The Thyroid Hormone Inactivating Enzyme Type 3 Deiodinase is Present in Bactericidal Granules and the Cytoplasm of Human Neutrophils.

abstract：:The influence of sex hormones on the immune response to foreign antigens as well as self-antigens is now recognized. In this study, we investigated the influence of gender and sex hormones on the development of antibodies to double-stranded DNA in nonautoimmune C57BL/6J mice. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) anti-dsDNA antibodi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Verthelyi D,Ahmed SA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone (TH) is required for frog metamorphosis, and corticosterone (CORT) increases TH signaling to accelerate metamorphic progression. However, a requirement for CORT in metamorphosis has been difficult to assess prior to the recent development of gene-editing technologies. We addressed this long-standing qu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shewade LH,Schoephoerster JA,Patmann MD,Kulkarni SS,Buchholz DR

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-acting synthetic enkephalin FK 33-824 (FK) potently inhibits LH secretion in gonadectomized prepubertal male and female rats. The effect is reversible by coinjection of naloxone. We have observed an age-related decrease in the ability of FK to reduce LH secretion in the 48 h post-gonadectomized rat. Thus, the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wilkinson M,Bhanot R

更新日期：1982-03-01 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：:PTH and PTH-related peptide (PTHrP) have been shown to bind to and activate the same PTH/PTHrP receptor. Recent studies have demonstrated, however, the presence of additional receptors specific for each ligand. We used the PTHrP and PTH/PTHrP receptor gene knock-out models to investigate whether this receptor mediates...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lanske B,Divieti P,Kovacs CS,Pirro A,Landis WJ,Krane SM,Bringhurst FR,Kronenberg HM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate GH's role in diabetic end organ damage, experimental diabetes was induced with streptozotocin (STZ) in bovine GH (bGH) or bGH antagonist transgenic mice and in their nontransgenic (NTG) litter mates. Body growth, blood glucose, serum insulin-like growth factor-I levels, liver GH receptor (GHR) binding, ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chen NY,Chen WY,Bellush L,Yang CW,Striker LJ,Striker GE,Kopchick JJ

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sertoli cells regulate differentiation and development of the testis and are essential for maintaining adult testis function. To model the effects of dysregulating Sertoli cell number during development or aging, we have used acute diphtheria toxin-mediated cell ablation to reduce Sertoli cell population size. Results...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rebourcet D,Darbey A,Monteiro A,Soffientini U,Tsai YT,Handel I,Pitetti JL,Nef S,Smith LB,O'Shaughnessy PJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA damage occurs as a result of environmental insults and aging and, if unrepaired, may lead to chromosomal instability and tumorigenesis. Because GH suppresses ataxia-telangiectasia mutated kinase phosphorylation, decreases DNA repair, and increases DNA damage accumulation, we elucidated whether GH effects on DNA da...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chesnokova V,Zonis S,Barrett RJ,Gleeson JP,Melmed S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PTH and PTH-related protein (PTHrP) system consists of two hormones, at least two G protein-coupled seven-transmembrane domain receptors, and at least two intracellular signal transduction pathways for each receptor. The PTH/PTHrP receptor is present in the conventional target tissues of PTH action, namely kidney ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Behar V,Nakamoto C,Greenberg Z,Bisello A,Suva LJ,Rosenblatt M,Chorev M

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under acute stress conditions in the rat, there is rapid and transient increase in circulating prolactin (PRL). This leads to an elevated expression of the long form of PRLR (PRLR-L) first in the hypothalamus and the choroid plexus. This increase in PRL is involved in the inhibition of stress-induced hypocalcemia and ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fujikawa T,Tamura K,Kawase T,Mori Y,Sakai RR,Sakuma K,Yamaguch A,Ogata M,Soya H,Nakashima K

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thyroid hormone (TH) analog eprotirome (KB2115) was developed to lower cholesterol through selective activation of the TH receptor (TR) β1 in the liver. Interestingly, eprotirome shows low uptake in nonhepatic tissues, explaining its lipid-lowering action without adverse extrahepatic thyromimetic effects. Clinical...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kersseboom S,van Gucht ALM,van Mullem A,Brigante G,Farina S,Carlsson B,Donkers JM,van de Graaf SFJ,Peeters RP,Visser TJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies demonstrated the involvement of transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha), a member of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family, in the developmental regulation of hypothalamic LHRH release. Although both TGF alpha and EGF stimulate LHRH release, they do not appear to act directly on LHRH neurons, ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ma YJ,Berg-von der Emde K,Rage F,Wetsel WC,Ojeda SR

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole saliva collected from rat, mouse, and human sources was found to contain high concentrations of transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha) when analyzed by RIA. The concentrations of TGF alpha in unstimulated human saliva (age, 30-45 yr; n = 10; 1.5 +/- 3.1 nM) was reduced with age (age, 55-70 yr; n = 10; 0.4 ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Humphreys-Beher MG,Macauley SP,Chegini N,van Setten G,Purushotham K,Stewart C,Wheeler TT,Schultz GS

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increased activity of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis resulting in exaggerated glucocorticoid secretion has been repeatedly described in patients with diabetes mellitus and in animal models of this disease. However, it has been pointed out that experimental diabetes is accompanied by a decreased glucocortico...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Repetto EM,Sanchez R,Cipelli J,Astort F,Calejman CM,Piroli GG,Arias P,Cymeryng CB

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intact 23 kilodalton (kDa), rat PRL is enzymatically cleaved in many target tissues to a 16 kDa (16K PRL) and an 8 kDa fragment. After reduction of an internal disulfide bond the fragments are released. 16K PRL was shown to be a potent mitogen on mammary epithelial cells via PRL receptors. Since estradiol-induced prol...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ferrara N,Clapp C,Weiner R

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although mothers against dpp (MAD) and its related proteins (MADR) are believed to be important components of the cell signaling pathway for the transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) superfamily, the presence and regulation of these signaling molecules in ovarian cells by TGFbeta is not known. In the present studi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Li M,Li J,Hoodless PA,Tzukazaki T,Wrana JL,Attisano L,Tsang BK

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghrelin is a gastric peptide that regulates appetite and GH secretion. Circulating ghrelin levels are elevated by fasting and suppressed postprandially. However, the mechanisms regulating circulating ghrelin levels are unclear. Oxyntomodulin is an anorexic peptide hormone released from L cells in the gut. We investiga...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Patterson M,Murphy KG,Patel SR,Patel NA,Greenwood HC,Cooke JH,Campbell D,Bewick GA,Ghatei MA,Bloom SR

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In thyroid epithelial cells, TSH via cAMP induces a rounding up of the cells associated with actin stress fiber disruption, expression of differentiation genes and cell cycle progression. Here we have evaluated the role of small G proteins of the Rho family and their impact on the actin cytoskeleton in these different...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fortemaison N,Blancquaert S,Dumont JE,Maenhaut C,Aktories K,Roger PP,Dremier S

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cushing's disease (CD) is a rare condition in which hypercortisolemia is secondary to excessive ACTH release from a pituitary corticotroph adenoma. CD is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and a safe therapy that effectively targets the pituitary tumor is still lacking. Retinoic acid (RA) and dopamin...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Occhi G,Regazzo D,Albiger NM,Ceccato F,Ferasin S,Scanarini M,Denaro L,Cosma C,Plebani M,Cassarino MF,Mantovani G,Stalla GK,Pecori Giraldi F,Paez-Pareda M,Scaroni C

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of intraventricular (ivt) injection of bombesin on the TRH-induced increase in temperature in the midbrain reticular formation (mrf) of the rat brain under pentobarbital anesthesia. Ivt injection of TRH in a dose of 3 nmol significantly antagonized the decrease in brain temperature induced ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mori M,Yamaguchi M,Yamada M,Kobayashi I,Kobayashi S,Ishikawa K,Suzuki M

更新日期：1986-10-01 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：:PTH-related protein (PTHrP) and its receptor are expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells and are believed to participate in the local regulation of vascular tone. To explore the function of locally produced PTHrP in vascular smooth muscle in vivo, we developed transgenic mice that overexpress PTHrP in smooth muscle ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Maeda S,Sutliff RL,Qian J,Lorenz JN,Wang J,Tang H,Nakayama T,Weber C,Witte D,Strauch AR,Paul RJ,Fagin JA,Clemens TL

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel transcript of the GH gene has been identified in ocular tissues of chick embryos. It is, however, unknown whether this transcript (small chicken GH, scGH) is translated. This possibility was therefore assessed. The expression of scGH mRNA was confirmed by RT-PCR, using primers that amplified a 426-bp cDNA of i...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Baudet ML,Martin B,Hassanali Z,Parker E,Sanders EJ,Harvey S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of an ongoing investigation of the role of metabolic activation of estrogens in the genesis of cancers such as estrogen-induced renal tumors in hamsters, we have 1) determined steroid-17 beta-oxidoreductase activity of microsomes and cytosol prepared from hamster kidney and liver; 2) compared the rates of 2-, ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zhu BT,Bui QD,Weisz J,Liehr JG

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photoaffinity labeling with underivatized T3 was used to identify T3-binding proteins in the membrane of rat erythrocytes. UV irradiation of ghosts and peripheral protein-depleted membranes in the presence of [125I]T3 resulted in the covalent attachment of 125I to membrane proteins (analyzed by polyacrylamide gel elec...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Samson M,Osty J,Blondeau JP

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GnRH release in the median eminence (ME) is the central output for control of reproduction. GnRH processes in the preoptic area (POA) also release GnRH. We examined region-specific regulation of GnRH secretion using fast-scan cyclic voltammetry to detect GnRH release in brain slices from adult male mice. Blocking endo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Glanowska KM,Moenter SM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Elovl3 gene belongs to the Elovl gene family, which encodes for enzymes involved in the elongation of very long chain fatty acids. The recognized role for the enzyme is to control the elongation of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids up to 24 carbons in length. Elovl3 was originally identified as a highly ex...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Brolinson A,Fourcade S,Jakobsson A,Pujol A,Jacobsson A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LH receptor (LHR) expression in the ovary is regulated by the RNA binding protein, (LHR mRNA binding protein [LRBP]), which has been identified as being mevalonate kinase. This study examined the role of microRNA miR-122 in LRBP-mediated LHR mRNA expression. Real-time PCR analysis of ovaries from pregnant mare serum g...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Menon B,Sinden J,Franzo-Romain M,Botta RB,Menon KM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogens are essential hormones for the regulation of fertility. Cellular responses to estrogens are mediated by estrogen receptor α (ESR1) and estrogen receptor β (ESR2). In mouse and rat models, disruption of Esr1 causes infertility in both males and females. However, the role of ESR2 in reproductive function remai...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rumi MAK,Singh P,Roby KF,Zhao X,Iqbal K,Ratri A,Lei T,Cui W,Borosha S,Dhakal P,Kubota K,Chakraborty D,Vivian JL,Wolfe MW,Soares MJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AtT20/D16v is a clonal strain of mouse pituitary tumor cells which synthesizes and secretes ACTH. Somatostatin, a hypothalamic tetradecapeptide, has been shown to inhibit the release of PRL, GH, and TSH from the pituitary gland. We have characterized specific binding sites for somatostatin on AtT20/D16v cells and demo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Richardson UI,Schonbrunn A

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00