NEWS & VIEWS:

David C. Klein

The Pineal Gene Expression Party: Who’s the Surprise Guest?
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1463-1464, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0077 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jack Falcón

Nocturnal Melatonin Synthesis: How to Stop It
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1473-1474, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0076 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stuart J. Frank

Growth Hormone, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, and Growth: Local Knowledge
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1486-1488, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0064 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick M. Blanner, Ruteja A. Barve, and Charles W. Bolten

Mineralocorticoid Receptors and Vascular Inflammation: New Answers, New Questions
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1498-1501, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0104 [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

Stephen Wong, Francine E. Brennan, Morag J. Young, Peter J. Fuller, and Timothy J. Cole

A Direct Effect of Aldosterone on Endothelin-1 Gene Expression in Vivo
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1511-1517, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0965 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eisuke Itakura, Kousuke Odaira, Kotaro Yokoyama, Marumi Osuna, Takahiko Hara, and Kinji Inoue

Generation of Transgenic Rats Expressing Green Fluorescent Protein in S-100ß-Producing Pituitary Folliculo-Stellate Cells and Brain Astrocytes
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1518-1523, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1390 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

CANCER:

Norisato Mitsutake, Atsuhiko Iwao, Kazuhiro Nagai, Hiroyuki Namba, Akira Ohtsuru, Vladimir Saenko, and Shunichi Yamashita

Characterization of Side Population in Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines: Cancer Stem-Like Cells Are Enriched Partly But Not Exclusively
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1797-1803, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1553 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

E. Dermitzaki, C. Tsatsanis, V. Minas, E. Chatzaki, I. Charalampopoulos, M. Venihaki, A. Androulidaki, M. Lambropoulou, J. Spiess, E. Michalodimitrakis, A. Gravanis, and A. N. Margioris

Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF) and the Urocortins Differentially Regulate Catecholamine Secretion in Human and Rat Adrenals, in a CRF Receptor Type-Specific Manner
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1524-1538, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0967 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ing-Cherng Guo, Chiung-Yi Huang, Chi-Kuang Leo Wang, and Bon-chu Chung

Activating Protein-1 Cooperates with Steroidogenic Factor-1 to Regulate 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate-Dependent Human CYP11A1 Transcription in Vitro and in Vivo
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1804-1812, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0938 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonas Hauser, Andrea Dettling-Artho, Sonia Pilloud, Claudia Maier, Alana Knapman, Joram Feldon, and Christopher R. Pryce

Effects of Prenatal Dexamethasone Treatment on Postnatal Physical, Endocrine, and Social Development in the Common Marmoset Monkey
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1813-1822, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1306 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yvonne M. Ulrich-Lai, Michelle M. Ostrander, Ingrid M. Thomas, Benjamin A. Packard, Amy R. Furay, C. Mark Dolgas, Daniella C. Van Hooren, Helmer F. Figueiredo, Nancy K. Mueller, Dennis C. Choi, and James P. Herman

Daily Limited Access to Sweetened Drink Attenuates Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis Stress Responses
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1823-1834, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1241 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENERGY BALANCE/OBESITY:

Isabelle B. Bauche, Samira Ait El Mkadem, Anne-Marie Pottier, Maximin Senou, Marie-Christine Many, René Rezsohazy, Luc Penicaud, Norikazu Maeda, Tohru Funahashi, and Sonia M. Brichard

Overexpression of Adiponectin Targeted to Adipose Tissue in Transgenic Mice: Impaired Adipocyte Differentiation
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1539-1549, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0838 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adriana Voss-Andreae, Jonathan G. Murphy, Kate L. J. Ellacott, Ronald C. Stuart, Eduardo A. Nillni, Roger D. Cone, and Wei Fan

Role of the Central Melanocortin Circuitry in Adaptive Thermogenesis of Brown Adipose Tissue
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1550-1560, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1389 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jana Buchmann, Christoph Meyer, Susanne Neschen, Robert Augustin, Katja Schmolz, Reinhart Kluge, Hadi Al-Hasani, Hella Jürgens, Karsten Eulenberg, Roland Wehr, Cord Dohrmann, Hans-Georg Joost, and Annette Schürmann

Ablation of the Cholesterol Transporter Adenosine Triphosphate-Binding Cassette Transporter G1 Reduces Adipose Cell Size and Protects against Diet-Induced Obesity
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1561-1573, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1244 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Xue-jun Yang, Jason Mastaitis, Tooru Mizuno, and Charles V. Mobbs

Glucokinase Regulates Reproductive Function, Glucocorticoid Secretion, Food Intake, and Hypothalamic Gene Expression
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1928-1932, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1312 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Daniela Cota, Michel-Alexander Steiner, Giovanni Marsicano, Cristina Cervino, James P. Herman, Yvonne Grübler, Johanna Stalla, Renato Pasquali, Beat Lutz, Günter K. Stalla, and Uberto Pagotto

Requirement of Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 for the Basal Modulation of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Function
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1574-1581, doi:10.1210/en.2005-1649 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiao-lei Moore, Su-ling Tan, Chen-yi Lo, Lu Fang, Yi-Dan Su, Xiao-Ming Gao, Elizabeth A. Woodcock, Roger J. Summers, Geoffrey W. Tregear, Ross A. D. Bathgate, and Xiao-Jun Du

Relaxin Antagonizes Hypertrophy and Apoptosis in Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1582-1589, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1324 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GRH-GH-SOMATOSTATIN:

George N. Cox, Mary S. Rosendahl, Elizabeth A. Chlipala, Darin J. Smith, Sharon J. Carlson, and Daniel H. Doherty

A Long-Acting, Mono-PEGylated Human Growth Hormone Analog Is a Potent Stimulator of Weight Gain and Bone Growth in Hypophysectomized Rats
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1590-1597, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1170 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

Peter Klover and Lothar Hennighausen

Postnatal Body Growth Is Dependent on the Transcription Factors Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription 5a/b in Muscle: A Role for Autocrine/Paracrine Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1489-1497, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1431 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erin R. Cernkovich, Jianbei Deng, Kunjie Hua, and Joyce B. Harp

Midkine Is an Autocrine Activator of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 in 3T3-L1 Cells
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1598-1604, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GI PEPTIDES-DIABETES:

Mathilde Dubois, Pierre Vacher, Benoît Roger, Deborah Huyghe, Brigitte Vandewalle, Julie Kerr-Conte, François Pattou, Naima Moustaïd-Moussa, and Jochen Lang

Glucotoxicity Inhibits Late Steps of Insulin Exocytosis
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1605-1614, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1022 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chi-Chang Juan, Tung-Yueh Chuang, Chih-Ling Chang, Seng-Wong Huang, and Low-Tone Ho

Endothelin-1 Regulates Adiponectin Gene Expression and Secretion in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes via Distinct Signaling Pathways
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1835-1842, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0654 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wolf Wente, Martin B. Brenner, Heike Zitzer, Jesper Gromada, and Alexander M. Efanov

Activation of Liver X Receptors and Retinoid X Receptors Induces Growth Arrest and Apoptosis in Insulin-Secreting Cells
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1843-1849, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1247 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING:

Minghua Li, Zhiqin Li, David L. Morris, and Liangyou Rui

Identification of SH2B2ß as an Inhibitor for SH2B1- and SH2B2-Promoted Janus Kinase-2 Activation and Insulin Signaling
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1615-1621, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Weidong Chai and Zhenqi Liu

p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Mediates Palmitate-Induced Apoptosis But Not Inhibitor of Nuclear Factor-B Degradation in Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1622-1628, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1068 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xueying Wang, Choon Hong Goh, and Baojie Li

p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Regulates Osteoblast Differentiation through Osterix
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1629-1637, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1000 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aarthi R. Mohan, Suren R. Sooranna, Tamsin M. Lindstrom, Mark R. Johnson, and Phillip R. Bennett

The Effect of Mechanical Stretch on Cyclooxygenase Type 2 Expression and Activator Protein-1 and Nuclear Factor-B Activity in Human Amnion Cells
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1850-1857, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1289 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maxime Sasseville, Nancy Côté, Christian Vigneault, Christine Guillemette, and François J. Richard

3'5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate-Dependent Up-Regulation of Phosphodiesterase Type 3A in Porcine Cumulus Cells
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1858-1867, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1257 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

C. L. Chik, T. G. Arnason, W. G. Dukewich, D. M. Price, A. Ranger, and A. K. Ho

Histone H3 Phosphorylation in the Rat Pineal Gland: Adrenergic Regulation and Diurnal Variation
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1465-1472, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1454 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jong-So Kim, Michael J. Bailey, Anthony K. Ho, Morten Møller, Pascaline Gaildrat, and David C. Klein

Daily Rhythm in Pineal Phosphodiesterase (PDE) Activity Reflects Adrenergic/3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate Induction of the PDE4B2 Variant
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1475-1485, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1420 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Hirofumi Hashimoto, Hiroaki Fujihara, Makoto Kawasaki, Takeshi Saito, Minori Shibata, Hiroki Otsubo, Yoshio Takei, and Yoichi Ueta

Centrally and Peripherally Administered Ghrelin Potently Inhibits Water Intake in Rats
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1638-1647, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0993 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe Zizzari, Romaine Longchamps, Jacques Epelbaum, and Marie Thérèse Bluet-Pajot

Obestatin Partially Affects Ghrelin Stimulation of Food Intake and Growth Hormone Secretion in Rodents
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1648-1653, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1231 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander S. Kauffman, Michelle L. Gottsch, Juan Roa, Alisa C. Byquist, Angelena Crown, Don K. Clifton, Gloria E. Hoffman, Robert A. Steiner, and Manuel Tena-Sempere

Sexual Differentiation of Kiss1 Gene Expression in the Brain of the Rat
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1774-1783, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1540 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. W. Williams, A. Zsombok, and B. N. Smith

Rapid Inhibition of Neurons in the Dorsal Motor Nucleus of the Vagus by Leptin
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1868-1881, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kellie M. Breen, Amy E. Oakley, Andrew V. Pytiak, Alan J. Tilbrook, Elizabeth R. Wagenmaker, and Fred J. Karsch

Does Cortisol Acting Via the Type II Glucocorticoid Receptor Mediate Suppression of Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Response to Psychosocial Stress?
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1882-1890, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0973 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eva Tavares, Rosario Maldonado, and Francisco J. Miñano

N-Procalcitonin: Central Effects on Feeding and Energy Homeostasis in Rats
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1891-1901, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0792 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PTH-CALCITONIN-VITAMIN D-BONE:

Daniel S. Perrien, Nisreen S. Akel, Paul K. Edwards, Adam A. Carver, Manali S. Bendre, Frances L. Swain, Robert A. Skinner, William R. Hogue, Kristy M. Nicks, Tyler M. Pierson, Larry J. Suva, and Dana Gaddy

Inhibin A Is an Endocrine Stimulator of Bone Mass and Strength
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1654-1665, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0848 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine B. Kessler and Anne M. Delany

Increased Notch 1 Expression and Attenuated Stimulatory G Protein Coupling to Adenylyl Cyclase in Osteonectin-Null Osteoblasts
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1666-1674, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0443 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RECEPTORS:

S. Vincent Wu, Pu-qing Yuan, Lixin Wang, Yen L. Peng, Chih-Yen Chen, and Yvette Taché

Identification and Characterization of Multiple Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Type 2 Receptor Isoforms in the Rat Esophagus
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1675-1687, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0565 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Farhan A. Syed, Daniel G. Fraser, Thomas C. Spelsberg, Clifford J. Rosen, Andree Krust, Pierre Chambon, J. Larry Jameson, and Sundeep Khosla

Effects of Loss of Classical Estrogen Response Element Signaling on Bone in Male Mice
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1902-1910, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1165 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RENIN-MINERALOCORTICOIDS-ANF-ADH:

Géza Fejes-Tóth and Anikó Náray-Fejes-Tóth

Early Aldosterone-Regulated Genes in Cardiomyocytes: Clues to Cardiac Remodeling?
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1502-1510, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1438 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Yuki Hirono, Takanobu Yoshimoto, Noriko Suzuki, Toru Sugiyama, Maya Sakurada, Shinji Takai, Naohiko Kobayashi, Masayoshi Shichiri, and Yukio Hirata

Angiotensin II Receptor Type 1-Mediated Vascular Oxidative Stress and Proinflammatory Gene Expression in Aldosterone-Induced Hypertension: The Possible Role of Local Renin-Angiotensin System
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1688-1696, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1157 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Yongbing Pu, Liwei Huang, Lynn Birch, and Gail S. Prins

Androgen Regulation of Prostate Morphoregulatory Gene Expression: Fgf10-Dependent and -Independent Pathways
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1697-1706, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1113 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cheng Wang and Shyamal K. Roy

Development of Primordial Follicles in the Hamster: Role of Estradiol-17ß
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1707-1716, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1193 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keren Yacobi, Alex Tsafriri, and Atan Gross

Luteinizing Hormone-Induced Caspase Activation in Rat Preovulatory Follicles Is Coupled to Mitochondrial Steroidogenesis
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1717-1726, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1533 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Madhu Chauhan, Gracious R. Ross, Uma Yallampalli, and Chandra Yallampalli

Adrenomedullin-2, a Novel Calcitonin/Calcitonin-Gene-Related Peptide Family Peptide, Relaxes Rat Mesenteric Artery: Influence of Pregnancy
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1727-1735, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1105 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amy M. Navratil, J. Gabriel Knoll, Jennifer D. Whitesell, Stuart A. Tobet, and Colin M. Clay

Neuroendocrine Plasticity in the Anterior Pituitary: Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-Mediated Movement in Vitro and in Vivo
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1736-1744, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1153 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Sheri Ann Hild, Gary R. Marshall, Barbara J. Attardi, Rex A. Hess, Stefan Schlatt, David R. Simorangkir, Suresh Ramaswamy, Sailaja Koduri, Jerry R. Reel, and Tony M. Plant

Development of l-CDB-4022 as a Nonsteroidal Male Oral Contraceptive: Induction and Recovery from Severe Oligospermia in the Adult Male Cynomolgus Monkey (Macaca fascicularis)
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1784-1796, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1487 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Severence M. MacLaughlin, Simon K. Walker, David O. Kleemann, Jane P. Sibbons, Darran N. Tosh, Sheridan Gentili, Catherine L. Coulter, and I. Caroline McMillen

Impact of Periconceptional Undernutrition on Adrenal Growth and Adrenal Insulin-Like Growth Factor and Steroidogenic Enzyme Expression in the Sheep Fetus during Early Pregnancy
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1911-1920, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0761 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRH-TSH-THYROID:

Chun-Hong Qiu, Noriaki Shimokawa, Toshiharu Iwasaki, Ishwar S. Parhar, and Noriyuki Koibuchi

Alteration of Cerebellar Neurotropin Messenger Ribonucleic Acids and the Lack of Thyroid Hormone Receptor Augmentation by staggerer-Type Retinoic Acid Receptor-Related Orphan Receptor- Mutation
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1745-1753, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1131 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kerstin Krause, Stefan Karger, Angelika Schierhorn, Sylvie Poncin, Marie-Christine Many, and Dagmar Fuhrer

Proteomic Profiling of Cold Thyroid Nodules
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1754-1763, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0752 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clare B. Harvey, J. H. Duncan Bassett, Padma Maruvada, Paul M. Yen, and Graham R. Williams

The Rat Thyroid Hormone Receptor (TR) ß3 Displays Cell-, TR Isoform-, and Thyroid Hormone Response Element-Specific Actions
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1764-1773, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1248 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. A. Pietsch, T. S. Scanlan, and R. J. Anderson

Thyronamines Are Substrates for Human Liver Sulfotransferases
Endocrinology 2007 148: 1921-1927, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1172 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The Twenty-Sixth Annual University of Kentucky Symposium in Reproductive Sciences and Women’s Health
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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 2007 148: 1937-1939 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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