Early postnatal hyperalimentation impairs renal function via SOCS-3 mediated renal postreceptor leptin resistance.

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：:To ascertain whether changes in the pattern of GnRH release from the hypothalmus occur during the 4-day rat estrous cycle, the pattern of LH release was characterized on each day of the estrous cycle, and the results were interpreted in light of the changes in pituitary responsiveness to GnRH previously described by t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fox SR,Smith MS

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-beta (TGFbeta) and adrenomedullin (AM) are multifunctional regulatory peptides that are secreted by a variety of normal and malignant cells. The TGFbetas are expressed in developing organs and adults, and their tissue distribution pattern has possible significance for signaling roles in many...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Montuenga LM,Mariano JM,Prentice MA,Cuttitta F,Jakowlew SB

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acidosis has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various metabolic bone diseases. Experimental acid ingestion is known to stimulate the release of bone mineral in humans and increase osteoclastic resorption surfaces in animals, but the mechanism has remained unclear. We have investigated the effect of medium pH on ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Arnett TR,Dempster DW

更新日期：1986-07-01 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：:To analyze the molecular origin of an ER variant, the truncated ER product-1, transiently expressed at the proestrus in lactotrope cells, we generated a 2.5-kb sequence of a genomic region upstream and downstream the specific sequence truncated ER product-1. Genomic Southern blot analysis showed that truncated ER prod...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tiffoche C,Vaillant C,Schausi D,Thieulant ML

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Berberine, a hypoglycemic agent, has recently been shown to activate AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) contributing to its beneficial metabolic effects in peripheral tissues. However, whether berberine exerts a regulatory effect on beta-cells via AMPK or other signaling pathways and counteracts glucolipotoxicity rem...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zhou L,Wang X,Shao L,Yang Y,Shang W,Yuan G,Jiang B,Li F,Tang J,Jing H,Chen M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the thyroid follicles and blood of goats with congenital hypothyroidism and goiter, abnormal iodoproteins (e.g. iodoalbumin) are found. To study the mechanism involved in the passage of these proteins between the follicles and the blood, the morphology of tight junctions in goiters and normal thyroids of goats was ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： van Uigen AJ,van Dijk JE,Koch CA,de Vijlder JJ

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the carboxy-terminal domain of the Glut 1 glucose transporter was investigated using an antipeptide antibody to the C-terminal part of the molecule. The study was performed in fibroblasts transfected with the cDNA coding for the human insulin receptor. These cells acutely respond to insulin for glucose tra...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tanti JF,Gautier N,Cormont M,Baron V,Van Obberghen E,Le Marchand-Brustel Y

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine if oxytocin (OT) is present in cynomolgus monkey corpus luteum, OT was measured by a specific and sensitive RIA in 13 corpora lutea, ovarian venous plasma on the ipsilateral side and peripheral venous plasma at different stages of the luteal phase. Serial dilution of acetic acid extract of the corpus lute...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Khan-Dawood FS,Marut EL,Dawood MY

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adrenal gland is highly vascularized with tightly regulated blood flow that is closely correlated with steroidogenesis. Mechanisms involved in the regulation of adrenal blood flow and vascular tone are largely unknown. The present study characterizes the contractile responses of isolated small cortical arteries fr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zhang DX,Gauthier KM,Campbell WB

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulators of bone resorption, such as PTH, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol [1,25-(OH)2D3], or prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), do not cause calcium release from cultured calvaria of the genetically determined osteopetrotic microphthalmic (mi/ mi) mouse, due to a defect in the function of osteoclasts. To investigate the capaci...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jilka RL,Cohn DV

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminoglutethimide, an inhibitor of pregnenolone synthesis, was used to study the relationship between oxidative phosphorylation and steroidogenesis in ovarian mitochondria. In vitro addition of aminoglutethimide to mitochondria prepared from porcine corpora lutea resulted in a decrease in oxygen uptake and an increase...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dimino MJ,Chavis TR,Downing JR

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemical localization of two estrogen receptor (ER) subtypes, ER beta and ER alpha, was performed in neonatal, early postnatal, immature, and adult rats to determine whether ER alpha and ER beta are differentially expressed in the ovary. ER beta and ER alpha were visualized using a polyclonal anti-ER beta a...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sar M,Welsch F

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphoregulator genes like members of the Hox gene family regulate uterine development and are associated with endocrine-related processes such as endometrial proliferation and differentiation in the adult uterus. Exposure to neonatal endocrine disruptors could affect signaling events governed by Hox genes, altering t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Varayoud J,Ramos JG,Bosquiazzo VL,Muñoz-de-Toro M,Luque EH

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dissociation kinetics of uterine estradiol receptor (UER) from young, middle-aged, and old mice have been studied in vitro and correlated with interactions of the steroid receptor with nuclear suspensions in a cell-free system. Furthermore, we have determined in these various age groups of mice the concentration o...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Belisle S,Bellabarba D,Lehoux JG,Robel P,Baulieu EE

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta 1) was found to be a potent inducer of the secretion of a 49,000 mol wt protein by normal rat kidney (NRK) cells. This protein was related to type 1 plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) on the basis of molecular mass, activity in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Newman MJ,Lane EA,Iannotti AM,Nugent MA,Pepinsky RB,Keski-Oja J

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The calcium-dependent class of cell adhesion molecules known as cadherins mediate homotypic cell interactions in most epithelia. We have now investigated the expression and distribution of cadherins and cadherin-associated molecules in the developing and maturing rat testis. E-Cadherin was not detected in the seminife...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Byers SW,Sujarit S,Jegou B,Butz S,Hoschutzky H,Herrenknecht K,MacCalman C,Blaschuk OW

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptional regulation of metabolic genes in the liver is the key to maintaining systemic energy homeostasis during starvation. The membrane-bound transcription factor cAMP-responsive element-binding protein 3-like 3 (CREB3L3) has been reported to be activated during fasting and to regulate triglyceride metabolism...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nakagawa Y,Satoh A,Yabe S,Furusawa M,Tokushige N,Tezuka H,Mikami M,Iwata W,Shingyouchi A,Matsuzaka T,Kiwata S,Fujimoto Y,Shimizu H,Danno H,Yamamoto T,Ishii K,Karasawa T,Takeuchi Y,Iwasaki H,Shimada M,Kawakami Y,

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to investigate the effect of PTH on calcium (Ca2+) transport through the luminal membrane of proximal and distal rabbit tubule segments. Proximal tubule and distal tubule segment suspensions were incubated with the hormone, and the luminal membranes were subsequently purified. Incubation...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lajeunesse D,Bouhtiauy I,Brunette MG

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The photoreactive analogs of vasopressin, [Phe2,Phe-(p-N3)3]AVP (3a) and [Phe-(p-N3)2]AVP (2a), and the chemically reactive analogs of vasopressin, [Phe2,Phe-(p-NHCOCH2Br)3]AVP (3b) and [Phe-(p-NHCOCH2Br)2]AVP (2c), have been tested in the toad bladder for irreversible stimulation or inhibition of the water permeabili...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Eggena P,Fahrenholz F,Schwartz IL

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The control of ACTH secretion by opiates seems to involve stimulatory and inhibitory pathways, since opiate agonists and antagonists are capable of releasing ACTH in conscious rats. To elucidate the role of different opiate receptors in the control of ACTH release, rats were treated with receptor-selective opiate agon...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pfeiffer A,Herz A,Loriaux DL,Pfeiffer DG

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To address controversies of estrogen therapy, in vitro models of perimenopause and prevention vs. treatment modes of 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) exposure were developed and used to assess the neuroprotective efficacy of E(2) against beta-amyloid-1-42 (Abeta(1-42))-induced neurodegeneration in rat primary hippocampal neuro...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chen S,Nilsen J,Brinton RD

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The predisposition of the testis and ovary to primarily synthesize testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2), respectively, is due to gonadal-specific cell types that differentially express the various hydroxysteroid (17beta) dehydrogenase (HSD17B) isoforms. In testes, Leydig cells rely on LH stimulation to maintain express...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Couse JF,Yates MM,Rodriguez KF,Johnson JA,Poirier D,Korach KS

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase was activated by stimulation of the cAMP pathway and whether MAP kinase activation was involved in synthesis of PRL and GH in GH(3) cells. Treatment of the cells with a cAMP analog, 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)cAMP (CPT-cAMP), activated MAP kinase and increased PRL ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yonehara T,Kanasaki H,Yamamoto H,Fukunaga K,Miyazaki K,Miyamoto E

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Des-acyl ghrelin (DAG), the most abundant form of ghrelin in humans, has been found to reduce arterial blood pressure and prevent cardiac and endothelial cell apoptosis. Despite this, data regarding its direct effect on cardiac function and coronary blood flow, as well as the related involvement of autonomic nervous s...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Grossini E,Raina G,Farruggio S,Camillo L,Molinari C,Mary D,Walker GE,Bona G,Vacca G,Moia S,Prodam F,Surico D

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of a vasoactive molecule released in response to hCG is believed to be the main feature in the development of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in women, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the main candidate as the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) mediator. This study was conducted...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gómez R,Simón C,Remohí J,Pellicer A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) plays an important role in development of the central nervous system and is neurotropic for a variety of neurons. In this study, we investigated whether bFGF is neurotropic for GT1 GnRH neuronal cell lines and if these cells express functional FGF receptors (FGFRs). The GT1 cell l...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tsai PS,Werner S,Weiner RI

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxytocin (OT) receptors (OTRs) mediate reproductive functions, including the initiation of labor and milk ejection. OTR messenger RNA levels are highly regulated, reaching the greatest concentration in the uterus at the end of gestation, and in the mammary gland during lactation. Factors directly effecting changes in ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hoare S,Copland JA,Wood TG,Jeng YJ,Izban MG,Soloff MS

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) is a member of the nerve growth factor family that is important for neuronal survival and plasticity. We recently demonstrated that stress decreases BDNF messenger RNA (mRNA) levels in the hippocampus, which raises the possibility that BDNF may play a role in regulation of the h...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Smith MA,Makino S,Kim SY,Kvetnansky R

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00