A second form of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), with chicken GnRH II-like properties, occurs together with mammalian GnRH in marsupial brains.

abstract：:The type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase (D2) is essential for feedback regulation of TSH by T4. We genetically inactivated in vivo D2 in thyrotrophs using a mouse model of Cga-driven cre recombinase. Pituitary D2 activity was reduced 90% in the Cga-cre D2 knockout (KO) mice compared with control Dio2(fl/fl) mice. There wa...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Luongo C,Martin C,Vella K,Marsili A,Ambrosio R,Dentice M,Harney JW,Salvatore D,Zavacki AM,Larsen PR

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of the C18 substituents in the agonist/antagonist properties of mineralocorticoids, the activities of certain C18-substituted progesterone (P) derivatives were examined. These compounds were characterized by an unsaturated side-chain in the case of 18-vinylprogesterone (18VP) and 18-ethynylprog...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Souque A,Fagart J,Couette B,Davioud E,Sobrio F,Marquet A,Rafestin-Oblin ME

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leydig cells from mature rat testes contain high levels of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11HSD), an enzyme that oxidatively inactivates glucocorticoids. We have proposed that the 11HSD of Leydig cells protects the testis from the effects of high levels of glucocorticoids, as may occur in stress and Cushing's d...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Monder C,Miroff Y,Marandici A,Hardy MP

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) mediates the first steps of protein assembly within the secretory pathway and is the site where protein folding and quality control are initiated. The storage and release of Ca2+ are critical physiological functions of the ER. Disrupted ER homeostasis activates the unfolded protein respo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zhang IX,Raghavan M,Satin LS

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to elucidate potential sites of direct GH action on the kidney, we used in situ hybridization to localize GH receptor (GHR) gene expression during the course of development and in the adult rat. In order to illuminate potential interactions between GH and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in regulating ren...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chin E,Zhou J,Bondy CA

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of the peripheral administration of 17 beta-estradiol (E2), estrone (E1), and the catecholestrogens, 2-hydroxyestradiol (2-OHE2) and 2-hydroxyestrone, (2-OHE1), on anterior pituitary gland PRL release in the prepuberal rat. Steroids in oil were injected sc into 25-day-old female and 35- to ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rodriguez-Sierra JF,Blake CA

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholecystokinin (CCK)/gastrin receptors were characterized in calf pancreatic plasma membranes from newborns, 28- and 119-day-old milk-fed preruminants, and 119-day-old weaned ruminants. Scatchard analysis of [125I]Bolton-Hunter reagent-[Thr28,Nle31]CCK-(25-33) binding indicated two classes of binding sites: high affi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Le Meuth V,Philouze-Rome V,Le Huerou-Luron I,Formal M,Vaysse N,Gespach C,Guilloteau P,Fourmy D

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) overexpressing (OE) mice are a genetic model that exhibits features of chronic stress. We investigated whether the adaptive feeding response to a hypocaloric challenge induced by food deprivation is impaired under conditions of chronic CRF overproduction. Food intake response to a ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Stengel A,Goebel M,Million M,Stenzel-Poore MP,Kobelt P,Mönnikes H,Taché Y,Wang L

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor growth before birth increases the risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and impairs insulin secretion relative to sensitivity. We investigated the effects of intrauterine growth restriction in sheep on insulin secretion, beta-cell mass, and function from before birth to young adulthood and its m...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gatford KL,Mohammad SN,Harland ML,De Blasio MJ,Fowden AL,Robinson JS,Owens JA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF), a pleiotropic cytokine localized within the ovary, alters follicular steroidogenesis. Preovulatory follicles dissected from ovaries of normal cyclic adult rats on the morning of proestrus exhibit steroidogenic and histological signs of atresia after 24 h of culture under the conditio...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Roby KF,Terranova PF

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation was undertaken to examine the possible role of cAMP in PTH-stimulated prostaglandin (PG) production in organ cultures of neonatal mouse parietal bones. Cultures were treated with PTH, forskolin, isobutylmethylxanthine (IBMX), and 8-bromo-cAMP (8BrcAMP). We found that similar concentrations of...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Klein-Nulend J,Bowers PN,Raisz LG

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously documented that raloxifene enhances the mechanical properties of dog vertebrae independent of changes in bone mass, suggesting a positive effect of raloxifene on material-level mechanical properties. The goal of this study was to determine the separate effects of raloxifene on the material-level mec...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Allen MR,Hogan HA,Hobbs WA,Koivuniemi AS,Koivuniemi MC,Burr DB

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antitumor properties of antibodies to the beta-subunit of hCG (hCG beta) coupled to tetanus toxoid (tt) were studied in hamsters implanted with the BeWo strain of human choriocarcinoma. After active immunization with hCG beta-tt mixed in complete Freund's adjuvant, hamsters synthesized large quantities of antibodi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Knecht M

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axonal degeneration often leads to the death of neuronal cell bodies. Previous studies demonstrated the substantial protective role of 17β-estradiol (E2) in several types of neuron. However, most studies examined cell body protection, and the role of 17β-E2 in axonal degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGC) remain...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kitaoka Y,Munemasa Y,Hayashi Y,Kuribayashi J,Koseki N,Kojima K,Kumai T,Ueno S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), the major IGFBP in the adult circulation, is produced by a wide range of cell and tissue types. IGFBP-3 appears to be regulated by transcriptional and/or posttranslational mechanisms in a species-, cell-, and development-specific manner. In vitro and in vivo stud...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Albiston AL,Saffery R,Herington AC

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contributions of estradiol and testosterone to atherosclerotic lesion progression are not entirely understood. Cross-sex hormone therapy (XHT) for transgender individuals dramatically alters estrogen and testosterone levels and consequently could have widespread consequences for cardiovascular health. Yet, no prec...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Goetz TG,Mamillapalli R,Sahin C,Majidi-Zolbin M,Ge G,Mani A,Taylor HS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes experiments on cultured granulosa cells isolated from ovaries of immature rats designed to locate the site of action of androgens on FSH-induced aromatase activity. Treatment of cells during a 36-h induction period with (Bu)2cAMP, 8- BrcAMP , FSH, prostaglandin E2, or cholera toxin resulted in ind...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Daniel SA,Armstrong DT

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone (T3) is required for postnatal skeletal growth. It exerts its effect by binding to nuclear receptors, TRs including TRα1 and TRβ1, which are present in most cell types. These cell types include chondrocytes and osteoblasts, the interactions of which are known to regulate endochondral bone formation. In...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Desjardin C,Charles C,Benoist-Lasselin C,Riviere J,Gilles M,Chassande O,Morgenthaler C,Laloé D,Lecardonnel J,Flamant F,Legeai-Mallet L,Schibler L

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cell of origin of human null cell pituitary adenomas is disputed. Although these tumors, by definition, do not produce any of the anterior pituitary hormones in vivo, they have been shown to express gonadotropin subunit genes, release gonadotropin hormones in vitro, and express the gonadotroph-associated transcrip...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kumar TR,Graham KE,Asa SL,Low MJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolactin (PRL) receptors are expressed in a broad range of human cell types and in a majority of human breast and prostate cancers. Experimentally, normal and malignant human cells are typically cultured in vitro in media containing bovine PRL (bPRL) from fetal bovine serum or as xenotransplants in vivo in the presen...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Utama FE,Tran TH,Ryder A,LeBaron MJ,Parlow AF,Rui H

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen or raloxifene (LY156758) prevent estrogen deficiency-induced bone loss in animals and humans. We demonstrated in the rat that a 22% reduction in bone mineral density generated by ovariectomy was associated with a 2-fold reduction of transforming growth factor-beta 3 (TGF beta 3) messenger RNA expression in th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yang NN,Bryant HU,Hardikar S,Sato M,Galvin RJ,Glasebrook AL,Termine JD

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of synthetic ovine CRF on ACTH secretion of dispersed, domestic fowl pituitary cells was investigated. Cells preincubated for 2 h, 16 h, or after 48-h culture were incubated briefly with CRF (up to 4 h). ACTH was bioassayed using isolated rat adrenocortical cells; ACTH-(1-24) served as the standard for expr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Carsia RV,Weber H,Perez FM Jr

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Luteinizing hormone/chorionic gonadotropin receptor (LHR) expression in the ovary is regulated by a messenger RNA (mRNA) binding protein, which specifically binds to the coding region of LHR mRNA. We have shown that miR-122, a short noncoding RNA, mediates LHR mRNA levels by modulating the expression of LHR mRNA-bindi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Menon B,Guo X,Garcia N,Gulappa T,Menon KMJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) are proinflammatory cytokines that affect the secretion of several neuroendocrine hormones. In addition, glial cells synthesize and release IL-6, suggesting a paracrine role for this cytokine in the brain. We have examined the regulation of IL-6 release from glial ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zumwalt JW,Thunstrom BJ,Spangelo BL

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Task3 K(+) channels are highly expressed in the adrenal cortex and contribute to the angiotensin II and K(+) sensitivity of aldosterone-producing glomerulosa cells. Adult Task3(-/-) mice display a partially autonomous aldosterone secretion, subclinical hyperaldosteronism, and salt-sensitive hypertension. Here, we inve...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bandulik S,Tauber P,Penton D,Schweda F,Tegtmeier I,Sterner C,Lalli E,Lesage F,Hartmann M,Barhanin J,Warth R

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The temporal aspects of gonadotropin release were studied in infantile (14-day-old) female rats. Blood samples were collected using vena cava cannulae at 10-, 15-, 20-, or 30-min intervals and assayed for either LH alone or for both LH and FSH. Within individual animals, blood LH levels exhibited a degree of variabili...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Frawley LS,Henricks DM

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the interactions between sex steroids and GnRH have been extensively studied, little is known about the mechanism of estradiol (E2) effects on GnRH secretion. In the present study, we used retrochiasmatic hypothalamic explants of 50-d-old male rats, and we observed that E2 significantly increased the glutamat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Matagne V,Lebrethon MC,Gérard A,Bourguignon JP

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three different experimental approaches were used to assess the regions on the beta-subunit of human FSH (hFSH beta) that may be altered or masked by its association with the alpha-subunit of hFSH (hFSH alpha) in the heterodimeric hFSH molecule. In a direct approach, we tested whether synthetic peptides corresponding ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Vakharia DD,Dias JA,Andersen TT

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We showed that insulin appears in the chick embryo before beta-cells are recognizable, as well as in the egg constituents even before fertilization. Acid-ethanol extracts of 2- to 8-day-old embryos were gel-filtered on Sephadex G-50. The peak of immunoreactive insulin chromatographed in a position corresponding to tha...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： De Pablo F,Roth J,Hernandez E,Pruss RM

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothyroid animals secrete not only more TSH, but also qualitatively different TSH, with altered oligosaccharides. To explore the cellular mechanism of oligosaccharide modulation by thyroid status, 40 mice were treated without or with propylthiouracil (PTU), and pituitaries were removed after 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 weeks....

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Helton TE,Magner JA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00