Endocrine cells and blood vessels work in tandem to generate hormone pulses.

abstract：:The hormone human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) shows extensive sequence homology with LH. Thus, many of the antigenic epitopes on hCG are shared with LH, leading to immunological cross-reaction between these two hormones. Anti-fertility and anti-cancer vaccines based upon hCG should ideally target only the hCG-specif...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Charrel-Dennis M,Jackson AM,Lund T,Lapthorn AJ,Berger P,Roitt IM,Delves PJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogens are essential for female reproduction and overall well-being, and estrogens in the circulation are largely synthesized in ovarian granulosa cells. Using primary cultures of ovarian granulosa cells from gonadotropin-primed immature rats, we have recently discovered that pituitary FSH and ovarian cytokine tran...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Lai WA,Yeh YT,Fang WL,Wu LS,Harada N,Wang PH,Ke FC,Lee WL,Hwang JJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reproductive hormone imbalance in infertile women is correlated to high levels of phthalates and alkylphenols, which are among endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Previous studies have shown that they interfere with gene expression by deregulating levels of microRNAs (miRs), small non-coding RNAs targeting mRNAs en...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Patiño-García D,Cruz-Fernandes L,Buñay J,Orellana R,Moreno RD

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of hypothalamic appetite-regulating peptides to further hyperphagia accompanying the course of lactation in rats was investigated by using PCR array and real-time PCR. Furthermore, changes in the mRNA expression for appetite-regulating peptides in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC) were analyzed a...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Suzuki Y,Nakahara K,Maruyama K,Okame R,Ensho T,Inoue Y,Murakami N

更新日期：2014-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is synthesized from a precursor, which includes the PACAP-related peptide (PRP; formerly known as GHRH-like peptide). PRP can act as a hypophysiotropic factor in teleosts by stimulating GH secretion. However, no information points to this peptide as a regulato...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Levy G,Degani G

更新日期：2011-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Relaxin is a peptide hormone which is produced in human reproductive tissues including the ovary and prostate gland. Little is known of the molecular events regulating relaxin gene transcription. We have studied this question using gene transfer of relaxin promoter/reporter gene constructs into a relaxin-expressing ce...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Gunnersen JM,Roche PJ,Tregear GW,Crawford RJ

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have cloned a full length cDNA coding for the activin type IIB receptor (GactRIIB) from the goldfish ovary. GactRIIB shares 73 and 70% amino acid identity in the extracellular domain, and 78 and 80% identity in the intracellular domain with the type IIB receptors of the mouse and Xenopus respectively. The intracell...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Ge W,Tanaka M,Yoshikuni M,Eto Y,Nagahama Y

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esculetin, an antioxidant, has been used in the treatment of a variety of diseases. This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of esculetin in attenuating streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type I diabetic nephropathy and to understand the molecular mechanism involved in it. Sprague-Dawley rats were rendered diab...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Surse VM,Gupta J,Tikoo K

更新日期：2011-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A subset of over-expressed microRNAs (miRNAs) identified in parathyroid carcinomas (Ca) compared to normal glands belongs to C19MC, a cluster on chromosome 19q13.4 involved in stem cell biology and tumourigenesis. In this study, the expression of C19MC-MIR371-3 clusters and the molecular mechanisms presiding their mod...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Vaira V,Elli F,Forno I,Guarnieri V,Verdelli C,Ferrero S,Scillitani A,Vicentini L,Cetani F,Mantovani G,Spada A,Bosari S,Corbetta S

更新日期：2012-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined fetal steroidogenic enzyme expression and function during pregnancy in the pig. Northern and Western analyses were performed to detect the cytochrome P450 enzyme 17 alpha-hydroxylase/17-20 lyase (P450c17) and that for cholesterol side-chain cleavage (P450scc), as well as 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehyd...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Conley AJ,Rainey WE,Mason JI

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have generated hybridomas which secrete monoclonal antibodies to the AT1 subtype of the angiotensin II receptor (AT1 receptor). These were obtained after immunization of Balb C/c mice with synthetic peptides representing sequences from either the extracellular domain (residues 8-17) or the intracellular domain (res...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Barker S,Marchant W,Ho MM,Puddefoot JR,Hinson JP,Clark AJ,Vinson GP

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatostatins (SSs) play important roles in the growth, development and metabolism of vertebrates. In this study, cDNAs for two unique somatostatin receptor variants were cloned and sequenced from rainbow trout. The two cDNAs, one consisting of 1755 bp and the other of 1743 bp, share 63.6% identity in nucleotide seque...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Slagter BJ,Sheridan MA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgens play an important role in male reproductive development and function. These steroid hormones mediate their actions by binding to the androgen receptor (AR). Diseases such as androgen insensitivity syndrome, prostate cancer, Kennedy's disease, and infertility can be caused by mutations in the AR. To get a bet...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Kerkhofs S,Denayer S,Haelens A,Claessens F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to the classical model describing the synthesis of androgens and estrogens as restricted to somatic cells, a previous study demonstrated that Xenopus laevis oocytes participate in androgen synthesis. The objective of our study was to determine whether Xenopus oocytes are also involved in estrogen synthesis...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Gohin M,Bodinier P,Fostier A,Bobe J,Chesnel F

更新日期：2011-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Both 17beta-estradiol and prolactin play important roles in the mammary gland, raising the possibility of functional cross-talk between the two signaling pathways. Here, we demonstrate that estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha) and -beta (ERbeta) are both able to potentiate transcription from a Stat5-responsive promoter w...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Björnström L,Kilic E,Norman M,Parker MG,Sjöberg M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the molecular mechanism underlying the up-regulatory effect of estradiol (E2) on mouse insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) promoter was investigated in CHO cells on which the same promoter had first been functionally characterized. The mouse IRS-1 promoter bears four consensus half Estrogen Resp...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Panno ML,Mauro L,Marsico S,Bellizzi D,Rizza P,Morelli C,Salerno M,Giordano F,Andò S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the process of insulitis in the pathogenesis of type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus, proinflammatory cytokines induce expression of the death receptor Fas on the surface of pancreatic beta-cells and thereby contribute to the enhanced susceptibility of beta-cells for apoptosis. The aim of this study was...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Augstein P,Wachlin G,Berg S,Bahr J,Salzsieder C,Hehmke B,Heinke P,Salzsieder E

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two structurally and functionally related peptides, gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) and neuromedin B (NMB) play critical roles in many physiological/pathological processes in mammals. However, the information regarding the expression and functionality of avian NMB, GRP and their receptors is limited. Here, we char...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Mo C,Huang L,Cui L,Lv C,Lin D,Song L,Zhu G,Li J,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unliganded thyroid hormone receptors (apoTRs) repress transcription of hormone-activated genes by recruiting corepressors to the promoters. In contrast, on promoters containing so-called negative thyroid hormone response elements (nTREs), apoTRs activate transcription. A number of different molecular mechanisms have b...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Nygård M,Becker N,Demeneix B,Pettersson K,Bondesson M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tamoxifen acts as an oestrogen antagonist in the breast reducing cell proliferation, but in the uterus as an oestrogen agonist resulting in increased cell proliferation. Tamoxifen exerts its tissue-specific effects through the oestrogen receptors (ERalpha or ERbeta). The levels and functions of the two ERs affect the ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Horner-Glister E,Maleki-Dizaji M,Guerin CJ,Johnson SM,Styles J,White IN

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two forms of prolactin (tiPRLI and tiPRLII), with only 69% sequence identity, have been previously described in the cichlid fish tilapia (Oreochromis species). In the present study we have attempted to investigate the biological activity of these two prolactin forms during adaptation to a hyperosmotic environment. For...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Auperin B,Rentier-Delrue F,Martial JA,Prunet P

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) is a phosphotropic hormone that belongs to a subfamily of endocrine FGFs with evolutionarily conserved functions in C. elegans and fruit flies. FAM20C phosphorylates FGF23 post-translationally, targeting to proteolysis through subtilisin-like proprotein convertase FURIN, resulting i...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Ho BB,Bergwitz C

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II (AII) receptors were identified in rat tissue membranes by specific binding of 125I-labelled AII. Using an isoelectric focusing technique, two forms of the high-affinity AII receptor were identified in rat adrenal zona glomerulosa and liver membranes. These migrated to isoelectric points (pI) 6.8 and 6....

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Jimenez E,Marsigliante S,Barker S,Hinson JP,Vinson GP

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activins are cytokines of the transforming growth factor beta family, which plays a central role in the determination of cell fate and the regulation of tissue balance. Family members are composed of two subunits and this dimerization is critical for liganding their cognate receptors and execution of proper functions....

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Vejda S,Cranfield M,Peter B,Mellor SL,Groome N,Schulte-Hermann R,Rossmanith W

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxytocin (OXT) is a peptide hormone that plays a central role in the regulation of parturition and lactation. OXT signaling is mediated by OXT receptor (OXTR), which shows species- and tissue-specific expressions and gene regulation. In the present study, we examined the synthesis of OXT and OXTR in human placenta tis...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Kim SC,Lee JE,Kang SS,Yang HS,Kim SS,An BS

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus is essential for metabolic homeostasis and responds to leptin by producing several neuropeptides including proopiomelanocortin (POMC). We previously reported that high-dose erythropoietin (Epo) treatment in mice while increasing hematocrit reduced body weight, fat mass, and food...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Dey S,Li X,Teng R,Alnaeeli M,Chen Z,Rogers H,Noguchi CT

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of 2-methoxyestradiol (2-ME2) and 16alpha-hydroxyestrone (16alpha-OHE1), two metabolites of estradiol (E2), on DNA synthesis, cell cycle progression and cyclin D1 protein levels in estrogen receptor-positive MCF-7 cells. E2 and 16alpha-OHE1 stimulated DNA synthesis, and 2-ME2 inhibited the stimu...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Lewis JS,Thomas TJ,Pestell RG,Albanese C,Gallo MA,Thomas T

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main regulators of aldosterone secretion in adrenal gland zona glomerulosa (ZG) cells are the hormones angiotensin II (Ang II) and adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and small increases in the extracellular potassium (K(+)) concentration. The action of these agonists is mediated by different signalling systems - ACTH is ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Foster RH

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) is a member of the steroid hormone receptor superfamily and is activated by a variety of fibrate hypolipidaemic drugs and non-genotoxic rodent hepatocarcinogens that are collectively termed peroxisome proliferators. A key marker of peroxisome proliferator action is...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Issemann I,Prince RA,Tugwood JD,Green S

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/steroid Delta(5)-Delta(4)-isomerase (3beta-HSD/isomerase) is a bifunctional, single enzyme protein that is membrane-bound in the endoplasmic reticulum (microsomes) and mitochondria of cells in the placenta (type I) and in the adrenals and gonads (type II). Two membrane-binding ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Thomas JL,Evans BW,Blanco G,Mason JI,Strickler RC

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00