NEWS & VIEWS:

Remy Burcelin

Leptin and Resistin: Master Enemy Adipokines Unified in Brain to Control Glucose Homeostasis
Endocrinology 2008 149: 443-444, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1507 [Full Text] [PDF]  

BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS:

José M. Garcia, Juan P. Cata, Patrick M. Dougherty, and Roy G. Smith

Ghrelin Prevents Cisplatin-Induced Mechanical Hyperalgesia and Cachexia
Endocrinology 2008 149: 455-460, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0828 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara Salani, Lucia Briatore, Silvano Garibaldi, Renzo Cordera, and Davide Maggi

Caveolin-1 Down-Regulation Inhibits Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Receptor Signal Transduction in H9C2 Rat Cardiomyoblasts
Endocrinology 2008 149: 461-465, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0312 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amanda Wyman, Anil B. Pinto, Rachael Sheridan, and Kelle H. Moley

One-Cell Zygote Transfer from Diabetic to Nondiabetic Mouse Results in Congenital Malformations and Growth Retardation in Offspring
Endocrinology 2008 149: 466-469, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1273 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fabien Delahaye, Christophe Breton, Pierre-Yves Risold, Mihaela Enache, Isabelle Dutriez-Casteloot, Christine Laborie, Jean Lesage, and Didier Vieau

Maternal Perinatal Undernutrition Drastically Reduces Postnatal Leptin Surge and Affects the Development of Arcuate Nucleus Proopiomelanocortin Neurons in Neonatal Male Rat Pups
Endocrinology 2008 149: 470-475, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1263 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CANCER-ONCOGENES:

Adil Bouskine, Marielle Nebout, Baharia Mograbi, Françoise Brücker-Davis, Cyril Roger, and Patrick Fenichel

Estrogens Promote Human Testicular Germ Cell Cancer through a Membrane-Mediated Activation of Extracellular Regulated Kinase and Protein Kinase A
Endocrinology 2008 149: 565-573, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1318 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sophie Bernichtein, Enrico Petretto, Stacey Jamieson, Anuj Goel, Timothy J. Aitman, Jonathan M. Mangion, and Ilpo T. Huhtaniemi

Adrenal Gland Tumorigenesis after Gonadectomy in Mice Is a Complex Genetic Trait Driven by Epistatic Loci
Endocrinology 2008 149: 651-661, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0925 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Cristina De Alvaro, Iria Nieto-Vazquez, Jose Maria Rojas, and Margarita Lorenzo

Nuclear Exclusion of Forkhead Box O and Elk1 and Activation of Nuclear Factor-B Are Required for C2C12-RasV12C40 Myoblast Differentiation
Endocrinology 2008 149: 793-801, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0657 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

GLUCOCORTICOIDS-CRH-ACTH-ADRENAL:

Kirsten-Berit Linhart and Joseph A. Majzoub

Pomc Knockout Mice Have Secondary Hyperaldosteronism Despite an Absence of Adrenocorticotropin
Endocrinology 2008 149: 681-686, doi:10.1210/en.2006-1136 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. van der Laan, S. B. Lachize, E. Vreugdenhil, E. R. de Kloet, and O. C. Meijer

Nuclear Receptor Coregulators Differentially Modulate Induction and Glucocorticoid Receptor-Mediated Repression of the Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Gene
Endocrinology 2008 149: 725-732, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1234 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dennis C. Choi, Nathan K. Evanson, Amy R. Furay, Yvonne M. Ulrich-Lai, Michelle M. Ostrander, and James P. Herman

The Anteroventral Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Differentially Regulates Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis Responses to Acute and Chronic Stress
Endocrinology 2008 149: 818-826, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0883 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ENERGY BALANCE-OBESITY:

Lihong Huo, Kevin M. Gamber, Harvey J. Grill, and Christian Bjørbæk

Divergent Leptin Signaling in Proglucagon Neurons of the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract in Mice and Rats
Endocrinology 2008 149: 492-497, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0633 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Colin T. Phillips and Richard D. Palmiter

Role of Agouti-Related Protein-Expressing Neurons in Lactation
Endocrinology 2008 149: 544-550, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1153 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christophe Soulage, Bader Zarrouki, Anisio Francesco Soares, Michel Lagarde, and Alain Geloen

Lou/C Obesity-resistant Rat Exhibits Hyperactivity, Hypermetabolism, Alterations in White Adipose Tissue Cellularity, and Lipid Tissue Profiles
Endocrinology 2008 149: 615-625, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0317 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hui Cheng, Fumiko Isoda, Denise D. Belsham, and Charles V. Mobbs

Inhibition of Agouti-Related Peptide Expression by Glucose in a Clonal Hypothalamic Neuronal Cell Line Is Mediated by Glycolysis, Not Oxidative Phosphorylation
Endocrinology 2008 149: 703-710, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0772 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Juana Sánchez, Teresa Priego, Mariona Palou, Aixa Tobaruela, Andreu Palou, and Catalina Picó

Oral Supplementation with Physiological Doses of Leptin During Lactation in Rats Improves Insulin Sensitivity and Affects Food Preferences Later in Life
Endocrinology 2008 149: 733-740, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0630 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Qi Xu, Edna D. Lekgabe, Xiao-Ming Gao, Ziqiu Ming, Geoffrey W. Tregear, Anthony M. Dart, Ross A. D. Bathgate, Chrishan S. Samuel, and Xiao-Jun Du

Endogenous Relaxin Does Not Affect Chronic Pressure Overload-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy and Fibrosis
Endocrinology 2008 149: 476-482, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1220 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oumei Wang, Kun Cai, Shanshan Pang, Ting Wang, Dongfei Qi, Quanfeng Zhu, Zimei Ni, and Yingying Le

Mechanisms of Glucose-Induced Expression of Pancreatic-Derived Factor in Pancreatic β-Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 672-680, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dianxin Liu, Anne Deschamps, Kenneth S. Korach, and Elizabeth Murphy

Estrogen-Enhanced Gene Expression of Lipoprotein Lipase in Heart Is Antagonized by Progesterone
Endocrinology 2008 149: 711-716, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0620 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jianjun Xie and Mark S. Roberson

3', 5'-Cyclic Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate Response Element-Dependent Transcriptional Regulation of the Secretogranin II Gene Promoter Depends on Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-Induced Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation and the Transactivator Activating Transcription Factor 3
Endocrinology 2008 149: 783-792, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0694 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH HORMONE-SOMATOSTATIN-GRH:

Nikki Shariat, Robin C. C. Ryther, John A. Phillips, III, Iain C. A. F. Robinson, and James G. Patton

Rescue of Pituitary Function in a Mouse Model of Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency Type II by RNA Interference
Endocrinology 2008 149: 580-586, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1360 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES:

Aaron K. Styer, Brian T. Sullivan, Mark Puder, Danielle Arsenault, John C. Petrozza, Takehiro Serikawa, Sung Chang, Tayyaba Hasan, Ruben R. Gonzalez, and Bo R. Rueda

Ablation of Leptin Signaling Disrupts the Establishment, Development, and Maintenance of Endometriosis-Like Lesions in a Murine Model
Endocrinology 2008 149: 506-514, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Anne Navarrete Santos, Nicole Ramin, Sarah Tonack, and Bernd Fischer

Cell Lineage-Specific Signaling of Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I in Rabbit Blastocysts
Endocrinology 2008 149: 515-524, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0821 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew J. Hardman, Elaine Emmerson, Laura Campbell, and Gillian S. Ashcroft

Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators Accelerate Cutaneous Wound Healing in Ovariectomized Female Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 551-557, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1042 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuxiang Sun, Nancy F. Butte, Jose M. Garcia, and Roy G. Smith

Characterization of Adult Ghrelin and Ghrelin Receptor Knockout Mice under Positive and Negative Energy Balance
Endocrinology 2008 149: 843-850, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0271 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DIABETES-INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GASTROINTESTINAL:

Sunmin Park, Sang Mee Hong, So Ra Sung, and Hye Kyung Jung

Long-Term Effects of Central Leptin and Resistin on Body Weight, Insulin Resistance, and β-Cell Function and Mass by the Modulation of Hypothalamic Leptin and Insulin Signaling
Endocrinology 2008 149: 445-454, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0754 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shlomit Aga-Mizrachi, Tamar Brutman-Barazani, Avraham I. Jacob, Asia Bak, Ari Elson, and Sanford R. Sampson

Cytosolic Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase- Is a Negative Regulator of Insulin Signaling in Skeletal Muscle
Endocrinology 2008 149: 605-614, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0908 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Syota Kagawa, Yoshiyuki Soeda, Hajime Ishihara, Takeshi Oya, Masakiyo Sasahara, Saori Yaguchi, Ryo Oshita, Tsutomu Wada, Hiroshi Tsuneki, and Toshiyasu Sasaoka

Impact of Transgenic Overexpression of SH2-Containing Inositol 5'-Phosphatase 2 on Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Signaling in Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 642-650, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0820 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Ying Sun, Li Zhang, Harvest F. Gu, Wenxia Han, Meng Ren, Furong Wang, Bendi Gong, Laicheng Wang, Hua Guo, Wei Xin, Jiajun Zhao, and Ling Gao

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Regulates the Expression of Pancreatic/Duodenal Homeobox-1 in Rat Insulinoma (INS-1) Cells and Ameliorates Glucose-Induced Insulin Secretion Impaired by Palmitate
Endocrinology 2008 149: 662-671, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1275 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. S. Freitas, G. F. Anhê, K. F. S. Melo, M. M. Okamoto, M. Oliveira-Souza, S. Bordin, and U. F. Machado

Na⁺-Glucose Transporter-2 Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Kidney of Diabetic Rats Correlates with Glycemic Levels: Involvement of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-1 Expression and Activity
Endocrinology 2008 149: 717-724, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1088 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Avital Dov, Eva Abramovitch, Nasim Warwar, and Rafael Nesher

Diminished Phosphodiesterase-8B Potentiates Biphasic Insulin Response to Glucose
Endocrinology 2008 149: 741-748, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0968 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John S. Gounarides, Marion Korach-André, Karen Killary, Gregory Argentieri, Oliver Turner, and Didier Laurent

Effect of Dexamethasone on Glucose Tolerance and Fat Metabolism in a Diet-Induced Obesity Mouse Model
Endocrinology 2008 149: 758-766, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1214 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

Chun-Mei Zhao, Vicente Martinez, Laura Piqueras, Lixin Wang, Yvette Taché, and Duan Chen

Control of Gastric Acid Secretion in Somatostatin Receptor 2 Deficient Mice: Shift from Endocrine/Paracrine to Neurocrine Pathways
Endocrinology 2008 149: 498-505, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0238 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elise P. Gomez-Sanchez, Damian G. Romero, Angela F. de Rodriguez, Mary P. Warden, Zygmunt Krozowski, and Celso E. Gomez-Sanchez

Hexose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase and 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase-1 Tissue Distribution in the Rat
Endocrinology 2008 149: 525-533, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0328 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jérôme Clasadonte, Pierre Poulain, Jean-Claude Beauvillain, and Vincent Prevot

Activation of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Release Inhibits Spontaneous Firing in Adult Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons: A Possible Local Synchronizing Signal
Endocrinology 2008 149: 587-596, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1260 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allan E. Herbison, Robert Porteous, Jean-Rémi Pape, Jocelyn M. Mora, and Peter R. Hurst

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuron Requirements for Puberty, Ovulation, and Fertility
Endocrinology 2008 149: 597-604, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1139 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. D. Adamson, S. Friedrichsen, S. Semprini, C. V. Harper, J. J. Mullins, M. R. H. White, and J. R. E. Davis

Human Prolactin Gene Promoter Regulation by Estrogen: Convergence with Tumor Necrosis Factor- Signaling
Endocrinology 2008 149: 687-694, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1066 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nilima Biswas, Sucheta M. Vaingankar, Manjula Mahata, Madhusudan Das, Jiaur R. Gayen, Laurent Taupenot, Justin W. Torpey, Daniel T. O’Connor, and Sushil K. Mahata

Proteolytic Cleavage of Human Chromogranin A Containing Naturally Occurring Catestatin Variants: Differential Processing at Catestatin Region by Plasmin
Endocrinology 2008 149: 749-757, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0838 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Kellie M. Breen, Tracy L. Davis, Lisa C. Doro, Terry M. Nett, Amy E. Oakley, Vasantha Padmanabhan, Louisa A. Rispoli, Elizabeth R. Wagenmaker, and Fred J. Karsch

Insight into the Neuroendocrine Site and Cellular Mechanism by which Cortisol Suppresses Pituitary Responsiveness to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Endocrinology 2008 149: 767-773, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0773 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ichiro Nishimura, Kumiko Ui-Tei, Kaoru Saigo, Hirotaka Ishii, Yasuo Sakuma, and Masakatsu Kato

17β-Estradiol at Physiological Concentrations Augments Ca²⁺-Activated K⁺ Currents via Estrogen Receptor β in the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuronal Cell Line GT1-7
Endocrinology 2008 149: 774-782, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0759 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dai Mitsushima, Kenkichi Takase, Toshiya Funabashi, and Fukuko Kimura

Gonadal Steroid Hormones Maintain the Stress-Induced Acetylcholine Release in the Hippocampus: Simultaneous Measurements of the Extracellular Acetylcholine and Serum Corticosterone Levels in the Same Subjects
Endocrinology 2008 149: 802-811, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0827 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark D. DeBoer, Xinxia Zhu, Peter R. Levasseur, Akio Inui, Zhaoyong Hu, Guofeng Han, William E. Mitch, John E. Taylor, Heather A. Halem, Jesse Z. Dong, Rakesh Datta, Michael D. Culler, and Daniel L. Marks

Ghrelin Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease: Improvements in Lean Body Mass and Cytokine Profile
Endocrinology 2008 149: 827-835, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1046 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lesley E. Northrop and Mary S. Erskine

Selective Oxytocin Receptor Activation in the Ventrolateral Portion of the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Is Required for Mating-Induced Pseudopregnancy in the Female Rat
Endocrinology 2008 149: 836-842, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1040 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALCIUM REGULATING HORMONES:

Daniel X. Tishkoff, Karl A. Nibbelink, Kristina H. Holmberg, Loredana Dandu, and Robert U. Simpson

Functional Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) in the T-Tubules of Cardiac Myocytes: VDR Knockout Cardiomyocyte Contractility
Endocrinology 2008 149: 558-564, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0805 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chizumi Yamada, Yuichiro Yamada, Katsushi Tsukiyama, Kotaro Yamada, Nobuyuki Udagawa, Naoyuki Takahashi, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Daniel J. Drucker, Yutaka Seino, and Nobuya Inagaki

The Murine Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Is Essential for Control of Bone Resorption
Endocrinology 2008 149: 574-579, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1292 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Sawako Tatsumi, Masako Ito, Yutaro Asaba, Kumi Tsutsumi, and Kyoji Ikeda

Life-Long Caloric Restriction Reveals Biphasic and Dimorphic Effects on Bone Metabolism in Rodents
Endocrinology 2008 149: 634-641, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RENAL-CARDIAC-VASCULAR:

Kwijun Park, Hiroshi Itoh, Kenichi Yamahara, Masakatsu Sone, Kazutoshi Miyashita, Naofumi Oyamada, Naoya Sawada, Daisuke Taura, Megumi Inuzuka, Takuhiro Sonoyama, Hirokazu Tsujimoto, Yasutomo Fukunaga, Naohisa Tamura, and Kazuwa Nakao

Therapeutic Potential of Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Administration on Peripheral Arterial Diseases
Endocrinology 2008 149: 483-491, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1094 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

John J. Peluso, Jonathan Romak, and Xiufang Liu

Progesterone Receptor Membrane Component-1 (PGRMC1) Is the Mediator of Progesterone’s Antiapoptotic Action in Spontaneously Immortalized Granulosa Cells As Revealed by PGRMC1 Small Interfering Ribonucleic Acid Treatment and Functional Analysis of PGRMC1 Mutations
Endocrinology 2008 149: 534-543, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1050 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ferhat Meziani, Angela Tesse, Sandra Welsch, Hélène Kremer, Mariette Barthelmebs, Ramaroson Andriantsitohaina, Francis Schneider, and Alexis Gairard

Expression and Biological Activity of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide in Pregnant Rat Uterine Artery: Any Role for 8-Iso-Prostaglandin F₂?
Endocrinology 2008 149: 626-633, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0568 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heather E. McMahon, Shweta Sharma, and Shunichi Shimasaki

Phosphorylation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-15 and Growth and Differentiation Factor-9 Plays a Critical Role in Determining Agonistic or Antagonistic Functions
Endocrinology 2008 149: 812-817, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1439 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

XingJia Wang, Xiangling Yin, Randolph B. Schiffer, Steven R. King, Douglas M. Stocco, and Paula Grammas

Inhibition of Thromboxane A Synthase Activity Enhances Steroidogenesis and Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Gene Expression in MA-10 Mouse Leydig Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 851-857, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0470 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

THYROID-TRH-TSH:

Gianluca Canettieri, Antonella Franchi, Michele Della Guardia, Ianessa Morantte, Maria Giulia Santaguida, John W. Harney, P. Reed Larsen, and Marco Centanni

Activation of Thyroid Hormone Is Transcriptionally Regulated by Epidermal Growth Factor in Human Placenta-Derived JEG3 Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 695-702, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0779 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

12th Annual Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Meeting: July 7-10, 2008 Groningen, The Netherlands
Endocrinology 2008 149: 469 [Full Text] [PDF]  

2nd Annual International Adrenal Cancer Symposium: Clinical and Basic Science March 14-15, 2008 18 AMA PRA Category I Credits
Endocrinology 2008 149: 491 [Full Text] [PDF]  

International Symposium on Signal Transduction in Health and Disease on Neuroendocrinology: Basic and Clinical Aspects October 22-24, 2008, Tel Aviv, Israel
Endocrinology 2008 149: 573 [Full Text] [PDF]  

The American Neuroendocrine Society Neuroendocrine Workshop
Endocrinology 2008 149: 641 [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
Endocrinology 2008 149: 858-861 [Full Text] [PDF]  

National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
Endocrinology 2008 149: 862-864 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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