Hormonal secretion by hyperactive thyroid cells is not secondary to apical phagocytosis.

abstract：:We studied the role of aldosterone (aldo) in myocardial injury in a model of angiotensin (Ang) II-hypertension. Wistar rats were given 1% NaCl (salt) to drink and randomized into one of the following groups (n = 10; treatment, 21 d): 1) vehicle control (VEH); 2) Ang II infusion (25 ng/min, sc); 3) Ang II infusion plus...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rocha R,Martin-Berger CL,Yang P,Scherrer R,Delyani J,McMahon E

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, skeletal muscle mass is negatively regulated by a muscle-derived growth/differentiating factor named myostatin (MSTN) that belongs to the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily. Although putative MSTN homologs have been identified from several vertebrates, nonmammalian orthologs remained poorly define...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rodgers BD,Weber GM,Sullivan CV,Levine MA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effect of T3 on TSH release was studied on a population of thyrotroph-enriched cells prepared from bovine pituitary glands by centrifugal elutriation. The cells (2.0 X 10(5)/ml) were cultured for 2 days and then exposed to TRH, phorbol-12 myristate-13 acetate (PMA), or calcium ionophore (A23187) with or...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yanagisawa M,Mirell CJ,Hershman JM

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoclast precursors have not been well characterized because there are no known markers that can detect them. We have used osteoclast-like cells formed in vitro to develop a panel of specific antibodies that react with mature osteoclasts, osteoclast precursors, and other cells in the osteoclast lineage. Monoclonal a...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kukita T,Roodman GD

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify genes involved in regulated insulin secretion, we have established and characterized two sublines derived from the mouse pancreatic beta-cell line MIN6, designated B1 and C3. They have a similar insulin content, but differ in their secretory properties. B1 responded to glucose in a concentration- and cell ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lilla V,Webb G,Rickenbach K,Maturana A,Steiner DF,Halban PA,Irminger JC

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of short term (1-month) and life-long 60% ad libitum food restriction on the adrenocortical response to restraint stress were compared in young and aged Fischer 344 rats. In rats restricted for 1 month (study 1), the adrenocortical response differed as a function of age. In 8-month-old animals, the initial...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Stewart J,Meaney MJ,Aitken D,Jensen L,Kalant N

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in serum and pituitary LH and FSH concentrations have been measured in the newborn male rat before, during, and up to 24 h after birth. A sudden and transient increase of serum and pituitary gonadotropins is observed at birth, which is followed by a rapid increase of absolute and relative testicular weights be...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Corbier P,Kerdelhue B,Picon R,Roffi J

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) inhibits the embryonic migration of GnRH neurons and regulates hypothalamic GnRH release. A subset of GnRH neurons expresses GABA along their migratory route in the nasal compartment before entering the brain, suggesting that GABA produced by GnRH neurons may help regulate the migratory ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Heger S,Seney M,Bless E,Schwarting GA,Bilger M,Mungenast A,Ojeda SR,Tobet SA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The FOXO family of forkhead transcription factors stimulates the transcription of target genes involved in many fundamental cell processes, including cell survival, cell cycle progression, DNA repair, and insulin sensitivity. The activity of FOXO proteins is principally regulated by activation of protein kinase B (PKB...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tsai WC,Bhattacharyya N,Han LY,Hanover JA,Rechler MM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galanin-like peptide (GALP), a 29-amino-acid neuropeptide, is located in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC), binds to galanin receptor subtype 2, and induces food intake upon intracerebroventricular (icv) injection in rats. However, neural mechanisms underlying its orexigenic action remain unclear. We aimed to ide...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kuramochi M,Onaka T,Kohno D,Kato S,Yada T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma concentrations of IGF-1 decrease markedly during starvation secondary to a reduction in somatotropic receptors in the liver. We investigated whether IGF-1 administration during starvation in mice inhibits the catabolic state normally observed. Plasma concentrations of IGF-1 in starved mice receiving IGF-1 thera...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： O'Sullivan U,Gluckman PD,Breier BH,Woodall S,Siddiqui RA,McCutcheon SN

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human myometrium contains hCG/LH receptors. There are fewer of these receptors during labor compared to no labor at preterm or term deliveries. Exogenous hCG can directly inhibit oxytocin-stimulated human myometrial contractions. These findings suggest that hCG may directly maintain myometrial quiescence during pregna...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ambrus G,Rao CV

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sorbin is a 153-amino acid peptide that was initially discovered in the porcine duodenum. We have reported previously that this peptide regulates intestinal electrolyte transport and have described accumulation sites in the rat digestive tract. In the present study, we investigated the anatomical distribution and the ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： El Fadil FA,Nicol P,Leduque P,Berger F,Descroix-Vagne M,Pansu D

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the setting of insulin resistance, agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma restore insulin action in muscle and promote lipid redistribution. Mice with muscle-specific knockout of PPARgamma (MuPPARgammaKO) develop excess adiposity, despite reduced food intake and normal glucose disposal ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Norris AW,Hirshman MF,Yao J,Jessen N,Musi N,Chen L,Sivitz WI,Goodyear LJ,Kahn CR

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulators of bone resorption, such as PTH, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol [1,25-(OH)2D3], or prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), do not cause calcium release from cultured calvaria of the genetically determined osteopetrotic microphthalmic (mi/ mi) mouse, due to a defect in the function of osteoclasts. To investigate the capaci...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jilka RL,Cohn DV

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogens have pronounced effects on thermoregulation, as illustrated by the occurrence of hot flushes secondary to estrogen withdrawal in menopausal women. Because neurokinin B (NKB) gene expression is markedly increased in the infundibular (arcuate) nucleus of postmenopausal women, and is modulated by estrogen withd...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dacks PA,Krajewski SJ,Rance NE

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PTHrP is produced in vessels and acts as a local modulator of tone. We recently reported that PTHrP(1-34) is able to induce vasorelaxation in rat uterine arteries, but in pregnancy, this response is blunted and becomes strictly endothelium dependent. The present study aimed to get insights into the mechanisms involved...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Meziani F,Tesse A,Welsch S,Kremer H,Barthelmebs M,Andriantsitohaina R,Schneider F,Gairard A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subcutaneous implantation of a silastic tubing containing crystalline estradiol in castrated female rats results in a circadian rhythm of LH release. Under such conditions, blockade of serotonin (5-HT) biosynthesis by p-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA) completely inhibits the afternoon elevation of plasma LH. Gonadotropin p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Héry M,Laplante E,Kordon C

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glucocorticoid (GC) rhythm is entrained to light-dark (LD) cycles via a molecular clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and is maintained by an adrenal clock synchronized by SCN-dependent signals. Targeted deletion of the core clock gene Bmal1 can disrupt adrenal clock function. The requirement of the adrenal...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Engeland WC,Massman L,Mishra S,Yoder JM,Leng S,Pignatti E,Piper ME,Carlone DL,Breault DT,Kofuji P

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammary gland explants from mature virgin mice, rats, and rabbits exhibit an increased rate of both DNA and casein syntheses when cultured in the presence of specific combinations of insulin, hydrocortisone, and PRL. If cytosine arabinoside, a potent inhibitor of DNA synthesis, is added to the culture medium, casein s...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nicholas KR,Bolander FF Jr,Sankaran L,Topper YJ

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of short-chain fatty acid receptors GPR41/FFAR3 and GPR43/ free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFAR2) was studied in the gastrointestinal tract of transgenic monomeric red fluorescent protein (mRFP) reporter mice. In the stomach free fatty acid receptor 3 (FFAR3)-mRFP was expressed in a subpopulation of ghrelin...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nøhr MK,Pedersen MH,Gille A,Egerod KL,Engelstoft MS,Husted AS,Sichlau RM,Grunddal KV,Poulsen SS,Han S,Jones RM,Offermanns S,Schwartz TW

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve weeks of high-fat diet feeding causes ghrelin resistance in arcuate neuropeptide Y (NPY)/agouti-related protein (AgRP) neurons. In the current study, we investigated whether diet-induced weight loss could restore NPY/AgRP neuronal responsiveness to ghrelin and whether ghrelin mediates rebound weight gain after ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Briggs DI,Lockie SH,Wu Q,Lemus MB,Stark R,Andrews ZB

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies using twins and inbred strains of mice reveal evidence for genetic mechanisms contributing to variation in circulating levels of IGF-I, IGF-II, and IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-3. To examine the hypothesis that serum IGFBP-5 levels have a strong heritable component, we intercrossed two inbred strains of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mohan S,Masinde G,Li X,Baylink DJ

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose release from the liver is mediated by hypothalamic norepinephrine (NE) neuronal activity, but glucose itself (or a metabolite of it) exerts negative feedback effects on central NE activity. The aim of the present study was to investigate a possible role for insulin in these central glucose homeostatic mechanis...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Smythe GA,Bradshaw JE,Nicholson MV,Grunstein HS,Storlien LH

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice lacking steroid 5 alpha-reductase 1 and 2 were produced by gene targeting and breeding. Male mice without 5 alpha-reductase 2 or without both enzymes had fully formed internal and external genitalia and were fertile, but had smaller prostates and seminal vesicles than controls. T accumulated to high levels in the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mahendroo MS,Cala KM,Hess DL,Russell DW

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slices of normal mammary tissue from pregnant and lactating mice and slices of neoplastic (MXT) mouse mammary tissue were superfused with estradiol (E2) and estrone (E1) each labeled with a different isotope. Isotope concentrations in tissue and perfusate at the steady state were used to calculate fractions and rates ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： De Ryck LM,Raus JC

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct actions of kit-ligand/stem cell factor (KL) in developing ovarian follicles were investigated. Previous studies have shown that granulosa cells express KL that can support oocyte development. The current study demonstrates that KL can also act directly on theca cells to promote cellular growth and different...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Parrott JA,Skinner MK

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating levels of calcitonin precursors (CTpr), including procalcitonin (ProCT), increase up to several thousand-fold in human sepsis, and immunoneutralization improves survival in two animal models of this disease. Herein, we analyzed inflammation-mediated calcitonin I gene (CALC I) expression in human adipocyte ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Linscheid P,Seboek D,Nylen ES,Langer I,Schlatter M,Becker KL,Keller U,Müller B

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The estrogen-induced and -dependent Syrian hamster renal tumor is the most intensively studied model in estrogen carcinogenesis. Yet, it remains confounding that the kidney of this species behaves as an estrogen target tissue. As both reproductive and urinary systems arise from the same germinal ridge, we propose that...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Li JJ,Weroha SJ,Davis MF,Tawfik O,Hou X,Li SA

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies were performed to determine whether the postovulatory secretion of FSH in the rabbit is an LHRH-mediated event. Does were mated and then injected at 12 and 18 h postcoitum with pentobarbital (30 mg/kg BW), an agent known to block endogenous LHRH release. The injection of this barbiturate had no measurable effe...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mills TM,Copland JA,Coy DH,Schally AV

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00