Cleavage of proenkephalin by a chromaffin granule processing enzyme.

abstract：:Neurotensin (NT) and Neuromedin N (NN) are two biologically active peptides present in one copy each in the C-terminal region of a 169-residue precursor. Four basic Lys-Arg doublets occur within the precursor and represent putative processing sites. We investigated the effects of dexamethasone on the biosynthesis and ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： de Nadai F,Rovere C,Bidard JN,Laur J,Martinez J,Cuber JC,Kitabgi P

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enteroendocrine and enteric nervous systems convey signals through an overlapping network of regulatory peptides that act either as circulating hormones or as localized neurotransmitters within the gastrointestinal tract. Because recent studies invoke an important role for vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) as a ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yusta B,Holland D,Waschek JA,Drucker DJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies were performed to determine whether the postovulatory secretion of FSH in the rabbit is an LHRH-mediated event. Does were mated and then injected at 12 and 18 h postcoitum with pentobarbital (30 mg/kg BW), an agent known to block endogenous LHRH release. The injection of this barbiturate had no measurable effe...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mills TM,Copland JA,Coy DH,Schally AV

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghrelin is a growth hormone-releasing peptide recently discovered in the stomach of rat and human as an endogenous ligand for growth hormone-secretagogue receptor. In the present study, a full-length cDNA for mouse ghrelin has been cloned from the stomach using the oligo-capping and rapid amplification methods, and th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tanaka M,Hayashida Y,Iguchi T,Nakao N,Nakai N,Nakashima K

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kisspeptin is the product of the Kiss1 gene that regulates GnRH secretion. In sheep, Kiss1 mRNA-expressing cells are found in the preoptic area (POA) and arcuate nucleus (ARC), and expression is up-regulated in the caudal ARC during the periovulatory period. We hypothesized that kisspeptin neurons in the ARC are activ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Smith JT,Li Q,Pereira A,Clarke IJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of beta2-adrenergic receptors inhibits osteoblastic bone formation and enhances osteoclastic bone resorption. Whether beta-blockers inhibit ovariectomy-induced bone loss and decrease fracture risk remains controversial. To further explore the role of beta-adrenergic signaling in skeletal acquisition and res...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bouxsein ML,Devlin MJ,Glatt V,Dhillon H,Pierroz DD,Ferrari SL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of increasing concentrations of leucine (0.2, 2.0, and 15.0 mmol/liter) on glucagon secretion from the perfused rat pancreas were examined at various glucose levels (0, 3.3, or 8.3 mmol/liter) and in the absence or presence of either arginine (5.0 mmol/liter) or glutamine (10.0 mmol/liter). At a low glucos...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Leclercq-Meyer V,Marchand J,Woussen-Colle MC,Giroix MH,Malaisse WJ

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of food restriction of the mother (65% restriction of ad libitum food intake) on fetal and maternal insulin secretion and islet function were studied at 21 days gestation in three different rat populations: 1) undernourished from 0-7 days gestation, 2) undernourished from 7-14 days gestation, and 3) undern...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Alvarez C,Martín MA,Goya L,Bertin E,Portha B,Pascual-Leone AM

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain metabolic properties of hormonally responsive osteogenic sarcoma cells derived from a transplantable rat tumor have been compared with those of related normal rat bone cells. All studies were carried out on cells grown in monolayer culture. Normal rat bone cells derived by repeated collagenase/trypsin digestio...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Partridge NC,Alcorn D,Michelangeli VP,Kemp BE,Ryan GB,Martin TJ

更新日期：1981-01-01 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：:Exposure of rats to microsomal enzyme inducers perturbs thyroid hormone (TH) homeostasis through a variety of mechanisms. Glucuronidation is an important metabolic pathway for TH and is catalyzed by uridine diphosphate-dibenzo-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) family proteins. Administration of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Emi Y,Ikushiro S,Kato Y

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nowadays, we are bombarded with information on a large number of endocrine-disrupting chemicals. We hear and read about endocrine-disrupting chemicals on blogs, the web, news stories, television specials, advertisements, and of course scientific articles. Reports claim these ubiquitous compounds are responsible for in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rissman EF

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the extent of proptosis in exophthalmic Graves' disease has been measured directly and shown to correlate with serum content of a bioassayable exophthalmus-producing factor (EPS;1), a comparable relationship in an experimental model has not been reported. Progressive exophthalmos, measured from photographs an...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Valk TW,Taylor RE Jr,Barker SB

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin-II, the most important biologically active product of the renin-angiotensin system, has been reported to play a role in neovascularization, and prorenin has been found in the vitreous of human eyes, particularly in those affected by proliferative diabetic retinopathy, a disease characterized by neovascular...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Deinum J,Derkx FH,Danser AH,Schalekamp MA

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to other systems in which angiotensin-II (AII) inhibits adenylyl cyclase, in fetal skin fibroblasts the peptide stimulates cAMP accumulation. The mechanism of this novel effect was studied by analysis of the actions of AII and other regulators on the adenylyl cyclase system in cultured cells. In the presen...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Johnson MC,Aguilera G

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define further the mechanism by which metoclopramide, a dopamine antagonist, stimulates aldosterone secretion, seven lambs were injected iv with metoclopramide during a constant infusion of 5% dextrose in water and again during a constant infusion of trimethapan, a ganglionic blocker. In addition, suspensions of ad...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wilson TA,Kaiser DL,Peach MJ,Wright EM,Carey RM

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied regulation of the glucose transporter by thyroid hormone in ARL 15 cells, a thyroid hormone-responsive cell line derived from rat liver, T3 treatment (5 x 10(-8) M for 48 h) of confluent cell monolayers grown in thyroid hormone-deficient medium increased the rate of uptake of [3H] 2-deoxyglucose by 2.3...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Weinstein SP,Watts J,Graves PN,Haber RS

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormones (TH) are actively taken up into target cells via TH-transmembrane transporters (THTT). Their activity and expression patterns define a layer of endocrine regulation that is poorly understood. Therefore, THTT are potential targets for interfering agents (endocrine disruptors) as well as for pharmacolog...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jayarama-Naidu R,Johannes J,Meyer F,Wirth EK,Schomburg L,Köhrle J,Renko K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily of transcription factors, is activated by aldosterone and mediates its natriferic action in tight epithelia. MR is also expressed in nonepithelial tissues. Importantly, it mediates the deleterious effects of inappropriately high aldoster...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Aguilar-Sánchez C,Hernández-Díaz I,Lorenzo-Díaz F,Navarro JF,Hughes TE,Giraldez T,Alvarez de la Rosa D

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells are involved in atopic disorders, often exacerbated by stress, and are located perivascularly close to sympathetic and sensory nerve endings. Mast cells are activated by electrical nerve stimulation and millimolar concentrations of neuropeptides, such as substance P (SP). Moreover, acute psychological stres...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Theoharides TC,Singh LK,Boucher W,Pang X,Letourneau R,Webster E,Chrousos G

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical produced by the action of NO synthases (NOS) and is known to be involved in the regulation of many reproductive events that occur in the oviducts. The oviducts are highly specialized organs that play crucial roles in reproduction by providing an optimal environment for the final mat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lapointe J,Roy M,St-Pierre I,Kimmins S,Gauvreau D,MacLaren LA,Bilodeau JF

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuropeptide kisspeptin (Kiss1) is integral to the advent of puberty and the generation of cyclical LH surges. Although many complex actions of Kiss1 are known, the mechanisms governing the processing/regulation of this peptide have not been unveiled. The metallo enzyme, endopeptidase 24.15 (thimet oligopeptidase)...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Woitowich NC,Philibert KD,Leitermann RJ,Wungjiranirun M,Urban JH,Glucksman MJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostacyclin (PGI2) (1-5 micrograms in 3 microliters 0.05 M Tris/HCl buffer, pH 7.5) and its stable metabolite, 6-oxo-PGF1 alpha, were microinjected into the third ventricle of ovariectomized rats, and plasma FSH, GH, PRL, and TSH levels were measured by RIA. Control animals received 3 microliters buffer. Injection of...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ottlecz A,Samson WK,McCann SM

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of retinoic acids (RAs) on development of seminal vesicles (SVs) of neonatal mice were investigated in vitro. SVs from 0-day-old male mice were cultured for 2-6 days in serum-free, chemically defined medium containing transferrin and BSA supplemented with 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT; 10(-8) M) and insu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tanji N,Yokoyama M,Takeuchi M,Terada N,Dahiya R,Cunha GR

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is the process of cellular self-destruction, and genes such as bcl-2 and bax are known to inhibit and promote apoptosis, respectively. In this study, we show that apoptosis can be induced in pancreatic beta-cell lines, and we investigate the apoptotic pathways through the bcl-2 and bax genes and intracellula...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mizuno N,Yoshitomi H,Ishida H,Kuromi H,Kawaki J,Seino Y,Seino S

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II (AngII) stimulates aldosterone biosynthesis in the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex. AngII also triggers the MAPK pathways (ERK1/2 and p38). Because ERK1/2 phosphorylation is a transient process, phosphatases could play a crucial role in the acute steroidogenic response. Here we show that the dual...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Casal AJ,Ryser S,Capponi AM,Wang-Buholzer CF

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance of cell polarity is essential for Sertoli cell and blood-testis barrier (BTB) function and spermatogenesis; however, the signaling mechanisms that regulate the integrity of the cytoskeleton and polarity of Sertoli cells are not fully understood. Here, we demonstrate that rapamycin-insensitive component of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dong H,Chen Z,Wang C,Xiong Z,Zhao W,Jia C,Lin J,Lin Y,Yuan W,Zhao AZ,Bai X

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating insulin-like growth factor (IGF) bioactivity is reduced in animals and patients with diabetes mellitus. We sought to determine whether the availability and levels of specific IGF binding proteins (BPs) are altered in animals with experimental diabetes, and might contribute to changes in circulating IGF bio...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Unterman TG,Patel K,Mahathre VK,Rajamohan G,Oehler DT,Becker RE

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2,5-Hexanedione (2,5-HD) exposure in the rat produces irreversible testicular atrophy, a model of human male infertility that can be used for mechanistic and therapeutic studies. Following testicular injury by 2,5-HD, stem cell factor (SCF), a Sertoli cell-derived growth factor that binds the c-kit receptor on spermat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Blanchard KT,Lee J,Boekelheide K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With a recently developed microdissection technique, four circumventricular organs were removed from the rat brain, and their contents of LHRH and TRH were measured. The subfornical organ, the organon vasculosum lamia terminalis, the subcommissural organ, the area postrema all contained significant quantities of both ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kizer JS,Palkovits M,Brownstein MJ

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00