The effects of a brain-enhanced estradiol delivery system on testosterone and androgen-dependent tissues. II. The role of testosterone.

Abstract:

:The present study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of an estradiol-chemical delivery system (E2-CDS) for the brain vs. estradiol benzoate (E2-BNZ) in suppressing serum testosterone (T) and weights of the ventral prostate and seminal vesicle in male rats. Also, the role of serum T in the weight reduction of androgen-dependent tissues observed after E2-CDS treatment was further evaluated in these studies. Intact male rats received a single iv injection of either E2-CDS at a dose of 1.0 mg/kg or an equimolar dose of E2-BNZ (0.95 mg/kg). Sera and tissue samples were collected 1, 7, 14, or 21 days after injection for determination of hormones and tissue weights. A single injection of E2-CDS suppressed serum T levels by 96%, 83%, 46%, or 63% 1, 7, 14, or 21 days after treatment, respectively. In contrast, an equimolar dose of E2-BNZ had no significant effect on serum T at any sampling time examined. Prostate weight was maximally reduced by 53% at 7 days and remained significantly suppressed by more than 31% throughout the 21-day time course. Similarly, seminal vesicle weight was reduced by 14% on day 1, maximally reduced by 41% on day 7 and remained significantly suppressed through day 21. In contrast, E2-BNZ was ineffective in inducing weight changes in either of these tissues. Serum PRL was significantly elevated through day 14, while E2 was elevated through day 7 by E2-CDS. Both the anterior pituitary and adrenal gland weights were stimulated by E2-CDS treatment. Testis weight was moderately reduced by both esters. In a subsequent study serum T was reduced by 98% and 97% 1 and 7 days, respectively, after E2-CDS treatment, and weights of the ventral prostate and seminal vesicle were reduced by 47% and 40%, respectively, at 7 days. In contrast, in rats treated with Silastic capsules containing T, the expected E2-CDS-induced weight regression was prevented in both prostate and seminal vesicles. These data indicate that the prolonged effects of E2-CDS on weights of androgen-dependent tissues are caused by its ability to produce profound suppression of the serum T concentration.

journal_name

Endocrinology

journal_title

Endocrinology

authors

Anderson WR,Rahimy MH,Brewster ME,Bodor N,Simpkins JW

doi

10.1210/endo-129-2-726

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-08-01 00:00:00

pages

726-33

issue

2

eissn

0013-7227

issn

1945-7170

journal_volume

129

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Changes in retinoic acid receptor messenger ribonucleic acid levels in the vitamin A-deficient rat testis after administration of retinoids.

    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

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo.131.1.1319320

    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

  • Prolonged activation of ERK2 by epidermal growth factor and other growth factors requires a functional insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor.

    abstract::We have investigated the activation of ERK2, a serine/threonine kinase necessary for transmission of mitogenic signals, in cells derived from mouse embryos homozygous for a null mutation of the insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1R gene (R- cells) and from wild-type littermates (W cells), respectively. Stimulation of qu...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo.140.7.6766

    authors: Swantek JL,Baserga R

    更新日期:1999-07-01 00:00:00

  • Estrogenic compounds are not always cardioprotective and can be lethal in males with genetic heart disease.

    abstract::Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is more severe in male than female mice eating a soy-based diet. We sought to determine whether the detrimental effects are mediated by the phytoestrogens present in soy, the mechanism by which phytoestrogens act, and to test whether estrogen modulates the sexually dimorphic phenotype...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/en.2012-1391

    authors: Haines CD,Harvey PA,Luczak ED,Barthel KK,Konhilas JP,Watson PA,Stauffer BL,Leinwand LA

    更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00

  • Peripheral-type benzodiazepines inhibit calcium channels and aldosterone production in adrenal glomerulosa cells.

    abstract::Angiotensin-II (Ang-II), K+, and ACTH are important stimulators of aldosterone secretion that require Ca2+ influx to be active. However, Ang-II and K+ are linked to the Ca2+ messenger system, while ACTH is coupled to the cAMP pathway. Peripheral-type binding sites for benzodiazepines are particularly abundant in stero...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo.132.4.8384990

    authors: Python CP,Rossier MF,Vallotton MB,Capponi AM

    更新日期:1993-04-01 00:00:00

  • Radioiodinated human pituitary and amniotic fluid prolactins with preserved molecular integrity;.

    abstract::Human pituitary prolactin (hPRL) contains a single major component. Upon iodination by a lactoperoxidase procedure approximately 50% of this component remains ulaltered in molecular size and net charge by the criteria of quantitative polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Aminiotic fluid hPRL contains two componen...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo-97-2-406

    authors: Rogol AD,Chrambach A

    更新日期:1975-08-01 00:00:00

  • Uroguanylin, an intestinal natriuretic peptide, is delivered to the kidney as an unprocessed propeptide.

    abstract::Orally delivered salt stimulates renal salt excretion more effectively than does iv delivered salt. Although the mechanisms that underlie this "postprandial natriuresis" are poorly understood, the peptide uroguanylin (UGn) is thought to be a key mediator. However, the lack of selective assays for UGn gene products has...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/en.2007-1725

    authors: Moss NG,Fellner RC,Qian X,Yu SJ,Li Z,Nakazato M,Goy MF

    更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00

  • Endothelin-1 promotes steroidogenesis and stimulates protooncogene expression in transformed murine Leydig cells.

    abstract::The effects of endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent vasoconstrictor and mitogen to various cell types, on proliferation and differentiated functions of the murine Leydig tumor cell line MA-10 were investigated. Kinetic binding experiments at room temperature showed that [125I] ET-1 bound to MA-10 cells and reached equilibriu...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo.132.2.8425480

    authors: Ergul A,Glassberg MK,Majercik MH,Puett D

    更新日期:1993-02-01 00:00:00

  • Changes in the growth hormone axis due to exercise training in male and female rats: secretory and molecular responses.

    abstract::GH secretion is altered by exercise in humans. In an attempt to investigate the underlying mechanisms, we developed a rodent model. GH secretion was assayed in male and female rats that were sedentary (not exercised), acutely exercised, and chronically exercised. Sedentary males showed typical pulsatile GH secretion. ...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo.136.6.7750490

    authors: Butkus JA,Brogan RS,Giustina A,Kastello G,Sothmann M,Wehrenberg WB

    更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00

  • Isolation and mode of action of rabbit corticostatic (antiadrenocorticotropin) peptides.

    abstract::Corticostatic peptides are a family of arginine-rich cysteine-rich peptides that inhibit ACTH-stimulated corticosterone (B) production in rat adrenal cell suspensions. In this communication we describe a new method for the facile isolation and purification of these basic peptides from rabbit adult lung. We then descri...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo.130.3.1311240

    authors: Zhu Q,Solomon S

    更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00

  • The antigenic epitopes of human grown hormone as mapped by monoclonal antibodies.

    abstract::The antigenic epitopes of human GH (hGH) have been investigated using monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) to hGH. A panel of 12 Mabs was incorporated into two-site binding assays in order to investigate the antigenic surface of hGH. Nine reaction patterns were observed. The Mabs were further characterized in terms of their c...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo-124-3-1548

    authors: Strasburger CJ,Kostyo J,Vogel T,Barnard GJ,Kohen F

    更新日期:1989-03-01 00:00:00

  • Studies of the nature of the interaction between vasopressin and corticotropin-releasing factor on adrenocorticotropin release in the rat.

    abstract::Arginine-vasopressin (AVP) acts on vasoconstriction and diuresis through two different types of receptors (V1 and V2, respectively). Since AVP also modifies ACTH release, we have attempted to determine which class of receptors mediates the capacity of AVP to increase ACTH secretion and to potentiate the effect of cort...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo-115-3-882

    authors: Rivier C,Rivier J,Mormede P,Vale W

    更新日期:1984-09-01 00:00:00

  • Abolition of dopaminergic insulin secretion by beta-adrenergic antagonism.

    abstract::To determine whether the insulinotropic effects of dopamine were mediated through the adrenergic system, dogs were infused with dopamine before or after various combinations of adrenergic and cholinergic blockade. Plasma glucose levels did not change significantly throughout the individual experiments, although cardio...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo-111-1-214

    authors: Cyrus J,Stagner J,Samols E

    更新日期:1982-07-01 00:00:00

  • Chromatographic evidence for vasotocin biosynthesis by cultured pineal ependymal cells from rat fetuses.

    abstract::Cultured pineal ependymal cells from rat fetuses aged 17 to 19 days post-coitum release into their media a substance that has hydroosmotic, antidiuretic and rat uterine activities. Paper chromatography of concentrates from culture media demonstrates that the substance possessing all the above activities was eluted fro...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo-100-1-205

    authors: Pavel S,Goldstein R,Ghinea E,Calb M

    更新日期:1977-01-01 00:00:00

  • Cyclic guanosine monophosphate production in the pituitary: stimulation by C-type natriuretic peptide and inhibition by gonadotropin-releasing hormone in alpha T3-1 cells.

    abstract::Atrial, brain-type, and C-type natriuretic peptides (ANP, BNP, and CNP) act via receptors with intrinsic guanylate cyclase activity. The A-type and B-type ANP receptors are selectively activated by ANP and CNP, respectively. The anterior pituitary is a site of ANP production and action, suggesting a local regulatory f...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo.132.5.7682940

    authors: McArdle CA,Poch A,Käppler K

    更新日期:1993-05-01 00:00:00

  • Resveratrol acts as a mixed agonist/antagonist for estrogen receptors alpha and beta.

    abstract::Epidemiological evidence indicates that phytoestrogens inhibit cancer formation and growth, reduce cholesterol levels, and show benefits in treating osteoporosis. At least some of these activities are mediated through the interaction of phytoestrogens with estrogen receptors alpha and beta (ERalpha and ERbeta). Resver...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo.141.10.7721

    authors: Bowers JL,Tyulmenkov VV,Jernigan SC,Klinge CM

    更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00

  • Minireview: malonyl CoA, AMP-activated protein kinase, and adiposity.

    abstract::An increasing body of evidence has linked AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and malonyl coenzyme A (CoA) to the regulation of energy balance. Thus, factors that activate AMPK and decrease the concentration of malonyl CoA in peripheral tissues, such as exercise, decrease triglyceride accumulation in the adipocyte and...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1210/en.2003-0849

    authors: Ruderman NB,Saha AK,Kraegen EW

    更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00

  • Gonadotrophin stimulation of progesterone synthesis by midpregnancy mouse ovarian cells in vitro.

    abstract::The ability of cultured midpregnancy mouse ovarian cells to synthesize progesterone de novo and from oxogenous pregnenolone has been assessed. The conversion of pregnenolone to progesterone is almost completely blocked by cyanoketone, a known inhibitor of delta5,3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3beta-HSD) activity,...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo-99-3-800

    authors: Salomon DS,Sherman MI

    更新日期:1976-09-01 00:00:00

  • Molecular characterization and in situ localization of murine endoglin reveal that it is a transforming growth factor-beta binding protein of endothelial and stromal cells.

    abstract::Endoglin is an integral membrane glycoprotein predominantly expressed on human endothelial cells and recently shown to bind transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF beta 1) with high affinity. We now report the cloning and sequencing of a full-length murine endoglin complementary DNA of 2902 base pairs which hybridizes ...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo.134.6.8194490

    authors: St-Jacques S,Cymerman U,Pece N,Letarte M

    更新日期:1994-06-01 00:00:00

  • Pharmacological studies of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) receptors from Xenopus laevis: is xTRHR3 a TRH receptor?

    abstract::Previously, three receptors, xTRHR1, xTRHR2, and xTRHR3, were cloned from brain tissue of Xenopus laevis with primers designed using sequences from the mammalian TRH receptor (TRHR) subtype 1. We expressed the Xenopus receptors in HEK 293EM cells and studied their binding and signaling properties using a series of TRH...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/en.2002-221074

    authors: Lu X,Bidaud I,Ladram A,Gershengorn MC

    更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00

  • Disruption of the single copy gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor in mice by gene trap: severe reduction of reproductive organs and functions in developing and adult mice.

    abstract::Mutations in the GnRH receptor gene (GNRHR) can result in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in humans. Unlike most mammals, mice lack a second form of GnRH (GnRH2) and a type 2 GnRH receptor. To determine whether the GnRH receptor is critical at all stages of reproduction and whether this receptor has additional physiolog...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/en.2009-0598

    authors: Wu S,Wilson MD,Busby ER,Isaac ER,Sherwood NM

    更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00

  • Sex difference in the response of melanin-concentrating hormone neurons in the lateral hypothalamic area to glucose, as revealed by the expression of phosphorylated cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate response element-binding protein.

    abstract::Because there are sex differences in feeding behavior in rats, we looked for a possible sex difference in the response to glucose of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) neurons in the lateral hypothalamic area using phosphorylated cAMP response element-binding protein (pCREB) as a marker of neural activity. Intact mal...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/en.2005-0078

    authors: Mogi K,Funabashi T,Mitsushima D,Hagiwara H,Kimura F

    更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00

  • Suppression subtractive hybridization identified a marked increase in thrombospondin-1 associated with parturition in pregnant sheep myometrium.

    abstract::Changes in several extracellular matrix proteins, such as fibronectin in fetal membrane and cervical collagens, occur at term and preterm delivery. However, no studies have evaluated changes in extracellular matrix proteins, in relation to myometrial activation recorded using invasive techniques during parturition in ...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo.140.5.6697

    authors: Wu WX,Zhang Q,Ma XH,Unno N,Nathanielsz PW

    更新日期:1999-05-01 00:00:00

  • RU486 antagonizes the inhibitory action of progesterone on prostacyclin and thromboxane A2 synthesis in cultured rat myometrial explants.

    abstract::A myometrial explant culture system was developed to investigate the effect of progesterone and the antiprogestagen RU486 on prostacyclin (PGI2) and thromboxane A2 (TXA2) synthesis by the rat myometrium. After culture, eicosanoid synthesis was stimulated with arachidonic acid (AA) and the calcium ionophore A23187 (A23...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo-119-2-655

    authors: Jeremy JY,Dandona P

    更新日期:1986-08-01 00:00:00

  • Estrogen biosynthesis proximal to a breast tumor is stimulated by PGE2 via cyclic AMP, leading to activation of promoter II of the CYP19 (aromatase) gene.

    abstract::In the present report, we show that prostaglandin (PG) E2 is the most potent factor which stimulates aromatase expression via cyclic AMP and promoter II. PGE2 acts via EP1 and EP2 receptor subtypes to stimulate both the PKC and PKA pathways. The combined stimulation of both of these pathways results in maximal express...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo.137.12.8940410

    authors: Zhao Y,Agarwal VR,Mendelson CR,Simpson ER

    更新日期:1996-12-01 00:00:00

  • Insulin inhibition of transcription stimulated by the forkhead protein Foxo1 is not solely due to nuclear exclusion.

    abstract::The FOXO family of forkhead transcription factors stimulates the transcription of target genes involved in many fundamental cell processes, including cell survival, cell cycle progression, DNA repair, and insulin sensitivity. The activity of FOXO proteins is principally regulated by activation of protein kinase B (PKB...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/en.2003-0481

    authors: Tsai WC,Bhattacharyya N,Han LY,Hanover JA,Rechler MM

    更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00

  • Glucagon-like peptide-1-(7-36)amide and a rise in cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate increase cytosolic free Ca2+ in rat pancreatic beta-cells by enhancing Ca2+ channel activity.

    abstract::Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), in the form of either GLP-1-(7-36)amide or GLP-1-(7-37), has been shown to potently stimulate insulin release in a glucose-dependent manner and is suggested to be a physiological incretin. To explore the mechanisms by which GLP-1-(7-36)amide stimulates insulin release, we investigated ...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo.133.4.8404610

    authors: Yada T,Itoh K,Nakata M

    更新日期:1993-10-01 00:00:00

  • Distinct roles of deiodinases on the phenotype of Mct8 defect: a comparison of eight different mouse genotypes.

    abstract::Mice deficient in the thyroid hormone (TH) transporter Mct8 (Mct8KO) have increased 5'-deiodination and impaired TH secretion and excretion. These and other unknown mechanisms result in the low-serum T(4), high T(3), and low rT(3) levels characteristic of Mct8 defects. We investigated to what extent each of the 5'-dei...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/en.2010-0900

    authors: Liao XH,Di Cosmo C,Dumitrescu AM,Hernandez A,Van Sande J,St Germain DL,Weiss RE,Galton VA,Refetoff S

    更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00

  • The primate thyroid gland contains receptors for androgens.

    abstract::The gonadal steroids have long been known to modulate thyroid function. Most studies suggest that the gonadal steroids act indirectly through the hypothalamic-pituitary axis to modulate thyroid function. The following studies were conducted to determine whether there are receptors for androgens in the thyroid itself. ...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo-115-6-2154

    authors: Sheridan PJ,McGill HC Jr,Lissitzky JC,Martin PM

    更新日期:1984-12-01 00:00:00

  • 27-Hydroxycholesterol Is an Estrogen Receptor β-Selective Negative Allosteric Modifier of 17β-Estradiol Binding.

    abstract::Estrogens bind to two nuclear estrogen receptor (ER) subtypes, ERα and ERβ, which are expressed in differing amounts in various tissues. The endogenous estrogen, 17β-estradiol (E2), binds to both subtypes with nearly equal affinity and is the prototypical agonist. Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) may bin...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/en.2018-00081

    authors: Starkey NJE,Li Y,Drenkhahn-Weinaug SK,Liu J,Lubahn DB

    更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00

  • Differences in the developmental patterns of somatotrophic and lactogenic receptors in rabbit liver cytosol.

    abstract::These studies have examined the ontogeny of specific GH- and PRL-binding proteins in rabbit liver cytosol across the fetal, early neonatal, and adult periods. The precise hormonal specificity of binding of the somatotropic/lactogenic ligand, [125I]human GH, was determined by displacement with monoclonal antibodies aga...

    journal_title:Endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1210/endo-125-1-516

    authors: Ymer SI,Stevenson JL,Herington AC

    更新日期:1989-07-01 00:00:00