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Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008
News and Views
Immune Cells and Cytokine Circuits: Toward a Working Model for Understanding Direct Immune-to-Adrenal Communication Pathways
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1433–1435, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2008-0170
Circadian Clocks: Showtime for the Adrenal Cortex
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1451–1453, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2008-0166
Glucocorticoids-CRH-ACTH-Adrenal
Systemic Immune Challenge Activates an Intrinsically Regulated Local Inflammatory Circuit in the Adrenal Gland
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1436–1450, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1456
Discovery of a Functional Glucocorticoid Receptor β-Isoform in Zebrafish
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1591–1599, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1364
The Ca2+-Binding Capacity of Epidermal Furin Is Disrupted by H2O2-Mediated Oxidation in Vitiligo
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1638–1645, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1317
Modulation of Dickkopf-1 Attenuates Glucocorticoid Induction of Osteoblast Apoptosis, Adipocytic Differentiation, and Bone Mass Loss
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1793–1801, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0910
Mechanisms of Adrenocorticotropin-Induced Activation of Extracellularly Regulated Kinase 1/2 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in the Human H295R Adrenal Cell Line
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1898–1905, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0949
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, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1935–1941, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1463
Neuroendocrinology
Clock Gene Expression in Adult Primate Suprachiasmatic Nuclei and Adrenal: Is the Adrenal a Peripheral Clock Responsive to Melatonin?
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1454–1461, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1518
Phosphorylation State of Tyrosine Hydroxylase in the Stalk-Median Eminence Is Decreased by Progesterone in Cycling Female Rats
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1462–1469, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1345
Dopamine Inhibits Basal Prolactin Release in Pituitary Lactotrophs through Pertussis Toxin-Sensitive and -Insensitive Signaling Pathways
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1470–1479, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0980
Hypothalamic Prolactin Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels, Prolactin Signaling, and Hyperprolactinemic Inhibition of Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Secretion Are Dependent on Estradiol
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1562–1570, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0867
Feeding and Metabolism in Mice Lacking Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1571–1580, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0515
Hindbrain Administration of Estradiol Inhibits Feeding and Activates Estrogen Receptor-α-Expressing Cells in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarius of Ovariectomized Rats
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1609–1617, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0340
Opposite Roles of Estrogen Receptor (ER)-α and ERβ in the Modulation of Luteinizing Hormone Responses to Kisspeptin in the Female Rat: Implications for the Generation of the Preovulatory Surge
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1627–1637, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1540
Daily Rhythms in Metabolic Liver Enzymes and Plasma Glucose Require a Balance in the Autonomic Output to the Liver
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1914–1925, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0816
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, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1951–1959, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1425
Stress Mediators Regulate Brain Prostaglandin Synthesis and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Activation after Stress in Rats
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1969–1978, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0482
Kisspeptin Acts Directly and Indirectly to Increase Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuron Activity and Its Effects Are Modulated by Estradiol
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1979–1986, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1365
Long-Term, Homologous Prolactin, Administered through Ectopic Pituitary Grafts, Induces Hypothalamic Dopamine Neuron Differentiation in Adult Snell Dwarf Mice
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 2010–2018, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1426
Energy Balance-Obesity
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, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1480–1489, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0920
Is Visfatin an Adipokine or Myokine? Evidence for Greater Visfatin Expression in Skeletal Muscle than Visceral Fat in Chickens
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1543–1550, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1301
Adipose-Specific Disruption of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Increases Body Weight and Adiposity
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1581–1590, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1148
Adiponectin Antagonizes Stimulatory Effect of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Calcification: Regulation of Growth Arrest-Specific Gene 6-Mediated Survival Pathway by Adenosine 5′-Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1646–1653, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1021
Collective and Individual Functions of Leptin Receptor Modulated Neurons Controlling Metabolism and Ingestion
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1773–1785, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1132
The Adipogenic Acetyltransferase Tip60 Targets Activation Function 1 of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1840–1849, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0977
Preadipocyte 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Is a Keto-Reductase and Contributes to Diet-Induced Visceral Obesity in Vivo
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1861–1868, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1028
The Effect of Neonatal Leptin Treatment on Postnatal Weight Gain in Male Rats Is Dependent on Maternal Nutritional Status during Pregnancy
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1906–1913, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0981
Leptin-Mediated Hypothalamic Pathway of Cholecystokinin (CCK-8) to Regulate Body Weight in Free-Feeding Rats
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1994–2000, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1286
Diabetes-Insulin-Glucagon-Gastrointestinal
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, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1490–1498, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1326
Effect of Acute and Recurrent Hypoglycemia on Changes in Brain Glycogen Concentration
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1499–1504, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1252
Tumor Necrosis Factor-Like Weak Inducer of Apoptosis Attenuates the Action of Insulin in Hepatocytes
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1505–1513, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1119
Nitric Oxide Isoenzymes Regulate Lipopolysaccharide-Enhanced Insulin Transport across the Blood-Brain Barrier
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1514–1523, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1091
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, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1600–1608, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0278
Orexin-A Inhibits Glucagon Secretion and Gene Expression through a Foxo1-Dependent Pathway
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1618–1626, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1257
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, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1654–1665, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0988
Runt-Related Transcription Factor 2 (RUNX2) and RUNX2-Related Osteogenic Genes Are Down-Regulated throughout Osteogenesis in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1697–1704, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1408
Insulin Increases Nuclear Protein Kinase Cδ in L6 Skeletal Muscle Cells
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1718–1727, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1572
Reproduction-Development
Effect of Estrogen on the Expression of Luteinizing Hormone-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in Cultured Rat Granulosa Cells
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1524–1533, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1163
Exploring Human Testicular Peritubular Cells: Identification of Secretory Products and Regulation by Tumor Necrosis Factor-α
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1678–1686, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1064
Alterations in Micro-Ribonucleic Acid Expression Profiles Reveal a Novel Pathway for Estrogen Regulation
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1687–1696, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0969
Complete Spermatogenesis in Orthotopic But Not in Ectopic Transplants of Autologously Grafted Marmoset Testicular Tissue
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1736–1747, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1325
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, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1786–1792, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1015
Müllerian Inhibiting Substance Is Required for Germ Cell Proliferation during Early Gonadal Differentiation in Medaka (Oryzias latipes)
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1813–1819, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1535
Mechanism of Action of l-CDB-4022, a Potential Nonhormonal Male Contraceptive, in the Seminiferous Epithelium of the Rat Testis
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1850–1860, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1332
Progesterone and Interferon Tau Regulate Hypoxia-Inducible Factors in the Endometrium of the Ovine Uterus
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1926–1934, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1530
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, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1987–1993, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0956
Thyroid-TRH-TSH
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, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1534–1542, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1316
Shared and Unique Susceptibility Genes in a Mouse Model of Graves’ Disease Determined in BXH and CXB Recombinant Inbred Mice
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 2001–2009, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1517
General Endocrinology
Gene Expression Analyses in Cynomolgus Monkeys Provides Mechanistic Insight into High-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol Reduction by Androgens in Primates
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1551–1561, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1151
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, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1705–1717, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1341
Catch-Up Growth after Hypothyroidism Is Caused by Delayed Growth Plate Senescence
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1820–1828, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0993
Advanced Oxidation Protein Products Promote Inflammation in Diabetic Kidney through Activation of Renal Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Oxidase
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1829–1839, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1544
A Metabolomic Perspective of Melatonin Metabolism in the Mouse
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1869–1879, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1412
Growth Factors-Cytokines
Cysteine-Rich Protein 61 and Connective Tissue Growth Factor Induce Deadhesion and Anoikis of Retinal Pericytes
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1666–1677, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1415
Induction of Apoptosis in Human Prostate Cancer Cells by Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Does Not Require Binding to Retinoid X Receptor-α
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1802–1812, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1315
The Proinflammatory Cytokine Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Increases the Amount of Glucose Transporter-4 at the Surface of Muscle Cells Independently of Changes in Interleukin-6
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1880–1889, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1045
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Regulates Krüppel-Like Factor-6 Gene Expression in a p53-Dependent Manner
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1890–1897, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0844
Calcium Regulating Hormones
CBP/p300-Interacting Protein CITED1 Modulates Parathyroid Hormone Regulation of Osteoblastic Differentiation
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1728–1735, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0826
Chronic Ethanol Consumption Leads to Disruption of Vitamin D3 Homeostasis Associated with Induction of Renal 1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D3-24-Hydroxylase (CYP24A1)
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1748–1756, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0903
Degradation of MEPE, DMP1, and Release of SIBLING ASARM-Peptides (Minhibins): ASARM-Peptide(s) Are Directly Responsible for Defective Mineralization in HYP
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1757–1772, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1205
Parathyroid Hormone Increases Activating Transcription Factor 4 Expression and Activity in Osteoblasts: Requirement for Osteocalcin Gene Expression
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1960–1968, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1573
Announcements
Rolf Luft Award
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Page 1889, https://doi.org/10.1210/endo.149.4.9998
American Society of Hypertension, Inc. (ASH)
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Page 2026, https://doi.org/10.1210/endo.149.4.9999
Cancer-Oncogenes
The Regulation and Function of the Forkhead Transcription Factor, Forkhead Box O1, Is Dependent on the Progesterone Receptor in Endometrial Carcinoma
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 1942–1950, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0756
Growth Hormone-Somatostatin-GRH
Profiling Postprandial Thermogenesis in Muscle and Fat of Sheep and the Central Effect of Leptin Administration
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 2019–2026, https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1311
Research Resources
Endocrine-Related Resources from the National Institutes of Health
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 2027–2030, https://doi.org/10.1210/endo.149.4.9997
National Hormone & Peptide Program (NHPP): New Recombinant Hormones, Hypothalamic Peptides, Natural Hormones, New Antisera, & Expanded Hormone Assay Services Available
Endocrinology, Volume 149, Issue 4, 1 April 2008, Pages 2031–2033, https://doi.org/10.1210/endo.149.4.0134
