Progesterone antagonizes the permissive action of estradiol on tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced apoptosis of anterior pituitary cells.

abstract：:Recently, we have reported that retinoic acid (RA), similarly to retinol acetate, is able to reinitiate spermatogenesis in vitamin A-deficient rats. Here, we investigated the expression of RA receptors RAR alpha, RAR beta, RAR gamma, and retinoid X receptor RXR alpha by Northern blot analysis of poly(A)+ RNA of testes...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： van Pelt AM,van den Brink CE,de Rooij DG,van der Saag PT

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptidergic neurons synthesizing kisspeptin (KP) and neurokinin B (NKB) in the hypothalamic infundibular nucleus have been implicated in negative sex steroid feedback to GnRH neurons. In laboratory rodents, testosterone decreases KP and NKB expression in this region. In the present study, we addressed the hypothesis t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Molnár CS,Vida B,Sipos MT,Ciofi P,Borsay BÁ,Rácz K,Herczeg L,Bloom SR,Ghatei MA,Dhillo WS,Liposits Z,Hrabovszky E

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro effect of dopamine, haloperidol and pimozide on 32Pi incorporation into phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine by anterior pituitary glands was studied. Dopamine decreased the incorporation of 32Pi into phosphatidylinositol in a dose-related manner without affecting phospha...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Canonico PL,Valdenegro CA,Macleod RM

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[14C]-3-O-Methyl-D-glucose transport in response to GH stimulation was measured in freshly prepared and cultured hepatocytes from hypophysectomized (hypox) adult female rats. Sugar transport in freshly isolated hepatocytes from hypox animals was stimulated by 10(-9) M human GH (hGH) and 10(-9) M rat GH (rGH) during 0-...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fix JA,Moore WV

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LA-PTH is a long-acting parathyroid hormone (PTH) peptide analogue in preclinical development for hypoparathyroidism (HP). Like native PTH, LA-PTH contains a methionine at position 8 (Met8) that is predicted to be critical for function. We assessed the impact of Met oxidation on the functional properties of LA-PTH and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Daley EJ,Khatri A,Dean T,Vilardaga JP,Zaidi SA,Katritch V,Gardella TJ

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared the physicochemical properties of rat uterine nuclear estrogen receptors (ER) labeled with (E2) or the high affinity antiestrogen 4-hydroxytamoxifen [OH Tam; 1-[4-(2-dimethylaminoethoxy)phenyl]-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl) 2-phenyl-but-1-(Z)ene]. Nuclear ER labeled in vivo with either ligand had sedimentation ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Attardi B,Happe HK

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of the lactogen specific binding sites of rat liver was studied in several different high lactogen states. The specific binding of [125I]iodo-hGH was determined as a measure of these sites. Hypophysectomy of pregnant rats produced a much smaller decrease in hepatic binding of [125I]iodo-hGH than was seen in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Posner BI

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For insight into transcriptional mechanisms mediating physiological responses to GH, data mining was performed on a profile of GH-regulated genes induced or inhibited at different times in highly responsive 3T3-F442A adipocytes. Gene set enrichment analysis indicated that GH-regulated genes are enriched in pathways in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chen Y,Lin G,Huo JS,Barney D,Wang Z,Livshiz T,States DJ,Qin ZS,Schwartz J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In agonadal juvenile male monkeys, continuous administration of human metastin 45-54 (hu metastin 45-54) leads to desensitization of its receptor, G protein-coupled receptor 54 (GPR54), and decreased LH. The present study extended this observation to the adult male monkey, a more preclinically relevant model in which ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ramaswamy S,Seminara SB,Pohl CR,DiPietro MJ,Crowley WF Jr,Plant TM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoaffinity adsorption techniques, utilizing specific antisera for hCG and its subunits bound to Sepharose 4B, have been employed to separate hCG alpha beta dimer and free subunits of hCG. As previously reported by this and a number of other laboratories, trophoblast cells (in vivo and in vitro) produce free alpha ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cole LA,Hartle RJ,Laferla JJ,Ruddon RW

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The time sequence of the metabolism of [4-14C] pregnenolone to testosterone in homogenates of human and rat testis was studied with special emphasis on the chain of events in the early 15 min of incubation. The incubations were performed at 32 C in the presence of NAD and a NADPH-generating system. The various interme...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Weusten JJ,Smals AG,Hofman JA,Kloppenborg PW,Benraad TJ

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacological studies have suggested that the somatostatin (SS) receptor is heterogeneous and may exhibit subtypes selective for SS-14 and SS-28. Whether this heterogeneity can be explained by separate molecular forms of the receptor protein is unclear. In the present study, we have developed a novel photosensitive ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Srikant CB,Murthy KK,Escher EE,Patel YC

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the physiological regulation and functional significance of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the endocrine melanotrope cells of the pituitary pars intermedia of the amphibian Xenopus laevis, which can adapt its skin color to the light intensity of its environment. In black-adapted anima...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kramer BM,Cruijsen PM,Ouwens DT,Coolen MW,Martens GJ,Roubos EW,Jenks BG

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding properties of the gamma-emitting 125I-labeled 11 beta-methoxy analog of 16 alpha-iodoestradiol, 11 beta-methoxy-16 alpha-iodoestradiol (MIE2), were characterized for its use in vivo as a ligand for the measurement and localization of estrogen-binding sites. In binding displacement studies, MIE2 bound to ra...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Brown TJ,MacLusky NJ,Toran-Allerand CD,Zielinski JE,Hochberg RB

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After incubation with 0.5 mM isobutylmethylxanthine, 1 microM dexamethasone, and 1 microM insulin for 72 h, 3T3-L1 cells acquire the phenotypic characteristics of mature adipocytes, including a hormone-sensitive particulate cAMP phosphodiesterase activity. In addition, adipocytes contain soluble cAMP and calmodulin-se...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Elks ML,Manganiello VC,Vaughan M

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In GH4C1 cells, membrane depolarization induces a rapid and sustained increase in the cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i). In the present study we have investigated the role of [Ca2+]i in the regulation of basal intracellular pH (pHi). Depolarizing GH4C1 cells in buffer containing 0.4 mM extracellular Ca2+ ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Törnquist K,Tashjian AH Jr

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wnt-initiated signaling through a frizzled receptor and the low-density lipoprotein-related receptor-5 coreceptor instructs key anabolic events during skeletal development, homeostasis, and repair. Recent studies indicate that Wnt signaling also regulates the intermediary metabolism of osteoblastic cells, inducing glu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Frey JL,Kim SP,Li Z,Wolfgang MJ,Riddle RC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The steady state concentration of dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), and serotonin (5HT) was determined and turnover estimated in several brain regions of young (3-4 months) and old (21 months) male Wistar rats. An estimate of DA and NE turnover was obtained by determining their depletion rates after treatment with a...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Simpkins JW,Mueller GP,Huang HH,Meites J

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal fetal preoptic area (POA), a site of GnRH production, was implanted into the third ventricle of adult female hypogonadal (hpg) mice. When the grafts were successful, the mice (genetically deficient in hypothalamic GnRH) responded with vaginal opening, cornified vaginal cells, ovarian and uterine development, an...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gibson MJ,Charlton HM,Perlow MJ,Zimmerman EA,Davies TF,Krieger DT

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular tissue of normal and hCG-stimulated European eels was incubated in vitro with tritiated progesterone or androstenedione as substrates. The following compounds were isolated and identified: 5 beta-androstane-3,17-dione; 17 beta-hydroxy-5 beta-androstan-3-one; androst-4-ene-3,11,17-trione (adrenosterone); 11 ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Eckstein B,Cohen S,Hilge V

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood obesity increases the risk of adult obesity and diabetes, suggesting that early overnutrition permanently programs altered energy and glucose homeostasis. In the present studies, we used a mouse model to investigate whether early overnutrition increases susceptibility to obesity and insulin resistance in res...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Glavas MM,Kirigiti MA,Xiao XQ,Enriori PJ,Fisher SK,Evans AE,Grayson BE,Cowley MA,Smith MS,Grove KL

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in artificially induced ovarian differentiation were analyzed by exposing embryos of medaka (Oryzias latipes) to a potent nonsteroidal estrogen, diethylstilbestrol (DES). Embryos were exposed for short-exposure (SE) [from 0 to 8 d postfertilization (dpf)] and long-exposure (L...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Paul-Prasanth B,Shibata Y,Horiguchi R,Nagahama Y

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited proteolysis in vivo of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) by as yet unidentified serine proteases plays a key role in controlling the bioavailability of IGFBP-3-associated insulin-like growth factors (IGFs). Both the IGF system and the system of plasminogen activators (PAs) and their inhibi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lalou C,Silve C,Rosato R,Segovia B,Binoux M

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal pancreatic islets (21.5 days old) were cultured in RPMI 1640 containing either 2.8 or 11.1 mM glucose for 7 days. After the 7-day culture period, islets cultured in 2.8 mM glucose demonstrated a minimal first phase of insulin secretion in response to acute glucose stimulation, whereas islets cultured in 11.1 mM ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dudek RW,Kawabe T,Brinn JE,O'Brien K,Poole MC,Morgan CR

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (GCs) are potent regulators of energy metabolism. Chronic GC exposure suppresses brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenic capacity in mice, with evidence for a similar effect in humans. Intracellular GC levels are regulated by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) activity, which can amplify...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Doig CL,Fletcher RS,Morgan SA,McCabe EL,Larner DP,Tomlinson JW,Stewart PM,Philp A,Lavery GG

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental evidence indicates that the neonatal gonadal steroid environment is an important determinant of the sexual dimorphism of GH secretion and body growth. However, the influence of the sex steroids in GH control during adult life and their mechanism/site of action are largely unknown. In the present study we ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Painson JC,Thorner MO,Krieg RJ,Tannenbaum GS

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) has been shown to induce insulin resistance in cultured cells as well as in animal models. The aim of this study was to map the in vivo mechanism whereby TNF-alpha contributes to the pathogenesis of impaired insulin signaling, using obese and lean Zucker rats in which TNF-alpha ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cheung AT,Ree D,Kolls JK,Fuselier J,Coy DH,Bryer-Ash M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) on both vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and PRL production and gene expression were studied using rat anterior pituitary cell cultures grown in serum-free defined medium. We also examined whether pituitary VIP could be involved in the PRL respon...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lara JI,Lorenzo MJ,Cacicedo L,Tolón RM,Balsa JA,López-Fernández J,Sánchez-Franco F

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The action of excitatory amino acid agonists on endogenous somatostatin release was examined in primary cultures of rat diencephalic neurons. Increasing concentrations of glutamate stimulated somatostatin release in a dose-dependent manner. Since this effect was decreased by Mg2+, all experiments were performed in Mg2...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tapia-Arancibia L,Astier H

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of severe hyperthyroidism on plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Recently, it was shown in mice that increasing doses of T(3) up-regulate hepatic expression of scavenger receptor class B, type I, resulting in increased clearance of plasma HDL-C. He...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tancevski I,Wehinger A,Demetz E,Eller P,Duwensee K,Huber J,Hochegger K,Schgoer W,Fievet C,Stellaard F,Rudling M,Patsch JR,Ritsch A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00