NEWS & VIEWS:

Achim Peters

The Self-Similarity of the Melanocortin System
Endocrinology 2005 146: 529-531, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1475 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert Gensure and Harald Jüppner

Parathyroid Hormone without Parathyroid Glands
Endocrinology 2005 146: 544-546, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1557 [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Benjamin M. Hogan, Janine A. Danks, Judith E. Layton, Nathan E. Hall, Joan K. Heath, and Graham J. Lieschke

Duplicate Zebrafish pth Genes Are Expressed along the Lateral Line and in the Central Nervous System during Embryogenesis
Endocrinology 2005 146: 547-551, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0296 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saveria Aquila, Mariaelena Gentile, Emilia Middea, Stefania Catalano, and Sebastiano Andò

Autocrine Regulation of Insulin Secretion in Human Ejaculated Spermatozoa
Endocrinology 2005 146: 552-557, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1252 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer L. Temple and Susan Wray

Bovine Serum Albumin-Estrogen Compounds Differentially Alter Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-1 Neuronal Activity
Endocrinology 2005 146: 558-563, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1117 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

Söbia Kauser, Anthony J. Thody, Karin U. Schallreuter, Christopher L. Gummer, and Desmond J. Tobin

A Fully Functional Proopiomelanocortin/Melanocortin-1 Receptor System Regulates the Differentiation of Human Scalp Hair Follicle Melanocytes
Endocrinology 2005 146: 532-543, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1145 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mélissa Otis, Shirley Campbell, Marcel D. Payet, and Nicole Gallo-Payet

Angiotensin II Stimulates Protein Synthesis and Inhibits Proliferation in Primary Cultures of Rat Adrenal Glomerulosa Cells
Endocrinology 2005 146: 633-642, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0935 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENERGY BALANCE/OBESITY:

Hironori Waki, Toshimasa Yamauchi, Junji Kamon, Shunbun Kita, Yusuke Ito, Yusuke Hada, Shoko Uchida, Atsushi Tsuchida, Sato Takekawa, and Takashi Kadowaki

Generation of Globular Fragment of Adiponectin by Leukocyte Elastase Secreted by Monocytic Cell Line THP-1
Endocrinology 2005 146: 790-796, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1096 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joost Overduin, R. Scott Frayo, Harvey J. Grill, Joel M. Kaplan, and David E. Cummings

Role of the Duodenum and Macronutrient Type in Ghrelin Regulation
Endocrinology 2005 146: 845-850, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0609 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prasanth K. Chelikani, Alvin C. Haver, and Roger D. Reidelberger

Intravenous Infusion of Peptide YY(3–36) Potently Inhibits Food Intake in Rats
Endocrinology 2005 146: 879-888, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1138 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amanda J. Drake, Dawn E. W. Livingstone, Ruth Andrew, Jonathan R. Seckl, Nicholas M. Morton, and Brian R. Walker

Reduced Adipose Glucocorticoid Reactivation and Increased Hepatic Glucocorticoid Clearance as an Early Adaptation to High-Fat Feeding in Wistar Rats
Endocrinology 2005 146: 913-919, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1063 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Pascale V. Nantermet, Patricia Masarachia, Michael A. Gentile, Brenda Pennypacker, Jian Xu, Daniel Holder, David Gerhold, Dwight Towler, Azriel Schmidt, Donald B. Kimmel, Leonard P. Freedman, Shun-ichi Harada, and William J. Ray

Androgenic Induction of Growth and Differentiation in the Rodent Uterus Involves the Modulation of Estrogen-Regulated Genetic Pathways
Endocrinology 2005 146: 564-578, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1132 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Carmen M. Bastida, Asunción Cremades, Maria T. Castells, Andrés J. López-Contreras, Carlos López-García, Francisco Tejada, and Rafael Peñafiel

Influence of Ovarian Ornithine Decarboxylase in Folliculogenesis and Luteinization
Endocrinology 2005 146: 666-674, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Bardin, F. Moll, R. Margueron, C. Delfour, M. L. Chu, T. Maudelonde, V. Cavailles, and P. Pujol

Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Regulation of Fibulin-1 by Estrogens Leads to Differential Induction of Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Variants in Ovarian and Breast Cancer Cells
Endocrinology 2005 146: 760-768, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1239 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olivier Levillain, Jean-Jacques Diaz, Odile Blanchard, and Henri Déchaud

Testosterone Down-Regulates Ornithine Aminotransferase Gene and Up-Regulates Arginase II and Ornithine Decarboxylase Genes for Polyamines Synthesis in the Murine Kidney
Endocrinology 2005 146: 950-959, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1199 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GRH-GH-SOMATOSTATIN:

Bob Olsson, Mohammad Bohlooly-Y, Sharyn M. Fitzgerald, Fredrik Frick, Anna Ljungberg, Bo Ahrén, Jan Törnell, Göran Bergström, and Jan Oscarsson

Bovine Growth Hormone Transgenic Mice Are Resistant to Diet-Induced Obesity but Develop Hyperphagia, Dyslipidemia, and Diabetes on a High-Fat Diet
Endocrinology 2005 146: 920-930, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1232 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

Dervis A. M. Salih, Subburaman Mohan, Yuji Kasukawa, Gyanendra Tripathi, Fiona A. Lovett, Neil F. Anderson, Emma J. Carter, Jon E. Wergedal, David J. Baylink, and Jennifer M. Pell

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-5 Induces a Gender-Related Decrease in Bone Mineral Density in Transgenic Mice
Endocrinology 2005 146: 931-940, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0816 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GI PEPTIDES-DIABETES MELLITUS:

Christine Longuet, Christophe Broca, Safia Costes, El Habib Hani, Dominique Bataille, and Stéphane Dalle

Extracellularly Regulated Kinases 1/2 (p44/42 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) Phosphorylate Synapsin I and Regulate Insulin Secretion in the MIN6 ß-Cell Line and Islets of Langerhans
Endocrinology 2005 146: 643-654, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0841 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ghislaine Fontés, Anne-Dominique Lajoix, François Bergeron, Sandrine Cadel, Annik Prat, Thierry Foulon, René Gross, Stéphane Dalle, Dung Le-Nguyen, Florence Tribillac, and Dominique Bataille

Miniglucagon (MG)-Generating Endopeptidase, which Processes Glucagon into MG, Is Composed of N-Arginine Dibasic Convertase and Aminopeptidase B
Endocrinology 2005 146: 702-712, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0853 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arunangsu Dey, Gregory M. Lipkind, Yves Rouillé, Christina Norrbom, Jeffrey Stein, Chunling Zhang, Raymond Carroll, and Donald F. Steiner

Significance of Prohormone Convertase 2, PC2, Mediated Initial Cleavage at the Proglucagon Interdomain Site, Lys70-Arg71, to Generate Glucagon
Endocrinology 2005 146: 713-727, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1118 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lina Åkesson, Bo Ahrén, Gudrun Edgren, and Eva Degerman

VPAC2-R Mediates the Lipolytic Effects of Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide/Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide in Primary Rat Adipocytes
Endocrinology 2005 146: 744-750, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0504 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Khalid A. Al-Regaiey, Michal M. Masternak, Michael Bonkowski, Liou Sun, and Andrzej Bartke

Long-Lived Growth Hormone Receptor Knockout Mice: Interaction of Reduced Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/Insulin Signaling and Caloric Restriction
Endocrinology 2005 146: 851-860, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1120 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNAL SYSTEMS:

Vivian C. Calegari, Mônica Alves, Paty Karoll Picardi, Rosana Y. Inoue, Kleber G. Franchini, Mário J. A. Saad, and Lício A. Velloso

Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling-3 Provides a Novel Interface in the Cross-Talk between Angiotensin II and Insulin Signaling Systems
Endocrinology 2005 146: 579-588, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0466 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George I. Gorodeski, Ulrich Hopfer, Chung Chiun Liu, and Ellen Margles

Estrogen Acidifies Vaginal pH by Up-Regulation of Proton Secretion via the Apical Membrane of Vaginal-Ectocervical Epithelial Cells
Endocrinology 2005 146: 816-824, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1153 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dana S. Hutchinson and Tore Bengtsson

_1A-Adrenoceptors Activate Glucose Uptake in L6 Muscle Cells through a Phospholipase C-, Phosphatidylinositol-3 Kinase-, and Atypical Protein Kinase C-Dependent Pathway
Endocrinology 2005 146: 901-912, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1083 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

M. Candolfi, G. Jaita, V. Zaldivar, S. Zárate, L. Ferrari, D. Pisera, M. G. Castro, and A. Seilicovich

Progesterone Antagonizes the Permissive Action of Estradiol on Tumor Necrosis Factor--Induced Apoptosis of Anterior Pituitary Cells
Endocrinology 2005 146: 736-743, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1276 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iain J. Clarke, Kathryn Backholer, and Alan J. Tilbrook

Y2 Receptor-Selective Agonist Delays the Estrogen-Induced Luteinizing Hormone Surge in Ovariectomized Ewes, but Y1-Receptor-Selective Agonist Stimulates Voluntary Food Intake
Endocrinology 2005 146: 769-775, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1085 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trent D. Lund, Tomislav Rovis, Wilson C. J. Chung, and Robert J. Handa

Novel Actions of Estrogen Receptor-ß on Anxiety-Related Behaviors
Endocrinology 2005 146: 797-807, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1158 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PTH-CALCITONIN-VITAMIN D-BONE:

Elisabetta Gazzerro, Renata C. Pereira, Vanda Jorgetti, Sarah Olson, Aris N. Economides, and Ernesto Canalis

Skeletal Overexpression of Gremlin Impairs Bone Formation and Causes Osteopenia
Endocrinology 2005 146: 655-665, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0766 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stuart J. Warden, Alexander G. Robling, Megan S. Sanders, Michael M. Bliziotes, and Charles H. Turner

Inhibition of the Serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine) Transporter Reduces Bone Accrual during Growth
Endocrinology 2005 146: 685-693, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1259 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jenny M. Lean, Chris J. Jagger, Barrie Kirstein, Karen Fuller, and Timothy J. Chambers

Hydrogen Peroxide Is Essential for Estrogen-Deficiency Bone Loss and Osteoclast Formation
Endocrinology 2005 146: 728-735, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sonoko Masuda, Valarie Byford, Alice Arabian, Yoshiyuki Sakai, Marie B. Demay, René St-Arnaud, and Glenville Jones

Altered Pharmacokinetics of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D₃ and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D₃ in the Blood and Tissues of the 25-Hydroxyvitamin D-24-Hydroxylase (Cyp24a1) Null Mouse
Endocrinology 2005 146: 825-834, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1116 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RECEPTORS:

P. Thomas, Y. Pang, E. J. Filardo, and J. Dong

Identity of an Estrogen Membrane Receptor Coupled to a G Protein in Human Breast Cancer Cells
Endocrinology 2005 146: 624-632, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Winnifred Bryant, Allison E. Snowhite, Laurel W. Rice, and Margaret A. Shupnik

The Estrogen Receptor (ER) Variant 5 Exhibits Dominant Positive Activity on ER-Regulated Promoters in Endometrial Carcinoma Cells
Endocrinology 2005 146: 751-759, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0825 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yan-Yun Liu and Gregory A. Brent

Thyroid Hormone-Dependent Gene Expression in Differentiated Embryonic Stem Cells and Embryonal Carcinoma Cells: Identification of Novel Thyroid Hormone Target Genes by Deoxyribonucleic Acid Microarray Analysis
Endocrinology 2005 146: 776-783, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1177 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Karl, Mylene Potier, Ivonne H. Schulman, Ana Rivera, Haim Werner, Alessia Fornoni, and Sharon J. Elliot

Autocrine Activation of the Local Insulin-Like Growth Factor I System Is Up-Regulated by Estrogen Receptor (ER)-Independent Estrogen Actions and Accounts for Decreased ER Expression in Type 2 Diabetic Mesangial Cells
Endocrinology 2005 146: 889-900, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1121 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Xiufeng Wu, Ramamani Arumugam, Stephen P. Baker, and Mary M. Lee

Pubertal and Adult Leydig Cell Function in Mullerian Inhibiting Substance-Deficient Mice
Endocrinology 2005 146: 589-595, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0646 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomi Pakarainen, Fu-Ping Zhang, Sari Mäkelä, Matti Poutanen, and Ilpo Huhtaniemi

Testosterone Replacement Therapy Induces Spermatogenesis and Partially Restores Fertility in Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Knockout Mice
Endocrinology 2005 146: 596-606, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0913 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Kim Mahood, Nina Hallmark, Chris McKinnell, Marion Walker, Jane S. Fisher, and Richard M. Sharpe

Abnormal Leydig Cell Aggregation in the Fetal Testis of Rats Exposed to Di (n-Butyl) Phthalate and Its Possible Role in Testicular Dysgenesis
Endocrinology 2005 146: 613-623, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0671 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margaret M. Joyce, Frankie J. White, Robert C. Burghardt, Jesus J. Muñiz, Thomas E. Spencer, Fuller W. Bazer, and Greg A. Johnson

Interferon Stimulated Gene 15 Conjugates to Endometrial Cytosolic Proteins and Is Expressed at the Uterine-Placental Interface throughout Pregnancy in Sheep
Endocrinology 2005 146: 675-684, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1224 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. P. Ramos, B. R. Rueda, P. C. Leavis, and R. R. Gonzalez

Leptin Serves as an Upstream Activator of an Obligatory Signaling Cascade in the Embryo-Implantation Process
Endocrinology 2005 146: 694-701, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1186 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicolas R. Vulliémoz, Ennian Xiao, Linna Xia-Zhang, Sharon L. Wardlaw, and Michel Ferin

Central Infusion of Agouti-Related Peptide Suppresses Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Release in the Ovariectomized Rhesus Monkey
Endocrinology 2005 146: 784-789, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1093 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qiumei Chen, Tetsu Yano, Hirotaka Matsumi, Yutaka Osuga, Naomi Yano, Jiping Xu, Osamu Wada, Kaori Koga, Toshihiro Fujiwara, Koji Kugu, and Yuji Taketani

Cross-Talk between Fas/Fas Ligand System and Nitric Oxide in the Pathway Subserving Granulosa Cell Apoptosis: A Possible Regulatory Mechanism for Ovarian Follicle Atresia
Endocrinology 2005 146: 808-815, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0579 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luc J. Martin and Jacques J. Tremblay

The Human 3ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase/⁵-⁴ Isomerase Type 2 Promoter Is a Novel Target for the Immediate Early Orphan Nuclear Receptor Nur77 in Steroidogenic Cells
Endocrinology 2005 146: 861-869, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0859 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fiona H. Thomas, Jean-François Ethier, Shunichi Shimasaki, and Barbara C. Vanderhyden

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Regulates Oocyte Growth by Modulation of Expression of Oocyte and Granulosa Cell Factors
Endocrinology 2005 146: 941-949, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0826 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRH-TSH-THYROID:

R. Thomas Zoeller, Ruby Bansal, and Colleen Parris

Bisphenol-A, an Environmental Contaminant that Acts as a Thyroid Hormone Receptor Antagonist in Vitro, Increases Serum Thyroxine, and Alters RC3/Neurogranin Expression in the Developing Rat Brain
Endocrinology 2005 146: 607-612, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Glynn Baker, Gherardo Mazziotti, Chris von Ruhland, and Marian Ludgate

Reevaluating Thyrotropin Receptor-Induced Mouse Models of Graves’ Disease and Ophthalmopathy
Endocrinology 2005 146: 835-844, doi:10.1210/en.2004-1015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amber E. Baum, Leah C. Solberg, Peter Kopp, Nasim Ahmadiyeh, Gary Churchill, Joseph S. Takahashi, J. Larry Jameson, and Eva E. Redei

Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Elevated Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone in the Wistar-Kyoto Rat
Endocrinology 2005 146: 870-878, doi:10.1210/en.2004-0948 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
Endocrinology 2005 146: 960-963 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone & Peptide program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Availabe
Endocrinology 2005 146: 964-966 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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