Melatonin and its analogs inhibit the basal and stimulated release of hypothalamic vasopressin and oxytocin in vitro.

abstract：:A major cause of infertility in normal and assisted reproduction cycles is failure of the endometrium to undergo appropriate changes during the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle as it acquires receptivity for an implanting blastocyst. Current dogma states that loss of epithelial polarity in the luminal epithelial...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Whitby S,Salamonsen LA,Evans J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated, in young and aged rats, tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic (TIDA) and nigrostriatal neurons of the brain, and the role of the testes and anterior pituitary (AP) on 1) the in situ activity of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), 2) translation of TH mRNA, as reflected by the mass of TH, and 3) transcription of...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Aguila-Mansilla N,Kedzierski W,Porter JC

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the possibility that the prepubertal hiatus in gonadotropin secretion in primates is occasioned by an endogenous opioid peptide (EOP)-dependent suppression of pulsatile GnRH release, the ability of an EOP receptor antagonist, naloxone (NAL), to elicit GnRH release was examined indirectly in the rhesus monke...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Medhamurthy R,Gay VL,Plant TM

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution pattern of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) for insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), IGF-II, and the type 1 IGF receptor and the detection of IGF-binding sites in sections of ovine ovary were demonstrated using in situ hybridization and autoradiography. Ovaries were collected from 30 ewes at time points throug...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Perks CM,Denning-Kendall PA,Gilmour RS,Wathes DC

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide Y (NPY) neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARH) have been shown to play an important role in modulating LH secretion. One mechanism by which the ARH NPY system may regulate LH secretion is by modulating GnRH neuronal function. Thus, the present study examined whether the ARH NPY system pr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Li C,Chen P,Smith MS

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross talks between the vascular and immune system play a critical role in vascular diseases, in particular in atherosclerosis. The osteoclast-associated receptor (OSCAR) is a regulator of osteoclast differentiation and dendritic cell maturation. Whether OSCAR plays a role in vascular biology and has an impact on athe...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Goettsch C,Rauner M,Sinningen K,Helas S,Al-Fakhri N,Nemeth K,Hamann C,Kopprasch S,Aikawa E,Bornstein SR,Schoppet M,Hofbauer LC

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：:Extracts of spinach contain somatostatin (SRIF)-related material (6-80 pg/g wet wt). The SRIF-related material, when purified on HPLC, was recovered as two major mol wt forms; one that eluted with a retention time similar to that of synthetic SRIF-28 and reacted in both N- and C-terminal-specific immunoassays, and a s...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： LeRoith D,Pickens W,Wilson GL,Miller B,Berelowitz M,Vinik AI,Collier E,Cleland CF

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1), the primary substrate for the insulin receptor tyrosine kinase in most cells and tissues, is a key component of the insulin signaling network. Numerous studies have documented the trafficking of IRS-1 from the cell membrane to intracellular, extranuclear compartments. During the c...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Boylan JM,Gruppuso PA

更新日期：2002-11-01 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：:Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), the major IGFBP in the adult circulation, is produced by a wide range of cell and tissue types. IGFBP-3 appears to be regulated by transcriptional and/or posttranslational mechanisms in a species-, cell-, and development-specific manner. In vitro and in vivo stud...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Albiston AL,Saffery R,Herington AC

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cell of origin of human null cell pituitary adenomas is disputed. Although these tumors, by definition, do not produce any of the anterior pituitary hormones in vivo, they have been shown to express gonadotropin subunit genes, release gonadotropin hormones in vitro, and express the gonadotroph-associated transcrip...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kumar TR,Graham KE,Asa SL,Low MJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent processes are altered by manipulations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. In particular, adrenalectomy (ADX) attenuates hippocampal, but not cortical, calmodulin-dependent adenylate cyclase activity measured during the active (waking) phase of rats. The involvement of calmodulin- and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gannon MN,Akompong T,Billingsley ML,McEwen BS

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer in women is a complex and deadly disease, where the molecular events that initiate and control tumor formation remain poorly defined. Therefore, mouse models provide one approach for determining the mechanisms by which specific oncogenic factors cause ovarian surface epithelial cell and granulosa cell t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mullany LK,Richards JS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dipeptyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors modulate the progression of atherosclerosis. To gain insights into their mechanism of action, 9-wk-old male apolipoprotein E (apoE)-deficient mice were fed a DPP-4 inhibitor, anagliptin-containing diet. The effects of anagliptin were investigated in, a monocyte cell line, human ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ervinna N,Mita T,Yasunari E,Azuma K,Tanaka R,Fujimura S,Sukmawati D,Nomiyama T,Kanazawa A,Kawamori R,Fujitani Y,Watada H

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:We characterized four antipeptide polyclonal antibodies (abs) able to specifically recognize each thyroid hormone receptor (TR) isoform. The abs immunoprecipitated both the in vitro synthesized receptor and the receptor expressed in E. coli and their specificity was confirmed by competition studies and immunohistochem...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Falcone M,Miyamoto T,Fierro-Renoy F,Macchia E,DeGroot LJ

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of vasopressin (VP) in the regulation of pituitary corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) receptors was studied by examining the effects of adrenalectomy and VP infusion on pituitary CRF receptors in genetically VP-deficient rats (di/di) and Long-Evans control rats. Binding studies with [125I]Tyr-ovine CRF in 3...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Holmes MC,Catt KJ,Aguilera G

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of pineal indole compounds on the response of the neonatal rat anterior pituitary gland to LH-releasing hormone (LHRH) were studied in organ culture. After 24 h of culture under control conditions, pituitary glands from 5-day-old female rats were routinely incubated for an additional 24 h with the test com...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Martin JE,Engel JN,Klein DC

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The large-Maf transcription factor v-maf musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A (MafA) has been found to be crucial for insulin transcription and synthesis and for pancreatic β-cell function and maturation. However, insights about the effects of small Maf factors on β-cells are limited. Our goal was to elu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nomoto H,Kondo T,Miyoshi H,Nakamura A,Hida Y,Yamashita K,Sharma AJ,Atsumi T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine if oxytocin (OT) is present in cynomolgus monkey corpus luteum, OT was measured by a specific and sensitive RIA in 13 corpora lutea, ovarian venous plasma on the ipsilateral side and peripheral venous plasma at different stages of the luteal phase. Serial dilution of acetic acid extract of the corpus lute...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Khan-Dawood FS,Marut EL,Dawood MY

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we used live-cell immunocytochemistry and confocal microscopy to study the release from a single vesicle in a simplified system called membrane lawns. The lawns were prepared by exposing differentiated pituitary prolactin (PRL)-secreting cells to a hypoosmotic shear stress. The density of the immunolabel...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Stenovec M,Gonçalves PP,Zorec R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoid feedback inhibition at the level of the brain is extremely complex, involving feedback at both hypothalamic and suprahypothalamic levels. The hippocampus has been implicated as a suprahypothalamic mediator of such feedback, based on numerous lesion, stimulation, and steroid implantation studies. These r...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sapolsky RM,Armanini MP,Sutton SW,Plotsky PM

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovary-specific acidic protein (OSAP) is a novel molecule discovered from a genomic project designed to identify ovary-selective genes in mice. Whereas public databases suggest extraovarian expression of OSAP, its tissue distribution has not yet been well documented. Thus, the expression profile of mouse and human OSAP...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Matsumoto T,Minegishi K,Ishimoto H,Tanaka M,Hennebold JD,Teranishi T,Hattori Y,Furuya M,Higuchi T,Asai S,Kim SH,Miyakoshi K,Yoshimura Y

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether the insulinotropic effects of dopamine were mediated through the adrenergic system, dogs were infused with dopamine before or after various combinations of adrenergic and cholinergic blockade. Plasma glucose levels did not change significantly throughout the individual experiments, although cardio...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cyrus J,Stagner J,Samols E

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The circadian rhythm of blood corticosterone was examined in rats whose feeding was restricted to a specific time of day. The peak of the corticosterone level was found just before feeding time regardless of whether, the rats were kept on a 12-h light, 12-h dark cycle or in constant light or were blinded. It took at l...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kato H,Saito M,Suda M

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the levels and stability of glucocorticoid receptor activity in cytosol preparations of rat lung and other tissues. [3H]Dexamethasome binding capacity at 2 C in lung cytosol decreases with a t1/2 of 40 min in the absence of steroid or a sulfhydryl compound. This rapid inactivation of unbound receptor is pr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Granberg JP,Ballard PL

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postnatal development of the ovine uterus between birth and postnatal day (PND) 56 involves budding differentiation of the endometrial glandular epithelium from the luminal epithelium (LE) followed by extensive coiling and branching morphogenesis of the tubular glands. To determine the short- and long-term effects of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hayashi K,Carpenter KD,Spencer TE

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to characterize the interaction of calcium and PTH in the control of renin release in isolated rat kidneys perfused in a closed circuit at constant flow. Kidneys were rendered nonfiltering using low perfusion pressures (70 mm Hg) and a hyperoncotic perfusate (100 g/liter BSA). Under thes...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Helwig JJ,Musso MJ,Judes C,Nickols GA

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With advancing age, 60-80% of the follicles of the mouse thyroid gland turn "cold", i.e. they lose their normal capacity to iodinate thyroglobulin (Tgb). Cold follicles are morphologically characterized by their large size, by deeply periodic acid-Schiff-stained colloid and by flat epithelial cells. We investigated th...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gerber H,Peter HJ,Studer H

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00