NEWS AND VIEWS:

Terrence Deak

Immune Cells and Cytokine Circuits: Toward a Working Model for Understanding Direct Immune-to-Adrenal Communication Pathways
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1433-1435, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0170 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles W. Wilkinson

Circadian Clocks: Showtime for the Adrenal Cortex
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1451-1453, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0166 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CANCER-ONCOGENES:

Erin C. Ward, Anna V. Hoekstra, Leen J. Blok, P. Hanifi-Moghaddam, John R. Lurain, Diljeet K. Singh, Barbara M. Buttin, Julian C. Schink, and J. Julie Kim

The Regulation and Function of the Forkhead Transcription Factor, Forkhead Box O1, Is Dependent on the Progesterone Receptor in Endometrial Carcinoma
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1942-1950; first published December 20 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0756 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

GLUCOCORTICOIDS-CRH-ACTH-ADRENAL:

Linda Engström, Khadijah Rosén, Anna Angel, Anna Fyrberg, Ludmila Mackerlova, Jan Pieter Konsman, David Engblom, and Anders Blomqvist

Systemic Immune Challenge Activates an Intrinsically Regulated Local Inflammatory Circuit in the Adrenal Gland
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1436-1450; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1456 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Marcel J. M. Schaaf, Danielle Champagne, Ivo H. C. van Laanen, Diane C. W. A. van Wijk, Annemarie H. Meijer, Onno C. Meijer, Herman P. Spaink, and Michael K. Richardson

Discovery of a Functional Glucocorticoid Receptor β-Isoform in Zebrafish
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1591-1599; first published December 20 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1364 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

J. D. Spencer, N. C. J. Gibbons, M. Böhm, and K. U. Schallreuter

The Ca²⁺-Binding Capacity of Epidermal Furin Is Disrupted by H₂O₂-Mediated Oxidation in Vitiligo
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1638-1645; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1317 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Feng-Sheng Wang, Jih-Yang Ko, Da-Wei Yeh, Huei-Ching Ke, and Hsing-Long Wu

Modulation of Dickkopf-1 Attenuates Glucocorticoid Induction of Osteoblast Apoptosis, Adipocytic Differentiation, and Bone Mass Loss
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1793-1801; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0910 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Mandy E. Janes, K. M. Emily Chu, Adrian J. L. Clark, and Peter J. King

Mechanisms of Adrenocorticotropin-Induced Activation of Extracellularly Regulated Kinase 1/2 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in the Human H295R Adrenal Cell Line
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1898-1905; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0949 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Sadani N. Cooray, Isabel Almiro Do Vale, Kit-Yi Leung, Tom R. Webb, J. Paul Chapple, Michaela Egertová, Michael E. Cheetham, Maurice R. Elphick, and Adrian J. L. Clark

The Melanocortin 2 Receptor Accessory Protein Exists as a Homodimer and Is Essential for the Function of the Melanocortin 2 Receptor in the Mouse Y1 Cell Line
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1935-1941; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1463 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

ENERGY BALANCE-OBESITY:

I. Russo, P. Del Mese, G. Doronzo, L. Mattiello, M. Viretto, A. Bosia, G. Anfossi, and M. Trovati

Resistance to the Nitric Oxide/Cyclic Guanosine 5'-Monophosphate/Protein Kinase G Pathway in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells from the Obese Zucker Rat, a Classical Animal Model of Insulin Resistance: Role of Oxidative Stress
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1480-1489; first published December 13 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0920 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Susan M. Krzysik-Walker, Olga M. Ocón-Grove, Sreenivasa R. Maddineni, Gilbert L. Hendricks, III, and Ramesh Ramachandran

Is Visfatin an Adipokine or Myokine? Evidence for Greater Visfatin Expression in Skeletal Muscle than Visceral Fat in Chickens
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1543-1550; first published December 20 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1301 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Erin R. Cernkovich, Jianbei Deng, Michael C. Bond, Terry P. Combs, and Joyce B. Harp

Adipose-Specific Disruption of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Increases Body Weight and Adiposity
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1581-1590; first published December 20 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1148 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Bo-Kyung Son, Masahiro Akishita, Katsuya Iijima, Koichi Kozaki, Koji Maemura, Masato Eto, and Yasuyoshi Ouchi

Adiponectin Antagonizes Stimulatory Effect of Tumor Necrosis Factor- on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Calcification: Regulation of Growth Arrest-Specific Gene 6-Mediated Survival Pathway by Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1646-1653; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Esther van de Wall, Rebecca Leshan, Allison W. Xu, Nina Balthasar, Roberto Coppari, Shun Mei Liu, Young Hwan Jo, Robert G. MacKenzie, David B. Allison, Nae J. Dun, Joel Elmquist, Bradford B. Lowell, Gregory S. Barsh, Carl de Luca, Martin G. Myers, Jr., Gary J. Schwartz, and Streamson C. Chua, Jr.

Collective and Individual Functions of Leptin Receptor Modulated Neurons Controlling Metabolism and Ingestion
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1773-1785; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1132 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Olivier van Beekum, Arjan B. Brenkman, Lars Grøntved, Nicole Hamers, Niels J. F. van den Broek, Ruud Berger, Susanne Mandrup, and Eric Kalkhoven

The Adipogenic Acetyltransferase Tip60 Targets Activation Function 1 of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1840-1849; first published December 20 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0977 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

R. A. De Sousa Peixoto, S. Turban, J. H. Battle, K. E. Chapman, J. R. Seckl, and N. M. Morton

Preadipocyte 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Is a Keto-Reductase and Contributes to Diet-Induced Visceral Obesity in Vivo
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1861-1868; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1028 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Mark H. Vickers, Peter D. Gluckman, Alice H. Coveny, Paul L. Hofman, Wayne S. Cutfield, Arieh Gertler, Bernhard H. Breier, and Mark Harris

The Effect of Neonatal Leptin Treatment on Postnatal Weight Gain in Male Rats Is Dependent on Maternal Nutritional Status during Pregnancy
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1906-1913; first published January 10 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0981 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Beatriz Merino, Victoria Cano, Rocío Guzmán, Beatriz Somoza, and Mariano Ruiz-Gayo

Leptin-Mediated Hypothalamic Pathway of Cholecystokinin (CCK-8) to Regulate Body Weight in Free-Feeding Rats
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1994-2000; first published December 20 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1286 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Pascale Nantermet, Shun-ichi Harada, Yuan Liu, Spring Cheng, Colena Johnson, Yuanjiang Yu, Donald Kimme, Daniel Holder, Paul Hodor, Robert Phillips, and William J. Ray

Gene Expression Analyses in Cynomolgus Monkeys Provides Mechanistic Insight into High-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Reduction by Androgens in Primates
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1551-1561; first published January 10 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1151 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Xiuyan Feng, Thomas Müller, Dario Mizrachi, Francesca Fanelli, and Deborah L. Segaloff

An Intracellular Loop (IL2) Residue Confers Different Basal Constitutive Activities to the Human Lutropin Receptor and Human Thyrotropin Receptor through Structural Communication between IL2 and Helix 6, via Helix 3
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1705-1717; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1341 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Rose Marino, Anita Hegde, Kevin M. Barnes, Lenneke Schrier, Joyce A. Emons, Ola Nilsson, and Jeffrey Baron

Catch-Up Growth after Hypothyroidism Is Caused by Delayed Growth Plate Senescence
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1820-1828; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0993 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Xiao Yun Shi, Fan Fan Hou, Hong Xin Niu, Guo Bao Wang, Di Xie, Zhi Jian Guo, Zhan Mei Zhou, Fang Yang, Jian Wei Tian, and Xun Zhang

Advanced Oxidation Protein Products Promote Inflammation in Diabetic Kidney through Activation of Renal Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Oxidase
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1829-1839; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1544 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Xiaochao Ma, Chi Chen, Kristopher W. Krausz, Jeffrey R. Idle, and Frank J. Gonzalez

A Metabolomic Perspective of Melatonin Metabolism in the Mouse
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1869-1879; first published January 10 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1412 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

GROWTH HORMONE-SOMATOSTATIN-GRH:

Belinda A. Henry, Frank R. Dunshea, Merryn Gould, and Iain J. Clarke

Profiling Postprandial Thermogenesis in Muscle and Fat of Sheep and the Central Effect of Leptin Administration
Endocrinology 2008 149: 2019-2026; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1311 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES:

Haibo Liu, Ru Yang, Babben Tinner, Annam Choudhry, Norbert Schutze, and Brahim Chaqour

Cysteine-Rich Protein 61 and Connective Tissue Growth Factor Induce Deadhesion and Anoikis of Retinal Pericytes
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1666-1677; first published January 10 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1415 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Giovanna Zappala, Cem Elbi, Joanna Edwards, Julie Gorenstein, Matthew M. Rechler, and Nisan Bhattacharyya

Induction of Apoptosis in Human Prostate Cancer Cells by Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Does Not Require Binding to Retinoid X Receptor-
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1802-1812; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1315 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Nerea Roher, Victor Samokhvalov, Mònica Díaz, Simon MacKenzie, Amira Klip, and Josep V. Planas

The Proinflammatory Cytokine Tumor Necrosis Factor- Increases the Amount of Glucose Transporter-4 at the Surface of Muscle Cells Independently of Changes in Interleukin-6
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1880-1889; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1045 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Itay Bentov, Goutham Narla, Hagit Schayek, Kuhihara Akita, Stephen R. Plymate, Derek LeRoith, Scott L. Friedman, and Haim Werner

Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Regulates Krüppel-Like Factor-6 Gene Expression in a p53-Dependent Manner
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1890-1897; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0844 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

DIABETES-INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GASTROINTESTINAL:

Coralie Ségalen, Sarah L. Longnus, Delphine Baetz, Laurent Counillon, and Emmanuel Van Obberghen

5-Aminoimidazole-4-Carboxamide-1-β-D-Ribofuranoside Reduces Glucose Uptake via the Inhibition of Na⁺/H⁺ Exchanger 1 in Isolated Rat Ventricular Cardiomyocytes
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1490-1498; first published January 10 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1326 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Raimund I. Herzog, Owen Chan, Sunkyung Yu, James Dziura, Ewan C. McNay, and Robert S. Sherwin

Effect of Acute and Recurrent Hypoglycemia on Changes in Brain Glycogen Concentration
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1499-1504; first published January 10 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1252 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Feng Feng, Lijun Wang, Nathaniel Albanese, Andrew Holmes, and Pu Xia

Tumor Necrosis Factor-Like Weak Inducer of Apoptosis Attenuates the Action of Insulin in Hepatocytes
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1505-1513; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1119 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

William A. Banks, Shinya Dohgu, Jessica L. Lynch, Melissa A. Fleegal-DeMotta, Michelle A. Erickson, Ryota Nakaoke, and Than Q. Vo

Nitric Oxide Isoenzymes Regulate Lipopolysaccharide-Enhanced Insulin Transport across the Blood-Brain Barrier
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1514-1523; first published January 10 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1091 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Jens F. Rehfeld, Jens R. Bundgaard, Jens Hannibal, Xiaorong Zhu, Christina Norrbom, Donald F. Steiner, and Lennart Friis-Hansen

The Cell-Specific Pattern of Cholecystokinin Peptides in Endocrine Cells Versus Neurons Is Governed by the Expression of Prohormone Convertases 1/3, 2, and 5/6
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1600-1608; first published December 20 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0278 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Eva Göncz, Mathias Z. Strowski, Carsten Grötzinger, Krzysztof W. Nowak, Przemek Kaczmarek, Maciej Sassek, Stefan Mergler, Bilal F. El-Zayat, Marily Theodoropoulou, Günter K. Stalla, Bertram Wiedenmann, and Ursula Plöckinger

Orexin-A Inhibits Glucagon Secretion and Gene Expression through a Foxo1-Dependent Pathway
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1618-1626; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1257 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Ni Hou, Seiji Torii, Naoya Saito, Masahiro Hosaka, and Toshiyuki Takeuchi

Reactive Oxygen Species-Mediated Pancreatic β-Cell Death Is Regulated by Interactions between Stress-Activated Protein Kinases, p38 and c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase, and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatases
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1654-1665; first published January 10 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0988 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

John L. Fowlkes, R. Clay Bunn, Lichu Liu, Elizabeth C. Wahl, Hannah N. Coleman, Gael E. Cockrell, Daniel S. Perrien, Charles K. Lumpkin, Jr., and Kathryn M. Thrailkill

Runt-Related Transcription Factor 2 (RUNX2) and RUNX2-Related Osteogenic Genes Are Down-Regulated throughout Osteogenesis in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1697-1704; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1408 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Miriam Horovitz-Fried, Tamar Brutman-Barazani, Dov Kesten, and Sanford R. Sampson

Insulin Increases Nuclear Protein Kinase C in L6 Skeletal Muscle Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1718-1727; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1572 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

F. J. Valenzuela, C. Torres-Farfan, H. G. Richter, N. Mendez, C. Campino, F. Torrealba, G. J. Valenzuela, and M. Serón-Ferré

Clock Gene Expression in Adult Primate Suprachiasmatic Nuclei and Adrenal: Is the Adrenal a Peripheral Clock Responsive to Melatonin?
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1454-1461; first published January 10 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1518 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Bin Liu and Lydia A. Arbogast

Phosphorylation State of Tyrosine Hydroxylase in the Stalk-Median Eminence Is Decreased by Progesterone in Cycling Female Rats
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1462-1469; first published December 20 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1345 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Arturo E. Gonzalez-Iglesias, Takayo Murano, Shuo Li, Melanija Tomic, and Stanko S. Stojilkovic

Dopamine Inhibits Basal Prolactin Release in Pituitary Lactotrophs through Pertussis Toxin-Sensitive and -Insensitive Signaling Pathways
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1470-1479; first published December 20 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0980 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Greg M. Anderson, David C. Kieser, Frederick J. Steyn, and David R. Grattan

Hypothalamic Prolactin Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels, Prolactin Signaling, and Hyperprolactinemic Inhibition of Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Secretion Are Dependent on Estradiol
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1562-1570; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0867 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Bruce A. Adams, Sarah L. Gray, Emma R. Isaac, Antonio C. Bianco, Antonio J. Vidal-Puig, and Nancy M. Sherwood

Feeding and Metabolism in Mice Lacking Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1571-1580; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0515 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Sumpun Thammacharoen, Thomas A. Lutz, Nori Geary, and Lori Asarian

Hindbrain Administration of Estradiol Inhibits Feeding and Activates Estrogen Receptor--Expressing Cells in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarius of Ovariectomized Rats
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1609-1617; first published December 20 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0340 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

J. Roa, E. Vigo, J. M. Castellano, F. Gaytan, V. M. Navarro, E. Aguilar, F. A. Dijcks, A. G. H. Ederveen, L. Pinilla, P. I. van Noort, and M. Tena-Sempere

Opposite Roles of Estrogen Receptor (ER)- and ERβ in the Modulation of Luteinizing Hormone Responses to Kisspeptin in the Female Rat: Implications for the Generation of the Preovulatory Surge
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1627-1637; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1540 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Cathy Cailotto, Caroline van Heijningen, Jan van der Vliet, Geoffrey van der Plasse, Caroline Habold, Andries Kalsbeek, Paul Pévet, and Ruud M. Buijs

Daily Rhythms in Metabolic Liver Enzymes and Plasma Glucose Require a Balance in the Autonomic Output to the Liver
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1914-1925; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0816 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

J. T. Smith, A. Rao, A. Pereira, A. Caraty, R. P. Millar, and I. J. Clarke

Kisspeptin Is Present in Ovine Hypophysial Portal Blood But Does Not Increase during the Preovulatory Luteinizing Hormone Surge: Evidence that Gonadotropes Are Not Direct Targets of Kisspeptin in Vivo
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1951-1959; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1425 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Borja García-Bueno, José L. M. Madrigal, Beatriz G. Pérez-Nievas, and Juan Carlos Leza

Stress Mediators Regulate Brain Prostaglandin Synthesis and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Activation after Stress in Rats
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1969-1978; first published December 13 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0482 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Justyna Pielecka-Fortuna, Zhiguo Chu, and Suzanne M. Moenter

Kisspeptin Acts Directly and Indirectly to Increase Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuron Activity and Its Effects Are Modulated by Estradiol
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1979-1986; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1365 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Christina E. Khodr, Sara M. Clark, David L. Hurley, and Carol J. Phelps

Long-Term, Homologous Prolactin, Administered through Ectopic Pituitary Grafts, Induces Hypothalamic Dopamine Neuron Differentiation in Adult Snell Dwarf Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 2010-2018; first published December 20 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1426 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

CALCIUM REGULATING HORMONES:

Dehong Yang, Jun Guo, Paola Divieti, Toshi Shioda, and F. Richard Bringhurst

CBP/p300-Interacting Protein CITED1 Modulates Parathyroid Hormone Regulation of Osteoblastic Differentiation
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1728-1735; first published January 10 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0826 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Kartik Shankar, Xiaoli Liu, Rohit Singhal, Jin-Ran Chen, Shanmugam Nagarajan, Thomas M. Badger, and Martin J. J. Ronis

Chronic Ethanol Consumption Leads to Disruption of Vitamin D3 Homeostasis Associated with Induction of Renal 1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D3-24-Hydroxylase (CYP24A1)
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1748-1756; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0903 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Aline Martin, Valentin David, Jennifer S. Laurence, Patricia M. Schwarz, Eileen M. Lafer, Anne-Marie Hedge, and Peter S. N. Rowe

Degradation of MEPE, DMP1, and Release of SIBLING ASARM-Peptides (Minhibins): ASARM-Peptide(s) Are Directly Responsible for Defective Mineralization in HYP
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1757-1772; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1205 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Shibing Yu, Renny T. Franceschi, Min Luo, Xiaoyan Zhang, Di Jiang, Yumei Lai, Yu Jiang, Jian Zhang, and Guozhi Xiao

Parathyroid Hormone Increases Activating Transcription Factor 4 Expression and Activity in Osteoblasts: Requirement for Osteocalcin Gene Expression
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1960-1968; first published January 10 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1573 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

REPRODUCTION-DEVELOPMENT:

Sadatomo Ikeda, Kazuto Nakamura, Kayoko Kogure, Yuki Omori, Soichi Yamashita, Kazuko Kubota, Tetsuya Mizutani, Kaoru Miyamoto, and Takashi Minegishi

Effect of Estrogen on the Expression of Luteinizing Hormone-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in Cultured Rat Granulosa Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1524-1533; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1163 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Christoph Schell, Martin Albrecht, Christine Mayer, J. Ullrich Schwarzer, Monica B. Frungieri, and Artur Mayerhofer

Exploring Human Testicular Peritubular Cells: Identification of Secretory Products and Regulation by Tumor Necrosis Factor-
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1678-1686; first published January 10 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Amit Cohen, Michael Shmoish, Liraz Levi, Uta Cheruti, Berta Levavi-Sivan, and Esther Lubzens

Alterations in Micro-Ribonucleic Acid Expression Profiles Reveal a Novel Pathway for Estrogen Regulation
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1687-1696; first published December 20 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0969 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

C. Marc Luetjens, Jan-Bernd Stukenborg, Eberhard Nieschlag, Manuela Simoni, and Joachim Wistuba

Complete Spermatogenesis in Orthotopic But Not in Ectopic Transplants of Autologously Grafted Marmoset Testicular Tissue
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1736-1747; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1325 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Takashi Yazawa, Miki Uesaka, Yoshihiko Inaoka, Tetsuya Mizutani, Toshio Sekiguchi, Takashi Kajitani, Takeshi Kitano, Akihiro Umezawa, and Kaoru Miyamoto

Cyp11b1 Is Induced in the Murine Gonad by Luteinizing Hormone/Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Involved in the Production of 11-Ketotestosterone, a Major Fish Androgen: Conservation and Evolution of the Androgen Metabolic Pathway
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1786-1792; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Eri Shiraishi, Norifumi Yoshinaga, Takeshi Miura, Hayato Yokoi, Yuko Wakamatsu, Shin-Ichi Abe, and Takeshi Kitano

Müllerian Inhibiting Substance Is Required for Germ Cell Proliferation during Early Gonadal Differentiation in Medaka (Oryzias latipes)
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1813-1819; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1535 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Sailaja Koduri, Sheri Ann Hild, Laurent Pessaint, Jerry R. Reel, and Barbara J. Attardi

Mechanism of Action of l-CDB-4022, a Potential Nonhormonal Male Contraceptive, in the Seminiferous Epithelium of the Rat Testis
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1850-1860; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1332 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Gwonhwa Song, Jinyoung Kim, Fuller W. Bazer, and Thomas E. Spencer

Progesterone and Interferon Tau Regulate Hypoxia-Inducible Factors in the Endometrium of the Ovine Uterus
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1926-1934; first published January 3 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1530 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Stephanie T. Page, Brett T. Marck, James M. Tolliver, and Alvin M. Matsumoto

Tissue Selectivity of the Anabolic Steroid, 19-Nor-4-Androstenediol-3β,17β-Diol in Male Sprague Dawley Rats: Selective Stimulation of Muscle Mass and Bone Mineral Density Relative to Prostate Mass
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1987-1993; first published December 20 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-0956 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

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Sylvie Poncin, Benoit Lengelé, Ides M. Colin, and Anne-Catherine Gérard

Differential Interactions between Th1/Th2, Th1/Th3, and Th2/Th3 Cytokines in the Regulation of Thyroperoxidase and Dual Oxidase Expression, and of Thyroglobulin Secretion in Thyrocytes in Vitro
Endocrinology 2008 149: 1534-1542; first published January 10 2008 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1316 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

Sandra M. McLachlan, Holly A. Aliesky, Pavel N. Pichurin, Chun-Rong Chen, Robert W. Williams, and Basil Rapoport

Shared and Unique Susceptibility Genes in a Mouse Model of Graves’ Disease Determined in BXH and CXB Recombinant Inbred Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 2001-2009; first published December 27 2007 as doi:10.1210/en.2007-1517 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data] [FREE Author Manuscript (PDF)]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Rolf Luft Award
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American Society of Hypertension, Inc. (ASH)
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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 2008 149: 2031-2033 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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