ARTICLES:

Matthew R. Hayes, Karolina P. Skibicka, and Harvey J. Grill

Caudal Brainstem Processing Is Sufficient for Behavioral, Sympathetic, and Parasympathetic Responses Driven by Peripheral and Hindbrain Glucagon-Like-Peptide-1 Receptor Stimulation
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4059-4068, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1743 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

NEWS & VIEWS:

Anne M. Dorrance

Stroke Therapy: Is Spironolactone the Holy Grail?
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3761-3763, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0724 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CANCER - ONCOGENES:

Jung Hoon Lee, Haibiao Gong, Shaheen Khadem, Yi Lu, Xiang Gao, Song Li, Jian Zhang, and Wen Xie

Androgen Deprivation by Activating the Liver X Receptor
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3778-3788, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1605 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Céline Van Themsche, Lyne Lafontaine, and Eric Asselin

X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein Levels and Protein Kinase C Activity Regulate the Sensitivity of Human Endometrial Carcinoma Cells to Tumor Necrosis Factor-Induced Apoptosis
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3789-3798, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0275 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lidia Albanito, Diego Sisci, Saveria Aquila, Elvira Brunelli, Adele Vivacqua, Antonio Madeo, Rosamaria Lappano, Deo Prakash Pandey, Didier Picard, Loredana Mauro, Sebastiano Andò, and Marcello Maggiolini

Epidermal Growth Factor Induces G Protein-Coupled Receptor 30 Expression in Estrogen Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3799-3808, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0117 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thuy-Vy Do, Lena A. Kubba, Monica Antenos, Alfred W. Rademaker, Charles D. Sturgis, and Teresa K. Woodruff

The Role of Activin A and Akt/GSK Signaling in Ovarian Tumor Biology
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3809-3816, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1584 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruey-Nan Chen, Ya-Hui Huang, Ya-Chu Lin, Chau-Ting Yeh, Ying Liang, Shen-Liang Chen, and Kwang-Huei Lin

Thyroid Hormone Promotes Cell Invasion through Activation of Furin Expression in Human Hepatoma Cell Lines
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3817-3831, doi:10.1210/en.2007-0989 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jian Teng, Zun-Yi Wang, Eric R. Prossnitz, and Dale E. Bjorling

The G Protein-Coupled Receptor GPR30 Inhibits Human Urothelial Cell Proliferation
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4024-4034, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1669 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul A. Foster, L. W. Lawrence Woo, Barry V. L. Potter, Michael J. Reed, and Atul Purohit

The Use of Steroid Sulfatase Inhibitors as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy Against Hormone-Dependent Endometrial Cancer
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4035-4042, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0223 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GLUCOCORTICOIDS - CRH - ACTH - ADRENAL:

Manjunath Ramanjaneya, Alex C. Conner, Jing Chen, Peter R. Stanfield, and Harpal S. Randeva

Orexins Stimulate Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein Expression through Multiple Signaling Pathways in Human Adrenal H295R Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4106-4115, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1739 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

ENERGY BALANCE - OBESITY:

Lili Yue, John W. Christman, and Theodore Mazzone

Tumor Necrosis Factor--Mediated Suppression of Adipocyte Apolipoprotein E Gene Transcription: Primary Role for the Nuclear Factor (NF)-B Pathway and NFB p50
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4051-4058, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0340 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aran Balachandran, Haiyan Guan, Michael Sellan, Stan van Uum, and Kaiping Yang

Insulin and Dexamethasone Dynamically Regulate Adipocyte 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4069-4079, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0088 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Pini, Melissa E. Gove, Joseph A. Sennello, Jantine W. P. M. van Baal, Lawrence Chan, and Giamila Fantuzzi

Role and Regulation of Adipokines during Zymosan-Induced Peritoneal Inflammation in Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4080-4085, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0327 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GENERAL ENDOCRINOLOGY:

Joe B. Blumer, Kevin Lord, Thomas L. Saunders, Alejandra Pacchioni, Cory Black, Eric Lazartigues, Kurt J. Varner, Thomas W. Gettys, and Stephen M. Lanier

Activator of G Protein Signaling 3 Null Mice: I. Unexpected Alterations in Metabolic and Cardiovascular Function
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3842-3849, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0050 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Scott G. Kurz, Kimberly K. Hansen, Mac T. McLaughlin, Vijay Shivaswamy, Beverly S. Schaffer, Karen A. Gould, Rodney D. McComb, Jane L. Meza, and James D. Shull

Tissue-Specific Actions of the Ept1, Ept2, Ept6, and Ept9 Genetic Determinants of Responsiveness to Estrogens in the Female Rat
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3850-3859, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0173 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott I. Kavanaugh, Masumi Nozaki, and Stacia A. Sower

Origins of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) in Vertebrates: Identification of a Novel GnRH in a Basal Vertebrate, the Sea Lamprey
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3860-3869, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0184 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomonaga Ichikawa, Jifeng Zhang, Kai Chen, Yusen Liu, Francisco J. Schopfer, Paul R. S. Baker, Bruce A. Freeman, Yuqing E. Chen, and Taixing Cui

Nitroalkenes Suppress Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription Signaling in Macrophages: A Critical Role of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatase 1
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4086-4094, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1639 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberta Castino, Serge Delpal, Edwige Bouguyon, Marina Demoz, Ciro Isidoro, and Michèle Ollivier-Bousquet

Prolactin Promotes the Secretion of Active Cathepsin D at the Basal Side of Rat Mammary Acini
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4095-4105, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0249 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GROWTH HORMONE - SOMATOSTATIN - GRH:

Vijay Pandey, Jo K. Perry, Kumarasamypet M. Mohankumar, Xiang-Jun Kong, Shu-Min Liu, Zheng-Sheng Wu, Murray D. Mitchell, Tao Zhu, and Peter E. Lobie

Autocrine Human Growth Hormone Stimulates Oncogenicity of Endometrial Carcinoma Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3909-3919, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0286 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

GROWTH FACTORS-CYTOKINES:

Paty Karoll Picardi, Vivian Cristine Calegari, Patrícia de Oliveira Prada, Juliana Contin Moraes, Eliana Araújo, Maria Cristina Cintra Gomes Marcondes, Miriam Ueno, José Barreto Campello Carvalheira, Licio Augusto Velloso, and Mario José Abdalla Saad

Reduction of Hypothalamic Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Improves Insulin and Leptin Resistance in Diet-Induced Obese Rats
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3870-3880, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1506 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shameena Bake, Lijiang Ma, and Farida Sohrabji

Estrogen Receptor- Overexpression Suppresses 17β-Estradiol-Mediated Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression and Activation of Survival Kinases
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3881-3889, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0288 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefano Zanotti, Anna Smerdel-Ramoya, Lisa Stadmeyer, Deena Durant, Freddy Radtke, and Ernesto Canalis

Notch Inhibits Osteoblast Differentiation and Causes Osteopenia
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3890-3899, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0140 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

O. Schakman, S. Kalista, L. Bertrand, P. Lause, J. Verniers, J. M. Ketelslegers, and J. P. Thissen

Role of Akt/GSK-3β/β-Catenin Transduction Pathway in the Muscle Anti-Atrophy Action of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I in Glucocorticoid-Treated Rats
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3900-3908, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0439 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DIABETES-INSULIN-GLUCAGON-GASTROINTESTINAL:

Hye-Young Seo, Yong Deuk Kim, Kyeong-Min Lee, Ae-Kyung Min, Mi-Kyung Kim, Hye-Soon Kim, Kyu-Chang Won, Joong-Yeol Park, Ki-Up Lee, Hueng-Sik Choi, Keun-Gyu Park, and In-Kyu Lee

Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Activation of Activating Transcription Factor 6 Decreases Insulin Gene Expression via Up-Regulation of Orphan Nuclear Receptor Small Heterodimer Partner
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3832-3841, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Imene Tabbi-Anneni, Jonathan Buchanan, Robert C. Cooksey, and E. Dale Abel

Captopril Normalizes Insulin Signaling and Insulin-Regulated Substrate Metabolism in Obese (ob/ob) Mouse Hearts
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4043-4050, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1646 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY:

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

The Role of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Expression in Brain Remodeling after Cerebral Ischemia
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3764-3777, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1770 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qin Wang, Fang Du, Zhong-Ming Qian, Xiao Hu Ge, Li Zhu, Wing Ho Yung, Lei Yang, and Ya Ke

Lipopolysaccharide Induces a Significant Increase in Expression of Iron Regulatory Hormone Hepcidin in the Cortex and Substantia Nigra in Rat Brain
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3920-3925, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1626 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xavier d'Anglemont de Tassigny, Lisa A. Fagg, Mark B. L. Carlton, and William H. Colledge

Kisspeptin Can Stimulate Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Release by a Direct Action at GnRH Nerve Terminals
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3926-3932, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1487 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manvendra K. Singh, Florent Elefteriou, and Gerard Karsenty

Cocaine and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript May Regulate Bone Remodeling as a Circulating Molecule
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3933-3941, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0109 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sang-Nam Lee and Iris Lindberg

7B2 Prevents Unfolding and Aggregation of Prohormone Convertase 2
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4116-4127, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Jason Gersting, Christine E. Schaub, Maureen Keller-Wood, and Charles E. Wood

Inhibition of Brain Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Synthase-2 Prevents the Preparturient Increase in Fetal Adrenocorticotropin Secretion in the Sheep Fetus
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4128-4136, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0123 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eszter Csakvari, Anita Kurunczi, Zsofia Hoyk, Andrea Gyenes, Frederick Naftolin, and Arpad Parducz

Estradiol-Induced Synaptic Remodeling of Tyrosine Hydroxylase Immunopositive Neurons in the Rat Arcuate Nucleus
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4137-4141, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1559 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cristian Bodo and Emilie F. Rissman

The Androgen Receptor Is Selectively Involved in Organization of Sexually Dimorphic Social Behaviors in Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4142-4150, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0183 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kim L. Keen, Frederick H. Wegner, Stephen R. Bloom, Mohammad A. Ghatei, and Ei Terasawa

An Increase in Kisspeptin-54 Release Occurs with the Pubertal Increase in Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone-1 Release in the Stalk-Median Eminence of Female Rhesus Monkeys in Vivo
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4151-4157, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0231 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew Miller, Shenglin Chen, Jeffrey Woodliff, and Sanjay Kansra

Curcumin (Diferuloylmethane) Inhibits Cell Proliferation, Induces Apoptosis, and Decreases Hormone Levels and Secretion in Pituitary Tumor Cells
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4158-4167, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1760 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Glidewell-Kenney, J. Weiss, L. A. Hurley, J. E. Levine, and J. L. Jameson

Estrogen Receptor Signaling Pathways Differentially Regulate Gonadotropin Subunit Gene Expression and Serum Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in the Female Mouse
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4168-4176, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1807 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Adhanet H. Kidane, Eric W. Roubos, and Bruce G. Jenks

Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide Regulates Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Exon IV Expression through the VPAC1 Receptor in the Amphibian Melanotrope Cell
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4177-4182, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0131 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CALCIUM REGULATING HORMONES:

Tsutomu Kawano, Nancy Troiano, Douglas J. Adams, Jian Jun Wu, Ben-hua Sun, and Karl Insogna

The Anabolic Response to Parathyroid Hormone Is Augmented in Rac2 Knockout Mice
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4009-4015, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0034 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hesham A. W. Tawfeek and Abdul B. Abou-Samra

Negative Regulation of Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)-Activated Phospholipase C by PTH/PTH-Related Peptide Receptor Phosphorylation and Protein Kinase A
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4016-4023, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1375 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

RENAL - CARDIAC - VASCULAR:

Xiangbin Xu, Bong Sook Jhun, Chang Hoon Ha, and Zheng-Gen Jin

Molecular Mechanisms of Ghrelin-Mediated Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4183-4192, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0255 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Barbara Schreier, Sebastian Börner, Katharina Völker, Stepan Gambaryan, Stephan C. Schäfer, Peter Kuhlencordt, Birgit Gaβner, and Michaela Kuhn

The Heart Communicates with the Endothelium through the Guanylyl Cyclase-A Receptor: Acute Handling of Intravascular Volume in Response to Volume Expansion
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4193-4199, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0212 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

REPRODUCTION - DEVELOPMENT:

Araya Anupriwan, Matthias Schenk, Kessiri Kongmanas, Rapeepun Vanichviriyakit, Daniela Costa Santos, Arman Yaghoubian, Fang Liu, Alexander Wu, Trish Berger, Kym F. Faull, Porncharn Saitongdee, Prapee Sretarugsa, and Nongnuj Tanphaichitr

Presence of Arylsulfatase A and Sulfogalactosylglycerolipid in Mouse Ovaries: Localization to the Corpus Luteum
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3942-3951, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0281 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christiane Otto, Iris Fuchs, Helga Altmann, Mario Klewer, Alexander Walter, Katja Prelle, Richardus Vonk, and Karl-Heinrich Fritzemeier

Comparative Analysis of the Uterine and Mammary Gland Effects of Drospirenone and Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3952-3959, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1612 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Natsuko Kaku, Ken-ichi Matsuda, Atsushi Tsujimura, and Mitsuhiro Kawata

Characterization of Nuclear Import of the Domain-Specific Androgen Receptor in Association with the Importin /β and Ran-Guanosine 5'-Triphosphate Systems
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3960-3969, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0137 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Yayoi Ikeda, Hideo Tanaka, and Michiyo Esaki

Effects of Gestational Diethylstilbestrol Treatment on Male and Female Gonads during Early Embryonic Development
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3970-3979, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1599 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Takashi Umekawa, Takashi Sugiyama, Tomohisa Kihira, Nao Murabayashi, Lingyun Zhang, Kenji Nagao, Yuki Kamimoto, Ning Ma, Junji Yodoi, and Norimasa Sagawa

Overexpression of Thioredoxin-1 Reduces Oxidative Stress in the Placenta of Transgenic Mice and Promotes Fetal Growth via Glucose Metabolism
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3980-3988, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1682 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leslie M. Jackson, Kathleen M. Timmer, and Douglas L. Foster

Sexual Differentiation of the External Genitalia and the Timing of Puberty in the Presence of an Antiandrogen in Sheep
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4200-4208, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1382 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

THYROID-TRH-TSH:

Diego Diez, Carmen Grijota-Martinez, Patrizia Agretti, Giuseppina De Marco, Massimo Tonacchera, Aldo Pinchera, Gabriella Morreale de Escobar, Juan Bernal, and Beatriz Morte

Thyroid Hormone Action in the Adult Brain: Gene Expression Profiling of the Effects of Single and Multiple Doses of Triiodo-L-Thyronine in the Rat Striatum
Endocrinology 2008 149: 3989-4000, doi:10.1210/en.2008-0350 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]  

Ruby Bansal and R. Thomas Zoeller

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Aroclor 1254) Do Not Uniformly Produce Agonist Actions on Thyroid Hormone Responses in the Developing Rat Brain
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4001-4008, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1774 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brenda Anguiano, Nuri Aranda, Guadalupe Delgado, and Carmen Aceves

Epididymis Expresses the Highest 5'-Deiodinase Activity in the Male Reproductive System: Kinetic Characterization, Distribution, and Hormonal Regulation
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4209-4217, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1679 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yves Debaveye, Björn Ellger, Liese Mebis, Theo J. Visser, Veerle M. Darras, and Greet Van den Berghe

Effects of Substitution and High-Dose Thyroid Hormone Therapy on Deiodination, Sulfoconjugation, and Tissue Thyroid Hormone Levels in Prolonged Critically Ill Rabbits
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4218-4228, doi:10.1210/en.2007-1566 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Erratum
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4229 [Full Text] [PDF]  

RESEARCH RESOURCES:

Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4244-4247 [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: 4248-4250 [Full Text] [PDF]  

THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY:

The Endocrine Society Laureate Awards
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4230-4231 [Full Text] [PDF]  

THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY 2008 LAUREATE AWARDS
Endocrinology 2008 149: 4232-4243 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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