Parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion, PTH mRNA and calcium-sensing receptor mRNA expression in equine parathyroid cells, and effects of interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha on equine parathyroid cell function.

abstract：:Thyroid hormones regulate growth, development, differentiation, and metabolic processes by interacting with and activating thyroid hormone receptors and associated pathways. We investigated the triiodothyronine (T3) modulation of gene expression, in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines, via a PCR-based cDNA subtr...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Lin KH,Chen CY,Chen SL,Yen CC,Huang YH,Shih CH,Shen JJ,Yang RC,Wang CS

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orexin-A and -B are known to stimulate food intake in mammals. However, the critical roles of orexins in birds are not fully understood, since orexins have no stimulatory effect on food intake in the chicken. To understand the physiological role(s) of orexins in birds, we have cloned chicken orexin receptor (cOXR) cDN...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Ohkubo T,Tsukada A,Shamoto K

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activity of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC)-alpha is rate limiting for de novo synthesis of fatty acids. The encoding gene is expressed by three different promoters. We characterized promoter III (PIII) from cow, previously only known from sheep. Quantitation of transcripts by RNAse protection assays and real time PCR re...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Mao J,Molenaar AJ,Wheeler TT,Seyfert HM

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reproductive function in mammals is regulated by the pituitary gonadotropins luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). LH and FSH are secreted by the gonadotrope cell and act on the gonad in a sequential and synergistic manner to initiate sexual maturation and maintain cyclic reproductive functi...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Burger LL,Haisenleder DJ,Dalkin AC,Marshall JC

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the action of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and intrathyroidal lymphocytes (ITLs) on the biochemical and hormonal metabolism of autologous thyrocytes cultured in follicles in a collagen gel. The production of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in culture was also measured. Thyroid tissues a...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Massart C,Gibassier J,Raoul ML,Le Gall F,Lancien G,Genetet N,Denais A,Darcel F,Lucas C

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear receptors (NRs) have been targets of intensive drug development for decades due to their roles as key regulators of multiple developmental, physiological and disease processes. In breast cancer, expression of the estrogen and progesterone receptor remains clinically important in predicting prognosis and determ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Doan TB,Graham JD,Clarke CL

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malic enzyme 1 (ME1) is a cytosolic protein that catalyzes the conversion of malate to pyruvate while concomitantly generating NADPH from NADP. Early studies identified ME1 as a mediator of intermediary metabolism primarily through its participatory roles in lipid and cholesterol biosynthesis. ME1 was one of the first...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Simmen FA,Alhallak I,Simmen RCM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallothioneins (MTs) are cytoprotective proteins acting as scavengers of toxic metal ions or reactive oxygen species. MTs are upregulated in follicular thyroid carcinoma and are regarded as a marker of thyroid stress in Graves' disease. However, the mechanism of MT regulation in thyrocytes is still elusive. In other...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Bäck CM,Stohr S,Schäfer EA,Biebermann H,Boekhoff I,Breit A,Gudermann T,Büch TR

更新日期：2013-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) lactation lasts for 200 days and consists of two distinct phases. Milk composition changes dramatically between phase 2 and 3, which correspond to early and late lactation respectively (phase 1 corresponds to pregnancy). RNA expression patterns have been establish...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Demmer J,Ross IK,Ginger MR,Piotte CK,Grigor MR

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Localization of inhibin/activin subunit mRNAs within the macaque ovary from the immediate pre-ovulatory period of the menstrual cycle, when serum immunoreactive inhibin begins to rise, to day 9 of the luteal phase, when serum inhibin concentrations are maximal, was investigated using in-situ hybridization. Ovaries wer...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Fraser HM,Lunn SF,Cowen GM,Saunders PT

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) is thought to be responsible for hypercalcemia in some patients with malignant tumors. The PTHrP gene has seven exons, giving rise to three types of PTHrP isoform through alternative splicing. We studied the expression of mRNAs in 14 human cell lines using the reverse transc...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Nakamura M,Hashimoto T,Furuyama J,Kakudo K

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) upregulates tumour necrosis factor superfamily member 11 (TNFSF11) that codes for the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappaB ligand (RANKL), and downregulates osteoprotegerin (OPG) expression. We have analyzed the individual effects of polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene (...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Mencej-Bedrac S,Prezelj J,Kocjan T,Teskac K,Ostanek B,Smelcer M,Marc J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like 3 (INSL3), a Leydig cell-specific hormone, is essential for testis descent during foetal life and bone metabolism in adults. Despite its essential roles in male reproductive and bone health, very little is known regarding its transcriptional regulation in Leydig cells. To date, few transcription factors h...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Tremblay MA,Mendoza-Villarroel RE,Robert NM,Bergeron F,Tremblay JJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble guanylyl cyclase is a cytosolic enzyme which catalyzes conversion of GTP to the second messenger cyclic GMP. The transcriptional regulation at the promoter levels of four soluble guanylyl cyclase subunits, termed alpha1, alpha2, beta1, and beta2, is largely unknown. In this study, we identified the transcripti...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Jiang Y,Stojilkovic SS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transformation of Escherichia coli cells with a recombinant plasmid containing modified mouse prolactin (mPRL) cDNA and a pKK223-3 vector resulted in efficient expression of mPRL protein. Cloned mPRL cDNA was modified by removing the 5' non-translating sequence as well as the sequence which encoded the signal peptide ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Yamamoto M,Harigaya T,Ichikawa T,Hoshino K,Nakashima K

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biologically active metabolite of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (VD3), exerts its tissue-specific actions through binding to its intracellular vitamin D receptor (VDR) which functions as a heterodimer with retinoid X receptor (RXR) to recognize vitamin D response elements (VDRE) and activate target genes. Up...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Tsoumpra MK,Sawatsubashi S,Imamura M,Fukumoto S,Takeda S,Matsumoto T,Aoki Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin (Lep) is an anorexigenic hormone and regulates appetite-related neuropeptides in mammals. A number of neuropeptides have also been linked to appetite regulation in teleost fish, but Lep signaling activation and effects on appetite-regulating neurons are poorly elucidated in early vertebrates. This study uses ce...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Gong N,Jönsson E,Björnsson BT

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vertebrates, sex is determined essentially by two means, genetic factors located on sex chromosomes and epigenetic factors such as temperature experienced by the individual during development. Steroids, especially estrogens, are clearly involved in gonadal differentiation in non-mammalian vertebrates. In this regar...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Kuntz S,Chesnel A,Flament S,Chardard D

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes is characterized by islet dysfunction resulting in hyperglycemia, which can then lead to further deterioration in islet function. A possible mechanism for hyperglycemia-induced islet dysfunction is the accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGE). The DBA/2 mouse develops pancreatic islet dysf...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Kooptiwut S,Kebede M,Zraika S,Visinoni S,Aston-Mourney K,Favaloro J,Tikellis C,Thomas MC,Forbes JM,Cooper ME,Dunlop M,Proietto J,Andrikopoulos S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocannabinoids are endogenous ligands of cannabinoid, vanilloid and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors that activate multiple signal transduction pathways. Together with their receptor and the enzymes responsible for their synthesis and degradation, these compounds constitute the endocannabinoid system that...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Di Blasio AM,Vignali M,Gentilini D

更新日期：2013-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) is a member of the major facilitator superfamily (MFS). These membrane-spanning proteins facilitate translocation of a variety of substrates, MCT8 specifically transports iodothyronines. Mutations in MCT8 are the underlying cause of severe X-linked psychomotor retardation. At t...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Fischer J,Kleinau G,Müller A,Kühnen P,Zwanziger D,Kinne A,Rehders M,Moeller LC,Führer D,Grüters A,Krude H,Brix K,Biebermann H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-steroidal antioestrogens, such as tamoxifen, inhibit the growth of human breast cancer cells. The experiments described here compare and contrast the efficacy of tamoxifen and the 'pure' antioestrogen, ICI 164384, on the inhibition of proliferation of MCF-7 cells. Previous studies have shown that ICI 164384 has a ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Wakeling AE,Newboult E,Peters SW

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurohypophysial nonapeptides vasotocin (VT) and mesotocin (MT) are the amphibian counterparts of arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT). We have here reported the cloning and functional characterization of the receptors for vasotocin (VTR) and mesotocin (MTR) in two species of frog, Rana catesbeiana and Ran...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Acharjee S,Do-Rego JL,Oh DY,Moon JS,Ahn RS,Lee K,Bai DG,Vaudry H,Kwon HB,Seong JY

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human progesterone receptor (PR) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor and two isoforms, (PRA and PRB), can be distinguished. PROGINS, a PR polymorphic variant, affects PRA and PRB and acts as a risk-modulating factor in several gynaecological disorders. Little is known about the functional consequences of th...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Romano A,Delvoux B,Fischer DC,Groothuis P

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hormone human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) shows extensive sequence homology with LH. Thus, many of the antigenic epitopes on hCG are shared with LH, leading to immunological cross-reaction between these two hormones. Anti-fertility and anti-cancer vaccines based upon hCG should ideally target only the hCG-specif...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Charrel-Dennis M,Jackson AM,Lund T,Lapthorn AJ,Berger P,Roitt IM,Delves PJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgens play an important role in male reproductive development and function. These steroid hormones mediate their actions by binding to the androgen receptor (AR). Diseases such as androgen insensitivity syndrome, prostate cancer, Kennedy's disease, and infertility can be caused by mutations in the AR. To get a bet...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Kerkhofs S,Denayer S,Haelens A,Claessens F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we examine changes in the cellular properties of FRTL-5 cells as a function of passage number, with particular emphasis on gap junction expression, karyotype, morphology, growth rate and thyroxine (T(4)) release. Early passage FRTL-5 follicular cells transfer dye through gap junctions from injected cell(...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Green LM,Murray DK,Tran DT,Nelson GA,Shah MM,Luben RA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major mission of the ovarian follicle is the timely production of the mature fertilizable oocyte, and this is achieved by gonadotropin-regulated, gap junction-mediated cell-cell communication between the oocyte and surrounding nurturing granulosa cells. We have demonstrated that FSH and transforming growth factor ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Fang WL,Lai SY,Lai WA,Lee MT,Liao CF,Ke FC,Hwang JJ

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis during stress is associated with increased expression of genes that code for regulatory hormones such as corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF) and ACTH. The identity of the transcription factors that mediate these changes in gene expression is not known. In th...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Whitehead D,Carter DA

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have generated hybridomas which secrete monoclonal antibodies to the AT1 subtype of the angiotensin II receptor (AT1 receptor). These were obtained after immunization of Balb C/c mice with synthetic peptides representing sequences from either the extracellular domain (residues 8-17) or the intracellular domain (res...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Barker S,Marchant W,Ho MM,Puddefoot JR,Hinson JP,Clark AJ,Vinson GP

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00