Tissue-specific expression of novel messenger ribonucleic acids cloned from a renin-expressing kidney tumor cell line (As4.1).

abstract：:Tuberoinfundibular peptide of 39 residues (TIP39) and the PTH-2 receptor (PTH2R) constitute a peptide-receptor neuromodulator system. Based on the abundance of TIP39 fibers and axonal terminals as well as PTH2R-containing neurons and their processes in the hypothalamic para- and periventricular and arcuate nuclei TIP3...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cservenák M,Bodnár I,Usdin TB,Palkovits M,Nagy GM,Dobolyi A

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanocortin receptor 4 (MCR4) and CB(1) cannabinoid receptors independently modulate food intake. Although an interaction between the cannabinoid and melanocortin systems has been found in recovery from hemorrhagic shock, the interaction between these systems in modulating food intake has not yet been examined. The p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Verty AN,McFarlane JR,McGregor IS,Mallet PE

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoreactive LHRH was detected in hypothalamic and extrahypothalamic brain extracts of the rat, bird (pigeon and chicken), reptile (tortoise and lizard), amphibian (frog and toad), teleost (cichid), and elasmobranch (dogfish) and in the whole brain of the cyclostome (bagfish). The concentration of hypothalamic immun...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： King JA,Millar RP

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin and epidermal growth factor (EGF) share a number of metabolic actions, including stimulation of protein synthesis and growth in certain tissues, and activation of apparent receptor tyrosine kinase activities. We have shown that insulin and EGF promote the phosphorylation of a number of intracellular proteins i...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Blackshear PJ,Nemenoff RA,Avruch J

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with Graves' disease and exophthalmos demonstrate delayed hypersensitivity to antigens present in extracts of certain normal human tissue; namely,thyroid gland and retroorbital tissue. The delayed hypersensitivity can be assayed in vitro by quantitating the amount of a lymphokine, migration inhibition factor ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mullin BR,Levinson RE,Friedman A,Henson DE,Winand RJ,Kohn LD

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L-Triiodothyronine in vitro increased the uptake of the non-metabolizable amino acid, alpha-aminoisobutyrate, into isolated rat thymocytes. This effect was evident at extracellular free hormone concentrations of 10-7 to 5 times 10-8M and was due to a marked inhibition of amino acid efflux. In contrast, insulin and dib...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Goldfine ID,Simons CG,Ingbar SH

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-18 was identified due to its ability to induce interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) production by T cells. It is a pleiotropic factor that shares structural features with IL-1 and functional activities with IL-12. IL-18 has a role in T cell development, where it has been demonstrated to act cooperatively with IL-12 to regul...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cornish J,Gillespie MT,Callon KE,Horwood NJ,Moseley JM,Reid IR

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enhanced epinephrine secretion from adrenal chromaffin cells (ACCs) is an important homeostatic response to severe systemic inflammation during sepsis. Evidence suggests that increased activation of ACCs by preganglionic sympathetic neurons and direct alterations in ACC function contribute to this response. However, t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lukewich MK,Lomax AE

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex differences in liver gene expression are determined by pituitary growth hormone secretion patterns, which regulate sex-dependent liver transcription factors and establish sex-specific chromatin states. Hypophysectomy (hypox) identifies two major classes of liver sex-biased genes, defined by their sex-dependent pos...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Melia T,Waxman DJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of intraventricular (ivt) injection of bombesin on the TRH-induced increase in temperature in the midbrain reticular formation (mrf) of the rat brain under pentobarbital anesthesia. Ivt injection of TRH in a dose of 3 nmol significantly antagonized the decrease in brain temperature induced ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mori M,Yamaguchi M,Yamada M,Kobayashi I,Kobayashi S,Ishikawa K,Suzuki M

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the preoptic region, nitric oxide (NO) production varies during the ovarian cycle and has the ability to impact hypothalamic reproductive function. One mechanism for the regulation of NO release mediated by estrogens during the estrous cycle includes physical association of the calcium-activated neuronal NO syn...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Parkash J,d'Anglemont de Tassigny X,Bellefontaine N,Campagne C,Mazure D,Buée-Scherrer V,Prevot V

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral destruction of the hypothalamic paraventricular nuclei (PVN) produced a profound depression of plasma TSH and the median eminence TRH concentration in hypothyroid rats. Anterior pituitary type II iodothyronine 5'-deiodinase (5'-D) activity was consistently lower but not significantly different in sham- and P...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Murakami M,Tanaka K,Greer MA,Mori M

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of the insulin receptor beta-subunit acidic domain, amino acids 1262-1291, to receptor function was analyzed. A mutant insulin receptor complementary DNA lacking this domain was created. Rat-1 fibroblasts were stably transfected with plasmids containing the mutant insulin receptor complementary DNA an...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rolband GC,Williams JF,Webster NJ,Olefsky JM

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid dysfunction during human pregnancy is closely related to serious pregnancy outcome. However, the regulation and function of thyroid hormones during early pregnancy are largely unknown. We found that type II deiodinase, an enzyme converting T4 to activated T3, is highly expressed in the mouse uterus on days 3 a...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Deng WB,Liang XH,Liu JL,Yang ZM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of oxytocin (OT) to receptors in rabbit amnion cells stimulates PGE2 release. We previously studied the binding characteristics, changes in receptor concentration during pregnancy, and agonist specificity of OT action on amnion cells. In this study the molecular size of OT receptors in rabbit amnion was es...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hinko A,Soloff MS,Potier M

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to androgens that are essential for maintenance of prostate growth and function, nonandrogenic hormones must also be considered to explain some regulatory events occurring in the prostate. The detection of LH/CG receptor (LH/CG-R) gene expression in some nongonadal tissues, has led us to consider LH as a p...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Reiter E,McNamara M,Closset J,Hennen G

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The predisposition of the testis and ovary to primarily synthesize testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2), respectively, is due to gonadal-specific cell types that differentially express the various hydroxysteroid (17beta) dehydrogenase (HSD17B) isoforms. In testes, Leydig cells rely on LH stimulation to maintain express...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Couse JF,Yates MM,Rodriguez KF,Johnson JA,Poirier D,Korach KS

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypophysiotrophic neurons projecting to hypophyseal portal vessels in the median eminence of the hypothalamus maintain the operation of the master gland, the pituitary, by secreting releasing and release-inhibiting hormones into the bloodstream. LHRH, synthesized in neurons of the rat prosencephalon, is one of the key...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Liposits Z,Reid JJ,Negro-Vilar A,Merchenthaler I

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periconceptional undernutrition (PCUN) results in an earlier prepartum activation of the pituitary-adrenal axis in twin compared with singleton fetuses. We have tested the hypotheses that the functional development of the fetal sheep adrenal is delayed in twins compared with singletons in early gestation and that PCUN...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： MacLaughlin SM,Walker SK,Kleemann DO,Sibbons JP,Tosh DN,Gentili S,Coulter CL,McMillen IC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular mechanisms underlying unloading-induced reduction of bone formation have not yet been fully understood. In vitro, Runx2 has been suggested to be involved in mechanical signaling in osteoblasts. However, the roles of Runx2 in vivo during the bone response to mechanical stimuli have not yet been known. The pur...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Salingcarnboriboon R,Tsuji K,Komori T,Nakashima K,Ezura Y,Noda M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of androgens by theca-interstitial cells is stimulated by LH and the insulin/insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) system. An essential element of the steroidogenesis is the uptake of plasma cholesterol and transformation to steroid hormones. In the rat, the uptake of cholesterol by the theca-interstitial...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Li X,Peegel H,Menon KM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The GT1 GnRH cell lines express all three subunits of the cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels (CNG2, 4.3 and 5) expressed in olfactory neurons. We investigated using in situ hybridization and double immunofluorescence whether endogenous GnRH neurons in therat also express CNG channel subunits. Sections from male an...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： El-Majdoubi M,Weiner RI

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine how the physical characteristics of light influence the short photoperiod-induced atrophy of the reproductive system. In the first experiment, groups of Syrian hamsters were exposed to a 14-h light, 10-h dark (14:10) photoperiod, a 11:13 photoperiod or a 11:13 photoperiod exten...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Brainard GC,Vaughan MK,Reiter RJ

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is expressed in many neuronal and non-neuronal tissues during development as well as in adult animals. GDNF signaling is mediated through a two-component system consisting of the so called GDNF receptor-alfa (GFRalpha1) which binds to GDNF. Thereafter this complex bin...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Urbano AG,Suárez-Peñaranda JM,Diéguez C,Alvarez CV

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus are associated with impaired postprandial secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a potent insulinotropic hormone. The direct effects of insulin and insulin resistance on the L cell are unknown. We therefore hypothesized that the L cell is responsive to insulin and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lim GE,Huang GJ,Flora N,LeRoith D,Rhodes CJ,Brubaker PL

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The seasonal changes in response to the negative feedback action of estradiol on LH secretion were studied in two groups of ovariectomized Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata fuscata; n = 6). Blood samples were collected two to three times a week, and changes in serum concentrations of LH, estradiol, and progesterone wer...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nozaki M,Watanabe G,Taya K

更新日期：1991-03-01 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：: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：:Functional disruption of either MC3R or MC4R results in obesity, implicating both in the control of energy homeostasis. The ligands for these receptors are derived from the prohormone proopiomelancortin (POMC), which is posttranslationally processed to produce a set of melanocortin peptides with a range of activities ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tung YC,Piper SJ,Yeung D,O'Rahilly S,Coll AP

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously described significant differences in maximal testosterone production by Leydig cells from the following strains of inbred mice: C57BL/10J, C57BL/6J, DBA/2J, and C3H/HeJ. To evaluate whether these differences in maximal testosterone production related to the activities of the steroidogenic enzymes of the ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Stalvey JR,Payne AH

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00