Identification of novel factors that regulate GnRH gene expression and neuronal migration.

abstract：:We investigated the effect of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on collagen and protein synthesis in clone MC3T30-E1, a cell line which retains osteoblast-like characteristics. EGF at concentrations of 2-50 ng/ml significantly the hydroxyproline content of the cell layer. These effects were completely abolished by the add...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hiramatsu M,Kumegawa M,Hatakeyama K,Yajima T,Minami N,Kodama H

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Around the onset of labor, uterine sensitivity to oxytocin (OT) increases tremendously. Although this is considered to reflect OT receptor (OTR) augmentation in myometrium, neither spatial expression of OTR nor the level of the receptor message during the course of pregnancy have been investigated at the molecular lev...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kimura T,Takemura M,Nomura S,Nobunaga T,Kubota Y,Inoue T,Hashimoto K,Kumazawa I,Ito Y,Ohashi K,Koyama M,Azuma C,Kitamura Y,Saji F

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated that fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-2 promotes neuroblastoma cell differentiation and overrides their mitogenic response to IGF-I. However, the mechanisms involved are unknown. SK-N-MC cells were cultured with FGF-2 (50 ng/ml) and/or IGF-I (100 ng/ml) up to 48 h. Fluorescence-activated ce...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Higgins S,Wong SH,Richner M,Rowe CL,Newgreen DF,Werther GA,Russo VC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis is enhanced by exogenous vasopressin (AVP). To determine whether the pressor or the antidiuretic activities of AVP are related to its effect on PGE2 synthesis, AVP and the nonpressor analog, 1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin (dD'AVP), were administered to the isolated perfused ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Zipser RD,Myers SI,Needleman P

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfonylureas are drugs widely used in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. In addition to their pancreatic effect of stimulating insulin secretion, many studies suggest that sulfonylureas also have extrapancreatic actions. We have previously reported that gliclazide, a second-generation sulfonylur...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rodríguez E,Pulido N,Romero R,Arrieta F,Panadero A,Rovira A

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diastolic dysfunction is a prognosticator for future cardiovascular events that demonstrates a strong correlation with obesity. Pharmacological inhibition of dipeptidylpeptidase-4 (DPP-4) to increase the bioavailability of glucagon-like peptide-1 is an emerging therapy for control of glycemia in type 2 diabetes patien...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Aroor AR,Sowers JR,Bender SB,Nistala R,Garro M,Mugerfeld I,Hayden MR,Johnson MS,Salam M,Whaley-Connell A,Demarco VG

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), highly expressed in the hippocampus, binds corticosteroid hormones and coordinately participates, with the glucocorticoid receptor, to the control of stress responses, memorization, and behavior. To investigate the impact of MR in neuronal survival, we generated murine embryonic stem (...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Munier M,Law F,Meduri G,Le Menuet D,Lombès M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism by which the proto-oncogene, c-fos, is up-regulated in response to PGE2 in the mouse osteoblastic (MC3T3-E1) cell line was investigated using RT-PCR. c-fos messenger RNA up-regulation by dmPGE2 is rapid, starting 10 min post stimulation, and transient. The specific protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor, H89, ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fitzgerald J,Dietz TJ,Hughes-Fulford M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mitochondrial fraction prepared from homogenates of rat hypothalamic tissue was found by means of electron microscopy to be enriched with synaptosomes. The release of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) and thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) from this preparation was investigated. After incubation, the syn...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Warberg J,Eskay RL,Barnea A,Reynolds RC,Porter JC

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing international interest in how environmental conditions experienced during development can shape adult phenotypes and the extent to which such induced changes are adaptive. One physiological system that links an individual to changes in environmental circumstances during development is the hypothalamic...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Spencer KA,Evans NP,Monaghan P

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dexamethasone, a synthetic glucocorticoid, inhibits the initial rate of transport of the nonmetabolizable amino acid, alpha-aminoisobutyric acid, in rat hepatoma tissue culture (HTC) cells. To determine whether this inhibition is mediated by the same proximal steps as is the steroidal induction of tyrosine aminotransf...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gelehrter TD,McDonald RA

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal growth hormone (GH) levels are higher in female than male primates, and estradiol (E) treatment of gonadectomized primates increases serum GH. To determine if the effect of E is mediated at the level of the somatotroph, we verified the effect of E-treatment on serum GH in spayed macaques, and then examined the e...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bethea CL

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies that bind to the TSH receptor were obtained by an autoantiidiotypic approach in which immunization of BALB/c mice was performed with mixtures of bovine (b) and human (h) TSH. Two of 28 positive wells were selected for cloning and characterization: D2 and 4G11. Their antiidiotypic character was ev...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hill BL,Erlanger BF

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humanin is a peptide that is cytoprotective against stresses in many cell types. We investigated whether a potent humanin analogue S14G-humanin (HNG) would protect against chemotherapy-induced damage to normal cells without interfering with the chemotherapy-induced suppression of cancer cells. Young adult male mice we...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lue Y,Swerdloff R,Wan J,Xiao J,French S,Atienza V,Canela V,Bruhn KW,Stone B,Jia Y,Cohen P,Wang C

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin coordinates the complex response to feeding, affecting numerous metabolic and hormonal pathways. Forkhead box protein O1 (FoxO1) is one of several signaling molecules downstream of insulin; FoxO1 drives gluconeogenesis and is suppressed by insulin. To determine the role of FoxO1 in mediating other actions of i...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ling AV,Gearing ME,Semova I,Shin DJ,Clements R,Lai ZW,Biddinger SB

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats were made unilaterally cryptorchid by cutting the gubernaculum testis at birth. At 100 days age, the rats were injected with 600 IU/kg hCG. A biphasic testosterone response was seen in the scrotal (Scr) testis in response to hCG, with maxima at 1 h and 3 days after injection. The acute peak of testosterone was of...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Huhtaniemi I,Bergh A,Nikula H,Damber JE

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epididymal adipocytes were isolated from Fischer 344 rats aged 3, 6, 12, and 24 months, to study the mechanisms responsible for age-dependent diminution in cellular adrenergic responsiveness. Messenger RNA (mRNA) levels for the beta 1-, beta 2-, and beta 3-adrenergic receptors (ARs) were compared across age groups and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gettys TW,Rohlfs EM,Prpic V,Daniel KW,Taylor IL,Collins S

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the physiological counterpart of the anatomical finding showing that the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve (DMX) is a source of efferent vagal fibers innervating the pancreas, unilateral electrical stimulation using monopolar electrodes (50 microA, 30 Hz, 0.2 msec) at a glycemia of 150 mg...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ionescu E,Rohner-Jeanrenaud F,Berthoud HR,Jeanrenaud B

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously showed that receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase (RPTP)-alpha inhibited insulin-increased prolactin gene transcription. Others suggested that RPTPalpha was a key intermediary between integrins and activation of Src. We present evidence that inhibition of insulin-increased prolactin gene transcripti...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Vulin AI,Jacob KK,Stanley FM

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a newly discovered neuropeptide that is present in high amounts in hypothalamic neuroendocrine neurons and potently stimulates the accumulation of cAMP within cells of the anterior pituitary. We have employed several specific antisera recognizing different ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hannibal J,Mikkelsen JD,Fahrenkrug J,Larsen PJ

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the expression, postnatal ontogeny, and localization of mouse GH (mGH) and its relative expression during pregnancy, lactation, and weaning in the mouse. mGH mRNA and protein was expressed predominantly in the epithelial component of the mammary gland, and maximal expression was observed during the pu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mukhina S,Liu D,Guo K,Raccurt M,Borges-Bendris S,Mertani HC,Lobie PE

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), in the form of either GLP-1-(7-36)amide or GLP-1-(7-37), has been shown to potently stimulate insulin release in a glucose-dependent manner and is suggested to be a physiological incretin. To explore the mechanisms by which GLP-1-(7-36)amide stimulates insulin release, we investigated ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yada T,Itoh K,Nakata M

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that TRH exerts a stimulatory effect on the secretion of both TSH and PRL. Clinically, hyperprolactinemia is usually present in hypothyroid women, but not men. In experimental studies, results vary because of the sexes, and treatments of animals differ. The purpose of this study was to further i...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Pan JT,Chen CW

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate that commonly occurs in older men. We show that liver X receptor (Lxr)-α knockout mice (lxrα(-/-)) develop ventral prostate hypertrophy, correlating with an overaccumulation of secreted proteins in prostatic ducts and an alteration of vesicular...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Viennois E,Esposito T,Dufour J,Pommier A,Fabre S,Kemeny JL,Guy L,Morel L,Lobaccaro JM,Baron S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Canine renal cortical PTH receptors were solubilized after occupancy of membrane-associated receptors with the agonist ligand [125I]bovine (b) PTH-(1-34). Stabilization of binding during solubilization required the use of high concentrations of BSA (optimally 5%) and appropriate detergents (0.5% 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Nissenson RA,Mann E,Winer J,Teitelbaum AP,Arnaud CD

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously have described molecular mechanisms converging at the Nur response element-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) composite site responsible for synergistic activation of the proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene promoter by leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and CRH. In this study, we asked how...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Latchoumanin O,Mynard V,Devin-Leclerc J,Dugué MA,Bertagna X,Catelli MG

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early-life experiences, including maternal interaction, profoundly influence hormonal stress responses during adulthood. In rats, daily handling during a critical neonatal period leads to a significant and permanent modulation of key molecules that govern hormonal secretion in response to stress. Thus, hippocampal glu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Avishai-Eliner S,Eghbal-Ahmadi M,Tabachnik E,Brunson KL,Baram TZ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many precedents for the production from a single precursor of multiple peptides, with independent receptors and different bioactivities. Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) is initially synthesized as amino acids 1-27 of a 125-residue precursor, proGRP, and is subsequently cleaved and amidated to form GRP18-27. ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Patel O,Dumesny C,Shulkes A,Baldwin GS

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxytocin stimulates phosphoinositide turnover in myometrium. To elucidate whether the coupling mechanism involves the interaction of oxytocin receptor with GTP-binding proteins, we examined oxytocin stimulation of guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) activity and phospholipase-C activity in rat and human myometrial membr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ku CY,Qian A,Wen Y,Anwer K,Sanborn BM

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic tests of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical function in psychiatric illness largely report the interaction of hypothalamic secretagogues with glucocorticoids at the pituitary level. This study investigated whether the efficiency of glucocorticoid inhibition is subject to modulation by intracellular proce...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lim MC,Shipston MJ,Antoni FA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00