Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 activation induces vascular permeability in hyperstimulated rats, and this effect is prevented by receptor blockade.

abstract：:The most significant increase in metabolic syndrome over the previous decade occurred in women of reproductive age, which is alarming given that metabolic syndrome is associated with reproductive problems including subfertility and early pregnancy loss. Individuals with metabolic syndrome often consume excess fructose...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Saben JL,Asghar Z,Rhee JS,Drury A,Scheaffer S,Moley KH

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue levels of bioactive and immunoactive ACTH were measured in both the anterior and neuro-intermediate lobes of the rat pituitary. Similar concentrations of bioactive (65 ng/mg) and immunoactive (83 ng/mg) ACTH were found in the anterior lobes control rats. A 2-min ether stress had no effect on either bioactive or...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Moriarty CM,Moriarty GC

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we used characterized perifusion model for the development of homologous desensitization to GnRH in the pituitary gonadotrope. This system relies on immobilized primary pituitary cultures that are perifused with various pulse patterns and concentrations of GnRH; these patterns and concentrations a...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Janovick JA,Conn PM

更新日期：1996-05-01 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

abstract：:Estrogens bind to two nuclear estrogen receptor (ER) subtypes, ERα and ERβ, which are expressed in differing amounts in various tissues. The endogenous estrogen, 17β-estradiol (E2), binds to both subtypes with nearly equal affinity and is the prototypical agonist. Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) may bin...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Starkey NJE,Li Y,Drenkhahn-Weinaug SK,Liu J,Lubahn DB

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kisspeptins are new actors in the neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction. In vertebrates, the number of kiss genes varies from none to three. Zebrafish have two kiss genes, kiss1 and kiss2, and two kiss receptors (GPR54), kiss1r and kiss2r. To provide detailed information on the organization of the kiss systems in ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Servili A,Le Page Y,Leprince J,Caraty A,Escobar S,Parhar IS,Seong JY,Vaudry H,Kah O

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A miniature thermoelectric probe was used to record continuously tissue blood flow in the anterior pituitary gland of anesthetized dogs. The output of the flow probe is linear in the range of tissue blood flow encountered in the pituitary. Probe placement required minimal tissue trauma, and zero blood flow was recorde...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kopaniky DR,Gann DS

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have revealed that C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is a potent stimulator of endochondral bone growth. Nevertheless, the effect of CNP on bone turnover has not yet been well studied. To elucidate this issue, we investigated the bone phenotype of a mouse model with elevated plasma CNP concentrations (SA...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kondo E,Yasoda A,Fujii T,Nakao K,Yamashita Y,Ueda-Sakane Y,Kanamoto N,Miura M,Arai H,Mukoyama M,Inagaki N,Nakao K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study on highly enriched populations of cultured rat corticotropes, Ca2+ channel inhibitors were used to identify subtypes of the high threshold Ca2+ channel current under voltage clamp conditions. From a holding potential (-50 mV) that eliminated the low threshold T-type current, 52 +/- 4% of the total curren...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kuryshev YA,Childs GV,Ritchie AK

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian hormones, including 17β-estradiol, are implicated in numerous physiological processes, including sleep. Beginning at puberty, girls report more sleep complaints than boys, which is maintained throughout the reproductive life stage. Sleep problems are exacerbated during the menopausal transition, evidenced by g...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Brown AMC,Gervais NJ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the interaction of TSH receptor (TSHR) autoantibodies with receptor protein; it is necessary first to express the receptor in the proper conformation including the formation of correct disulfide bridges. However, the reducing environment of the Escherichia coli (E. coli) cytoplasm prevents the generation of p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bobovnikova Y,Graves PN,Vlase H,Davies TF

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand the role of peptide growth factors in sex steroid hormone-mediated growth of the female reproductive tract, the effect of estrogen on the expression of transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha) in mouse uterus was investigated. Our results show that estrogen induces the expression of TGF alpha ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nelson KG,Takahashi T,Lee DC,Luetteke NC,Bossert NL,Ross K,Eitzman BE,McLachlan JA

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pure porcine cholecystokinin-33 [the triacontatriapeptide form of cholecystokinin (CCK-33)], gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), and secretin were infused in rats in doses of 1, 10 and 1000 pmol/kg . min. The peptides were administered alone or in combination with glucose (40 mg/kg . min) or arginine (50 mg/kg . min...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Szecówka J,Lins PE,Efendić S

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in serum and pituitary LH and FSH concentrations have been measured in the newborn male rat before, during, and up to 24 h after birth. A sudden and transient increase of serum and pituitary gonadotropins is observed at birth, which is followed by a rapid increase of absolute and relative testicular weights be...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Corbier P,Kerdelhue B,Picon R,Roffi J

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three distinct receptor types for natriuretic peptides (NP) have been identified in human tissue. "A" and "B" receptors initiate biological actions, whereas the "C" receptor has a clearance function. It has been proposed that the natural ligand for the B receptor is c-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), rather than atrial...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Canaan-Kühl S,Jamison RL,Myers BD,Pratt RE

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some TSH receptors (TSHR) on the cell surface cleave into A and B subunits. Cleavage at upstream Site 1 is followed by the proteolytic excision of an intervening C peptide region terminating at a downstream Site 2. Although present evidence suggests that Site 1 lies between amino acid residues 303 and 317, the mechani...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tanaka K,Chazenbalk GD,McLachlan SM,Rapoport B

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A perifusion system has been developed in which a dose-dependent response of isolated Leydig tumor cells to steroidogenic stimuli, as assessed by the rates of steroid production, can be measured as a function of time. In response to a continuous perifusion for 340 min with a saturating concentration of hCG, ovine LH (...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Segaloff DL,Puett D,Ascoli M

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High plasma levels of estradiol (E2) are associated with use of a place memory system over a response memory system. We examined whether infusing estradiol into the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) or anterior cingulate cortex (AC) could affect memory system bias in female rats. We also examined the ultrastructural dis...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Almey A,Cannell E,Bertram K,Filardo E,Milner TA,Brake WG

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the extent of proptosis in exophthalmic Graves' disease has been measured directly and shown to correlate with serum content of a bioassayable exophthalmus-producing factor (EPS;1), a comparable relationship in an experimental model has not been reported. Progressive exophthalmos, measured from photographs an...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Valk TW,Taylor RE Jr,Barker SB

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the prostate, testosterone action depends on conversion to bioactive metabolites dihydrotestosterone and 17beta-estradiol (E2) via the 5alpha-reductase and aromatase enzymes, respectively. Exogenous estrogen inhibits prostate growth by indirect effects caused by suppression of pituitary gonadotropins and testicular...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bianco JJ,Handelsman DJ,Pedersen JS,Risbridger GP

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously showed that receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase (RPTP)-alpha inhibited insulin-increased prolactin gene transcription. Others suggested that RPTPalpha was a key intermediary between integrins and activation of Src. We present evidence that inhibition of insulin-increased prolactin gene transcripti...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Vulin AI,Jacob KK,Stanley FM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that uterine progesterone (P) receptor is under dual hormonal control; estradiol (E2) induces the synthesis of cytosolic P receptor, and P induces the loss of its own receptor and antagonizes E2-induced P receptor replenishment. The objective of this study was to examine the contribu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Okulicz WC

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triglycerides are stored in specialized organelles called lipid droplets. Numerous proteins have been shown to be physically associated with lipid droplets and govern their function. Previously, the protein hypoxia-inducible lipid droplet-associated (HILPDA) was localized to lipid droplets and was suggested to inhibit...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dijk W,Mattijssen F,de la Rosa Rodriguez M,Loza Valdes A,Loft A,Mandrup S,Kalkhoven E,Qi L,Borst JW,Kersten S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uterine contractions at parturition depend upon a variety of factors, including gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic stimulation. A new subunit of the GABA(A) receptor, pi, has recently been identified as being particularly abundant in the rat uterus. Reduced derivatives of progesterone, such as the 3alpha,5alpha-redu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fujii E,Mellon SH

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear proteins extracted from purified nuclei with 0.4M KCl at pH 7.4 OR 8.5 are able to bind L-triiodothyronine (T3) giving rise to nuclear thyroid hormone binding protein-T3 (NTBP-T3) complexes. Binding is maximum in 3 h at 20 C. It is thermolabile even at 36 C, inhibited by p-hydroxymercuribenzoate and markedly e...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Torresani J,DeGroot LJ

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the constitutive hepatic P450 isoforms expressed in the rat exhibit dramatic gender differences. Whereas only male hepatocytes contain CYP2A2, 2C11, and 3A2, only female hepatocytes express CYP2C12 and 3- to 4-fold greater levels of CYP2C7. This sexually dimorphic expression of hepatic P450 isoforms is regulat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pampori NA,Shapiro BH

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary cultures of enzymatically dispersed rat anterior pituitary cells were used to examine the effect of pure 31 kilodalton bovine inhibin on GnRH-induced up-regulation of GnRH binding sites. After 2 days in culture, the cells were exposed to stimuli with or without test substances for 10 h, followed by evaluation ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wang QF,Farnworth PG,Findlay JK,Burger HG

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The action of added insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) on steroid 5 alpha-reductase (5 alpha R) activity was studied using primary cultures of rat or human scrotal skin fibroblasts. Agents were added to cultured cells (2 x 10(5) cells) for 2 days, and enzyme activity was measured by the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Horton R,Pasupuletti V,Antonipillai I

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies were carried out to determine the origin of the immediate increase in plasma calcium following acute calcitonin deficiency in mature rats. Animals were pre-labelled with 45calcium 24 hours and 4 weeks before thyroparathyroidectomy (TPTX) and 1 hour, 24 hours, 2 and 4 weeks before nephrectomy and TPTX and bled ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kalu DN,Hadji-Georgopoulos A,Foster GV

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of undernutrition on the timing of puberty and regulation of LH secretion by the inhibitory and stimulatory feedback action of estradiol were examined in female sheep. The first experiment determined that maintenance of low BW (ca., 20 kg, four lambs) between 10 and 45 weeks of age prevented initiation of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Foster DL,Olster DH

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00