Glucocorticoids inhibit keratinocyte growth factor production in primary dermal fibroblasts.

abstract：:The effects of retinoic acids (RAs) on development of seminal vesicles (SVs) of neonatal mice were investigated in vitro. SVs from 0-day-old male mice were cultured for 2-6 days in serum-free, chemically defined medium containing transferrin and BSA supplemented with 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT; 10(-8) M) and insu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tanji N,Yokoyama M,Takeuchi M,Terada N,Dahiya R,Cunha GR

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activin is structurally related to polypeptide growth factors such as transforming-growth factor-beta, which may have paracrine and/or autocrine functions in the ovaries. We have investigated the action of activin on granulosa cell steroidogenesis in vitro in relation to preovulatory follicular development in vivo. Es...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Miró F,Smyth CD,Hillier SG

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Media from large vessel endothelial cells (pulmonary artery, aorta) contained intact connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and a dominant 19-kDa band. N-terminal analysis of the 19-kDa band showed sequence corresponding to CTGF amino acid 181-190, suggesting that the 19-kDa band represented a proteolytic fragment of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Boes M,Dake BL,Booth BA,Erondu NE,Oh Y,Hwa V,Rosenfeld R,Bar RS

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) stimulate the proliferation of human breast cancer cells, including the estrogen-dependent cell line MCF-7. These cells secrete regulatory IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs) which may enhance or attenuate IGF-stimulated cell proliferation. In this study, we have used RIA to quantify t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Martin JL,Coverley JA,Pattison ST,Baxter RC

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrosis (extracellular matrix accumulation) is the final end point in diabetic cardiomyopathy. The current study evaluated the therapeutic effects of the antifibrotic hormone relaxin (RLX) in streptozotocin-treated transgenic mRen-2 rats, which undergo pathological and functional features similar to human diabetes. T...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Samuel CS,Hewitson TD,Zhang Y,Kelly DJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the regulator of pituitary reproductive hormone synthesis, the hypothalamic neuropeptide GnRH is the central regulator of reproduction. A hallmark of GnRH action is the differential control of gene expression in pituitary gonadotropes through varied pulsatile stimulation. Among other signaling events, GnRH activati...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nguyen KA,Intriago RE,Upadhyay HC,Santos SJ,Webster NJ,Lawson MA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether altered noradrenergic activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis contributes to the attenuated neuroendocrine response to stress observed during lactation, the effect of intracerebroventricular injection of the alpha1-agonist methoxamine (100 microg) was compared between virgin and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Windle RJ,Brady MM,Kunanandam T,Da Costa AP,Wilson BC,Harbuz M,Lightman SL,Ingram CD

更新日期：1997-09-01 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：:A myometrial explant culture system was developed to investigate the effect of progesterone and the antiprogestagen RU486 on prostacyclin (PGI2) and thromboxane A2 (TXA2) synthesis by the rat myometrium. After culture, eicosanoid synthesis was stimulated with arachidonic acid (AA) and the calcium ionophore A23187 (A23...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jeremy JY,Dandona P

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The TSH receptor (TSHR) hinge region, the least well understood component, bridges the leucine-rich repeat and transmembrane domains. We report data on clusters of hinge charged residues the mutation of which to Ala is compatible with cell surface expression and normal, or near normal, TSH binding affinity yet with a ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chen CR,Salazar LM,McLachlan SM,Rapoport B

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is associated with increased generation of cytokines and tissue inflammation, but it is unclear how increased cytokine synthesis is causally related to the development of diabetic complications. Here, we report that exposure to high (25 mm) glucose, but not iso-osmotic concentrations of mannitol or 3-methyl g...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ramana KV,Tammali R,Reddy AB,Bhatnagar A,Srivastava SK

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of melatonin receptors (MR) of the Mel1a subtype in basolateral membrane of guinea pig kidney proximal tubule suggests that melatonin plays a role in regulating epithelial functions. To investigate the cellular basis of melatonin action on epithelia, we sought to establish an appropriate in vitro cultur...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chan CW,Song Y,Ailenberg M,Wheeler M,Pang SF,Brown GM,Silverman M

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) and the recently identified ERbeta share a high degree of amino acid homology; however, there are significant differences in regions of these receptors that would be expected to influence transcriptional activity. Consequently, we compared the mechanism(s) by which these rec...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hall JM,McDonnell DP

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T(4) must be activated by its monodeiodination to T(3) by type 1 or 2 iodothyronine deiodinase (D1 and D2). Recent studies show that despite an approximately 2000-fold higher Michaelis constant (K(m); T(4)) for D1 than for D2 using dithiothreitol (DTT) as cofactor, D1 expressed in intact cells produces T(3) at free T(...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Goemann IM,Gereben B,Harney JW,Zhu B,Maia AL,Larsen PR

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method to prepare suspension cultures of highly viable pinealocytes is described. Pineal glands of neonatal or adult rats can be used; the best yield is obtained from neonatal glands. Morphological examination of the cells indicates that they have a normal, healthy appearance and retain some structures typical of ne...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Buda M,Klein DC

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roles of steroids in zebrafish sex differentiation, gonadal development, and function of the adult gonad are poorly understood. Herein, we used ferredoxin 1b (fdx1b) mutant zebrafish to explore such processes. Fdx1b is an essential electron-providing cofactor to mitochondrial steroidogenic enzymes, which are cruci...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Oakes JA,Li N,Wistow BRC,Griffin A,Barnard L,Storbeck KH,Cunliffe VT,Krone NP

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite understanding the molecular basis of activin/TGF beta and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling, this study is the first to characterize multiple, sequential elements of these pathways in the ovary concurrently. The expression of activin/BMP receptor, Smad, and beta glycan mRNAs by postnatal rat ovaries w...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Drummond AE,Le MT,Ethier JF,Dyson M,Findlay JK

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cultured granulosa cells, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) induced a time-dependent (16-72 h) and dose-related (0.3-30 ng/ml) stimulation of nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS) activity, as determined by the catalytic conversion of [3H]arginine to [3H]citrulline and NO2- accumulation in the culture medium. Although FSH ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Tabraue C,Diaz Peñate R,Gallardo G,Hernandez I,Quintana J,Lopez Blanco F,Gonzalez Reyes J,Fanjul LF,Ruiz de Galarreta CM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AtT20/D16v is a clonal strain of mouse pituitary tumor cells which synthesizes and secretes ACTH. Somatostatin, a hypothalamic tetradecapeptide, has been shown to inhibit the release of PRL, GH, and TSH from the pituitary gland. We have characterized specific binding sites for somatostatin on AtT20/D16v cells and demo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Richardson UI,Schonbrunn A

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported anatomical and functional evidence for a direct, inhibitory neural pathway that regulates testosterone (T) secretion independently of the pituitary. This pathway is activated by the intracerebroventricular (icv) administration of agents that stimulate stress responses, such as IL-1beta, corticot...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Selvage DJ,Parsons L,Rivier C

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperactivation of the GHRH receptor or downstream signaling components is associated with hyperplasia of the pituitary somatotrope population, in which adenomas form relatively late in life, with less than 100% penetrance. Hyperplastic and adenomatous pituitaries of metallothionein promoter-human GHRH transgenic (Tg)...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Luque RM,Soares BS,Peng XD,Krishnan S,Cordoba-Chacon J,Frohman LA,Kineman RD

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between progesterone and prostaglandin (PG) secretion in the pseudopregnant rabbit corpus luteum was investigated using isolated in vitro perfused ovaries. Progesterone and PG secretion were measured on days 1, 11, and 18 of hCG-induced pseudopregnancy. The mean progesterone secretion increased signif...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dharmarajan AM,Sueoka K,Miyazaki T,Atlas SJ,Ghodgaonkar RB,Dubin NH,Zirkin BR,Wallach EE

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biosynthesis of estrogens is catalyzed by aromatase P450 (P450arom), the product of the CYP19 gene. The tissue-specific expression of the CYP19 gene is regulated by means of tissue-specific promoters through the use of alternative splicing mechanisms. Thus, transcripts containing various 5'-untranslated termini ar...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sun T,Zhao Y,Mangelsdorf DJ,Simpson ER

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The developmental appearance and regulation of hypothalamic vasopressin (prepropressophysin) mRNA was studied using quantitated in situ hybridization techniques. Vasopressin mRNA levels in the supraoptic nuclei were reliably detected on day 16 of gestation, while mRNA in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) was detectable...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Reppert SM,Uhl GR

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In fish spermatogenesis, the main action of progestins is generally regarded as the induction of sperm maturation. Our previous in vitro study demonstrated that a progestin, 17alpha,20beta-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP), induced the initiation of meiosis in spermatogenesis in the Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica). In ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ozaki Y,Higuchi M,Miura C,Yamaguchi S,Tozawa Y,Miura T

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proglucagon, synthesized in the pancreatic islets and the intestinal L-cells, contains in its precursor structure glucagon, glicentin, and two glucagon-like peptides (GLP-I and GLP-II) separated by an intervening peptide (IP-II). We have cloned a stable rat islet cell line expressing the glucagon gene at high levels, ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Philippe J,Mojsov S,Drucker DJ,Habener JF

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The administration of testosterone cypionate (0.4 mg/kg BW . day) to castrated male dogs caused a doubling of prostate weight within 4 weeks and an increase in the content of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in the prostate. When the 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor 17-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4-aza-5 alpha-andros...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wenderoth UK,George FW,Wilson JD

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin acts directly as a mitogen on isolated embryonic tissues but has been shown to be inactive at physiological concentrations on several fetal cell types. Since insulin availability is obligatory for optimal fetal growth, we have investigated its mitogenic actions on chondrocytes isolated from the epiphyseal grow...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hill DJ,de Sousa D

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Elovl3 gene belongs to the Elovl gene family, which encodes for enzymes involved in the elongation of very long chain fatty acids. The recognized role for the enzyme is to control the elongation of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids up to 24 carbons in length. Elovl3 was originally identified as a highly ex...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Brolinson A,Fourcade S,Jakobsson A,Pujol A,Jacobsson A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Notch signaling directs cell fate during embryogenesis by influencing cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Notch genes are expressed in the adult mouse ovary, and roles for Notch in regulating folliculogenesis are beginning to emerge from mouse genetic models. We investigated how Notch signaling might i...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Trombly DJ,Woodruff TK,Mayo KE

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00