Defective transport of the obesity mutant PC1/3 N222D contributes to loss of function.

abstract：:Stimulation of rat granulosa cell aromatase activity by FSH has recently been used as a sensitive biological end point to develop an in vitro FSH bioassay. The present report provides a detailed validation and application of this assay. In the presence of androstenedione and diethylstilbestrol, FSH stimulated estrogen...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jia XC,Hsueh AJ

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have found that microwave (MW) stabilization greatly improves detection of the estrogen receptor (ER) in frozen sections of rhesus monkey oviduct by immunocytochemistry (ICC). Fresh samples of fimbriae were MW-irradiated, frozen, and then cryosectioned. The frozen sections were also MW-treated and then fixed in a p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Slayden OD,Koji T,Brenner RM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PTH stimulates bone formation and increases hematopoietic stem cells through mechanisms as yet uncertain. The purpose of this study was to identify mechanisms by which PTH links actions on cells of hematopoietic origin with osteoblast-mediated bone formation. C57B6 mice (10 d) were nonlethally irradiated and then admi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Koh AJ,Novince CM,Li X,Wang T,Taichman RS,McCauley LK

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although implantation of GH3 pituitary epithelial cells has been shown to reverse thymic aging in rats, the differentiation pattern of T-lymphocytes within the reconstituted thymus glands has not been investigated. Syngeneic GH3 cells were implanted into 22-month-old female (old) Wistar-Furth rats. Eight weeks later, ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Li YM,Brunke DL,Dantzer R,Kelley KW

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-beta (TGFbeta) and adrenomedullin (AM) are multifunctional regulatory peptides that are secreted by a variety of normal and malignant cells. The TGFbetas are expressed in developing organs and adults, and their tissue distribution pattern has possible significance for signaling roles in many...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Montuenga LM,Mariano JM,Prentice MA,Cuttitta F,Jakowlew SB

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the preoptic region, nitric oxide (NO) production varies during the ovarian cycle and has the ability to impact hypothalamic reproductive function. One mechanism for the regulation of NO release mediated by estrogens during the estrous cycle includes physical association of the calcium-activated neuronal NO syn...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Parkash J,d'Anglemont de Tassigny X,Bellefontaine N,Campagne C,Mazure D,Buée-Scherrer V,Prevot V

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:cAMP is involved in the regulation of secretory activity in lactotrope, thyrotrope, and gonadotrope cells. The present study examined whether pulsatile or intermittent changes in cAMP are more effective than a continuous stimulation in increasing pituitary hormone gene expression. Pituitaries from adult female rats we...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Haisenleder DJ,Yasin M,Marshall JC

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of hypophysectomy and GH on blood pressure and renin secretion were studied. Within 2 weeks after removal of the pituitary gland of rats, mean arterial blood pressure declined 30%, and heart rate fell 50%. No significant effect of hypophysectomy on blood volume or hematocrit was noted. Within 2 h after the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Honeyman TW,Goodman HM,Fray JC

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (GCs) are potent regulators of energy metabolism. Chronic GC exposure suppresses brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenic capacity in mice, with evidence for a similar effect in humans. Intracellular GC levels are regulated by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) activity, which can amplify...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Doig CL,Fletcher RS,Morgan SA,McCabe EL,Larner DP,Tomlinson JW,Stewart PM,Philp A,Lavery GG

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IGF-II has been reported to decrease neonatal islet cell apoptosis and in vitro adult islet cell necrosis and apoptosis, but the usefulness of IGF-II in a transplantation setting is unknown. We evaluated the effect of in vitro IGF-II incubations on microencapsulated rat islet survival both in vitro and in minimal mass...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Robitaille R,Dusseault J,Henley N,Rosenberg L,Hallé JP

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We and others have recently shown that 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] significantly inhibits cell proliferation and increases secretion of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in LNCaP cells, an androgen-responsive human prostate cancer cell line. The present study was designed to investigate the possible int...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zhao XY,Ly LH,Peehl DM,Feldman D

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adrenal cortex contains a kallikrein-like enzyme that may lead to bradykinin (BK) formation. This study was designed to determine whether BK acts on adrenocortical cells to stimulate steroid secretion. BK, Lys-BK, a specific BK 2 (B2) receptor agonist, and desArg9-BK, a specific BK 1 (B1) receptor agonist, all sti...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rosolowsky LJ,Campbell WB

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T3 stimulates in vitro GH secretion, whereas somatomedins have been shown to suppress GH. We, therefore, tested the effects of a recombinant human insulin-like growth factor analog (IGF-I; Thr 59) on T3-induced GH secretion. Pituitary monolayer cultures were derived from 4- to 7-week surgically thyroidectomized male r...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Melmed S,Yamashita S

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal secretory rates of catecholamines in response to a repeated stimulus have not been described. We have used repeated small hemorrhages spaced 24 h apart in pentobarbital anesthetized dogs prepared with a chronic adrenal venous catheter to study this question. Our results confirm earlier reports that an initial ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lilly MP,Engeland WC,Gann DS

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II and extracellular potassium stimulate aldosterone production in adrenal glomerulosa cells by mobilizing the calcium messenger system. This response requires calcium influx across the plasma membrane, followed by calcium uptake into the mitochondria. It has been proposed that calcium is transported to th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lalevée N,Resin V,Arnaudeau S,Demaurex N,Rossier MF

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) on basal and TRH-induced TSH release, and the effects of IL-1 beta on the uptake of [125I]T3 and [125I]T4 and on nuclear binding of [125I]T3 were examined. Furthermore, the release of other anterior pituitary hormones in the pres...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wassen FW,Moerings EP,Van Toor H,De Vrey EA,Hennemann G,Everts ME

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat PTH molecule contains five sequence differences from either the bovine or the human hormone within the biologically active 1-34 region. A synthetic rat 1-34 peptide was tested for activity by in vitro activation of canine and rat renal adenylate cyclase and binding to canine renal membrane receptors. The mean ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Keutmann HT,Griscom AW,Nussbaum SR,Reiner BF,Goud AN,Potts JT Jr,Rosenblatt M

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of LH on glucose metabolism within cumulus cell-enclosed bovine oocytes were determined. Cumulus cell-enclosed bovine oocytes were matured in vitro (IVM) in control medium alone or supplemented with LH, FSH, or TSH, then individually assayed for the metabolism of D-[5-3H]glucose, D-[1-14C]glucose, D-[6-14C...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zuelke KA,Brackett BG

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have revealed that C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is a potent stimulator of endochondral bone growth. Nevertheless, the effect of CNP on bone turnover has not yet been well studied. To elucidate this issue, we investigated the bone phenotype of a mouse model with elevated plasma CNP concentrations (SA...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kondo E,Yasoda A,Fujii T,Nakao K,Yamashita Y,Ueda-Sakane Y,Kanamoto N,Miura M,Arai H,Mukoyama M,Inagaki N,Nakao K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiology and regulation of steroid synthesis in the brain have emerged as important for understanding brain function. Neurosteroids, those steroids synthesized de novo in nervous tissue, have been associated with numerous central nervous system functions, including myelination, mental retardation, and epilepsy. ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Micevych P,Sinchak K

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:17 beta-Estradiol (E2; 100 micrograms/kg X day) was infused iv for 6 days into three chronically catheterized ovine fetuses beginning at 105-106 days of gestation (term, 147 days) and into four younger fetuses for 3 days commencing at 87-92 days. Control studies were performed on three fetuses at each age. At 90 days,...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gluckman PD,Marti-Henneberg C,Kaplan SL,Grumbach MM

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemical localization of androgen in the testes of both rat and squirrel monkey has been performed using an antiserum specific to testosterone and certain related androgens. The bound antibodies were visualized by coupling with antigammaglobulin labeled either with fluorescein isothiocyanate or with a horse...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bubenik GA,Brown GM,Grota LJ

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we report that ACTH induces a transient chloride current. The lack of correlation between ACTH-induced cAMP production and amplitude of the Cl- current, as well as the absence of stimulation by forskolin or 8Br-cAMP indicated that the ACTH-induced current was not cAMP-dependent. We explored the p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chorvátová A,Gendron L,Bilodeau L,Gallo-Payet N,Payet MD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal fetal preoptic area (POA), a site of GnRH production, was implanted into the third ventricle of adult female hypogonadal (hpg) mice. When the grafts were successful, the mice (genetically deficient in hypothalamic GnRH) responded with vaginal opening, cornified vaginal cells, ovarian and uterine development, an...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gibson MJ,Charlton HM,Perlow MJ,Zimmerman EA,Davies TF,Krieger DT

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, the role of pancreatic hormones in pancreatic islet growth and differentiation is poorly understood. To address this issue, we examined mice with a disruption in the gene encoding prohormone convertase 2 (PC2). These mice are unable to process proglucagon, prosomatostatin, and other neuroendocrine precursors ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Vincent M,Guz Y,Rozenberg M,Webb G,Furuta M,Steiner D,Teitelman G

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pax6 transcription factor is crucial for pancreatic α-cells. Indeed, Pax6-deficient mouse models are characterized by markedly altered α-cell differentiation. Our objective was to investigate the role of Pax6 in glucagon secretion process. We used a Pax6-deficient model in rat primary enriched-α cells with specifi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gosmain Y,Cheyssac C,Masson MH,Guérardel A,Poisson C,Philippe J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work extends our previous report that the intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of interleukin-1beta(IL-1beta, 80 ng) significantly blunted the testosterone response to 1 U/kg human CG (hCG), an effect that we attributed to the stimulation of inhibitory pathways connecting the hypothalamus to the test...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ogilvie K,Rivier C

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Caenorhabditis elegans death susceptibility gene, ced-3, has a number of homologs in vertebrate species, including interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta)-converting enzyme (ICE), Ich-1long, and CPP32. These genes, which encode a family of related proteases, have been shown to induce apoptosis when transfected into eukaryo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Flaws JA,Kugu K,Trbovich AM,DeSanti A,Tilly KI,Hirshfield AN,Tilly JL

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian angiotensin I (Ang I)-converting enzyme (ACE), estimated by the specific binding of the ACE inhibitor [125I]iodo-MK-351A, is localized on multiple ovarian structures, including follicular granulosa cells, corpora lutea, terminal epithelium, and ovarian blood vessels, but total ovarian ACE does not display a cy...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Daud AI,Bumpus FM,Husain A

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat prostate is dependent on androgen for normal growth and differentiation. In addition, the organ undergoes rapid cell death upon withdrawal of androgen on castration, and the atrophied tissue is capable of regrowth after androgen replacement in adult animals. In our search for novel factor(s) that participate i...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nishi N,Shoji H,Miyanaka H,Nakamura T

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00