Effects of luteinizing hormone on glucose metabolism in cumulus-enclosed bovine oocytes matured in vitro.

abstract：:Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a major site of nonshivering thermogenesis in mammals. Rodent studies indicated that BAT thermogenic activity may protect against obesity. Recent findings using novel radiodiagnosis procedures revealed unanticipated high activity of BAT in adult humans. Moreover, complex processes of cell...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Giralt M,Villarroya F

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been postulated that the rate of hepatic very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) apolipoprotein (apo) B secretion is dependent upon the activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. To test this hypothesis in vivo, apoB kinetic studies were carried out in miniature pigs before and after 21 ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Burnett JR,Wilcox LJ,Telford DE,Kleinstiver SJ,Barrett PH,Newton RS,Huff MW

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the transcriptional regulation of the adrenergic induction of type II iodothyronine deiodinase (Dio2) in rat pinealocytes. Treatment of pinealocytes with norepinephrine (NE) caused an increase in the mRNA level of Dio2 that peaked around 2 h and declined over the next 5 h. Both beta- and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chik CL,Wloka MT,Price DM,Ho AK

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rat epididymal fat cells were isolated and incubated with 25 microunits insulin/ml for 15 minutes. Insulin induced a significant shift in the saturated/unsaturated fatty acid ratio of the cerebroside fraction isolated from fat cell ghosts. This change was due to a decrease of saturated fatty acids and an increase of u...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Murray DK,Nelson DH

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The peptides angiotensin II (ANGII) and atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) regulate blood pressure and salt and water balance by producing antagonistic physiological effects in a variety of tissues. We used in vitro autoradiography with [125I] ANGII and [125I]ANF to compare receptor regulation for both peptides in variou...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wilson SK,Lynch DR,Ladenson PW

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucagon-like peptide 1 (7-36)amide (GLP-1) is an insulinotropic intestinal peptide hormone with a potential role as antidiabetogenic therapeutic agent. It mediates a potentiation of glucose-induced insulin secretion, by activation of adenylate cyclase and subsequent elevation of cytosolic free calcium, [Ca2+]cyt. We ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bode HP,Moormann B,Dabew R,Göke B

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though functional CRH receptors have been identified in several brain regions by ligand binding, the identity of brain areas expressing the CRH receptor gene has not been described. The recent cloning of the rat CRH receptor gene has permitted us to conduct an in situ hybridization histochemistry study to localiz...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wong ML,Licinio J,Pasternak KI,Gold PW

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When colonic crypt cells isolated from intact rats are incubated with [3H]corticosterone specific nuclear binding is displaced by neither aldosterone nor the antiglucocorticoid RU38486, suggesting that [3H]corticosterone is binding to a site distinct from classical mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors. TLC r...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sheppard KE,Funder JW

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although tamoxifen (TAM), which is widely used in the treatment of breast cancer, also has a beneficial effect on cisplatin-refractory ovarian cancer, the biological mechanism of this effect has remained obscure. TAM, besides its action as an antiestrogen, also inhibits cell proliferation of estrogen receptor (ER)-neg...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mabuchi S,Ohmichi M,Kimura A,Ikebuchi Y,Hisamoto K,Arimoto-Ishida E,Nishio Y,Takahashi K,Tasaka K,Murata Y

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TSH is the most important biomarker in the interpretation of thyroid function in man. Its levels are determined by circulating thyroid hormone (TH) levels that feed back centrally to regulate the expression of the subunits that comprise TSH from the pituitary. The nuclear corepressor 1 (NCoR1), is a critical coregulat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Costa-e-Sousa RH,Astapova I,Ye F,Wondisford FE,Hollenberg AN

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary kidney cell cultures from normal rhesus monkeys were used to study the regulation of 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 production. Kidney cells were grown to confluency in the modified National Cancer Institute Medium NCTC 135 with 2% fetal calf serum and then maintained in a serum-free medium (2% bovine serum albumin...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Juan D,DeLUCA HF

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of the insulin receptor beta-subunit acidic domain, amino acids 1262-1291, to receptor function was analyzed. A mutant insulin receptor complementary DNA lacking this domain was created. Rat-1 fibroblasts were stably transfected with plasmids containing the mutant insulin receptor complementary DNA an...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rolband GC,Williams JF,Webster NJ,Olefsky JM

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As we showed previously, the extracellular matrix (ECM) derived from rat bladder carcinoma cells (804G-ECM) has positive effects on rat primary beta-cell function and survival in vitro. The aim of this study was to define beta-cell genes induced by this ECM with a specific focus on cytokines. Analysis of differential ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ribaux P,Ehses JA,Lin-Marq N,Carrozzino F,Böni-Schnetzler M,Hammar E,Irminger JC,Donath MY,Halban PA

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：:Bovine placental lactogen (bPL) has been isolated from bovine trophoblast and characterized as a 32 K mol wt protein which exists in three different forms which differ in their isoelectric point values and their amino acid compositions. Two of the three forms have been shown to have both bovine GH (bGH)- and bovine PR...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Duello TM,Byatt JC,Bremel RD

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoclast precursors reach sites of osteoclast formation and remodelling via the vasculature and are therefore destined to encounter endothelium before migrating to the bone surface. Here we investigated the hypothesis that endothelium may be involved in the regulation of osteoclast precursor recruitment to sites of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： McGowan NW,Walker EJ,Macpherson H,Ralston SH,Helfrich MH

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the direct effects of glucocorticoids on plasminogen activator (PA) production by rat granulosa cells. PA production was assayed by culturing rat granulosa cells on [125I]fibrin plates and determining the extent of fibrinolysis after addition of the specific substrate plasminogen. In granulosa cells from pr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wang C,Leung A

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The multifunctional cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) stimulates osteoclastic resorption. It is not known which steps in osteoclast formation are affected by TNF alpha. We have investigated the effects of recombinant human TNF alpha (rhTNF alpha) on osteoclast development and osteoclastic resorption in ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： van der Pluijm G,Most W,van der Wee-Pals L,de Groot H,Papapoulos S,Löwik C

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PTH-related protein (PTHrP) is the principle mediator of the syndrome of humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy and has potential paracrine actions on smooth muscle, epithelial cell growth, and placental calcium transport. The human PTHrP gene is complex: a combination of three promoters, one 5' alternative splicing even...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Southby J,Murphy LM,Martin TJ,Gillespie MT

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specific uptake by rat liver of human (hGH) and bovine (bGH) GHs labeled with 125I was studied by an in vivo procedure. A significant reduction of the uptake was observed when labeled hormones were injected together with different amounts of the corresponding native GH. This reduction was dose dependent, and the c...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Turyn D,Dellacha JM

更新日期：1978-10-01 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：:Intraluteal infusion of the prostaglandin (PG) synthesis inhibitor, sodium meclofenamate (Mec) causes premature luteolysis in rhesus monkeys. To evaluate further the actions of PG synthesis inhibitors in primate luteal function, we examined the in vitro effects of Mec and another inhibitor, flurbiprofen (Flur), on PG,...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zelinski-Wooten MB,Sargent EL,Molskness TA,Stouffer RL

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oscillations in intracellular calcium levels have been described in GnRH-1 neurons in both prenatal and adult cells. However, differences have been reported in the mechanisms underlying these [Ca(2+)](i) oscillations, dependent on the model used. The goal of this study was to address whether these changes depend on th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Constantin S,Klenke U,Wray S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) levels are increased in insulin-resistant humans and correlate with severity of insulin resistance in metabolic syndrome. Quantitative Western blotting (qWestern) has been the most accurate method for serum RBP4 measurements, but qWestern is technically complex and labor intensiv...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yang Q,Eskurza I,Kiernan UA,Phillips DA,Blüher M,Graham TE,Kahn BB

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the activation of ERK2, a serine/threonine kinase necessary for transmission of mitogenic signals, in cells derived from mouse embryos homozygous for a null mutation of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1R gene (R- cells) and from wild-type littermates (W cells), respectively. Stimulation of qu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Swantek JL,Baserga R

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoclasts are bone-resorbing cells whose normal function depends in part upon their ability to migrate over the bone surface to initiate new sites of bone resorption. The growth factor/cytokine, colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1), potently stimulates osteoclast motility, in a c-src-dependent fashion. The intracellu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Grey A,Chen Y,Paliwal I,Carlberg K,Insogna K

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:α7-Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR) agonists confer protection against a wide variety of cytotoxic insults and suppress oxidative stress and apoptosis in various cell systems, including hepatocytes. We recently demonstrated that nicotine, when combined with a high-fat diet (HFD), triggers oxidative stress, a...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hasan MK,Friedman TC,Sims C,Lee DL,Espinoza-Derout J,Ume A,Chalfant V,Lee ML,Sinha-Hikim I,Lutfy K,Liu Y,Mahata SK,Sinha-Hikim AP

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence and localization of the main G protein alpha-subunits in the human fetal adrenal gland during the second trimester of gestation. Immunofluorescence studies conducted on sections from frozen glands obtained immediately after therapeutic abortion indicated tha...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Breault L,Chamoux E,Lehoux JG,Gallo-Payet N

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that neurotensin (NT) is released from the small intestine and elevated in the hepatic-portal circulation in response to the perfusion of the small intestine with a micellar solution of oleic acid. In order to determine the minimum acyl chain length and whether the presence of a carboxylic ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ferris CF,Armstrong MJ,George JK,Stevens CA,Carraway RE,Leeman SE

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TGF-β plays an important role in the progression of prostate cancer. It exhibits both tumor suppressor and tumor-promoting activities. Correlations between cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 overexpression and enhanced production of prostaglandin (PG)E2 have been implicated in cancer progression; however, there are no studies ind...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Vo BT,Morton D Jr,Komaragiri S,Millena AC,Leath C,Khan SA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00