NEWS & VIEWS:

Denis G. Baskin

Single-Minded View of Melanocortin Signaling in Energy Homeostasis
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4539-4541, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0807 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Peters

The Energy Request of Inflammation
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4550-4552, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0815 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Su He Wang and James R. Baker, Jr.

Targeting B Cells in Graves’ Disease
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4559-4560, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0852 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CANCER:

Eric K. Ueda, Hsin-Lung Lo, Paolo Bartolini, and Ameae M. Walker

S179D Prolactin Primarily Uses the Extrinsic Pathway and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling to Induce Apoptosis in Human Endothelial Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4627-4637, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0348 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ines Donangelo, Shiri Gutman, Eva Horvath, Kalman Kovacs, Kolja Wawrowsky, Michael Mount, and Shlomo Melmed

Pituitary Tumor Transforming Gene Overexpression Facilitates Pituitary Tumor Development
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4781-4791, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0544 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edmund C. Chang, Jonna Frasor, Barry Komm, and Benita S. Katzenellenbogen

Impact of Estrogen Receptor ß on Gene Networks Regulated by Estrogen Receptor in Breast Cancer Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4831-4842, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0563 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tsutomu Miyamoto, Tanri Shiozawa, Hiroyasu Kashima, Yu-Zhen Feng, Akihisa Suzuki, Miyuki Kurai, Toshio Nikaido, and Ikuo Konishi

Estrogen Up-Regulates Mismatch Repair Activity in Normal and Malignant Endometrial Glandular Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4863-4870, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0632 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rishu Guo, Elizabeth A. Kasbohm, Puneeta Arora, Christopher J. Sample, Babak Baban, Neetu Sud, Perumal Sivashanmugam, Nader H. Moniri, and Yehia Daaka

Expression and Function of Lysophosphatidic Acid LPA₁ Receptor in Prostate Cancer Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4883-4892, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1635 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carolina Castilla, Belén Congregado, David Chinchón, Francisco J. Torrubia, Miguel A. Japón, and Carmen Sáez

Bcl-xL Is Overexpressed in Hormone-Resistant Prostate Cancer and Promotes Survival of LNCaP Cells via Interaction with Proapoptotic Bak
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4960-4967, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0502 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

Pauline M. Jamieson, Chien Li, Christina Kukura, Joan Vaughan, and Wylie Vale

Urocortin 3 Modulates the Neuroendocrine Stress Response and Is Regulated in Rat Amygdala and Hypothalamus by Stress and Glucocorticoids
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4578-4588, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0545 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Pals, M. Boussemaere, E. Swinnen, H. Vankelecom, and C. Denef

A Pituitary Cell Type Coexpressing Messenger Ribonucleic Acid of Proopiomelanocortin and the Glycoprotein Hormone -Subunit in Neonatal Rat and Chicken: Rapid Decline with Age and Reappearance in Vitro under Regulatory Pressure of Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone in the Rat
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4738-4752, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0685 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kirsten Farrand, I. Caroline McMillen, Shigeyasu Tanaka, and Jeffrey Schwartz

Subpopulations of Corticotrophs in the Sheep Pituitary during Late Gestation: Effects of Development and Placental Restriction
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4762-4771, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1522 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENERGY BALANCE/OBESITY:

Bassil M. Kublaoui, J. Lloyd Holder, Jr., Kristen P. Tolson, Terry Gemelli, and Andrew R. Zinn

SIM1 Overexpression Partially Rescues Agouti Yellow and Diet-Induced Obesity by Normalizing Food Intake
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4542-4549, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0453 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marion A. M. den Boer, Peter J. Voshol, Janny P. Schröder-van der Elst, Elena Korsheninnikova, D. Margriet Ouwens, Folkert Kuipers, Louis M. Havekes, and Johannes A. Romijn

Endogenous Interleukin-10 Protects against Hepatic Steatosis but Does Not Improve Insulin Sensitivity during High-Fat Feeding in Mice
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4553-4558, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0417 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher R. LaPensee, Nelson D. Horseman, Patrick Tso, Terry D. Brandebourg, Eric R. Hugo, and Nira Ben-Jonathan

The Prolactin-Deficient Mouse Has an Unaltered Metabolic Phenotype
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4638-4645, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0487 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Bechtold and Simon M. Luckman

Prolactin-Releasing Peptide Mediates Cholecystokinin-Induced Satiety in Mice
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4723-4729, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0753 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gilles Lambert, Anne-Laure Jarnoux, Thierry Pineau, Olivier Pape, Maud Chetiveaux, Christian Laboisse, Michel Krempf, and Philippe Costet

Fasting Induces Hyperlipidemia in Mice Overexpressing Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin Kexin Type 9: Lack of Modulation of Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein Hepatic Output by the Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4985-4995, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Jing Liu, Sharon Tsang, and Tak Ming Wong

Testosterone Is Required for Delayed Cardioprotection and Enhanced Heat Shock Protein 70 Expression Induced by Preconditioning
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4569-4577, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0297 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lihong Peng, Peter J. Malloy, Jining Wang, and David Feldman

Growth Inhibitory Concentrations of Androgens Up-Regulate Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Expression via an Androgen Response Element in LNCaP Human Prostate Cancer Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4599-4607, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0560 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neus Pedraza, Meritxell Rosell, Joan Villarroya, Roser Iglesias, Frank J. Gonzalez, Gemma Solanes, and Francesc Villarroya

Developmental and Tissue-Specific Involvement of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- in the Control of Mouse Uncoupling Protein-3 Gene Expression
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4695-4704, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0226 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yukiko Yajima, Mayumi Sato, Hiroyuki Sorimachi, Mitsushi Inomata, Masatoshi Maki, and Seiichi Kawashima

Calpain System Regulates the Differentiation of Adult Primitive Mesenchymal ST-13 Adipocytes
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4811-4819, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1647 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. O. Reber, F. Obermeier, H. R. Straub, W. Falk, and I. D. Neumann

Chronic Intermittent Psychosocial Stress (Social Defeat/Overcrowding) in Mice Increases the Severity of an Acute DSS-Induced Colitis and Impairs Regeneration
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4968-4976, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0347 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

Suzanne G. Laychock, Shawn M. Sessanna, Mei-Hui Lin, and Lucy D. Mastrandrea

Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Affects Cytokine-Induced Apoptosis in Rat Pancreatic Islet ß-Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4705-4712, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0456 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nadia Ben Lagha, Danielle Seurin, Yves Le Bouc, Michel Binoux, Ariane Berdal, Pierrette Menuelle, and Sylvie Babajko

Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein (IGFBP-1) Involvement in Intrauterine Growth Retardation: Study on IGFBP-1 Overexpressing Transgenic Mice
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4730-4737, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0171 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GI PEPTIDES-DIABETES:

Jocelyn E. Manning Fox, Armen V. Gyulkhandanyan, Leslie S. Satin, and Michael B. Wheeler

Oscillatory Membrane Potential Response to Glucose in Islet ß-Cells: A Comparison of Islet-Cell Electrical Activity in Mouse and Rat
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4655-4663, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0424 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mathias Z. Strowski, Doreen E. Cashen, Elizabeth T. Birzin, Lihu Yang, Vandana Singh, Thomas M. Jacks, Krzysztof W. Nowak, Susan P. Rohrer, Arthur A. Patchett, Roy G. Smith, and James M. Schaeffer

Antidiabetic Activity of a Highly Potent and Selective Nonpeptide Somatostatin Receptor Subtype-2 Agonist
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4664-4673, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0274 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING:

Bianca Plouffe, Marie-Odile Guimond, Hélène Beaudry, and Nicole Gallo-Payet

Role of Tyrosine Kinase Receptors in Angiotensin II AT₂ Receptor Signaling: Involvement in Neurite Outgrowth and in p42/p44^mapk Activation in NG108-15 Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4646-4654, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1315 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNAL SYSTEMS:

Soraya Taleb, Raffaella Cancello, Karine Clément, and Daniele Lacasa

Cathepsin S Promotes Human Preadipocyte Differentiation: Possible Involvement of Fibronectin Degradation
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4950-4959, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0386 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Clare L. Adam, Patricia A. Findlay, and David W. Miller

Blood-Brain Leptin Transport and Appetite and Reproductive Neuroendocrine Responses to Intracerebroventricular Leptin Injection in Sheep: Influence of Photoperiod
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4589-4598, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0576 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Torres-Farfan, V. Rocco, C. Monsó, F. J. Valenzuela, C. Campino, A. Germain, F. Torrealba, G. J. Valenzuela, and M. Seron-Ferre

Maternal Melatonin Effects on Clock Gene Expression in a Nonhuman Primate Fetus
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4618-4626, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0628 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Florent G. Revel, Michel Saboureau, Paul Pévet, Jens D. Mikkelsen, and Valérie Simonneaux

Melatonin Regulates Type 2 Deiodinase Gene Expression in the Syrian Hamster
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4680-4687, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0606 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Greg M. Anderson, David R. Grattan, Willemijn van den Ancker, and Robert S. Bridges

Reproductive Experience Increases Prolactin Responsiveness in the Medial Preoptic Area and Arcuate Nucleus of Female Rats
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4688-4694, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0600 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Van L. Adams, Robert L. Goodman, A. K. Salm, Lique M. Coolen, Fred J. Karsch, and Michael N. Lehman

Morphological Plasticity in the Neural Circuitry Responsible for Seasonal Breeding in the Ewe
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4843-4851, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0408 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Azra Jaferi and Seema Bhatnagar

Corticosterone Can Act at the Posterior Paraventricular Thalamus to Inhibit Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Activity in Animals that Habituate to Repeated Stress
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4917-4930, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1393 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Greg M. Anderson, Paulien Beijer, Angela S. Bang, Mark A. Fenwick, Stephen J. Bunn, and David R. Grattan

Suppression of Prolactin-Induced Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5b Signaling and Induction of Suppressors of Cytokine Signaling Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus of the Rat during Late Pregnancy and Lactation
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4996-5005, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0755 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PTH-CALCITONIN-VITAMIN D-BONE:

Miho Matsuda, Tada-aki Yamamoto, and Masato Hirata

Ca²⁺-Dependent Regulation of Calcitonin Gene Expression by the Transcriptional Repressor DREAM
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4608-4617, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0254 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George S. Bounoutas, Hesham Tawfeek, Leopold F. Fröhlich, Ung-il Chung, and Abdul B. Abou-Samra

Impact of Impaired Receptor Internalization on Calcium Homeostasis in Knock-In Mice Expressing a Phosphorylation-Deficient Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)/PTH-Related Peptide Receptor
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4674-4679, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0301 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yongmei Wang, Shigeki Nishida, Takeshi Sakata, Hashem Z. Elalieh, Wenhan Chang, Bernard P. Halloran, Steven B. Doty, and Daniel D. Bikle

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Is Essential for Embryonic Bone Development
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4753-4761, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0196 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yingben Xue, Andrew C. Karaplis, Geoffrey N. Hendy, David Goltzman, and Dengshun Miao

Exogenous 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D₃ Exerts a Skeletal Anabolic Effect and Improves Mineral Ion Homeostasis in Mice that Are Homozygous for Both the 1-Hydroxylase and Parathyroid Hormone Null Alleles
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4801-4810, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0403 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RECEPTORS:

Yen-Hua Huang, Chih-Chun Wei, Yueh-Hsing Su, Bo-Tsung Wu, Yi-Yun Ciou, Cheng-Fen Tu, Trevor G. Cooper, Ching-Hei Yeung, Sin-Tak Chu, Ming-Tzu Tsai, and Ruey-Bing Yang

Localization and Characterization of an Orphan Receptor, Guanylyl Cyclase-G, in Mouse Testis and Sperm
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4792-4800, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1476 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thierry Voisin, Aadil El Firar, Virgile Avondo, and Marc Laburthe

Orexin-Induced Apoptosis: The Key Role of the Seven-Transmembrane Domain Orexin Type 2 Receptor
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4977-4984, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0201 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

P. J. Bridges, C. M. Komar, and J. E. Fortune

Gonadotropin-Induced Expression of Messenger Ribonucleic Acid for Cyclooxygenase-2 and Production of Prostaglandins E and F₂ in Bovine Preovulatory Follicles Are Regulated by the Progesterone Receptor
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4713-4722, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1575 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qian Yang, Reiko Kurotani, Atsushi Yamada, Shioko Kimura, and Frank J. Gonzalez

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Activation during Pregnancy Severely Impairs Mammary Lobuloalveolar Development in Mice
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4772-4780, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0437 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michelle Welsh, Philippa T. K. Saunders, Nicholas I. Marchetti, and Richard M. Sharpe

Androgen-Dependent Mechanisms of Wolffian Duct Development and Their Perturbation by Flutamide
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4820-4830, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0149 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. M. Castellano, M. Gaytan, J. Roa, E. Vigo, V. M. Navarro, C. Bellido, C. Dieguez, E. Aguilar, J. E. Sánchez-Criado, A. Pellicer, L. Pinilla, F. Gaytan, and M. Tena-Sempere

Expression of KiSS-1 in Rat Ovary: Putative Local Regulator of Ovulation?
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4852-4862, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0117 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth Padilla-Banks, Wendy N. Jefferson, and Retha R. Newbold

Neonatal Exposure to the Phytoestrogen Genistein Alters Mammary Gland Growth and Developmental Programming of Hormone Receptor Levels
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4871-4882, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0389 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ashok Kumar, Rohit Anthony Sinha, Meenakshi Tiwari, Lily Pal, Ashutosh Shrivastava, Rajesh Singh, Krishna Kumar, Sushil Kumar Gupta, and Madan M. Godbole

Increased Pro-Nerve Growth Factor and p75 Neurotrophin Receptor Levels in Developing Hypothyroid Rat Cerebral Cortex Are Associated with Enhanced Apoptosis
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4893-4903, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0027 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Haiyan Pan, Liyin Zhu, Yan Deng, and Jeffrey W. Pollard

Microarray Analysis of Uterine Epithelial Gene Expression during the Implantation Window in the Mouse
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4904-4916, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0140 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Dori C. Woods and A. L. Johnson

Phosphatase Activation by Epidermal Growth Factor Family Ligands Regulates Extracellular Regulated Kinase Signaling in Undifferentiated Hen Granulosa Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4931-4940, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0194 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRH-TSH-THYROID:

Jacqueline A. Gilbert, Susan L. Kalled, Jane Moorhead, Donna M. Hess, Paul Rennert, Zhifang Li, M. Zareen Khan, and J. Paul Banga

Treatment of Autoimmune Hyperthyroidism in a Murine Model of Graves’ Disease with Tumor Necrosis Factor-Family Ligand Inhibitors Suggests a Key Role for B Cell Activating Factor in Disease Pathology
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4561-4568, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0507 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ghislaine Morvan Dubois, Anthony Sebillot, George G. J. M. Kuiper, Carla H. J. Verhoelst, Veerle M. Darras, Theo J. Visser, and Barbara A. Demeneix

Deiodinase Activity Is Present in Xenopus laevis during Early Embryogenesis
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4941-4949, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0609 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Erratum
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Erratum
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Erratum
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Meeting Announcement
Endocrinology 2006 147: 4940 [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5006-5009 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5010-5012 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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