CANCER:

A. M. Dharmarajan, S. Hisheh, B. Singh, S. Parkinson, Kim I. Tilly, and Jonathan L. Tilly

Antioxidants Mimic the Ability of Chorionic Gonadotropin to Suppress Apoptosis in the Rabbit Corpus Luteum in Vitro: A Novel Role for Superoxide Dismutase in Regulating bax Expression
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2555-2561, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2555 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas J. Spady, Karen L. Pennington, Rodney D. McComb, and James D. Shull

Genetic Bases of Estrogen-Induced Pituitary Growth in an Intercross between the ACI and Copenhagen Rat Strains: Dominant Mendelian Inheritance of the ACI Phenotype
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2828-2835, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2828 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ivo P. Nnane, Katsuya Kato, Yang Liu, Brian J. Long, Qing Lu, Xin Wang, Yang-zhi Ling, and Angela Brodie

Inhibition of Androgen Synthesis in Human Testicular and Prostatic Microsomes and in Male Rats by Novel Steroidal Compounds
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2891-2897, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2891 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

Marc Danik, Anna M. Chinn, Bruno Lafeuillade, Michelle Keramidas, Stéphanie Aguesse-Germon, Armelle Penhoat, Hui Chen, Deane F. Mosher, Edmond M. Chambaz, and Jean-Jacques Feige

Bovine Thrombospondin-2: Complete Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid Sequence and Immunolocalization in the External Zones of the Adrenal Cortex
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2771-2780, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2771 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GRH-SOMATOSTATIN-GH:

Haruo Nogami, Kinji Inoue, Hidekazu Moriya, Aki Ishida, Shuzo Kobayashi, Setsuji Hisano, Masateru Katayama, and Koki Kawamura

Regulation of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression by Glucocorticoids in MtT-S Cells and in the Pituitary Gland of Fetal Rats
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2763-2770, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2763 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

Chunhua Qin, Pomila Singh, and Stephen Safe

Transcriptional Activation of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-4 by 17ß-Estradiol in MCF-7 Cells: Role of Estrogen Receptor-Sp1 Complexes
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2501-2508, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2501 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Panadda Hatthachote and James I. Gillespie

Complex Interactions Between Sex Steroids and Cytokines in the Human Pregnant Myometrium: Evidence for an Autocrine Signaling System at Term
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2533-2540, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2533 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margaret E. Benton, Kai-Shun Chen, Jill D. Haag, Carol A. Sattler, and Michael N. Gould

Precocious Differentiation of the Virgin Wistar-Kyoto Rat Mammary Gland
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2659-2671, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2659 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arlette Maret, Simone Clamens, Isabelle Delrieu, Rima Elhage, Jean-François Arnal, and Francis Bayard

Expression of the Interleukin-6 Gene Is Constitutive and Not Regulated by Estrogen in Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Culture
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2876-2882, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2876 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefanie Hess, Rita Gulati, and John J. Peluso

Hepatocyte Growth Factor Induces Rat Ovarian Surface Epithelial Cell Mitosis or Apoptosis Depending on the Presence or Absence of an Extracellular Matrix
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2908-2916, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2908 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zee Upton, Helen Webb, Kate Hale, Catherine A. Yandell, John P. McMurtry, Geoffrey L. Francis, and F. John Ballard

Identification of Vitronectin as a Novel Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II Binding Protein
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2928-2931, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2928 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNAL SYSTEMS:

Jimmy D. Neill, Lois C. Musgrove, L. Wayne Duck, and Jeffrey C. Sellers

High Efficiency Method for Gene Transfer in Normal Pituitary Gonadotropes: Adenoviral-Mediated Expression of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 Suppresses Luteinizing Hormone Secretion
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2562-2569, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2562 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinichi Suzuki, Isao Yamamoto, and Jun Arita

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase-Dependent Stimulation of Proliferation of Rat Lactotrophs in Culture by 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2850-2858, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2850 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Deborah F. Battaglia, Andrew B. Beaver, Thomas G. Harris, Edmund Tanhehco, Catherine Viguié, and Fred J. Karsch

Endotoxin Disrupts the Estradiol-Induced Luteinizing Hormone Surge: Interference with Estradiol Signal Reading, Not Surge Release
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2471-2479, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2471 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul J. Shughrue, Malcolm V. Lane, and Istvan Merchenthaler

Biologically Active Estrogen Receptor-ß: Evidence from in Vivo Autoradiographic Studies with Estrogen Receptor -Knockout Mice
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2613-2620, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2613 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca S. Brogan, Susan E. Mitchell, Paul Trayhurn, and M. Susan Smith

Suppression of Leptin During Lactation: Contribution of the Suckling Stimulus Versus Milk Production
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2621-2627, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2621 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emily S. Shen, Jill L. Hardenburg, Edwin H. Meade, Brain J. Arey, Istvan Merchenthaler, and Francisco José López

Estradiol Induces Galanin Gene Expression in the Pituitary of the Mouse in an Estrogen Receptor Alpha-Dependent Manner
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2628-2631, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2628 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peilin Chen, Chien Li, Carrie Haskell-Luevano, Roger D. Cone, and M. Susan Smith

Altered Expression of Agouti-Related Protein and Its Colocalization with Neuropeptide Y in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Hypothalamus during Lactation
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2645-2650, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2645 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Gayle Sutton, Angelina Fusco, and Gail A. Cornwall

Cystatin-Related Epididymal Spermatogenic Protein Colocalizes with Luteinizing Hormone-ß Protein in Mouse Anterior Pituitary Gonadotropes
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2721-2732, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2721 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rexford S. Ahima, Christian Bjorbaek, Suzette Osei, and Jeffrey S. Flier

Regulation of Neuronal and Glial Proteins by Leptin: Implications for Brain Development
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2755-2762, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2755 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine Pasqualini, Dominique Guivarc’h, Ysander v. Boxberg, Fatiha Nothias, Jean-Didier Vincent, and Philippe Vernier

Stage- and Region-Specific Expression of Estrogen Receptor Isoforms during Ontogeny of the Pituitary Gland
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2781-2789, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2781 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mats Sjöquist, Wan Huang, Eva Jacobsson, Ole Skøtt, Edward M. Stricker, and Alan F. Sved

Sodium Excretion and Renin Secretion after Continuous Versus Pulsatile Infusion of Oxytocin in Rats
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2814-2818, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2814 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Wigger, P. Lörscher, I. Oehler, M. E. Keck, T. Naruo, and I. D. Neumann

Nonresponsiveness of the Rat Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis to Parturition-Related Events: Inhibitory Action of Endogenous Opioids
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2843-2849, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2843 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Xu, P. S. Kalra, W. G. Farmerie, and S. P. Kalra

Daily Changes in Hypothalamic Gene Expression of Neuropeptide Y, Galanin, Proopiomelanocortin, and Adipocyte Leptin Gene Expression and Secretion: Effects of Food Restriction
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2868-2875, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2868 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PTH-CALCITONIN-VITAMIN D-BONE:

Peter V. N. Bodine, Heather A. Harris, and Barry S. Komm

Suppression of Ligand-Dependent Estrogen Receptor Activity by Bone-Resorbing Cytokines in Human Osteoblasts
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2439-2451, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2439 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RECEPTORS:

SOHee Hong, InHae Ji, and Tae H. Ji

The -Subunit of Human Choriogonadotropin Interacts with the Exodomain of the Luteinizing Hormone/Choriogonadotropin Receptor
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2486-2493, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2486 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francisco M. Pinto, Cristina P. Armesto, Josefina Magraner, Mar Trujillo, Julio D. MartÍn, and M. Luz Candenas

Tachykinin Receptor and Neutral Endopeptidase Gene Expression in the Rat Uterus: Characterization and Regulation in Response to Ovarian Steroid Treatment
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2526-2532, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2526 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Natasha A. Mitchner, Claire Garlick, Rosemary W. Steinmetz, and Nira Ben-Jonathan

Differential Regulation and Action of Estrogen Receptors and ß in GH₃ Cells
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2651-2658, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2651 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nathalie Girard, Luce Boulanger, Stéphan Denis, and Pierrette Gaudreau

Differential in Vivo Regulation of the Pituitary Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH) Receptor by GHRH in Young and Aged Rats
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2836-2842, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2836 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Huan Yang, Josephine M. Egan, Buel D. Rodgers, Michel Bernier, and Chahrzad Montrose-Rafizadeh

Differential Expression of a Novel Seven Transmembrane Domain Protein in Epididymal Fat from Aged and Diabetic Mice
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2859-2867, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2859 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicole Bühlmann, Kerstin Leuthäuser, Roman Muff, Jan A. Fischer, and Walter Born

A Receptor Activity Modifying Protein (RAMP)2-Dependent Adrenomedullin Receptor Is a Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptor when Coexpressed with Human RAMP1
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2883-2890, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2883 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana M. Jiménez-Lara and Ana Aranda

Vitamin D Represses Retinoic Acid-Dependent Transactivation of the Retinoic Acid Receptor-ß2 Promoter: The AF-2 Domain of the Vitamin D Receptor Is Required for Transrepression
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2898-2907, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2898 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roman Muff, Nicole Bühlmann, Jan A. Fischer, and Walter Born

An Amylin Receptor Is Revealed Following Co-Transfection of a Calcitonin Receptor with Receptor Activity Modifying Proteins-1 or -3
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2924-2927, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2924 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Elly S. W. Ngan, Phido K. W. Cheng, Peter C. K. Leung, and Billy K. C. Chow

Steroidogenic Factor-1 Interacts with a Gonadotrope-Specific Element within the First Exon of the Human Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Gene to Mediate Gonadotrope-Specific Expression
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2452-2462, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2452 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Delbaere, Yisrael Sidis, and Alan L. Schneyer

Differential Response to Exogenous and Endogenous Activin in a Human Ovarian Teratocarcinoma-Derived Cell Line (PA-1): Regulation by Cell Surface Follistatin
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2463-2470, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2463 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiaowei Liu, Kazumichi Andoh, Yumiko Abe, Junro Kobayashi, Kiyohiko Yamada, Hideki Mizunuma, and Yoshito Ibuki

A Comparative Study on Transforming Growth Factor-ß and Activin A for Preantral Follicles from Adult, Immature, and Diethylstilbestrol-Primed Immature Mice
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2480-2485, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2480 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Per-Arne Svensson, Magnus S. C. Johnson, Charlotte Ling, Lena M. S. Carlsson, Håkan Billig, and Björn Carlsson

Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I in the Rat Ovary: Possible Role in High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Uptake and in the Recognition of Apoptotic Granulosa Cells
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2494-2500, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2494 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruth Grümmer, Otto Traub, and Elke Winterhager

Gap Junction Connexin Genes cx26 and cx43 Are Differentially Regulated by Ovarian Steroid Hormones in Rat Endometrium
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2509-2516, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2509 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosalia C. M. Simmen, Tricia E. Chung, Hiroaki Imataka, Frank J. Michel, Lokenga Badinga, and Frank A. Simmen

Trans-Activation Functions of the Sp-Related Nuclear Factor, Basic Transcription Element-Binding Protein, and Progesterone Receptor in Endometrial Epithelial Cells
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2517-2525, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2517 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alejandro Colman-Lerner, María Laura Fischman, Guillermo M. Lanuza, D. Montgomery Bissell, Alberto R. Kornblihtt, and J. Lino Barañao

Evidence for a Role of the Alternatively Spliced ED-I Sequence of Fibronectin during Ovarian Follicular Development
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2541-2548, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2541 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guillermo M. Lanuza, Nigel P. Groome, J. Lino Barañao, and Stella Campo

Dimeric Inhibin A and B Production Are Differentially Regulated by Hormones and Local Factors in Rat Granulosa Cells
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2549-2554, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2549 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ahmed M. Raafat, Lorne J. Hofseth, SongJiang Li, Jessica M. Bennett, and Sandra Z. Haslam

A Mouse Model to Study the Effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Normal Mammary Gland during Menopause: Enhanced Proliferative Response to Estrogen in Late Postmenopausal Mice
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2570-2580, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2570 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan L. Fitzpatrick, Judith M. Funkhouser, Deborah M. Sindoni, Panayiotis E. Stevis, Darlene C. Deecher, Ashok R. Bapat, Istvan Merchenthaler, and Donald E. Frail

Expression of Estrogen Receptor-ß Protein in Rodent Ovary
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2581-2591, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2581 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rachel J. Mann, Ruth A. Keri, and John H. Nilson

Transgenic Mice with Chronically Elevated Luteinizing Hormone Are Infertile Due to Anovulation, Defects in Uterine Receptivity, and Midgestation Pregnancy Failure
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2592-2601, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2592 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. L. Van Wezel, A. M. Dharmarajan, T. C. Lavranos, and R. J. Rodgers

Evidence for Alternative Pathways of Granulosa Cell Death in Healthy and Slightly Atretic Bovine Antral Follicles
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2602-2612, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2602 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tetsuo Maruyama, Yasunori Yoshimura, Junji Yodoi, and Hisataka Sabe

Activation of c-Src Kinase Is Associated with in Vitro Decidualization of Human Endometrial Stromal Cells
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2632-2636, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2632 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Danilovich, D. Wernsing, K. T. Coschigano, J. J. Kopchick, and A. Bartke

Deficits in Female Reproductive Function in GH-R-KO Mice; Role of IGF-I
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2637-2640, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2637 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rodolfo Robles, Xiao-Jing Tao, Alexander M. Trbovich, Daniel V. Maravei, Ravit Nahum, Gloria I. Perez, Kim I. Tilly, and Jonathan L. Tilly

Localization, Regulation and Possible Consequences of Apoptotic Protease-Activating Factor-1 (Apaf-1) Expression in Granulosa Cells of the Mouse Ovary
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2641-2644, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2641 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Julie Kim, J. Wang, C. Bambra, S. K. Das, S. K. Dey, and A. T. Fazleabas

Expression of Cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 in the Baboon Endometrium during the Menstrual Cycle and Pregnancy
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2672-2678, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2672 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Einspanier, C. Gabler, A. Kettler, and W. Kloas

Characterization and Localization of ß₂-Adrenergic Receptors in the Bovine Oviduct: Indication for Progesterone-Mediated Expression
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2679-2684, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2679 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara J. Davis, David E. Lennard, Christopher A. Lee, Howard F. Tiano, Scott G. Morham, William C. Wetsel, and Robert Langenbach

Anovulation in Cyclooxygenase-2-Deficient Mice Is Restored by Prostaglandin E₂ and Interleukin-1ß
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2685-2695, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2685 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yutaka Morita and Jonathan L. Tilly

Segregation of Retinoic Acid Effects on Fetal Ovarian Germ Cell Mitosis Versus Apoptosis by Requirement for New Macromolecular Synthesis
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2696-2703, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2696 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bibhash C. Paria, Jian Tan, Dennis B. Lubahn, Sudhansu K. Dey, and Sanjoy K. Das

Uterine Decidual Response Occurs in Estrogen Receptor--Deficient Mice
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2704-2710, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2704 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heiner Müller, Bing Liu, B. Anne Croy, Judith R. Head, Joan S. Hunt, Guoli Dai, and Michael J. Soares

Uterine Natural Killer Cells Are Targets for a Trophoblast Cell-Specific Cytokine, Prolactin-Like Protein A
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2711-2720, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2711 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David W. Schomberg, John F. Couse, Abir Mukherjee, Dennis B. Lubahn, M. Sar, Kelly E. Mayo, and Kenneth S. Korach

Targeted Disruption of the Estrogen Receptor- Gene in Female Mice: Characterization of Ovarian Responses and Phenotype in the Adult
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2733-2744, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2733 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rüdiger Behr and Gerhard F. Weinbauer

Germ Cell-Specific Cyclic Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate Response Element Modulator Expression in Rodent and Primate Testis Is Maintained Despite Gonadotropin Deficiency
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2746-2754, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2746 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qi Zhang, Xiangyuan Wang, and Debra J. Wolgemuth

Developmentally Regulated Expression of Cyclin D3 and Its Potential in Vivo Interacting Proteins during Murine Gametogenesis
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2790-2800, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2790 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William Y. Chang, Lynn Birch, Carl Woodham, Leslie I. Gold, and Gail S. Prins

Neonatal Estrogen Exposure Alters the Transforming Growth Factor-ß Signaling System in the Developing Rat Prostate and Blocks the Transient p21^cip1/waf1 Expression Associated with Epithelial Differentiation
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2801-2813, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2801 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary M. Lee, Ching Ching Seah, Peter T. Masiakos, Chantal M. Sottas, Frederic I. Preffer, Patricia K. Donahoe, David T. MacLaughlin, and Matthew P. Hardy

Müllerian-Inhibiting Substance Type II Receptor Expression and Function in Purified Rat Leydig Cells
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2819-2827, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2819 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRH-TSH-THYROID:

Sophie Pallud, Martine Ramaugé, Jean-Michel Gavaret, Ana-Maria Lennon, Nicole Munsch, Donald L. St. Germain, Michel Pierre, and Françoise Courtin

Regulation of Type 3 Iodothyronine Deiodinase Expression in Cultured Rat Astrocytes: Role of the Erk Cascade
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2917-2923, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2917 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MISCELLANEOUS:

Kenneth S. Korach

Editorial: So! Why Women’s Health?
Endocrinology 1999 140: 2438, doi:10.1210/en.140.6.2438 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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