Testicular somatic cells, not gonocytes, are the major source of functional activin A during testis morphogenesis.

abstract：:Kisspeptins, products of the KiSS-1 gene with ability to bind G protein-coupled receptor 54 (GPR54), have been recently identified as major gatekeepers of reproductive function with ability to potently activate the GnRH/LH axis. Yet, despite the diversity of functional states of the female gonadotropic axis, pharmacol...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Roa J,Vigo E,Castellano JM,Navarro VM,Fernández-Fernández R,Casanueva FF,Dieguez C,Aguilar E,Pinilla L,Tena-Sempere M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kisspeptin neurons play an essential role in the regulation of fertility through direct regulation of the GnRH neurons. However, the relative contributions of the two functionally distinct kisspeptin neuron subpopulations to this critical regulation are not fully understood. Here we analyzed the specific projection pa...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yip SH,Boehm U,Herbison AE,Campbell RE

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posttranslational processing of proadrenomedullin generates two biologically active peptides, adrenomedullin (AM) and proadrenomedullin N-terminal 20 peptide (PAMP). Sequence comparison of homologous proadrenomedullin genes in vertebrate evolution shows a high degree of stability in the reading frame for AM, whereas P...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Martínez A,Bengoechea JA,Cuttitta F

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiological roles for PTH-related peptide (PTHrP) appear varied, but remain to be clarified. The peptide is present in large amounts in milk, and PTHrP mRNA has been shown to be present in high amounts in lactating mammary gland. Because PTHrP can cause smooth muscle relaxation, we hypothesized that the peptide migh...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Seitz PK,Cooper KM,Ives KL,Ishizuka J,Townsend CM Jr,Rajaraman S,Cooper CW

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, it has been thought that the bioavailable fraction of circulating serum hormones, i.e. that which is available for cellular uptake and is physiologically active, is limited to the free (nonprotein bound) hormone. However, recent evidence, based on acute organ uptake of labeled hormone, suggests that the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Glass AR,Vigersky RA,Rajatanavin R,Pardridge W,Smallridge RC,Wartofsky L,Burman KD

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five studies are reported which were designed to define the effects of an estrogen and a progestogen, alone and in combination, on tissue concentrations (heart, kidney, and liver) of two trace metals (zinc, copper) and four bulk cations (sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium). Male rats received Premarin (0.08 mg) and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yunice AA,Lindeman RD

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PRL gene expression in the anterior pituitary has been the focus of intensive investigation for many years, but very little information is available on the actual dynamics by which this process occurs in individual mammotrope cells. Here, we used single cell bioluminescent imaging microscopy and a recently refined rep...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shorte SL,Leclerc GM,Vazquez-Martinez R,Leaumont DC,Faught WJ,Frawley LS,Boockfor FR

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of adrenergic stimulation in the regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in rat pinealocytes was investigated by measuring phosphorylated MAPK using Western blot analysis and a MAPK enzymatic assay. Stimulation with the endogenous neurotransmitter, norepinephrine (NE; a mixed alpha- and beta-adr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ho AK,Chik CL

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of inflammation is often accomplished through the use of glucocorticoids. However, their use is limited by side effects. We have examined the activity of a novel glucocorticoid receptor ligand that binds the receptor efficiently and strongly represses inflammatory gene expression. This compound has potent an...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： López FJ,Ardecky RJ,Bebo B,Benbatoul K,De Grandpre L,Liu S,Leibowitz MD,Marschke K,Rosen J,Rungta D,Viveros HO,Yen WC,Zhi L,Negro-Vilar A,Miner JN

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A detailed understanding of the mechanism of action of estrogen on bones is still lacking. The present study was designed to examine possible modulation by 17 beta-estradiol (E2) on the effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] and on vitamin D receptors (VDR) in the ROS 17/2.8 osteoblast-like cell line. Cell...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Liel Y,Kraus S,Levy J,Shany S

更新日期：1992-05-01 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：:Intermittent PTH administration increases bone turnover, resulting in net anabolic effects on bone. These effects are primarily mediated by intracellular cAMP signaling. However, the molecular mechanisms that regulate PTH activity in bone remain incompletely understood. beta-Arrestin2, a G protein-coupled receptor reg...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ferrari SL,Pierroz DD,Glatt V,Goddard DS,Bianchi EN,Lin FT,Manen D,Bouxsein ML

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the relative contribution of the GH/IGF axis to the development of peak bone mineral density (BMD), we measured skeletal changes in IGF-I knockout (KO), IGF-II KO, and GH-deficient lit/lit mice and their corresponding control mice at d 23 (prepubertal), 31 (pubertal), and 56 (postpubertal) in the entire fe...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mohan S,Richman C,Guo R,Amaar Y,Donahue LR,Wergedal J,Baylink DJ

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-methyl-D,L,-aspartate (NMA), an analog of the excitatory neurotransmitter aspartate, has been previously shown to acutely stimulate LH release in the rodent and primate. In this study, we examine the effect of NMA on LH secretion in the long term ovariectomized adult rhesus monkey. After a 3-h control period, three ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Reyes A,Luckhaus J,Ferin M

更新日期：1990-08-01 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：:Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a component of polycarbonate and other plastics to which humans are regularly exposed at low levels. BPA is characterized as an endocrine disruptor because of observations of its estrogenic activity in various experimental models. We have previously shown evidence of disrupted hypothalamic feeding...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： MacKay H,Patterson ZR,Abizaid A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

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

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

abstract：:Reproductive function is dependent on the interaction between GnRH and its cognate receptor found on gonadotrope cells of the anterior pituitary gland. GnRH activation of the GnRH receptor (GnRHR) is a potent stimulus for increased expression of multiple genes including the gene encoding the GnRHR itself. Thus, homolo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ellsworth BS,White BR,Burns AT,Cherrington BD,Otis AM,Clay CM

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to determine the role of the thyroid gland in three neuroendocrine responses to photoperiod; secretion of melatonin, PRL, and LH. Ewes were thyroidectomized (THX) in midsummer or left thyroid intact, and both groups were moved indoors to artificial short days (8 h of light, 16 h of darkness) for ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dahl GE,Evans NP,Moenter SM,Karsch FJ

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To begin to assess the function of the cell cycle regulator cyclin D3 during gametogenesis, the present study examined its expression, interacting partners, and associated kinase activity in the murine testis and ovary. In the early stages of postnatal testicular development, cyclin D3 protein was detected in spermato...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zhang Q,Wang X,Wolgemuth DJ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ALP1 [aci-reductone dioxygenase (ARD)-like protein 1] gene was identified in a comprehensive cDNA subtraction aimed at identifying genes regulated by androgens in the rat ventral prostate. ALP1 is homologous to the ARD/ARD' that were discovered in Klebsiella pneumoniae as enzymes that have the same polypeptide seq...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Oram S,Jiang F,Cai X,Haleem R,Dincer Z,Wang Z

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some TSH receptors (TSHR) on the cell surface cleave into A and B subunits. Cleavage at upstream Site 1 is followed by the proteolytic excision of an intervening C peptide region terminating at a downstream Site 2. Although present evidence suggests that Site 1 lies between amino acid residues 303 and 317, the mechani...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tanaka K,Chazenbalk GD,McLachlan SM,Rapoport B

更新日期：2000-10-01 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：:In Teleost fish, development, growth, and reproduction are influenced by the daily and seasonal variations of photoperiod and temperature. Early in vivo studies indicated the pineal gland mediates the effects of these external factors, most probably through the rhythmic production of melatonin. The present investigati...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Falcón J,Besseau L,Fazzari D,Attia J,Gaildrat P,Beauchaud M,Boeuf G

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenomedullin (ADM) is a potent vasorelaxant peptide that plays important roles in cardiovascular homeostasis and inflammatory response. ADM derived from macrophages is one of the major sources of ADM that is produced in the inflammatory process. To assess the functions of ADM in inflammation, we studied the temporal...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wong LY,Cheung BM,Li YY,Tang F

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prokineticin-1 (PK1) is a recently described protein with a wide range of functions, including tissue-specific angiogenesis, modulation of inflammatory responses, and regulation of hemopoiesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the localization and expression of PK1 and PK receptor-1 (PKR1), their signaling pat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Denison FC,Battersby S,King AE,Szuber M,Jabbour HN

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) improves glucose metabolism and growth in patients with leprechaunism. We investigated signal transduction through IGF-I receptor in comparison with epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor in early passages of cultured skin fibroblasts from a normal subject and a patient with leprec...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Takahashi Y,Tobe K,Kadowaki H,Katsumata D,Fukushima Y,Yazaki Y,Akanuma Y,Kadowaki T

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse β-cell-specific reporter lines have played a key role in diabetes research. Although the rat provides several advantages, its use has lagged behind the mouse due to the relative paucity of genetic models. In this report we describe the generation and characterization of transgenic rats expressing a Renilla lucif...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ghislain J,Fontés G,Tremblay C,Kebede MA,Poitout V

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytosols of whole testicular homogenates from the Syrian golden hamster contained specific binding sites for [3H]triamcinolone acetonide that exhibited limited capacity and high affinity binding characteristic of glucocorticoid receptors in other target tissues. The receptor complex sedimented as an 8.6S binder in low...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ortlip SA,Li SA,Li JJ

更新日期：1981-11-01 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