NEWS & VIEWS:

Gregory F. Ball

The Ovary Knows More than You Think! New Views on Clock Genes and the Positive Feedback Control of Luteinizing Hormone
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3029-3030, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0570 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gareth Leng

Proteomics: Inspiring New Hypotheses in the Vasopressin System
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3039-3040, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0489 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan T. Nurden

Platelets and Tissue Remodeling: Extending the Role of the Blood Clotting System
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3053-3055, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0506 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tommaso Simoncini and Andrea R. Genazzani

Dehydroepiandrosterone, the Endothelium, and Cardiovascular Protection
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3065-3067, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0424 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio C. Bianco, Scott Ribich, and Brian W. Kim

An Inside Job
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3077-3079, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0371 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CANCER:

Ayush Dagvadorj, Sean Collins, Jean-Baptiste Jomain, Junaid Abdulghani, James Karras, Tobias Zellweger, Hongzhen Li, Martti Nurmi, Kalle Alanen, Tuomas Mirtti, Tapio Visakorpi, Lukas Bubendorf, Vincent Goffin, and Marja T. Nevalainen

Autocrine Prolactin Promotes Prostate Cancer Cell Growth via Janus Kinase-2-Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-5a/b Signaling Pathway
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3089-3101, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1761 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Krisztina Kisfalvi, Osvaldo Rey, Steven H. Young, James Sinnett-Smith, and Enrique Rozengurt

Insulin Potentiates Ca²⁺ Signaling and Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate Hydrolysis Induced by G_q Protein-Coupled Receptor Agonists through an mTOR-Dependent Pathway
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3246-3257, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1711 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hua-Qin Wang, Zhen-Xian Du, Hai-Yan Zhang, and Da-Xin Gao

Different Induction of GRP78 and CHOP as a Predictor of Sensitivity to Proteasome Inhibitors in Thyroid Cancer Cells
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3258-3270, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1564 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CRH-ACTH-POMC-ADRENAL:

Sivan Subburaju and Greti Aguilera

Vasopressin Mediates Mitogenic Responses to Adrenalectomy in the Rat Anterior Pituitary
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3102-3110, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xue-Qun Chen, Jing Dong, Chen-Ying Niu, Jun-Ming Fan, and Ji-Zeng Du

Effects of Hypoxia on Glucose, Insulin, Glucagon, and Modulation by Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor Type 1 in the Rat
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3271-3278, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1224 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENERGY BALANCE/OBESITY:

Maria M. Glavas, Sandra E. Joachim, Shin J. Draper, M. Susan Smith, and Kevin L. Grove

Melanocortinergic Activation by Melanotan II Inhibits Feeding and Increases Uncoupling Protein 1 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in the Developing Rat
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3279-3287, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0184 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James P. Warne, Michelle T. Foster, Hart F. Horneman, Norman C. Pecoraro, Abigail B. Ginsberg, Susan F. Akana, and Mary F. Dallman

Hepatic Branch Vagotomy, Like Insulin Replacement, Promotes Voluntary Lard Intake in Streptozotocin-Diabetic Rats
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3288-3298, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Basem M. Abdallah, Ming Ding, Charlotte H. Jensen, Nicholas Ditzel, Allan Flyvbjerg, Thomas G. Jensen, Frederik Dagnæs-Hansen, Jürg A. Gasser, and Moustapha Kassem

Dlk1/FA1 Is a Novel Endocrine Regulator of Bone and Fat Mass and Its Serum Level Is Modulated by Growth Hormone
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3111-3121, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0171 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. E. Blackman, H. Yoshida, S. Paruthiyil, and R. I. Weiner

Frequency of Intrinsic Pulsatile Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Secretion Is Regulated by the Expression of Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels in GT1 Cells
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3299-3306, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1427 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Honglin Jiang, Ying Wang, Miaozong Wu, Zhiliang Gu, Stuart J. Frank, and Roberto Torres-Diaz

Growth Hormone Stimulates Hepatic Expression of Bovine Growth Hormone Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid through Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5 Activation of a Major Growth Hormone Receptor Gene Promoter
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3307-3315, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1738 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naomi Hayasaka, Tsuyoshi Yaita, Tomoyuki Kuwaki, Sato Honma, Ken-ichi Honma, Takashi Kudo, and Shigenobu Shibata

Optimization of Dosing Schedule of Daily Inhalant Dexamethasone to Minimize Phase Shifting of Clock Gene Expression Rhythm in the Lungs of the Asthma Mouse Model
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3316-3326, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonino Grassadonia, Nicola Tinari, Bruno Fiorentino, Minoru Nakazato, Hyun-Kyung Chung, Cesidio Giuliani, Giorgio Napolitano, Stefano Iacobelli, T. Kevin Howcroft, Dinah S. Singer, Leonard D. Kohn on behalf of Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Bioncologia

Upstream Stimulatory Factor Regulates Constitutive Expression and Hormonal Suppression of the 90K (Mac-2BP) Protein
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3507-3517, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0024 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GRH-GH-SOMATOSTATIN:

Ekaterina V. Laz, Minita G. Holloway, Chong-Sheng Chen, and David J. Waxman

Characterization of Three Growth Hormone-Responsive Transcription Factors Preferentially Expressed in Adult Female Liver
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3327-3337, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1192 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES-ONCOGENES:

Michele R. Hutchison, Mary H. Bassett, and Perrin C. White

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Fibroblast Growth Factor, But Not Growth Hormone, Affect Growth Plate Chondrocyte Proliferation
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3122-3130, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1264 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maho Ishida, Wakaba Takahashi, Susumu Itoh, Shigetaka Shimodaira, Shuichiro Maeda, and Jun Arita

Estrogen Actions on Lactotroph Proliferation Are Independent of a Paracrine Interaction with Other Pituitary Cell Types: A Study Using Lactotroph-Enriched Cells
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3131-3139, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1484 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne-Cécile Durieux, Adel Amirouche, Sébastien Banzet, Nathalie Koulmann, Régis Bonnefoy, Marielle Pasdeloup, Catherine Mouret, Xavier Bigard, André Peinnequin, and Damien Freyssenet

Ectopic Expression of Myostatin Induces Atrophy of Adult Skeletal Muscle by Decreasing Muscle Gene Expression
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3140-3147, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1500 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GI PEPTIDES-DIABETES:

M. J. Pagliassotti, Y. Wei, and D. Wang

Insulin Protects Liver Cells from Saturated Fatty Acid-Induced Apoptosis via Inhibition of c-Jun NH₂ Terminal Kinase Activity
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3338-3345, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1710 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING:

Dongmin Liu, Hongwei Si, Kathryn A. Reynolds, Wei Zhen, Zhenquan Jia, and Joseph S. Dillon

Dehydroepiandrosterone Protects Vascular Endothelial Cells against Apoptosis through a G_i Protein-Dependent Activation of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt and Regulation of Antiapoptotic Bcl-2 Expression
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3068-3076, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1378 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroaki Kohno, Naohiko Takahashi, Tetsuji Shinohara, Tatsuhiko Ooie, Kunio Yufu, Mikiko Nakagawa, Hidetoshi Yonemochi, Masahide Hara, Tetsunori Saikawa, and Hironobu Yoshimatsu

Receptor-Mediated Suppression of Cardiac Heat-Shock Protein 72 Expression by Testosterone in Male Rat Heart
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3148-3155, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1581 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Farideh Shafiee-Kermani, Sang-oh Han, and William L. Miller

Chronic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Inhibits Activin Induction of the Ovine Follicle-Stimulating Hormone ß-Subunit: Involvement of 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Response Element Binding Protein and Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3346-3355, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1740 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guolian Li, Eugene J. Barrett, Matthew O. Barrett, Wenhong Cao, and Zhenqi Liu

Tumor Necrosis Factor- Induces Insulin Resistance in Endothelial Cells via a p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase-Dependent Pathway
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3356-3363, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1441 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Nobuhiro Nakao, Shinobu Yasuo, Atsuko Nishimura, Takashi Yamamura, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Tsubasa Anraku, Toshiyuki Okano, Yoshitaka Fukada, Peter J. Sharp, Shizufumi Ebihara, and Takashi Yoshimura

Circadian Clock Gene Regulation of Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein Gene Expression in Preovulatory Ovarian Follicles
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3031-3038, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0044 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

S. S. Gouraud, K. Heesom, S. T. Yao, J. Qiu, J. F. R. Paton, and D. Murphy

Dehydration-Induced Proteome Changes in the Rat Hypothalamo-Neurohypophyseal System
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3041-3052, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0181 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suresh Ramaswamy, Stephanie B. Seminara, Clifford R. Pohl, Meloni J. DiPietro, William F. Crowley, Jr., and Tony M. Plant

Effect of Continuous Intravenous Administration of Human Metastin 45–54 on the Neuroendocrine Activity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Testicular Axis in the Adult Male Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta)
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3364-3370, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0207 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toni R. Pak, Wilson C. J. Chung, Laura R. Hinds, and Robert J. Handa

Estrogen Receptor-ß Mediates Dihydrotestosterone-Induced Stimulation of the Arginine Vasopressin Promoter in Neuronal Cells
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3371-3382, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0086 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Candice M. Brown, Qing Xu, Nobutaka Okhubo, Michael P. Vitek, and Carol A. Colton

Androgen-Mediated Immune Function Is Altered by the Apolipoprotein E Gene
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3383-3390, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1200 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Debra B. Speert, Anne T. M. Konkle, Susan L. Zup, Jaclyn M. Schwarz, Chaitanya Shiroor, Michael E. Taylor, and Margaret M. McCarthy

Focal Adhesion Kinase and Paxillin: Novel Regulators of Brain Sexual Differentiation?
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3391-3401, doi:10.1210/en.2006-0845 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leah M. Pyter, Jaimie D. Adelson, and Randy J. Nelson

Short Days Increase Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Responsiveness
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3402-3409, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1432 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. L. Chik, M. T. Wloka, D. M. Price, and A. K. Ho

The Role of Repressor Proteins in the Adrenergic Induction of Type II Iodothyronine Deiodinase in Rat Pinealocytes
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3523-3531, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0166 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PTH-CALCITONIN-VITAMIN D-BONE:

Melita M. Dvorak, Tsui-Hua Chen, Benjamin Orwoll, Caitlin Garvey, Wenhan Chang, Daniel D. Bikle, and Dolores M. Shoback

Constitutive Activity of the Osteoblast Ca²⁺-Sensing Receptor Promotes Loss of Cancellous Bone
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3156-3163, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0147 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Wu, S. Ren, L. Nguyen, J. S. Adams, and M. Hewison

Splice Variants of the CYP27b1 Gene and the Regulation of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D₃ Production
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3410-3418, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1388 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aline Martin, Valentin David, Luc Malaval, Marie-Hélène Lafage-Proust, Laurence Vico, and Thierry Thomas

Opposite Effects of Leptin on Bone Metabolism: A Dose-Dependent Balance Related to Energy Intake and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Pathway
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3419-3425, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1541 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yajun Wang, Juan Li, Crystal Ying Wang, Amy Ho Yan Kwok, and Frederick C. Leung

Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) Receptor Ligands in the Chicken Ovary: I. Evidence for Heparin-Binding EGF-Like Growth Factor (HB-EGF) as a Potential Oocyte-Derived Signal to Control Granulosa Cell Proliferation and HB-EGF and Kit Ligand Expression
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3426-3440, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1383 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RECEPTORS:

R. Latif, T. Ando, and T. F. Davies

Lipid Rafts Are Triage Centers for Multimeric and Monomeric Thyrotropin Receptor Regulation
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3164-3175, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1580 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Filardo, J. Quinn, Y. Pang, C. Graeber, S. Shaw, J. Dong, and P. Thomas

Activation of the Novel Estrogen Receptor G Protein-Coupled Receptor 30 (GPR30) at the Plasma Membrane
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3236-3245, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1605 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Shinji Miura, Kentaro Kawanaka, Yuko Kai, Mayumi Tamura, Masahide Goto, Tetsuya Shiuchi, Yasuhiko Minokoshi, and Osamu Ezaki

An Increase in Murine Skeletal Muscle Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Coactivator-1 (PGC-1) mRNA in Response to Exercise Is Mediated by ß-Adrenergic Receptor Activation
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3441-3448, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1646 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nitzan Levy, Xiaoyue Zhao, Hui Tang, Robert B. Jaffe, Terence P. Speed, and Dale C. Leitman

Multiple Transcription Factor Elements Collaborate with Estrogen Receptor to Activate an Inducible Estrogen Response Element in the NKG2E Gene
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3449-3458, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1632 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pei-Ju Tai, Ya-Hui Huang, Chung-Hsuan Shih, Ruey-Nan Chen, Chi-De Chen, Wei-Jan Chen, Chia-Siu Wang, and Kwang-Huei Lin

Direct Regulation of Androgen Receptor-Associated Protein 70 by Thyroid Hormone and Its Receptors
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3485-3495, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1239 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deborah M. Dickey, Darcy R. Flora, Paula M. Bryan, Xin Xu, Yingjie Chen, and Lincoln R. Potter

Differential Regulation of Membrane Guanylyl Cyclases in Congestive Heart Failure: Natriuretic Peptide Receptor (NPR)-B, Not NPR-A, Is the Predominant Natriuretic Peptide Receptor in the Failing Heart
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3518-3522, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0081 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Kazumi Furukawa, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Yukiyasu Sato, Bin-Xiang Zeng, Haruko Fujii, Shinya Yoshioka, Eiichiro Nishi, and Takeshi Nishio

Platelets Are Novel Regulators of Neovascularization and Luteinization during Human Corpus Luteum Formation
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3056-3064, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1687 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ivanna Ihnatovych, WenYang Hu, Jody L. Martin, Asgerally T. Fazleabas, Primal de Lanerolle, and Zuzana Strakova

Increased Phosphorylation of Myosin Light Chain Prevents in Vitro Decidualization
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3176-3184, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1673 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michelle Welsh, Philippa T. K. Saunders, and Richard M. Sharpe

The Critical Time Window for Androgen-Dependent Development of the Wolffian Duct in the Rat
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3185-3195, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0028 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dwi Ari Pujianto, Anastasios E. Damdimopoulos, Petra Sipilä, Jenni Jalkanen, Ilpo Huhtaniemi, and Matti Poutanen

Bfk, a Novel Member of the Bcl2 Gene Family, Is Highly Expressed in Principal Cells of the Mouse Epididymis and Demonstrates a Predominant Nuclear Localization
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3196-3204, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Danijela Markovic, Manu Vatish, Mei Gu, Donna Slater, Rob Newton, Hendrik Lehnert, and Dimitris K. Grammatopoulos

The Onset of Labor Alters Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Type 1 Receptor Variant Expression in Human Myometrium: Putative Role of Interleukin-1ß
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3205-3213, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0095 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Koji Shiraishi and Mario Ascoli

Lutropin/Choriogonadotropin Stimulate the Proliferation of Primary Cultures of Rat Leydig Cells through a Pathway that Involves Activation of the Extracellularly Regulated Kinase 1/2 Cascade
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3214-3225, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0160 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshinobu Tokumoto, Mika Tokumoto, and Peter Thomas

Interactions of Diethylstilbestrol (DES) and DES Analogs with Membrane Progestin Receptor- and the Correlation with Their Nongenomic Progestin Activities
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3459-3467, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1694 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Hayashi, R. C. Burghardt, F. W. Bazer, and T. E. Spencer

WNTs in the Ovine Uterus: Potential Regulation of Periimplantation Ovine Conceptus Development
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3496-3506, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0283 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Teresa Steckler, Mohan Manikkam, E. Keith Inskeep, and Vasantha Padmanabhan

Developmental Programming: Follicular Persistence in Prenatal Testosterone-Treated Sheep Is Not Programmed by Androgenic Actions of Testosterone
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3532-3540, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0339 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TRH-TSH-THYROID:

Valerie Anne Galton, Emily T. Wood, Emily A. St. Germain, Cheryl-Ann Withrow, George Aldrich, Genevieve M. St. Germain, Ann S. Clark, and Donald L. St. Germain

Thyroid Hormone Homeostasis and Action in the Type 2 Deiodinase-Deficient Rodent Brain during Development
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3080-3088, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1727 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuko Yamazaki, Koichi Suzuki, Emiko Yamada, Tetsu Yamada, Fumihiko Takeshita, Misako Matsumoto, Tomoaki Mitsuhashi, Takao Obara, Kazue Takano, and Kanji Sato

Suppression of Iodide Uptake and Thyroid Hormone Synthesis with Stimulation of the Type I Interferon System by Double-Stranded Ribonucleic Acid in Cultured Human Thyroid Follicles
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3226-3235, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1638 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kee K. Kim, Seok B. Song, Kwang I. Kang, Myungchull Rhee, and Kyoon Eon Kim

Activation of the Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone ß-Subunit Gene by LIM Homeodomain Transcription Factor Lhx2
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3468-3476, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1088 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James A. Kuzman, Timothy D. O’Connell, and A. Martin Gerdes

Rapamycin Prevents Thyroid Hormone-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3477-3484, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0099 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Erratum
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RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
Endocrinology 2007 148: 3541-3544 [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: 3545-3547 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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