NEWS & VIEWS:

Elizabeth M. Wilson

Muscle-Bound? A Tissue-Selective Nonsteroidal Androgen Receptor Modulator
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1-3, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1368 [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Birgitte Holst, Kristoffer L. Egerod, Enrico Schild, Steve P. Vickers, Sharon Cheetham, Lars-Ole Gerlach, Laura Storjohann, Carsten E. Stidsen, Rob Jones, Annette G. Beck-Sickinger, and Thue W. Schwartz

GPR39 Signaling Is Stimulated by Zinc Ions But Not by Obestatin
Endocrinology 2007 148: 13-20, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0933 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

Anna R. Dover, Patrick W. F. Hadoke, Linsay J. Macdonald, Eileen Miller, David E. Newby, and Brian R. Walker

Intravascular Glucocorticoid Metabolism during Inflammation and Injury in Mice
Endocrinology 2007 148: 166-172, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0996 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Craig J. Hanke, Blythe B. Holmes, Yafei Xu, Kasem Nithipatikom, and William B. Campbell

Endothelium-Derived Steroidogenic Factor Enhances Angiotensin II-Stimulated Aldosterone Release by Bovine Zona Glomerulosa Cells
Endocrinology 2007 148: 317-323, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0884 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irina V. Mikhaylova, Tiina Kuulasmaa, Jarmo Jääskeläinen, and Raimo Voutilainen

Tumor Necrosis Factor- Regulates Steroidogenesis, Apoptosis, and Cell Viability in the Human Adrenocortical Cell Line NCI-H295R
Endocrinology 2007 148: 386-392, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0726 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENERGY BALANCE/OBESITY:

Rubén Nogueiras, Paul Pfluger, Sulay Tovar, Myrtha Arnold, Sharon Mitchell, Amanda Morris, Diego Perez-Tilve, Maria J. Vázquez, Petra Wiedmer, Tamara R. Castañeda, Richard DiMarchi, Matthias Tschöp, Annette Schurmann, Hans-Georg Joost, Lynda M. Williams, Wolfgang Langhans, and Carlos Diéguez

Effects of Obestatin on Energy Balance and Growth Hormone Secretion in Rodents
Endocrinology 2007 148: 21-26, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0915 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allison W. Xu, Linda Ste-Marie, Christopher B. Kaelin, and Gregory S. Barsh

Inactivation of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 in Proopiomelanocortin (Pomc) Neurons Causes Decreased Pomc Expression, Mild Obesity, and Defects in Compensatory Refeeding
Endocrinology 2007 148: 72-80, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1119 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Ichiro Chinen, Michio Shimabukuro, Ken Yamakawa, Namio Higa, Toshihiro Matsuzaki, Katsuhiko Noguchi, Shinichiro Ueda, Matao Sakanashi, and Nobuyuki Takasu

Vascular Lipotoxicity: Endothelial Dysfunction via Fatty-Acid-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Overproduction in Obese Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats
Endocrinology 2007 148: 160-165, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1132 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Boman G. Irani, Ambrose A. Dunn-Meynell, and Barry E. Levin

Altered Hypothalamic Leptin, Insulin, and Melanocortin Binding Associated with Moderate-Fat Diet and Predisposition to Obesity
Endocrinology 2007 148: 310-316, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1126 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francisca Rodriguez-Pacheco, Antonio J. Martinez-Fuentes, Sulay Tovar, Leonor Pinilla, Manuel Tena-Sempere, Carlos Dieguez, Justo P. Castaño, and María M. Malagon

Regulation of Pituitary Cell Function by Adiponectin
Endocrinology 2007 148: 401-410, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1019 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher D. Morrison, Christy L. White, Zhong Wang, Seung-Yub Lee, David S. Lawrence, William T. Cefalu, Zhong-Yin Zhang, and Thomas W. Gettys

Increased Hypothalamic Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Contributes to Leptin Resistance with Age
Endocrinology 2007 148: 433-440, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0672 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael A. Lomax, Fouzia Sadiq, Georgios Karamanlidis, Angeliki Karamitri, Paul Trayhurn, and David G. Hazlerigg

Ontogenic Loss of Brown Adipose Tissue Sensitivity to ß-Adrenergic Stimulation in the Ovine
Endocrinology 2007 148: 461-468, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0918 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Qin Huang, Shizhong Bu, Yongwei Yu, Zhiyong Guo, Gautam Ghatnekar, Min Bu, Linhui Yang, Bin Lu, Zhengkang Feng, Shanrong Liu, and Fengqi Wang

Diazoxide Prevents Diabetes through Inhibiting Pancreatic ß-Cells from Apoptosis via Bcl-2/Bax Rate and p38-ß Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
Endocrinology 2007 148: 81-91, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0738 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arundhathi Jeyabalan, Jacqueline Novak, Ketah D. Doty, Julianna Matthews, Michelle C. Fisher, Laurie J. Kerchner, and Kirk P. Conrad

Vascular Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Mediates the Inhibition of Myogenic Reactivity in Small Arteries Isolated from Rats after Short-Term Administration of Relaxin
Endocrinology 2007 148: 189-197, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0989 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. K. Marriott, K. R. McGann-Gramling, B. Hauss-Wegrzyniak, L. C. Sheldahl, R. A. Shapiro, D. M. Dorsa, and G. L. Wenk

Brain Infusion of Lipopolysaccharide Increases Uterine Growth as a Function of Estrogen Replacement Regimen: Suppression of Uterine Estrogen Receptor- by Constant, But Not Pulsed, Estrogen Replacement
Endocrinology 2007 148: 232-240, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0642 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENETICS/GENOMICS:

Souzan Salemi, Shida Yousefi, Didier Lochmatter, Andrée Eblé, Johnny Deladoëy, Iain C. A. F. Robinson, Hans-Uwe Simon, and Primus E. Mullis

Isolated Autosomal Dominant Growth Hormone Deficiency: Stimulating Mutant GH-1 Gene Expression Drives GH-1 Splice-Site Selection, Cell Proliferation, and Apoptosis
Endocrinology 2007 148: 45-53, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0772 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GRH-GH-SOMATOSTATIN:

M.-L. Baudet, B. Martin, Z. Hassanali, E. Parker, E. J. Sanders, and S. Harvey

Expression, Translation, and Localization of a Novel, Small Growth Hormone Variant
Endocrinology 2007 148: 103-115, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1070 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raul M. Luque, Seungjoon Park, and Rhonda D. Kineman

Severity of the Catabolic Condition Differentially Modulates Hypothalamic Expression of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone in the Fasted Mouse: Potential Role of Neuropeptide Y and Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
Endocrinology 2007 148: 300-309, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0592 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario Durán-Prado, Christine Bucharles, Bruno J. Gonzalez, Rafael Vázquez-Martínez, Antonio J. Martínez-Fuentes, Socorro García-Navarro, Simon J. Rhodes, Hubert Vaudry, María M. Malagón, and Justo P. Castaño

Porcine Somatostatin Receptor 2 Displays Typical Pharmacological sst2 Features but Unique Dynamics of Homodimerization and Internalization
Endocrinology 2007 148: 411-421, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0920 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

Jiping Zhang, Mary Ann Warren, Suzanne F. Shoemaker, and Margot M. Ip

NFB1/p50 Is Not Required for Tumor Necrosis Factor-Stimulated Growth of Primary Mammary Epithelial Cells: Implications for NFB2/p52 and RelB
Endocrinology 2007 148: 268-278, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0500 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathrin Ladetzki-Baehs, Melanie Keller, Alexandra K. Kiemer, Elke Koch, Stefan Zahler, Albrecht Wendel, and Angelika M. Vollmar

Atrial Natriuretic Peptide, a Regulator of Nuclear Factor-B Activation in Vivo
Endocrinology 2007 148: 332-336, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0935 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander Viardot, Shane T. Grey, Fabienne Mackay, and Donald Chisholm

Potential Antiinflammatory Role of Insulin via the Preferential Polarization of Effector T Cells toward a T Helper 2 Phenotype
Endocrinology 2007 148: 346-353, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0686 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corinna Moerth, Marlon R. Schneider, Ingrid Renner-Mueller, Andreas Blutke, Martin W. Elmlinger, Reinhold G. Erben, Cecilia Camacho-Hübner, Andreas Hoeflich, and Eckhard Wolf

Postnatally Elevated Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-II Fail to Rescue the Dwarfism of IGF-I-Deficient Mice except Kidney Weight
Endocrinology 2007 148: 441-451, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0385 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Gilson, O. Schakman, L. Combaret, P. Lause, L. Grobet, D. Attaix, J. M. Ketelslegers, and J. P. Thissen

Myostatin Gene Deletion Prevents Glucocorticoid-Induced Muscle Atrophy
Endocrinology 2007 148: 452-460, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0539 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GI PEPTIDES-DIABETES:

Louise Chang, Shian-Huey Chiang, and Alan R. Saltiel

TC10 Is Required for Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake in Adipocytes
Endocrinology 2007 148: 27-33, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1167 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sergiu Botolin and Laura R. McCabe

Bone Loss and Increased Bone Adiposity in Spontaneous and Pharmacologically Induced Diabetic Mice
Endocrinology 2007 148: 198-205, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. I. Rachek, S. I. Musiyenko, S. P. LeDoux, and G. L. Wilson

Palmitate Induced Mitochondrial Deoxyribonucleic Acid Damage and Apoptosis in L6 Rat Skeletal Muscle Cells
Endocrinology 2007 148: 293-299, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0998 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc G. Jeschke, Ullrich Bolder, Dai H. Chung, Rene Przkora, Ulla Mueller, James C. Thompson, Steven E. Wolf, and David N. Herndon

Gut Mucosal Homeostasis and Cellular Mediators after Severe Thermal Trauma and the Effect of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I in Combination with Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3
Endocrinology 2007 148: 354-362, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0883 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING:

Hyunju Chung, Eunhee Kim, Dae Hee Lee, Sanghee Seo, Sunghee Ju, Dahm Lee, Hocheol Kim, and Seungjoon Park

Ghrelin Inhibits Apoptosis in Hypothalamic Neuronal Cells during Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation
Endocrinology 2007 148: 148-159, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0991 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Indrajit Chowdhury, Wei Xu, Jonathan K. Stiles, Anthony Zeleznik, Xuebiao Yao, Roland Matthews, Kelwyn Thomas, and Winston E. Thompson

Apoptosis of Rat Granulosa Cells after Staurosporine and Serum Withdrawal Is Suppressed by Adenovirus-Directed Overexpression of Prohibitin
Endocrinology 2007 148: 206-217, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0187 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George I. Gorodeski

Estrogen Decrease in Tight Junctional Resistance Involves Matrix-Metalloproteinase-7-Mediated Remodeling of Occludin
Endocrinology 2007 148: 218-231, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1120 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer Jager, Thierry Grémeaux, Mireille Cormont, Yannick Le Marchand-Brustel, and Jean-François Tanti

Interleukin-1ß-Induced Insulin Resistance in Adipocytes through Down-Regulation of Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 Expression
Endocrinology 2007 148: 241-251, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0692 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epifania Bono, Vincenza Compagno, Patrizia Proia, Lavinia Raimondi, Gabriella Schiera, Vincenzo Favaloro, Valerio Campo, Maria Donatelli, and Italia Di Liegro

Thyroid Hormones Induce Sumoylation of the Cold Shock Domain-Containing Protein PIPPin in Developing Rat Brain and in Cultured Neurons
Endocrinology 2007 148: 252-257, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0660 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George I. Gorodeski

Estrogen Modulation of MgATPase Activity of Nonmuscle Myosin-II-B Filaments
Endocrinology 2007 148: 279-292, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1045 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amaia Rodríguez, Ana Fortuño, Javier Gómez-Ambrosi, Guillermo Zalba, Javier Díez, and Gema Frühbeck

The Inhibitory Effect of Leptin on Angiotensin II-Induced Vasoconstriction in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Is Mediated via a Nitric Oxide-Dependent Mechanism
Endocrinology 2007 148: 324-331, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0940 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicky Konstantopoulos, Seb Marcuccio, Stella Kyi, Violet Stoichevska, Laura A. Castelli, Colin W. Ward, and S. Lance Macaulay

A Purine Analog Kinase Inhibitor, Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II Inhibitor 59, Reveals a Role for Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II in Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Transport
Endocrinology 2007 148: 374-385, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0446 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Olivier Latchoumanin, Vanessa Mynard, Jocelyne Devin-Leclerc, Marie-Annick Dugué, Xavier Bertagna, and Maria Grazia Catelli

Reversal of Glucocorticoids-Dependent Proopiomelanocortin Gene Inhibition by Leukemia Inhibitory Factor
Endocrinology 2007 148: 422-432, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0460 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Paolo Giacobini and Susan Wray

Cholecystokinin Directly Inhibits Neuronal Activity of Primary Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Cells through Cholecystokinin-1 Receptor
Endocrinology 2007 148: 63-71, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0758 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. E. Gilbert, L. Sui, M. J. Walker, W. Anderson, S. Thomas, S. N. Smoller, J. P. Schon, S. Phani, and J. H. Goodman

Thyroid Hormone Insufficiency during Brain Development Reduces Parvalbumin Immunoreactivity and Inhibitory Function in the Hippocampus
Endocrinology 2007 148: 92-102, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0164 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ramamani Arumugam, Don Fleenor, and Michael Freemark

Lactogenic and Somatogenic Hormones Regulate the Expression of Neuropeptide Y and Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript in Rat Insulinoma (INS-1) Cells: Interactions with Glucose and Glucocorticoids
Endocrinology 2007 148: 258-267, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0888 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RECEPTORS:

Jacek Ostrowski, Joyce E. Kuhns, John A. Lupisella, Mark C. Manfredi, Blake C. Beehler, Stanley R. Krystek, Jr., Yingzhi Bi, Chongqing Sun, Ramakrishna Seethala, Rajasree Golla, Paul G. Sleph, Aberra Fura, Yongmi An, Kevin F. Kish, John S. Sack, Kasim A. Mookhtiar, Gary J. Grover, and Lawrence G. Hamann

Pharmacological and X-Ray Structural Characterization of a Novel Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator: Potent Hyperanabolic Stimulation of Skeletal Muscle with Hypostimulation of Prostate in Rats
Endocrinology 2007 148: 4-12, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0843 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bo Liu, Jia-fa Wu, Yan-yan Zhan, Hang-zi Chen, Xiao-yan Zhang, and Qiao Wu

Regulation of the Orphan Receptor TR3 Nuclear Functions by c-Jun N Terminal Kinase Phosphorylation
Endocrinology 2007 148: 34-44, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0800 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emma J. Mead, Janet J. Maguire, Rhoda E. Kuc, and Anthony P. Davenport

Kisspeptins Are Novel Potent Vasoconstrictors in Humans, with a Discrete Localization of Their Receptor, G Protein-Coupled Receptor 54, to Atherosclerosis-Prone Vessels
Endocrinology 2007 148: 140-147, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0818 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Jeffrey N. Miner, William Chang, Mark S. Chapman, Patricia D. Finn, Mei Hua Hong, Francisco J. López, Keith B. Marschke, Jon Rosen, William Schrader, Russell Turner, Arjan van Oeveren, Humberto Viveros, Lin Zhi, and Andres Negro-Vilar

An Orally Active Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator Is Efficacious on Bone, Muscle, and Sex Function with Reduced Impact on Prostate
Endocrinology 2007 148: 363-373, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0793 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Laura N. Vandenberg, Maricel V. Maffini, Perinaaz R. Wadia, Carlos Sonnenschein, Beverly S. Rubin, and Ana M. Soto

Exposure to Environmentally Relevant Doses of the Xenoestrogen Bisphenol-A Alters Development of the Fetal Mouse Mammary Gland
Endocrinology 2007 148: 116-127, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0561 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eugenia Colón, Farasat Zaman, Magnus Axelson, Olle Larsson, Christine Carlsson-Skwirut, Konstantin V. Svechnikov, and Olle Söder

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Is an Important Antiapoptotic Factor for Rat Leydig Cells during Postnatal Development
Endocrinology 2007 148: 128-139, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0835 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shayesta Seenundun and Bernard Robaire

Time-Dependent Rescue of Gene Expression by Androgens in the Mouse Proximal Caput Epididymidis-1 Cell Line after Androgen Withdrawal
Endocrinology 2007 148: 173-188, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0986 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Tomoko Miyoshi, Fumio Otsuka, Kenichi Inagaki, Hiroyuki Otani, Masaya Takeda, Jiro Suzuki, Junko Goto, Toshio Ogura, and Hirofumi Makino

Differential Regulation of Steroidogenesis by Bone Morphogenetic Proteins in Granulosa Cells: Involvement of Extracellularly Regulated Kinase Signaling and Oocyte Actions in Follicle-Stimulating Hormone-Induced Estrogen Production
Endocrinology 2007 148: 337-345, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0966 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Loys Bodin, Elisa Di Pasquale, Stéphane Fabre, Martine Bontoux, Philippe Monget, Luca Persani, and Philippe Mulsant

A Novel Mutation in the Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 Gene Causing Defective Protein Secretion Is Associated with Both Increased Ovulation Rate and Sterility in Lacaune Sheep
Endocrinology 2007 148: 393-400, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0764 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRH-TSH-THYROID:

Andrew G. Gianoukakis, Timothy A. Jennings, Chris S. King, Christine E. Sheehan, Neil Hoa, Paraskevi Heldin, and Terry J. Smith

Hyaluronan Accumulation in Thyroid Tissue: Evidence for Contributions from Epithelial Cells and Fibroblasts
Endocrinology 2007 148: 54-62, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0736 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

2nd CSSAM/ISSAM North American Congress on The Aging Male, Montreal, QC, Canada, February 8–10, 2007
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Erratum
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Erratum
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RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
Endocrinology 2007 148: 469-472 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
Endocrinology 2007 148: 473-475 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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