Cross talk between PKC and CREB in the induction of COX-2 by PGF2α in human amnion fibroblasts.

abstract：:High-fat diet and intrauterine growth retardation may predispose to obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. Because prenatal ethanol (ETOH) exposure causes intrauterine growth retardation, we investigated its interactions with postnatal high-fat diet on glucose tolerance and adipocyte-derived hormones in the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chen L,Nyomba BL

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Products of the Stannius corpuscles (SC) of rainbow trout were tested in an established PTH bioassay involving bone resorption in embryonic mouse calvaria. Aqueous extracts from Stannius corpuscles (SC-homogenate) showed a bone-resorbing activity comparable to PTH in 24-h cultures of calvaria, indicated by a dose-depe...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lafeber FP,Schaefer HI,Herrmann-Erlee MP,Wendelaar Bonga SE

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids are potent inhibitors of prostaglandin (PG) release in vitro, but they fail to influence basal PG production in vivo. To test one possible explanation for this apparent discrepancy in the present study we investigated the effect of dexamethasone (DEX) on basal and antidiuretic hormone-stimulated renal ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Náray-Fejes-Tóth A,Fejes-Tóth G

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha) is a growth regulatory polypeptide factor that is expressed by several prostatic tumor cell lines. In this investigation, we examined whether TGF alpha is expressed during morphogenesis of the rat prostate gland. We first examined whether the prostate gland expressed TGF al...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Taylor TB,Ramsdell JS

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured pineal ependymal cells from rat fetuses aged 17 to 19 days post-coitum release into their media a substance that has hydroosmotic, antidiuretic and rat uterine activities. Paper chromatography of concentrates from culture media demonstrates that the substance possessing all the above activities was eluted fro...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pavel S,Goldstein R,Ghinea E,Calb M

更新日期：1977-01-01 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：:In virtually all studies with MA-10 cells, progesterone RIAs have been used to measure steroid synthesis. To test whether progesterone is a stable end product, we investigated the metabolism of added tritiated progesterone and pregnenolone in MA-10 cells over a period of 3 h. Steroids were then extracted, separated by...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rommerts FF,King SR,Span PN

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the cellular mechanisms underlying the unique GH secretory apparatus of the androgen-resistant testicular feminized (Tfm) rat we employed a reverse hemolytic plaque assay to assess GH secretion by individual cells from normal male, normal female, and Tfm rats. Acutely dispersed pituitary cells were incu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Martha PM Jr,Krieg RJ Jr,Batson JM,Rogol AD,Evans WS

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that acute administration of interleukin-1 (IL-1) to rats elicits a transitory increase in plasma ACTH and corticosterone (B) levels. To investigate the effects of chronic administration of IL-1 on plasma ACTH and B levels, in the present study rats were equipped with Alzet osmotic minipumps loaded w...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sweep CG,van der Meer MJ,Hermus AR,Smals AG,van der Meer JW,Pesman GJ,Willemsen SJ,Benraad TJ,Kloppenborg PW

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report for the first time the expression of estrogen receptor-related receptor (ERR)-alpha in fetal and adult rat chondrocytes in growth plate and articular cartilage and the rat chondrogenic cell line C5.18 cells in vitro. ERRalpha mRNA and protein were expressed from proliferating chondrocyte to mature chondrocyt...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bonnelye E,Zirngibl RA,Jurdic P,Aubin JE

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal nutrient restriction at specific stages of gestation has differential effects on fetal development such that the offspring are programmed to be at increased risk of adult disease. We investigated the effect of gestational age and maternal nutrition on the maternal plasma concentration of leptin and cortisol t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bispham J,Gopalakrishnan GS,Dandrea J,Wilson V,Budge H,Keisler DH,Broughton Pipkin F,Stephenson T,Symonds ME

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initial steps involved in mediating the transduction of PTH signal via its G protein-coupled receptors are well understood and occur through the activation of cAMP and phospholipase C pathways. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms for subsequent receptor desensitization are less well understood. Recently...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Miles RR,Sluka JP,Santerre RF,Hale LV,Bloem L,Boguslawski G,Thirunavukkarasu K,Hock JM,Onyia JE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin type 1 receptor blockers are widely used for the treatment of hypertension, and one angiotensin type 1 receptor blocker, telmisartan, specifically activates the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma. We studied the impact of PPARgamma mutants on transcriptional control and interaction wit...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tagami T,Yamamoto H,Moriyama K,Sawai K,Usui T,Shimatsu A,Naruse M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The calbindins are Ca-binding proteins whose expression is regulated by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, the active metabolite of vitamin D3. The calbindins are found in high amounts in the proximal intestine (calbindin-D-9k) and the kidney (calbindin-D-28k), and they are thought to play a role in Ca transport by these tissu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Armbrecht HJ,Boltz M,Strong R,Richardson A,Bruns ME,Christakos S

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported anatomical and functional evidence for a direct, inhibitory neural pathway that regulates testosterone (T) secretion independently of the pituitary. This pathway is activated by the intracerebroventricular (icv) administration of agents that stimulate stress responses, such as IL-1beta, corticot...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Selvage DJ,Parsons L,Rivier C

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The level of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate (F2,6P2), a potent stimulator of 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase and inhibitor of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase, was measured in three different muscle types (tensor fascia latae, biceps femoris, and soleus) and in the liver of normal and diabetic rats. The mean (+/- SEM) content of F2,6P...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dall'Aglio E,Reaven GM,Azhar S

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoglin is an integral membrane glycoprotein predominantly expressed on human endothelial cells and recently shown to bind transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF beta 1) with high affinity. We now report the cloning and sequencing of a full-length murine endoglin complementary DNA of 2902 base pairs which hybridizes ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： St-Jacques S,Cymerman U,Pece N,Letarte M

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH promptly increases cytosolic free calcium ([Ca2+]i) in freshly isolated rat adipocytes. Adipocytes deprived of GH for 3 h or longer are incapable of increasing [Ca2+]i in response to GH, but instead respond in an insulin-like manner. Insulin blocks the GH-induced increase in [Ca2+]i in GH-replete cells and stimulat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gaur S,Yamaguchi H,Goodman HM

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we investigated whether fetal exposure to flutamide affected messenger and protein levels of claudin-11, a key Sertoli cell factor in the establishment of the hemotesticular barrier, at the time of two key events of postnatal testis development: 1) before puberty (postnatal d 14) during the establ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Florin A,Maire M,Bozec A,Hellani A,Chater S,Bars R,Chuzel F,Benahmed M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous (i.v.) administration of TRF (1 mg/kg) increases the LD50 of pentobarbital (PB) by 25% while the same dose of somatostatin results in a 30% reduction in PB LD50. A similar increase of PB LD50 by TRF was observed in hypophysectomized rats. Mortality was completely abolished in rats receiving TRF (1 mg/kg) t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Brown M,Vale W

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is a physiological process by which multicellular organisms eliminate unwanted cells. Death factors such as Fas ligand induce apoptosis by triggering a series of intracellular protein-protein interactions mediated by defined motifs found in the signaling molecules. One of these motifs is the death effector d...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Leo CP,Hsu SY,McGee EA,Salanova M,Hsueh AJ

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LH receptor (LHR) expression in the ovary is regulated by the RNA binding protein, (LHR mRNA binding protein [LRBP]), which has been identified as being mevalonate kinase. This study examined the role of microRNA miR-122 in LRBP-mediated LHR mRNA expression. Real-time PCR analysis of ovaries from pregnant mare serum g...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Menon B,Sinden J,Franzo-Romain M,Botta RB,Menon KM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of TSH on calcium transport in mouse thyroid, as well as the influence of iodide thereupon. Thyroid lobes were incubated in Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer containing [45Ca2+] and the time-dependent uptake of [45Ca2+] by the lobes was observed. In the presence of 0.5 mU/ml TSH, the uptake of...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hashizume K,Ichikawa K,Komiya I,Onaya T

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously demonstrated that cultured rat thyroid cells do not exhibit constitutive expression of major histocompatibility (MHC) class II antigens. Using reovirus types 1 and 3, we infected 1B-6 cells (a cloned derivative of the Fisher rat cell line FRTL-5), and found a dose-dependent induction of thyroid cell...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Neufeld DS,Platzer M,Davies TF

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many studies have investigated the complex interrelationships between thyroid hormone levels and insulin-glucose secretion and action, there is at present a lack of information concerning the effects of various thyroid hormone levels on insulin receptors. In the present study, rat liver membranes were prepare...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： DeRuyter H,Burman KD,Wartofsky L,Taylor SI

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because there are sex differences in feeding behavior in rats, we looked for a possible sex difference in the response to glucose of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) neurons in the lateral hypothalamic area using phosphorylated cAMP response element-binding protein (pCREB) as a marker of neural activity. Intact mal...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mogi K,Funabashi T,Mitsushima D,Hagiwara H,Kimura F

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The estrogen-induced and -dependent Syrian hamster renal tumor is the most intensively studied model in estrogen carcinogenesis. Yet, it remains confounding that the kidney of this species behaves as an estrogen target tissue. As both reproductive and urinary systems arise from the same germinal ridge, we propose that...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Li JJ,Weroha SJ,Davis MF,Tawfik O,Hou X,Li SA

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow-derived cells are major cellular components of human decidua, with macrophages comprising about 30% of the cells in term tissue. Because cytokines released by bone marrow-derived cells are known to affect hormone release in many tissues, we examined whether cytokines affect the release of PRL from human de...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jikihara H,Handwerger S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human erythropoietin (EPO) is a glycoprotein hormone secreted from the kidney and controls red blood cell production. EPO has a wide clinical use in the treatment of anemia associated with renal disease, certain chronic diseases, and anemia related to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. One major issue regarding the clinic...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fares F,Ganem S,Hajouj T,Agai E

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[14C]-3-O-Methyl-D-glucose transport in response to GH stimulation was measured in freshly prepared and cultured hepatocytes from hypophysectomized (hypox) adult female rats. Sugar transport in freshly isolated hepatocytes from hypox animals was stimulated by 10(-9) M human GH (hGH) and 10(-9) M rat GH (rGH) during 0-...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fix JA,Moore WV

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00