Intracerebroventricular administration of the growth hormone-releasing peptide KP-102 increases food intake in free-feeding rats.

abstract：:Insulin and protein kinase B (or Akt) play critical roles in cardiomyocytic growth and survival. High concentrations of glucocorticoids antagonize insulin's action. To examine whether endogenous glucocorticoids modulate insulin's effect on Akt signaling in the protein and glycogen synthetic pathways in myocardium, we ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wu Y,Barrett EJ,Long W,Liu Z

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：:We have recently demonstrated that 17beta-estradiol (E2) opposes cytokine-dependent increase of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity in rat smooth muscle cells and proposed that this effect might be associated to an antiinflammatory activity of this hormone. In the present study, we examine the E2 effects o...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cuzzocrea S,Santagati S,Sautebin L,Mazzon E,Calabrò G,Serraino I,Caputi AP,Maggi A

更新日期：2000-04-01 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：:Starvation depresses thyroid gland function. In addition, the peripheral turnover of thyroxine (T4) is reduced, in part due to decreased fecal elimination of T4. The present studies were performed to determine if starvation also affects the deiodinative pathway for T4 degradation. Rats were isotopically equilibrated w...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ingbar DH,Galton VA

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lactogen-dependent rat Nb2 lymphoma is a useful model to investigate PRL signaling pathways that lead to regulation of gene transcription. A primary mechanism coupled to PRL receptor (PRLR) activation in Nb2 cells involves phosphorylation by Jak-family tyrosine kinases of one or more signal transducers and activat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Borg KE,Zhang M,Hegge D,Stephen RL,Buckley DJ,Magnuson NS,Buckley AR

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the role of the kidney in the catabolism of gut glucagon-like immunoreactivity (GLI), we compared the plasma GLI responses of normal and nephrectomized dogs given intraduodenal glucose loads and studied the clearance of gut GLI by the isolated perfused rat kidney. Both basal and postload plasma samples were...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rovira A,López-Novoa JM,Zubiaur M,Matesanz R,Ghiglione M,Pascual JM,Valverde I

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cachexia, defined as an involuntary weight loss ≥ 5%, is a serious and dose-limiting side effect of chemotherapy that decreases survival in cancer patients. Alterations in lipid metabolism are thought to cause the lipodystrophy commonly associated with cachexia. Ghrelin has been proposed to ameliorate the alterations ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Garcia JM,Scherer T,Chen JA,Guillory B,Nassif A,Papusha V,Smiechowska J,Asnicar M,Buettner C,Smith RG

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maternal plasma concentrations of GH and PRL increase dramatically upon the initiation of lactation in the rat. In light of the fact that these two hormones have evolved from one common precursor, we sought to determine if the neuroendocrine mechanisms regulating their concomitant increase during lactation are com...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wehrenberg WB,Gaillard RC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystal structure of human CG reveals that each subunit is a member of the superfamily of cystine-knot growth factors. Although the distribution of the cysteine residues in all the beta-subunits is conserved, the conformation of the human FSH dimer differs from that of the CG/LH dimers. This suggests that the func...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hiro'oka T,Maassen D,Berger P,Boime I

更新日期：2000-12-01 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：:The marked up-regulation of oxytocin (OT) receptors in rabbit amnion at term was reproduced in cultured amnion cells by raising intracellular cAMP levels. (Bu)2AMP, forskolin, or cholera toxin caused 2- to 8-fold increases in specific binding of iodinated OT antagonist. The rise in OT receptors involves activation of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hinko A,Soloff MS

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo studies have suggested that serotonin (5HT) influences anterior pituitary function at the hypothalamic level. The present in vitro study investigated the possibility that 5HT may act directly on the anterior pituitary. The high affinity uptake of [3H]5HT into adult rat anterior pituitary tissue was examined in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Johns MA,Azmitia EC,Krieger DT

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance of cell polarity is essential for Sertoli cell and blood-testis barrier (BTB) function and spermatogenesis; however, the signaling mechanisms that regulate the integrity of the cytoskeleton and polarity of Sertoli cells are not fully understood. Here, we demonstrate that rapamycin-insensitive component of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dong H,Chen Z,Wang C,Xiong Z,Zhao W,Jia C,Lin J,Lin Y,Yuan W,Zhao AZ,Bai X

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of collagenase dissociation of virgin mouse mammary glands on the level of mammary epithelial cytosolic estrogen receptors (ER) and progesterone receptors (PR) was assessed. After cell dissociation, ER was present in mammary epithelial cells at concentrations similar to those found in the whole gland. Howev...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Edery M,Imagawa W,Larson L,Nandi S

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ABCB1-type multidrug resistance efflux transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) has been hypothesized to regulate hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity by limiting the access of glucocorticoids to the brain. In vivo systemic administration studies using P-gp-deficient mice have shown increased glucocorticoid entry...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mason BL,Pariante CM,Thomas SA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daily administration of an inhibitor of 5 alpha-reductase, 17 beta-testosterone carboxylic acid, significantly attenuated the stimulatory effect of testosterone propionate on penile erections displayed by castrated male rats which were restrained in a supine position. This treatment, however, failed to affect mating b...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bradshaw WG,Baum MJ,Awh CC

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) on LH-stimulated testosterone production was investigated using primary cultures of rat testicular cells. Testicular cells obtained from neonatal rats (8-9 days of age) were maintained in culture for 3 days and then challenged with LH with or without basic FGF. After 3 addi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fauser BC,Baird A,Hsueh AJ

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increased activity of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis resulting in exaggerated glucocorticoid secretion has been repeatedly described in patients with diabetes mellitus and in animal models of this disease. However, it has been pointed out that experimental diabetes is accompanied by a decreased glucocortico...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Repetto EM,Sanchez R,Cipelli J,Astort F,Calejman CM,Piroli GG,Arias P,Cymeryng CB

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testerone (T) concentrations in the plasma, gonads, and adrenals were measured by radioimmunoassay in 188 male and 160 female rabbit fetuses. Determinations were performed daily from the 20th to the 31st day of gestation and were correlated with the maternal plasma concentration of T. The T content of both testes rema...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Veyssiere G,Berger M,Jean-Faucher C,De Turckheim M,Jean C

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five studies are reported which were designed to define the effects of an estrogen and a progestogen, alone and in combination, on tissue concentrations (heart, kidney, and liver) of two trace metals (zinc, copper) and four bulk cations (sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium). Male rats received Premarin (0.08 mg) and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yunice AA,Lindeman RD

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the murine Ob 17 preadipocyte cell line, the thyroid hormone T3 is an adipogenic factor necessary at an early stage for differentiation into adipocyte. We demonstrate here that this T3 dependence may involve a transient expression (at both the messenger RNA and the protein levels) of c-ErbA beta-type receptors (T3R...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Dace A,Sarkissian G,Schneider L,Martin-El Yazidi C,Bonne J,Margotat A,Planells R,Torresani J

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metalloproteinase inhibitors, such as tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases 1 and 2 (TIMP-1 and -2), play a key role in the regulation of metalloproteinases that modify extracellular matrix composition. Although expression of TIMP-1 within ovarian tissues has been well characterized, little information is available ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Smith GW,McCrone S,Petersen SL,Smith MF

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, the brain-specific protein munc18-1 regulates synaptic vesicle exocytosis at the synaptic junction, in a step before vesicle fusion. We hypothesize that the rate of biosynthesis of munc18-1 messenger RNA (mRNA) and the amount of munc18-1 present in neurons and neuroendocrine cells are related to the physio...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kolk SM,Berghs CA,Vaudry H,Verhage M,Roubos EW

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently described a preclinical model of Graves' orbitopathy (GO), induced by genetic immunization of eukaryotic expression plasmid encoding human TSH receptor (TSHR) A-subunit by muscle electroporation in female BALB/c mice. The onset of orbital pathology is characterized by muscle inflammation, adipogenesis, and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Berchner-Pfannschmidt U,Moshkelgosha S,Diaz-Cano S,Edelmann B,Görtz GE,Horstmann M,Noble A,Hansen W,Eckstein A,Banga JP

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estradiol-17beta (E2) is suspected to exert a role in the regulation of testicular activity. Using a nonmammalian vertebrate model (the frog, Rana esculenta), we have investigated whether c-fos activity is detectable in the testis during the annual sexual cycle and whether E2 exerts a regulatory role on spermatogenesi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cobellis G,Pierantoni R,Minucci S,Pernas-Alonso R,Meccariello R,Fasano S

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ACTH produced a 75% increase in pregnenolone biosynthesis from endogenous precursors in isolated cells prepared from the rat Snell adrenocortical carcinoma 494. On the addition of 24- and 25-hydroxycholesterol to the tumor cells, the rate of pregnenolone synthesis increased 10-fold but was insensitive to the presence ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mason JI,Robidoux WF

更新日期：1979-11-01 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：:We have examined the regulation of an insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) protease secreted by MCF-7 human breast cancer cells using a ligand-binding assay that relies on the decrease in affinity for des(1-3)IGF-I that occurs when IGFBP-3 becomes proteolyzed. IGFBP-3 protease activity was not altere...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Salahifar H,Baxter RC,Martin JL

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:131I therapy is a widely accepted treatment for differentiated thyroid cancers which can accumulate iodide. We evaluated the efficiency of 131I therapy against tumors which are transfected with the Na+/I- symporter (NIS) gene. We transfected the rat NIS cDNA expression vector into malignantly transformed rat thyroid c...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Shimura H,Haraguchi K,Miyazaki A,Endo T,Onaya T

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00