The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Modulates the Sensitivity of Arcuate Nucleus to Hypoglycemia in the Male Rat.

abstract：:MCF-7 cells migrate through vitronectin-coated filters in response to insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I); migration is inhibited by the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitor BB-94, but not by the serine proteinase inhibitor aprotinin. MMP-9 was identified in the conditioned medium of MCF-7 cells; in addition, flu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mira E,Mañes S,Lacalle RA,Márquez G,Martínez-A C

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic exposure to stressors impairs the function of multiple organ systems and has been implicated in increased disease risk. In the rodent, the chronic variable stress (CVS) paradigm has successfully modeled several stress-related illnesses. Despite striking disparities between men and women in the prevalence and e...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Borrow AP,Bales NJ,Stover SA,Handa RJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amplification of insulin secretion by cAMP is mediated by protein kinase A (PKA) and exchange protein directly activated by cAMP (Epac). Using selective activators, we determined how each effector influences the cytosolic free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]c) and insulin secretion in mouse islets. Alone PKA activator ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Henquin JC,Nenquin M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meiotically arrested mammalian oocytes are stimulated to resume meiosis by LH. This response, which can be reversed by elevation of intraoocyte cAMP levels, is associated with interruption of gap junctional communication (GJC) within the ovarian follicle. In the present study, we examined the hypothesis that disruptio...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sela-Abramovich S,Edry I,Galiani D,Nevo N,Dekel N

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor type 2beta, expressed in the rodent cardiovascular system, is a member of the G protein-coupled receptor family. This receptor is coupled positively to adenylate cyclase and is bound preferentially by the urocortin (Ucn)-related peptides (Uncs): Ucn, Ucn II, and Ucn III. In the ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kageyama K,Suda T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated that fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-2 promotes neuroblastoma cell differentiation and overrides their mitogenic response to IGF-I. However, the mechanisms involved are unknown. SK-N-MC cells were cultured with FGF-2 (50 ng/ml) and/or IGF-I (100 ng/ml) up to 48 h. Fluorescence-activated ce...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Higgins S,Wong SH,Richner M,Rowe CL,Newgreen DF,Werther GA,Russo VC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newly discovered kisspeptin (metastin), encoded by the Kiss1/KISS1 gene, is considered as a major gatekeeper of puberty through the regulation of GnRH. In the present study, we cloned a novel kisspeptin gene (kiss2) in the zebrafish Danio rerio and the medaka Oryzias latipes, which encodes a sequence of 125 and 115 am...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kitahashi T,Ogawa S,Parhar IS

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The G protein α-subunit G(s)α mediates receptor-stimulated cAMP generation. Heterozygous inactivating G(s)α mutations on the maternal allele result in obesity primarily due to reduced energy expenditure in Albright hereditary osteodystrophy patients and in mice. We previously showed that mice with central nervous syst...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chen M,Berger A,Kablan A,Zhang J,Gavrilova O,Weinstein LS

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:VEGF is produced by osteoblasts and has been postulated to function as an angiogenic stimulus during normal skeletal development and in fracture repair. In this study, we characterized the molecular mechanisms by which experimental hypoxia increases VEGF mRNA in human MG63 osteoblast-like cells. Exposure of MG63 cells...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Akeno N,Czyzyk-Krzeska MF,Gross TS,Clemens TL

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo, fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) inhibits longitudinal bone growth. Similarly, activating FGF receptor 3 mutations impair growth in achondroplasia and thanatophoric dysplasia. To investigate the underlying mechanisms, we chose a fetal rat metatarsal organ culture system that would maintain growth plate hist...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mancilla EE,De Luca F,Uyeda JA,Czerwiec FS,Baron J

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberoinfundibular peptide is a recently discovered agonist for the PTH receptor-2; the latter has a wide distribution including the external zone of the median eminence of the hypothalamus, suggesting a role in neuroendocrine function. We have investigated the effects of tuberoinfundibular peptide on the hypothalamo-...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ward HL,Small CJ,Murphy KG,Kennedy AR,Ghatei MA,Bloom SR

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two receptors (CRH receptor type 1 and CRH receptor type 2) have been identified for the stress-induced neuropeptide, CRH and related peptides, urocortin, and urocortin II. We previously found marked down-regulation of cardiac CRH receptor type 2 expression following administration of bacterial endotoxin, lipopolysacc...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Coste SC,Heldwein KA,Stevens SL,Tobar-Dupres E,Stenzel-Poore MP

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhanced epinephrine secretion from adrenal chromaffin cells (ACCs) is an important homeostatic response to severe systemic inflammation during sepsis. Evidence suggests that increased activation of ACCs by preganglionic sympathetic neurons and direct alterations in ACC function contribute to this response. However, t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lukewich MK,Lomax AE

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we demonstrate that disruption of neuroendocrine signaling is a major factor driving disease progression in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein-induced chronic relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, an animal model of multiple sclerosis. Although the initial episode of chronic relapsing ex...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Stefferl A,Storch MK,Linington C,Stadelmann C,Lassmann H,Pohl T,Holsboer F,Tilders FJ,Reul JM

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate trafficking in neuroendocrine cells, green fluorescent protein (GFP) tags were fused to various portions of the preproneuropeptide Y (NPY) precursor. Two neuroendocrine cell lines, AtT-20 corticotrope tumor cells and PC-12 pheochromocytoma cells, along with primary anterior pituitary cells, were examine...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： El Meskini R,Jin L,Marx R,Bruzzaniti A,Lee J,Emeson R,Mains R

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous experiments showed that LSH/SsLak female hamsters cease ovarian cyclicity after 2-4 weeks of short photoperiod (SP) treatment. This study was designed to reveal early hormonal and histological changes on day 1 of the estrous cycle (estrus) in SP-treated animals and changes brought about by the SP-induced acyc...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hauser UE,Benson B

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homogenates from male ddy mouse sublingual glands were incubated with 100 nM [125I]rT3 in the presence of 2 mM dithiothreitol (DTT). Metabolites were analyzed by HPLC or Dowex-50 minicolumn assay. 3,3'-Diiodothyronine and I- were the only appreciable products. Iodide release from rT3 was compatible with the enzymatic ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tanaka K,Imura H

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defining the molecular genetics of diabetes gives new insight into the underlying etiology and so should help improve treatment. The genetic etiology is now known for most patients with beta-cell monogenic diabetes, allowing genetic classification. We review how this genetic knowledge alters treatment. Patients with a...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hattersley AT,Pearson ER

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Properties of cyclic 3',5'-nucleotide phosphodiesterase in the 100,500 X g supernatant of the bovine thyroid were investigated. The enzyme activity was measured by a radioisotopic method using an anionic-exchange resin, and it was found that the activity was stimulated by Mg2+. Sephadex G-200 gel filtration separated ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yagura T,Azuma Y,Akazawa Y,Nagata I,Uchino H

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that neurotensin (NT) is released from the small intestine and elevated in the hepatic-portal circulation in response to the perfusion of the small intestine with a micellar solution of oleic acid. In order to determine the minimum acyl chain length and whether the presence of a carboxylic ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ferris CF,Armstrong MJ,George JK,Stevens CA,Carraway RE,Leeman SE

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In bone, early events in inflammation involve the production and release of primary proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-1 beta. By activation of target cells, these cytokines are thought to induce a second wave of cytokines, including monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). MCP-1 is a cytokine that stim...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rahimi P,Wang CY,Stashenko P,Lee SK,Lorenzo JA,Graves DT

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), when isolated from serum or tissue fluids, are usually found as part of a protein complex which also contains one of several IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs). Although some IGFBPs have been shown to alter interactions of IGFs with their receptors in vitro and can modify the responses o...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Green BN,Jones SB,Streck RD,Wood TL,Rotwein P,Pintar JE

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercially available preparations of natural porcine glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) were subjected to reverse phase HPLC. The material was found to give rise to 4 peaks which were characterized by HPLC-retention time and N-terminal sequence analysis. They represented: intact porcine GIP(1-42), 58...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Schmidt WE,Siegel EG,Kümmel H,Gallwitz B,Creutzfeldt W

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH and IGF-I control over 80% of postnatal growth. We recently established that TNFalpha impairs the ability of IGF-I to increase protein synthesis and promote expression of myogenin in myoblasts. Here we extend these results by showing that ceramide, a second messenger in both TNFalpha and IL-1beta receptor signaling...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Strle K,Broussard SR,McCusker RH,Shen WH,Johnson RW,Freund GG,Dantzer R,Kelley KW

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rat medullary thyroid carcinoma, which was previously shown to produce high levels of immunoreactive cholecystokinin (CCK), was used to establish a stable cell line. Transplantable tumors were subjected to four series of alternate in vitro and in vivo passages. Cells were prepared from the fourth series of tumors un...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Haun RS,Beinfeld MC,Roos BA,Dixon JE

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous studies we demonstrated a much greater rate of glucose cycling (glucose-->glucose-6-P-->glucose) in islets from ob/ob mice than from lean litter mates. Cycling was further augmented by dexamethasone treatment. To determine whether these findings could be accounted for by increased islet glucose-6-phosphata...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Khan A,Hong-Lie C,Landau BR

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) constitutes a family of highly conserved apoptosis suppressor proteins that were originally identified in baculoviruses. Although IAP homologs have recently been demonstrated to suppress apoptosis in mammalian cells, their expression and role in human ovarian epithelial cance...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Li J,Feng Q,Kim JM,Schneiderman D,Liston P,Li M,Vanderhyden B,Faught W,Fung MF,Senterman M,Korneluk RG,Tsang BK

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early life exposure to immunological challenge has programming effects on the adult hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis stress responsivity, and stress is known to suppress GnRH pulse generator activity, especially LH pulses. We investigated the effects of neonatal exposure to endotoxin on stress-induced suppres...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Li XF,Kinsey-Jones JS,Knox AM,Wu XQ,Tahsinsoy D,Brain SD,Lightman SL,O'Byrne KT

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central administration of melanocortin 3 and 4 receptor (MC3/4-R) agonists increases energy expenditure, with the hypothalamus commonly held as the primary site of action. It is also clear, however, that MC4-R are expressed in caudal brainstem structures of relevance to the control of energy expenditure. Three experim...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Williams DL,Bowers RR,Bartness TJ,Kaplan JM,Grill HJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An assay was developed to detect tritium-labeled ovine FSH beta-subunit [( 3H]oFSH beta) secreted from primary ovine pituitary cultures. This procedure used affinity-enriched antibodies raised against reduced and carbamylmethylated oFSH beta (RCM-oFSH beta) in a two-cycle immunoextraction procedure. A discrete species...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Whitfield GK,Miller WL

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00