Stimulation of the novel estrogen receptor-alpha intronic TERP-1 promoter by estrogens, androgen, pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide, and forskolin, and autoregulation by TERP-1 protein.

abstract：:Congenital hypothyroidism with thyroid dysgenesis (TD) is a frequent human condition characterized by elevated levels of TSH in response to reduced thyroid hormone levels. Congenital hypothyroidism is a genetically heterogeneous disease. In the majority of cases studied, no causative mutations have been identified and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Amendola E,De Luca P,Macchia PE,Terracciano D,Rosica A,Chiappetta G,Kimura S,Mansouri A,Affuso A,Arra C,Macchia V,Di Lauro R,De Felice M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PTH stimulates bone formation and increases hematopoietic stem cells through mechanisms as yet uncertain. The purpose of this study was to identify mechanisms by which PTH links actions on cells of hematopoietic origin with osteoblast-mediated bone formation. C57B6 mice (10 d) were nonlethally irradiated and then admi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Koh AJ,Novince CM,Li X,Wang T,Taichman RS,McCauley LK

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus exhibit increased proportions of plasma proinsulin and proinsulin conversion intermediates. We used hyperinsulinemic diabetic and nondiabetic Psammomys obesus to study the possible relationship between steady state pancreatic insulin stores and the proportion of pro...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gadot M,Leibowitz G,Shafrir E,Cerasi E,Gross DJ,Kaiser N

更新日期：1994-08-01 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：:Dispersed pancreatic islet cells were analyzed for their low forward angle light scatter using flow cytometry. The cells produced a distinct light scatter pattern which appeared to be a function of cell size and not cell granularity. RIA of hormone content of cells collected from different regions of the pattern revea...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fletcher DJ,Grogan WM,Barras E,Weir GC

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PTH-related peptide (PTHrP) has been shown to be the major mediator of hypercalcemia of malignancy, but may also exert effects on cell growth and differentiation. The Leydig cell tumor H-500, when implanted in Fischer rats, produces abundant PTHrP and eventually causes the death of the host animal. In the present stud...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rabbani SA,Gladu J,Liu B,Goltzman D

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dose-dependent displacement characteristics of a biologically active 20,000 molecular weight human pituitary growth hormone variant (20K) and of human growth hormone (hGH) were compared using hGH liver plasma membrane receptors both from 20-30 day pregnant rabbits and from normal female rats and also using mammary...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sigel MB,Thorpe NA,Kobrin MS,Lewis UJ,Vanderlaan WP

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the winged helix transcription factor family are known to regulate epithelial cell differentiation by regulating cell-specific gene expression. rWIN is a newly discovered member of the winged helix family shown to be present in the adult rat testis. In the testis the human homolog of rWIN, HFH-11, was local...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chaudhary J,Mosher R,Kim G,Skinner MK

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoproterenol, phenylephrine, and salbutamol (all 100 microM) induced the activity of tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT; EC 2.6.1.5) by 109%, 72%, and 141%, respectively, in organ culture of fetal human liver. Propranolol (100 microM) inhibited the effects of isoproterenol and phenylephrine. In organ culture of fetal rat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Andersson SM

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In adult male rhesus monkeys, 1 day of fasting leads to a profound suppression of LH secretion that is rapidly reversed with refeeding. To test the hypothesis that changes in insulin secretion during fasting and refeeding mediate the changes in LH secretion, blood samples for LH measurement were obtained between 0900-...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Williams NI,Lancas MJ,Cameron JL

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHA) to immature female rats on day 27 for 3 days resulted in an increase in uterine weight within 6 h of injection and a surge of FSH, LH and prolactin occurred on day 30 resulting in premature ovulation. Increase in ovarian weight and vaginal patency also occurred on day 30....

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Knudsen JF,Mahesh VB

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IGF binding proteins-3 and -4, whether given in the perfused rat heart or given iv in the intact animal, cross the microvascular endothelium of the heart and distribute in subendothelial tissues. IGF binding protein-3, like IGF-I/II, localizes in cardiac muscle, with lesser concentrations in CT elements. In contrast, ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Knudtson KL,Boes M,Sandra A,Dake BL,Booth BA,Bar RS

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the purification of skeletal growth factor/insulin-like growth factor-II and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta) from EDTA extracts of bovine bone matrix significant mitogenic activity for cultured osteoblast (Ob)-like cells eluted in fractions that contained a nearly homogeneous peptide with a mol wt of...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jennings JC,Mohan S,Baylink DJ

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronically elevated fatty acids contribute to insulin resistance through poorly defined mechanisms. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and the subsequent unfolded protein response (UPR) have been implicated in lipid-induced insulin resistance. However, the UPR is also a fundamental mechanism required for cell adaptati...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Achard CS,Laybutt DR

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increased activity of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis resulting in exaggerated glucocorticoid secretion has been repeatedly described in patients with diabetes mellitus and in animal models of this disease. However, it has been pointed out that experimental diabetes is accompanied by a decreased glucocortico...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Repetto EM,Sanchez R,Cipelli J,Astort F,Calejman CM,Piroli GG,Arias P,Cymeryng CB

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate that commonly occurs in older men. We show that liver X receptor (Lxr)-α knockout mice (lxrα(-/-)) develop ventral prostate hypertrophy, correlating with an overaccumulation of secreted proteins in prostatic ducts and an alteration of vesicular...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Viennois E,Esposito T,Dufour J,Pommier A,Fabre S,Kemeny JL,Guy L,Morel L,Lobaccaro JM,Baron S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decidual/trophoblast PRL-related protein (d/tPRP) is a member of the PRL gene family and is dually expressed in uterine and placental tissues in a highly coordinated pattern during pregnancy. In the present study, we describe the isolation and characterization of the d/tPRP gene. A lambda DASH II Wistar-Kyoto rat geno...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Orwig KE,Dai G,Rasmussen CA,Soares MJ

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Notch signaling is an evolutionarily conserved pathway, which regulates cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. It has been reported that the members of Notch signaling are expressed in mammalian ovaries, but the exact functions of this pathway in follicle development is still unclear. In this study, prima...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zhang CP,Yang JL,Zhang J,Li L,Huang L,Ji SY,Hu ZY,Gao F,Liu YX

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) is a thyroid hormone transmembrane transporter expressed in many cell types, including neurons. Mutations that inactivate transport activity of MCT8 cause severe X-linked psychomotor retardation in male patients, a syndrome originally described as the Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome....

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Braun D,Schweizer U

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PTH-related protein (PTHrP) is expressed in a stretch-responsive manner in several types of smooth muscle. We previously demonstrated the production of PTHrP in adult rat heart muscle. In this study, we demonstrate the production of PTHrP in the cardiovascular systems of several mammalian species, including human. We ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Burton DW,Brandt DW,Deftos LJ

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), an agent with important mitogenic effects for bone cells, exists in three isoforms, PDGF-AA, -BB, and -AB. PDGF-AB and -BB are the prevalent circulating isoforms, whereas normal unstimulated cells of the osteoblast lineage synthesize primarily PDGF-AA. We examined the effects of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rydziel S,Shaikh S,Canalis E

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spot 14 (S14) is a protein whose mRNA is rapidly up-regulated by lipogenic stimuli including thyroid hormone and a high-carbohydrate diet. Previous investigation into the role of S14 suggested that it is involved in de novo lipogenesis. Knockout of the gene in mice has given further support to this hypothesis. The lac...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： LaFave LT,Augustin LB,Mariash CN

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：:Synthesis of uteroglobin in rabbit uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy is induced by progesterone and apparently suppressed by estrogen. To assess whether the steroid hormones exert regulatory effects on the expression of the uteroglobin gene, we performed transcriptional rate assays in endometrial nuclei ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shen XZ,Tsai MJ,Bullock DW,Woo SL

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin coordinates the complex response to feeding, affecting numerous metabolic and hormonal pathways. Forkhead box protein O1 (FoxO1) is one of several signaling molecules downstream of insulin; FoxO1 drives gluconeogenesis and is suppressed by insulin. To determine the role of FoxO1 in mediating other actions of i...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ling AV,Gearing ME,Semova I,Shin DJ,Clements R,Lai ZW,Biddinger SB

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acylation-stimulating protein (ASP) is a potent lipogenic protein produced by adipocytes. In vitro studies have shown that ASP increases triglyceride synthesis and glucose transport in both murine and human adipocytes. Our initial study indicated that complement C3-deficient (-/-) mice (and, therefore, ASP deficient) ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Murray I,Havel PJ,Sniderman AD,Cianflone K

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was initiated to investigate the significance of uterine cell death and proliferation during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy and their correlation with sex steroids in hamsters where blastocyst implantation occurs in only progesterone-primed uteri. The results obtained in hamsters were also compared w...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zhang Q,Paria BC

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted disruption [knockout (KO)] of the mouse prolactin (PRL) gene created an animal model of primary isolated PRL deficiency in which there is no detectable PRL bioactivity. Pituitary glands of young adult female PRLKO mice were hyperplastic, and many cells had expanded cytoplasms with granular accumulations of an...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cruz-Soto ME,Scheiber MD,Gregerson KA,Boivin GP,Horseman ND

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used the library subtraction technique to identify genes specifically expressed in the rat uterus during early pregnancy. One such gene was that for stathmin, a factor that is associated with tubulin binding and the destabilization of microtubules. Stathmin was expressed at higher levels in implantation sites than ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tamura K,Hara T,Yoshie M,Irie S,Sobel A,Kogo H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH and insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I are important components of the growth axis. We undertook to determine how plasma levels of these hormones altered with different seasonal and nutritional states in young male red deer to provide an insight into how the growth axis changes under these conditions. Growth rate a...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Webster JR,Corson ID,Littlejohn RP,Stuart SK,Suttie JM

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00