Stimulation of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone release from perifused hypothalamic fragments by phospholipase A2.

abstract：:Four 1-yr-old, i.e. immature, monkeys (M. fascicularis) were treated with testosterone. For the first 21 weeks, they received testosterone capsules sc; thereafter for the remainder of 1 yr, they received weekly injections of 125 mg testosterone enanthate. Four similarly aged monkeys served as untreated controls. The t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Marshall GR,Wickings EJ,Nieschlag E

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Besides its role in body weight control leptin may also act as a vasoactive hormone. This study was designed to investigate whether leptin modifies angiotensin II (ANG II)-induced vascular responses. The expression of functional leptin receptors (OB-Rb) was detected in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) from adult W...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fortuño A,Rodríguez A,Gómez-Ambrosi J,Muñiz P,Salvador J,Díez J,Frühbeck G

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9) signal has a role in organogenesis of the mammalian testis by controlling migration of mesonephric cells to the XY gonad, but neither it nor the FGF receptors is expressed sex-specifically. Of the Sprouty genes encoding antagonists of receptor tyrosine kinases including FGFr, mSprouty...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chi L,Itäranta P,Zhang S,Vainio S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IGF binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) has been implicated in the development and spread of a number of tumor types, and its abrogation in experimental models of cancer is associated with decreased tumor growth. This suggests that targeted inhibition of IGFBP-2 expression in some cancers may have therapeutic benefit. In this...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Martin JL,Baxter RC

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The N-terminal fragment of PRL (16K PRL) is an antiangiogenic factor that, in vitro, inhibits several components of angiogenesis including basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-induced cell division, migration, and organization of capillary endothelial cells. An essential step in the regulation of angiogenesis is the ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lee H,Struman I,Clapp C,Martial J,Weiner RI

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is expressed at a high level in the fetal pituitary and decreases profoundly between embryonic day 19 and postnatal day 1 (PN1), with a further decrease from PN1 to PN4. In this series of experiments, we investigated the hypothesis that dopamine 2 receptor (Dr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Winters SJ,Ghooray DT,Yang RQ,Holmes JB,O'Brien AR,Morgan J,Moore JP Jr

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), via its guanylyl cyclase (GC)-A receptor, plays a key role in the regulation of arterial blood pressure (ABP) and volume. Endothelial-restricted deletion of GC-A in mice [endothelial cell (EC) GC-A knockout (KO)] resulted in hypervolemic hypertension, demonstrating that the endotheliu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sabrane K,Kruse MN,Gazinski A,Kuhn M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-methyl-D,L,-aspartate (NMA), an analog of the excitatory neurotransmitter aspartate, has been previously shown to acutely stimulate LH release in the rodent and primate. In this study, we examine the effect of NMA on LH secretion in the long term ovariectomized adult rhesus monkey. After a 3-h control period, three ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Reyes A,Luckhaus J,Ferin M

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bromocriptine, a dopamine agonist, inhibited secretion of PRL and did not affect GH release from rat anterior pituitary cells in culture. The reversal of this inhibition of PRL release by butaclamol, a dopamine antagonist, was stereospecific; 10 nM d-butaclamol completely reversed the inhibition caused by 10 nM bromoc...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： West B,Dannies PS

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of purified rat testicular peritubular myoid cells (PMC) to platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) was studied. Freshly isolated PMC were devoid of measurable amounts of PDGF-binding sites. However, after 1 day in culture in serum-free conditions, specific high affinity receptors were detected. The estimat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gnessi L,Emidi A,Scarpa S,Palleschi S,Ragano-Caracciolo M,Silvestroni L,Modesti A,Spera G

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammary epithelial cells isolated from pregnant, nonlactating heifers were grown in vitro using collagen substrates. Using these systems, the truncated form of insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1) (des-3-IGF-1), IGF-1, and IGF-2 all stimulated a significant (0.5 to 1 fold) increase in cell proliferation (des-3-IGF-1 greate...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： McGrath MF,Collier RJ,Clemmons DR,Busby WH,Sweeny CA,Krivi GG

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) belongs to the transforming growth factor-β superfamily and plays a critical role in regulating ovarian follicle function. Currently, the role of BMP2 during cumulus expansion remains to be determined. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of BMP2 on the regulation of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bai L,Chang HM,Cheng JC,Chu G,Leung PCK,Yang G

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibin was first characterized in mammals as a gonadal dimeric protein that inhibited pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion. As in mammals, the inhibin-specific α subunit (INHA/Inha/inha) has also been characterized in teleosts; however, its functions and physiological importance in fish reproduction...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lu H,Zhao C,Zhu B,Zhang Z,Ge W

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis is the process of cellular self-destruction, and genes such as bcl-2 and bax are known to inhibit and promote apoptosis, respectively. In this study, we show that apoptosis can be induced in pancreatic beta-cell lines, and we investigate the apoptotic pathways through the bcl-2 and bax genes and intracellula...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mizuno N,Yoshitomi H,Ishida H,Kuromi H,Kawaki J,Seino Y,Seino S

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive radioimmunoassay is described for the measurement of plasma concentrations of canine growth hormone (cGH) as low as 0.25 ng/ml. The assay utilizes enzymatically iodinated cGH and the double antibody technique. The mean plasma concentration of growth hormone in the normal dog after overnight fast is 1.75 pl...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hampshire J,Altszuler N,Steele R,Greene LJ

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free radical production and lipid peroxidation are potentially important mediators in testicular physiology and toxicology. The cytochrome P450 enzymes of the steroidogenic pathway are known to produce free radicals. The present study was conducted to elucidate in vivo the gonadotropin regulation of free radical-media...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Peltola V,Huhtaniemi I,Metsa-Ketela T,Ahotupa M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the basis for the marked daily variability in circulating luteinizing hormone (LH) in the female lamb shortly after birth and to determine whether circulating follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) exhibits similar variability during this period of life, serum levels of both gonadotropins were monitored frequ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Foster DL,Jaffe RB,Niswender GD

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of bovine placental lactogen (bPL) have been measured in the serum of dairy and beef cattle and in the milk and amniotic fluid of pregnant animals with a highly specific radioimmunoassay. In both dairy and beef cows, serum bPL levels remain low (less than 50 ng/ml) during the first two trimesters and then rise ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bolander FF,Ulberg LC,Fellows RE

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although reovirus infection may lead to changes in endocrine function in vivo, little is known about the precise interaction of reovirus with endocrine cells. In this study we have examined the effects of reovirus infection on two types of endocrine cells, GH4C1 cells and RINm5F cells. Both type 1 reovirus and type 3 ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Maratos-Flier E,Goodman MJ,Fields BN,Kahn CR

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminoglutethimide, an inhibitor of pregnenolone synthesis, was used to study the relationship between oxidative phosphorylation and steroidogenesis in ovarian mitochondria. In vitro addition of aminoglutethimide to mitochondria prepared from porcine corpora lutea resulted in a decrease in oxygen uptake and an increase...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dimino MJ,Chavis TR,Downing JR

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of cells to directly respond to glucocorticoids and aldosterone is a function of GR and MR expression, and coexpression of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (11betaHSDs), which convert glucocorticoids and their 11-ketometabolites into either receptor inactive or active derivatives. The aim of the presen...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sheppard KE,Autelitano DJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen receptor alpha and beta proteins (ERalpha and ERbeta) at various stages of development of the rat mammary gland were quantified by Western blotting. ERalpha and ERbeta recombinant proteins were used as standards, and their molar concentrations were measured by ligand binding assays. In 3-week-old pregnant, la...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Saji S,Sakaguchi H,Andersson S,Warner M,Gustafsson J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PGs are important mediators of the ovulatory process and prostaglandin G/H synthase-2 (PGHS-2) is a key rate-limiting enzyme in the PG biosynthetic pathway. To determine whether PGHS-2 is regulated in equine follicles before ovulation and, if so, to characterize its time course of induction, preovulatory follicles wer...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sirois J,Doré M

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) is a multifunctional cytokine that is thought to play a major role in the regulation of growth and differentiation of thyroid cells. However, little is known of its detailed mechanisms of action in thyrocytes. We have therefore studied the molecular mechanisms of TGF-beta1 ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kang HC,Ohmori M,Harii N,Endo T,Onaya T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oscillations in intracellular calcium levels have been described in GnRH-1 neurons in both prenatal and adult cells. However, differences have been reported in the mechanisms underlying these [Ca(2+)](i) oscillations, dependent on the model used. The goal of this study was to address whether these changes depend on th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Constantin S,Klenke U,Wray S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess estrogen-dependent cellular mechanisms that could contribute to the acid pH of the vaginal lumen. Cultures of normal human cervical-vaginal epithelial (hECE) cells and endocervical cells were grown on filters, and acidification of the extracellular solutions on the luminal (L-...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gorodeski GI,Hopfer U,Liu CC,Margles E

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present report, we show that prostaglandin (PG) E2 is the most potent factor which stimulates aromatase expression via cyclic AMP and promoter II. PGE2 acts via EP1 and EP2 receptor subtypes to stimulate both the PKC and PKA pathways. The combined stimulation of both of these pathways results in maximal express...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zhao Y,Agarwal VR,Mendelson CR,Simpson ER

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method to prepare suspension cultures of highly viable pinealocytes is described. Pineal glands of neonatal or adult rats can be used; the best yield is obtained from neonatal glands. Morphological examination of the cells indicates that they have a normal, healthy appearance and retain some structures typical of ne...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Buda M,Klein DC

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three distinct receptor types for natriuretic peptides (NP) have been identified in human tissue. "A" and "B" receptors initiate biological actions, whereas the "C" receptor has a clearance function. It has been proposed that the natural ligand for the B receptor is c-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), rather than atrial...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Canaan-Kühl S,Jamison RL,Myers BD,Pratt RE

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decidual/trophoblast PRL-related protein (d/tPRP) is a member of the PRL gene family and is dually expressed in uterine and placental tissues in a highly coordinated pattern during pregnancy. In the present study, we describe the isolation and characterization of the d/tPRP gene. A lambda DASH II Wistar-Kyoto rat geno...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Orwig KE,Dai G,Rasmussen CA,Soares MJ

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00