Modulation by retinoic acid of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 effects on alkaline phosphatase activity and parathyroid hormone responsiveness in an osteoblast-like osteosarcoma cell line.

abstract：:The product of the ob/ob gene, leptin, is known to be able to exert a modulator, role on HPA axis function. The aim of the present study was to determine whether endogenous ACTH and glucocorticoids exert any regulatory effect on leptin secretion. For this purpose bilaterally adrenalectomized (ADX) or sham operated (Sh...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Spinedi E,Gaillard RC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen receptor α (ESR1; encoded by Esr1) is a crucial nuclear transcription factor for female reproduction and is expressed throughout the female reproductive tract. To assess the function of ESR1 in reproductive tissues without confounding effects from a potential developmental defect arising from global deletion ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Herrera GGB,Lierz SL,Harris EA,Donoghue LJ,Hewitt SC,Rodriguez KF,Jefferson WN,Lydon JP,DeMayo FJ,Williams CJ,Korach KS,Winuthayanon W

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies were undertaken to investigate the effects of synthetic 1-24 adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), bovine alpha melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH), and ovine beta lipotropin (beta-LPH) on plasma calcium and phosphate in rabbits. Equimolar concentrations of these hormones were infused intravenously in intact and ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gildersleeve DL,Pearson TA,Baghdiantz A,Foster GV

更新日期：1975-12-01 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：:Hypothyroidism is the most frequent and earliest endocrine complication in cystinosis, a multisystemic lysosomal storage disease caused by defective transmembrane cystine transporter, cystinosin (CTNS gene). We recently demonstrated in Ctns(-/-) mice that altered thyroglobulin biosynthesis associated with endoplasmic ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gaide Chevronnay HP,Janssens V,Van Der Smissen P,Rocca CJ,Liao XH,Refetoff S,Pierreux CE,Cherqui S,Courtoy PJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal serum gonadotropin levels were monitored weekly in female hamsters from birth to 10 weeks of age. Hamsters raised on three different photoperiods presented uniform pre- and postpubertal patterns of serum LH and FSH, suggesting that gonadotropin release in the young hamster occurs independently of ambient photope...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Smith SG 3rd,Matt KS,Prestowitz WF,Stetson MH

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mullerian inhibiting substance (MIS) is a 140-kilodalton homodimeric glycoprotein that causes regression of the Mullerian ducts in male embryos, and may also have a role in both males and females in the regulation of germ cell maturation. We examined the ontogeny of MIS messenger RNA (mRNA) in rat testes from midgesta...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lee MM,Cate RL,Donahoe PK,Waneck GL

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormones (TH) are actively taken up into target cells via TH-transmembrane transporters (THTT). Their activity and expression patterns define a layer of endocrine regulation that is poorly understood. Therefore, THTT are potential targets for interfering agents (endocrine disruptors) as well as for pharmacolog...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jayarama-Naidu R,Johannes J,Meyer F,Wirth EK,Schomburg L,Köhrle J,Renko K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of annexin-I was investigated in the rat mammary gland during pregnancy, lactation, and involution. Both the mRNA and protein were very abundant in the mature virgin gland, but declined significantly by midpregnancy. In the lactating gland, little or no annexin-I was detected. After weaning, mRNA and protei...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Horlick KR,Ganjianpour M,Frost SC,Nick HS

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adrenal medulla contains fenestrated capillaries that allow catecholamines and neuropeptides secreted by adrenal chromaffin cells (ACCs) to readily access the circulation. These capillaries may also allow bacterial products to enter the adrenal medulla and interact with ACCs during infection. One potential mediato...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lukewich MK,Lomax AE

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histamine has been shown to be involved in atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Little information is available regarding the effects of histamine on lipoprotein metabolism. In the current study, we investigated the effects of histamine on the expression of hepatic low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors and on...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Liao W,Rudling M,Angelin B

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rat pancreatic islets, the effect of old age (24-month-old) on [125I]insulin binding, glucose-induced insulin release and inhibition of insulin secretion by exogenous insulin were studied. The results were compared with corresponding data obtained from young (3-month-old) rats. Specifically bound [125I]insulin in i...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Verspohl EJ,Ammon HP

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of ovarian steroids to influence the release of LH was examined after ovariectomy in regularly cycling adult female rats and two types of anovulatory persistent estrous rats: rats treated with 10 mug of testosterone propionate (TP) shortly after birth, and normal rats housed under constant illumination. Tw...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mennin SP,Gorski RA

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of osmotic changes on aldosterone production, [Ca2+]i and voltage-gated Ca2+ currents, was studied in cultured rat glomerulosa cells. Alteration of osmolarity by sucrose addition in the 250-330 mosM range did not influence aldosterone production per se, but it substantially affected K+-stimulated aldosteron...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Makara JK,Petheö GL,Tóth A,Spät A

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Split hand/foot malformation (SHFM) is syndromic ectrodactyly often associated with mental retardation and/or craniofacial defects. Several clinical reports previously described urogenital dysplasia such as micropenis, hypospadias, and small testis in SHFM patients. Genetic lesions in the Dlx5 and Dlx6 (Dlx5/6) locus ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nishida H,Miyagawa S,Vieux-Rochas M,Morini M,Ogino Y,Suzuki K,Nakagata N,Choi HS,Levi G,Yamada G

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolactin (PRL) receptors are expressed in a broad range of human cell types and in a majority of human breast and prostate cancers. Experimentally, normal and malignant human cells are typically cultured in vitro in media containing bovine PRL (bPRL) from fetal bovine serum or as xenotransplants in vivo in the presen...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Utama FE,Tran TH,Ryder A,LeBaron MJ,Parlow AF,Rui H

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic bone histomorphometry, [3H]thymidine radioautography, and Northern analysis for bone matrix proteins and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) were performed in calvariae of ovariectomized (OVX) and estrogen-treated OVX rats. Treatment of OVX rats with diethylstilbestrol (DES) for 2 weeks reduced the periosteal...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Turner RT,Backup P,Sherman PJ,Hill E,Evans GL,Spelsberg TC

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the relationship between the expression of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) and cell growth in a cell type with a defined IGF/IGFBP system, an ovine IGFBP-2 complementary DNA was overexpressed in C6 glioma cells. C6 cells produce IGFBP-3, IGFBP-4, a negligible amount of IGFBP-2, ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bradshaw SL,D'Ercole AJ,Han VK

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Japanese quail, a species with a precocial pattern of development, were used as a model for studying the ontogeny of thyroid responses to TSH. Thiourea was administered to embryos early in incubation, and the effects were assessed by measuring thyroid 32P uptake, serum thyroid hormones, thyroid weights, and body weigh...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： McNabb FM,Stanton FW,Weirich RT,Hughes TE

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between serum levels of rat GH (rGH), rat PRL (rPRL), corticosterone, estrogen, and testosterone and the liver-binding sites specific to [125I]iodo-human GH (hGH), -human PRL (hPRL), and -rPRL were investigated in normal rats, in rats bearing the GH- and PRL-secreting tumor (GH3), and in rats 14 days ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Furuhashi N,Fang VS

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of PRL in mammalian salt and water balance remains controversial. To avoid the methodological problems of exogenous PRL administration, endogenous hyperprolactinemia was established in normal rats by implantation of extra anterior pituitary glands under the kidney capsule. To eliminate excess glucocorticoid s...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Adler RA,Herzberg VL,Brinck-Johnsen T,Sokol HW

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tested the hypothesis that in the female sheep, a short day (SD) breeder, puberty can occur normally in the absence of ambient short days. More specifically, the photoperiod cue timing the transition into adulthood is exposure to and then termination of a long day melatonin rhythm. Control lambs born in the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Foster DL,Ebling FJ,Claypool LE,Woodfill CJ

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal cAMP and plasma corticosterone levels were determined in pre-weanling rats subjected to treatment with either ACTH (50 mU/rat) or histamine dihydrochloride (0.2 mg/g body wt). ACTH injection elevated both serum corticosterone and adrenal cAMP levels on all days tested. However, the ACTH-induced elevation of ad...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cote TE,Yasumura S

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proliferation and differentiation of testicular progenitor stem cells into highly specialized germ cells (spermatozoa) are largely controlled by the hormonally (FSH and testosterone) regulated adjacent supporting Sertoli cells. However, the factors involved in this control remain largely unknown. In the present st...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hellani A,Ji J,Mauduit C,Deschildre C,Tabone E,Benahmed M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we report that ACTH induces a transient chloride current. The lack of correlation between ACTH-induced cAMP production and amplitude of the Cl- current, as well as the absence of stimulation by forskolin or 8Br-cAMP indicated that the ACTH-induced current was not cAMP-dependent. We explored the p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chorvátová A,Gendron L,Bilodeau L,Gallo-Payet N,Payet MD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II is a potent octapeptide vasoconstrictor and regulator of cardiovascular and electrolyte homeostasis. Angiotensinogen, the protein precursor of angiotensin II, is synthesized by the liver and many other organs of the adult rat. To determine whether angiotensin may be present in early fetal development we...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lee HU,Campbell DJ,Habener JF

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roles of growth hormone and somatomedin in stimulating muscle cell proliferation were investigated in a series of experiments on myoblast growth in culture. At levels 100 times normal circulating concentrations, neither growth hormone nor insulin stimulated growth of rat muscle cells in serum-free medium. In contr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Florini JR,Nicholson ML,Dulak NC

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro production of total corticosteroids, corticosterone (B), and cortisol (F) by cultured adrenocortical cells from fetuses (115-120 days old) and newborn lambs exposed to ACTH-(1-24) was investigated in relation to the time of culture. Corticosteroids were measured by using an antibody against F, whereas B a...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Durand P,Cathiard AM,Saez JM

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In adult rats hysterectomized on day 8 of pseudopregnancy, the mean serum progesterone (P) level fell from 88 ng/ml on day 8 to 44 ng/ml on day 15 (n = 61). In response to a single sc injection of 0.5 ml of a specific antiserum to LH (LHAS) on day 10, the P level fell to less than 10 by day 15 in 29 of 33 rats; howeve...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sanchez-Criado J,Rothchild I

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metalloproteinase inhibitors, such as tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases 1 and 2 (TIMP-1 and -2), play a key role in the regulation of metalloproteinases that modify extracellular matrix composition. Although expression of TIMP-1 within ovarian tissues has been well characterized, little information is available ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Smith GW,McCrone S,Petersen SL,Smith MF

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00