Graves' hyperthyroidism and the hygiene hypothesis in a mouse model.

abstract：:In the thyroid follicles and blood of goats with congenital hypothyroidism and goiter, abnormal iodoproteins (e.g. iodoalbumin) are found. To study the mechanism involved in the passage of these proteins between the follicles and the blood, the morphology of tight junctions in goiters and normal thyroids of goats was ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： van Uigen AJ,van Dijk JE,Koch CA,de Vijlder JJ

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A myometrial explant culture system was developed to investigate the effect of progesterone and the antiprogestagen RU486 on prostacyclin (PGI2) and thromboxane A2 (TXA2) synthesis by the rat myometrium. After culture, eicosanoid synthesis was stimulated with arachidonic acid (AA) and the calcium ionophore A23187 (A23...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jeremy JY,Dandona P

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetically obese Zucker rats, like obese humans, have normal or elevated circulating insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) levels in the presence of low GH secretion. Hyperinsulinemia, increased energy status, or other nutritional factors associated with obesity could be responsible for these findings directly by incr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Melián E,Velasco B,Barrios R,Sanchez-Franco F

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The median eminence (ME) region of the hypothalamus was electrically stimulated through permanently implanted electrodes in 1 unanesthetized sheep. Plasma concentrations of GH and prolactin (PRL) were measured at 10-min intervals before, during and after 30-min periods of electrical stimulation or sham procedures. The...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Malven PV

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin type 1 receptor blockers are widely used for the treatment of hypertension, and one angiotensin type 1 receptor blocker, telmisartan, specifically activates the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma. We studied the impact of PPARgamma mutants on transcriptional control and interaction wit...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tagami T,Yamamoto H,Moriyama K,Sawai K,Usui T,Shimatsu A,Naruse M

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：:The relationship between FSH-induced acquisition of LH/hCG receptors and the steroidogenic capacity of granulosa cells from estrogen-primed hypophysectomized rat ovaries has been examined. Granulosa cells harvested from the immature preantral follicles of animals not treated with FSH (controls) displayed negligible sp...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hillier SG,Zeleznik AJ,Ross GT

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-10 is a highly important anti-inflammatory cytokine in the immune system. CD1dhi and CD5+ B cells are both traditionally defined IL-10-secreting B cells. In recent years, a B cell group with combined markers of CD1dhi and CD5+ has been widely studied as it has been reported to suppress autoimmunity in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Qin J,Zhao N,Wang S,Liu S,Liu Y,Cui X,Wang S,Xiang Y,Fan C,Li Y,Shan Z,Teng W

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study the hypothesis that the LHRH neurosecretory system of the prepubertal female monkey has the capacity to function in a manner comparable to that of monkeys in more mature stages of development was tested. Using push-pull perfusion in the stalk-median eminence, effects of electrical stimulation of the medi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Claypool LE,Watanabe G,Terasawa E

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen unresponsiveness among primate species can result from overexpression of a heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) that competes with estrogen receptor (ER) for binding to the estrogen-response element (ERE). This hnRNP has been coined the "ERE-binding protein" (ERE-BP). The ERE-BP is a member of the ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chen H,Stuart W,Hu B,Nguyen L,Huang G,Clemens TL,Adams JS

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：:We previously reported that TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis of lactotropes is estrogen dependent and predominant at proestrus. Here we observed that TNF-alpha (50 ng/ml) failed to induce apoptosis of anterior pituitary cells from ovariectomized rats cultured in the presence of progesterone (10(-6) m). However, progesteron...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Candolfi M,Jaita G,Zaldivar V,Zárate S,Ferrari L,Pisera D,Castro MG,Seilicovich A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoclast precursors have not been well characterized because there are no known markers that can detect them. We have used osteoclast-like cells formed in vitro to develop a panel of specific antibodies that react with mature osteoclasts, osteoclast precursors, and other cells in the osteoclast lineage. Monoclonal a...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kukita T,Roodman GD

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgens and estrogens play major roles in cell differentiation, cell growth, and peptide secretion in steroid target tissues. In addition to the binding of these hormones to their receptors, formation and metabolism are important in the action of steroids. Metabolism of the potent steroid hormones includes glucuroni...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Turgeon D,Carrier JS,Lévesque E,Hum DW,Bélanger A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orally delivered salt stimulates renal salt excretion more effectively than does iv delivered salt. Although the mechanisms that underlie this "postprandial natriuresis" are poorly understood, the peptide uroguanylin (UGn) is thought to be a key mediator. However, the lack of selective assays for UGn gene products has...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Moss NG,Fellner RC,Qian X,Yu SJ,Li Z,Nakazato M,Goy MF

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that estradiol indirectly stimulated the proliferation of oviduct epithelial cells in the quail. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of estradiol and other steroid hormones on the cAMP concentration. The ability of forskolin, a specific activator of the catalytic sub...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Laugier C,Courion C,Pageaux JF,Fanidi A,Dumas MY,Sandoz D,Nemoz G,Prigent AF,Pacheco H

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low basal GH secretion and reduced GH responsiveness to different GH secretagogues, including GHRF, have been reported in aged animals and humans. Parallel to the in vivo findings, an impaired GH responsiveness to GHRF is evident in somatotropes from old rats of either sex. We report here that in anterior pituitaries ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Parenti M,Dall'ara A,Rusconi L,Cocchi D,Müller EE

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive accumulation of body fat triggers insulin resistance and features of the metabolic syndrome. Recently, evidence has accumulated that obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome are associated with reduced levels of serum prolactin (PRL) in humans and rodents, raising the question of whether low PRL leve...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ruiz-Herrera X,de Los Ríos EA,Díaz JM,Lerma-Alvarado RM,Martínez de la Escalera L,López-Barrera F,Lemini M,Arnold E,Martínez de la Escalera G,Clapp C,Macotela Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model for the study of testicular function in experimental uremia induced by subtotal nephrectomy in mature male rats is described. Glomerular filtration rate was reduced by 87%, resulting in stable uremia for up to 13 weeks with characteristic biochemical changes and reduction in weight of testes, prostate, seminal...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Handelsman DJ,Spaliviero JA,Turtle JR

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purified rat Leydig cell cytosol was found to contain a protein kinase which was dependent on the presence of both calcium and phospholipids (phosphatidylserine and diolein), i.e. calcium/phospholipid-dependent protein kinase. The peak of Ca/phospholipid-dependent protein kinase was separated from type I and type II c...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lin T

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological evidence indicates that phytoestrogens inhibit cancer formation and growth, reduce cholesterol levels, and show benefits in treating osteoporosis. At least some of these activities are mediated through the interaction of phytoestrogens with estrogen receptors alpha and beta (ERalpha and ERbeta). Resver...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bowers JL,Tyulmenkov VV,Jernigan SC,Klinge CM

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A diurnal change of tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic (TIDA) neuronal activity exists in female rats, which is prerequisite for the estrogen-induced afternoon PRL surge. Because progesterone (P4) administered in the morning can advance and amplify the PRL surge, it is of interest to learn whether its action involves the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yen SH,Pan JT

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogens have been shown to have positive and negative effects on anxiety and depressive-like behaviors, perhaps explained by the existence of two distinct estrogen receptor (ER) systems, ERalpha and ERbeta. The ERbeta agonist, diarylpropionitrile (DPN) has been shown to have anxiolytic properties in rats. DPN exists...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Weiser MJ,Wu TJ,Handa RJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study uses a high purity cell culture system to extend previous observations of factors controlling the end of the Sertoli cell proliferative phase. Thyroid hormone, retinoic acid, and testosterone were assessed for their ability to halt the proliferative phase and regulate the expression of markers associated wi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Buzzard JJ,Wreford NG,Morrison JR

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors, the kidney contains a third high affinity binding site for endogenous glucocorticoids, the type III receptor. These binding sites have been localized to the collecting duct, but their biological function has not yet been identified. We have used immunodiss...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Náray-Fejes-Tóth A,Rusvai E,Fejes-Tóth G

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ca2+ response of individual cells to TRH was investigated in excitable pituitary GH3 and in nonexcitable Hela cells transfected with the TRH receptor complementary DNA (HelaR cells). GH3 cells typically responded to 1 microM TRH with an immediate transient [Ca2+]i spike (mean peak [Ca2+]i = 1.5 microM) followed by...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nelson EJ,Hinkle PM

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the use of rabbit anti-LH-RH serum, a system of delicate nerve fibers and terminals which contain immunoreactive LH-RH can be demonstrated in the median eminence of the rat, corresponding exactly to the tubero-infundibular tract as described earlier with the aid of classical neurophistological methods. The delica...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sétáló G,Vigh S,Schally AV,Arimura A,Flerkó B

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species, such as superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and lipid peroxides, impair luteal function. Vitamin E, a lipophilic antioxidant vitamin, provides a major avenue of protection by scavenging free radicals and terminating lipid peroxidation. We previously showed that ovarian vitamin E levels increase aft...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Aten RF,Kolodecik TR,Behrman HR

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the increased expression of Igf-I in liver in response to GH is well characterized, the intracellular signaling pathways that mediate this effect have not been identified. Intracellular signaling molecules belonging to the Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription 5b (JAK2-STAT5b) pathway ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Davey HW,Xie T,McLachlan MJ,Wilkins RJ,Waxman DJ,Grattan DR

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of LY117018 and tamoxifen on established uterotropic influence of estradiol was examined in immature ovariectomized rats. When LY117018 was introduced on the fourth day of estradiol treatment, it regressed the uterotropic effect of estradiol. However, tamoxifen did not attenuate estradiol activity under ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Black LJ,Goode RL

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00