NEWS & VIEWS:

Charles V. Mobbs

Fathead: The Gain in Brain Falls Mainly with Leptin Wane
Endocrinology 2006 147: 645-646, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1466 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniela Verthelyi

Female’s Heightened Immune Status: Estrogen, T Cells, and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in the Balance
Endocrinology 2006 147: 659-661, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1469 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jesper Gromada

The Free Fatty Acid Receptor GPR40 Generates Excitement in Pancreatic ß-Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 672-673, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1388 [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Gabriella Juhász-Vedres, Éva Rózsa, Gabriella Rákos, Márton B. Dobszay, Zsolt Kis, János Wölfling, József Toldi, Árpád Párducz, and Tamás Farkas

Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Is Neuroprotective when Administered Either before or after Injury in a Focal Cortical Cold Lesion Model
Endocrinology 2006 147: 683-686, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0693 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony H. Taylor, Penny C. McParland, David J. Taylor, and Stephen C. Bell

The Progesterone Receptor in Human Term Amniochorion and Placenta Is Isoform C
Endocrinology 2006 147: 687-693, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0510 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshimitsu Kitajima, Toshiaki Endo, Kunihiko Nagasawa, Kengo Manase, Hiroyuki Honnma, Tsuyoshi Baba, Takuhiro Hayashi, Hideki Chiba, Norimasa Sawada, and Tsuyoshi Saito

Hyperstimulation and a Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Modulate Ovarian Vascular Permeability by Altering Expression of the Tight Junction Protein Claudin-5
Endocrinology 2006 147: 694-699, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0700 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CANCER:

Djuana M. E. Harvell, Jennifer K. Richer, D. Craig Allred, Carol A. Sartorius, and Kathryn B. Horwitz

Estradiol Regulates Different Genes in Human Breast Tumor Xenografts Compared with the Identical Cells in Culture
Endocrinology 2006 147: 700-713, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0617 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Norisato Mitsutake, Makoto Miyagishi, Shin Mitsutake, Nagako Akeno, Cleo Mesa, Jr, Jeffrey A. Knauf, Lei Zhang, Kazunari Taira, and James A. Fagin

BRAF Mediates RET/PTC-Induced Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation in Thyroid Cells: Functional Support for Requirement of the RET/PTC-RAS-BRAF Pathway in Papillary Thyroid Carcinogenesis
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1014-1019, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0280 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

Takeshi Nigawara, Yasumasa Iwasaki, Masato Asai, Masanori Yoshida, Machiko Kambayashi, Hiroshi Sashinami, Kozo Hashimoto, and Toshihiro Suda

Inhibition of 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Eliminates Impaired Glucocorticoid Suppression and Induces Apoptosis in Corticotroph Tumor Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 769-772, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0544 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tania L. Mazzuco, Olivier Chabre, Nathalie Sturm, Jean-Jacques Feige, and Michaël Thomas

Ectopic Expression of the Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide Receptor Gene Is a Sufficient Genetic Event to Induce Benign Adrenocortical Tumor in a Xenotransplantation Model
Endocrinology 2006 147: 782-790, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0921 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles M. Paden, John A. Watt, Tiffany H. Selong, Courtney L. Paterson, and Harwood J. Cranston

The Neuronal Growth-Associated Protein (GAP)-43 Is Expressed by Corticotrophs in the Rat Anterior Pituitary After Adrenalectomy
Endocrinology 2006 147: 952-958, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0715 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuto Shigematsu, Kioko Kawai, Junji Irie, Hideki Sakai, Osamu Nakashima, Atsushi Iguchi, Junichiro Shimamatsu, Kazuhide Shimamatsu, Yasuyuki Kusaba, and Osamu Takahara

Analysis of Unilateral Adrenal Hyperplasia with Primary Aldosteronism from the Aspect of Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression for Steroidogenic Enzymes: A Comparative Study with Adrenal Cortices Adhering to Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma
Endocrinology 2006 147: 999-1006, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0765 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENERGY BALANCE/OBESITY:

Liping Qiao, Jerome Schaack, and Jianhua Shao

Suppression of Adiponectin Gene Expression by Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Valproic Acid
Endocrinology 2006 147: 865-874, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1030 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dong Wang, Yuren Wei, and Michael J. Pagliassotti

Saturated Fatty Acids Promote Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Liver Injury in Rats with Hepatic Steatosis
Endocrinology 2006 147: 943-951, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0570 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Shin-ichi Oka, Hiroshi Masutani, Wenrui Liu, Hiroyuki Horita, Dongmei Wang, Shinae Kizaka-Kondoh, and Junji Yodoi

Thioredoxin-Binding Protein-2-Like Inducible Membrane Protein Is a Novel Vitamin D3 and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor (PPAR) Ligand Target Protein that Regulates PPAR Signaling
Endocrinology 2006 147: 733-743, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0679 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Ishanee Mookerjee, Natasha R. Solly, Simon G. Royce, Geoffrey W. Tregear, Chrishan S. Samuel, and Mimi L. K. Tang

Endogenous Relaxin Regulates Collagen Deposition in an Animal Model of Allergic Airway Disease
Endocrinology 2006 147: 754-761, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hou-Fen Su, Ahmad Samsamshariat, Jin Fu, Yue-Xin Shan, Yung-Hsiang Chen, Daniele Piomelli, and Ping H. Wang

Oleylethanolamide Activates Ras-Erk Pathway and Improves Myocardial Function in Doxorubicin-Induced Heart Failure
Endocrinology 2006 147: 827-834, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Junpei Mutoh, Junko Taketoh, Kazuharu Okamura, Tetsushi Kagawa, Takumi Ishida, Yuji Ishii, and Hideyuki Yamada

Fetal Pituitary Gonadotropin as an Initial Target of Dioxin in Its Impairment of Cholesterol Transportation and Steroidogenesis in Rats
Endocrinology 2006 147: 927-936, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1125 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GRH-GH-SOMATOSTATIN:

Meghan M. Taylor, Sara L. Bagley, and Willis K. Samson

Intermedin/Adrenomedullin-2 Inhibits Growth Hormone Release from Cultured, Primary Anterior Pituitary Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 859-864, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0949 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

Ebru Karpuzoglu, Jillian B. Fenaux, Rebecca A. Phillips, Andrea J. Lengi, François Elvinger, and S. Ansar Ahmed

Estrogen Up-Regulates Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase, Nitric Oxide, and Cyclooxygenase-2 in Splenocytes Activated with T Cell Stimulants: Role of Interferon-
Endocrinology 2006 147: 662-671, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0829 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sönke Friedrichsen, Claire V. Harper, Sabrina Semprini, Michael Wilding, Antony D. Adamson, Dave G. Spiller, Glyn Nelson, John J. Mullins, Michael R. H. White, and Julian R. E. Davis

Tumor Necrosis Factor- Activates the Human Prolactin Gene Promoter via Nuclear Factor-B Signaling
Endocrinology 2006 147: 773-781, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0967 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zachary T. Resch, Claus Oxvig, Laurie K. Bale, and Cheryl A. Conover

Stress-Activated Signaling Pathways Mediate the Stimulation of Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A Expression in Cultured Human Fibroblasts
Endocrinology 2006 147: 885-890, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0908 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Damian G. Romero, Gaston R. Vergara, Zheng Zhu, Gina S. Covington, Maria W. Plonczynski, Licy L. Yanes, Elise P. Gomez-Sanchez, and Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez

Interleukin-8 Synthesis, Regulation, and Steroidogenic Role in H295R Human Adrenocortical Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 891-898, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0951 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GI PEPTIDES-DIABETES:

Dan Dan Feng, Ziqiang Luo, Sang-gun Roh, Maria Hernandez, Neveen Tawadros, Damien J. Keating, and Chen Chen

Reduction in Voltage-Gated K⁺ Currents in Primary Cultured Rat Pancreatic ß-Cells by Linoleic Acids
Endocrinology 2006 147: 674-682, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hongjun Wang, Soo Sun Lee, Carlotta Dell’Agnello, Vaja Tchipashvili, Joanna D’Avilla, Eva Czismadia, Beek Yoke Chin, and Fritz H. Bach

Bilirubin Can Induce Tolerance to Islet Allografts
Endocrinology 2006 147: 762-768, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0632 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chaoyang Li, Gerry Baquiran, Feng Gu, Michel L. Tremblay, Ali Fazel, John J. M. Bergeron, and Barry I. Posner

Insulin Receptor Kinase-Associated Phosphotyrosine Phosphatases in Hepatic Endosomes: Assessing the Role of Phosphotyrosine Phosphatase-1B
Endocrinology 2006 147: 912-918, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward H. Leiter, Peter C. Reifsnyder, Weidong Zhang, Huei-ju Pan, Qiang Xiao, and Jehangir Mistry

Differential Endocrine Responses to Rosiglitazone Therapy in New Mouse Models of Type 2 Diabetes
Endocrinology 2006 147: 919-926, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0839 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hannes Oberkofler, Kerstin Klein, Thomas K. Felder, Franz Krempler, and Wolfgang Patsch

Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Coactivator-1 in the Transcriptional Regulation of the Human Uncoupling Protein 2 Gene in INS-1E Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 966-976, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0817 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark D. Leibowitz, Robert J. Ardecky, Marcus F. Boehm, Carol L. Broderick, Mark A. Carfagna, Diane L. Crombie, Jennifer D’Arrigo, Garrett J. Etgen, Margaret M. Faul, Timothy A. Grese, Henry Havel, Nancy I. Hein, Richard A. Heyman, Diane Jolley, Kay Klausing, Sha Liu, Dale E. Mais, Christopher M. Mapes, Keith B. Marschke, Pierre-Yves Michellys, Chahrzad Montrose-Rafizadeh, Kathleen M. Ogilvie, Bernadette Pascual, Deepa Rungta, John S. Tyhonas, Mary S. Urcan, Marilyn Wardlow, Nathan Yumibe, and Anne Reifel-Miller

Biological Characterization of a Heterodimer-Selective Retinoid X Receptor Modulator: Potential Benefits for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1044-1053, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0690 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING:

Cecily V. Bishop and Fredrick Stormshak

Nongenomic Action of Progesterone Inhibits Oxytocin-Induced Phosphoinositide Hydrolysis and Prostaglandin F₂ Secretion in the Ovine Endometrium
Endocrinology 2006 147: 937-942, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0869 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ling Zhu, Xin Li, Robin Zeng, and George I. Gorodeski

Changes in Tight Junctional Resistance of the Cervical Epithelium Are Associated with Modulation of Content and Phosphorylation of Occludin 65-Kilodalton and 50-Kilodalton Forms
Endocrinology 2006 147: 977-989, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0916 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kiyofumi Nagira, Toshiyasu Sasaoka, Tsutomu Wada, Kazuhito Fukui, Mariko Ikubo, Satoko Hori, Hiroshi Tsuneki, Shigeru Saito, and Masashi Kobayashi

Altered Subcellular Distribution of Estrogen Receptor Is Implicated in Estradiol-Induced Dual Regulation of Insulin Signaling in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1020-1028, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0825 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Jun Udagawa, Ryuju Hashimoto, Hiroaki Suzuki, Toshihisa Hatta, Yusuke Sotomaru, Kyoji Hioki, Yukiko Kagohashi, Tatsuji Nomura, Yasuhiro Minami, and Hiroki Otani

The Role of Leptin in the Development of the Cerebral Cortex in Mouse Embryos
Endocrinology 2006 147: 647-658, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0791 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. R. Gillard, M. León-Olea, S. Mucio-Ramírez, C. G. Coburn, E. Sánchez-Islas, A. de Leon, H. Mussenden, L. G. Bauce, Q. J. Pittman, and M. C. Currás-Collazo

A Novel Role for Endogenous Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase Activating Polypeptide in the Magnocellular Neuroendocrine System
Endocrinology 2006 147: 791-803, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Pompolo, A. Pereira, K. M. Estrada, and I. J. Clarke

Colocalization of Kisspeptin and Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in the Ovine Brain
Endocrinology 2006 147: 804-810, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1123 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan D. Johnston, Benjamin B. Tournier, Hakan Andersson, Mireille Masson-Pévet, Gerald A. Lincoln, and David G. Hazlerigg

Multiple Effects of Melatonin on Rhythmic Clock Gene Expression in the Mammalian Pars Tuberalis
Endocrinology 2006 147: 959-965, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tony M. Plant, Suresh Ramaswamy, and Meloni J. DiPietro

Repetitive Activation of Hypothalamic G Protein-Coupled Receptor 54 with Intravenous Pulses of Kisspeptin in the Juvenile Monkey (Macaca mulatta) Elicits a Sustained Train of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Discharges
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1007-1013, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1261 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Igaz, Roberto Salvi, Jean-Pierre Rey, Micheline Glauser, François P. Pralong, and Rolf C. Gaillard

Effects of Cytokines on Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Gene Expression in Primary Hypothalamic Neurons and in GnRH Neurons Immortalized Conditionally
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1037-1043, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0729 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PTH-CALCITONIN-VITAMIN D-BONE:

Jared C. Pache, Douglas W. Burton, Leonard J. Deftos, and Randolph H. Hastings

A Carboxyl Leucine-Rich Region of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein Is Critical for Nuclear Export
Endocrinology 2006 147: 990-998, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0663 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RECEPTORS:

Maximillian T. Follettie, Marc Pinard, James C. Keith, Jr., Lili Wang, Daniel Chelsky, Clive Hayward, Paul Kearney, Pierre Thibault, Eustache Paramithiotis, Andrew J. Dorner, and Heather A. Harris

Organ Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Plasma Proteome Changes in the Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis Model: Responses to Disease Induction and Therapy with the Estrogen Receptor-ß Selective Agonist ERB-041
Endocrinology 2006 147: 714-723, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0600 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Tuo Deng, Song Shan, Ping-Ping Li, Zhu-Fang Shen, Xian-Ping Lu, Jing Cheng, and Zhi-Qiang Ning

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Transcriptionally Up-Regulates Hormone-Sensitive Lipase via the Involvement of Specificity Protein-1
Endocrinology 2006 147: 875-884, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0623 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adam Denley, Gemma V. Brierley, Julie M. Carroll, Anne Lindenberg, Grant W. Booker, Leah J. Cosgrove, John C. Wallace, Briony E. Forbes, and Charles T. Roberts, Jr.

Differential Activation of Insulin Receptor Isoforms by Insulin-Like Growth Factors Is Determined by the C Domain
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1029-1036, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0736 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Rebecca L. Jones, Jock K. Findlay, Paul G. Farnworth, David M. Robertson, Euan Wallace, and Lois A. Salamonsen

Activin A and Inhibin A Differentially Regulate Human Uterine Matrix Metalloproteinases: Potential Interactions during Decidualization and Trophoblast Invasion
Endocrinology 2006 147: 724-732, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1183 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hilary O. D. Critchley, Julia Osei, Teresa A. Henderson, Lyndsey Boswell, Kurt J. Sales, Henry N. Jabbour, and Nik Hirani

Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 Expression in Human Endometrium and Its Regulation by Prostaglandin E-Series Prostanoid Receptor 2 (EP2)
Endocrinology 2006 147: 744-753, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1153 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atsutaka Kubosaki, Shinichiro Nakamura, Anne Clark, John F. Morris, and Abner L. Notkins

Disruption of the Transmembrane Dense Core Vesicle Proteins IA-2 and IA-2ß Causes Female Infertility
Endocrinology 2006 147: 811-815, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0638 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberto Salvi, Einar Castillo, Marie-Jeanne Voirol, Micheline Glauser, Jean-Pierre Rey, Rolf C. Gaillard, Peter Vollenweider, and François P. Pralong

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-Expressing Neurons Immortalized Conditionally Are Activated by Insulin: Implication of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway
Endocrinology 2006 147: 816-826, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0728 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wendy V. Ingman, Rebecca L. Robker, Karen Woittiez, and Sarah A. Robertson

Null Mutation in Transforming Growth Factor ß1 Disrupts Ovarian Function and Causes Oocyte Incompetence and Early Embryo Arrest
Endocrinology 2006 147: 835-845, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1189 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

JoAnn G. W. Fleming, Thomas E. Spencer, Stephen H. Safe, and Fuller W. Bazer

Estrogen Regulates Transcription of the Ovine Oxytocin Receptor Gene through GC-Rich SP1 Promoter Elements
Endocrinology 2006 147: 899-911, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1120 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRH-TSH-THYROID:

David S. Sharlin, Ruby Bansal, and R. Thomas Zoeller

Polychlorinated Biphenyls Exert Selective Effects on Cellular Composition of White Matter in a Manner Inconsistent with Thyroid Hormone Insufficiency
Endocrinology 2006 147: 846-858, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0778 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1054-1057 [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: 1058-1060 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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