BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Maria Pini, Joseph A. Sennello, Lawrence Chan, and Giamila Fantuzzi

Adiponectin Deficiency Does Not Affect the Inflammatory Response to Endotoxin or Concanavalin A in Mice
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5019-5022, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0855 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CANCER:

C. W. Tam, A. S. Cheng, R. Y. M. Ma, K.-M. Yao, and S. Y. W. Shiu

Inhibition of Prostate Cancer Cell Growth by Human Secreted PDZ Domain-Containing Protein 2, a Potential Autocrine Prostate Tumor Suppressor
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5023-5033, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0207 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bettina Husen, Kaisa Huhtinen, Taija Saloniemi, Josef Messinger, Hubert H. Thole, and Matti Poutanen

Human Hydroxysteroid (17-ß) Dehydrogenase 1 Expression Enhances Estrogen Sensitivity of MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Xenografts
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5333-5339, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0778 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarah Chouinard, Georges Pelletier, Alain Bélanger, and Olivier Barbier

Isoform-Specific Regulation of Uridine Diphosphate-Glucuronosyltransferase 2B Enzymes in the Human Prostate: Differential Consequences for Androgen and Bioactive Lipid Inactivation
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5431-5442, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0229 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

Satoru Koyanagi, Hinako Suyama, Yukako Kuramoto, Noaya Matsunaga, Hiroshi Takane, Shinji Soeda, Hiroshi Shimeno, Shun Higuchi, and Shigehiro Ohdo

Glucocorticoid Regulation of 24-Hour Oscillation in Interferon Receptor Gene Expression in Mouse Liver
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5034-5040, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0415 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Mélissa Otis and Nicole Gallo-Payet

Differential Involvement of Cytoskeleton and Rho-Guanosine 5'-Triphosphatases in Growth-Promoting Effects of Angiotensin II in Rat Adrenal Glomerulosa Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5460-5469, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0759 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENERGY BALANCE/OBESITY:

En-Ju D. Lin, Amanda Sainsbury, Nicola J. Lee, Dana Boey, Michelle Couzens, Ronaldo Enriquez, Katy Slack, Ross Bland, Matthew J. During, and Herbert Herzog

Combined Deletion of Y1, Y2, and Y4 Receptors Prevents Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y Overexpression-Induced Hyperinsulinemia despite Persistence of Hyperphagia and Obesity
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5094-5101, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0097 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Motomitsu Goto, Hiroshi Arima, Minemori Watanabe, Masayuki Hayashi, Ryouichi Banno, Ikuko Sato, Hiroshi Nagasaki, and Yutaka Oiso

Ghrelin Increases Neuropeptide Y and Agouti-Related Peptide Gene Expression in the Arcuate Nucleus in Rat Hypothalamic Organotypic Cultures
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5102-5109, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0104 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julianna J. Tomlinson, Adèle Boudreau, Dongmei Wu, Ella Atlas, and Robert J. G. Haché

Modulation of Early Human Preadipocyte Differentiation by Glucocorticoids
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5284-5293, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0267 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Josep Mercader, Joan Ribot, Incoronata Murano, Francisco Felipe, Saverio Cinti, M. Luisa Bonet, and Andreu Palou

Remodeling of White Adipose Tissue after Retinoic Acid Administration in Mice
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5325-5332, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0760 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Soonkyu Chung, Kathleen LaPoint, Kristina Martinez, Arion Kennedy, Maria Boysen Sandberg, and Michael K. McIntosh

Preadipocytes Mediate Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Primary Cultures of Newly Differentiated Human Adipocytes
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5340-5351, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0536 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James P. Warne, Hart F. Horneman, Elizabeth C. Wick, Aditi Bhargava, Norman C. Pecoraro, Abigail B. Ginsberg, Susan F. Akana, and Mary F. Dallman

Comparison of Superior Mesenteric Versus Jugular Venous Infusions of Insulin in Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rats on the Choice of Caloric Intake, Body Weight, and Fat Stores
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5443-5451, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0702 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Kevin Morgan, Robin Sellar, Adam J. Pawson, Zhi-Liang Lu, and Robert P. Millar

Bovine and Ovine Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH)-II Ligand Precursors and Type II GnRH Receptor Genes Are Functionally Inactivated
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5041-5051, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0222 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laurent Yvan-Charvet, Patrick Even, Noël Lamandé, Pascal Ferré, and Annie Quignard-Boulangé

Prevention of Adipose Tissue Depletion during Food Deprivation in Angiotensin Type 2 Receptor-Deficient Mice
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5078-5086, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0754 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dan O. Debrah, Jackie Novak, Julianna E. Matthews, Rolando J. Ramirez, Sanjeev G. Shroff, and Kirk P. Conrad

Relaxin Is Essential for Systemic Vasodilation and Increased Global Arterial Compliance during Early Pregnancy in Conscious Rats
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5126-5131, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0567 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENETICS/GENOMICS:

Brandon M. Nathan, Craig A. Hodges, Pamela J. Supelak, Lindsay C. Burrage, Joseph H. Nadeau, and Mark R. Palmert

A Quantitative Trait Locus on Chromosome 6 Regulates the Onset of Puberty in Mice
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5132-5138, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0745 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

Xiaolang Yan, Robert C. Baxter, Bernard Perbal, and Sue M. Firth

The Aminoterminal Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF) Binding Domain of IGF Binding Protein-3 Cannot Be Functionally Substituted by the Structurally Homologous Domain of CCN3
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5268-5274, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1568 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aimee V. Loladze, Malinda A. Stull, Anne M. Rowzee, Jean DeMarco, James H. Lantry, III, Clifford J. Rosen, Derek LeRoith, Kay-Uwe Wagner, Lothar Hennighausen, and Teresa L. Wood

Epithelial-Specific and Stage-Specific Functions of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I during Postnatal Mammary Development
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5412-5423, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0427 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eli Mansour, Fernanda G. Pereira, Eliana P. Araújo, Maria E. C. Amaral, Joseane Morari, Natasha R. Ferraroni, Diogenes S. Ferreira, Irene Lorand-Metze, and Lício A. Velloso

Leptin Inhibits Apoptosis in Thymus through a Janus Kinase-2-Independent, Insulin Receptor Substrate-1/Phosphatidylinositol-3 Kinase-Dependent Pathway
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5470-5479, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0223 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GI PEPTIDES-DIABETES:

Veronique Attali, Marcela Parnes, Yafa Ariav, Erol Cerasi, Nurit Kaiser, and Gil Leibowitz

Regulation of Insulin Secretion and Proinsulin Biosynthesis by Succinate
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5110-5118, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0496 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Fediuc, M. P. Gaidhu, and R. B. Ceddia

Inhibition of Insulin-Stimulated Glycogen Synthesis by 5-Aminoimidasole-4-Carboxamide-1-ß-D-Ribofuranoside-Induced Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase Activation: Interactions with Akt, Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3-3/ß, and Glycogen Synthase in Isolated Rat Soleus Muscle
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5170-5177, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0480 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. A. Martens, Q. Wang, K. Kerckhofs, G. Stangé, Z. Ling, and D. Pipeleers

Metabolic Activation of Glucose Low-Responsive ß-Cells by Glyceraldehyde Correlates with Their Biosynthetic Activation in Lower Glucose Concentration Range But Not at High Glucose
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5196-5204, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0580 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tadashi Ikegami, Lada Krilov, Jianping Meng, Bhumika Patel, Kelli Chapin-Kennedy, and Bernard Bouscarel

Decreased Glucagon Responsiveness by Bile Acids: A Role for Protein Kinase C and Glucagon Receptor Phosphorylation
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5294-5302, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0516 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine Guo, Diego Martinez-Vasquez, Gonzalo P. Mendez, Maria F. Toniolo, Tham M. Yao, Eveline M. Oestreicher, Taisuke Kikuchi, Nathalie Lapointe, Luminita Pojoga, Gordon H. Williams, Vincent Ricchiuti, and Gail K. Adler

Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Reduces Renal Injury in Rodent Models of Types 1 and 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5363-5373, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0944 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshitake Cho, Miyako Ariga, Yasunobu Uchijima, Kumi Kimura, Jeung-Yon Rho, Yasufumi Furuhata, Fumihiko Hakuno, Keitaro Yamanouchi, Masugi Nishihara, and Shin-Ichiro Takahashi

The Novel Roles of Liver for Compensation of Insulin Resistance in Human Growth Hormone Transgenic Rats
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5374-5384, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0518 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING:

Joost J. F. P. Luiken, Iman Momken, Daphna D. J. Habets, Mohammed El Hasnaoui, Will A. Coumans, Debby P. Y Koonen, Jan F. C. Glatz, and Arend Bonen

Arsenite Modulates Cardiac Substrate Preference by Translocation of GLUT4, But Not CD36, Independent of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5205-5216, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0849 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xin Li, Lingying Zhou, and George I. Gorodeski

Estrogen Regulates Epithelial Cell Deformability by Modulation of Cortical Actomyosin through Phosphorylation of Nonmuscle Myosin Heavy-Chain II-B Filaments
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5236-5248, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0779 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zongbin Li, Yuxia Chen, Dongmei Cao, Yan Wang, Guangchun Chen, Shimin Zhang, and Jian Lu

Glucocorticoid Up-Regulates Transforming Growth Factor-ß (TGF-ß) Type II Receptor and Enhances TGF-ß Signaling in Human Prostate Cancer PC-3 Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5259-5267, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0540 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniela F. Bertelli, Eliana P. Araújo, Maristela Cesquini, Graziela R. Stoppa, Miriam Gasparotto-Contessotto, Marcos H. Toyama, Jorge V. C. Felix, José B. Carvalheira, Lisete C. Michelini, Silvana Chiavegatto, Antonio C. Boschero, Mario J. A. Saad, Iscia Lopes-Cendes, and Licio A. Velloso

Phosphoinositide-Specific Inositol Polyphosphate 5-Phosphatase IV Inhibits Inositide Trisphosphate Accumulation in Hypothalamus and Regulates Food Intake and Body Weight
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5385-5399, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0280 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomomoto Ishikawa and Patricia L. Morris

Interleukin-1ß Signals through a c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase-Dependent Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and Nitric Oxide Production Pathway in Sertoli Epithelial Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5424-5430, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0643 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diego M. Presman, Esteban Hoijman, Nora R. Ceballos, Mario D. Galigniana, and Adali Pecci

Melatonin Inhibits Glucocorticoid Receptor Nuclear Translocation in Mouse Thymocytes
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5452-5459, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0252 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Natalia Sinitskaya, Anthony Salingre, Paul Klosen, Florent G. Revel, Paul Pévet, and Valérie Simonneaux

Differential Expression of Activator Protein-1 Proteins in the Pineal Gland of Syrian Hamster and Rat May Explain Species Diversity in Arylalkylamine N-Acetyltransferase Gene Expression
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5052-5060, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0526 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander S. Kauffman, Karolina Bojkowska, Aileen Wills, and Emilie F. Rissman

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-II Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Protein Content in the Mammalian Brain Are Modulated by Food Intake
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5069-5077, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0615 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew Chesterfield, James Janik, Emily Murphree, Courtney Lynn, Erin Schmidt, and Phyllis Callahan

Orphanin FQ/Nociceptin Is a Physiological Regulator of Prolactin Secretion in Female Rats
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5087-5093, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0707 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian C. Trainor and Hans A. Hofmann

Somatostatin Regulates Aggressive Behavior in an African Cichlid Fish
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5119-5125, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0511 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shuhua Chen, Jon Nilsen, and Roberta Diaz Brinton

Dose and Temporal Pattern of Estrogen Exposure Determines Neuroprotective Outcome in Hippocampal Neurons: Therapeutic Implications
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5303-5313, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0495 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alfonso M. Lechuga-Sancho, Ana I. Arroba, Laura M. Frago, Cristina García-Cáceres, Arancha Delgado-Rubín de Célix, Jesús Argente, and Julie A. Chowen

Reduction in the Number of Astrocytes and Their Projections Is Associated with Increased Synaptic Protein Density in the Hypothalamus of Poorly Controlled Diabetic Rats
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5314-5324, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0766 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Liou Y. Sun and A. Joseph D’Ercole

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Stimulates Histone H3 and H4 Acetylation in the Brain in Vivo
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5480-5490, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0586 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RECEPTORS:

Yanjun Liu, Chaoying Yan, Ying Wang, Yuichi Nakagawa, Namiko Nerio, Adrian Anghel, Kabirullah Lutfy, and Theodore C. Friedman

Liver X Receptor Agonist T0901317 Inhibition of Glucocorticoid Receptor Expression in Hepatocytes May Contribute to the Amelioration of Diabetic Syndrome in db/db Mice
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5061-5068, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0243 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guido Michels, Fikret Er, Michael Eicks, Stefan Herzig, and Uta C. Hoppe

Long-Term and Immediate Effect of Testosterone on Single T-Type Calcium Channel in Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5160-5169, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0186 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael A. Pearen, James G. Ryall, Megan A. Maxwell, Naganari Ohkura, Gordon S. Lynch, and George E. O. Muscat

The Orphan Nuclear Receptor, NOR-1, Is a Target of ß-Adrenergic Signaling in Skeletal Muscle
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5217-5227, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0447 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aarti N. Urs, Eric Dammer, and Marion B. Sewer

Sphingosine Regulates the Transcription of CYP17 by Binding to Steroidogenic Factor-1
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5249-5258, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0355 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Yuichi Ozaki, Masato Higuchi, Chiemi Miura, Sonoko Yamaguchi, Yuzuru Tozawa, and Takeshi Miura

Roles of 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase in Fish Spermatogenesis
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5139-5146, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0391 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter J. Mark and Brendan J. Waddell

P-Glycoprotein Restricts Access of Cortisol and Dexamethasone to the Glucocorticoid Receptor in Placental BeWo Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5147-5152, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0633 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akira Iwase, Hisao Ando, Tetsuro Nagasaka, Daijiro Shibata, Toko Harata, Yuji Shimomura, Maki Goto, and Fumitaka Kikkawa

Neutral Endopeptidase Expressed by Decidualized Stromal Cells Suppresses Akt Phosphorylation and Deoxyribonucleic Acid Synthesis Induced by Endothelin-1 in Human Endometrium
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5153-5159, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0172 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra Ledoux, Danila B. Campos, Flavia L. Lopes, Mira Dobias-Goff, Marie-France Palin, and Bruce D. Murphy

Adiponectin Induces Periovulatory Changes in Ovarian Follicular Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5178-5186, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0679 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dongyuan Liu, Margaret M. Hinshelwood, Vincent Giguère, and Carole R. Mendelson

Estrogen Related Receptor- Enhances Surfactant Protein-A Gene Expression in Fetal Lung Type II Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5187-5195, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0664 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maya Rosiansky-Sultan, Eyal Klipper, Katharina Spanel-Borowski, and Rina Meidan

Inverse Relationship between Nitric Oxide Synthases and Endothelin-1 Synthesis in Bovine Corpus Luteum: Interactions at the Level of Luteal Endothelial Cell
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5228-5235, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0795 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fahimeh Rahnama, Farhad Shafiei, Peter D. Gluckman, Murray D. Mitchell, and Peter E. Lobie

Epigenetic Regulation of Human Trophoblastic Cell Migration and Invasion
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5275-5283, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0288 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diana Ferrara, Nina Hallmark, Hayley Scott, Richard Brown, Chris McKinnell, I. Kim Mahood, and Richard M. Sharpe

Acute and Long-Term Effects of in Utero Exposure of Rats to Di(n-Butyl) Phthalate on Testicular Germ Cell Development and Proliferation
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5352-5362, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0527 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raul Gomez, Miguel Gonzalez-Izquierdo, Ralf C. Zimmermann, Edurne Novella-Maestre, Isabel Alonso-Muriel, Jose Sanchez-Criado, Jose Remohi, Carlos Simon, and Antonio Pellicer

Low-Dose Dopamine Agonist Administration Blocks Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)-Mediated Vascular Hyperpermeability without Altering VEGF Receptor 2-Dependent Luteal Angiogenesis in a Rat Ovarian Hyperstimulation Model
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5400-5411, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0657 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

JOURNEES INTERNATIONALES D’ENDOCRINOLOGIE CLINIQUE
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Erratum
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RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
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National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5495-5497 [Full Text] [PDF]  

THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY:

Benita S. Katzenellenbogen

In Memoriam: Jack Gorski (1931–2006)
Endocrinology 2006 147: 5017-5018 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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