Relaxin inhibits the activation of human neutrophils: involvement of the nitric oxide pathway.

abstract：:The beta-subunit of hCG (hCG beta) displays immunological cross-reactivity with human LH (hLH). A detailed study was undertaken to investigate the effect of chemical and enzymatic modifications on the immunological behavior of hCG beta, particularly on its cross-reactivity with hLH, with a view to obtaining a highly h...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ghai RD,Mise T,Pandian MR,Bahl OP

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ovulatory LH surge results in follicular inflammation with an increase in cytokines and PGs. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are also produced during inflammatory processes. To study ROS generation during the ovulatory cascade, preovulatory follicles were dissected from immature female rats primed with PMSG. Follicl...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kodaman PH,Behrman HR

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-density lipoprotein mediates a normal physiological process called reverse cholesterol transport. This process enables the transfer of cholesterol from peripheral tissues to the liver for further metabolism and eventual secretion in the form of bile. The scavenger receptor of the B class (SR-BI), human homolog of...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cao WM,Murao K,Imachi H,Yu X,Dobashi H,Yoshida K,Muraoka T,Kotsuna N,Nagao S,Wong NC,Ishida T

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoid hormones are involved in functional differentiation of GH-producing somatotrophs. Glucocorticoid treatment prematurely induces GH expression in mammals and birds in a process requiring protein synthesis and Rat sarcoma (Ras) signaling. The objective of this study was to investigate mechanisms through wh...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ellestad LE,Puckett SA,Porter TE

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeated injections of recombinant human (rh) activin-A over a 2- to 3-day period are reportedly needed to stimulate the in vivo secretion of FSH. In this paper we present results showing that acute treatment with rh-activin-A caused marked and dose-dependent increases in plasma FSH, but not LH, levels in adult female...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rivier C,Vale W

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal obesity at conception increases the risk of offspring obesity, thus propagating an intergenerational vicious cycle. Male offspring born to obese dams are hyperresponsive to high fat-diets, gaining greater body weight, fat mass, and additional metabolic sequelae compared to lean controls. In this report, we id...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shankar K,Zhong Y,Kang P,Lau F,Blackburn ML,Chen JR,Borengasser SJ,Ronis MJ,Badger TM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Src homology 2-containing tyrosine phosphatase, Shp-2, is a crucial enzyme that mediates intracellular signaling and is implicated in cell proliferation and differentiation. Here we investigated the involvement of the Shp-2 tyrosine phosphatase in determining the downstream signaling pathways initiated by the Ret ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： D'Alessio A,Califano D,Incoronato M,Santelli G,Florio T,Schettini G,Carlomagno MS,Cerchia L,de Franciscis V

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum triiodothyronine (T3) in rats did not change if food intake was restricted without altering the composition of the diet. Feeding a hypocaloric low-protein high-carbohydrate diet caused increases in serum T3, while feeding a hypocaloric high-protein low-carbohydrate diet caused decreases in serum T3. These change...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Glass AR,Mellitt R,Burman KD,Wartofsky L,Swerdloff RS

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of central serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) administration on hypothalamic tuberoinfundibular dopamine neurons and related changes in neuronal activity to circulating PRL levels in two physiological models: 1) pregnant rats expressing (day 8) or not expressing (days 11 and 16) PRL surge...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mathiasen JR,Tomogane H,Voogt JL

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of methysergide (MES, 2.5 mg/100 g body wt), a serotonin antagonist, on prolactin release has been studied in lactating and ovariectomized rats. MES caused significant increases in prolactin release in both animals. Studies in ovariectomized, hypophysectomized rats indicate that this effect is not due to a ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gallo RV,Rabii J,Moberg GP

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the hypothalamic regulatory role of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) in the control of LH and PRL secretion. Overiectomized ewes were surgically prepared with bilateral guide tubes directed at the preoptic area (POA) or medial basal hypothalamus (MBH). After rec...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Anderson ST,Sawangjaroen K,Curlewis JD

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen receptor α (ESR1; encoded by Esr1) is a crucial nuclear transcription factor for female reproduction and is expressed throughout the female reproductive tract. To assess the function of ESR1 in reproductive tissues without confounding effects from a potential developmental defect arising from global deletion ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Herrera GGB,Lierz SL,Harris EA,Donoghue LJ,Hewitt SC,Rodriguez KF,Jefferson WN,Lydon JP,DeMayo FJ,Williams CJ,Korach KS,Winuthayanon W

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous paper, we demonstrated that an inhibitory action of excess iodide on thyrotropin-induced thyroid hormone secretion occurs at a site subsequent to the generation of cyclic AMP. In the present study, however, we have found that thyroidal cyclic AMP formation induced by thyrotropin in vitro was markedly inh...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hashizume K,Akasu F,Takazawa K,Endo W,Onaya T

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclin D1 encodes the regulatory subunit of a holoenzyme that phosphorylates and inactivates the retinoblastoma protein and promotes progression through the G1-S phase of the cell cycle. Amplification or overexpression of cyclin D1 plays pivotal roles in the development of a subset of human cancers including parathyro...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fu M,Wang C,Li Z,Sakamaki T,Pestell RG

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental effects of genistein (Gen) on the mammary gland were investigated using outbred female CD-1 mice treated neonatally on d 1-5 by sc injections at doses of 0.5, 5, or 50 mg/kg.d. Examination of mammary gland whole mounts (no. 4) before puberty (4 wk) revealed no morphological differences in development aft...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Padilla-Banks E,Jefferson WN,Newbold RR

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：:It is believed that a combination of environmental factors with mutagens induces carcinomas derived from thyroid follicular cells. In this study we tried to ascertain whether a single short-term exposure to external radiation is sufficient to induce thyroid carcinomas in rats under long-term high or low dietary iodine...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Boltze C,Brabant G,Dralle H,Gerlach R,Roessner A,Hoang-Vu C

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GnRH regulates the secretion of LH and FSH, which stimulate the secretion of testicular hormones. Acting in a reciprocal fashion, these hormones, including testosterone and inhibin, exert a negative feedback effect on GnRH and gonadotropin secretion. Endogenous opioid peptides (EOPs) have been implicated to play a rol...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chowen-Breed J,Fraser HM,Vician L,Damassa DA,Clifton DK,Steiner RA

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The testis contains many peptides originally described as originating in the central nervous system. The physiological function of these factors in the testis is generally unknown. We previously reported that the rat testis contains both a peptide with GH-releasing hormone-like immunoactivity (tGHRH-LI) and a mRNA spe...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pescovitz OH,Berry SA,Laudon M,Ben-Jonathan N,Martin-Myers A,Hsu SM,Lambros TJ,Felix AM

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:With advancing age, 60-80% of the follicles of the mouse thyroid gland turn "cold", i.e. they lose their normal capacity to iodinate thyroglobulin (Tgb). Cold follicles are morphologically characterized by their large size, by deeply periodic acid-Schiff-stained colloid and by flat epithelial cells. We investigated th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gerber H,Peter HJ,Studer H

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer in women is a complex and deadly disease, where the molecular events that initiate and control tumor formation remain poorly defined. Therefore, mouse models provide one approach for determining the mechanisms by which specific oncogenic factors cause ovarian surface epithelial cell and granulosa cell t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mullany LK,Richards JS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple interferon (IFN)-tau genes exist in cattle, but it has remained unclear how many are expressed, the extent of their variation, and whether different genes exhibit similar patterns of expression and code for proteins with similar biological activities. A total of 118 complementary DNA (cDNA) were bi-directiona...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ealy AD,Larson SF,Liu L,Alexenko AP,Winkelman GL,Kubisch HM,Bixby JA,Roberts RM

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of beta-endorphin upon plasma arg8-vasopressin release was studied in vivo in rabbits and in vitro in rat neural lobes. Following intravenous administration of 200 mug/kg synthetic beta-endorphin plasma AVP rose significantly by five minutes after injection and remained elevated for twenty-five minutes comp...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Weitzman RE,Fisher DA,Minick S,Ling N,Guillemin R

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated that fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-2 promotes neuroblastoma cell differentiation and overrides their mitogenic response to IGF-I. However, the mechanisms involved are unknown. SK-N-MC cells were cultured with FGF-2 (50 ng/ml) and/or IGF-I (100 ng/ml) up to 48 h. Fluorescence-activated ce...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Higgins S,Wong SH,Richner M,Rowe CL,Newgreen DF,Werther GA,Russo VC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolactin has been associated with many effects and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders, although little is known about its vascular effects. The present study was designed to determine the primary effect of prolactin on regional vascular beds and the mechanisms involved...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Molinari C,Grossini E,Mary DA,Uberti F,Ghigo E,Ribichini F,Surico N,Vacca G

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chorionic gonadotropin (CG) is an early embryo-derived signal that is known to support the corpus luteum. An in vivo baboon model was used to study the direct actions of human CG (hCG) on the endometrium, during the periimplantation period. Endometrial gene expression was analyzed using microarrays. The endometrial bi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sherwin JR,Sharkey AM,Cameo P,Mavrogianis PM,Catalano RD,Edassery S,Fazleabas AT

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior published reports have demonstrated that glucose-oxidized low-density lipoproteins (g-OxLDL) enhance the proliferative response of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) to IGF-I. Our previous studies have determined that the regulation of cleavage of integrin-associated protein (IAP) by matrix-metalloprotease-2 (MM...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Allen LB,Capps BE,Miller EC,Clemmons DR,Maile LA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin has been shown to activate multiple signaling molecules in cultured cells, including Janus kinase-2, STAT (signal transducer and activator of transcription) proteins, and mitogen-activated protein kinase, and to stimulate the DNA-binding activity of STAT3 in mouse hypothalamus. In this study, the activation of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： McCowen KC,Chow JC,Smith RJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00