Insulin-like growth factor II allows prolonged blood glucose normalization with a reduced islet cell mass transplantation.

abstract：:Insulin and insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) stimulate responses in skeletal muscle that include effects on carbohydrate and fat metabolism, protein turnover, growth, and differentiation. To gain insight into the relative importance of insulin and IGFs at different stages of development, the expression of their spec...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Alexandrides T,Moses AC,Smith RJ

更新日期：1989-02-01 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：:Although reovirus infection may lead to changes in endocrine function in vivo, little is known about the precise interaction of reovirus with endocrine cells. In this study we have examined the effects of reovirus infection on two types of endocrine cells, GH4C1 cells and RINm5F cells. Both type 1 reovirus and type 3 ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Maratos-Flier E,Goodman MJ,Fields BN,Kahn CR

更新日期：1985-06-01 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：:Anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), two endogenous ligands of the CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptor subtypes, inhibit the proliferation of PRL-responsive human breast cancer cells (HBCCs) through down-regulation of the long form of the PRL receptor (PRLr). Here we report that 1) anandamide and 2-AG inhibit th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Melck D,De Petrocellis L,Orlando P,Bisogno T,Laezza C,Bifulco M,Di Marzo V

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor growth before birth increases the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and impairs insulin secretion relative to sensitivity. We investigated the effects of intrauterine growth restriction in sheep on insulin secretion, beta-cell mass, and function from before birth to young adulthood and its m...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gatford KL,Mohammad SN,Harland ML,De Blasio MJ,Fowden AL,Robinson JS,Owens JA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of sex hormones on the immune response to foreign antigens as well as self-antigens is now recognized. In this study, we investigated the influence of gender and sex hormones on the development of antibodies to double-stranded DNA in nonautoimmune C57BL/6J mice. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) anti-dsDNA antibodi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Verthelyi D,Ahmed SA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ABCB1-type multidrug resistance efflux transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) has been hypothesized to regulate hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity by limiting the access of glucocorticoids to the brain. In vivo systemic administration studies using P-gp-deficient mice have shown increased glucocorticoid entry...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mason BL,Pariante CM,Thomas SA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the mechanism for the prolonged residence time of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) in blood. Several lines of evidence led us to propose that skeletal muscle could function as the site of an extravascular pool of 25OHD. In vitro studies investigated the capacity of differentiated C2 murine muscle cell...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Abboud M,Puglisi DA,Davies BN,Rybchyn M,Whitehead NP,Brock KE,Cole L,Gordon-Thomson C,Fraser DR,Mason RS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal stress is associated with altered behavior and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function postnatally. Recent studies suggest that these outcomes are dependent on the timing of the prenatal stress. The majority of these studies have been carried out in male offspring. We hypothesized that a short peri...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kapoor A,Matthews SG

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex differences in vocal communication are prevalent in both the animals and humans. The mechanism(s) mediating gender differences in human language are unknown, although, sex hormones, principally androgens, play a central role in the development of vocalizations in a wide variety of animal species. The discovery of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bowers JM,Perez-Pouchoulen M,Roby CR,Ryan TE,McCarthy MM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the effects of acute administration of the cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB(1)) antagonist AM251 on the rat hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis with respect to both gender and time of day. Blood samples were collected from conscious male and female rats every 5 min using an automated blood sampli...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Atkinson HC,Leggett JD,Wood SA,Castrique ES,Kershaw YM,Lightman SL

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation of endometrial stromal cells into decidual cells is a prerequisite for successful embryo implantation. Our previous studies in the mouse have shown that bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2), a morphogen belonging to the TGFβ superfamily, is essential for this differentiation process. BMP2 is markedly in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Li Q,Kannan A,Das A,Demayo FJ,Hornsby PJ,Young SL,Taylor RN,Bagchi MK,Bagchi IC

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Recently, California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) have been reintroduced to coastal regions of California where they feed on marine mammal carcasses. There is evidence that coastal-dwelling condors experience reproductive issues, such as eggshell thinning, likely resulting from exposure to endocrine-disrupting ch...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Felton RG,Steiner CC,Durrant BS,Keisler DH,Milnes MR,Tubbs CW

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of inflammation is often accomplished through the use of glucocorticoids. However, their use is limited by side effects. We have examined the activity of a novel glucocorticoid receptor ligand that binds the receptor efficiently and strongly represses inflammatory gene expression. This compound has potent an...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： López FJ,Ardecky RJ,Bebo B,Benbatoul K,De Grandpre L,Liu S,Leibowitz MD,Marschke K,Rosen J,Rungta D,Viveros HO,Yen WC,Zhi L,Negro-Vilar A,Miner JN

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription factor Stat3 is activated through tyrosine phosphorylation by many cytokines and is a fundamental mediator of their signals. In the mammary gland, Stat3 activity increases sharply shortly after weaning, and involution is delayed in mice, that contain a mutant Stat3 lacking 33 amino acids including th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Humphreys RC,Bierie B,Zhao L,Raz R,Levy D,Hennighausen L

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rat reticulocytes contain a cytosol activator protein (RCAP) that augments hormone-sensitive adenylate cyclase activity in the rat reticulocyte and other systems. In a previous publication, using a highly purified preparation of RCAP, we reported that the stimulatory guanine nucleotide-binding protein (Ns) was require...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shane E,Yeh M,Feigin AS,Owens JM,Bilezikian JP

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Puberty is a developmental period characterized by a broad range of physiologic changes necessary for the acquisition of adult sexual and reproductive maturity. These changes mirror complex modifications within the central nervous system, including within the hypothalamus. These modifications result in the maturation ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Naulé L,Maione L,Kaiser UB

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific polyclonal antisera to the rat estrogen receptor (rER) were developed using a synthetic peptide as the antigen. The peptide corresponds to amino acids 270-284 deduced from the cloned rER cDNA and has no homology to other steroid hormone receptors. Antipeptide antisera raised in rabbits specifically recognize ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Furlow JD,Ahrens H,Mueller GC,Gorski J

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of melatonin receptors (MR) of the Mel1a subtype in basolateral membrane of guinea pig kidney proximal tubule suggests that melatonin plays a role in regulating epithelial functions. To investigate the cellular basis of melatonin action on epithelia, we sought to establish an appropriate in vitro cultur...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chan CW,Song Y,Ailenberg M,Wheeler M,Pang SF,Brown GM,Silverman M

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estrogen-regulated arginine esteropeptidase is present in the immature rat uterus. The enzymatic complex consists of a membrane-bound activator and a soluble proenzyme. The activator is under strong estrogen control; its activity increases 10-fold 3 h after a single dose of 17 beta-estradiol. The subcellular locali...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jazín EE,Dickerman HW,Henrikson KP

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoforms of the recently cloned vesicular glutamate transporters (VGLUT1-3) selectively accumulate glutamic acid into synaptic vesicles in excitatory axon terminals and are viewed as reliable markers for glutamatergic neurons. Our present studies provided dual-label in situ hybridization evidence that virtually all (9...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hrabovszky E,Turi GF,Kalló I,Liposits Z

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms whereby tissue sensitivity to PRL is controlled are not well understood. Here we report that expression of mRNA and protein for members of the SOCS/CIS/JAB family of cytokine signaling inhibitors is increased by PRL administration in ovary and adrenal gland of the lactating rat deprived of circulating P...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tam SP,Lau P,Djiane J,Hilton DJ,Waters MJ

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells are induced in bone marrow cultures by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and other agents. These cells resemble osteoclasts in their morphology, their ability to resorb bone, and the possession of calcitonin receptors. We report here a biphasic effect of transforming growth factor-bet...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shinar DM,Rodan GA

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of alloxan-induced diabetes on uterine decidualization and the associated changes in uterine blood flow (UBF) and corpus luteum activity were evaluated in rats between days 4-9 of pseudopregnancy (day 0 = ovulation). Rats were made diabetic (D) with a 40 mg/kg injection (iv) of alloxan on day 1 of pseudopr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Garris DR

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We and others have recently shown that 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] significantly inhibits cell proliferation and increases secretion of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in LNCaP cells, an androgen-responsive human prostate cancer cell line. The present study was designed to investigate the possible int...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zhao XY,Ly LH,Peehl DM,Feldman D

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At menopause, the dramatic loss of ovarian estradiol (E2) necessitates the adaptation of estrogen-sensitive neurons in the hypothalamus to an estrogen-depleted environment. We developed a rat model to test the "critical window" hypothesis of the effects of timing and duration of E2 treatment after deprivation on the h...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yin W,Maguire SM,Pham B,Garcia AN,Dang NV,Liang J,Wolfe A,Hofmann HA,Gore AC

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of development and estrogen, thyroid hormone, corticosteroid, and fibrate administration on apolipoprotein (apo) A-IV mRNA levels in the liver and intestine and on serum or plasma concentrations of apo A-IV was studied in the rat. Treatment of ovariectomized rats with ethinyl estradiol provoked a dose-de...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Staels B,van Tol A,Verhoeven G,Auwerx J

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary homeobox 1 (Ptx1) is a homeodomain-containing transcription factor acting on transcription of all pituitary hormone genes. Its expression is first detected in the stomodeal ectoderm and is maintained in all derivatives of this structure, including Rathke's pouch. We now show that Ptx1 is expressed in all pit...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lanctôt C,Gauthier Y,Drouin J

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00