Uterine development and fertility are dependent on gene dosage of the nuclear receptor coregulator REA.

abstract：:3 beta-Hydroxy-5-ene-steroid dehydrogenase/delta 5-delta 4-isomerase (3 beta HSD) is a NAD(+)-dependent membrane-bound enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of delta 5-3 beta-hydroxysteroids to delta 4-3-keto structures during adrenal, gonadal, and placental steroidogenesis. Enzyme activity is located in both microsomes...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sauer LA,Chapman JC,Dauchy RT

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulation of insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-4 proteolytic degradation by insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) has been largely studied in vitro, but not in vivo. The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of IGFs, IGFBP-2, IGFBP-3, and IGFBP-3 proteolytic fragments in the regulatio...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mazerbourg S,Zapf J,Bar RS,Brigstock DR,Lalou C,Binoux M,Monget P

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six pony mares were ovariectomized (OVX) on day 16 of diestrus during June and July, 1972, to study short term changes in plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations. Plasma LH was higher (P less than .05) 3 days after OVX (1.76 ng/ml) than the day after OVX (1.01 ng/ml), and a gradual increase occurred over the fi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Garcia MC,Ginther OJ

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that increased sodium chloride in drinking water failed to suppress serum renin activity (SRA) in the etheranesthetized rat. In the absence of anesthesia, sodium chloride decreased SRA by 76% and serum aldosterone by 72%. Deoxycorticosterone acetate, when given alone, produced similar resul...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Campbell WB,Pettinger WA

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1 (PGC-1), a cold-induced protein expressed in brown adipose tissue (BAT), plays a role in adaptive thermogenesis by up-regulating uncoupling proteins (UCP). Here, we explore its relationship to the thermogenic actions of leptin, which also up-regulates UCPs...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kakuma T,Wang ZW,Pan W,Unger RH,Zhou YT

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand the role of peptide growth factors in sex steroid hormone-mediated growth of the female reproductive tract, the effect of estrogen on the expression of transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha) in mouse uterus was investigated. Our results show that estrogen induces the expression of TGF alpha ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nelson KG,Takahashi T,Lee DC,Luetteke NC,Bossert NL,Ross K,Eitzman BE,McLachlan JA

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polypeptide YY(3-36) (PYY(3-36)) is a gastrointestinal secreted molecule, agonist of neuropeptide Y (NPY) receptor subtypes Y2 and Y5, recently involved in the control of food intake. Notably, several factors with key roles in energy homeostasis conduct pleiotropic effects upon the reproductive axis. However, whether ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fernandez-Fernandez R,Aguilar E,Tena-Sempere M,Pinilla L

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A central feature of glucocorticoid (GC)-induced osteoporosis is decreased bone formation, secondary to decreased numbers of functional osteoblasts. We find that ERK activity is essential for serum-induced osteoblast proliferation in vitro because inhibition of MAPK/ERK kinase activity by U0126 completely abolished bo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Engelbrecht Y,de Wet H,Horsch K,Langeveldt CR,Hough FS,Hulley PA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are investigating the mechanisms by which aromatic hydrocarbons, such as 3-methylcholanthrene (MC), suppress hepatic cytochrome P450 2C11 (CYP2C11) gene expression. CYP2C11 is an enzyme expressed in the liver of male rats and is regulated by a pulsatile pattern of GH secretion. We have previously shown that MC atte...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Timsit YE,Riddick DS

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically, approximately 30% of women who receive synthetic glucocorticoids (sGC) for risk of preterm labor carry to term. In vitro studies have shown that sGC acutely regulate the placental system A amino acid transporter, but there are no comparable data in vivo. Hence, the objective of our study was to examine the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Audette MC,Challis JR,Jones RL,Sibley CP,Matthews SG

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tear fluid is known to contain many different hormones with relevance for ocular surface homeostasis. We studied the presence and functional role of insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) and its cognate receptor RXFP2 (relaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 2) at the ocular surface and in tears. Expression of human INSL...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hampel U,Klonisch T,Sel S,Schulze U,Garreis F,Seitmann H,Zouboulis CC,Paulsen FP

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-70% depletion in the anterior pituitary concentration of PRL occurred within 5 min of electrical stimulation of a single abdominal mammary nerve of urethane-anesthetized lactating rats previously nonsuckled for 6-8 h. The stimulus parameters were: 1-msec pulses, 10-20/sec at 5-30 V applied 5 sec on and 10 sec off...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mena F,Pacheco P,Grosvenor CE

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid (10,12 CLA) is a dietary fatty acid that promotes weight loss and disproportionate fat loss. Obese mice fed a high-fat, high-sucrose (HFHS) diet containing 10,12 CLA are resistant to weight gain and contain markedly reduced subcutaneous fat and adiponectin, with a concurrent l...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wang S,Goodspeed L,Turk KE,Houston B,den Hartigh LJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL-6) stimulates the release of hCG from syncytiotrophoblast cells, but the effects of IL-6 and other cytokines on the release of placental lactogen (hPL) are unknown. To determine the effect of IL-6 on hPL release, we exposed an enriched fraction of trophoblast cells (prepared by the isopycnic centrifu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Stephanou A,Handwerger S

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although prolactinomas can be effectively treated with dopamine agonists, about 20% of patients develop dopamine resistance or tumor recurrence after surgery, indicating a need for better understanding of underlying disease mechanisms. Although estrogen-induced rat prolactinomas have been widely used to investigate th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tong Y,Zheng Y,Zhou J,Oyesiku NM,Koeffler HP,Melmed S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:VEGF is produced by osteoblasts and has been postulated to function as an angiogenic stimulus during normal skeletal development and in fracture repair. In this study, we characterized the molecular mechanisms by which experimental hypoxia increases VEGF mRNA in human MG63 osteoblast-like cells. Exposure of MG63 cells...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Akeno N,Czyzyk-Krzeska MF,Gross TS,Clemens TL

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility that chronic, multigenerational exposure to environmental estrogens selects for adaptive hormone-response phenotypes is a critical unanswered question. Embryos/larvae of killifish from an estrogenic-polluted environment (New Bedford Harbor, MA [NBH]) compared with those from a reference site overexpres...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cotter KA,Nacci D,Champlin D,Yeo AT,Gilmore TD,Callard GV

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) belongs to the transforming growth factor-β superfamily and plays a critical role in regulating ovarian follicle function. Currently, the role of BMP2 during cumulus expansion remains to be determined. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of BMP2 on the regulation of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bai L,Chang HM,Cheng JC,Chu G,Leung PCK,Yang G

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progestins have been implicated in breast cancer development, yet a role for progesterone (Pg) in ductal morphogenesis (DM) has not been established. To determine whether Pg could cause DM, we compared relative effects of Pg, estradiol (E2) and IGF-I on anatomical and molecular biological parameters of IGF-I-related D...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ruan W,Monaco ME,Kleinberg DL

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mouse mammary gland and uterus expressed the gene for the secretory protein lactotransferrin under various physiological conditions. Lactotransferrin, however, was induced by estrogen in a time- and dose-dependent fashion in the uterus of the immature mouse, but was not affected by estrogen in the mammary gland. D...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Teng CT,Pentecost BT,Chen YH,Newbold RR,Eddy EM,McLachlan JA

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contributions of estradiol and testosterone to atherosclerotic lesion progression are not entirely understood. Cross-sex hormone therapy (XHT) for transgender individuals dramatically alters estrogen and testosterone levels and consequently could have widespread consequences for cardiovascular health. Yet, no prec...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Goetz TG,Mamillapalli R,Sahin C,Majidi-Zolbin M,Ge G,Mani A,Taylor HS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conversion of T4 to T3 in the brain and anterior pituitary gland contributes significantly to the T3 content of these tissues and appears to be an important modulator of thyroid hormone action. In the present study, the antimanic agent lithium was demonstrated in cultured neural and pituitary tissue to have a sign...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： St Germain DL

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of constant infusions of bovine TSH in different concentrations on the pattern of T4 and T3 secretion was examined in perfused canine thyroids isolated in situ. Each of the thyroid lobes was isolated and perfused in each animal. It was thus possible to examine the effect of two different concentrations of T...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Laurberg P

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanocortin receptor 4 (MCR4) and CB(1) cannabinoid receptors independently modulate food intake. Although an interaction between the cannabinoid and melanocortin systems has been found in recovery from hemorrhagic shock, the interaction between these systems in modulating food intake has not yet been examined. The p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Verty AN,McFarlane JR,McGregor IS,Mallet PE

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aldo-keto reductase 1B7 (AKR1B7) encodes an aldose-reductase that has been reported as a detoxification enzyme until now. We have demonstrated that AKR1B7 is differently expressed in various mouse white adipose tissues depending on their location. Its expression is associated with a higher ratio of preadipocytes v...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tirard J,Gout J,Lefrançois-Martinez AM,Martinez A,Begeot M,Naville D

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PTH increases calcium reabsorption exclusively in the distal nephron. Two mechanisms of Ca++ transport through the basolateral membrane (BLM) have been described: the ATP-dependent and the sodium gradient-dependent transport. In the present study, we investigated the effect of PTH and (Bu)2cAMP on these two mechanisms...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bouhtiauy I,Lajeunesse D,Brunette MG

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of continuous high GH levels on GH signal transduction through the GH receptor (GHR)/Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) pathway as well as the desensitization of this pathway by suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS) were studied in transgenic mice overexpres...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： González L,Miquet JG,Sotelo AI,Bartke A,Turyn D

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kisspeptin, neurokinin B (NKB) and dynorphin A are coexpressed in a population of neurons in the arcuate nucleus (ARC), termed KNDy neurons, which were recently recognized as important elements for the generation of GnRH pulses. However, the topographic distribution of these peptides and their regulated expression by ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Overgaard A,Ruiz-Pino F,Castellano JM,Tena-Sempere M,Mikkelsen JD

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we have investigated the cellular mechanisms of androgen-induced antral follicular growth arrest and the possible involvement of chemerin and its receptor chemokine-like receptor 1 (CMKLR1) in this process, using a chronically androgenized rat model. We hypothesize that hyperandrogenism induces a...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kim JY,Xue K,Cao M,Wang Q,Liu JY,Leader A,Han JY,Tsang BK

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study was designed to investigate the ability of prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) to activate a second messenger system (phosphatidylinositol pathway) in corpora lutea (CL) of rhesus monkeys. Activation of this pathway was assessed by monitoring the hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol to inositol phospha...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Houmard BS,Guan Z,Stokes BT,Ottobre JS

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00