treatment) were injected for 12 days with GH (100 micrograms/100 g x day), PTH (8 micrograms/100 g x day), GH plus PTH, or vehicle (V) in an experiment designed to determine the effects of these hormones on intestinal mineral absorption in senescent rats. PTH and GH increased fra...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fleet JC,Bruns ME,Hock JM,Wood RJ

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in several extracellular matrix proteins, such as fibronectin in fetal membrane and cervical collagens, occur at term and preterm delivery. However, no studies have evaluated changes in extracellular matrix proteins, in relation to myometrial activation recorded using invasive techniques during parturition in ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wu WX,Zhang Q,Ma XH,Unno N,Nathanielsz PW

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00