Endoplasmic reticulum stress induces the expression of fetuin-A to develop insulin resistance.

abstract：:6-Phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (PFKFB) catalyzes the synthesis and degradation of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate, a key modulator of glycolysis-gluconeogenesis. To gain insight into the molecular mechanism behind hormonal and nutritional regulation of PFKFB expression, we have cloned and characterized...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Metón I,Egea M,Anemaet IG,Fernández F,Baanante IV

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:Adult Leydig cells are derived from proliferating stem/progenitor Leydig cells in the infant testis and subsequent differentiation to steroidogenic cells in adult mice. Leydig cell proliferation in the infant testis occurs primarily in response to increased levels of LH that induce Leydig cell expression of neuregulin...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Umehara T,Kawashima I,Kawai T,Hoshino Y,Morohashi KI,Shima Y,Zeng W,Richards JS,Shimada M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tested the hypothesis that in the female sheep, a short day (SD) breeder, puberty can occur normally in the absence of ambient short days. More specifically, the photoperiod cue timing the transition into adulthood is exposure to and then termination of a long day melatonin rhythm. Control lambs born in the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Foster DL,Ebling FJ,Claypool LE,Woodfill CJ

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate ester are the most abundant circulating adrenal steroids in humans. Administration of DHEA has been reported to have beneficial effects on obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and atherosclerosis in obese rodents, although its effects on insulin resistance have not been full...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kimura M,Tanaka S,Yamada Y,Kiuchi Y,Yamakawa T,Sekihara H

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the characteristics and properties of cholesterol esterase (CEase) in the rat adrenal to clarify the mechanism of synthesis of free cholesterol from esterified cholesterol. CEase activity was estimated using substrate vesicles which were sonicated mixtures of cholesteryl oleate and phosphatidylcho...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nishikawa T,Mikami K,Saito Y,Tamura Y,Kumagai A

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preincubation of rat pituitary cells in primary culture with rat GH-releasing factor (rGRF) resulted in substantial desensitization to subsequent GRF stimulation. rGRF-directed GH release and intracellular cAMP accumulation decreased in the desensitized cells. Whereas prior treatment of rat pituitary cells caused part...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ceda GP,Hoffman AR

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently identified a novel hypothalamic neuropeptide stimulating GH release in bullfrogs and termed it frog GH-releasing peptide (fGRP). The fGRP precursor encodes fGRP and its related peptides (fGRP-RP-1, -RP-2, and -RP-3), and fGRP-RP-2 also stimulates GH and prolactin (PRL) release. Cell bodies and terminals co...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chowdhury VS,Yamamoto K,Saeki I,Hasunuma I,Shimura T,Tsutsui K

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：: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：:The master circadian clock located within the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) is necessary for the circadian rhythm of glucocorticoid (GC) release. The pathways by which the SCN sustains rhythmic GC release remain unclear. We studied the circadian regulation of cortisol release in the behaviorally split gol...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lilley TR,Wotus C,Taylor D,Lee JM,de la Iglesia HO

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study provides the first demonstration that human hepatocarcinoma-derived cell line HepG2 contains GnRH receptors and responds to various molecular forms of GnRH in terms of inhibition of proliferation in a time- and dose-related manner. In addition, GnRH peptides also significantly inhibited the uptake of [3H]th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pati D,Habibi HR

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-I has been reported to inhibit gastric acid secretion through stimulation of gastric somatostatin-14 (S-14) release. To establish whether some of the effects of CGRP-I on intestinal function might also be mediated through somatostatin, fetal rat intestinal cultures were treated w...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Brubaker PL,Greenberg GR

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of a monoclonal antiidiotypic antibody (clone 1D5) directed against the binding site of a monoclonal antiestradiol antibody to interact with the estrogen receptor (ER) was investigated. The following lines of evidence indicate that clone 1D5 has the capacity of mimicking the actions of estradiol, and recog...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mor G,Amir-Zaltsman Y,Barnard G,Kohen F

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The TSH receptor (TSHR) is constitutively active and is further enhanced by TSH ligand binding or by stimulating TSHR antibodies (TSHR-Abs) as seen in Graves' disease. TSH is known to activate the thyroid epithelial cell via both Galphas-cAMP/protein kinase A/ERK and Galphaq-Akt/protein kinase C coupled signaling netw...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Morshed SA,Latif R,Davies TF

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hashimoto thyroiditis can be partially reproduced in mice by immunization with thyroglobulin or, more recently, thyroperoxidase. This experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (EAT) model has been extensively characterized during early disease phases (up to d 35 after immunization). By extending the analysis of EAT to 100 d...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chen CY,Kimura H,Landek-Salgado MA,Hagedorn J,Kimura M,Suzuki K,Westra W,Rose NR,Caturegli P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Native PRL and des-amido forms 1, 2, and 3 were tested for their individual immunochemical and receptor-binding abilities. The results show that deamidation of either secreted mouse PRL or stored ovine PRL alters their binding in a radioreceptor assay. For each accumulated deamidation there was a statistically signifi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Haro LS,Talamantes FJ

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroids mediate the gonadotropic stimulus of oocyte maturation in fish and amphibians. Such a role of steroids in mammals has not been confirmed until recently. A series of studies presented data suggesting that steroids might be involved in meiosis of mouse oocytes. Here we examined this suggestion using in vitro cu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Motola S,Popliker M,Tsafriri A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that cysteamine [2-aminoethanethiol (CSH)], given in vivo or in vitro, rapidly but reversibly depletes immunoreactive PRL from the anterior pituitary (AP) through a mechanism which, in vitro, does not appear to involve the dopamine (DA) receptor. In the present investigation, these effects ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Millard WJ,Sagar SM,Simpkins JW,Owens RE,Badger TM,Friesen HG,Martin JB

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Removal of the 18-hydroxy group of the hemiacetal form of aldosterone transforms its activity from that of pure agonist to predominant antagonist. The 18-deoxy derivative possesses one third of the binding affinity of aldosterone for the cytoplasmic mineralocorticoid receptor of rat kidney and exhibits an approximate ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ulick S,Marver D,Adam WR,Funder JW

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sterol regulatory element binding protein 1c (SREBP1c) is a master regulator of lipogenic gene expression in liver and adipose tissue, where its expression is regulated by a heterodimer of nuclear receptor-type transcription factors retinoid X receptor-alpha (RXRalpha) and liver X receptor-alpha (LXRalpha). Despite th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kamei Y,Miura S,Suganami T,Akaike F,Kanai S,Sugita S,Katsumata A,Aburatani H,Unterman TG,Ezaki O,Ogawa Y

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic peninsulae, posteriorly continuous with the brain stem, were produced in ovariectomized rhesus monkeys by aspiration of the cerebral hemispheres and all brain structures anterior and dorsal to the optic chiasm. These preparations were sustained for 52 to 60 h postoperatively by maintaining blood gases and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hess DL,Wilkins RH,Moossy J,Chang JL,Plant TM,McCormack JT,Nakai Y,Knobil E

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purified rat Leydig cell cytosol was found to contain a protein kinase which was dependent on the presence of both calcium and phospholipids (phosphatidylserine and diolein), i.e. calcium/phospholipid-dependent protein kinase. The peak of Ca/phospholipid-dependent protein kinase was separated from type I and type II c...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lin T

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adiponectin (ApN) is an adipokine whose expression and plasma levels are inversely related to obesity and insulin-resistant states. Chronic repercussions of ApN treatment or overexpression on adiposity and body weight are still controversial. Here, we generated a transgenic (Tg) mouse model allowing persistent and mod...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bauche IB,El Mkadem SA,Pottier AM,Senou M,Many MC,Rezsohazy R,Penicaud L,Maeda N,Funahashi T,Brichard SM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sertoli cells regulate differentiation and development of the testis and are essential for maintaining adult testis function. To model the effects of dysregulating Sertoli cell number during development or aging, we have used acute diphtheria toxin-mediated cell ablation to reduce Sertoli cell population size. Results...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rebourcet D,Darbey A,Monteiro A,Soffientini U,Tsai YT,Handel I,Pitetti JL,Nef S,Smith LB,O'Shaughnessy PJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MCRs of testosterone (T) and 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) were determined in the morning and evening in four chronically chaired adult rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) by means of steady state infusion of [4-14C]testosterone and [1,2-3H]dihydrotestosterone. Morning and evening MCRs were comparable for both T and D...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sholl SA,Toivola PT,Robinson JA

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:131I therapy is a widely accepted treatment for differentiated thyroid cancers which can accumulate iodide. We evaluated the efficiency of 131I therapy against tumors which are transfected with the Na+/I- symporter (NIS) gene. We transfected the rat NIS cDNA expression vector into malignantly transformed rat thyroid c...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shimura H,Haraguchi K,Miyazaki A,Endo T,Onaya T

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for the GH secretagogue receptor, induces GH secretion, food intake, and positive energy balance. Although ghrelin exhibits a variety of hormonal actions, the mechanisms regulating ghrelin expression and secretion remain unclear. To understand regulation of human ghrelin gene expression, ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kanamoto N,Akamizu T,Tagami T,Hataya Y,Moriyama K,Takaya K,Hosoda H,Kojima M,Kangawa K,Nakao K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK, ERK) stimulation by the GnRH analog [D-Trp6]GnRH (GnRH-a) was investigated in the gonadotroph-derived alphaT3-1 cell line. GnRH-a as well as the protein kinase C (PKC) activator 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) stimulated a sustained response of MAPK ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Reiss N,Llevi LN,Shacham S,Harris D,Seger R,Naor Z

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In humans, there is a significant decrease in serum T(3) and increase in rT(3) at different time points after myocardial infarction, whereas serum TSH and T(4) remain unaltered. We report here a time course study of pituitary-thyroid function and thyroid hormone metabolism in rats subjected to myocardial infarction by...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Olivares EL,Marassi MP,Fortunato RS,da Silva AC,Costa-e-Sousa RH,Araújo IG,Mattos EC,Masuda MO,Mulcahey MA,Huang SA,Bianco AC,Carvalho DP

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00