Intravascular glucocorticoid metabolism during inflammation and injury in mice.

abstract：:A 50-70% depletion in the anterior pituitary concentration of PRL occurred within 5 min of electrical stimulation of a single abdominal mammary nerve of urethane-anesthetized lactating rats previously nonsuckled for 6-8 h. The stimulus parameters were: 1-msec pulses, 10-20/sec at 5-30 V applied 5 sec on and 10 sec off...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mena F,Pacheco P,Grosvenor CE

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, steroidogenesis in two different Leydig tumor cell lines was compared. One, the MA-10 mouse tumor cell line, produces steroids and the steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein only when stimulated by trophic hormones and cAMP analogs. The other, the R2C rat tumor cell line, produces steroids...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jo Y,Stocco DM

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：:LHRH release is dependent on the availability of calcium, and prostaglandin E2 is a potent releaser of LHRH. Therefore, we investigated the role of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) on the release of LHRH from the hypothalamus. Four rat hypothalami were perifused with Krebs-Ringer buffer, and after a 60-min preincubation period...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nava LE,Malacara JM

更新日期：1987-10-01 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：:IGF-I has been shown to play a role in the progression of atherosclerosis in experimental animal models. IGF-binding protein-4 (IGFBP-4) binds to IGF-I and prevents its association with receptors. Overexpression of a protease-resistant form of IGFBP-4 has been shown to inhibit the ability of IGF-I to stimulate normal ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nichols TC,Busby WH Jr,Merricks E,Sipos J,Rowland M,Sitko K,Clemmons DR

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare 20K isoform of GH-V (here abbreviated as GHv) was discovered in 1998. To date, only 1 research article has characterized this isoform in vivo, observing that GHv treatment in male high-fat fed rats had several GH-like activities, but unlike GH lacked diabetogenic and lactogenic activities and failed to increase...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： List EO,Berryman DE,Basu R,Buchman M,Funk K,Kulkarni P,Duran-Ortiz S,Qian Y,Jensen EA,Young JA,Yildirim G,Yakar S,Kopchick JJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat prostate is dependent on androgen for normal growth and differentiation. In addition, the organ undergoes rapid cell death upon withdrawal of androgen on castration, and the atrophied tissue is capable of regrowth after androgen replacement in adult animals. In our search for novel factor(s) that participate i...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nishi N,Shoji H,Miyanaka H,Nakamura T

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inside-out plasma membrane vesicles from a glucose-responsive rat insulinoma showed an ATP- and Mg2(+)-dependent uptake of Ca2+. The Km (concentration giving half-maximal activity) for Ca2+ was 60 nM. In the presence of 0.4 microM free Ca2+, the Km for ATP was 15 microM, and the Km for Mg2+ was 4 microM. Glucose (30 m...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hoenig M,Culberson LH,Ferguson DC

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In granulosa cells derived from medium-sized porcine follicles, certain androgens have been shown to inhibit FSH-stimulated progesterone synthesis. To determine the site at which this inhibition takes place, the effects of androgens on FSH- and (Bu)2cAMP-stimulated pregnenolone and progesterone syntheses were examined...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lischinsky A,Evans G,Armstrong DT

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen formation is catalyzed by the aromatase cytochrome P450 (P450AROM) enzyme. Aromatase activity has been detected in several regions in the rat brain. In the present study, we used peptide-generated polyclonal antibodies raised against a 20-amino acid synthetic fragment of the rat P450AROM protein (as deduced f...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sanghera MK,Simpson ER,McPhaul MJ,Kozlowski G,Conley AJ,Lephart ED

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In healthy individuals, peripheral insulin resistance evoked by dietary saturated lipid can be accompanied by increased insulin secretion such that glucose tolerance is maintained. Substitution of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids for a small percentage of dietary saturated fat prevents insulin resistance in response to ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Holness MJ,Greenwood GK,Smith ND,Sugden MC

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both somatostatin (SRIF) and urotensin II, a dodecapeptide from the teleost caudal neurosecretory system, inhibit PRL release from the organ-cultured rostral pars distalis of the tilapia, Sarotherodon mossambicus, in a dose-related manner. The inhibitory action of SRIF on PRL release was completely prevented by the pr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Grau EG,Nishioka RS,Bern HA

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons in the hypothalamus are direct targets of the adipostatic hormone leptin and contribute to energy homeostasis by integrating peripheral and central information. The melanocortin and beta-endorphin neuropeptides are processed from POMC and putatively coreleased at axon terminals. Mela...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Appleyard SM,Hayward M,Young JI,Butler AA,Cone RD,Rubinstein M,Low MJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 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：:Humanin is a peptide that is cytoprotective against stresses in many cell types. We investigated whether a potent humanin analogue S14G-humanin (HNG) would protect against chemotherapy-induced damage to normal cells without interfering with the chemotherapy-induced suppression of cancer cells. Young adult male mice we...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lue Y,Swerdloff R,Wan J,Xiao J,French S,Atienza V,Canela V,Bruhn KW,Stone B,Jia Y,Cohen P,Wang C

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of a new blood supply, angiogenesis, is an essential component of carcinogenesis and unrestricted tumor growth. A substance capable of inhibiting angiogenesis would be of considerable therapeutic potential in the treatment of cancer. We previously reported that the 16-kilodalton N-terminal fragment of ra...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Clapp C,Martial JA,Guzman RC,Rentier-Delure F,Weiner RI

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adrenal cortex contains a kallikrein-like enzyme that may lead to bradykinin (BK) formation. This study was designed to determine whether BK acts on adrenocortical cells to stimulate steroid secretion. BK, Lys-BK, a specific BK 2 (B2) receptor agonist, and desArg9-BK, a specific BK 1 (B1) receptor agonist, all sti...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rosolowsky LJ,Campbell WB

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is associated with chronic inflammation and liver steatoses. Numerous proinflammatory cytokines have been reported to regulate liver glucose and lipid metabolism, thus contributing to the pathogenesis of liver steatosis and/or metabolic dysfunction. Nuclear factor-κB-inducing kinase (NIK) is stimulated by many...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Liu Y,Sheng L,Xiong Y,Shen H,Liu Y,Rui L

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic selective thyroid hormone (TH) receptor (TR) modulators (STRM) exhibit beneficial effects on dyslipidemias in animals and humans and reduce obesity, fatty liver, and insulin resistance in preclinical animal models. STRM differ from native TH in preferential binding to the TRβ subtype vs. TRα, increased uptak...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yuan C,Lin JZ,Sieglaff DH,Ayers SD,Denoto-Reynolds F,Baxter JD,Webb P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we reported that testicular macrophages constitutively release tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in vitro and are unresponsive to bacterial endotoxins [lipopolysaccharides (LPS)]. These properties are not typical of other tissue macrophages. The goals of the present study were, therefore, to establish 1) if test...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Moore C,Hutson JC

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether normal morphological development occurs in pituitary corticotrophs deprived of products of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN), e.g. corticotropin releasing hormone and arginine vasopressin (AVP), after PVN lesions. In addition, we have attempted to ascerta...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： McDonald TJ,Hoffman GE,Nathanielsz PW

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To mimick a state of hyperinsulinemia, normal rats were infused with insulin for 4 days via minipumps, and compared to saline infused rats. At the end of the experimental period, the abundance of mRNA was increased in white adipose tissue (WAT) and decreased in muscles of "insulinized" rats compared to controls. These...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cusin I,Terrettaz J,Rohner-Jeanrenaud F,Zarjevski N,Assimacopoulos-Jeannet F,Jeanrenaud B

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II (Ang II) is one of numerous hormones recently shown to be synthesized and secreted by adipose cells. Although the function of Ang II in adipose tissue is unknown, several studies indirectly suggest that it may be involved in control of adiposity. Little is known, however, about direct actions of Ang II ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jones BH,Standridge MK,Moustaid N

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The family of CRH-related peptides are suggested to play important roles in the control of myometrial contractility during pregnancy and labor. In this study we investigated the expression of urocortin II (UCN II) in human myometrium and its ability to phosphorylate intracellular components that can be involved in mod...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Karteris E,Hillhouse EW,Grammatopoulos D

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：:To understand the physiological role of ghrelin, it is crucial to study both the actions of ghrelin and the regulation of ghrelin secretion. Although ghrelin actions have been extensively revealed, the direct factors regulating ghrelin secretion by ghrelin-producing cells (X/A-like cells), however, is not fully unders...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Iwakura H,Ariyasu H,Hosoda H,Yamada G,Hosoda K,Nakao K,Kangawa K,Akamizu T

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have attempted to determine if the resistance of the X-linked hypophosphatemic mouse to the actions of 1,25(OH)2D3 is due to abnormal cytosolic receptors for this hormone. Cytoplasmic 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3 [1,25(OH)3D3] receptors were demonstrated in hypophosphatemic (HYP) mouse tissues including intestine, kid...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Seino Y,Sierra RI,Ichikawa M,Avioli LV

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous descriptions of pulsatile LH release in immature female rats have been mostly inaccurate because of infrequent blood sampling, discontinuous and unbalanced blood replacement procedures, and possibly because of the use of a heterologous RIA. The present study was undertaken to circumvent these problems and to ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Urbanski HF,Ojeda SR

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The low-density lipoprotein receptor (Ldlr) is a key molecule involved with lipid clearance. The Ldlr(-/-) mouse has been used extensively as a model for studying atherosclerosis. This study sought to characterize the energy balance phenotype of Ldlr(-/-) mice with respect to weight gain, body composition, energy expe...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ngai YF,Quong WL,Glier MB,Glavas MM,Babich SL,Innis SM,Kieffer TJ,Gibson WT

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00