Melatonin controls photoperiodic changes in tanycyte vimentin and neural cell adhesion molecule expression in the Djungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus).

abstract：:Activin A is a gonadal protein originally isolated from follicular fluid and is recognized as a local regulator of granulosa cell differentiation. Whether activin A promotes folliculogenesis, however, still remains unclarified. The present study was designed to elucidate the effect of activin A on follicular growth in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yokota H,Yamada K,Liu X,Kobayashi J,Abe Y,Mizunuma H,Ibuki Y

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms by which bacterial endotoxin [lipopolysaccharide (LPS)] stimulates the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) have not been elucidated. The present study was designed to investigate the involvement of macrophages in plasma ACTH and corticosterone responses to LPS administration in rats using selectiv...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Derijk R,Van Rooijen N,Tilders FJ,Besedovsky HO,Del Rey A,Berkenbosch F

更新日期：1991-07-01 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 recently found that plasma membrane phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2))-regulated filamentous actin (F-actin) polymerization was diminished in hyperinsulinemic cell culture models of insulin resistance. Here we delineated whether increased glucose flux through the hexosamine biosynthesis pathway (HBP) ca...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bhonagiri P,Pattar GR,Horvath EM,Habegger KM,McCarthy AM,Elmendorf JS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryo implantation is a highly synchronized event between an activated blastocyst and a receptive endometrium. The success of this process relies on the dynamic interplay of estrogen (E(2)) and progesterone (P(4)), however, the details of this interaction are not entirely clear. Recent data implicate E(2) and P(4) in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Frolova A,Flessner L,Chi M,Kim ST,Foyouzi-Yousefi N,Moley KH

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole saliva collected from rat, mouse, and human sources was found to contain high concentrations of transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha) when analyzed by RIA. The concentrations of TGF alpha in unstimulated human saliva (age, 30-45 yr; n = 10; 1.5 +/- 3.1 nM) was reduced with age (age, 55-70 yr; n = 10; 0.4 ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Humphreys-Beher MG,Macauley SP,Chegini N,van Setten G,Purushotham K,Stewart C,Wheeler TT,Schultz GS

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subclinical inflammation is a recently discovered phenomenon in type 2 diabetes. Elevated cytokines impair beta-cell function and survival. A recent clinical trial shows that blocking IL-1beta signaling by IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) improves beta-cell secretory function in patients with type 2 diabetes. In the ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sauter NS,Schulthess FT,Galasso R,Castellani LW,Maedler K

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consumption of a low-protein, high-carbohydrate diet induces a striking increase in circulating fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF21), which is associated with improved cardiometabolic health and increased longevity. Increased lifespan during this dietary protein "dilution" has been explained by resource-mediated trade-...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Larson KR,Russo KA,Fang Y,Mohajerani N,Goodson ML,Ryan KK

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital hypothyroidism with thyroid dysgenesis (TD) is a frequent human condition characterized by elevated levels of TSH in response to reduced thyroid hormone levels. Congenital hypothyroidism is a genetically heterogeneous disease. In the majority of cases studied, no causative mutations have been identified and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Amendola E,De Luca P,Macchia PE,Terracciano D,Rosica A,Chiappetta G,Kimura S,Mansouri A,Affuso A,Arra C,Macchia V,Di Lauro R,De Felice M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GnRH is expressed in first-trimester human placenta and increases cell invasion in extravillous cytotrophoblasts (EVTs). Invasive phenotypes have been reported to be regulated by transcription factor activator protein 1 (AP-1) and mesenchymal cadherin-11. The aim of our study was to investigate the roles of AP-1 compo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Peng B,Zhu H,Ma L,Wang YL,Klausen C,Leung PC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the effects of acute administration of the cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB(1)) antagonist AM251 on the rat hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis with respect to both gender and time of day. Blood samples were collected from conscious male and female rats every 5 min using an automated blood sampli...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Atkinson HC,Leggett JD,Wood SA,Castrique ES,Kershaw YM,Lightman SL

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A1/A2 noradrenergic neurons in the medulla oblongata are well known to mediate stress signals in the central nervous system. Stress activates A1/A2 noradrenergic neurons, and then noradrenaline (NA) stimulates ACTH secretion through hypothalamic CRH. On the other hand, PRL-releasing peptide (PrRP) was recently isolate...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Maruyama M,Matsumoto H,Fujiwara K,Noguchi J,Kitada C,Fujino M,Inoue K

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperandrogenism is the central feature of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Due to the intricate relationship between hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance in PCOS, 50%-70% of these patients also present with hyperinsulinemia. Metformin, an insulin sensitizer, has been used to reduce insulin resistance and improve ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lee BH,Indran IR,Tan HM,Li Y,Zhang Z,Li J,Yong EL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We showed that insulin appears in the chick embryo before beta-cells are recognizable, as well as in the egg constituents even before fertilization. Acid-ethanol extracts of 2- to 8-day-old embryos were gel-filtered on Sephadex G-50. The peak of immunoreactive insulin chromatographed in a position corresponding to tha...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： De Pablo F,Roth J,Hernandez E,Pruss RM

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported the existence of a descending multisynaptic, pituitary-independent, neural pathway between the hypothalamus and the testes in the male rat. Stimulation of this pathway by the intracerebroventricular (icv) injection of IL-1beta or corticotropin-releasing factor blunts the testosterone (T) respons...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Selvage DJ,Lee SY,Parsons LH,Seo DO,Rivier CL

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Removal of fetuses at day 14 of gestation (Ftx14) in the pregnant rat leads to a marked suppression of serum levels of rat placental lactogen (rPL-II). One might attribute this to compromised placental growth in the absence of a fetus. However, if ovariectomy and fetectomy (Ftx14 Ovx14) are carried out at the same tim...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Robertson MC,Owens RE,McCoshen JA,Friesen HG

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent thyroid hormone receptors (TRs) bind to AGGTCA-related motifs as monomers and/or homodimers, and as heterodimers with retinoid X receptors (RXRs) depends on the number, spacing, and orientation of these half-sites. Here we show that recombinant RXR alpha affects TR binding to DNA in diverse ways; it enhance...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ribeiro RC,Apriletti JW,Yen PM,Chin WW,Baxter JD

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the increased expression of Igf-I in liver in response to GH is well characterized, the intracellular signaling pathways that mediate this effect have not been identified. Intracellular signaling molecules belonging to the Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription 5b (JAK2-STAT5b) pathway ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Davey HW,Xie T,McLachlan MJ,Wilkins RJ,Waxman DJ,Grattan DR

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the specificity inferred by its name, glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3beta is an important kinase with a plethora of significant cellular targets, including cytoskeletal proteins and transcription factors, and its activity is regulated by phosphorylation on tyrosine/serine residues. As part of our efforts to d...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Liao X,Thrasher JB,Holzbeierlein J,Stanley S,Li B

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal cAMP and plasma corticosterone levels were determined in pre-weanling rats subjected to treatment with either ACTH (50 mU/rat) or histamine dihydrochloride (0.2 mg/g body wt). ACTH injection elevated both serum corticosterone and adrenal cAMP levels on all days tested. However, the ACTH-induced elevation of ad...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cote TE,Yasumura S

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of monoaminergic mechanisms for the regulation of GH-releasing factor (GRF)-stimulated GH secretion was studied in perifused rat anterior pituitaries. Dopamine (greater than 1 microL) reduced GRF-stimulated GH release, but 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT; 1 mL) had no effect. The substrates for L-aromatic ami...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lindström P,Ohlsson L

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The issue of how progesterone affects mammary gland growth is controversial, and the mechanism governing the effects of the hormone remains mostly unknown. We have previously shown that G protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) is a progestin target gene whose expression correlates with progestin-induced growth inhibition...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ahola TM,Manninen T,Alkio N,Ylikomi T

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent processes are altered by manipulations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. In particular, adrenalectomy (ADX) attenuates hippocampal, but not cortical, calmodulin-dependent adenylate cyclase activity measured during the active (waking) phase of rats. The involvement of calmodulin- and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gannon MN,Akompong T,Billingsley ML,McEwen BS

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is evident that androgens increase muscle mass and strength, little is known about the critical molecular targets of androgens in skeletal muscle. In rodents, the skeletal alpha-actin gene is a tissue-specific gene expressed only in the levator ani and other skeletal muscles but not in the prostate or prep...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hong MH,Sun H,Jin CH,Chapman M,Hu J,Chang W,Burnett K,Rosen J,Negro-Vilar A,Miner JN

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence indicates that osteopontin (Opn), one of the bone matrix proteins, plays an important role in the attachment of osteoclasts to bone matrix. Besides being elaborated by osteoblasts, this protein is also produced by osteoclasts. The present study was performed to examine the effect of calcitonin (CT) on ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kaji H,Sugimoto T,Miyauchi A,Fukase M,Tezuka K,Hakeda Y,Kumegawa M,Chihara K

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study the effects of stimulus deprivation on vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)- and alpha 1-adrenergically mediated amplification of VIP-stimulated cAMP and cGMP accumulation were examined. Dispersed pinealocytes were prepared from either Sprague-Dawley rats maintained for 2 weeks in a normal lighting...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chik CL,Ho AK

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we demonstrated that excision of the GnRH first intron (intron A) was largely attenuated in non-GnRH-producing tissues but accelerated in GnRH neurons. In the present study, we examined the splicing rate of GnRH pre-mRNA in developing normal mice and adult hypogonadal mice. The preoptic area and cerebral c...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Seong JY,Kim BW,Park S,Son GH,Kim K

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) on suckling-induced oxytocin release was investigated by recording intramammary pressure changes in suckled rats treated iv with THC (0.5 mg/kg BW) or vehicle. Latency to the first posttreatment milk ejection and posttreatment milk ejection intervals and pressure wave a...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tyrey L,Murphy LL

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The large-Maf transcription factor v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A (MafA) has been found to be crucial for insulin transcription and synthesis and for pancreatic β-cell function and maturation. However, insights about the effects of small Maf factors on β-cells are limited. Our goal was to elu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nomoto H,Kondo T,Miyoshi H,Nakamura A,Hida Y,Yamashita K,Sharma AJ,Atsumi T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In thyroid epithelial cells, TSH via cAMP induces a rounding up of the cells associated with actin stress fiber disruption, expression of differentiation genes and cell cycle progression. Here we have evaluated the role of small G proteins of the Rho family and their impact on the actin cytoskeleton in these different...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fortemaison N,Blancquaert S,Dumont JE,Maenhaut C,Aktories K,Roger PP,Dremier S

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00