Transglutaminase activity in bovine calf testicular membranes: evidence for a possible role in the interaction of follicle-stimulating hormone with its receptor.

abstract：:Mutations in the GnRH receptor gene (GNRHR) can result in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in humans. Unlike most mammals, mice lack a second form of GnRH (GnRH2) and a type 2 GnRH receptor. To determine whether the GnRH receptor is critical at all stages of reproduction and whether this receptor has additional physiolog...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wu S,Wilson MD,Busby ER,Isaac ER,Sherwood NM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we demonstrated that excision of the GnRH first intron (intron A) was largely attenuated in non-GnRH-producing tissues but accelerated in GnRH neurons. In the present study, we examined the splicing rate of GnRH pre-mRNA in developing normal mice and adult hypogonadal mice. The preoptic area and cerebral c...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Seong JY,Kim BW,Park S,Son GH,Kim K

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various neuropeptides have recently been isolated from the thymus, suggesting an interaction between the neuroendocrine and immune systems. We report here that the human thymus synthesizes a further peptide hormone, namely atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP). This is documented by the following findings. ANP and its proh...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Vollmar AM,Schulz R

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine cells isolated from the anterior pituitary fire intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) transients due to voltage-gated Ca2+ entry. However, the patterns of [Ca2+]i transients within the glandular parenchyma of the anterior pituitary are unknown. Here we describe, using real-time confocal laser microscopy, several spon...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bonnefont X,Fiekers J,Creff A,Mollard P

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present studies were performed to determine whether the major biologically active metabolite of vitamin D3, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol [1,25(OH)2D3], could influence the activities of rat colonic particulate guanylate cyclase and adenylate cyclase. To address these issues, colonocytes were harvested from Spragu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Khare S,Wilson DM,Tien XY,Dudeja PK,Wali RK,Sitrin MD,Brasitus TA

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of the ileum to nutrients markedly inhibits several upper gastrointestinal functions. Hormonal peptides of the ileal wall, i.e. peptide YY (PYY), glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), and neurotensin (NT), are thought to play a role in this negative feedback mechanism. The present study was conducted to comparativ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dumoulin V,Moro F,Barcelo A,Dakka T,Cuber JC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH is the major regulator of circulating IGF-I, which, in return, controls pituitary GH secretion by negative feedback. IGF-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) is believed to modify this feedback through its effects on free IGF-I. In the present study we investigated the potential influence of IGFBP-1 on GH secretion in the a...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cingel-Ristic V,Van Neck JW,Frystyk J,Drop SL,Flyvbjerg A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiological roles for PTH-related peptide (PTHrP) appear varied, but remain to be clarified. The peptide is present in large amounts in milk, and PTHrP mRNA has been shown to be present in high amounts in lactating mammary gland. Because PTHrP can cause smooth muscle relaxation, we hypothesized that the peptide migh...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Seitz PK,Cooper KM,Ives KL,Ishizuka J,Townsend CM Jr,Rajaraman S,Cooper CW

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study the effects of stimulus deprivation on vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)- and alpha 1-adrenergically mediated amplification of VIP-stimulated cAMP and cGMP accumulation were examined. Dispersed pinealocytes were prepared from either Sprague-Dawley rats maintained for 2 weeks in a normal lighting...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chik CL,Ho AK

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-1, secreted by human embryos and trophoblast cells, is important for successful implantation and pregnancy. We previously reported that IL-1beta induced IL-8 production in human endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) and that induction was regulated by substances implicated in implantation. In the present study using hum...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hirota Y,Osuga Y,Hasegawa A,Kodama A,Tajima T,Hamasaki K,Koga K,Yoshino O,Hirata T,Harada M,Takemura Y,Yano T,Tsutsumi O,Taketani Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RIAs specific for the alpha-subunit of glycoprotein hormones were used to monitor the subunit conformation in ovine FSH and TSH and in recombinants of ovine LH alpha with (ovine and porcine) LH beta and hCG beta. Differences in log-logit slopes of the RIA dilution curves were interpreted to indicate changes, presumabl...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Strickland TW,Puett D

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of a vasoactive molecule released in response to hCG is believed to be the main feature in the development of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in women, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the main candidate as the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) mediator. This study was conducted...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gómez R,Simón C,Remohí J,Pellicer A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New insulin-secreting cell lines (INS-1 and INS-2) were established from cells isolated from an x-ray-induced rat transplantable insulinoma. The continuous growth of these cells was found to be dependent on the reducing agent 2-mercaptoethanol. Removal of this thiol compound caused a 15-fold drop in total cellular glu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Asfari M,Janjic D,Meda P,Li G,Halban PA,Wollheim CB

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early-life experiences, including maternal interaction, profoundly influence hormonal stress responses during adulthood. In rats, daily handling during a critical neonatal period leads to a significant and permanent modulation of key molecules that govern hormonal secretion in response to stress. Thus, hippocampal glu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Avishai-Eliner S,Eghbal-Ahmadi M,Tabachnik E,Brunson KL,Baram TZ

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Na(+)/I(-) symporter (NIS)-mediated iodide uptake into thyroid follicular cells serves as the basis of radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer. NIS protein is also expressed in the majority of breast tumors, raising potential for radionuclide therapy of breast cancer. KT5823, a staurosporine-related protein kinase inhi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Beyer S,Lakshmanan A,Liu YY,Zhang X,Wapnir I,Smolenski A,Jhiang S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of secretagogue(s) from mouse decidual tissue on the release of mouse placental lactogen-II (mPL-II) were studied. Decidual tissue was obtained from 10- and 11-day-pregnant mice. The tissue was homogenized, extracted, and the tissue extract was made 50% saturated with ammonium sulfate. Both the precipitate...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Thordarson G,Southard JN,Talamantes F

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:11 beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta HSI) is an enzyme complex responsible for the conversion of hormonally active cortisol to inactive cortisone; two isoforms of the enzyme have been cloned and characterized. Clinical observations from patients with the hypertensive syndrome apparent mineralocorticoid excess...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shimojo M,Ricketts ML,Petrelli MD,Moradi P,Johnson GD,Bradwell AR,Hewison M,Howie AJ,Stewart PM

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the mechanism of insulin insensitivity during fasting and hyperresponsiveness to insulin after refeeding, insulin binding, 2-deoxyglucose uptake and glucose oxidation were measured in adipocytes from three groups of rats: control, 48 h fasted, and 48 h refed after 48 h fasting. In 48 h fasted rats, fat ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kasuga M,Akanuma Y,Iwamoto Y,Kosaka K

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hormonal requirements for lactogenesis were investigated using explant cultures of mammary tissue obtained from cows at 30-40 days prepartum. Hormones used were insulin, hydrocortisone, and prolactin, and parameters examined were radioactive acetate incorporation into fatty acids, secretory response ratings, and h...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Collier RJ,Bauman DE,Hays RL

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CRH-binding protein (CRH-BP) antagonizes the ACTH-releasing activity of the neuropeptide CRH in vitro. However, the function of CRH-BP in vivo and the molecular mechanisms that regulate CRH-BP expression are not well understood. In this study, the rat CRH-BP gene was characterized, and CRH-BP promoter sequences we...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cortright DN,Goosens KA,Lesh JS,Seasholtz AF

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine if CRH and glucocorticoids are respectively required for hypophagia and catabolism in malnutrition, we have subjected wild-type (WT) and CRH knockout (KO) mice to dietary protein deprivation. Compared with WT mice, CRH KO mice exhibited greater decreases in food intake and negligible change in plasma cort...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jacobson L

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoblasts are known to produce osteoclast-stimulating activity (OSA). The aim of the current study was to relate the expression of OSA to the osteoblastic phenotype and examine its regulation by calciotropic hormones. The study was performed with the normal osteoblastic cell clone CRP 10/30 and the preosteoblastic c...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Collin P,Guenther HL,Fleisch H

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study provides the first demonstration that human hepatocarcinoma-derived cell line HepG2 contains GnRH receptors and responds to various molecular forms of GnRH in terms of inhibition of proliferation in a time- and dose-related manner. In addition, GnRH peptides also significantly inhibited the uptake of [3H]th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pati D,Habibi HR

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the mechanism by which a Graves' disease-associated C/T polymorphism in the Kozak sequence of CD40 affects CD40 expression. CD40 expression levels on B cells in individuals with CT and TT genotypes were decreased by 13.3 and 39.4%, respectively, compared with the levels in CC genotypes (P = 0.012). Similar...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jacobson EM,Concepcion E,Oashi T,Tomer Y

更新日期：2005-06-01 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：:Pituitary growth hormone (GH) content and plasma GH response to pentobarbital (PB) of severely hypothyroid rats are markedly decreased compared with euthyroid rats. Both pituitary and plasma GH may be increased by single ip injections of physiologic doses of thyroxine (T4) (1.75 mug/100g BW) or triiodothyronine (T3) (...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hervás F,Morreale de Escobar G,Escobar del Rey F

更新日期：1976-01-01 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：:Atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) is stored in atrial myocytes as a 15-17K prohormone, but circulates in plasma as a 3K, carboxy (C)-terminal fragment of the prohormone. The tissue location at which the cleavage of pro-ANF to its hormonal form occurs is unknown. In the present study, an immunological approach was taken ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wildey GM,Fischman AJ,Fallon JT,Matsueda GR,Zisfein JB,Preibisch G,Seipke G,Homcy CJ,Graham RM

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in several extracellular matrix proteins, such as fibronectin in fetal membrane and cervical collagens, occur at term and preterm delivery. However, no studies have evaluated changes in extracellular matrix proteins, in relation to myometrial activation recorded using invasive techniques during parturition in ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wu WX,Zhang Q,Ma XH,Unno N,Nathanielsz PW

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00