Lisofylline, a novel antiinflammatory compound, protects mesangial cells from hyperglycemia- and angiotensin II-mediated extracellular matrix deposition.

abstract：:Although prolactinomas can be effectively treated with dopamine agonists, about 20% of patients develop dopamine resistance or tumor recurrence after surgery, indicating a need for better understanding of underlying disease mechanisms. Although estrogen-induced rat prolactinomas have been widely used to investigate th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tong Y,Zheng Y,Zhou J,Oyesiku NM,Koeffler HP,Melmed S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pregnane X receptors (PXRs) and the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) were initially isolated as nuclear receptors regulating xenobiotic metabolism and elimination, alleviating chemical insults. However, recent works suggest that these xenoreceptors play an endobiotic role in modulating hepatic lipid metaboli...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Breuker C,Moreau A,Lakhal L,Tamasi V,Parmentier Y,Meyer U,Maurel P,Lumbroso S,Vilarem MJ,Pascussi JM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characterization of glycoconjugates synthesized by polarized immature rabbit uterine epithelial (UE) cells in vitro, their vectorial patterns of secretion, and regulation by ovarian steroid hormones are reported. Large (mol wt, greater than 230 kDa) sialomucoglycoproteins and hyaluronate were primarily (86-96%) secret...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mani SK,Carson DD,Glasser SR

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of vitamin D deficiency and its correction by vitamin D or calcium-lactose supplementation on vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression in skin keratinocytes, kidney, and duodenum of adult rats. VDR messenger RNA (mRNA) was assayed by Northern blot, and VDR protein was determined immunocytochemically....

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zineb R,Zhor B,Odile W,Marthe RR

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Puberty is associated with an increase in the plasma concentration of sex steroids, GH, and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I). Gonadal steroid hormones are important for the normal pubertal growth spurt and skeletal growth. The mechanism by which gonadal steroids induce skeletal growth is still not fully understood...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Maor G,Segev Y,Phillip M

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) overexpressing (OE) mice are a genetic model that exhibits features of chronic stress. We investigated whether the adaptive feeding response to a hypocaloric challenge induced by food deprivation is impaired under conditions of chronic CRF overproduction. Food intake response to a ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Stengel A,Goebel M,Million M,Stenzel-Poore MP,Kobelt P,Mönnikes H,Taché Y,Wang L

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Similar to insulin, osmotic shock treatment of 3T3-L1 adipocytes causes translocation of GLUT4 protein to the plasma membrane and an increase in glucose transport activity. In our study, we evaluated the effect of chronic insulin treatment on the osmotic shock signaling pathway leading to GLUT4 translocation and gluco...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Janez A,Worrall DS,Olefsky JM

更新日期：2000-12-01 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：:The importance of a central or peripheral site of action in the blockade of ovulation induced by LHRH antagonists was investigated. To determine if hCG could induce ovulation in cycling animals given antiovulatory doses of 10 or 100 micrograms [N-Ac-D-p-Cl-Phe1,D-p-Cl-Phe2,D-Trp3,D-Arg6,D-Ala10] LHRH, the antagonist w...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nekola MV,Coy DH

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rat ovary, androgen receptor (AR) is predominantly expressed in granulosa cells and is developmentally regulated. However, the exact mechanism that is responsible for the regulation of AR in granulosa cells has not been elucidated. The aim of this study was to examine 1) the levels of AR messenger RNA (mRNA) expres...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tetsuka M,Hillier SG

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonadotropin-regulated testicular RNA helicase (GRTH/Ddx25) is a posttranscriptional regulator of genes that are essential for spermatid elongation and completion of spermatogenesis. It also prevents Leydig cells (LCs) from gonadotropin overstimulation of androgen production. In transgenic (Tg) mice carrying deletions...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kavarthapu R,Tsai-Morris CH,Fukushima M,Pickel J,Dufau ML

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine D2 receptor agonists are commonly used in the control of PRL-secreting adenomas, and the sensitivity of dopamine agonists during long term therapy is exquisite. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for the maintenance of this cellular sensitivity to dopamine agonists remain poorly understood. In the ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ng GY,Varghese G,Chung HT,Trogadis J,Seeman P,O'Dowd BF,George SR

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Species-specific differences in genes encoding type II GnRH receptor indicate that a functional hepta-helical receptor is produced in monkeys but not in rodents, cows, chimpanzees, or humans. To further investigate the extent of evolutionary differences, we sequenced the type II GnRH receptor gene from wild-type Soay ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gault PM,Morgan K,Pawson AJ,Millar RP,Lincoln GA

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have indicated that growth factors such as insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) increase the growth rate of cultured preimplantation embryos. We therefore hypothesized that the fallopian tube may produce IGFs which in turn participate in the regulation of preimplantation embryo development in vivo. In the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Carlsson B,Hillensjö T,Nilsson A,Törnell J,Billig H

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The N-terminal fragment of PRL (16K PRL) is an antiangiogenic factor that, in vitro, inhibits several components of angiogenesis including basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-induced cell division, migration, and organization of capillary endothelial cells. An essential step in the regulation of angiogenesis is the ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lee H,Struman I,Clapp C,Martial J,Weiner RI

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：:The synthesis of androgens by theca-interstitial cells is stimulated by LH and the insulin/insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) system. An essential element of the steroidogenesis is the uptake of plasma cholesterol and transformation to steroid hormones. In the rat, the uptake of cholesterol by the theca-interstitial...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Li X,Peegel H,Menon KM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin-, glucagon- and somatostatin-producing cells (beta, alpha, and delta, respectively) in the pancreatic islets derive from a common precursor stem cell and differentiate sequentially during embryonic development. The homeodomain protein islet duodenum HOX (IDX)-1 [insulin promoter factor (IPF)-1/somatostatin...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lu M,Miller C,Habener JF

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary GnRH receptor (GnRH-R) levels and LH secretion are suppressed in the lactating rat. To determine if LH synthesis is also inhibited, we have measured LH subunit mRNA levels in the pituitary of lactating rats. We have also examined the temporal relationship among restoration of GnRH-R, LH secretion, and LH syn...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lee LR,Haisenleder DJ,Marshall JC,Smith MS

更新日期：1989-02-01 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：:Adult Leydig cells are derived from proliferating stem/progenitor Leydig cells in the infant testis and subsequent differentiation to steroidogenic cells in adult mice. Leydig cell proliferation in the infant testis occurs primarily in response to increased levels of LH that induce Leydig cell expression of neuregulin...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Umehara T,Kawashima I,Kawai T,Hoshino Y,Morohashi KI,Shima Y,Zeng W,Richards JS,Shimada M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The actin-binding protein filamin A (FLNa) affects the intracellular trafficking of various classes of receptors and has a potential role in oncogenesis. However, it is unclear whether FLNa regulates the signaling capacity and/or down-regulation of the activated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Here it is show...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fiori JL,Zhu TN,O'Connell MP,Hoek KS,Indig FE,Frank BP,Morris C,Kole S,Hasskamp J,Elias G,Weeraratna AT,Bernier M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a sensitive method for the simultaneous measurement of TSH subunit mRNAs, we have investigated their hormonal regulation in the pituitary glands of normal and hypothyroid rats. Oligodeoxyribonucleotides (probes) complementary to coding regions of rat alpha- and TSH beta-subunit mRNAs were synthesized. These prob...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Carr FE,Ridgway EC,Chin WW

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactating rats exhibit stable individual differences in pup licking/grooming (LG) over the first week postpartum. Such naturally occurring variations in maternal behavior are associated with differences in estrogen-inducible oxytocin receptors in the medial preoptic area (MPOA) of the hypothalamus. We compared levels ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Champagne FA,Weaver IC,Diorio J,Sharma S,Meaney MJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol pellets inserted directly into mammary glands of 4- and 10-week-old mice resulted in lactogens, such as human growth hormone and prolactin, and epidermal growth factor. The effects of cholesterol the binding of lactogens and epidermal growth factor to the livers of these same animals was unaffected. Pellet...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Vonderhaar BK

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were conducted to investigate the actions of glucocorticoids and insulin on the induction of a specific mRNA (p33-mRNA) expressed in rat H4 hepatoma cells. Previous studies have found a 10-fold increase in this mRNA following 60 min of insulin addition. In the present study, dexamethasone (Dex) induced the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Messina JL

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cushing's disease (CD) is a rare condition in which hypercortisolemia is secondary to excessive ACTH release from a pituitary corticotroph adenoma. CD is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and a safe therapy that effectively targets the pituitary tumor is still lacking. Retinoic acid (RA) and dopamin...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Occhi G,Regazzo D,Albiger NM,Ceccato F,Ferasin S,Scanarini M,Denaro L,Cosma C,Plebani M,Cassarino MF,Mantovani G,Stalla GK,Pecori Giraldi F,Paez-Pareda M,Scaroni C

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the relationship between the expression of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) and cell growth in a cell type with a defined IGF/IGFBP system, an ovine IGFBP-2 complementary DNA was overexpressed in C6 glioma cells. C6 cells produce IGFBP-3, IGFBP-4, a negligible amount of IGFBP-2, ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bradshaw SL,D'Ercole AJ,Han VK

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steady state levels of the mRNAs for alpha 1B, beta 1- and beta 2-adrenergic receptors (alpha 1BAR, beta 1AR, beta 2AR) were quantified by DNA excess solution hybridization assays in the heart, lungs, and liver of rats. Tissues for RNA extraction were obtained from euthyroid and thyroidectomized rats and from thyroide...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lazar-Wesley E,Hadcock JR,Malbon CC,Kunos G,Ishac EJ

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus exhibit increased proportions of plasma proinsulin and proinsulin conversion intermediates. We used hyperinsulinemic diabetic and nondiabetic Psammomys obesus to study the possible relationship between steady state pancreatic insulin stores and the proportion of pro...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gadot M,Leibowitz G,Shafrir E,Cerasi E,Gross DJ,Kaiser N

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00