Low-oxygen tension and IGF-I promote proliferation and multipotency of placental mesenchymal stem cells (PMSCs) from different gestations via distinct signaling pathways.

abstract：:Antisera against proopiomelanocortin (POMC)-derived peptides have previously been employed to demonstrate immunostainable materials in the male reproductive tract and in the corpus luteum of rat ovary. The present study was designed to determine how the distribution of such stainable materials varies in mouse ovary as...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shaha C,Margioris A,Liotta AS,Krieger DT,Bardin CW

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs) are a powerful approach for targeted genome editing and have been proved to be effective in several organisms. In this study, we reported that TALENs can induce somatic mutations in Nile tilapia, an important species for worldwide aquaculture, with reliably high...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Li MH,Yang HH,Li MR,Sun YL,Jiang XL,Xie QP,Wang TR,Shi HJ,Sun LN,Zhou LY,Wang DS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Control of trabecular bone volume is mediated by local events. Recently, it has been shown that the cytokines interleukin-1 (IL-1), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), and TNF beta [also called lymphotoxin (LT)] produced by immune cells all stimulate osteoclast activity, whereas the lymphokine interferon-gamma (I...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Smith DD,Gowen M,Mundy GR

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the possibility that IGF-1 may play a role in the regulation of antler development. Plasma IGF-1 concentrations were measured throughout the first period of development of the pedicle and first antler of red deer (Cervus elaphus) to determine whether a relationship existed between growth of antler...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Suttie JM,Gluckman PD,Butler JH,Fennessy PF,Corson ID,Laas FJ

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four different GnRHs and one GnRH receptor are reported to be expressed in various mammals, whereas 13 GnRHs and numerous GnRH receptors have been identified in various nonmammalian vertebrates. The nucleotide sequencing of the human genome provided the opportunity to determine which of these peptides and receptors mi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Neill JD

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen inhibits postmenopausal bone loss and decreases fracture risk. Unfortunately, estrogen replacement therapy has many undesirable side effects, the majority of which are due to stimulation of reproductive tissues. Tissue specific estrogen agonists provide a promising new alternative to natural estrogens for hor...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jimenez MA,Magee DE,Bryant HU,Turner RT

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rat sexual maturation is preceded by a reduction of the interpulse interval (IPI) of GnRH neurosecretion. This work aims at studying disruption of that neuroendocrine event in females after early exposure to a very low dose of bisphenol A (BPA), a ubiquitous endocrine disrupting chemical. Female rats were exposed to v...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Franssen D,Gérard A,Hennuy B,Donneau AF,Bourguignon JP,Parent AS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progesterone released by cumulus cells surrounding the egg induces a Ca2+ influx into human sperm cells via the cationic channel of sperm (CatSper) Ca2+ channel and controls multiple Ca2+-dependent responses essential for fertilization. We hypothesized that chemical UV filters may mimic the physiological action of pro...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rehfeld A,Dissing S,Skakkebæk NE

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone is essential for normal proliferation and differentiation of chondrocytes. Thus, untreated congenital hypothyroidism is marked by severe short stature. The monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) is a highly specific transporter for thyroid hormone. The hallmarks of Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome, caused b...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Abe S,Namba N,Abe M,Fujiwara M,Aikawa T,Kogo M,Ozono K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The classical model for the mechanism of action of steroids holds that unbound receptors for steroids reside exclusively in the cytoplasmic compartment and that they undergo translocation to the nucleus when bound to steroids in a process which is temperature sensitive. We have in the past proposed that unbound recept...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sheridan PJ,Buchanan JM,Anselmo VC,Martin PM

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to investigate the presence of immunoreactive GnRH (irGnRH) in scleractinian coral, Euphyllia ancora, study its seasonal variation, and evaluate its biological activity. irGnRH was detected and quantified in coral polyps. The biological activity of coral irGnRH was tested on pituitary...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Twan WH,Hwang JS,Lee YH,Jeng SR,Yueh WS,Tung YH,Wu HF,Dufour S,Chang CF

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GRK2 is a member of the G protein-coupled receptor kinase family that phosphorylates the activated form of beta-adrenergic and other G protein-coupled receptors and plays an important role in their desensitization and modulation. Alterations in thyroid hormone levels have been reported to lead to important changes in ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Penela P,Barradas M,Alvarez-Dolado M,Muñoz A,Mayor F Jr

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic poly(A)-binding protein (EPAB) is the predominant poly(A)-binding protein in Xenopus, mouse, and human oocytes and early embryos before zygotic genome activation. EPAB is required for translational activation of maternally stored mRNAs in the oocyte and Epab(-/-) female mice are infertile due to impaired ooc...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yang CR,Lowther KM,Lalioti MD,Seli E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CYP11A1 encodes cytochrome P450scc, catalyzing the first step of steroidogenesis in adrenals and gonads under the control of cAMP-mediated hormonal signals. The cAMP-induced activation of human CYP11A1 has been suggested to depend on the transcription factor cAMP-responsive element-binding protein (CREB), but the ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Guo IC,Huang CY,Wang CK,Chung BC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonadotropin (GTH)-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) is a novel hypothalamic neuropeptide that inhibits GTH secretion in mammals and birds by acting on gonadotropes and GnRH neurons within the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. GnIH and its orthologs that have an LPXRFamide (X = L or Q) motif at the C terminus (LPXRFamide p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Osugi T,Daukss D,Gazda K,Ubuka T,Kosugi T,Nozaki M,Sower SA,Tsutsui K

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that dopamine-evoked inhibition of corticosteroid production from adrenocortical cells is mediated through a decrease in prostaglandin biosynthesis. Since the catecholamine did not alter the stimulatory effect of arachidonic acid, it was proposed that dopamine may inhibit the formation of arac...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Morra M,Leboulenger F,Desrues L,Tonon MC,Vaudry H

更新日期：1991-05-01 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：:Angiotensin II binds to the angiotensin II receptors type 1 (AT1 receptors) in adrenocortical cells and triggers an intracellular signaling cascade leading to changes in the gene expression pattern. Here, we show that stimulation with angiotensin II induces the expression of biologically active early growth response (...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Thiel G,Rössler OG

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.47) catalyzes the conversion of glucose 6-phosphate to 6-phosphogluconolactone within the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum, thereby generating reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate. Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate is a necessary cofactor fo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rogoff D,Ryder JW,Black K,Yan Z,Burgess SC,McMillan DR,White PC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide is a ubiquitous estrogen-regulated signaling molecule that has been implicated in the regulation of bone maturation and remodeling. To better understand the role that bone-cell-secreted nitric oxide plays in ovariectomy-induced modifications of bone turnover, we examined the expression of endothelial NO s...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Grassi F,Fan X,Rahnert J,Weitzmann MN,Pacifici R,Nanes MS,Rubin J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumoral insulin-producing cells of the RINm5F line display a poor secretory response to D-glucose. Relative to basal insulin output, which corresponds to a fractional release of stored hormone close to 25%/90 min, the glucose-induced increment in insulin release does not exceed 28 +/- 7%. The low efficiency of D-gluco...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Valverde I,Barreto M,Malaisse WJ

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRK 1-6) stimulate short-term desensitization (< 5 min) by phosphorylating G-protein coupled receptors, and also participate in receptor sequestration, which may relate to intermediate-term desensitization (30-60 min). The existence of such kinases and hence a potential role for the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Neill JD,Musgrove LC,Sellers JC,Duck LW

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GnRH was first identified as the hypothalamic decapeptide that promotes gonadotropin release from pituitary gonadotropes. Thereafter, direct stimulatory and inhibitory effects of GnRH on cell proliferation were demonstrated in a number of types of primary cultured cells and established cell lines. Recently, the effect...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Enomoto M,Utsumi M,Park MK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is more severe in male than female mice eating a soy-based diet. We sought to determine whether the detrimental effects are mediated by the phytoestrogens present in soy, the mechanism by which phytoestrogens act, and to test whether estrogen modulates the sexually dimorphic phenotype...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Haines CD,Harvey PA,Luczak ED,Barthel KK,Konhilas JP,Watson PA,Stauffer BL,Leinwand LA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The factors controlling the synthesis and degradation of the insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins (IGFBPs) during pregnancy are poorly understood. To clarify the roles of nutritional factors in the regulation of fetal and maternal IGFBP production, we examined the effects of fasting, refeeding, and glucose admi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Osborn BH,Fowlkes J,Han VK,Freemark M

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of collagenase dissociation of virgin mouse mammary glands on the level of mammary epithelial cytosolic estrogen receptors (ER) and progesterone receptors (PR) was assessed. After cell dissociation, ER was present in mammary epithelial cells at concentrations similar to those found in the whole gland. Howev...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Edery M,Imagawa W,Larson L,Nandi S

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Female Wistar-Furth rats were implanted sc with GH3 rat pituitary tumor cells. Tumors were palpable by 4 weeks, and animals were killed periodically from 5-9 weeks. Tumor-bearing rats (n = 10) were heavier than their respective controls, reaching a weight of 372 +/- 3 by 9 weeks vs. 195 +/- 5 g in controls (mean +/- S...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yamashita S,Slanina S,Kado H,Melmed S

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Localized expression of cytochromes P450 17 alpha-hydroxylase (P450c17) and aromatase (P450arom) was investigated in embryonic cell layers of elongating porcine blastocysts by immunocytochemistry. Blastocysts were flushed from the uterus on day 12 of pregnancy, fixed in paraformaldehyde, embedded in paraffin, sectione...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Conley AJ,Christenson LK,Ford SP,Christenson RK

更新日期：1994-12-01 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：:Estradiol is known to inhibit antigen presentation in the vagina. We report here that TGFbeta mediates the action of estradiol on vaginal antigen presenting cells (APC). When vaginal APC from ovariectomized rats were incubated with increasing concentrations of TGFbeta1 and TGFbeta2 in the presence of ovalbumin-specifi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wira CR,Roche MA,Rossoll RM

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00