Adenylate cyclase inhibition is not involved in the adrenal steroidogenic response to angiotensin II.

abstract：:Gastrin is natriuretic, but its renal molecular targets and signal transduction pathways are not fully known. In this study, we confirmed the existence of CCKBR (a gastrin receptor) in male human renal proximal tubule cells and discovered that gastrin induced S6 phosphorylation, a downstream component of the phosphati...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Liu T,Jose PA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of adrenergic stimulation in the regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in rat pinealocytes was investigated by measuring phosphorylated MAPK using Western blot analysis and a MAPK enzymatic assay. Stimulation with the endogenous neurotransmitter, norepinephrine (NE; a mixed alpha- and beta-adr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ho AK,Chik CL

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic enzymatic activities capable of degrading LHRH may play a physiological role in the neuroendocrine control of LHRH. There is increasing evidence, however, that these enzymes are not peptide specific. The present study in the ewe analyzed the possibility that the specificity of LHRH-degrading activity (LHR...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Advis JP,Kuljis RO,Dey G

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonadotropin subunit gene expression is regulated by gonadal, hypothalamic, and locally derived hormones. In particular, activin rapidly (within hours) acts at the gonadotrope to selectively increase the expression of FSH beta messenger RNA (mRNA). A family of activin receptors (ActRI, ActRII, and ActRIIB) has been id...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dalkin AC,Gilrain JT,Marshall JC

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FSH has been shown to stimulate the uptake of calcium in cultured rat Sertoli cells, resulting in an increase in cytosolic calcium concentrations. One possibility which has been put forth is that the FSH receptor per se may act as a calcium channel. This is all the more tantalizing given the proposed structure of this...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shibata EF,Matsuda JJ,Volk KA,Collison KA,Segaloff DL

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult Leydig cells are derived from proliferating stem/progenitor Leydig cells in the infant testis and subsequent differentiation to steroidogenic cells in adult mice. Leydig cell proliferation in the infant testis occurs primarily in response to increased levels of LH that induce Leydig cell expression of neuregulin...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Umehara T,Kawashima I,Kawai T,Hoshino Y,Morohashi KI,Shima Y,Zeng W,Richards JS,Shimada M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of K+ depletion and ouabain (0.1, 0.5, and 1 mM) on glucagon and insulin release from the in vitro perfused rat pancreas were studied in the absence or presence of arginine (10 mM). In the absence of arginine, K+ depletion resulted in an inhibition of glucagon release, both at a low (2.8 mM) and a higher (...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Leclercq-Meyer V,Marchand J,Malaisse WJ

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental exposures to phthalates are suspected to contribute to risk of metabolic syndrome. However, findings from human studies are inconsistent, and long-term metabolic impacts of early-life phthalate and phthalate mixture exposures are not fully understood. Furthermore, most animal studies investigating metabo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Neier K,Cheatham D,Bedrosian LD,Gregg BE,Song PXK,Dolinoy DC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of ovarian follicles and subsequent development after birth are critical processes for female reproduction, and inappropriate coordination of these processes contributes to ovarian pathologies, such as premature ovarian failure and infertility. Identification and functional investigation of the factors i...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wang N,Zhang P,Guo X,Zhou Z,Sha J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosteroids are steroids that are synthesized de novo in the brain and include some classical (adrenal and gonadal steroids) and some unique brain-specific steroids. Neurosteroids are thought to mediate their action through ion gated channel receptors such as gamma-aminobutyric acid(A) and N-methyl-D-aspartate rathe...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Compagnone NA,Bulfone A,Rubenstein JL,Mellon SH

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The participation of growth factors in wound healing and tissue repair has been well established. Previous studies demonstrated that the expression of keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) was greatly elevated shortly after injury and that topical application of KGF accelerated healing. Steroidal antiinflammatory agents, s...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chedid M,Hoyle JR,Csaky KG,Rubin JS

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion rate was measured in seven calves by using a technique which involved RIA of parathyroid venous blood collected during timed intervals and measured volumetrically. Infusion of solutions of NA2EDTA and MgCl2 into the jugular vein was used to alter plasma calcium and magnesium concent...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mayer GP,Hurst JG

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured pulmonary artery endothelial (CPAE) cells possess specific high affinity receptors for atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP). CPAE cells were used to investigate the regulation of ANP receptors by glucocorticoids. Treatment of CPAE cells with dexamethasone (1 microM) produced a 69.3 +/- 23% (P less than 0.01) incr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lanier-Smith KL,Currie MG

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory elements present in the cytoplasmic carboxyl-terminal tails of G protein-coupled receptors contribute to agonist-dependent receptor desensitization, internalization, and association with accessory proteins such as beta-arrestin. The mammalian type I GnRH receptors are unique among the rhodopsin-like G prote...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pawson AJ,Faccenda E,Maudsley S,Lu ZL,Naor Z,Millar RP

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the course of previous studies using continuous monitoring of the electrophysiological correlates of GnRH pulse generator activity, characterized by episodic increases in hypothalamic multiunit electrical activity (MUA volley), it was noticed that the nocturnal slowing of pulse generator frequency was an acute phen...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： O'Byrne KT,Thalabard JC,Chiappini SE,Chen MD,Hotchkiss J,Knobil E

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IGF-II has been reported to decrease neonatal islet cell apoptosis and in vitro adult islet cell necrosis and apoptosis, but the usefulness of IGF-II in a transplantation setting is unknown. We evaluated the effect of in vitro IGF-II incubations on microencapsulated rat islet survival both in vitro and in minimal mass...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Robitaille R,Dusseault J,Henley N,Rosenberg L,Hallé JP

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF alpha) has been localized to the anterior pituitary, specifically to the lactotroph and somatotroph cell populations, by our previous studies. Since pituitary lactotrophs are known to undergo growth in response to estrogens, we have used an estradiol-induced pituitary hyperplasia/...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Borgundvaag B,Kudlow JE,Mueller SG,George SR

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous studies have identified a role for annexin 1 (also called lipocortin 1) in the regulatory actions of glucocorticoids (GCs) on the release of PRL from the rat anterior pituitary gland. In the present study we used antisense and immunoneutralization strategies to extend this work. Exposure of rat anterior p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Taylor AD,Philip JG,John CD,Cover PO,Morris JF,Flower RJ,Buckingham JC

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH receptor (GHR) mediates the anabolic and metabolic effects of GH. We previously characterized a monoclonal antibody (anti-GHR(ext-mAb)) that reacts with subdomain 2 of the rabbit GHR extracellular domain (ECD) and is a conformation-specific inhibitor of GH signaling in cells bearing rabbit or human GHR. Notably, th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jiang J,Wan Y,Wang X,Xu J,Harris JM,Lobie PE,Zhang Y,Zinn KR,Waters MJ,Frank SJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estrogen (E2)-dependent 90,000-92,000 M(r) protein is synthesized and released by the sheep oviduct in a temporally and regionally specific manner during the first few days of pregnancy, where it associates with the embryo. The present study was undertaken to further define the nature of this protein and its regula...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： DeSouza MM,Murray MK

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pregnane X receptors (PXRs) and the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) were initially isolated as nuclear receptors regulating xenobiotic metabolism and elimination, alleviating chemical insults. However, recent works suggest that these xenoreceptors play an endobiotic role in modulating hepatic lipid metaboli...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Breuker C,Moreau A,Lakhal L,Tamasi V,Parmentier Y,Meyer U,Maurel P,Lumbroso S,Vilarem MJ,Pascussi JM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of the preferential mu-opioid receptor agonist, morphine, and selective K-opioid receptor agonists elicits activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenocortical axis, although the site or the molecular mechanisms for these effects have not been determined. The expression ofFos, the protein product of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Laorden ML,Castells MT,Martínez MD,Martínez PJ,Milanés MV

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the role of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta) isoforms and other growth-related genes during prostate morphogenesis in the mouse, we examined mRNA levels in fetal day 17 urogenital sinus, mesenchyme (UGM), and epithelium (UGE) as well as in the ventral, dorsal, and anterior lobes of the adult prost...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Timme TL,Truong LD,Merz VW,Krebs T,Kadmon D,Flanders KC,Park SH,Thompson TC

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of an i.v. administration of different doses (250, 500, and 1000 pmol) of ovine CRF (oCRF) on plasma glucose and insulin levels in lean and genetically obese fa/fa rats was investigated. In both phenotypes, i.v. CRF promoted a rapid (peak at 1 min) transient doubling of basal insulin levels without a concom...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rohner-Jeanrenaud F,Jeanrenaud B

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies were undertaken using the opiate receptor antagonist naloxone (NAL) to evaluate the relative influence of endogenous opioid peptides (EOP) on LH secretion in cycling and ovariectomized, steroid-treated adult rats. Intact animals received NAL (2 mg/kg, sc) or saline (control vehicle) at 0800 and 1400 h on estru...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gabriel SM,Simpkins JW,Kalra SP

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin receptor, following insulin stimulation of cells, triggers formation of various signaling complexes. In rat HTC hepatoma cells overexpressing normal human insulin receptors (HTC-IR), p85 regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) forms signaling complexes containing the insulin receptor, in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sung CK,Choi WS,Sanchez-Margalet V

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pigeon crop has long been known as a target tissue for PRL action. This study investigates the molecular events associated with PRL stimulation of the pigeon crop sac. Several experiments were performed comparing isolates from PRL-injected pigeons (200 micrograms/day, im, for 3 days) to saline-treated pigeons. Ele...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pukac LA,Horseman ND

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgens are required for the development and function of the prostate. In a normal human prostate, androgens control the synthesis of proteins such as prostate-specific antigen and human glandular kallikrein. The prostate secretes these proteins as well as a number of other compounds to form the prostatic fluid. Usi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Prescott JL,Tindall DJ

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the interaction of TSH receptor (TSHR) autoantibodies with receptor protein; it is necessary first to express the receptor in the proper conformation including the formation of correct disulfide bridges. However, the reducing environment of the Escherichia coli (E. coli) cytoplasm prevents the generation of p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bobovnikova Y,Graves PN,Vlase H,Davies TF

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the changes in thyroid hormone economy that occur in normal pregnant rats between 17-22 days of gestation. T4 and T3 decreased in all extrathyroidal tissues studied, namely plasma, liver, kidney, lung, heart, and skeletal muscle. The exception is the concentration of T3 in cerebral cortex, which remain...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Calvo R,Obregon MJ,Ruiz de Oña C,Ferreiro B,Escobar Del Rey E,Morreale de Escobar G

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00