CANCER:

Qiuheng Zhang, Riffat Haleem, Xiaoyan Cai, and Zhou Wang

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Testosterone-Regulated Prominin-Like Gene in the Rat Ventral Prostate
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4788-4796, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220522 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

Wiebke Arlt, John W. M. Martens, Maengseok Song, Jonathan T. Wang, Richard J. Auchus, and Walter L. Miller

Molecular Evolution of Adrenarche: Structural and Functional Analysis of P450c17 from Four Primate Species
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4665-4672, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220456 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Véronique Blais, Ji Zhang, and Serge Rivest

In Altering the Release of Glucocorticoids, Ketorolac Exacerbates the Effects of Systemic Immune Stimuli on Expression of Proinflammatory Genes in the Brain
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4820-4827, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220598 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GRH-SOMATOSTATIN-GH:

Shane R. Cunha and Kelly E. Mayo

Ghrelin and Growth Hormone (GH) Secretagogues Potentiate GH-Releasing Hormone (GHRH)-Induced Cyclic Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate Production in Cells Expressing Transfected GHRH and GH Secretagogue Receptors
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4570-4582, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220670 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruwei Xu, Qinling Wang, Ming Yan, Maria Hernandez, Changhong Gong, Wah Chin Boon, Yoko Murata, Yoichi Ueta, and Chen Chen

Orexin-A Augments Voltage-Gated Ca²⁺ Currents and Synergistically Increases Growth Hormone (GH) Secretion with GH-Releasing Hormone in Primary Cultured Ovine Somatotropes
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4609-4619, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220506 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvie Marleau, Nathalie Lapointe, Julie Massicotte, Catia Céméus, Gaëtan Jasmin, Louis Dumont, Martin G. Sirois, Jean-Lucien Rouleau, Patrick du Souich, and Huy Ong

Effect of Chronic Treatment with Bovine Recombinant Growth Hormone on Cardiac Dysfunction and Lesion Progression in UM-X7.1 Cardiomyopathic Hamsters
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4846-4855, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220782 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sung-Oh Kim, Kimberly Loesch, Xiangdong Wang, Jing Jiang, Lin Mei, Jess M. Cunnick, Jie Wu, and Stuart J. Frank

A Role for Grb2-Associated Binder-1 in Growth Hormone Signaling
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4856-4867, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220565 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Kawauchi, Kunimasa Suzuki, Tomohide Yamazaki, Shunsuke Moriyama, Masumi Nozaki, Kiyoko Yamaguchi, Akiyoshi Takahashi, John Youson, and Stacia A. Sower

Identification of Growth Hormone in the Sea Lamprey, an Extant Representative of a Group of the Most Ancient Vertebrates
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4916-4921, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220810 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

Sung-Eun Kong, Robert C. Baxter, and Patric J. D. Delhanty

Age-Dependent Regulation of the Acid-Labile Subunit in Response to Fasting-Refeeding in Rats
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4505-4512, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220527 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosalyn M. Adam, Jayoung Kim, Jianqing Lin, Anna Orsola, Liyan Zhuang, Dana C. Rice, and Michael R. Freeman*

Heparin-Binding Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Growth Factor Stimulates Androgen-Independent Prostate Tumor Growth and Antagonizes Androgen Receptor Function
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4599-4608, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220561 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fumio Otsuka and Shunichi Shimasaki

A Novel Function of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-15 in the Pituitary: Selective Synthesis and Secretion of FSH by Gonadotropes
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4938-4941, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220929 [Abstract] [PDF]  

INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GI PEPTIDES-DIABETES MELLITUS:

Ji-Ming Ye, Georgia Frangioudakis, Miguel A. Iglesias, Stuart M. Furler, Bronwyn Ellis, Nicholas Dzamko, Gregory J. Cooney, and Edward W. Kraegen

Prior Thiazolidinedione Treatment Preserves Insulin Sensitivity in Normal Rats during Acute Fatty Acid Elevation: Role of the Liver
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4527-4535, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220387 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Åke Sjöholm, Mikael Lehtihet, Alexandre M. Efanov, Sergei V. Zaitsev, Per-Olof Berggren, and Richard E. Honkanen

Glucose Metabolites Inhibit Protein Phosphatases and Directly Promote Insulin Exocytosis in Pancreatic ß-Cells
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4592-4598, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220672 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lucy Marzban, Roshanak Rahimian, Roger W. Brownsey, and John H. McNeill

Mechanisms by which Bis(Maltolato)Oxovanadium(IV) Normalizes Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase and Glucose-6-Phosphatase Expression in Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rats in Vivo
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4636-4645, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220732 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chung-Man Yeung, Svetlana Mojsov, Pui-Yee Mok, and Billy K. C. Chow

Isolation and Structure-Function Studies of a Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor from Goldfish Carassius auratus: Identification of Three Charged Residues in Extracellular Domains Critical for Receptor Function
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4646-4654, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220694 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rita Riachy, Brigitte Vandewalle, Julie Kerr Conte, Ericka Moerman, Paola Sacchetti, Bruno Lukowiak, Valery Gmyr, Thomas Bouckenooghe, Mathilde Dubois, and François Pattou

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D₃ Protects RINm5F and Human Islet Cells against Cytokine-Induced Apoptosis: Implication of the Antiapoptotic Protein A20
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4809-4819, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220449 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen M. Twigg, Zemin Cao, Sue V. MCLennan, Wendy C. Burns, Gail Brammar, Josephine M. Forbes, and Mark E. Cooper

Renal Connective Tissue Growth Factor Induction in Experimental Diabetes Is Prevented by Aminoguanidine
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4907-4915, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220619 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinya Ishii, Jun Kamegai, Hideki Tamura, Takako Shimizu, Hitoshi Sugihara, and Shinichi Oikawa

Role of Ghrelin in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Hyperphagia
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4934-4937, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220612 [Abstract] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNAL SYSTEMS:

Shinya Shimizu, Hiroshi Maegawa, Katsuya Egawa, Kun Shi, Michael Bryer-Ash, and Atsunori Kashiwagi

Mechanism for Differential Effect of Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B on Akt Versus Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4563-4569, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220517 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Larry N. Petz, Yvonne S. Ziegler, Margaret A. Loven, and Ann M. Nardulli

Estrogen Receptor and Activating Protein-1 Mediate Estrogen Responsiveness of the Progesterone Receptor Gene in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4583-4591, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220369 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tytti M. Ahola, Niina Alkio, Tommi Manninen, and Timo Ylikomi

Progestin and G Protein-Coupled Receptor 30 Inhibit Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activity in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4620-4626, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220492 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shao-Ling Zhang, Xing Chen, Chih-Chang Wei, Janos G. Filep, Shiow-Shih Tang, Julie R. Ingelfinger, and John S. D. Chan

Insulin Inhibits Dexamethasone Effect on Angiotensinogen Gene Expression and Induction of Hypertrophy in Rat Kidney Proximal Tubular Cells in High Glucose
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4627-4635, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220408 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ognian C. Ikonomov, Diego Sbrissa, Krzysztof Mlak, and Assia Shisheva

Requirement for PIKfyve Enzymatic Activity in Acute and Long-Term Insulin Cellular Effects
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4742-4754, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220615 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Jon E. Levine

Editorial: Stressing the Importance of Sex
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4502-4504, doi:10.1210/en.2002-221041 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olga A. Tjurmina, Ines Armando, Juan M. Saavedra, David S. Goldstein, and Dennis L. Murphy

Exaggerated Adrenomedullary Response to Immobilization in Mice with Targeted Disruption of the Serotonin Transporter Gene
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4520-4526, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220416 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shane T. Hentges and Malcolm J. Low

Ovarian Dependence for Pituitary Tumorigenesis in D2 Dopamine Receptor-Deficient Mice
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4536-4543, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220421 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin D. Laugero, Francisca Gomez, Sotara Manalo, and Mary F. Dallman

Corticosterone Infused Intracerebroventricularly Inhibits Energy Storage and Stimulates the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis in Adrenalectomized Rats Drinking Sucrose
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4552-4562, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220613 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karine Proulx, Denis Richard, and Claire-Dominique Walker

Leptin Regulates Appetite-Related Neuropeptides in the Hypothalamus of Developing Rats without Affecting Food Intake
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4683-4692, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220593 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Debra B. Speert, Shanna J. MCClennen, and Audrey F. Seasholtz

Sexually Dimorphic Expression of Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone-Binding Protein in the Mouse Pituitary
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4730-4741, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220556 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erich N. Ottem, Jonathan G. Godwin, and Sandra L. Petersen

Glutamatergic Signaling through the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Directly Activates Medial Subpopulations of Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) Neurons, But Does Not Appear to Mediate the Effects of Estradiol on LHRH Gene Expression
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4837-4845, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220707 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PTH-CALCITONIN-VITAMIN D-BONE:

Teruhito Yamashita, Seiji Okada, Kanji Higashio, Yo-ichi Nabeshima, and Masaki Noda

Double Mutations in Klotho and Osteoprotegerin Gene Loci Rescued Osteopetrotic Phenotype
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4711-4717, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220602 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew Grey, Qi Chen, Karen Callon, Xin Xu, Ian R. Reid, and Jill Cornish

The Phospholipids Sphingosine-1-Phosphate and Lysophosphatidic Acid Prevent Apoptosis in Osteoblastic Cells via a Signaling Pathway Involving G_i Proteins and Phosphatidylinositol-3 Kinase
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4755-4763, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220347 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xu Feng, Sunao Takeshita, Noriyuki Namba, Shi Wei, Steven L. Teitelbaum, and F. Patrick Ross

Tyrosines 559 and 807 in the Cytoplasmic Tail of the Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Receptor Play Distinct Roles in Osteoclast Differentiation and Function
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4868-4874, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220467 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RECEPTORS:

D. Di Lorenzo, R. Villa, G. Biasiotto, S. Belloli, G. Ruggeri, A. Albertini, P. Apostoli, M. Raviscioni, P. Ciana, and A. Maggi

Isomer-Specific Activity of Dichlorodyphenyl-trichloroethane with Estrogen Receptor in Adult and Suckling Estrogen Reporter Mice
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4544-4551, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220448 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Derick, L. L. Cheng, M. J. Voirol, S. Stoev, M. Giacomini, N. C. Wo, H. H. Szeto, M. Ben Mimoun, M. Andres, R. C. Gaillard, G. Guillon, and M. Manning

[1-Deamino-4-Cyclohexylalanine] Arginine Vasopressin: A Potent and Specific Agonist for Vasopressin V_1b Receptors
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4655-4664, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220363 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chi Keung Cheng, Chung Man Yeung, Ruby L. C. Hoo, Billy K. C. Chow, and Peter C. K. Leung

Oct-1 Is Involved in the Transcriptional Repression of the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Gene
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4693-4701, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220576 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrice C. Leclerc, Mannix Auger-Messier, Pascal M. Lanctot, Emanuel Escher, Richard Leduc, and Gaétan Guillemette

A Polyaromatic Caveolin-Binding-Like Motif in the Cytoplasmic Tail of the Type 1 Receptor for Angiotensin II Plays an Important Role in Receptor Trafficking and Signaling
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4702-4710, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220679 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Subrina Jesmin, Chishimba N. Mowa, Naoyuki Matsuda, Alaa-Eldin Salah-Eldin, Hiroko Togashi, Ichiro Sakuma, Yuichi Hattori, and Akira Kitabatake

Evidence for a Potential Role of Estrogen in the Penis: Detection of Estrogen Receptor- and -ß Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Protein
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4764-4774, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220628 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RENIN-MINERALOCORTICOIDS-ANF-ADH:

Ricardo Rocha, Cynthia L. Martin-Berger, Pochang Yang, Rachel Scherrer, John Delyani, and Ellen McMahon

Selective Aldosterone Blockade Prevents Angiotensin II/Salt-Induced Vascular Inflammation in the Rat Heart
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4828-4836, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220120 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Jan Bogerd, W. Bas Diepenbroek, Eveline Hund, Floor van Oosterhout, Ana C. C. Teves, Rob Leurs, and Marion Blomenröhr

Two Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors in the African Catfish: No Differences in Ligand Selectivity, but Differences in Tissue Distribution
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4673-4682, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220578 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshio Sekiguchi, Tetsuya Mizutani, Kazuya Yamada, Takashi Yazawa, Hiroko Kawata, Miki Yoshino, Takashi Kajitani, Takashi Kameda, Takashi Minegishi, and Kaoru Miyamoto

Transcriptional Regulation of the Epiregulin Gene in the Rat Ovary
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4718-4729, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220440 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Séverine Mazaud, Céline J. Guigon, Anne Lozach, Noëlline Coudouel, Maguelone G. Forest, Hervé Coffigny, and Solange Magre

Establishment of the Reproductive Function and Transient Fertility of Female Rats Lacking Primordial Follicle Stock after Fetal -Irradiation
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4775-4787, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220464 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana Rivas, Jane S. Fisher, Chris McKinnell, Nina Atanassova, and Richard M. Sharpe

Induction of Reproductive Tract Developmental Abnormalities in the Male Rat by Lowering Androgen Production or Action in Combination with a Low Dose of Diethylstilbestrol: Evidence for Importance of the Androgen-Estrogen Balance
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4797-4808, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220531 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chad M. Wayne, Keith Sutton, and Miles F. Wilkinson

Expression of the Pem Homeobox Gene in Sertoli Cells Increases the Frequency of Adjacent Germ Cells with Deoxyribonucleic Acid Strand Breaks
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4875-4885, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220558 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

See-Tong Pang, Karin Dillner, Xuxia Wu, Åke Pousette, Gunnar Norstedt, and Amilcar Flores-Morales

Gene Expression Profiling of Androgen Deficiency Predicts a Pathway of Prostate Apoptosis that Involves Genes Related to Oxidative Stress
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4897-4906, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220327 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph John Bianco, David J. Handelsman, John Stuart Pedersen, and Gail Petuna Risbridger

Direct Response of the Murine Prostate Gland and Seminal Vesicles to Estradiol
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4922-4933, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220493 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRH-TSH-THYROID:

Csaba Fekete, Sumit Sarkar, William M. Rand, John W. Harney, Charles H. Emerson, Antonio C. Bianco, Annette Beck-Sickinger, and Ronald M. Lechan

Neuropeptide Y1 and Y5 Receptors Mediate the Effects of Neuropeptide Y on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4513-4519, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220574 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MISCELLANEOUS:

Jeffrey B. Hodgin and Nobuyo Maeda

Minireview: Estrogen and Mouse Models of Atherosclerosis
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4495-4501, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220844 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Has it Really Been Five Years Already?
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Hema Parmar, Peter Young, Joanne T. Emerman, Richard M. Neve, Shanaz Dairkee, and Gerald R. Cunha

A Novel Method for Growing Human Breast Epithelium in Vivo Using Mouse and Human Mammary Fibroblasts
Endocrinology 2002 143: 4886-4896, doi:10.1210/en.2002-220570 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Call for Papers
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Erratum
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ATTENTION AUTHORS:
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RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
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National Hormone & Peptide Program - NIDDK: Peptide Hormones, Subunits, Antisera & Other Reagents Available
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