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  • Ahmed, Fozia, et al. (författare)
  • Increased OCT3 Expression in Adipose Tissue With Aging : Implications for Catecholamine and Lipid Turnover and Insulin Resistance in Women
  • 2023
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : Oxford University Press. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 165:1
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Background Catecholamine-stimulated lipolysis is reduced with aging, which may promote adiposity and insulin resistance. Organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3), which is inhibited by estradiol (E2), mediates catecholamine transport into adipocytes for degradation, thus decreasing lipolysis. In this study, we investigated the association of OCT3 mRNA levels in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) with aging and markers of insulin resistance in women.Methods SAT biopsies were obtained from 66 women with (19) or without (47) type 2 diabetes (age 22-76 years, 20.0-40.1 kg/m2). OCT3 mRNA and protein levels were measured for group comparisons and correlation analysis. SAT was incubated with E2 and OCT3 mRNA levels were measured. Associations between OCT3 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and diabetes-associated traits were assessed.Results OCT3 mRNA and protein levels in SAT increased with aging. SAT from postmenopausal women had higher levels of OCT3 than premenopausal women, and there was a dose-dependent reduction in OCT3 mRNA levels in SAT treated with E2. OCT3 mRNA levels were negatively associated with markers of insulin resistance, and ex vivo lipolysis. OCT3 SNPs were associated with BMI, waist to hip ratio, and circulating lipids (eg, triglycerides).Conclusion OCT3 mRNA and protein levels in SAT increased with aging, and mRNA levels were negatively associated with markers of insulin resistance. E2 incubation downregulated OCT3 mRNA levels, which may explain lower OCT3 mRNA in premenopausal vs postmenopausal women. High OCT3 protein levels in adipose tissue may result in increased catecholamine degradation, and this can contribute to the reduction in lipolysis observed in women with aging.
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  • Ahrén, Bo, et al. (författare)
  • Inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 augments insulin secretion in response to exogenously administered glucagon-like peptide-1, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide, and gastrin-releasing peptide in mice
  • 2005
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 146:4, s. 2055-2059
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Inhibition of dipeptidyl peptidase- 4 ( DPP- 4) is currently being explored as a new approach to the treatment of type 2 diabetes. This concept has emerged from the powerful and rapid action of the enzyme to inactivate glucagon- like peptide-1 ( GLP- 1). However, other bioactive peptides with potential influence of islet function are also substrates of DPP- 4. Whether this inactivation may add to the beneficial effects of DPP- 4 inhibition is not known. In this study, we explored whether DPP- 4 inhibition by valine- pyrrolidide ( val- pyr; 100 mu mol/ kg administered through gastric gavage at t = -30 min) affects the insulin and glucose responses to iv glucose ( 1 g/ kg) together with GLP- 1 ( 10 nmol/ kg), glucose- dependent insulinotropic polypeptide ( GIP; 10 nmol/ kg), pituitary adenylate cyclase- activating polypeptide 38 ( PACAP38; 1.3 nmol/ kg), or gastrin- releasing peptide ( GRP; 20 nmol/ kg) given at t = 0 in anesthetized C57BL/ 6J mice. It was found that the acute ( 1 - 5 min) insulin response to GLP- 1 was augmented by val- pyr by 80% ( 4.2 +/- 0.4 vs. 7.6 +/- 0.8 nmol/ liter), that to GIP by 40% ( 2.7 +/- 0.3 vs. 3.8 +/- 0.4 nmol/ liter), that to PACAP38 by 75% ( 4.6 +/- 0.5 vs. 8.1 +/- 0.6 nmol/ liter), and that to GRP by 25% ( 1.8 +/- 0.2 vs. 2.3 +/- 0.3 nmol/ liter; all P < 0.05 or less). This was associated with enhanced glucose elimination rate after GLP- 1 [ glucose elimination constant ( K-G) 2.1 +/- 0.2 vs. 3.1 +/- 0.3%/ min] and PACAP38 ( 2.1 +/- 0.3 vs. 3.2 +/- 0.3%/ min; both P < 0.01), but not after GIP or GRP. The augmented insulin response to GRP by val- pyr was prevented by the GLP- 1 receptor antagonist, exendin(3) ( 9- 39), raising the possibility that GRP effects may occur secondary to stimulation of GLP- 1 secretion. We conclude that DPP- 4 inhibition augments the insulin response not only to GLP- 1 but also to GIP, PACAP38, and GRP.
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  • Ahrén, Bo, et al. (författare)
  • Loss-of-Function Mutation of the Galanin Gene is Associated with Perturbed Islet Function in Mice.
  • 2004
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 145:7, s. 3190-3196
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • The neuropeptide galanin is expressed in sympathetic nerve terminals that surround islet cells and inhibits insulin secretion. To explore its role for islet function, we studied mice with a loss-of-function mutation in the galanin gene [galanin knockout (KO) mice]. Intravenous 2-deoxy-glucose, which activates both the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system, caused an initial (1–5 min) inhibition of insulin secretion that was impaired in galanin KO mice (P = 0.027), followed by a subsequent stimulation of insulin secretion that was augmented in galanin KO mice (P &lt; 0.01). Similar effects were seen after chemical sympathectomy by 6-hydroxydopamine. In contrast, galanin KO mice had a reduced insulin response to glucose, both in vivo (P &lt; 0.001) and in isolated islets (P &lt; 0.001), and to arginine, both in vivo (P = 0.012) and in vitro (P = 0.018). During an iv glucose tolerance test, galanin KO mice had impaired glucose disposal (P = 0.005) due to a reduced insulin response (P &lt; 0.001) and a reduced insulin-independent glucose elimination (glucose effectiveness; P = 0.040). Insulin sensitivity, as judged by a euglycemic, hyperinsulinemic clamp technique, was slightly increased in galanin KO mice (P = 0.032). We conclude that 1) galanin may contribute to sympathetic influences inhibiting insulin secretion in mice, and 2) galanin KO mice have a reduced glucose-induced insulin secretion.
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  • Al-Alem, Linah, et al. (författare)
  • Chemokine Ligand 20: A Signal for Leukocyte Recruitment During Human Ovulation?
  • 2015
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 1945-7170 .- 0013-7227. ; 156:9, s. 3358-69
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Ovulation is one of the cornerstones of female fertility. Disruption of the ovulatory process results in infertility, which affects approximately 10% of couples. Using a unique model in which the dominant follicle is collected across the periovulatory period in women, we have identified a leukocyte chemoattractant, chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20), in the human ovary. CCL20 mRNA is massively induced after an in vivo human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) stimulus in granulosa (>10 000-fold) and theca (>4000-fold) cells collected during the early ovulatory (12-18 h) and late ovulatory (18-34 h) periods after hCG administration. Because the LH surge sets in motion an inflammatory reaction characterized by an influx of leukocytes and CCL20 is known to recruit leukocytes in other systems, the composition of ovarian leukocytes (CD45+) containing the CCL20 receptor CCR6 was determined immediately prior to ovulation. CD45+/CCR6+ cells were primarily natural killer cells (41%) along with B cells (12%), T cells (11%), neutrophils (10%), and monocytes (9%). Importantly, exogenous CCL20 stimulated ovarian leukocyte migration 59% within 90 minutes. Due to the difficulties in obtaining human follicles, an in vitro model was developed using granulosa-lutein cells to explore CCL20 regulation. CCL20 expression increased 40-fold within 6 hours after hCG, was regulated partially by the epithelial growth factor pathway, and was positively correlated with progesterone production. These results demonstrate that hCG dramatically increases CCL20 expression in the human ovary, that ovarian leukocytes contain the CCL20 receptor, and that CCL20 stimulates leukocyte migration. Our findings raise the prospect that CCL20 may aid in the final ovulatory events and contribute to fertility in women.
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  • Alexanderson, Camilla, 1978, et al. (författare)
  • Postnatal testosterone exposure results in insulin resistance, enlarged mesenteric adipocytes, and an atherogenic lipid profile in adult female rats: comparisons with estradiol and dihydrotestosterone.
  • 2007
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 148:11, s. 5369-76
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Postnatal events contribute to features of the metabolic syndrome in adulthood. In this study, postnatally administered testosterone reduced insulin sensitivity and increased the mesenteric fat depot, the size of mesenteric adipocytes, serum levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides, and the atherogenic index in adult female rats. To assess the involvement of estrogen and androgen receptors in these programming effects, we compared testosterone-exposed rats to rats exposed to estradiol or dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Estradiol-treated rats had lower insulin sensitivity than testosterone-treated rats and, like those rats, had enlarged mesenteric adipocytes and increased triglyceride levels. DHT also reduced insulin sensitivity but did not mimic the other metabolic effects of testosterone. All treated rats were probably anovulatory, but only those treated with testosterone had reduced testosterone levels. This study confirms our previous finding that postnatal administration of testosterone reduces insulin sensitivity in adult female rats and shows that this effect is accompanied by unfavorable changes in mesenteric fat tissue and in serum lipid levels. The findings in the estradiol and DHT groups suggest that estrogen receptors exert stronger metabolic programming effects than androgen receptors. Thus, insults such as sex hormone exposure in early life may have long-lasting effects, thereby creating a predisposition to disturbances in insulin sensitivity, adipose tissue, and lipid profile in adulthood.
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  • Allander, SV, et al. (författare)
  • Hepatic nuclear factor 3 and high mobility group I/Y proteins bind the insulin response element of the insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 promoter
  • 1997
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 138:10, s. 4291-4300
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • The insulin response element (IRE) of the human insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) promoter contains a palindrome of the T(A/G)TTT sequence crucial to hormonal regulation of many genes. In initial studies of how this IRE participates in hormonal regulation, the electromobility shift assay was used under a variety of conditions to identify IRE-binding proteins. An exhaustive search identified five proteins that specifically bind this IRE; purified proteins were used to show that all five are related to either the high mobility group I/Y (HMGI/Y) or hepatic nuclear factor 3 (HNF3) protein families. Further studies used purified HNF3 and HMGI proteins to show: 1) each protects the IGFBP-1 IRE from deoxyribonuclease I (DNaseI) digestion; and 2) HNF3 but not HMGI/Y binds to the related phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and Apo CIII IREs. A series of IRE mutants with variable responsiveness to insulin were used to show that the presence of a TGTTT sequence in the mutants did parallel, but HMGI/Y and HNF3 binding to the mutants did not parallel, the ability of the mutants to confer the inhibitory effect of insulin. In contrast, HNF3 binding to these IRE mutants roughly correlates with response of the mutants to glucocorticoids. The way by which HNF3 and/or other as yet unidentified IRE-binding proteins confer insulin inhibition to IGFBP-1 transcription and the role of HMGI/Y in IRE function have yet to be established.
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  • Andersson, Annica, 1983, et al. (författare)
  • Suppression of Experimental Arthritis and Associated Bone Loss by a Tissue-Selective Estrogen Complex.
  • 2016
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 1945-7170 .- 0013-7227. ; 157:3, s. 1013-20
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • In addition to the systemic inflammation present in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), decreased estradiol levels in postmenopausal RA patients further accelerate bone loss in these patients. The tissue-selective estrogen complex (TSEC), an estrogen combined with a selective estrogen receptor modulator, is a new hormone replacement therapy option. The first approved TSEC, containing conjugated estrogens and bazedoxifene (BZA), reduces menopausal symptoms and prevents osteoporosis with an improved safety profile compared with conventional hormone replacement therapy. Previous studies have shown that estrogens strongly inhibit experimental arthritis whereas BZA is mildly suppressive. In this study the antiarthritic potential of combined BZA and estradiol is explored for the first time. Female ovariectomized DBA/1 mice were subjected to collagen-induced arthritis, an experimental postmenopausal RA model, and treated with BZA, 17β-estradiol (E2), combined BZA and E2 (BZA/E2), or vehicle. BZA/E2 suppressed arthritis severity and frequency, synovitis, and joint destruction, equally efficient as E2 alone. Unwanted estrogenic proliferative effects on the endometrium were blocked by the addition of BZA, determined by collecting uterine weights. Bone mineral density was measured by peripheral quantitative computed tomography, and all treatments protected collagen-induced arthritis mice from both trabecular and cortical bone loss. Moreover, BZA/E2, but not E2 alone, inhibited preosteoclast formation and reduced serum anticollagen type II antibodies. In conclusion, a TSEC, herein combined BZA/E2, suppresses experimental arthritis and prevents associated bone loss as efficiently as E2 alone but with minimal uterine effects, highlighting the need for clinical trials that evaluate the addition of a TSEC to conventional postmenopausal RA treatment.
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  • Andersson, Louise, 1979, et al. (författare)
  • Role of EphA4 receptor signaling in thyroid development: regulation of folliculogenesis and propagation of the C-cell lineage.
  • 2011
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 1945-7170 .- 0013-7227. ; 152:3, s. 1154-64
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Transcriptome analysis revealed that the tyrosine kinase receptor EphA4 is enriched in the thyroid bud in mouse embryos. We used heterozygous EphA4-EGFP knock-in mice in which enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) replaced the intracellular receptor domain (EphA4(+/EGFP)) to localize EphA4 protein in thyroid primordial tissues. This showed that thyroid progenitors originating in the pharyngeal floor express EphA4 at all embryonic stages and when follicles are formed in late development. Also, the ultimobranchial bodies developed from the pharyngeal pouch endoderm express EphA4, but the ultimobranchial epithelium loses the EGFP signal before it merges with the median thyroid primordium. Embryonic C cells invading the thyroid are exclusively EphA4-negative. EphA4 expression continues in the adult thyroid. EphA4 knock-out mice and EphA4-EGFP homozygous mutants are euthyroid and have a normal thyroid anatomy but display subtle histological alterations regarding number, size, and shape of follicles. Of particular interest, the pattern of follicular abnormality differs between EphA4(-/-) and EphA4(EGFP/EGFP) thyroids. In addition, the number of C cells is reduced by >50% exclusively in animals lacking EphA4 forward signaling (EphA4(EGFP/EGFP)). Heterozygous EphA4 mutants have no apparent thyroid phenotype. We conclude that EphA4 is a novel regulator of thyroid morphogenesis that impacts on postnatal development of the two endocrine cell lineages of the differentiating gland. In this process both EphA4 forward signaling (in the follicular epithelium) and reverse signaling mediated by its cognate ligand(s) (A- and/or B-ephrins expressed in follicular cells and C cells, respectively) are probably functionally important.
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  • Arregi, Igor, et al. (författare)
  • Retinol dehydrogenase-10 regulates pancreas organogenesis and endocrine cell differentiation via paracrine retinoic acid signaling
  • 2016
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 157:12, s. 4615-4631
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Vitamin A-derived retinoic acid (RA) signals are critical for the development of several organs, including the pancreas. However, the tissue-specific control of RA synthesis in organ and cell lineage development has only poorly been addressed in vivo. Here, we show that retinol dehydrogenase-10 (Rdh10), a key enzyme in embryonic RA production, has important functions in pancreas organogenesis and endocrine cell differentiation. Rdh10 was expressed in the developing pancreas epithelium and surrounding mesenchyme. Rdh10 null mutant mouse embryos exhibited dorsal pancreas agenesis and a hypoplastic ventral pancreas with retarded tubulogenesis and branching. Conditional disruption of Rdh10 from the endoderm caused increased mortality, reduced body weight, and lowered blood glucose levels after birth. Endodermal Rdh10 deficiency led to a smaller dorsal pancreas with a reduced density of early glucagonβ and insulinβ cells. During the secondary transition, the reduction of Neurogenin3β endocrine progenitors in the mutant dorsal pancreas accounted for fewer β-and α-cells. Changes in the expression of β-and α-cellspecific transcription factors indicated that Rdh10 might also participate in the terminal differentiation of endocrine cells. Together, our results highlight the importance of both mesenchymal andepithelialRdh10forpancreogenesisandthefirstwaveofendocrinecell differentiation.Wefurther propose a model in which the Rdh10-expressing exocrine tissue acts as an essential source ofRAsignals in the second wave of endocrine cell differentiation.
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  • Bansal, Ruby, et al. (författare)
  • CLARITY-BPA : Bisphenol A or Propylthiouracil on Thyroid Function and Effects in the Developing Male and Female Rat Brain
  • 2019
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : Oxford University Press. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 160:8, s. 1771-1785
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • The CLARITY-BPA experiment, a large collaboration between the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the National Toxicology Program, and the US Food and Drug Administration, is designed to test the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on a variety of endocrine systems and end points. The specific aim of this subproject was to test the effect of BPA exposure on thyroid functions and thyroid hormone action in the developing brain. Timed-pregnant National Center for Toxicological Research Sprague-Dawley rats (strain code 23) were dosed by gavage with vehicle control (0.3% carboxymethylcellulose) or one of five doses of BPA [2.5, 25, 250, 2500, or 25,000 µg/kg body weight (bw) per day] or ethinyl estradiol (EE) at 0.05 or 0.50 µg/kg bw/d (n = 8 for each group) beginning on gestational day 6. Beginning on postnatal day (PND) 1 (day of birth is PND 0), the pups were directly gavaged with the same dose of vehicle, BPA, or EE. We also obtained a group of animals treated with 3 ppm propylthiouracil in the drinking water and an equal number of concordant controls. Neither BPA nor EE affected serum thyroid hormones or thyroid hormone‒sensitive end points in the developing brain at PND 15. In contrast, propylthiouracil (PTU) reduced serum T4 to the expected degree (80% reduction) and elevated serum TSH. Few effects of PTU were observed in the male brain and none in the female brain. As a result, it is difficult to interpret the negative effects of BPA on the thyroid in this rat strain because the thyroid system appears to respond differently from that of other rat strains.
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  • Bansal, Ruby, et al. (författare)
  • Polybrominated diphenyl ether (DE-71) interferes with thyroid hormone action independent of effects on circulating levels of thyroid hormone in male rats
  • 2014
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : Oxford University Press. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 155:10, s. 4104-4112
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are routinely found in human tissues including cord blood and breast milk. PBDEs may interfere with thyroid hormone (TH) during development, which could produce neurobehavioral deficits. An assumption in experimental and epidemiological studies is that PBDE effects on serum TH levels will reflect PBDE effects on TH action in tissues. To test whether this assumption is correct, we performed the following experiments. First, five concentrations of diphenyl ether (0-30 mg/kg) were fed daily to pregnant rats to postnatal day 21. PBDEs were measured in dam liver and heart to estimate internal dose. The results were compared with a separate study in which four concentrations of propylthiouracil (PTU; 0, 1, 2, and 3 ppm) was provided to pregnant rats in drinking water for the same duration as for diphenyl ether. PBDE exposure reduced serum T4 similar in magnitude to PTU, but serum TSH was not elevated by PBDE. PBDE treatment did not affect the expression of TH response genes in the liver or heart as did PTU treatment. PTU treatment reduced T4 in liver and heart, but PBDE treatment reduced T4 only in the heart. Tissue PBDEs were in the micrograms per gram lipid range, only slightly higher than observed in human fetal tissues. Thus, PBDE exposure reduces serum T4 but does not produce effects on tissues typical of low TH produced by PTU, demonstrating that the effects of chemical exposure on serum T4 levels may not always be a faithful proxy measure of chemical effects on the ability of thyroid hormone to regulate development and adult physiology.
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  • Barbu, Andreea R, et al. (författare)
  • Adenoviral-mediated transduction of human pancreatic islets : importance of adenoviral genome for cell viability and association with a deficient antiviral response
  • 2005
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 146:5, s. 2406-2414
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • As adenoviral vectors are extensively used for genetic manipulation of insulin-producing cells in vitro, there is an increasing need to evaluate their effects on the function, morphology, and viability of transduced pancreatic islets. In the present study we observed that specific adenoviral genotypes, carrying E4 and E1/E3 deletions, correlate with differential induction of necrosis in pancreatic islet cells. In particular, the adenovirus death protein encoded from the E3 region of the adenoviral genome was able to modulate the changes induced in the morphology and viability of the transduced cells. We also propose a putative role for the transcriptional regulator pIX. Although human islet cells showed an increased resistance in terms of viral concentrations required for the induction of cell toxicity, our results showed that they were unable to build up an efficient antiviral response after transduction and that their survival was dependent on the exogenous addition of alpha-interferon. An intact and fully functional beta-cell is crucial for the successful application of gene therapy approaches in type 1 diabetes, and therefore, the implications of our findings need to be considered when designing vectors for gene transfer into pancreatic beta-cells.
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  • Bartho, Lucy A, et al. (författare)
  • Circulating Chemerin Is Elevated in Women With Preeclampsia.
  • 2023
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 1945-7170 .- 0013-7227. ; 164:5
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Preeclampsia is a severe complication of pregnancy. Chemerin is an adipokine secreted from adipose tissue and highly expressed in placenta. This study evaluated the biomarker potential of circulating chemerin to predict preeclampsia.Maternal plasma and placenta were collected from women with early-onset preeclampsia (<34 weeks), with preeclampsia and eclampsia, or before preeclampsia diagnosis (36 weeks). Human trophoblast stem cells were differentiated into syncytiotrophoblast or extravillous trophoblasts across 96hours. Cells were cultured in 1% O2 (hypoxia) or 5% O2 (normoxia). Chemerin was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and RARRES2 (gene coding chemerin) by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.Circulating chemerin was increased in 46 women with early-onset preeclampsia (<34 weeks) compared to 17 controls (P < .0006). Chemerin was increased in placenta from 43 women with early-onset preeclampsia compared to 24 controls (P < .0001). RARRES2 was reduced in placenta from 43 women with early-onset preeclampsia vs 24 controls (P < .0001). Chemerin was increased in plasma from 26 women with established preeclampsia (P = .006), vs 15 controls. Circulating chemerin was increased in 23 women who later developed preeclampsia vs 182 who did not (P = 3.23 × 10-6). RARRES2 was reduced in syncytiotrophoblast (P = .005) or extravillous trophoblasts (P < .0001). Hypoxia increased RARRES2 expression in syncytiotrophoblast (P = .01) but not cytotrophoblast cells.Circulating chemerin was elevated in women with early-onset preeclampsia, established preeclampsia, and preceding preeclampsia diagnosis of preeclampsia. RARRES2 was dysregulated in placenta complicated by preeclampsia and may be regulated through hypoxia. Chemerin may have potential as a biomarker for preeclampsia but would need to be combined with other biomarkers.
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  • Berg, Håkan, 1972-, et al. (författare)
  • Identification and characterization of membrane androgen receptors in the ZIP9 zinc transporter subfamily: I. Discovery in female Atlantic croaker and evidence ZIP9 mediates testosterone-induced apoptosis of ovarian follicle cells
  • 2014
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 155:11, s. 4237-4249
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Rapid, cell surface-initiated, pregenomic androgen actions have been described in various vertebrate cells, but the receptors mediating these actions remain unidentified.We report here cloning and expression of a cDNA from Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) ovaries encoding a 33kDa, 7-transmembrane protein with binding and signaling characteristics of a membrane androgen receptor (mAR) that is unrelated to any previously described steroid receptor. Instead croaker mAR has 81–93 % amino acid sequence identity with zinc transporter ZIP9 (SLC39A9) subfamily members, indicating it is a ZIP9 protein. Croaker ZIP9 is expressed in gonadal tissues and in brain, and is upregulated in the ovary by reproductive hormones. ZIP9 protein is localized to plasma membranes of croaker granulosa cells and human breast cancer (SKBR-3) cells stably transfected with ZIP9. Recombinant croaker ZIP9 has a high affinity (Kd 12.7 nM), limited capacity (Bmax 2.8nM/mgprotein), displaceable, single binding site specific for androgens, characteristic of steroid receptors. Testosterone activates a stimulatory G protein coupled to ZIP9, resulting in increased cAMP production. Testosterone promotes serum starvation-induced cell death and apoptosis in transfected cells and in croaker ovarian follicle cells that is associated with rapid increases in intracellular free zinc concentrations, suggesting an involvement of zinc in this nonclassical androgen action to promote apoptosis. These responses to testosterone are abrogated by treatment with ZIP9 siRNA. The results provide the first evidence that zinc transporter proteins can function as specific steroid membrane receptors and indicate a previously unrecognized signaling pathway mediated by steroid receptors involving alterations in intracellular zinc.
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  • Bergman, Julia, et al. (författare)
  • The human adrenal gland proteome defined by transcriptomics and antibody-based profiling.
  • 2017
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 158:2, s. 239-251
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • The adrenal gland is a composite endocrine organ with vital functions that include the synthesis and release of glucocorticoids and catecholamines. To define the molecular landscape that underlies the specific functions of the adrenal gland, we combined a genome-wide transcriptomics approach using messenger RNA sequencing of human tissues with immunohistochemistry-based protein profiling on tissue microarrays. Approximately two-thirds of all putative protein coding genes were expressed in the adrenal gland, and the analysis identified 253 genes with an elevated pattern of expression in the adrenal gland, with only 37 genes showing a markedly greater expression level (more than fivefold) in the adrenal gland compared with 31 other normal human tissue types analyzed. The analyses allowed for an assessment of the relative expression levels for well-known proteins involved in adrenal gland function but also identified previously poorly characterized proteins in the adrenal cortex, such as the FERM (4.1 protein, ezrin, radixin, moesin) domain containing 5 and the nephroblastoma overexpressed (NOV) protein homolog. We have provided a global analysis of the adrenal gland transcriptome and proteome, with a comprehensive list of genes with elevated expression in the adrenal gland and spatial information with examples of protein expression patterns for corresponding proteins. These genes and proteins constitute important starting points for an improved understanding of the normal function and pathophysiology of the adrenal glands.
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  • Bicsak, T A, et al. (författare)
  • Tissue-type plasminogen activator in rat oocytes : expression during the periovulatory period, after fertilization, and during follicular atresia.
  • 1989
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 124:1, s. 187-94
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • The regulation of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) in rat oocytes during the periovulatory period, in early embryos, and in oocytes during induced follicular atresia was studied using a quantitative chromogenic substrate assay. Oocytes and early embryos were collected from three ovulation models: 1) intact immature female rats treated with PMSG, followed by hCG 48 h later; 2) hypophysectomized immature rats treated with PMSG, followed by a GnRH agonist (GnRHa) 56 h later; and 3) adult cyclic rats on the mornings of proestrus and estrus and up to 5 days after fertilization. In addition, follicular atresia was induced by either withdrawal of diethylstilbestrol (DES) for 2 days or injection of GnRHa for 2 days in hypophysectomized DES-implanted immature rats. Treatment with PMSG alone did not increase oocyte tPA content (5-20 microIU/oocyte) in either immature rat model, but treatment with either hCG or GnRHa induced meiotic maturation and ovulation and increased tPA activity to 80 and 140 microIU/oocyte 24 h after hCG and GnRHa treatment, respectively. Northern blot analysis of total RNA extracted from oocytes of PMSG-treated rats indicated the presence of a specific tPA message at 22S. tPA levels were low in preovulatory oocytes obtained on proestrus morning and increased in ovulated oocytes on estrus morning. After fertilization, tPA levels remained high in the embryos on days 1-4 of pregnancy, but dropped dramatically on day 5. Furthermore, oocytes from atretic follicles of hypophysectomized DES-implanted rats after either DES withdrawal or GnRHa treatment contained elevated levels of tPA, coincident with germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD). Immunohistochemical staining revealed tPA antigen only in those oocytes that had undergone apparent meiotic maturation, as confirmed by GVBD. Thus, oocytes contain tPA mRNA and synthesize the active protease under a variety of stimuli which result in GVBD. The observed periovulatory increase in oocyte tPA activity, its maintenance until day 5 of pregnancy, and expression of tPA in nonovulatory oocytes of atretic follicles suggest diverse functions for the oocyte and embryo tPA.
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  • Birgersson, Madeleine, et al. (författare)
  • ERβ in Granulosa Cell Tumors and Its Clinical Potential
  • 2023
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 164:6
  • Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Granulosa cell tumors (GCTs) are rare ovarian tumors comprising an adult and a juvenile subtype. They have a generally good prognosis, but the survival rate drastically declines in patients with late-stage or recurring tumors. Due to the rarity of GCTs, the tumor type is largely understudied and lacks a specific treatment strategy. Estrogen receptor beta (ERβ/ESR2) has been found to be highly expressed in GCTs, which could be of therapeutic importance since it can be targeted with small molecules. However, its role in GCTs is not known. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about the action of ERβ in the ovary and discuss its prospective role in GCTs.
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  • Borg, Jörgen, et al. (författare)
  • Perilipin is present in islets of Langerhans and protects against lipotoxicity when overexpressed in the beta-cell line INS-1.
  • 2009
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 150:7, s. 3049-3057
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Lipids have been shown to play a dual role in pancreatic beta-cells - a lipid-derived signal appears to be necessary for glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, whereas lipid accumulation causes impaired insulin secretion and apoptosis. The ability of the protein perilipin to regulate lipolysis prompted an investigation of the presence of perilipin in the islets of Langerhans. In this study evidence is presented for perilipin expression in rat, mouse and human islets of Langerhans as well as in the rat clonal beta-cell line INS-1. In rat and mouse islets, perilipin was verified to be present in beta-cells. In order to examine if the development of lipotoxicity could be prevented by manipulating the conditions for lipid storage in the beta-cell, INS-1 cells with adenoviral-mediated overexpression of perilipin were exposed to lipotoxic conditions for 72 hours. In cells exposed to palmitate, perilipin overexpression caused increased accumulation of triacylglycerols and decreased lipolysis compared to control cells. Whereas glucose-stimulated insulin secretion was retained following palmitate exposure in cells overexpressing perilipin, it was completely abolished in control beta-cells. Thus, overexpression of perilipin appears to confer protection against the development of beta-cell dysfunction following prolonged exposure to palmitate by promoting lipid storage and limiting lipolysis.
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  • Boucher, Marie-Josée, et al. (författare)
  • The homeodomain-interacting protein kinase 2 regulates insulin promoter factor-1/pancreatic duodenal homeobox-1 transcriptional activity
  • 2009
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 150:1, s. 87-97
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • The homeodomain transcription factor insulin promoter factor (IPF)-1/pancreatic duodenal homeobox (PDX)-1 plays a crucial role in both pancreas development and maintenance of beta-cell function. Targeted disruption of the Ipf1/Pdx1 gene in beta-cells of mice leads to overt diabetes and reduced Ipf1/Pdx1 gene expression results in decreased insulin expression and secretion. In humans, mutations in the IPF1 gene have been linked to diabetes. Hence, the identification of molecular mechanisms regulating the transcriptional activity of this key transcription factor is of great interest. Herein we analyzed homeodomain-interacting protein kinase (Hipk) 2 expression in the embryonic and adult pancreas by in situ hybridization and RT-PCR. Moreover, we functionally characterized the role of HIPK2 in regulating IPF1/PDX1 transcriptional activity by performing transient transfection experiments and RNA interference. We show that Hipk2 is expressed in the developing pancreatic epithelium from embryonic d 12-15 but that the expression becomes preferentially confined to pancreatic endocrine cells at later developmental stages. Moreover, we show that HIPK2 positively influences IPF1/PDX1 transcriptional activity and that the kinase activity of HIPK2 is required for this effect. We also demonstrate that HIPK2 directly phosphorylates the C-terminal portion of IPF1/PDX1. Taken together, our data provide evidence for a new mechanism by which IPF1/PDX1 transcriptional activity, and thus possibly pancreas development and/or beta-cell function, is regulated.
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  • Brolinson, Annelie, et al. (författare)
  • Steroid hormones control circadian Elovl3 expression in mouse liver
  • 2008
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 149:6, s. 3158-3166
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • The Elovl3 gene belongs to the Elovl gene family, which encodes for enzymes involved in the elongation of very long chain fatty acids. The recognized role for the enzyme is to control the elongation of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids up to 24 carbons in length. Elovl3 was originally identified as a highly expressed gene in brown adipose tissue on cold exposure. Here we show that hepatic Elovl3 mRNA expression follows a distinct diurnal rhythm exclusively in mature male mice, with a sharp increase early in the morning Zeitgeber time (ZT) 20, peaks around ZT2, and is back to basal level at the end of the light period at ZT10. In female mice and sexually immature male mice, the Elovl3 expression was constantly low. Fasting and refeeding mice with chow or high-fat diet did not alter the Elovl3 mRNA levels. However, animals that were exclusively fed during the day for 9 d displayed an inverted expression profile. In addition, we show that Elovl3 expression is transcriptionally controlled and significantly induced by the exposure of the synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone. Taken together, these data suggest that Elovl3 expression in mouse liver is under strict diurnal control by circulating steroid hormones such as glucocorticoids and androgens. Finally, Elovl3 expression was found to be elevated in peroxisomal transporter ATP-binding cassette, subfamily D(ALD), member 2 ablated mice and suppressed in ATP-binding cassette subfamily D(ALD) member 2 overexpressing mice, implying a tight cross talk between very long chain fatty acid synthesis and peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation
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  • Brönnegård, M., et al. (författare)
  • Glucocorticoid receptor messenger ribonucleic acid in different regions of human adipose tissue
  • 1990
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 127:4, s. 1689-1696
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • The expression of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) messenger RNA (mRNA) was investigated in sc adipose tissue and isolated adipocytes from the abdominal and gluteal regions in men and women using a human GR complementary RNA probe. GR mRNA levels were 2-fold higher in female than in male abdominal tissue or adipocytes, whereas in gluteal tissue or adipocytes no sex differences were observed. GR mRNA levels in female abdominal adipocytes were 50% higher than in corresponding female gluteal adipocytes; the opposite was observed corresponding in males. Northern blot analysis of total cellular RNA isolated from abdominal and gluteal adipocytes showed hybridization of the human GR probe to an RNA species of approximately 7.1 kilobases in both regions. No sex or regional differences in GR mRNA stability were observed. The human metallothionein II (hMTII) mRNA, which is regulated by glucocorticoids at the transcriptional level, showed an opposite sex and regional pattern as GR mRNA. However, in gluteal adipose tissue no sex differences were observed in hMTII mRNA levels. The expression of beta-actin mRNA, which is not regulated by glucocorticoids, showed no sex or regional variation. By immunocytochemistry, using an anti-GR-monoclonal antibody, cytoplasmic as well as nuclear staining for GR was demonstrated in both sexes and both regions. In conclusion, variations in GR mRNA levels between sexes and body regions may explain the well known sex and tissue differences in effects of glucocorticoids on human adipose tissue.
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  • Buffat, C, et al. (författare)
  • Kidney gene expression analysis in a rat model of intrauterine growth restriction reveals massive alterations of coagulation genes
  • 2007
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 148:11, s. 5549-5557
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • In this study, low birth weight was induced in rats by feeding the dams with a low-protein diet during pregnancy. Kidneys from the fetuses at the end of gestation were collected and showed a reduction in overall and relative weight, in parallel with other tissues (heart and liver). This reduction was associated with a reduction in nephrons number. To better understand the molecular basis of this observation, a transcriptome analysis contrasting kidneys from control and protein-deprived rats was performed, using a platform based upon long isothermic oligonucleotides, strengthening the robustness of the results. We could identify over 1800 transcripts modified more than twice (772 induced and 1040 repressed). Genes of either category were automatically classified according to functional criteria, making it possible to bring to light a large cluster of genes involved in coagulation and complement cascades. The promoters of the most induced and most repressed genes were contrasted for their composition in putative transcription factor binding sites, suggesting an overrepresentation of the AP1R binding site, together with the transcription induction of factors actually binding to this site in the set of induced genes. The induction of coagulation cascades in the kidney of low-birth-weight rats provides a putative rationale for explaining thrombo-endothelial disorders also observed in intrauterine growth-restricted human newborns. These alterations in the kidneys have been reported as a probable cause for cardiovascular diseases in the adult.
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  • Carlsson, Annika, et al. (författare)
  • Concomitant Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Measurements of Rat Insulin, Rat C-Peptide, and Rat Proinsulin from Rat Pancreatic Islets : Effects of Prolonged Exposure to Different Glucose Concentrations
  • 2010
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 151:10, s. 5048-5052
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Until now, there have been few assays to measure C-peptide and proinsulin in the rat. We used a well-established rat insulin ELISA and validated two novel ELISAs for rat C-peptide and rat/mouse proinsulin to examine secretion and content of insulin, proinsulin, and C-peptide from rat islets cultured for 72 h at different glucose concentrations in culture medium. To examine long-term effects in vitro rather than short-term effects of exposure to low, normal, and high glucose, the exposure time to the different glucose concentrations was set to 72 h. The measurement uncertainty of the values obtainable from the ELISAs was determined by calculation of the variation pattern from the intraassay variation generated by unknown samples, and repeatability was determined by analysis of controls. The precision study and the analysis of controls confirm that the validated ELISAs for rat C-peptide and proinsulin would be useful for further studies on the effects of preculture in different glucose concentrations. The higher the glucose concentration used during the 72-h culture period of rat islets, the higher insulin, C-peptide and proinsulin values were obtained in a subsequent short-term glucose-challenge experiment. The proportion of proinsulin to insulin secreted increased, as did islet content, with increasing glucose concentration during preculture. We also observed a nonequimolar, glucose-dependent secretion and content of rat insulin over rat C-peptide after culture at 11.1 and 28 mM glucose.
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  • Caruso, Carla, et al. (författare)
  • Activation of melanocortin 4 receptors reduces the inflammatory response and prevents apoptosis induced by lipopolysaccharide and interferon-gamma in astrocytes
  • 2007
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 148:10, s. 4918-4926
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Alpha-MSH exerts an immunomodulatory action in the brain and may play a neuroprotective role acting through melanocortin 4 receptors (MC4Rs). In the present study, we show that MC4Rs are constitutively expressed in astrocytes as determined by immunocytochemistry, RT-PCR, and Western blot analysis. alpha-MSH (5 microm) reduced the nitric oxide production and the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) induced by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 1 microg/ml) plus interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma, 50 ng/ml) in cultured astrocytes after 24 h. alpha-MSH also attenuated the stimulatory effect of LPS/IFN-gamma on prostaglandin E(2) release and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression. Treatment with HS024, a selective MC4R antagonist, blocked the antiinflammatory effects of alpha-MSH, suggesting a MC4R-mediated mechanism in the action of this melanocortin. In astrocytes, LPS/IFN-gamma treatment reduced cell viability, increased the number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling-positive cells and activated caspase-3. alpha-MSH prevented these apoptotic events, and this cytoprotective effect was abolished by HS024. LPS/IFN-gamma decreased Bcl-2, whereas it increased Bax protein expression in astrocytes, thus increasing the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. Alpha-MSH produced a shift in Bax/Bcl-2 ratio toward astrocyte survival because it increased Bcl-2 expression and also prevented the effect of LPS/IFN-gamma on Bax and Bcl-2 expression. In summary, these findings suggest that alpha-MSH, through MC4R activation, attenuates LPS/IFN-gamma-induced inflammation by decreasing iNOS and COX-2 expression and prevents LPS/IFN-gamma-induced apoptosis of astrocytes by modulating the expression of proteins of the Bcl-2 family.
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  • Cerda-Reverter, JM, et al. (författare)
  • Gene structure of the goldfish agouti-signaling protein: : a putative role in the dorsla-ventral pigment pattern of fish
  • 2005
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 146:3, s. 1597-610
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • One of the most successful chromatic adaptations in vertebrates is the dorsal-ventral pigment pattern in which the dorsal skin is darkly colored, whereas the ventrum is light. In fish, the latter pattern is achieved because a melanization inhibition factor inhibits melanoblast differentiation and supports iridophore proliferation in the ventrum. In rodents, the patterned pigmentation results from regional production of the agouti-signaling protein (ASP). This peptide controls the switch between production of eumelanin and pheomelanin by antagonizing alphaMSH effects on melanocortin receptor (MCR) 1 in the melanocytes. In addition, ASP inhibits the differentiation and proliferation of melanoblast. Thus, the mammalian ASP may be homologous to the poikilotherm melanization inhibition factor. By screening of a genomic library, we deduced the amino acid sequence of goldfish ASP. The ASP gene is a four-exon gene spanning 3097 bp that encodes a 125-amino acid precursor. Northern blot analysis identified two different ASP mRNAs in ventral skin of red- and black-pigmented and albino fish, but no expression levels were observed in the dorsal skin of the same fish. The dorsal-ventral expression polarity was also detected in both black dorsally pigmented fish and albino fish. Pharmacological studies demonstrate that goldfish ASP acts as a melanocortin antagonist at Fugu MC1R and goldfish MC4R. In addition, goldfish ASP inhibited Nle4, D-Phe7-MSH-stimulated pigment dispersion in medaka melanophores. Our studies support agouti signaling protein as the melanization inhibition factor, a key factor in the development of the dorsal-ventral pigment pattern in fish.
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  • Charitidi, K, et al. (författare)
  • Estradiol treatment and hormonal fluctuations during the estrous cycle modulate the expression of estrogen receptors in the auditory system and the prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle response
  • 2012
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 1945-7170 .- 0013-7227. ; 153:9, s. 4412-4421
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Estrogens' effects on hearing are documented across species, but the responsible molecular mechanisms remain unknown. The presence of estrogen receptors (ER) throughout the auditory system offers a potential pathway of direct estrogenic effects on auditory function, but little is known about how each ER's expression is regulated by the overall hormonal status of the body. In the present study, we determined the effects of ovariectomy and chronic 17β-estradiol treatment on mRNA and protein expression of ERα and ERβ in peripheral (cochlea) and central (inferior colliculus) auditory structures of mice, as well as on auditory-related behavior using the acoustic startle response (ASR), prepulse inhibition (PPI), and habituation of the startle response. 17β-Estradiol treatment down-regulated ERα but not ERβ and increased PPI and latency of the ASR. Neither the magnitude nor the habituation of ASR was affected. Furthermore, ER's mRNA and protein expression in the inner ear were analyzed throughout the estrous cycle (proestrus, estrus, metestrus, and diestrus), revealing a negative correlation of circulating estrogens with ERα expression, whereas ERβ was stable. Our findings show that ER not only are present in both the peripheral and central auditory system but also that circulating estrogen levels down-regulate ERα expression in the auditory system and affect PPI and the latency of ASR, suggesting a key role of ERα as a hormone-induced modulator of the auditory system and behavior.
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  • Chrysis, D, et al. (författare)
  • Dexamethasone induces apoptosis in proliferative chondrocytes through activation of caspases and suppression of the Akt-phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase signaling pathway
  • 2005
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 146:3, s. 1391-1397
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Although glucocorticoids are known to induce apoptosis in chondrocytes, the mechanisms for this effect and the potential antiapoptotic role of IGF-I are unknown. To address this, we studied the effects of dexamethasone (Dexa) on apoptosis in the HCS-2/8 chondrocytic cell line. Dexa (25 μm) increased apoptosis (cell death ELISA) by 39% and 45% after 48 and 72 h, respectively (P &lt; 0.01 and P &lt; 0.05, respectively). IGF-I (100 ng/ml) decreased Dexa-induced apoptosis to levels similar to control cells. Apoptosis was associated with cleavage of poly-ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) and α-fodrin and activation of caspases-8, -9, and -3 (Western), an effect that was counteracted when chondrocytes were cocultured with Dexa + IGF-I. Inhibitors for caspases-8, -9, and -3 (50 μm each) equally suppressed Dexa-induced apoptosis (P &lt; 0.01). Time-response experiments showed that caspase-8 was activated earlier (at 12 h) than caspase-9 (at 36 h). We studied the phosphatidylinositol 3′-kinase (PI3K) pathway to further investigate the mechanisms of Dexa-induced apoptosis. Dexa decreased Akt phosphorylation by 93% (P &lt; 0.001) without affecting total Akt and increased the p85α subunit 4-fold. The Akt inhibitor SH-6 (10 μm) increased apoptosis by 54% (P &lt; 0.001). When combining Dexa with SH-6, apoptosis was not further increased, showing that Dexa-induced apoptosis is mediated through inhibition of the PI3K pathway. Addition of IGF-I to SH-6- or Dexa + SH-6-treated cells decreased apoptosis by 21.2% (P &lt; 0.001) and 20.6% (P &lt; 0.001), respectively. We conclude that Dexa-induced apoptosis is caspase dependent with an early activation of caspase-8. IGF-I can rescue chondrocytes from Dexa-induced apoptosis partially through the activation of other pathways than the PI3K signaling pathway. Based on our in vitro data, we speculate that in vivo treatment with glucocorticoids may diminish longitudinal growth by increasing apoptosis of proliferative growth plate chondrocytes.
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  • Cole, Laura K., et al. (författare)
  • Tafazzin Deficiency Reduces Basal Insulin Secretion and Mitochondrial Function in Pancreatic Islets From Male Mice
  • 2021
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 162:7
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Tafazzin (TAZ) is a cardiolipin (CL) biosynthetic enzyme important for maintaining mitochondrial function. TAZ affects both the species and content of CL in the inner mitochondrial membrane, which are essential for normal cellular respiration. In pancreatic beta cells, mitochondrial function is closely associated with insulin secretion. However, the role of TAZ and CL in the secretion of insulin from pancreatic islets remains unknown. Male 4-month-old doxycycline-inducible TAZ knock-down (KD) mice and wild-type littermate controls were used. Immunohistochemistry was used to assess beta-cell morphology in whole pancreas sections, whereas ex vivo insulin secretion, CL content, RNA-sequencing analysis, and mitochondrial oxygen consumption were measured from isolated islet preparations. Ex vivo insulin secretion under nonstimulatory low-glucose concentrations was reduced similar to 52% from islets isolated from TAZ KD mice. Mitochondrial oxygen consumption under low-glucose conditions was also reduced similar to 58% in islets from TAZ KD animals.TAZ deficiency in pancreatic islets was associated with significant alteration in CL molecular species and elevated polyunsaturated fatty acid CL content. In addition, RNA-sequencing of isolated islets showed that TAZ KD increased expression of extracellular matrix genes, which are linked to pancreatic fibrosis, activated stellate cells, and impaired beta-cell function.These data indicate a novel role for TAZ in regulating pancreatic islet function, particularly under low-glucose conditions.
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  • Colldén, Hannah, et al. (författare)
  • Comprehensive Sex Steroid Profiling in Multiple Tissues Reveals Novel Insights in Sex Steroid Distribution in Male Mice
  • 2022
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 163:3
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • A comprehensive atlas of sex steroid distribution in multiple tissues is currently lacking, and how circulating and tissue sex steroid levels correlate remains unknown. Here, we adapted and validated a gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for simultaneous measurement of testosterone (T), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), androstenedione, progesterone (Prog), estradiol, and estrone in mouse tissues. We then mapped the sex steroid pattern in 10 different endocrine, reproductive, and major body compartment tissues and serum of gonadal intact and orchiectomized (ORX) male mice. In gonadal intact males, high levels of DHT were observed in reproductive tissues, but also in white adipose tissue (WAT). A major part of the total body reservoir of androgens (T and DHT) and Prog was found in WAT. Serum levels of androgens and Prog were strongly correlated with corresponding levels in the brain while only modestly correlated with corresponding levels in WAT. After orchiectomy, the levels of the active androgens T and DHT decreased markedly while Prog levels in male reproductive tissues increased slightly. In ORX mice, Prog was by far the most abundant sex steroid, and, again, WAT constituted the major reservoir of Prog in the body. In conclusion, we present a comprehensive atlas of tissue and serum concentrations of sex hormones in male mice, revealing novel insights in sex steroid distribution. Brain sex steroid levels are well reflected by serum levels and WAT constitutes a large reservoir of sex steroids in male mice. In addition, Prog is the most abundant sex hormone in ORX mice.
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  • Colldén, Hannah, et al. (författare)
  • Dehydroepiandrosterone Supplementation Results in Varying Tissue-specific Levels of Dihydrotestosterone in Male Mice
  • 2022
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 163:12
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), an adrenal androgen precursor, can be metabolized in target tissues into active sex steroids. It has been proposed that DHEA supplementation might result in restoration of physiological local sex steroid levels, but knowledge on the effect of DHEA treatment on local sex steroid levels in multiple tissues is lacking. To determine the effects of DHEA on tissue-specific levels of sex steroids, we treated orchiectomized (ORX) male mice with DHEA for 3 weeks and compared them with vehicle-treated ORX mice and gonadal intact mice. Intra-tissue levels of sex steroids were analyzed in reproductive organs (seminal vesicles, prostate, m. levator ani), major body compartments (white adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, and brain), adrenals, liver, and serum using a sensitive and validated gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method. DHEA treatment restored levels of both testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) to approximately physiological levels in male reproductive organs. In contrast, this treatment did not increase DHT levels in skeletal muscle or brain. In the liver, DHEA treatment substantially increased levels of T (at least 4-fold) and DHT (+536%, P < 0.01) compared with vehicle-treated ORX mice. In conclusion, we provide a comprehensive map of the effect of DHEA treatment on intra-tissue sex steroid levels in ORX mice with a restoration of physiological levels of androgens in male reproductive organs while DHT levels were not restored in the skeletal muscle or brain. This, and the unexpected supraphysiological androgen levels in the liver, may be a cause for concern considering the uncontrolled use of DHEA.
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  • Colldén, Hannah, et al. (författare)
  • Dietary Progesterone Contributes to Intratissue Levels of Progesterone in Male Mice
  • 2023
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 164:8
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Progesterone serum levels have been identified as a potential predictor for treatment effect in men with advanced prostate cancer, which is an androgen-driven disease. Although progesterone is the most abundant sex steroid in orchiectomized (ORX) male mice, the origins of progesterone in males are unclear. To determine the origins of progesterone and androgens, we first determined the effect of ORX, adrenalectomy (ADX), or both (ORX + ADX) on progesterone levels in multiple male mouse tissues. As expected, intratissue androgen levels were mainly testicular derived. Interestingly, progesterone levels remained high after ORX and ORX + ADX with the highest levels in white adipose tissue and in the gastrointestinal tract. High progesterone levels were observed in mouse chow and exceptionally high progesterone levels were observed in food items such as dairy, eggs, and beef, all derived from female animals of reproductive age. To determine if orally ingested progesterone contributes to tissue levels of progesterone in males, we treated ORX + ADX and sham mice with isotope-labeled progesterone or vehicle by oral gavage. We observed a significant uptake of labeled progesterone in white adipose tissue and prostate, suggesting that dietary progesterone may contribute to tissue levels of progesterone. In conclusion, although adrenal-derived progesterone contributes to intratissue progesterone levels in males, nonadrenal progesterone sources also contribute. We propose that dietary progesterone is absorbed and contributes to intratissue progesterone levels in male mice. We speculate that food with high progesterone content could be a significant source of progesterone in males, possibly with consequences for men undergoing androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.
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  • Colon, E, et al. (författare)
  • Insulin-like growth factor-I is an important antiapoptotic factor for rat leydig cells during postnatal development
  • 2007
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 148:1, s. 128-139
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • The present investigation examines the influence of IGF-I and the role of IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR) in the apoptosis/survival of Leydig cells. Immunohistochemical analysis of the rat testis at different ages revealed that the level of the phosphorylated IGF-IR increases from birth to d 20 of postnatal life, remaining high in the adult testis. Western blotting revealed that this level is higher in Leydig cells isolated from 40-d-old than from 10- or 60-d-old rats. Application of the terminal deoxyribonucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick end labeling assay revealed that IGF-I decreases the level of apoptosis in Leydig cells at all stages of development, and the selective inhibitor of IGF-IR, picropodophyllin, blocks this antiapoptotic effect. The mechanism underlying the antiapoptotic action of IGF-I involves the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt pathway, and in immature Leydig cells, this growth factor enhances the expression of Bcl-2 and cellular inhibitor of apoptosis proteins 2, while preventing activation of caspase-3 by cleavage. Furthermore, IGF-II and high concentrations of insulin also evoke phosphorylation of IGF-IR and, like IGF-I, enhance the expression of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein by Leydig cells. Inhibition of IGF-IR by picropodophyllin decreases the survival of Leydig cells, both in the presence and absence of IGF-I, demonstrating that signaling via the IGF-IR plays an important role in Leydig cell survival.
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  • Colon, E, et al. (författare)
  • Stimulation of steroidogenesis in immature rat Leydig cells evoked by interleukin-1alpha is potentiated by growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors
  • 2005
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 146:1, s. 221-230
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • The cytokine IL-1α is produced constitutively by the intact testis, but its function in this organ remains largely unknown. In this study we examined cooperation between IL-1α and GH and IGFs with regard to stimulation of steroidogenesis by Leydig cells from 40-d-old rats in vitro. IL-1α alone stimulated testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) production. GH, IGF-I, or IGF-II alone was without effect on T production, but they were found to elevate DHT release, albeit without an obvious dose-response effect. Costimulation with IL-1α and GH or with IL-1α and IGF-I or IGF-II elevated the rate of steroidogenesis (both T and DHT) above that observed with IL-1α alone. GH was found to increase the level of IGF-I in the cultured Leydig cells, an effect that was potentiated by IL-1α. The costimulatory effect of GH on steroidogenesis was abolished by treatment with picropodophyllin, a specific inhibitor of the IGF-I receptor, indicating that the action of GH is mediated via IGF-I. Moreover, cells costimulated with IL-1α and GH exhibited a marked decrease in the level of intact IGF-binding protein-3 in the culture medium due to the induction of proteolytic activity toward this binding protein. In contrast, secretion of IGF-binding protein-2 was increased by such costimulation. These findings suggest that the stimulation of steroidogenesis in Leydig cells evoked by GH and IGFs requires cooperation with IL-1α. This cooperation may play an important role in connection with postnatal Leydig cell maturation and steroidogenesis.
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  • Cornejo, María Paula, et al. (författare)
  • GHSR in a Subset of GABA Neurons Controls Food Deprivation-Induced Hyperphagia in Male Mice
  • 2024
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : Oxford University Press. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 165:7
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • The growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR), primarily known as the receptor for the hunger hormone ghrelin, potently controls food intake, yet the specific Ghsr-expressing cells mediating the orexigenic effects of this receptor remain incompletely characterized. Since Ghsr is expressed in gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)–producing neurons, we sought to investigate whether the selective expression of Ghsr in a subset of GABA neurons is sufficient to mediate GHSR's effects on feeding. First, we crossed mice that express a tamoxifen-dependent Cre recombinase in the subset of GABA neurons that express glutamic acid decarboxylase 2 (Gad2) enzyme (Gad2-CreER mice) with reporter mice, and found that ghrelin mainly targets a subset of Gad2-expressing neurons located in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARH) and that is predominantly segregated from Agouti-related protein (AgRP)–expressing neurons. Analysis of various single-cell RNA-sequencing datasets further corroborated that the primary subset of cells coexpressing Gad2 and Ghsr in the mouse brain are non-AgRP ARH neurons. Next, we crossed Gad2-CreER mice with reactivable GHSR-deficient mice to generate mice expressing Ghsr only in Gad2-expressing neurons (Gad2-GHSR mice). We found that ghrelin treatment induced the expression of the marker of transcriptional activation c-Fos in the ARH of Gad2-GHSR mice, yet failed to induce food intake. In contrast, food deprivation–induced refeeding was higher in Gad2-GHSR mice than in GHSR-deficient mice and similar to wild-type mice, suggesting that ghrelin-independent roles of GHSR in a subset of GABA neurons is sufficient for eliciting full compensatory hyperphagia in mice.
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  • Dahlfors, Gunilla, et al. (författare)
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Regulate the Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein-3, -4, and -5 in Large Vessel Endothelial Cells
  • 2000
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 141:6, s. 2062-2067
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • We investigated the effect of diabetes-associated growth factors on the expression of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs) in cultured endothelial cells from bovine aorta. Gene expression was measured by solution hybridization, and proteins were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, RIA, or Western blot. The cells expressed messenger RNA (mRNA) for IGFBP-2 through -6 and IGFBP-2 through -5 proteins were detected in conditioned medium. Vascular endothelial growth factor inhibited IGFBP-3 mRNA (P < 0.01) and protein expression and increased IGFBP-5 mRNA (P < 0.001) and protein. Transforming growth factor-β1 inhibited IGFBP-3 (P < 0.01), IGFBP-4 (P < 0.01), and IGF-I mRNA expression, whereas at the protein level only IGFBP-3 was significantly decreased. IGF-I, insulin, or angiotensin II did not affect IGF-I or IGFBP mRNA expression. At the protein level, IGF-I clearly increased IGFBP-5 levels in conditioned medium. In conclusion, vascular endothelial growth factor and transforming growth factor-β1 regulate IGFBP expression in bovine aortic endothelial cells. These observations provide a new aspect of regulation for the IGF-system in macrovascular endothelium, with possible implications for subendothelial smooth muscle cells and development of diabetic angiopathy.
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  • Dallner, Olof S., et al. (författare)
  • β3-adrenergic receptors stimulate glucose uptake in brown adipocytes by two mechanisms independently of GLUT4 translocation
  • 2006
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 147:12, s. 5730-5739
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • To identify the mechanisms whereby norepinephrine induces glucose uptake in brown adipose tissue, we used mouse brown adipocytes in culture. Proliferating brown adipocytes had high levels of glucose transporter (GLUT) 1 mRNA and low levels of GLUT4 mRNA. The ratio of GLUT4/GLUT1 mRNA expression increased during differentiation, and mature brown adipocytes had high levels of GLUT4 mRNA. The endogenous adrenergic neurotransmitter norepinephrine induced a potent increase in GLUT1 mRNA and a decrease of GLUT4 mRNA in mature brown adipocytes. The norepinephrine effect was mimicked by isoprenaline and CL 316243 and was thus mediated by beta(3)-adrenergic receptors. The cAMP analog 8-bromoadenosine-cAMP partly mimicked the response on GLUT1 mRNA increase and fully mimicked the GLUT4 mRNA decrease. We found no involvement of alpha(1) or alpha(2)-adrenergic receptors on GLUT1 or GLUT4 mRNA transcription. Norepinephrine treatment led to a large increase of GLUT1 protein amount in brown adipocytes as visualized with immunocytochemical staining and subcellular fractionation. A large part of the newly synthesized GLUT1 was found in the plasma membrane (PM). The potent transcriptional inhibitor actinomycin D fully abolished this increase of GLUT1 protein at all time points examined. Norepinephrine treatment shifted GLUT4 from the PM to an intracellular vesicular compartment. Norepinephrine increased 2-deoxy-D-glucose uptake 2-fold at an early time point ( 1 h) and 4-fold at later time point ( 5 h). Addition of actinomycin D did not block the early phase but blocked a large part of the later phase of 2-deoxy-D-glucose uptake. These results imply that adrenergic stimulation through beta(3)-adrenergic receptors induces glucose uptake in brown adipocytes via two mechanisms: 1) a mechanism not dependent on GLUT1 and GLUT4 translocation, 2) a mechanism that is dependent on de novo synthesis of GLUT1 protein and increase of GLUT1 protein at the PM.
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  • Damdimopoulos, Anastasios E., et al. (författare)
  • Ligands differentially modify the nuclear mobility of estrogen receptors alpha and beta
  • 2008
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 149:1, s. 339-345
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Signaling of nuclear receptors depends on the structure of their ligands, with different ligands eliciting different responses. In this study using a comparative analysis, an array of ligands was examined for effects on estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) and ERbeta mobility. Our results indicated that these two receptors share similarities in response to some ligands but differ significantly in response to others. Our results suggest that for ERalpha, ligands can be classified into three distinct groups: 1) ligands that do not affect the mobility of the receptor, 2) ligands that cause a moderate effect, and 3) ligands that strongly impact mobility of ERalpha. Interestingly, we found that for ERbeta such a classification was not possible because ERbeta ligands caused a wider spectrum of responses. One of the main differences between the two receptors was the response toward the antiestrogens ICI and raloxifene, which was not attributable to differential subnuclear localization or different conformations of helix 12 in the C-terminal domain. We showed that both of these ligands caused a robust phenotype, leading to an almost total immobilization of ERalpha, whereas ERbeta retained its mobility; we provide evidence that the mobility of the two receptors depends upon the function of the proteasome machinery. This novel finding that ERbeta retains its mobility in the presence of antiestrogens could be important for its ability to regulate genes that do not contain classic estrogen response element sites and do not require DNA binding and could be used in the investigation of ligands that show ER subtype specificity.
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  • Derde, Sarah, et al. (författare)
  • Early Parenteral Nutrition Evokes a Phenotype of Autophagy Deficiency in Liver and Skeletal Muscle of Critically Ill Rabbits
  • 2012
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 153:5, s. 2267-2276
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Muscular and hepatic abnormalities observed in artificially fed critically ill patients strikingly resemble the phenotype of autophagy-deficient mice. Autophagy is the only pathway to clear damaged organelles and large ubiquitinated proteins and aggregates. Fasting is its strongest physiological trigger. Severity of autophagy deficiency in critically ill patients correlated with the amount of infused amino acids. We hypothesized that impaired autophagy in critically ill patients could partly be evoked by early provision of parenteral nutrition enriched with amino acids in clinically used amounts. In a randomized laboratory investigation, we compared the effect of isocaloric moderate-dose iv feeding with fasting during illness on the previously studied markers of autophagy deficiency in skeletal muscle and liver. Critically ill rabbits were allocated to fasting or to iv nutrition (220 kcal/d, 921 kJ/d) supplemented with 50 kcal/d (209 kJ/d) of either glucose, amino acids, or lipids, while maintaining normoglycemia, and were compared with healthy controls. Fasted critically ill rabbits revealed weight loss and activation of autophagy. Feeding abolished these responses, with most impact of amino acid-enriched nutrition. Accumulation of p62 and ubiquitinated proteins in muscle and liver, indicative of insufficient autophagy, occurred with parenteral feeding enriched with amino acids and lipids. In liver, this was accompanied by fewer autophagosomes, fewer intact mitochondria, suppressed respiratory chain activity, and an increase in markers of liver damage. In muscle, early parenteral nutrition enriched with amino acids or lipids aggravated vacuolization of myofibers. In conclusion, early parenteral nutrition during critical illness evoked a phenotype of autophagy deficiency in liver and skeletal muscle.
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  • Dillner, Karin, 1974, et al. (författare)
  • Gene expression analysis of prostate hyperplasia in mice overexpressing the prolactin gene specifically in the prostate.
  • 2003
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 144:11, s. 4955-66
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • The probasin (Pb)-PRL transgenic mice that overexpress the rat PRL gene specifically in the prostate develop a dramatic enlargement of the prostate gland. The objective of this study was to characterize the molecular mechanisms involved in the prostate hyperplasia seen in the Pb-PRL transgenic mice. cDNA microarray analysis was used to identify differentially expressed transcripts in the hyperplastic prostates of 6-month-old transgenic mice compared with age-matched controls. We report the identification of 266 genes (175 up-regulated and 91 down-regulated) that were differentially expressed in the enlarged transgenic prostates compared with controls. Subsequential real-time RT-PCR was used to verify a set of differentially regulated transcripts. The hyperplastic prostates of Pb-PRL transgenic mice demonstrate a molecular pattern supporting the importance of reduced degree of apoptosis for the development of the phenotype. Immunohistochemical analysis of apoptotic activity using two different markers of apoptosis (single-stranded DNA and activated caspase-3) were performed, and the results showed diminished apoptosis activity in the prostate of Pb-PRL transgenic mice compared with control prostates. The increased stromal/epithelial ratio of the Pb-PRL transgenic prostate together with up-regulation of a significant fraction of genes involved in tissue remodeling activity, including the synthesis and degradation of the extracellular matrix and changes in protease activity, suggest that activation of the stroma is involved in the development of prostate hyperplasia. Overall, the differentially expressed transcripts identified in this study show many molecular similarities between the prostate hyperplasia of PRL-transgenic mice and human prostate pathology, including both benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer.
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  • Egerod, Kristoffer L, et al. (författare)
  • A Major Lineage of Enteroendocrine Cells Coexpress CCK, Secretin, GIP, GLP-1, PYY, and Neurotensin but Not Somatostatin.
  • 2012
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170.
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Enteroendocrine cells such as duodenal cholecystokinin (CCK cells) are generally thought to be confined to certain segments of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and to store and release peptides derived from only a single peptide precursor. In the current study, however, transgenic mice expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) under the control of the CCK promoter demonstrated a distribution pattern of CCK-eGFP positive cells that extended throughout the intestine. Quantitative PCR and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry proteomic analyses of isolated, FACS-purified CCK-eGFP-positive cells demonstrated expression of not only CCK but also glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), gastric inhibitory peptide (GIP), peptide YY (PYY), neurotensin, and secretin, but not somatostatin. Immunohistochemistry confirmed this expression pattern. The broad coexpression phenomenon was observed both in crypts and villi as demonstrated by immunohistochemistry and FACS analysis of separated cell populations. Single-cell quantitative PCR indicated that approximately half of the duodenal CCK-eGFP cells express one peptide precursor in addition to CCK, whereas an additional smaller fraction expresses two peptide precursors in addition to CCK. The coexpression pattern was further confirmed through a cell ablation study based on expression of the human diphtheria toxin receptor under the control of the proglucagon promoter, in which activation of the receptor resulted in a marked reduction not only in GLP-1 cells, but also PYY, neurotensin, GIP, CCK, and secretin cells, whereas somatostatin cells were spared. Key elements of the coexpression pattern were confirmed by immunohistochemical double staining in human small intestine. It is concluded that a lineage of mature enteroendocrine cells have the ability to coexpress members of a group of functionally related peptides: CCK, secretin, GIP, GLP-1, PYY, and neurotensin, suggesting a potential therapeutic target for the treatment and prevention of diabetes and obesity.
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  • Engdahl, Cecilia, 1983, et al. (författare)
  • Role of Androgen and Estrogen Receptors for the Action of Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
  • 2014
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 155:3, s. 889-896
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is an abundant steroid hormone, and its mechanism of action is yet to be determined. The aim of this study was to elucidate the importance of androgen receptors (ARs) and estrogen receptors (ERs) for DHEA function. Orchidectomized C57BL/6 mice were treated with DHEA, DHT, 17 beta-estradiol-3-benzoate (E2), or vehicle. Orchidectomized AR-deficient (ARKO) mice and wild-type (WT) littermates were treated with DHEA or vehicle for 2.5 weeks. At termination, bone mineral density (BMD) was evaluated, thymus and seminal vesicles were weighted, and submandibular glands (SMGs) were histologically examined. To evaluate the in vivo ER activation of the classical estrogen signaling pathway, estrogen response element reporter mice were treated with DHEA, DHT, E2, or vehicle, and a reporter gene was investigated in different sex steroid-sensitive organs after 24 hours. DHEA treatment increased trabecular BMD and thymic atrophy in both WT and ARKO mice. In WT mice, DHEA induced enlargement of glands in the SMGs, whereas this effect was absent in ARKO mice. Furthermore, DHEA was able to induce activation of classical estrogen signaling in bone, thymus, and seminal vesicles but not in the SMGs. In summary, the DHEA effects on trabecular BMD and thymus do not require signaling via AR and DHEA can activate the classical estrogen signaling in these organs. In contrast, DHEA induction of gland size in the SMGs is dependent on AR and does not involve classical estrogen signaling. Thus, both ERs and ARs are involved in mediating the effects of DHEA in an organ-dependent manner.
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  • Engström, Linda, et al. (författare)
  • Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Fever Depends on Prostaglandin E2 Production Specifically in Brain Endothelial Cells
  • 2012
  • Ingår i: Endocrinology. - : Endocrine Society. - 0013-7227 .- 1945-7170. ; 153:10, s. 4849-4861
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Immune-induced prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis is critical for fever and other centrally elicited disease symptoms. The production of PGE2 depends on cyclooxygenase-2 and microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1), but the identity of the cells involved has been a matter of controversy. We generated mice expressing mPGES-1 either in cells of hematopoietic or nonhematopoietic origin. Mice lacking mPGES-1 in hematopoietic cells displayed an intact febrile response to lipopolysaccharide, associated with elevated levels of PGE2 in the cerebrospinal fluid. In contrast, mice that expressed mPGES-1 only in hematopoietic cells, although displaying elevated PGE2 levels in plasma but not in the cerebrospinal fluid, showed no febrile response to lipopolysaccharide, thus pointing to the critical role of brain-derived PGE2 for fever. Immunohistochemical stainings showed that induced cyclooxygenase-2 expression in the brain exclusively occurred in endothelial cells, and quantitative PCR analysis on brain cells isolated by flow cytometry demonstrated that mPGES-1 is induced in endothelial cells and not in vascular wall macrophages. Similar analysis on liver cells showed induced expression in macrophages and not in endothelial cells, pointing at the distinct role for brain endothelial cells in PGE2 synthesis. These results identify the brain endothelial cells as the PGE2-producing cells critical for immune-induced fever.
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