C-terminal fragments of the gastrin-releasing peptide precursor stimulate cell proliferation via a novel receptor.

abstract：:Epigenetic aberrations, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, and micro-RNA dysregulation, are now well established in the development and progression of ovarian cancer, and their gradual accumulation is associated with advancing disease stage and grade. Epigenetic aberrations are relatively stable, associ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Balch C,Fang F,Matei DE,Huang TH,Nephew KP

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the ewe, photoperiod modulates LH and PRL secretion as well as median eminence (ME) dopaminergic activity. The studies reported here were designed to characterize the functional significance of this photoperiodic modulation of ME dopaminergic neuron activity in relation to the regulation of LH and PRL secretion. Th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Viguié C,Thibault J,Thiéry JC,Tillet Y,Malpaux B

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Earlier studies have shown that lactation-induced bone loss in the rat is both PTH- and vitamin D-independent and have suggested the involvement of another, as yet unidentified, factor(s) in the altered calcium metabolism which accompanies lactation. In the present study, we investigated the possibility that PTH-relat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yamamoto M,Duong LT,Fisher JE,Thiede MA,Caulfield MP,Rosenblatt M

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH promotes not only longitudinal growth in children but is active throughout life in protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism. The multiple actions of GH start when GH binds to the cell surface-expressed GH receptor. Effectiveness of the hormone depends both on its presence in the circulation and the availability of...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： van Kerkhof P,Smeets M,Strous GJ

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported that chronic 17β-estradiol (E2) treatment in mice decreases platelet responsiveness, prolongs the tail-bleeding time and protects against acute thromboembolism via the hematopoietic estrogen receptor alpha (ERα), and independently of ERβ. Here, we have explored the respective roles of membrane vs ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Valéra MC,Fontaine C,Lenfant F,Cabou C,Guillaume M,Smirnova N,Kim SH,Chambon P,Katzenellenbogen JA,Katzenellenbogen BS,Payrastre B,Arnal JF

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase (D2) is essential for feedback regulation of TSH by T4. We genetically inactivated in vivo D2 in thyrotrophs using a mouse model of Cga-driven cre recombinase. Pituitary D2 activity was reduced 90% in the Cga-cre D2 knockout (KO) mice compared with control Dio2(fl/fl) mice. There wa...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Luongo C,Martin C,Vella K,Marsili A,Ambrosio R,Dentice M,Harney JW,Salvatore D,Zavacki AM,Larsen PR

更新日期：2015-02-01 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 main objectives of the present study were to investigate the effects of 6-n-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) on Sertoli cell proliferation, germ cell number, and testis size in Nile tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus). In this regard, young fish (approximately 1 g BW and approximately 3.5 cm total in length) were treated fo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Matta SL,Vilela DA,Godinho HP,França LR

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromedin-N (NN) and neurotensin (NT) were shown recently to be encoded in the same precursor molecule. Colocalization and corelease of ileal NT and NN have not yet been demonstrated and were investigated in the rat using antisera that separately recognized intact NT and NN in ileal extracts. Immunofluorescence label...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cuber JC,Herrmann C,Kitabgi P,Bosshard A,Bernard C,De Nadai F,Chayvialle JA

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the mouse, there is a large family of paralogous genes closely related to PRL. The objective of this report was to investigate the organization of the mouse PRL gene family locus. PRL family genes reside on chromosome 13 of the mouse genome. The PRL gene family members were localized to a series of overlapping bact...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wiemers DO,Shao LJ,Ain R,Dai G,Soares MJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A heterologous RIA for rat GH-releasing factor (rGRF) was established using synthetic rGRF-(1-43)OH for both standard reference and radioiodination with the antiserum produced against human GRF-(1-44) NH2. The regional distribution of rGRF-like immunoreactivity (LI) in rat hypothalamus was examined according to the Pa...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kita T,Chihara K,Abe H,Minamitani N,Kaji H,Kodama H,Kashio Y,Okimura Y,Fujita T,Ling N

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibin was first characterized in mammals as a gonadal dimeric protein that inhibited pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion. As in mammals, the inhibin-specific α subunit (INHA/Inha/inha) has also been characterized in teleosts; however, its functions and physiological importance in fish reproduction...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lu H,Zhao C,Zhu B,Zhang Z,Ge W

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas the stimulatory effect of interleukin-6 (IL-6) on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is well established, its mode of action in this axis has yet to be fully elucidated. To further study the role of IL-6 in the HPA axis, we compared the expression of IL-6 messenger RNA (mRNA) in the rat hypothalamus...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Muramami N,Fukata J,Tsukada T,Kobayashi H,Ebisui O,Segawa H,Muro S,Imura H,Nakao K

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of hypothalamic histaminergic neurons in the stress-induced release of peripheral catecholamines was studied in conscious, freely moving male rats. Blood samples were obtained via a catheter in a femoral artery. Intracerebroventricular infusion of histamine (HA; 30 micrograms) increased the plasma conc...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Knigge U,Matzen S,Warberg J

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms by which oxytocin (OT) stimulates extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) are only partially understood. OT receptor (OTR) signals predominantly through Galpha(q), but ERK1/2 phosphorylation (ERK1/2-P) in PHM1 myometrial cells was not eliminated by inhibition of downstream effectors such as p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zhong M,Yang M,Sanborn BM

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of intraventricular (ivt) injection of bombesin on the TRH-induced increase in temperature in the midbrain reticular formation (mrf) of the rat brain under pentobarbital anesthesia. Ivt injection of TRH in a dose of 3 nmol significantly antagonized the decrease in brain temperature induced ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mori M,Yamaguchi M,Yamada M,Kobayashi I,Kobayashi S,Ishikawa K,Suzuki M

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial fibrosis is a key pathological change in a variety of heart diseases contributing to the development of heart failure, arrhythmias, and sudden death. Recent studies have shown that relaxin prevents and reverses cardiac fibrosis. Endogenous expression of relaxin was elevated in the setting of heart disease; ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gu HP,Lin S,Xu M,Yu HY,Du XJ,Zhang YY,Yuan G,Gao W

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a coculture system comprising primary rat adipocytes and L6 rat skeletal muscle cells to allow investigation of the effects of physiologically relevant mixtures of adipokines. We observed that coculture, or adipocyte-conditioned media, increased glucose uptake in muscle cells. An adipokine that could pote...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Vu V,Kim W,Fang X,Liu YT,Xu A,Sweeney G

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism by which xylazine raises plasma glucose but lowers insulin concentrations was examined in Holstein cows. Intravenous injection of xylazine (15-150 micrograms/kg) induced a dose-dependent hyperglycemia and hypoinsulinemia for 3-4 h. An alpha 2-adrenergic blocking agent, yohimbine, and an alpha 1- and alph...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hsu WH,Hummel SK

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiestrogen ICI 164,384 (ICI) binds the estrogen receptor (ER) with approximately 20% the affinity of estradiol, but without the partial agonistic effects caused by tamoxifen. Investigations into the mechanism of ICI action have used ER molecules expressed in vitro to examine the binding of ER to ICI and the capa...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gibson MK,Nemmers LA,Beckman WC Jr,Davis VL,Curtis SW,Korach KS

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the hypothesis that angiotensin (Ang) II induces profibrotic gene expression through endogenous aldosterone, we measured the effect of 4 h infusion (600 ng/kg x min) of Ang II on tissue mRNA expression of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1), preproendothelin-1 (ppET-1), TGF-beta, and osteopontin in wild-...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Luther JM,Wang Z,Ma J,Makhanova N,Kim HS,Brown NJ

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testosterone propionate causes a striking increase in in vivo uptake of 2-deoxyglucose by the levator ani muscle of immature male rats. Autoradiography showed the labeled 2-deoxyglucose to be uniformly distributed over the entire muscle. Liquid scintillation counting of whole muscles allowed quantification of 2-deoxyg...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Max SR,Toop J

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GRK2 is a member of the G protein-coupled receptor kinase family that phosphorylates the activated form of beta-adrenergic and other G protein-coupled receptors and plays an important role in their desensitization and modulation. Alterations in thyroid hormone levels have been reported to lead to important changes in ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Penela P,Barradas M,Alvarez-Dolado M,Muñoz A,Mayor F Jr

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH-releasing factor (GRF) is a hypothalamic peptide that stimulates the secretion of pituitary GH. The possibility of feedback effects of GRF within the central nervous system was studied in conscious freely moving male rats with indwelling iv and intracerebroventricular (icv) cannulae. Animals were injected icv or iv...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Katakami H,Arimura A,Frohman LA

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) has emerged as a potent regulator useful in alleviating estrogen deficiency bone loss. Osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL) play important roles in regulating osteoclastogenesis. Although recent studies have reported NO donor attenuation of bone loss, t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wang FS,Wang CJ,Chen YJ,Huang YT,Huang HC,Chang PR,Sun YC,Yang KD

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several observations suggest that GH stimulates sebaceous gland growth and development. Therefore, we studied the effects of GH and insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), alone and with androgen, on sebaceous epithelial cell (sebocyte) growth and differentiation in vitro. The rat preputial cell culture model system was u...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Deplewski D,Rosenfield RL

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated previously that both rat and human liver microsomes contain a highly specific binding protein for the anabolic steroids stanozolol (ST) and danazol (DA). In this study we solubilized the male rat liver ST-binding protein (STBP) and investigated the following parameters: 1) pharmacological properti...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Luzardo OP,Machín RP,Díaz-Chico BN,Fernández L

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct effects of glucocorticoids on testicular LH receptor content and steroidogenesis were studied in vivo and in vitro. Immature hypophysectomized rats were treated with varying doses of dexamethasone, corticosterone, or a synthetic progestin, 17,21-dimethyl-19-nor-pregna-4,9-diene-3,20-dione (R5020). Some anim...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bambino TH,Hsueh AJ

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lefty/Ebaf polypeptides, novel members of the TGF-beta superfamily, are involved in endometrial differentiation and embryo implantation. Recently, we showed that, during undisturbed estrous cycle, lefty is present in mouse uterine horn primarily in a precursor form. Here, we show that decidual differentiation of endom...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tang M,Mikhailik A,Pauli I,Giudice LC,Fazelabas AT,Tulac S,Carson DD,Kaufman DG,Barbier C,Creemers JW,Tabibzadeh S

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein-E (apoE) has been shown by noncovalent binding and photoaffinity labeling with [125I]T4 to possess a single L-T4 binding site with a K5 of about 3 x 10(7) M-1 and a relative affinity for analogs of L-T4 = D-T4 = rT3 = triiodothyroacetic acid > L-T3. T4 binding was not affected by the flavonoid EMD 21388...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Benvenga S,Cahnmann HJ,Robbins J

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00