CD5+ B lymphocytes and CD4+ CD45RA+ T cells in Graves' disease.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) is a key component in the reverse cholesterol transportation. The aim of this study was to assess the association between exon1 (G → A) polymorphism of SR-BI gene and lipid profiles among the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS) population. MATERIALS AND METH...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Faam B,Daneshpour MS,Hedayati M,Halalkhor S,Mansournia MA,Zarkesh M,Azizi F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the current investigation was to study adrenomedullary and glycemic responses to stress in soft-shelled turtles, Lissemys p. punctata. Dehydration (7 days) and formalin (formaldehyde 1%, 0.1 mL/100 g body wt. daily for 7 days) stress-stimulated adrenomedullary activity at histological (by increasing t...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Ray PP,Sarkar S,Chaudhuri-Sengupta S,Maiti BR

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small dense low-density lipoprotein (sd-LDL) has been demonstrated to be associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The proposed atherogenic properties of hypoadiponectinemia might be mediated through increased sd-LDL. In this study, the associations of sd-LDL with cardiovascular and other complications ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Esteghamati A,Asnafi S,Eslamian M,Noshad S,Nakhjavani M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two distinct isoforms of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta-HSD) with respect to enzymatic activity were identified in the ovine liver and kidney. 11 beta-HSD1 (the hepatic isoform) was reversible and NADP(H)-dependent. By contrast, 11 beta-HSD2 (the renal isoform) was unidirectional and NAD-dependent. Ovin...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Yang K

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of calcium-activated, phospholipid-dependent protein kinase C by phorbol esters such as 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) has been shown to mediate release of hormones in many systems. To investigate the role of protein kinase C in the mechanism of pituitary ACTH release, we studied the effect of ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Sobel DO

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Absract Purpose: Mutations in the TPO gene have been reported to cause congenital hypothyroidism (CH), and our aim in this study was to determine the genetic basis of congenital hypothyroidism in two affected children coming from a consanguineous family. METHODS:Since CH is usually inherited in autosomal re...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Cangul H,Darendeliler F,Saglam Y,Kucukemre B,Kendall M,Boelaert K,Barrett TG,Maher ER

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pioglitazone on serum uric acid (UA) levels and several diabetic parameters in drug-naïve subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The patients (n = 68) received 7.5-30 mg/day pioglitazone monotherapy. They were divided into t...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Kutoh E,Hori T

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether hyperuricemia is associated with the early phase and late phase of insulin release in apparently healthy non-obese subjects with normal glucose tolerance. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A population-based cross-sectional study was performed. Apparently healthy individuals aged 20 to 65 years were eligi...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Simental-Mendía LE,Simental-Mendía E,Rodríguez-Morán M,Guerrero-Romero F

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of the glucocorticoid receptor population of skeletal muscle and liver from dystrophic and control mice was performed. These data demonstrate that the cytosol of muscles from dystrophic animals contain a significantly higher concentration of glucocorticoid receptors (approximately 100%) relative to the cyt...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： DuBois DC,Almon RR

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms by which SF-1 (Steroidogenic Factor-1) and Dax-1 (Dosage-sensitive sex reversal-Adrenal hypoplasia congenita critical region on the X chromosome) dictate adrenal-specific transcriptional programs are the focus of this laboratory. SF-1-mediated transcription is upregulated by phosphorylation of serine 20...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Babu PS,Bavers DL,Shah S,Hammer GD

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several factors including genetic and environmental play a role in the development of obesity and the metabolic syndrome. The transgenic mouse overexpressing 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11beta-HSD) develops visceral obesity. However, it remains unclear how a ubiquitously expressed 11beta-HSD1 enzyme affects a...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Agarwal AK

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the guinea pig adrenal the cells of the outer zone secrete high levels of steroid and respond to ACTH with increased synthesis of cholesterol and steroid. The outer zone consists of two cell types: zona fasciculata (ZF) and zona glomerulosa (ZG). To determine the relative contribution of ZF and ZG to the outer zone...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Brody RI,Black VH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ca2(+)-ATPase of plasma membranes from a variety of tissues is subject to stimulation in vitro, and apparently in vivo, by physiological concentrations of iodothyronines regarded as biologically active in other bioassay systems. This calmodulin-dependent action of thyroid hormone is nongenomic, that is, directly o...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Davis PJ,Davis FB,Lawrence WD

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two CYP21 genes, the active CYP21 and the pseudogene, CYP21P, also pairs of duplicated genes including the XA, XB, XB-S; YA, YB; and ZA, ZB are arranged in tandem next to the serum complement C4 genes (C4A and C4B). In this report, we have analyzed the influence of some DNA sequences within the C4A/CYP21P region on th...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Chang SF,Cheng CL

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pretreatment of confluent human fibroblast cultures for two days in dexamethasone, serum free medium increased 10-20 fold the sensitivity of the cells to insulin-like growth factor I (IGF I) stimulation of amino acid uptake using the amino acid analog alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB). This increased sensitivity result...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Heath-Monnig E,Daughaday WH

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using Western blot analysis we found transcriptional co-repressor Sin3A to be expressed at a higher level in male mouse kidney than in females. HDAC1 (histone deacetylase 1) protein, another co-repressor forming complexes with Sin3A, was not higher in males. No sex differences in Sin3A expression were found after gona...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Xu J,Arnold AP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MA-10 mouse Leydig tumor cell line produces large amounts of steroids only in response to hormonal stimulation while the R2C rat Leydig tumor cell line is constitutively steroidogenic in nature. In an effort to uncover the potential reasons for constitutive steroidogenesis in R2C cells, we have recently shown that...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Rao RM,Jo Y,Babb-Tarbox M,Syapin PJ,Stocco DM

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been suggested that the changes in hormone levels that occur with menopause and aging are related to loss of muscle mass. However, the role of gonadotropins in this process is unknown. OBJECTIVES:To analyze the relationship between follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) and l...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： García-Martín A,Reyes-García R,García-Castro JM,Muñoz-Garach A,Escobar-Jiménez F,Muñoz-Torres M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal computed tomography with determination of Hounsfield units has proved to be sensitive and specific in the differential diagnosis of benign vs. malign adrenal lesions. On the other hand, computed tomography may fail in patients with small adrenal masses of less than 1.0 cm. However, especially in patients with ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Willenberg HS,Mansmann G,Fritzen R,Schott M,Feldkamp J,Schulte HM,Scherbaum WA,Bornstein SR

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Some similar factors, such as genetic susceptibility and subinflammation/autoimmunity, contribute to development of both polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), suggesting a potential pathogenic link between the two common disorders. In this study, we investigated the relationship b...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Arduc A,Aycicek Dogan B,Bilmez S,Imga Nasiroglu N,Tuna MM,Isik S,Berker D,Guler S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:It remains difficult to pre-operatively differentiate follicular carcinoma and adenoma even under intraoperative investigations including histopathologic diagnosis of frozen sections. METHODS:We retrospectively compared dual phase thallium (Tl-201) thyroid scan and fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology to d...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Leung HC,Chang CT,Wu HS,Wang TY,Sun SS,Kao CH

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TRH is negatively regulated by T3 both in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and transient transfection models. Mutations in hTR beta 1 genes are associated with the syndrome of generalized resistance to thyroid hormone. To investigate potential effects of mutant TRs on T3 regulation of the hTRH gene, transient ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Li QL,Feng P,Satoh T,Shi ZX,Wang R,Weintraub BD,Wilber JF

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Adiponectin and chemerin have been reported their associations with insulin resistance and chronic inflammation. However, the relationship between adiponectin and chemerin themselves has not been fully elucidated. Therefore, we investigated the effects of changes in adiponectin and chemerin levels after a weigh...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Shin HY,Park S,Lee JW

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied whether the activation of rat brown adipose tissue (BAT) by cold exposure or by the administration of beta-3-noradrenergic agonist CGP-12177 could be prevented by the inhibition of thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3) conversion. Hypothyroid rats were treated with replacement doses of T4, T4 plus iopanoi...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Zaninovich AA,Rebagliati I,Raíces M,Ricci C,Hagmüller K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical mechanisms by which analogs of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) produce their potent neuropharmacological actions on the brain remain ill-defined. We tested effects of YM14673, a novel analog of TRH, on TRH receptors in rat brains in vitro. No significant binding of [3H]YM14673 to brain plasma membranes...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Monden T,Mizuma H,Yamada M,Murakami M,Mori M

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Evidence has shown that low thyroid hormone levels may lead to worse prognosis including a higher mortality rate in patients with heart failure (HF). Thyroid replacement increases cardiac output and exercise performance without causing significant adverse events. The purpose of this study is to compare lev...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Yang T,Ruegger M,Colavecchia AC,Sadhu A,Patham B,Tatara A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Testotoxicosis is an autosomal dominant form of limited gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty in boys. It is caused by a heterozygous constitutively activating mutation of the LHCGR gene encoding the luteinizing/hormone receptor (LHR). Some twenty mutations of the LHCGR gene have been reported. Most of ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Daussac A,Barat P,Servant N,Yacoub M,Missonier S,Lavran F,Gaspari L,Sultan C,Paris F

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenocortical steroidogenesis is regulated in addition to a central regulation via the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis by intra-adrenal mechanisms involving the adrenal medulla. We could previously show that adrenocortical steroidogenesis is stimulated by co-culturing bovine adrenocortical cells with medullary ch...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Ehrhart-Bornstein M,Haidan A,Alesci S,Bornstein SR

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) polymorphisms are common risk factors for a number of T helper (Th) 17-mediated autoimmune diseases. However, the importance of genetic variations in Th17 pathways to thyroid autoimmunity, and particularly Hashimoto's thyro...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Stevic MS,Stefanic M,Tokic S,Glavas-Obrovac L,Mihaljevic S,Karner I

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that the protein kinase C ligand 12-O-tetradecanoyphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) inhibited the angiotensin II (AII) stimulated CYP11B2 gene expression in the adrenocortical H295R cell line. Here we report that TPA increased the level of phospho-p44/42 MAPK but AII did not. The MEK1 inhibitor PD98...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： LeHoux JG,Lefebvre A

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00