A novel inhibitory protein in adipose tissue, the aldo-keto reductase AKR1B7: its role in adipogenesis.

abstract：:Pure porcine cholecystokinin-33 [the triacontatriapeptide form of cholecystokinin (CCK-33)], gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), and secretin were infused in rats in doses of 1, 10 and 1000 pmol/kg . min. The peptides were administered alone or in combination with glucose (40 mg/kg . min) or arginine (50 mg/kg . min...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Szecówka J,Lins PE,Efendić S

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured astroglial cells were found to contain a type II 5'-deiodinase (5'D) activity which was increased by 10(-3) M (Bu)2cAMP but not by 2 X 10(-3) M n-butyrate. 8-Bromo-cAMP (8-Br-cAMP) (10(-3) M) also increased this enzyme activity. Cycloheximide (2 micrograms/ml) inhibited the 8-Br-cAMP effect on 5'D activity. F...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Courtin F,Chantoux F,Pierre M,Francon J

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific binding of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and the hCG-sensitive adenyl cyclase of granulosa cells from small (1-2 mm), medium (3-5 mm), and large (6-12 mm) porcine ovarian follicles have been studied. The number of hCG-binding sites per cell (n) increases during follicle maturation without a change in th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lee CY

更新日期：1976-07-01 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

abstract：:To examine the role of androgen receptor (AR) in Sertoli cells (SC), we used a SC-specific AR knockout (S-AR-/y) mouse to further evaluate the chronological changes of seminiferous tubules and the molecular mechanisms of SC androgen/AR signals on spermatogenesis. Testes morphology began changing as early as postnatal ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wang RS,Yeh S,Chen LM,Lin HY,Zhang C,Ni J,Wu CC,di Sant'Agnese PA,deMesy-Bentley KL,Tzeng CR,Chang C

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a Leydig tumor cell line (MA-10) transiently transfected with the human lutropin receptor (hLHR) and mutants thereof, we examined the identity of the G proteins activated by the agonist-engaged hLHR-wild type (wt) and by three of its naturally occurring constitutively active mutants. Two of the mutants examined,...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hirakawa T,Ascoli M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High density lipoprotein (HDL) participates in reverse cholesterol transport and in the delivery of cholesterol to steroid-producing tissues. Scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) was recently shown to bind HDL and mediate internalization of its cholesterol content. We have cloned the rat homolog of this receptor,...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Johnson MS,Svensson PA,Helou K,Billig H,Levan G,Carlsson LM,Carlsson B

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoglycemia associated with diabetes management is a potential risk for cardiovascular diseases. However, the effect of hypoglycemic episodes including a surge of sympathetic activity on the progression of neointima formation after vascular injury remains largely unknown. In this study, insulin was injected intraperi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yasunari E,Mita T,Osonoi Y,Azuma K,Goto H,Ohmura C,Kanazawa A,Kawamori R,Fujitani Y,Watada H

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied expression of the c-myc and c-ras protooncogenes during the initiation of pig thyroid cells in primary cell culture. This period is associated with major changes in differentiated thyroid cell function. After 1, 2, and 3 days of culture, polyadenylated mRNA was prepared from 30-50 replicate dishes of cells....

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hirayu H,Dere WH,Rapoport B

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estrogen-binding protein (EBP) has been identified and characterized in the cytosol of the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. Binding of [3H]estradiol was found to be optimal at pH 7.4 in the presence of 0.3 M KCl and was linearly related to protein concentration. Binding was very rapid, reaching maximal levels in ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Skowronski R,Feldman D

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of the adult pancreas to generate new insulin (beta) cells has been controversial because of difficulties in unequivocally identifying the precursor population. We recently determined that beta cells were generated during development from precursors that expressed the homeodomain-containing transcription f...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fernandes A,King LC,Guz Y,Stein R,Wright CV,Teitelman G

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adrenal zona glomerulosa (ZG) secretes aldosterone to regulate sodium balance. Chronic sodium restriction increases aldosterone accompanied by ZG expansion. The ZG is innervated by sympathetic, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) and neuropeptide tyrosine (NPY), and sensory, calcitonin gene-related peptide, ne...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tran PV,Georgieff MK,Engeland WC

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The seasonal changes in response to the negative feedback action of estradiol on LH secretion were studied in two groups of ovariectomized Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata fuscata; n = 6). Blood samples were collected two to three times a week, and changes in serum concentrations of LH, estradiol, and progesterone wer...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nozaki M,Watanabe G,Taya K

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies showed that noncalcemic 20(OH)D3, a product of CYP11A1 action on vitamin D3, has antifibrotic activity in human dermal fibroblasts and in a bleomycin mouse model of scleroderma. In this study, we tested the role of retinoic acid-related orphan receptor γ (RORγ), which is expressed in skin, in the acti...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Janjetovic Z,Postlethwaite A,Kang HS,Kim TK,Tuckey RC,Crossman DK,Qayyum S,Jetten AM,Slominski AT

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to determine the influence of conditions known to alter ACTH secretion on prolactin release by the pituitary. Dexamethasone or 0.9% NaCl was injected subcutaneously into intact male rats 4 hr before a 2-min ether stress. Other rats were submitted to the ether stress 2 weeks following adrenalectom...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Harms PG,Langlier P,McCann SM

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To address controversies of estrogen therapy, in vitro models of perimenopause and prevention vs. treatment modes of 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) exposure were developed and used to assess the neuroprotective efficacy of E(2) against beta-amyloid-1-42 (Abeta(1-42))-induced neurodegeneration in rat primary hippocampal neuro...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chen S,Nilsen J,Brinton RD

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated growth hormone deficiency type II (IGHD2) is mainly caused by heterozygous splice-site mutations in intron 3 of the GH1 gene. A dominant-negative effect of the mutant GH lacking exon 3 on wild-type GH secretion has been proposed; however, the molecular mechanisms involved are elusive. To uncover the molecular...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ariyasu D,Kubo E,Higa D,Shibata S,Takaoka Y,Sugimoto M,Imaizumi K,Hasegawa T,Araki K

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated bone cells are often described according to the presence of PTH- and calcitonin (CT)-sensitive adenylate cyclase activities. Osteoblasts are thought to be cells with PTH-sensitive adenylate cyclase but without CT response, and osteoclasts are thought to be CT-sensitive cells. We have studied the adenylate cyc...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gutierrez GE,Mundy GR,Katz MS

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of plasma prolactin were estimated in ovariectomized, estrogen-treated rats following the systemic administration of several neural blocking and stimulating drugs. Phenoxybenzamine, an alpha-adrenergic blocker, at high doses, increased plasma prolactin. Phenotlamine, another alpha-adrenergic blocker, and propra...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lawson DM,Gala RR

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fasting in rodents is characterized by decreases in serum T4 and T3 levels but no compensatory increase in serum TSH level. The types 1 and 2 deiodinases (D1 and D2) are postulated to play key roles in mediating these changes. However, serum T4 and T3 levels in fasted 5'-deiodinase-deficient mice decreased by at least...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Galton VA,Hernandez A,St Germain DL

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian follicular development is initiated by FSH secreted from the pituitary gland. The FSH-induced follicular development involves granulosa cell proliferation and differentiation. We demonstrated that a growth factor of epidermal growth factor (EGF) family epiregulin was rapidly induced in the primary culture of r...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sekiguchi T,Mizutani T,Yamada K,Yazawa T,Kawata H,Yoshino M,Kajitani T,Kameda T,Minegishi T,Miyamoto K

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of epigenetics allows for the understanding of gene × environmental interactions and provides a mechanism by which brief internal or external environmental changes can shape lasting differences in gene function and behavior. Epigenetic processes appear to impact a wide variety of physiological processes with...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Auger AP,Auger CJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:Properties of cyclic 3',5'-nucleotide phosphodiesterase in the 100,500 X g supernatant of the bovine thyroid were investigated. The enzyme activity was measured by a radioisotopic method using an anionic-exchange resin, and it was found that the activity was stimulated by Mg2+. Sephadex G-200 gel filtration separated ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yagura T,Azuma Y,Akazawa Y,Nagata I,Uchino H

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to elucidate the putative role of inhibin in regulation of spermatogenesis, expression of inhibin subunits was examined at defined stages of the cycle of the rat seminiferous epithelium. Twenty 2-mm segments of seminiferous tubules at stages XIII-I, II-VI, VII-VIII, and IX-XII were dissected using the transil...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bhasin S,Krummen LA,Swerdloff RS,Morelos BS,Kim WH,diZerega GS,Ling N,Esch F,Shimasaki S,Toppari J

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In various forms of shock, TRH is equivalent to naloxone in reversing the hypotension and improving the survival rate. The present findings indicate that in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), TRH has another naloxone-like effect in antagonizing the antihypertensive response to clonidine and alpha-methyldopa. When ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kunos G,Newman F,Farsang C,Ungar W

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diets lacking soy and alpha-alpha derivatives that are considered to be estrogen-free by standard bioassays (uterotrophic assay and vaginal opening) have been revealed to contain considerable amounts of compounds able to transcriptionally activate the estrogen receptors (ERs) and stimulate luciferase expression in sev...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ciana P,Brena A,Sparaciari P,Bonetti E,Di Lorenzo D,Maggi A

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH3 rat pituitary cells have L-type voltage-gated calcium channels, and both the rate of uptake of 45Ca2+ and the concentration of intracellular free calcium ion ([Ca2+]i) are increased by depolarization with high potassium. Cells incubated for several days with 10 nM epidermal growth factor (EGF) responded to depolar...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hinkle PM,Nelson EJ,Haymes AA

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adipokine leptin regulates energy homeostasis through ubiquitously expressed leptin receptors. Leptin has a number of major signaling targets in the brain, including cells of the anterior pituitary (AP). We have previously reported that mice lacking leptin receptors in AP somatotropes display growth hormone (GH) d...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Allensworth-James M,Banik J,Odle A,Hardy L,Lagasse A,Moreira ARS,Bird J,Thomas CL,Avaritt N,Kharas MG,Lengner CJ,Byrum SD,MacNicol MC,Childs GV,MacNicol AM

更新日期：2021-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pax6 transcription factor is crucial for pancreatic α-cells. Indeed, Pax6-deficient mouse models are characterized by markedly altered α-cell differentiation. Our objective was to investigate the role of Pax6 in glucagon secretion process. We used a Pax6-deficient model in rat primary enriched-α cells with specifi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gosmain Y,Cheyssac C,Masson MH,Guérardel A,Poisson C,Philippe J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00