Three high threshold calcium channel subtypes in rat corticotropes.

abstract：:Estrogen is implicated in many autoimmune diseases and is a robust immunomodulator. For example, it regulates interferon (IFN)-gamma, a cytokine believed to up-regulate inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). A notable gap in the literature is a lack of information on the regulation of nitric oxide in immune tissues b...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Karpuzoglu E,Fenaux JB,Phillips RA,Lengi AJ,Elvinger F,Ansar Ahmed S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is a pleiotropic cytokine known to control the proliferation and survival of stem cells including primordial germ cells and gonocytes. This led us to study the origin and regulation of testicular LIF. The LIF transcript was detected in the rat testis by RT-PCR from 13.5 days postcoitum...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Piquet-Pellorce C,Dorval-Coiffec I,Pham MD,Jégou B

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative thyroid cell transplantation was used to evaluate the reestablishment of thyroid function in surgically thyroidectomized rats. Donor thyroid glands were enzymatically dispersed, and the cells were quantified, serially diluted, and inoculated into the sc fat pads of syngeneic recipient rats 1 day after sur...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Domann FE,Mitchen JM,Clifton KH

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenylate cyclase of rat renal cortex was inhibited by angiotensin II (AII). Inhibition required Na+ (100-200 mM) and GTP (10(-8)-10(-4) M) and was opposed by the receptor antagonist [1-sarcosine, 8-isoleucine]AII. The EC50 value (+/- SE)for inhibition by AII was 3.7 +/- 1.2 nM, and the maximum inhibition (+/- SE) was...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Woodcock EA,Johnston CI

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proinflammatory cytokines have been shown to influence the expression and function of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). Specifically, several studies have found that cytokines induce a decrease in GR function, as evidenced by reduced sensitivity to glucocorticoid effects on functional end points. To investigate the po...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pariante CM,Pearce BD,Pisell TL,Sanchez CI,Po C,Su C,Miller AH

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

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：:Both serotonin (5-HT) and opiates exert a stimulatory effect on PRL secretion. Some evidence suggests that the action of opiates may be elicited through serotonergic neurons. We tested this hypothesis in the present study by evaluating the effect of perturbation of the serotonergic system on PRL secretion induced by f...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pan JT,Teo KL

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed an electrophysiological study to investigate ion transport of pendrin and thereby understand the pathogenesis of Pendred syndrome. Using pendrin-transfected COS-7 cells, we could show that pendrin transports both iodide and chloride measured as voltage-dependent inward and outward membrane currents. Chlor...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yoshida A,Hisatome I,Taniguchi S,Sasaki N,Yamamoto Y,Miake J,Fukui H,Shimizu H,Okamura T,Okura T,Igawa O,Shigemasa C,Green ED,Kohn LD,Suzuki K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) has been shown to induce insulin resistance in cultured cells as well as in animal models. The aim of this study was to map the in vivo mechanism whereby TNF-alpha contributes to the pathogenesis of impaired insulin signaling, using obese and lean Zucker rats in which TNF-alpha ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cheung AT,Ree D,Kolls JK,Fuselier J,Coy DH,Bryer-Ash M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoic acid (RA), a naturally occurring metabolite of vitamin A, plays an essential role in regulating cellular growth, differentiation, and death in a variety of tissues, particularly during fetal development. However, essentially nothing is known of the effects of RA on fetal gametogenesis. Using a recently valida...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Morita Y,Tilly JL

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：:Prolactin (PRL) is a vertebrate hormone with diverse actions in osmoregulation, metabolism, reproduction, and in growth and development. Osmoregulation is fundamental to maintaining the functional structure of the macromolecules that conduct the business of life. In teleost fish, PRL plays a critical role in osmoregul...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yamaguchi Y,Moriyama S,Lerner DT,Grau EG,Seale AP

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured astroglial cells were found to contain a type II 5'-deiodinase (5'D) activity which was increased by 10(-3) M (Bu)2cAMP but not by 2 X 10(-3) M n-butyrate. 8-Bromo-cAMP (8-Br-cAMP) (10(-3) M) also increased this enzyme activity. Cycloheximide (2 micrograms/ml) inhibited the 8-Br-cAMP effect on 5'D activity. F...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Courtin F,Chantoux F,Pierre M,Francon J

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility of direct pituitary effects of sex steroids on gonadotropin gene expression and synthesis was studied in male rats. The animals were treated with a potent GnRH antagonist, Ac-D-pClPhe-D-pClPhe-D-Trp-Ser-Tyr-D-Arg-Leu-Arg-Pro-D-Ala-+ ++NH2CH3COOH (Org 30276; 0.5 mg/kg BW, sc, twice daily) for 10 days. G...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Perheentupa A,Huhtaniemi I

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is believed that a combination of environmental factors with mutagens induces carcinomas derived from thyroid follicular cells. In this study we tried to ascertain whether a single short-term exposure to external radiation is sufficient to induce thyroid carcinomas in rats under long-term high or low dietary iodine...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Boltze C,Brabant G,Dralle H,Gerlach R,Roessner A,Hoang-Vu C

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormones are essential for normal development and metabolism. Their synthesis requires transport of iodide into thyroid follicles. The mechanisms involving the apical efflux of iodide into the follicular lumen are poorly elucidated. The discovery of mutations in the SLC26A4 gene in patients with Pendred syndro...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pesce L,Bizhanova A,Caraballo JC,Westphal W,Butti ML,Comellas A,Kopp P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aromatase-deficient (ArKO) mice are deficient in estrogens due to deletion of the aromatase gene. We hypothesized that there may be changes in the cardiovascular system of ArKO mice because of evidence linking estrogens with improved cardiovascular outcomes and the induction of the glucocorticoid-metabolizing enzyme, ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Head GA,Obeyesekere VR,Jones ME,Simpson ER,Krozowski ZS

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is strong evidence that kisspeptin acts to regulate GnRH secretion, but whether there is also a component of action on the gonadotropes is not clear. Using quantitative RT-PCR, we found that G protein-coupled receptor-54 mRNA is expressed in ovine pituitary cell fractions enriched for gonadotropes as well as in ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Smith JT,Rao A,Pereira A,Caraty A,Millar RP,Clarke IJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two phases of the ovulatory menstrual cycle of the primate are characterized by divergent activities of the GnRH pulse generator. During the luteal phase, LH pulse frequency is significantly reduced below that observed during the follicular phase. In this report we investigate whether the decrease in pulse frequen...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lam NY,Ferin M

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The site(s) of the negative feedback action of estrogen on gonadotropin secretion were studied in the ovariectomized rhesus monkey by observing the serum LH and FSH responses to intravenous GnRH injections at various times after implantation of Silastic capsules filled with estrogen. Circulating estrogen concentration...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Weick RF,Pitelka V,Thompson DL

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In young adult female rats, the patterns of inhibin subunit mRNA expression during the estrous cycle are regulated by cyclic changes in gonadotropin secretion and follicular development. Since there are distinct alterations in profiles of both hormone secretion and folliculogenesis during the reproductive lifespan of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jih MH,Lu JK,Wan YJ,Wu TC

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH promptly increases cytosolic free calcium ([Ca2+]i) in freshly isolated rat adipocytes. Adipocytes deprived of GH for 3 h or longer are incapable of increasing [Ca2+]i in response to GH, but instead respond in an insulin-like manner. Insulin blocks the GH-induced increase in [Ca2+]i in GH-replete cells and stimulat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gaur S,Yamaguchi H,Goodman HM

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgen regulation of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (AdoMetDC) activities and accumulation of the mRNAs encoding these two enzymes in rodent kidney and accessory sex organs were studied. The ODC mRNA concentration and enzyme activity were increased by androgens in kidney, prosta...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Crozat A,Palvimo JJ,Julkunen M,Jänne OA

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcitonin is present in both the hypothalamus and pituitary of the rat, and normal rat anterior pituitary cells express calcitonin receptors. Calcitonin has been reported to inhibit or to stimulate PRL release from rat anterior pituitary cells. We have investigated the effects of salmon calcitonin on basal and stimul...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Judd AM,Kubota T,Kuan SI,Jarvis WD,Spangelo BL,Macleod RM

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of increasing concentrations of leucine (0.2, 2.0, and 15.0 mmol/liter) on glucagon secretion from the perfused rat pancreas were examined at various glucose levels (0, 3.3, or 8.3 mmol/liter) and in the absence or presence of either arginine (5.0 mmol/liter) or glutamine (10.0 mmol/liter). At a low glucos...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Leclercq-Meyer V,Marchand J,Woussen-Colle MC,Giroix MH,Malaisse WJ

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported previously that chromogranin A (Chga) knockout (KO) mice are hypertensive and hyperadrenergic. Here we sought to determine the basis of such alterations by probing physiological, biochemical, and pharmacological responses to perturbations of the autonomic nervous system. In the conscious state, KO mice had...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gayen JR,Gu Y,O'Connor DT,Mahata SK

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purinergic G protein-coupled receptors (P2YR) and ion-conducting receptor-channels (P2XR) are present in the pituitary. However, their identification, expression within pituitary cell subpopulations, and the ability to elevate intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in response to ATP stimulation were incompletely ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Koshimizu TA,Tomić M,Wong AO,Zivadinovic D,Stojilkovic SS

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a coculture system comprising primary rat adipocytes and L6 rat skeletal muscle cells to allow investigation of the effects of physiologically relevant mixtures of adipokines. We observed that coculture, or adipocyte-conditioned media, increased glucose uptake in muscle cells. An adipokine that could pote...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Vu V,Kim W,Fang X,Liu YT,Xu A,Sweeney G

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal obesity during pregnancy increases the risk of obesity in the offspring. Several observations have pointed to a causative role for the proinflammatory cytokine IL-6, but whether it is present in the fetal circulation and how it acts on the developing fetus are unclear. We first observed that postnatal day 0 o...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sanders TR,Kim DW,Glendining KA,Jasoni CL

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotensin (NT) is a peptide expressed in the brain and in the gastrointestinal tract. Brain NT inhibits food intake, but the effects of peripheral NT are less investigated. In this study, peripheral NT decreased food intake in both mice and rats, which was abolished by a NT antagonist. Using c-Fos immunohistochemist...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ratner C,Skov LJ,Raida Z,Bächler T,Bellmann-Sickert K,Le Foll C,Sivertsen B,Dalbøge LS,Hartmann B,Beck-Sickinger AG,Madsen AN,Jelsing J,Holst JJ,Lutz TA,Andrews ZB,Holst B

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00