Effect of dexamethasone on glucose tolerance and fat metabolism in a diet-induced obesity mouse model.

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence and localization of the main G protein alpha-subunits in the human fetal adrenal gland during the second trimester of gestation. Immunofluorescence studies conducted on sections from frozen glands obtained immediately after therapeutic abortion indicated tha...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Breault L,Chamoux E,Lehoux JG,Gallo-Payet N

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

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：:Prolactin (PRL) shares several characteristics with growth factors and cytokines, many of which are known to bind to heparan sulfate proteoglycans. In this study we examined the heparin-binding properties of selected members of the PRL/GH family, using heparin affinity columns followed by gel electrophoresis/Western b...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Khurana S,Kuns R,Ben-Jonathan N

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specific uptake by rat liver of human (hGH) and bovine (bGH) GHs labeled with 125I was studied by an in vivo procedure. A significant reduction of the uptake was observed when labeled hormones were injected together with different amounts of the corresponding native GH. This reduction was dose dependent, and the c...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Turyn D,Dellacha JM

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of estrogens, androgens, and glucocorticoids on bone resorption were compared in organ culture. At a concentration of 10(-5) M, corticosterone, testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, dehydroepiandosterone, estradiol, ethinyl estradiol and estrone did not inhibit the release of 45Ca from 19-day fetal rat long b...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Caputo CB,Meadows D,Raisz LG

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heart has epicardial adipose tissue that produces adipokines and mesenchymal stem cells. Systemic adipose tissue is involved in the pathophysiology of obesity-related heart diseases. However, the method for analyzing the direct interaction between adipose tissue and cardiomyocytes has not been established. Here we...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Anan M,Uchihashi K,Aoki S,Matsunobu A,Ootani A,Node K,Toda S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of acquired resistance to antihormonal agents in breast cancer is a major therapeutic problem. We have developed a tamoxifen-resistant (TAM-R) MCF-7 breast cancer cell line to investigate the mechanisms behind this condition. Both epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and c-erbB2 mRNA and protein exp...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Knowlden JM,Hutcheson IR,Jones HE,Madden T,Gee JM,Harper ME,Barrow D,Wakeling AE,Nicholson RI

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleic acid-based therapies offer great potential for treatment of a variety of diseases including cancer by modulating protein expression with DNA or small interfering RNA. However, realization of their full therapeutic potential is currently limited due to an inability to reach the target site in an active form. Id...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Christie RJ,Nishiyama N,Kataoka K

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic insulin signaling is essential to the maintenance of glucose and energy homeostasis. During pathological states, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin signaling is impaired. One key mechanism involved in the development of insulin resistance is lipotoxicity, through increased circulating s...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mayer CM,Belsham DD

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated that 17beta-estradiol (E2) opposes cytokine-dependent increase of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity in rat smooth muscle cells and proposed that this effect might be associated to an antiinflammatory activity of this hormone. In the present study, we examine the E2 effects o...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cuzzocrea S,Santagati S,Sautebin L,Mazzon E,Calabrò G,Serraino I,Caputi AP,Maggi A

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged exposure to elevated FFA levels has been shown to induce peripheral insulin resistance and to alter the beta-cell secretory response to glucose. To investigate the effects of FFAs on preproinsulin gene expression, we measured insulin release, cell content, and messenger RNA (mRNA) levels in rat islets after ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ritz-Laser B,Meda P,Constant I,Klages N,Charollais A,Morales A,Magnan C,Ktorza A,Philippe J

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the signaling pathways that lead to acute augmentation of secretagogue-induced LH secretion, the physiologically relevant manifestation of which is LHRH self-potentiation. The consequence of LHRH self-potentiation is an augmented LH secretory response to subsequent exposure to the peptide. Alth...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Waring DW,Turgeon JL

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells are involved in atopic disorders, often exacerbated by stress, and are located perivascularly close to sympathetic and sensory nerve endings. Mast cells are activated by electrical nerve stimulation and millimolar concentrations of neuropeptides, such as substance P (SP). Moreover, acute psychological stres...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Theoharides TC,Singh LK,Boucher W,Pang X,Letourneau R,Webster E,Chrousos G

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult rats which have received monosodium-L-glutamate (MSG, 4 mg/g BW) on alternate days for the first 10 days of life manifest central nervous system lesions largely restricted to the retina and the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus in which nearly 90% of the perikarya are destroyed, leaving axons in passage intact...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Greeley GH Jr,Nicholson GF,Nemeroff CB,Youngblood WW,Kizer JS

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In several mammalian species, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) neurons have been shown to migrate from nasal regions to the brain during early development. Using immunocytochemistry, we have identified LHRH containing neurons in developing chick embryos. In embryonic day 4 (E4) and E5 animals, a small grou...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Norgren RB Jr,Lehman MN

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen inhibits postmenopausal bone loss and decreases fracture risk. Unfortunately, estrogen replacement therapy has many undesirable side effects, the majority of which are due to stimulation of reproductive tissues. Tissue specific estrogen agonists provide a promising new alternative to natural estrogens for hor...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jimenez MA,Magee DE,Bryant HU,Turner RT

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many New World primate species have elevated circulating free plasma cortisol concentrations, target tissue resistance to cortisol, and no evidence of sodium retention. A representative New World primate, the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus), has plasma cortisol concentrations above those necessary to cause complete...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chrousos GP,Loriaux DL,Brandon D,Shull J,Renquist D,Hogan W,Tomita M,Lipsett MB

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH controls its own secretion through a mechanism involving short-loop feedback regulation of the synthesis and release of GH-releasing hormone (GHRH). GHRH neurons coexpress the peptide galanin, but the functional significance of this coexpression is unknown. In this study, we tested the hypotheses that 1) galanin ge...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chan YY,Grafstein-Dunn E,Delemarre-van de Waal HA,Burton KA,Clifton DK,Steiner RA

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orexins/hypocretins heavily innervate the posterior division of the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (pPVT), which expresses both orexin receptor types. The pPVT is important for adaptations to repeated stress, particularly the ability to facilitate to novel stress after repeated stress exposure. Here, we exami...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Heydendael W,Sharma K,Iyer V,Luz S,Piel D,Beck S,Bhatnagar S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increase in glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) activity has emerged as a useful therapeutic tool for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The actions of GLP-1 on β-cells and the nervous and digestive systems are well known. The action of this peptide in adipose tissue (AT), however, is still poorly defined. Fur...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Vendrell J,El Bekay R,Peral B,García-Fuentes E,Megia A,Macias-Gonzalez M,Fernández Real J,Jimenez-Gomez Y,Escoté X,Pachón G,Simó R,Selva DM,Malagón MM,Tinahones FJ

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frequent blood sampling via intraatrial cannula revealed daily rhythms of TSH and thyroid hormones in both male and female Wistar rats. Thermic ablation of the biological clock, i.e. the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), eliminated the diurnal peak in circulating TSH and thyroid hormones. In addition, SCN lesions produce...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kalsbeek A,Fliers E,Franke AN,Wortel J,Buijs RM

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticosteroids stimulate and insulin inhibits energy acquisition (food intake); conversely, corticosteroids inhibit and insulin stimulates energy storage (body weight gain). Thus, together these hormones mediate long-term energy balance. This study tested whether the stimulatory action of corticosteroids on food inta...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Santana P,Akana SF,Hanson ES,Strack AM,Sebastian RJ,Dallman MF

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen deficiency induced by menopause leads to an increase in bone resorption that is not compensated for by a comparable increase in bone formation, resulting in excessive bone loss. Clinically, estrogen replacement reverses these processes, but the mechanisms by which this takes place are not completely understoo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Robinson JA,Riggs BL,Spelsberg TC,Oursler MJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a highly sensitive and specific RIA for propylthiouracil (PTU) which uses 125I-labeled PTU as the radioactive ligand. At a final antibody dilution of 1:10,000, the detection limit for PTU was 100 pg; cross-reactivity with circulating, urinary, and intrathyroid PTU metabolites was negligible. Using th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Halpern R,Cooper DS,Kieffer JD,Saxe V,Mover H,Maloof F,Ridgway EC

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized the existence of vagal arginine sensors in the liver which modulate arginine-induced pancreatic hormone secretion. The present study was carried out to examine the efferent pathways and receptor mechanisms from arginine sensors using selective vagotomies and autonomic drugs on the secretion of insulin ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tanaka K,Inoue S,Nagase H,Takamura Y

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1) are secreted by activated monocytes and other immune cells. Since IL-1 has been shown to elevate rat plasma ACTH and both of these cytokines induce similar acute-phase responses, the present studies of TNF were undertaken to characterize the ACTH response...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sharp BM,Matta SG,Peterson PK,Newton R,Chao C,Mcallen K

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Equine CG (eCG) both radioiodinated and unlabeled, was injected iv into male rats, and the disappearance of the hormone from the circulation was studied. The uptake and inactivation of the hormone by various tissues was also examined. The disappearance curve of eCG consisted of two exponential components with apparent...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Aggarwal BB,Papkoff H

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four different GnRHs and one GnRH receptor are reported to be expressed in various mammals, whereas 13 GnRHs and numerous GnRH receptors have been identified in various nonmammalian vertebrates. The nucleotide sequencing of the human genome provided the opportunity to determine which of these peptides and receptors mi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Neill JD

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL-6) stimulates the release of hCG from syncytiotrophoblast cells, but the effects of IL-6 and other cytokines on the release of placental lactogen (hPL) are unknown. To determine the effect of IL-6 on hPL release, we exposed an enriched fraction of trophoblast cells (prepared by the isopycnic centrifu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Stephanou A,Handwerger S

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacological amounts of 25(s),26-dihydroxyvitamin D3 were administered to normal, vitamin D-replete rats in order to assess its pharmacological activity. Treatment with 25(s),26-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (20 micrograms/day for 1 week) caused a marked and significant fall in the circulating concentration of 1,25-dihydroxy...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zerwekh JE,Harvey JA,Pak CY

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00