Thyrotropin and gonadotropin releasing hormones (TRH and GnRH) do not alter levels of oxytocin and oxytocin does not change the response of luteinizing or follicle stimulating hormones to GnRH in humans.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The diagnosis and management of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures are challenging in rural and underdeveloped areas of China because medical resources are inaccessible; thus, a simple and accurate method is essential for the detection of vertebral fractures. We aimed to examine the relationship between...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Chen R,Liu S,Huang M,Ou Y,Liu W,Cui R,Yuan L,Xie Z,Sheng Z,Liu H

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cdc2 kinase family is known to be one of the important factors for cell proliferation in both yeast and mammalian cells. By using polyclonal antibodies against PSTAIRE region of cdc2HS, we studied the amount of cdc2-related kinases in the rat thyroid cell line, FRTL-5, during the cell cycle. The immunoreactive pro...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Takano T,Takada K,Tada H,Nishiyama S,Amino N

更新日期：1994-05-01 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：:We quantitated serial serum beta-hydroxybutyrate (beta-OHB) levels using the Ketosite method in 9 children with IDDM who were treated for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and compared them to urinary ketone measurements by dipstick. Persistent elevations of serum beta-OHB were seen in six patients when the urine became cle...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Nadgir UM,Silver FL,MacGillivray MH

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total collagen and its soluble fraction as well as water content were determined in late pregnancy in the uterine cervix in a population of 36 rats treated with progesterone (n = 10), mifepristone (n = 13) and controls (n = 13). In both treated groups there were no signs of delivery on the 21st day of gestation. Water...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Bieńkiewicz A

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Limited and contradictory data on the circulating levels of glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) and resistin in hepatitis C virus genotype-4 (HCV-4) cirrhotic patients are present. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate their concentrations and to investigate the association between total GLP-1, resistin, and insulin r...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Ibrahim DM,Shaaban ESE,Fouad TA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose/aim of the study: Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is closely related to the thyroid autoimmune disorder Graves' disease. Previous studies have suggested roles for thyroidal CD8+ T cells and autoimmunity against calsequestrin-1 (CASQ)-1 in the link between thyroidal and orbital autoimmune reactions in GO. A role fo...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Al-Ansari F,Lahooti H,Stokes L,Edirimanne S,Wall J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] can mediate effects without being converted to 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D]. METHODS:Vitamin D3 (VD3) was injected intramuscularly to 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1α-hydroxylase [1α(OH)ase] gene knockout (KO) male mice with a dose of 10,000 IU per week for...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Zhang ZL,Ding XF,Tong J,Li BY

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of forskolin on the regulation of steroidogenesis and growth were examined in the Y1 adrenocortical tumor cell line, and the roles of cAMP and cAMP-dependent protein kinase in these actions of forskolin were evaluated. Forskolin, like corticotropin, stimulated steroidogenesis 3-fold and inhibited growth by...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Schimmer BP,Schulz P

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of evidence have suggested that the nuclear receptor Steroidogenic Factor-1 (SF-1 or Ad4BP) may be directly involved in the cAMP-dependent regulation of steroid hydroxylase genes in adrenocortical cells. In the bovine CYP17 gene, which encodes the cytochrome P450 17alpha-hydroxylase, an SF-1 site is pres...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Lund J,Jacob A,Aesöy R,Yri OE,Mellgren G

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency is the most frequent cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, an inherited inability to synthesize cortisol. Mutations causing this disorder have been characterized by hybridization analysis of patient DNA samples using cDNA and oligonucleotide probes, and by cloning and sequencing of...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： White PC

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：PURPOSE:Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) has been associated with increased incidence of morbidity and mortality of the cardiovascular system. The pathogenetic mechanisms underlying this association are still not completely clear. A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin-like motifs (ADAMTS) play a cri...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Karakose M,Caliskan M,Arslan MS,Demirci T,Karakose S,Tutal E,Cakal E

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Transthyretin (TTR) is a protein with a growing number of biological functions in addition to its well-established binding and circulatory transport of thyroxine, and indirect retinoid transport through interaction with retinol-binding protein. Misfolded and aggregated wild-type and mutant TTRs are involved i...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Fong VH,Wong S,Jintaridhi P,Vieira A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal smoking is considered to be a risk factor for low birth weight. It is hypothesized that alteration in leptin concentration may be associated with reduced fetal growth. In this study, we assess the effect of smoking during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal serum leptin concentrations, and also on breast milk ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Ozkan B,Ermis B,Tastekin A,Doneray H,Yildirim A,Ors R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to provide information on the characteristics of skeletal muscle glucocorticoid receptors and to determine the response of serum cortisol and thyroxine secretion to colostrum feeding in the neonatal calf. Twenty-four calves (12 males and 12 females) were obtained immediately postpartum and random...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Waggoner DK,McCarthy FD,Akers RM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the expression of the glucose transporters GLUT1 and GLUT3 in papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) and to elucidate their relationship with the BRAF V600E mutation and F-18 FDG uptake. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed data of 52 PTC patients (41 women a...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Yoon M,Jung SJ,Kim TH,Ha TK,Urm SH,Park JS,Lee SM,Bae SK

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：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：:In order to study the role of Platelet Activating Factor (PAF) in the mechanism of parturition and connective tissue metabolism in the pregnant rat uterus, we investigated the influence of the Platelet Activating Factor Receptor Antagonist (BN 52021) on gestation duration and collagen concentration in pregnant rat ute...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Bieńkiewicz A,Pajszczyk-Kieszkiewicz T,Kuś E,Dabrowski R

更新日期：1994-11-01 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：:The enzyme 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase plays a crucial role in the steroidogenic process in the adrenal gland. In the present study we tried to characterize its localization and developmental changes in the rat adrenal cortex during the postnatal period, using immunohistochemical methods. The development of the...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Pignatelli D,Bento MJ,Maia M,Magalhães MM,Magalhães MC,Mason JI

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Stimulated thyroglobulin (STg) levels in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTCs) after total thyroidectomy (TT) and before radioactive iodine (131I) ablation/therapy (RIT) are predictive of therapeutic success but can be influenced by the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level. OBJECTIVES:Th...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Trevizam PG,Tagliarini JV,Castilho EC,de Alencar Marques M,Kiy Y,Mazeto GMFS

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence supports the hypothesis that sympathetic neurons play a significant role in the regulation of adrenocortical cell proliferation and steroidogenesis. Co-cultures of rat adrenocortical and sympathetic ganglion cells have been established to study sympatho-adrenal interactions. In these studies we have co...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Wu CH,Holzwarth MA

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat adrenal cortex possesses at least two mechanisms for uptake of extracellular lipoprotein cholesterol; one is receptor mediated endocytosis and the second is a non-endocytotic pathway. The latter was revealed by the ability of lipoproteins such as HDL which do not possess apo B or apo E to enhance steroid hormo...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Gwynne JT,Hess B,Hughes T,Rountree R,Mahaffee D

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prostate gland of humans and other animals has the unique function of accumulating and secreting extraordinarily high levels of citrate. The prostate secretory epithelial cells synthesize citrate which, due to a limiting mitochondrial (m-) aconitase, accumulates rather than being oxidized. Thus citrate is essentia...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Costello LC,Liu Y,Zou J,Franklin RB

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CYP11B2 gene encodes aldosterone synthase, a cytochrome P450 (P450aldo) expressed in high levels in the adrenal zona glomerulosa. While the primary physiologic regulators of aldosterone production are circulating angiotensin II (Ang II) and potassium (K+) the action of these agents on CYP11B2 gene transcription ha...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Clyne CD,White PC,Rainey WE

更新日期：1996-11-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Adenosine deaminase (ADA), purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNPase), S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (SAHH), 5'-nucleotidase (5N), and deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) are involved in purine salvage metabolism. Changes of the activities of the above enzymes have been observed in blood cells in patients with imm...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Karbownik M,Zasada K,Wyczechowska D,Lewiński A,Fabianowska-Majewska K

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00