NEWS & VIEWS:

Alan D. Attie

A Liver-High-Density Lipoprotein-Ovarian Axis of Fertility
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1575-1576, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0093 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael E. Baker

Rat 3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase: To Oxidize or Reduce, that Is the Question
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1589-1590, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1664 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul M. Yen

Thyroid Hormones and 3,5-Diiodothyropropionic Acid: New Keys for New Locks
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1598-1601, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0074 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CANCER:

Tsuyoshi Ohta, Masahide Ohmichi, Tadashi Hayasaka, Seiji Mabuchi, Maki Saitoh, Jun Kawagoe, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Hideki Igarashi, Botao Du, Masakazu Doshida, Ishida Gabriela Mirei, Teiichi Motoyama, Keiichi Tasaka, and Hirohisa Kurachi

Inhibition of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Increases Efficacy of Cisplatin in in Vivo Ovarian Cancer Models
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1761-1769, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1450 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

Bruno Ragazzon, Anne-Marie Lefrançois-Martinez, Pierre Val, Isabelle Sahut-Barnola, Colette Tournaire, Céline Chambon, Jean-Louis Gachancard-Bouya, René-Jean Begue, Georges Veyssière, and Antoine Martinez

Adrenocorticotropin-Dependent Changes in SF-1/DAX-1 Ratio Influence Steroidogenic Genes Expression in a Novel Model of Glucocorticoid-Producing Adrenocortical Cell Lines Derived from Targeted Tumorigenesis
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1805-1818, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1279 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michelle M. Ostrander, Yvonne M. Ulrich-Lai, Dennis C. Choi, Neil M. Richtand, and James P. Herman

Hypoactivity of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis during Recovery from Chronic Variable Stress
Endocrinology 2006 147: 2008-2017, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1041 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENERGY BALANCE/OBESITY:

John W. M. Creemers, Lynn E. Pritchard, Amy Gyte, Philippe Le Rouzic, Sandra Meulemans, Sharon L. Wardlaw, Xiaorong Zhu, Donald F. Steiner, Nicola Davies, Duncan Armstrong, Catherine B. Lawrence, Simon M. Luckman, Catherine A. Schmitz, Rick A. Davies, John C. Brennand, and Anne White

Agouti-Related Protein Is Posttranslationally Cleaved by Proprotein Convertase 1 to Generate Agouti-Related Protein (AGRP)_83–132: Interaction between AGRP_83–132 and Melanocortin Receptors Cannot Be Influenced by Syndecan-3
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1621-1631, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1373 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hirotake Sawada, Hideki Yamaguchi, Takuya Shimbara, Koji Toshinai, Muhtashan S. Mondal, Yukari Date, Noboru Murakami, Takeshi Katafuchi, Naoto Minamino, Hiroyuki Nunoi, and Masamitsu Nakazato

Central Effects of Calcitonin Receptor-Stimulating Peptide-1 on Energy Homeostasis in Rats
Endocrinology 2006 147: 2043-2050, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1226 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Mahboubeh Papari-Zareei, Andrew Brandmaier, and Richard J. Auchus

Arginine 276 Controls the Directional Preference of AKR1C9 (Rat Liver 3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase) in Human Embryonic Kidney 293 Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1591-1597, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1141 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazutoshi Miyashita, Hiroshi Itoh, Hiroshi Arai, Takayasu Suganami, Naoki Sawada, Yasutomo Fukunaga, Masakatsu Sone, Kenichi Yamahara, Takami Yurugi-Kobayashi, Kwijun Park, Naofumi Oyamada, Naoya Sawada, Daisuke Taura, Hirokazu Tsujimoto, Ting-Hsing Chao, Naohisa Tamura, Masashi Mukoyama, and Kazuwa Nakao

The Neuroprotective and Vasculo-Neuro-Regenerative Roles of Adrenomedullin in Ischemic Brain and Its Therapeutic Potential
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1642-1653, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1038 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amanda H. Vesper, Lori T. Raetzman, and Sally A. Camper

Role of Prophet of Pit1 (PROP1) in Gonadotrope Differentiation and Puberty
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1654-1663, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1080 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neelakanteswar Aluru and Mathilakath M. Vijayan

Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation Impairs Cortisol Response to Stress in Rainbow Trout by Disrupting the Rate-Limiting Steps in Steroidogenesis
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1895-1903, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1143 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GRH-GH-SOMATOSTATIN:

Carmen Z. Michaylira, Nicole M. Ramocki, James G. Simmons, C. Kirby Tanner, Kirk K. McNaughton, John T. Woosley, Christopher J. Greenhalgh, and P. Kay Lund

Haplotype Insufficiency for Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling-2 Enhances Intestinal Growth and Promotes Polyp Formation in Growth Hormone-Transgenic Mice
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1632-1641, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1241 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Svetlana Mukhina, DongXu Liu, Ke Guo, Mireille Raccurt, Sahra Borges-Bendris, Hichem C. Mertani, and Peter E. Lobie

Autocrine Growth Hormone Prevents Lactogenic Differentiation of Mouse Mammary Epithelial Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1819-1829, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

B. K. Campbell, C. J. H. Souza, A. J. Skinner, R. Webb, and D. T. Baird

Enhanced Response of Granulosa and Theca Cells from Sheep Carriers of the FecB Mutation in Vitro to Gonadotropins and Bone Morphogenic Protein-2, -4, and -6
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1608-1620, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0604 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GI PEPTIDES-DIABETES:

Thien T. Tran, Dinaz Naigamwalla, Andrei I. Oprescu, Loretta Lam, Gail McKeown-Eyssen, W. Robert Bruce, and Adria Giacca

Hyperinsulinemia, But Not Other Factors Associated with Insulin Resistance, Acutely Enhances Colorectal Epithelial Proliferation in Vivo
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1830-1837, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen E. Inouye, Jessica T. Y. Yue, Owen Chan, Tony Kim, Eitan M. Akirav, Edward Park, Michael C. Riddell, Elena Burdett, Stephen G. Matthews, and Mladen Vranic

Effects of Insulin Treatment without and with Recurrent Hypoglycemia on Hypoglycemic Counterregulation and Adrenal Catecholamine-Synthesizing Enzymes in Diabetic Rats
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1860-1870, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1040 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peixiang Wang, Tao Liu, Zhihong Li, Xuezhong Ma, and Tianru Jin

Redundant and Synergistic Effect of Cdx-2 and Brn-4 on Regulating Proglucagon Gene Expression
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1950-1958, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0910 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING:

Shaker A. Mousa, Laura O’Connor, Faith B. Davis, and Paul J. Davis

Proangiogenesis Action of the Thyroid Hormone Analog 3,5-Diiodothyropropionic Acid (DITPA) Is Initiated at the Cell Surface and Is Integrin Mediated
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1602-1607, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1390 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yukari Tao, Hiroshi Maegawa, Satoshi Ugi, Kazuhiro Ikeda, Yoshio Nagai, Katsuya Egawa, Takaaki Nakamura, Shuichi Tsukada, Yoshihiko Nishio, Shiro Maeda, and Atsunori Kashiwagi

The Transcription Factor AP-2ß Causes Cell Enlargement and Insulin Resistance in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1685-1696, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1304 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oliver P. Milling Smith, Sharon Battersby, Kurt J. Sales, Hilary O. D. Critchley, and Henry N. Jabbour

Prostacyclin Receptor Up-Regulates the Expression of Angiogenic Genes in Human Endometrium via Cross Talk with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and the Extracellular Signaling Receptor Kinase 1/2 Pathway
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1697-1705, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1073 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomomoto Ishikawa and Patricia L. Morris

A Multistep Kinase-Based Sertoli Cell Autocrine-Amplifying Loop Regulates Prostaglandins, Their Receptors, and Cytokines
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1706-1716, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1576 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Guillen, P. Navarro, M. Robledo, A. M. Valverde, and M. Benito

Differential Mitogenic Signaling in Insulin Receptor-Deficient Fetal Pancreatic ß-Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1959-1968, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0831 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marco Mewe, Christiane K. Bauer, Dieter Müller, and Ralf Middendorff

Regulation of Spontaneous Contractile Activity in the Bovine Epididymal Duct by Cyclic Guanosine 5'-Monophosphate-Dependent Pathways
Endocrinology 2006 147: 2051-2062, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1324 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Russell D. Romeo, Rudy Bellani, Ilia N. Karatsoreos, Nara Chhua, Mary Vernov, Cheryl D. Conrad, and Bruce S. McEwen

Stress History and Pubertal Development Interact to Shape Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Plasticity
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1664-1674, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1432 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio J. Jimenez-Caliani, Silvia Jimenez-Jorge, Patrocinio Molinero, Jose M. Fernandez-Santos, Ines Martin-Lacave, Amalia Rubio, Juan M. Guerrero, and Carmen Osuna

Sex-Dependent Effect of Melatonin on Systemic Erythematosus Lupus Developed in Mrl/Mpj-Fas^lpr Mice: It Ameliorates the Disease Course in Females, whereas It Exacerbates It in Males
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1717-1724, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0648 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Motoki Kuramochi, Tatsushi Onaka, Daisuke Kohno, Satoshi Kato, and Toshihiko Yada

Galanin-Like Peptide Stimulates Food Intake via Activation of Neuropeptide Y Neurons in the Hypothalamic Dorsomedial Nucleus of the Rat
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1744-1752, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0907 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew J. Mhyre, Robert A. Shapiro, and Daniel M. Dorsa

Estradiol Reduces Nonclassical Transcription at Cyclic Adenosine 3',5'-Monophosphate Response Elements in Glioma Cells Expressing Estrogen Receptor Alpha
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1796-1804, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1316 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Labombarda, A. Pianos, P. Liere, B. Eychenne, S. Gonzalez, A. Cambourg, A. F. De Nicola, M. Schumacher, and R. Guennoun

Injury Elicited Increase in Spinal Cord Neurosteroid Content Analyzed by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1847-1859, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0955 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Melanocortin Modulation of Inflammatory Cytokine and Neuroendocrine Responses to Endotoxin in the Monkey
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1878-1883, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1430 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. McArthur, Z.-L. Siddique, H. C. Christian, G. Capone, E. Theogaraj, C. D. John, S. F. Smith, J. F. Morris, J. C. Buckingham, and G. E. Gillies

Perinatal Glucocorticoid Treatment Disrupts the Hypothalamo-Lactotroph Axis in Adult Female, But Not Male, Rats
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1904-1915, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1496 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toni R. Pak, Wilson C. J. Chung, James L. Roberts, and Robert J. Handa

Ligand-Independent Effects of Estrogen Receptor ß on Mouse Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Promoter Activity
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1924-1931, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1297 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joshua W. Gatson, Paramjit Kaur, and Meharvan Singh

Dihydrotestosterone Differentially Modulates the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase and the Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/Akt Pathways through the Nuclear and Novel Membrane Androgen Receptor in C6 Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 2028-2034, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1395 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PTH-CALCITONIN-VITAMIN D-BONE:

Karen Fuller, Barrie Kirstein, and Timothy J. Chambers

Murine Osteoclast Formation and Function: Differential Regulation by Humoral Agents
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1979-1985, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1340 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RECEPTORS:

H. Jaeschke, S. Neumann, G. Kleinau, S. Mueller, M. Claus, G. Krause, and R. Paschke

An Aromatic Environment in the Vicinity of Serine 281 Is a Structural Requirement for Thyrotropin Receptor Function
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1753-1760, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1138 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven M. L. Smith, Ying Lei, Jingjing Liu, Mary E. Cahill, Guy M. Hagen, B. George Barisas, and Deborah A. Roess

Luteinizing Hormone Receptors Translocate to Plasma Membrane Microdomains after Binding of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1789-1795, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1046 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew A. Toogood, Stephen Harvey, Michael O. Thorner, and Bruce D. Gaylinn

Cloning of the Chicken Pituitary Receptor for Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1838-1846, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0930 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allison T. McElvaine and Kelly E. Mayo

A Dominant-Negative Human Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH) Receptor Splice Variant Inhibits GHRH Binding
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1884-1894, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1488 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhongming Zhang, Ian M. Dickerson, and Andrew F. Russo

Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptor Activation by Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein-1 Gene Transfer to Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1932-1940, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0918 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael C. Velarde, Mary Iruthayanathan, Renea R. Eason, Daying Zhang, Frank A. Simmen, and Rosalia C. M. Simmen

Progesterone Receptor Transactivation of the Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Gene in Ishikawa Endometrial Epithelial Cells Involves Recruitment of Krüppel-Like Factor 9/Basic Transcription Element Binding Protein-1
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1969-1978, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1419 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Almeida, L. Han, C. A. O’Brien, S. Kousteni, and S. C. Manolagas

Classical Genotropic Versus Kinase-Initiated Regulation of Gene Transcription by the Estrogen Receptor
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1986-1996, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1314 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RENIN-MINERALOCORTICOIDS-ANF-ADH:

Christopher J. Charles, Miriam T. Rademaker, and A. Mark Richards

Hemodynamic, Hormonal, and Renal Actions of Adrenomedullin-2 in Normal Conscious Sheep
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1871-1877, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1403 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Ayce Yesilaltay, María Gabriela Morales, Ludwig Amigo, Silvana Zanlungo, Attilio Rigotti, Sharon L. Karackattu, Mary H. Donahee, Karen F. Kozarsky, and Monty Krieger

Effects of Hepatic Expression of the High-Density Lipoprotein Receptor SR-BI on Lipoprotein Metabolism and Female Fertility
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1577-1588, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1286 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Pascale Hoffmann, Jean-Jacques Feige, and Nadia Alfaidy

Expression and Oxygen Regulation of Endocrine Gland-Derived Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor/Prokineticin-1 and Its Receptors in Human Placenta during Early Pregnancy
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1675-1684, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0912 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cheng Wang and Shyamal K. Roy

Expression of Growth Differentiation Factor 9 in the Oocytes Is Essential for the Development of Primordial Follicles in the Hamster Ovary
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1725-1734, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1208 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CheMyong Ko, Mary C. Gieske, Linah Al-Alem, YunKyung Hahn, Wen Su, Ming C. Gong, Marc Iglarz, and Yongbum Koo

Endothelin-2 in Ovarian Follicle Rupture
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1770-1779, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1228 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fumi Shido, Tomomi Ito, Seiji Nomura, Eiko Yamamoto, Seiji Sumigama, Kazuhiko Ino, Atsuo Itakura, Akira Hattori, Masafumi Tsujimoto, Shigehiko Mizutani, and Fumitaka Kikkawa

Endoplasmic Reticulum Aminopeptidase-1 Mediates Leukemia Inhibitory Factor-Induced Cell Surface Human Leukocyte Antigen-G Expression in JEG-3 Choriocarcinoma Cells
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1780-1788, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1449 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyoko Hoshino, Yukako Wakatsuki, Masayuki Iigo, and Shigenobu Shibata

Circadian Clock Mutation in Dams Disrupts Nursing Behavior and Growth of Pups
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1916-1923, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1343 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohan Manikkam, Teresa L. Steckler, Kathleen B. Welch, E. Keith Inskeep, and Vasantha Padmanabhan

Fetal Programming: Prenatal Testosterone Treatment Leads to Follicular Persistence/Luteal Defects; Partial Restoration of Ovarian Function by Cyclic Progesterone Treatment
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1997-2007, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1338 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. K. Yadav and R. Medhamurthy

Dynamic Changes in Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Activities in the Corpus Luteum of the Bonnet Monkey (Macaca radiata) during Development, Induced Luteolysis, and Simulated Early Pregnancy: A Role for p38 MAPK in the Regulation of Luteal Function
Endocrinology 2006 147: 2018-2027, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1372 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRH-TSH-THYROID:

Marcelo A. Christoffolete, Rogério Ribeiro, Praful Singru, Csaba Fekete, Wagner S. da Silva, David F. Gordon, Stephen A. Huang, Alessandra Crescenzi, John W. Harney, E. Chester Ridgway, P. Reed Larsen, Ronald M. Lechan, and Antonio C. Bianco

Atypical Expression of Type 2 Iodothyronine Deiodinase in Thyrotrophs Explains the Thyroxine-Mediated Pituitary Thyrotropin Feedback Mechanism
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1735-1743, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1300 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew G. Gianoukakis, Raymond S. Douglas, Chris S. King, William W. Cruikshank, and Terry J. Smith

Immunoglobulin G from Patients with Graves’ Disease Induces Interleukin-16 and RANTES Expression in Cultured Human Thyrocytes: A Putative Mechanism for T-Cell Infiltration of the Thyroid in Autoimmune Disease
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1941-1949, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1375 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Françoise Bernier-Valentin, Séverine Trouttet-Masson, Rachida Rabilloud, Samia Selmi-Ruby, and Bernard Rousset

Three-Dimensional Organization of Thyroid Cells into Follicle Structures Is a Pivotal Factor in the Control of Sodium/Iodide Symporter Expression
Endocrinology 2006 147: 2035-2042, doi:10.1210/en.2005-0805 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The Twenty-Fifth Annual University of Kentucky Symposium in Reproductive Sciences and Women’s Health
Endocrinology 2006 147: 1607 [Full Text] [PDF]  

2nd MILAN THYROID CANCER CONFERENCE
Endocrinology 2006 147: 2062 [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
Endocrinology 2006 147: 2063-2066 [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: 2067-2069 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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