Neuroprotective and anti-ageing role of leptin.

abstract：:Activity of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC)-alpha is rate limiting for de novo synthesis of fatty acids. The encoding gene is expressed by three different promoters. We characterized promoter III (PIII) from cow, previously only known from sheep. Quantitation of transcripts by RNAse protection assays and real time PCR re...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Mao J,Molenaar AJ,Wheeler TT,Seyfert HM

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence indicates that central regulation of food intake is well conserved along the vertebrate lineage, at least between teleost fish and mammals. However, several differences arise in the comparison between both groups. In this review, we describe similarities and differences between teleost fish and mammals on an ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Soengas JL,Cerdá-Reverter JM,Delgado MJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine LH receptor ectodomain was overexpressed in insect cells and lepidopteran larvae using the recombinant baculovirus expression system. A low multiplicity of infection yielded the largest active production, of approximately 10(7) receptors/cell or 3 micrograms active receptor/mg total protein in infected cells. ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Pajot-Augy E,Couture L,Bozon V,Remy JJ,Biache G,Severini M,Huet JC,Pernollet JC,Salesse R

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determined whether twice-daily intrauterine injections of ovine conceptus secretory proteins (oCSP) containing type-I trophoblast interferon (25 micrograms/uterine horn) from day 11 to day 15 post-oestrus (oestrus = day 0) could alter the binding capacities of endometrial receptors for oxytocin, progesteron...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Mirando MA,Harney JP,Zhou Y,Ogle TF,Ott TL,Moffatt RJ,Bazer FW

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to define novel genetic loci involved in the pathophysiology of primary aldosteronism, a mutagenesis screen after treatment with the alkylating agent N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea was established for the parameter aldosterone. One of the generated mouse lines with hyperaldosteronism was phenotypically and geneti...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Perez-Rivas LG,Rhayem Y,Sabrautzki S,Hantel C,Rathkolb B,Hrabě de Angelis M,Reincke M,Beuschlein F,Spyroglou A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual dimorphism has been found in both mitochondrial functionality and adiponectin expression in white adipose tissue, with female rats presenting more functional mitochondria than males and greater adiponectin expression. However, little is known about the role of sex hormones in this dimorphism. The aim was to elu...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Capllonch-Amer G,Lladó I,Proenza AM,García-Palmer FJ,Gianotti M

更新日期：2014-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyroid hormone (PTH), a powerful bone-resorbing agent, is capable of stimulating interstitial collagenase (MMP-13) mRNA production in osteoblastic cells. In this study, a PEA3 consensus binding sequence (-80; AGGAAGT) in addition to a 'TRE-like' sequence (-89; CGACTCA) in the 5' upstream regulatory region of the ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Quinn CO,Rajakumar RA,Agapova OA

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has recently been shown that 20 kDa human growth hormone (hGH) forms the 1:2 hGH:hGH receptor (hGHR) complex and expresses full agonistic activity, although it hardly forms the 1:1 GH:GHR complex as compared with 22 kDa hGH. To clarify this mechanism, we analyzed the mode of receptor dimerization of 20 kDa hGH usin...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Uchida H,Banba S,Wada M,Matsumoto K,Ikeda M,Naito N,Tanaka E,Honjo M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of an efficient expression system for insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in Escherichia coli as a fusion protein is described. The fusion protein consists of an N-terminal extension made up of the first 46 amino acids of methionyl porcine GH ([Met1]-pGH) followed by the dipeptide Val-Asn. The latter ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： King R,Wells JR,Krieg P,Snoswell M,Brazier J,Bagley CJ,Wallace JC,Ballard FJ,Ross M,Francis GL

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esculetin, an antioxidant, has been used in the treatment of a variety of diseases. This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of esculetin in attenuating streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type I diabetic nephropathy and to understand the molecular mechanism involved in it. Sprague-Dawley rats were rendered diab...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Surse VM,Gupta J,Tikoo K

更新日期：2011-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of adenosine on prolactin secretion by the anterior pituitary, and the transduction mechanisms whereby the purine exerts its action. Adenosine inhibited prolactin release in basal and in vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)- or TRH-stimulated conditions. Pertussis toxin pretreatment reduced the in...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Scorziello A,Landolfi E,Grimaldi M,Meucci O,Ventra C,Avallone A,Postiglione A,Schettini G

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammary explants can be hormonally stimulated to mimic the biochemical changes that occur during lactogenesis. Previous studies using mammary explants concluded that the addition of exogenous macromolecules were required for mammary epithelial cells to remain viable in culture. The present study examines the survival ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Brennan AJ,Sharp JA,Lefèvre CM,Nicholas KR

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported that genetic deletion of myeloperoxidase (MPO) alleviates obesity-related insulin resistance in mice in vivo. How MPO impairs insulin sensitivity in adipocytes is poorly characterized. As hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is a principal oxidant product generated by MPO, we evaluated the effects of HOCl on ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Zhou J,Wang Q,Ding Y,Zou MH

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that the thyroid itself may contribute to the inflammatory process observed in autoimmune thyroiditis by releasing the cytokines interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8), but studies of cytokine gene expression in thyrocytes have been limited and conflicting...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Watson PF,Pickerill AP,Davies R,Weetman AP

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study developed a quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method to measure estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha) mRNA in the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Using RT-PCR, and primers based on the known ERalpha DNA sequence in this species, cDNA sequences representing most of the pr...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Nagler JJ,Krisfalusi M,Cyr DG

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) is a member of the steroid hormone receptor superfamily and is activated by a variety of fibrate hypolipidaemic drugs and non-genotoxic rodent hepatocarcinogens that are collectively termed peroxisome proliferators. A key marker of peroxisome proliferator action is...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Issemann I,Prince RA,Tugwood JD,Green S

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms underlying sex determination and differentiation in fishes are labile in response to environmental parameters. Sex-specific phenotypes are largely regulated by sex steroids, and the inhibition or the stimulation of aromatase can reverse sex as well as alter secondary sexual characteristics in fishes. Am...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Orlando EF,Katsu Y,Miyagawa S,Iguchi T

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkaline (pI 8.6-7.5) and neutral (pI 7.0-6.0) isoforms of human TSH have been isolated from a highly purified intrapituitary preparation by isoelectric focusing and compared for their respective actions on thyroid cell proliferation. Both TSH isoforms displayed the same ability to bind to porcine thyroid membranes as...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Medri G,Sergi I,Papandréou MJ,Beck-Peccoz P,Verrier B,Ronin C

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) lactation lasts for 200 days and consists of two distinct phases. Milk composition changes dramatically between phase 2 and 3, which correspond to early and late lactation respectively (phase 1 corresponds to pregnancy). RNA expression patterns have been establish...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Demmer J,Ross IK,Ginger MR,Piotte CK,Grigor MR

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular glucocorticoid (GC) receptor (GR) function determines tissue sensitivity to GCs and strongly affects the development of type 2 diabetes and obesity. 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) mediates intracellular steroid exposure to mouse liver GR by prereceptor reactivation of GCs and is...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Liu Y,Nakagawa Y,Wang Y,Liu L,Du H,Wang W,Ren X,Lutfy K,Friedman TC

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cortical tissue cryopreservation is a relatively novel approach to preserving fertility in women diagnosed with cancer. However, the effects of freezing-thawing are not fully understood, mainly due to the lack of suitable methods to assess tissue's survival after thawing. Disparities in steroid production have...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Islam N,Ugwoke SP,Alhamdan R,Medrano JH,Campbell BK,Marsters P,Maalouf WE

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight amino acids are considered essential for human nutrition, and three of them, including leucine, isoleucine and valine, are called as branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). We recently discovered that dietary deficiency of any BCAA for 7 days rapidly reduces the abdominal fat mass in mice. The goal of this study was...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Xiao F,Du Y,Lv Z,Chen S,Zhu J,Sheng H,Guo F

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-(OH)2D3; 10 nmol/l) on the human monomyelocytic cell line U937 were investigated. Addition of 1,25-(OH)2D3 led to a decrease in cell proliferation which fell at 72 h to 67.8 +/- 4.3% (mean +/- S.E.M.) of control values. The presence of CD14, a surface marker found on matur...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Karmali R,Bhalla AK,Farrow SM,Williams MM,Lal S,Lydyard PM,O'Riordan JL

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progesterone's ability to maintain pregnancy in eutherian mammals highlighted this steroid as the 'hormone of pregnancy'. It was the unique 'pro-gestational' bioactivity of progesterone that enabled eventual purification of this ovarian steroid to crystalline form by Willard Myron Allen in the early 1930s. While a fun...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： DeMayo FJ,Lydon JP

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogens are essential for female reproduction and overall well-being, and estrogens in the circulation are largely synthesized in ovarian granulosa cells. Using primary cultures of ovarian granulosa cells from gonadotropin-primed immature rats, we have recently discovered that pituitary FSH and ovarian cytokine tran...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Lai WA,Yeh YT,Fang WL,Wu LS,Harada N,Wang PH,Ke FC,Lee WL,Hwang JJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine prolactin cDNA clones were screened using antiserum against ovine prolactin from a cDNA library of porcine anterior pituitary, and their nucleotide sequences were determined by the chain-termination method. The nucleotide sequence of the 5' untranslated region and part of the signal peptide region were determi...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Kato Y,Hirai T,Kato T

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microarray studies have identified many genes that are down-regulated in uterine leiomyoma compared with myometrium, including early growth response gene-1 (EGR1). However, the mechanisms underlying coordinated down-regulation of this gene cohort remain unknown. To address the transcriptional role of EGR1 in leiomyoma...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Ishikawa H,Shozu M,Okada M,Inukai M,Zhang B,Kato K,Kasai T,Inoue M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulosa cells were prepared from small follicles (less than 3 mm) from the ovaries of 5-month-old gilts. They were cultured in plastic dishes coated with a synthetic adhesion peptide in a chemically defined medium supplemented with 2% serum substitute. After 3 days of culture, the cells reached confluence and expres...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Goxe B,Salesse R,Remy JJ,Genty N,Garnier J

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular changes that affect the androgen receptor (AR) can cause prostate cancer to transition from androgen dependent to androgen independent, which is usually lethal. One common change in prostate tumors is overexpression of the AR, which has been shown to lead to androgen-independent growth of prostate cancer cell...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Hsieh CL,Cai C,Giwa A,Bivins A,Chen SY,Sabry D,Govardhan K,Shemshedini L

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biologically active metabolite of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (VD3), exerts its tissue-specific actions through binding to its intracellular vitamin D receptor (VDR) which functions as a heterodimer with retinoid X receptor (RXR) to recognize vitamin D response elements (VDRE) and activate target genes. Up...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Tsoumpra MK,Sawatsubashi S,Imamura M,Fukumoto S,Takeda S,Matsumoto T,Aoki Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00