Identification of a receptor for N-POMC peptides.

abstract：:In order to study the role of Platelet Activating Factor (PAF) in the mechanism of parturition and connective tissue metabolism in the pregnant rat uterus, we investigated the influence of the Platelet Activating Factor Receptor Antagonist (BN 52021) on gestation duration and collagen concentration in pregnant rat ute...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Bieńkiewicz A,Pajszczyk-Kieszkiewicz T,Kuś E,Dabrowski R

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzyme 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase plays a crucial role in the steroidogenic process in the adrenal gland. In the present study we tried to characterize its localization and developmental changes in the rat adrenal cortex during the postnatal period, using immunohistochemical methods. The development of the...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Pignatelli D,Bento MJ,Maia M,Magalhães MM,Magalhães MC,Mason JI

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secretory activity of the adrenal gland is mainly regulated by peptidergic hormones (ACTH, angiotensin II) and ions. However, there is now increasing evidence that local factors, including neuropeptides and neurotransmitters, can also participate in the control of adrenocortical cells. In particular, serotonin (5-...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Delarue C,Contesse V,Lefebvre H,Lenglet S,Grumolato L,Kuhn JM,Vaudry H

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Absract Purpose: Mutations in the TPO gene have been reported to cause congenital hypothyroidism (CH), and our aim in this study was to determine the genetic basis of congenital hypothyroidism in two affected children coming from a consanguineous family. METHODS:Since CH is usually inherited in autosomal re...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Cangul H,Darendeliler F,Saglam Y,Kucukemre B,Kendall M,Boelaert K,Barrett TG,Maher ER

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose/aim of the study: Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is closely related to the thyroid autoimmune disorder Graves' disease. Previous studies have suggested roles for thyroidal CD8+ T cells and autoimmunity against calsequestrin-1 (CASQ)-1 in the link between thyroidal and orbital autoimmune reactions in GO. A role fo...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Al-Ansari F,Lahooti H,Stokes L,Edirimanne S,Wall J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) is a key component in the reverse cholesterol transportation. The aim of this study was to assess the association between exon1 (G → A) polymorphism of SR-BI gene and lipid profiles among the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS) population. MATERIALS AND METH...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Faam B,Daneshpour MS,Hedayati M,Halalkhor S,Mansournia MA,Zarkesh M,Azizi F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of clomiphene on nuclear estrogen receptors of the Fallopian tube during ovum transport in the rabbit has been studied. Nuclear binding capacity was observed in ampulla (A), ampullary-isthmic junction (AIJ), isthmus (I), uterine-isthmic junction (UIJ) and uterus (U). Receptor concentration decreased in all ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Gupta JS,Roy SK

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of exercise on anterior pituitary hormones (adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), leutinizing hormone (LH) and growth hormone) as well as on cortisol at low altitude (350 meters below the sea level) and to compare these effects with those at a moderate level altitude ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Bashir N,el-Migdadi F,Hasan Z,al-Hader AA,Wezermes I,Gharaibeh M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms by which SF-1 (Steroidogenic Factor-1) and Dax-1 (Dosage-sensitive sex reversal-Adrenal hypoplasia congenita critical region on the X chromosome) dictate adrenal-specific transcriptional programs are the focus of this laboratory. SF-1-mediated transcription is upregulated by phosphorylation of serine 20...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Babu PS,Bavers DL,Shah S,Hammer GD

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pioglitazone on serum uric acid (UA) levels and several diabetic parameters in drug-naïve subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). PATIENTS AND METHODS:The patients (n = 68) received 7.5-30 mg/day pioglitazone monotherapy. They were divided into t...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Kutoh E,Hori T

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The relationship between thyroid status and renal function has been well characterized. However, renal function is affected by various factors, including sex and dysglycemia. Because these studies have yet to be undertaken in a normoglycemic population, this study sought to explore the association between th...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Sun MT,Hsiao FC,Su SC,Pei D,Hung YJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is one of the most common organ-specific autoimmune diseases. Increasing evidence indicates that HT may be characterized by an imbalance in the helper T cell subsets Th1 and Th2. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) considers HT as a chronic exhaustion disease, leading to deficiency of qi. I...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Chen J,Feng X,Huang Q

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils have an important role in the host defense. The elevated serum glucose levels of diabetics affect traditional host defenses such as neutrophil counts and functions. The causes of these impairments are not clear. We aimed to investigate changes of peripheral neutrophil counts and functions and their relatio...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Cantürk Z,Cantürk NZ,Cetinarslan B,Erçin C,Dökmetaş S,Sencan M

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stimulation of the zona glomerulosa phenotype by a low sodium diet is characterised by increased expression of aldosterone synthase accompanied by increases in (pro)renin, bFGF, c-fos and c-jun gene transcription. In contrast ACTH diminishes the specific glomerulosa phenotype. The EGF related transmembrane protein...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Raza FS,Puddefoot JR,Vinson GP

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CYP11B2 gene encodes aldosterone synthase, a cytochrome P450 (P450aldo) expressed in high levels in the adrenal zona glomerulosa. While the primary physiologic regulators of aldosterone production are circulating angiotensin II (Ang II) and potassium (K+) the action of these agents on CYP11B2 gene transcription ha...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Clyne CD,White PC,Rainey WE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Antithyroid drugs such as propylthiouracil (PTU) and methimazole (MMI) are common medications in Chinese patients with hyperthyroidism and PTU-induced antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) positive vasculitis has been reported. The current cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence and the...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Gao Y,Zhao MH,Guo XH,Xin G,Gao Y,Wang HY

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients affected by new-onset Graves' disease with ophthalmopathy have been examined for lymphocyte subset phenotypes by two-colour cytometric analysis. CD5+ B cells were significantly increased in comparison to the normal population (43.2 +/- 20.6% versus 19.5 +/- 6.9%; p < 0.0009); total T cells showed a no...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Afeltra A,Paggi A,Ferri GM,Amoroso A,Di Prima MA,Startari S,Faralli AR,Bonomo L

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prostate gland of humans and other animals has the unique function of accumulating and secreting extraordinarily high levels of citrate. The prostate secretory epithelial cells synthesize citrate which, due to a limiting mitochondrial (m-) aconitase, accumulates rather than being oxidized. Thus citrate is essentia...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Costello LC,Liu Y,Zou J,Franklin RB

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat adrenal cortex possesses at least two mechanisms for uptake of extracellular lipoprotein cholesterol; one is receptor mediated endocytosis and the second is a non-endocytotic pathway. The latter was revealed by the ability of lipoproteins such as HDL which do not possess apo B or apo E to enhance steroid hormo...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Gwynne JT,Hess B,Hughes T,Rountree R,Mahaffee D

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now well documented that obesity is associated with a chronic low-grade inflammatory state. Levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, a marker of systemic inflammation and a mediator of atherothrombotic disease, have been shown to correlate with cardiovascular disease risk. Our objective was to evaluate the...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Coban E,Sari R

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Limited and contradictory data on the circulating levels of glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) and resistin in hepatitis C virus genotype-4 (HCV-4) cirrhotic patients are present. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate their concentrations and to investigate the association between total GLP-1, resistin, and insulin r...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Ibrahim DM,Shaaban ESE,Fouad TA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive aldosterone secretion in some hypertensive patients may result from abnormal aldosterone synthase (AS) gene regulation in response to changes in dietary sodium intake. We have utilized NCI-H295 cells, which exhibit stable angiotensin-induced aldosterone secretion, for transient transfections with murine AS/h...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Holland OB,Carr B,Brasier AR

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progesterone (P) given intramuscularly increases renal sodium excretion. We tested the in vitro capacity of P to bind to the human mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) with a reticulocyte lysate system and Ps transactivation potency in transfected CV-1 cells. Progesterone binds with higher affinity to the MR than aldostero...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Quinkler M,Diederich S

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal computed tomography with determination of Hounsfield units has proved to be sensitive and specific in the differential diagnosis of benign vs. malign adrenal lesions. On the other hand, computed tomography may fail in patients with small adrenal masses of less than 1.0 cm. However, especially in patients with ...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Willenberg HS,Mansmann G,Fritzen R,Schott M,Feldkamp J,Schulte HM,Scherbaum WA,Bornstein SR

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The B vitamin nicotinamide (NIC), commonly known as niacin, is currently in trial as a potential means of preventing Type 1 diabetes in first-degree relatives of affected individuals. Sodium butyrate (BUT) a common dietary micronutrient has also been reported to have beneficial effects on the differentiation and funct...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Liu HK,Green BD,Flatt PR,McClenaghan NH,McCluskey JT

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) are both intrapancreatic neuropeptides that are known to inhibit stimulated insulin secretion. In the present study, we examined their influences on basal and stimulated glucagon and insulin secretion in the mouse. Either NPY or CGRP was injected intraven...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Pettersson M,Lundquist I,Ahrén B

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a multifunctional cytokine that plays a role in metabolic and inflammatory processes. Increasing evidence suggests that there is a link between MIF and ovulation. We aimed to evaluate plasma MIF levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and to determin...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Calan M,Kume T,Yilmaz O,Arkan T,Kocabas GU,Dokuzlar O,Aygün K,Oktan MA,Danıs N,Temur M

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cdc2 kinase family is known to be one of the important factors for cell proliferation in both yeast and mammalian cells. By using polyclonal antibodies against PSTAIRE region of cdc2HS, we studied the amount of cdc2-related kinases in the rat thyroid cell line, FRTL-5, during the cell cycle. The immunoreactive pro...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Takano T,Takada K,Tada H,Nishiyama S,Amino N

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of crowding on the pituitary-gonadal axis was studied in adult male rats. Crowding reduced body weight gain, did not alter relative adrenal weight and increased relative testis weight. Neither basal levels of corticosterone nor its response to acute stress were altered by crowding. Likewise, LH secretion wa...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Armario A,Lopez-Calderón A

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptin, the product of the ob gene, is an adipose-tissue secreted hormone, which regulates satiety, metabolic rate and thermogenesis. Many lines of evidence suggest the existence of mutual relationships between leptin and adrenal-cortex secretion, but in vivo studies gave rather conflicting results. Therefore, we have...

journal_title：Endocrine research

authors： Malendowicz LK,Macchi C,Nussdorfer GG,Nowak KW

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00