Thyroid hormone regulation of membrane Ca2(+)-ATPase activity.

abstract：:Fifteen patients affected by new-onset Graves' disease with ophthalmopathy have been examined for lymphocyte subset phenotypes by two-colour cytometric analysis. CD5+ B cells were significantly increased in comparison to the normal population (43.2 +/- 20.6% versus 19.5 +/- 6.9%; p < 0.0009); total T cells showed a no...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Afeltra A,Paggi A,Ferri GM,Amoroso A,Di Prima MA,Startari S,Faralli AR,Bonomo L

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzyme 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase plays a crucial role in the steroidogenic process in the adrenal gland. In the present study we tried to characterize its localization and developmental changes in the rat adrenal cortex during the postnatal period, using immunohistochemical methods. The development of the...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Pignatelli D,Bento MJ,Maia M,Magalhães MM,Magalhães MC,Mason JI

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of exercise on anterior pituitary hormones (adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), leutinizing hormone (LH) and growth hormone) as well as on cortisol at low altitude (350 meters below the sea level) and to compare these effects with those at a moderate level altitude ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Bashir N,el-Migdadi F,Hasan Z,al-Hader AA,Wezermes I,Gharaibeh M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are striking similarities between Cushing's syndrome and the 'metabolic syndrome X' since both are characterised by hypertension, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, hyperlipidaemia, and central obesity. The possibility that cortisol contributes to the associations between multiple risk factors for cardiova...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Walker BR

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study the role of Platelet Activating Factor (PAF) in the mechanism of parturition and connective tissue metabolism in the pregnant rat uterus, we investigated the influence of the Platelet Activating Factor Receptor Antagonist (BN 52021) on gestation duration and collagen concentration in pregnant rat ute...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Bieńkiewicz A,Pajszczyk-Kieszkiewicz T,Kuś E,Dabrowski R

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Evidence has shown that low thyroid hormone levels may lead to worse prognosis including a higher mortality rate in patients with heart failure (HF). Thyroid replacement increases cardiac output and exercise performance without causing significant adverse events. The purpose of this study is to compare lev...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Yang T,Ruegger M,Colavecchia AC,Sadhu A,Patham B,Tatara A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Impairments in neuroendocrine regulation of food intake and postprandial satiety are leading causes to obesity. Ghrelin peptide is a GI hormone known to increase food intake partly through induction of growth hormone. The regulation of ghrelin production is still unknown. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the current ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Haddad H,Mroueh M,Faour WH,Daher C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pretreatment of confluent human fibroblast cultures for two days in dexamethasone, serum free medium increased 10-20 fold the sensitivity of the cells to insulin-like growth factor I (IGF I) stimulation of amino acid uptake using the amino acid analog alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB). This increased sensitivity result...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Heath-Monnig E,Daughaday WH

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Increasing evidence exists that hyperprolactinemia alters metabolic profile. The mechanism of this effect is unknown. We aimed to investigate the differences between the metabolic profile of patients with prolactinomas and nonfunctional pituitary adenomas and to evaluate the impact of other pituitary hormones o...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Perić B,Kruljac I,Šundalić S,Pećina HI,Jović A,Štefanović M,Butorac D,Vrkljan M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CYP11B2 gene encodes aldosterone synthase, a cytochrome P450 (P450aldo) expressed in high levels in the adrenal zona glomerulosa. While the primary physiologic regulators of aldosterone production are circulating angiotensin II (Ang II) and potassium (K+) the action of these agents on CYP11B2 gene transcription ha...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Clyne CD,White PC,Rainey WE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] can mediate effects without being converted to 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D]. METHODS:Vitamin D3 (VD3) was injected intramuscularly to 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1α-hydroxylase [1α(OH)ase] gene knockout (KO) male mice with a dose of 10,000 IU per week for...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Zhang ZL,Ding XF,Tong J,Li BY

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several published reports on the prevalence of low vitamin D levels in otherwise healthy Indian population. Vitamin D deficiency has shown variable effect on muscle performance and strength but there is paucity of data on the effect of vitamin D deficiency on muscle energy metabolism. The present study was p...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Rana P,Marwaha RK,Kumar P,Narang A,Devi MM,Tripathi RP,Khushu S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The diagnosis and management of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures are challenging in rural and underdeveloped areas of China because medical resources are inaccessible; thus, a simple and accurate method is essential for the detection of vertebral fractures. We aimed to examine the relationship between...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Chen R,Liu S,Huang M,Ou Y,Liu W,Cui R,Yuan L,Xie Z,Sheng Z,Liu H

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The zonal distribution of aldosterone synthase cytochrome P450 (P450aldo) in the adrenal cortex of male hamsters was investigated by immunofluorescence and electron microscopy, using an anti-P450aldo peptide antibody. On cryostat sections the immunolocalization of P450aldo was confined to the zona glomerulosa cells. O...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： LeHoux JG,Martel D,LeHoux J,Ducharme L,Lefebvre A,Brière N

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Limited and contradictory data on the circulating levels of glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) and resistin in hepatitis C virus genotype-4 (HCV-4) cirrhotic patients are present. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate their concentrations and to investigate the association between total GLP-1, resistin, and insulin r...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Ibrahim DM,Shaaban ESE,Fouad TA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Y1 cells derived from mouse tumor zona fasciculata cells (ZF) were used to assess the importance of extracellular (EC) calcium availability via voltage-dependent calcium channels (VDCC) on steroidogenesis. The steroidogenic response to ACTH was investigated in the presence of blockers known to affect both calcium and ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Coyne MD,Wang G,Lemos JR

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the expression of the glucose transporters GLUT1 and GLUT3 in papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) and to elucidate their relationship with the BRAF V600E mutation and F-18 FDG uptake. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed data of 52 PTC patients (41 women a...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Yoon M,Jung SJ,Kim TH,Ha TK,Urm SH,Park JS,Lee SM,Bae SK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of clomiphene on nuclear estrogen receptors of the Fallopian tube during ovum transport in the rabbit has been studied. Nuclear binding capacity was observed in ampulla (A), ampullary-isthmic junction (AIJ), isthmus (I), uterine-isthmic junction (UIJ) and uterus (U). Receptor concentration decreased in all ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Gupta JS,Roy SK

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid dysfunction influences the levels of Von Willebrand factor (VWF:Ag). Plasma VWF:Ag levels in 35 hyperthyroid patients were significantly elevated, which had a positive correlation with both T3 (Triiodothyronine) and T4 (Thyroxine) levels. A follow-up study of seven hyperthyroid patients undergoing anti-thyroid...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Liu L,Wang X,Lin Z,Wu H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The steady state level of most cellular phosphoproteins is dependent on the relative catalytic activities of intracellular protein kinases and phosphatases. In adrenal cortex, ACTH acts through PKA activation and Ser/Tre phosphorylation. Phosphatases involved in this pathway are not completely described, particularly ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Cornejo Maciel F,Paz C,Neuman MI,Podestá EJ

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two P450c11 genes, sharing 99% homology, were cloned from Cape baboon adrenal tissue using RT-PCR. The cDNAs showed 96% and 94.6% sequence identity to human P450c11 and aldosterone synthase, respectively. One of the gene sequences contained a termination codon in exon one. The cloned cDNAs were expressed in COS 1 cell...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Swart AC,Brown N,Kolar N,Swart P

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampal functions are influenced by steroid hormones, such as testosterone and estradiol. It has been demonstrated that hippocampus-derived steroid hormones play important roles in neuronal protection and synapse formation. Our research groups have demonstrated that estradiol is de novo synthesized in the rat hipp...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Munetsuna E,Hattori M,Yamazaki T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies from our laboratory have shown that human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), human luteinizing hormone (hLH), and CG-like proteins from Xanthomonas maltophilia (xCG) and Candida albicans (CaCGLP) induce Candida albicans transition from blastospores to hyphal forms. Xanthomonas maltophilia CG-like protein (xC...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Caticha O,Odell WD

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:StAR increases the flow of cholesterol from the outer to inner mitochondrial membrane (OMM to IMM), but its mechanism of action remains unclear. MLN64 is a 445 amino acid protein of unknown function that has four N-terminal transmembrane domains and whose C-terminal domain from 218-445 is 37% identical to StAR. N-62 S...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Bose HS,Baldwin MA,Miller WL

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to provide information on the characteristics of skeletal muscle glucocorticoid receptors and to determine the response of serum cortisol and thyroxine secretion to colostrum feeding in the neonatal calf. Twenty-four calves (12 males and 12 females) were obtained immediately postpartum and random...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Waggoner DK,McCarthy FD,Akers RM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The question of whether ethanol's (ETOH's) known suppressive effect on serum luteinizing hormone (LH) could be mediated directly at the anterior pituitary level was addressed by examining the effects of ETOH in vitro on release of LH from cultured male rat pituitary cells. The impact of added ethanol concentrations ra...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Emanuele MA,Tentler J,Emanuele NV,Reda D,Kirsteins L,Lawrence AM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemistry using a StAR peptide antiserum had previously revealed strong staining in rat and bovine adrenal medulla, suggesting the presence of a protein immunogenically related to StAR. Western blots of bovine medulla tissue homogenates showed the principal adrenal medullary immuno-reactive species to have ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Lo YC,MacKenzie SM,Howie AF,Apps DK,Mason JI,Williams BC,Morley SD

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of vasoactive intestinal peptide and neuropeptide Y in thyroid nerves and their effects on thyroid blood flow are well known. However, the effects of these two neuropeptides on the various processes involved in thyroid hormone biosynthesis and release have not been fully explored. We have now tested these...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Pietrzyk Z,Michalkiewicz M,Huffman LJ,Hedge GA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two distinct isoforms of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta-HSD) with respect to enzymatic activity were identified in the ovine liver and kidney. 11 beta-HSD1 (the hepatic isoform) was reversible and NADP(H)-dependent. By contrast, 11 beta-HSD2 (the renal isoform) was unidirectional and NAD-dependent. Ovin...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Yang K

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been suggested that the changes in hormone levels that occur with menopause and aging are related to loss of muscle mass. However, the role of gonadotropins in this process is unknown. OBJECTIVES:To analyze the relationship between follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) and l...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： García-Martín A,Reyes-García R,García-Castro JM,Muñoz-Garach A,Escobar-Jiménez F,Muñoz-Torres M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00