Functional expression of the oxytocin receptor in Xenopus laevis oocytes primed with mRNA from bovine endometrium.

abstract：:Chronic inflammation is involved in the genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) and beneficial effects of androgens in the vagina have been described. We investigated the potential involvement of human vagina smooth muscle cells (hvSMCs) in the inflammatory response and the immunomodulatory effect of androgen recept...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Maseroli E,Cellai I,Filippi S,Comeglio P,Cipriani S,Rastrelli G,Rosi M,Sorbi F,Fambrini M,Petraglia F,Amoriello R,Ballerini C,Lombardelli L,Piccinni MP,Sarchielli E,Guarnieri G,Morelli A,Maggi M,Vignozzi L

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulosa cells were prepared from small follicles (less than 3 mm) from the ovaries of 5-month-old gilts. They were cultured in plastic dishes coated with a synthetic adhesion peptide in a chemically defined medium supplemented with 2% serum substitute. After 3 days of culture, the cells reached confluence and expres...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Goxe B,Salesse R,Remy JJ,Genty N,Garnier J

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unliganded thyroid hormone receptors (apoTRs) repress transcription of hormone-activated genes by recruiting corepressors to the promoters. In contrast, on promoters containing so-called negative thyroid hormone response elements (nTREs), apoTRs activate transcription. A number of different molecular mechanisms have b...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Nygård M,Becker N,Demeneix B,Pettersson K,Bondesson M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA encoding the N-terminal 415 residues of the human thyrotrophin receptor (predicted to code for the large extracellular region) was introduced into Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells using the glutamine synthetase/cytomegalovirus amplifiable expression system, and into E. coli using the pGEX-3X expression vector. Su...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Harfst E,Johnstone AP,Nussey SS

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies have indicated that the maturation-inducing hormone 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17α,20β-DP, DHP), probably through nuclear progestin receptor (Pgr), might be involved in the proliferation of spermatogonial cells and the initiation of meiosis in several fish species. However, further in vivo evi...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Liu G,Luo F,Song Q,Wu L,Qiu Y,Shi H,Wang D,Zhou L

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tight regulation of fatty acid metabolism in pancreatic beta-cells is important for beta-cell viability and function. Chronic exposure to elevated concentrations of fatty acid is associated with beta-cell lipotoxicity. Glucose is known to repress fatty acid oxidation and hence to augment the toxicity of fatty acids. T...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Ravnskjaer K,Boergesen M,Dalgaard LT,Mandrup S

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare tumour arising from neural crest-derived parafollicular C-cells. Metastatic MTC patients are incurable because the cancer does not respond to radiotherapy or chemotherapy. The REarranged during Transfection (RET) proto-oncogene plays a key role in the development of MTC. How...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Cerrato A,De Falco V,Santoro M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of genes encoding corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and its receptor type-1 (CRF1R) and type-2alpha (CRF2R) has been studied in the brain of rats with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes and adrenalectomy (ADX). Diabetic rats had a lower body weight compared to control rats. Food and water intake w...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Huang Q,Timofeeva E,Richard D

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences in binding and structural properties of ovine testicular FSH and LH receptors were investigated. The ovine FSH receptor did not discriminate between FSH of different species, although equine FSH was more reactive. In the same tissue, however, the LH receptor showed marked preference for ovine and bovine LH...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Yarney TA,Sairam MR

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human thyroid hormone receptor (c-erb A protein) produced by Escherichia coli expression vector plasmid was purified sequentially using polyethylenimine precipitation of DNA, hydroxylapatite column chromatography, ammonium sulphate precipitation, Sephacryl S-300 gel filtration and mono Q-Sepharose column chromatograph...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Ichikawa K,Hashizume K,Nishii Y,Takeda T,Kobayashi M,Suzuki S,Yamada T

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orexin-A and -B are known to stimulate food intake in mammals. However, the critical roles of orexins in birds are not fully understood, since orexins have no stimulatory effect on food intake in the chicken. To understand the physiological role(s) of orexins in birds, we have cloned chicken orexin receptor (cOXR) cDN...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Ohkubo T,Tsukada A,Shamoto K

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-(OH)2D3; 10 nmol/l) on the human monomyelocytic cell line U937 were investigated. Addition of 1,25-(OH)2D3 led to a decrease in cell proliferation which fell at 72 h to 67.8 +/- 4.3% (mean +/- S.E.M.) of control values. The presence of CD14, a surface marker found on matur...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Karmali R,Bhalla AK,Farrow SM,Williams MM,Lal S,Lydyard PM,O'Riordan JL

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system has gained substantial interest due to its involvement in regulating cell proliferation, differentiation and survival during anoikis and after conventional and targeted therapies. However, results from clinical trials have been largely disappointing, with only a few but nota...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Mancarella C,Scotlandi K

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Association between the (AC)(n) dinucleotide repeat polymorphism at the 5'-end of the aldose reductase gene and the occurrence of diabetic nephropathy was conducted. We examined eight studies consisting of ten Caucasian type 1 diabetes mellitus case-control comparisons and eight studies consisting of nine type 2 diabe...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Xu M,Chen X,Yan L,Cheng H,Chen W

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis is an incurable hormone-dependent inflammatory disease that causes chronic pelvic pain and infertility characterized by implantation and growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Symptoms have a major impact on the quality of life of patients resulting in socioeconomic, physical and psycho...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Piccinato CA,Malvezzi H,Gibson DA,Saunders PTK

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genomic structure and transcriptional regulation of the rat apelin receptor (APJR) were analysed by rapid amplification of 5' cDNA ends (5'-RACE), transient expression assays and DNA-protein interaction. Analysis of the 5'-flanking region of a rat genomic clone shows no TATA box, but a putative CAAT box and severa...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： O'Carroll AM,Lolait SJ,Howell GM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Luteotropic glycoprotein hormones (LGH) include luteinizing hormone (LH) and chorionic gonadotropin (CG). The order Primates is the only phylogenetic clad known to exhibit more than one LGHbeta subunit gene per haploid genome. In the present study, we report the discovery of a second case of LGHbeta gene replication, ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Lund LA,Sherman GB

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreased suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS) activity in human gestational tissues may play a part in the onset/progression of term labor. Since SOCS proteins negatively regulate cytokine-mediated inflammatory processes, we hypothesized that SOCS proteins are elevated in gestational tissues from spontaneous pret...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Blumenstein M,Keelan JA,Bowen-Shauver JM,Mitchell MD

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the nuclear receptor superfamily of ligand-regulated transcription factors are targets of a wide range of lipophilic signaling molecules as well as several drugs and xenobiotics that modulate many aspects of physiology and metabolism. Agonist binding to receptors is associated with recruitment of coactivato...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Fernandes I,White JH

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) upregulates tumour necrosis factor superfamily member 11 (TNFSF11) that codes for the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappaB ligand (RANKL), and downregulates osteoprotegerin (OPG) expression. We have analyzed the individual effects of polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor gene (...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Mencej-Bedrac S,Prezelj J,Kocjan T,Teskac K,Ostanek B,Smelcer M,Marc J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FSH acts through the Sertoli cell to ensure normal testicular development and function. To identify transcriptional mechanisms through which FSH acts in the testis, we have treated gonadotrophin-deficient hypogonadal (hpg) mice with recombinant FSH and measured changes in testicular transcript levels using microarrays...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Abel MH,Baban D,Lee S,Charlton HM,O'Shaughnessy PJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal and thyroid hormone-regulated expression of constructs containing varying lengths of 5' flanking sequence of the human glycoprotein hormone alpha subunit gene ligated to the reporter gene encoding chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT) were examined in transfected pituitary GH3 cells. CAT gene expression was q...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Balfour NJ,Franklyn JA,Gurr JA,Sheppard MC

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of steroid hormone treatment on coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) was examined. The cDNAs for coho salmon FSH beta and LH beta subunits were cloned and sequenced using reverse transcriptase PCR. Northern blot analysis revealed that a single transcript of 1 kb for each of these subunits was present in the p...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Dickey JT,Swanson P

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urocortin (Ucn), a corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)-related neuropeptide binding both CRF type 1 receptor (CRFR1) and CRFR2, has recently been found in prostate cancer. However, no report has yet been known to elucidate the roles of Ucn in prostate cancer via the two receptors. In this study, the expression of bot...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Jin L,Zhang Q,Guo R,Wang L,Wang J,Wan R,Zhang R,Xu Y,Li S

更新日期：2011-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic studies have reported association of a polyglycine-encoding GGN repeat in exon 1 of the androgen receptor (AR) gene with common human traits. The polyglycine tract is located in the transactivating domain of the AR protein, suggesting an effect of repeat length on receptor function. Here, we compare the functi...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Brockschmidt FF,Nöthen MM,Hillmer AM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of adenosine on prolactin secretion by the anterior pituitary, and the transduction mechanisms whereby the purine exerts its action. Adenosine inhibited prolactin release in basal and in vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)- or TRH-stimulated conditions. Pertussis toxin pretreatment reduced the in...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Scorziello A,Landolfi E,Grimaldi M,Meucci O,Ventra C,Avallone A,Postiglione A,Schettini G

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that, in unstimulated mammary epithelial cells from virgin mice, prolactin receptors are retained intracellularly because of their incomplete N-glycosylation. Activation of the nitric oxide/cGMP pathway stimulates Nacetylglucosamine (NAG) transferase I activity, completion of terminal glyco...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Bolander FF Jr

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight amino acids are considered essential for human nutrition, and three of them, including leucine, isoleucine and valine, are called as branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). We recently discovered that dietary deficiency of any BCAA for 7 days rapidly reduces the abdominal fat mass in mice. The goal of this study was...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Xiao F,Du Y,Lv Z,Chen S,Zhu J,Sheng H,Guo F

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence indicates that central regulation of food intake is well conserved along the vertebrate lineage, at least between teleost fish and mammals. However, several differences arise in the comparison between both groups. In this review, we describe similarities and differences between teleost fish and mammals on an ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Soengas JL,Cerdá-Reverter JM,Delgado MJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of an efficient expression system for insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in Escherichia coli as a fusion protein is described. The fusion protein consists of an N-terminal extension made up of the first 46 amino acids of methionyl porcine GH ([Met1]-pGH) followed by the dipeptide Val-Asn. The latter ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： King R,Wells JR,Krieg P,Snoswell M,Brazier J,Bagley CJ,Wallace JC,Ballard FJ,Ross M,Francis GL

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00