Annals ofEndocrinology & Metabolism

Volume: 2 - Number: 10 - February 15, 2004

Outstanding

Elevated Plasma Cortisol in Glucose-Intolerant Men: Differences in Responses to Glucose and Habituation to Venepuncture

Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue

Endothelial lipase is a major determinant of HDL level

Chronic inflammation in fat plays a crucial role in the development of obesity-related insulin resistance

Adipocyte metabolism

Role of Foxa-2 in adipocyte metabolism and differentiation

Adipogenesis and glucose intolerance

Inhibition of adipogenesis and development of glucose intolerance by soluble preadipocyte factor–1 (Pref-1)

Cortisol and glucose intolerance

Elevated Plasma Cortisol in Glucose-Intolerant Men: Differences in Responses to Glucose and Habituation to Venepuncture

Diabetes type 1, leptin and adolescence

Elevated Leptin Levels Are Associated with Excess Gains in Fat Mass in Girls, But Not Boys, with Type 1 Diabetes: Longitudinal Study during Adolescence

Eicosanoid`s signaling

The organization and consequences of eicosanoid signaling

Endothelial lipase and HDL

Endothelial lipase is a major determinant of HDL level

Inhibition of endothelial lipase causes increased HDL cholesterol levels in vivo

Endothelial lipase: direct evidence for a role in HDL metabolism

Endothelin and parathyroid

Endothelin Receptor Antagonist Prevents Parathyroid Cell Proliferation of Low Calcium Diet-Induced Hyperparathyroidism in Rats

Endothelin and prostaglandins

Endothelins Enhance Prostaglandin (PGE2 and PGF2) Biosynthesis and Release by Human Luteal Cells: Evidence of a New Paracrine/Autocrine Regulation of Luteal Function

Essential extensive endocrinology

Endocrine and Paracrine Regulation of Birth at Term and Preterm

Environmental Signaling: What Embryos and Evolution Teach Us About Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

Fat tissue and insulin resistance

Chronic inflammation in fat plays a crucial role in the development of obesity-related insulin resistance

Fat tissue, obesity and macrophage

Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue

Fat tissue, resistin and insulin

Adipose-derived resistin and gut-derived resistin-like molecule–ß selectively impair insulin action on glucose production

Ghrelin actions

Endocrine Activities of Ghrelin, a Natural Growth Hormone Secretagogue (GHS), in Humans: Comparison and Interactions with Hexarelin, a Nonnatural Peptidyl GHS, and GH-Releasing Hormone

Growth Factor's, Cytokines and Oncogens

Epidermal Growth Factor and Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Stimulate Proliferation of Enriched Population of Gonadotropes

Insulin sensitivity and growth hormone

The relative roles of growth hormone and IGF-1 in controlling insulin sensitivity

Leptin and lipodystrophy

Site and mechanism of leptin action in a rodent form of congenital lipodystrophy

Neuroendocrinology

Endotoxin Inhibits Pituitary Responsiveness to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

Estradiol Enhances Excitatory Gammabutyric Acid-Mediated Calcium Signaling in Neonatal Hypothalamic Neurons

Original Study

Endogenous Sex Hormone Levels in Postmenopausal Women with Alzheimer’s Disease

Pancreatic endocrine stem cells

In vivo derivation of glucose-competent pancreatic endocrine cells from bone marrow without evidence of cell fusion

PPARs-gamma and leptin

Liver-specific disruption of PPAR in leptin-deficient mice improves fatty liver but aggravates diabetic phenotypes

Purine cycle nucleotide`s

Enhanced Activity of the Purine Nucleotide Cycle of the Exercising Muscle in Patients with Hyperthyroidism

Reproduction an Development

Endocrine-Regulated and Protein Kinase C-Dependent Generation of Superoxide by Rat Preovulatory Follicles

Establishment and Characterization of a Steroidogenic Human Granulosa-Like Tumor Cell Line, KGN, That Expresses Functional Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor

Estradiol and Incubation Temperature Modulate Regulation of Steroidogenic Factor 1 in the Developing Gonad of the Red-Eared Slider Turtle

Uroguanylin and sodium balance

Uroguanylin knockout mice have increased blood pressure and impaired natriuretic response to enteral NaCl load

A novel role for uroguanylin in the regulation of sodium balance