Review:

David P Macfarlane, Shareen Forbes, and Brian R Walker

Glucocorticoids and fatty acid metabolism in humans: fuelling fat redistribution in the metabolic syndrome
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 189-204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regular papers:

A McMaster, T Chambers, Q-J Meng, S Grundy, A S I Loudon, R Donn, and D W Ray

Real-time analysis of gene regulation by glucocorticoid hormones
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 205-211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Free full text]  

Deborah M Sloboda, Timothy J M Moss, Shaofu Li, Stephen G Matthews, John R G Challis, and John P Newnham

Expression of glucocorticoid receptor, mineralocorticoid receptor, and 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 and 2 in the fetal and postnatal ovine hippocampus: ontogeny and effects of prenatal glucocorticoid exposure
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 213-220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masaru Koizumi and Toshihiko Yada

Sub-chronic stimulation of glucocorticoid receptor impairs and mineralocorticoid receptor protects cytosolic Ca²⁺ responses to glucose in pancreatic β-cells
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 221-229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne-Marie O'Carroll, Gillian M Howell, Emma M Roberts, and Stephen J Lolait

Vasopressin potentiates corticotropin-releasing hormone-induced insulin release from mouse pancreatic β-cells
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 231-239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Free full text]  

Hasan Kulaksiz, Evelyn Fein, Peter Redecker, Wolfgang Stremmel, Guido Adler, and Yalcin Cetin

Pancreatic β-cells express hepcidin, an iron-uptake regulatory peptide
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 241-249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J D Bailey, J G Berardinelli, T E Rocke, and R A Bessen

Prominent pancreatic endocrinopathy and altered control of food intake disrupt energy homeostasis in prion diseases
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 251-263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T Clark Brelje, Nicholas V Bhagroo, Laurence E Stout, and Robert L Sorenson

Beneficial effects of lipids and prolactin on insulin secretion and β-cell proliferation: a role for lipids in the adaptation of islets to pregnancy
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 265-276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Georgia Frangioudakis and Gregory J Cooney

Acute elevation of circulating fatty acids impairs downstream insulin signalling in rat skeletal muscle in vivo independent of effects on stress signalling
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 277-285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R Vinayagamoorthi, Zachariah Bobby, and M G Sridhar

Antioxidants preserve redox balance and inhibit c-Jun-N-terminal kinase pathway while improving insulin signaling in fat-fed rats: evidence for the role of oxidative stress on IRS-1 serine phosphorylation and insulin resistance
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 287-296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I J Bujalska, L L Gathercole, J W Tomlinson, C Darimont, J Ermolieff, A N Fanjul, P A Rejto, and P M Stewart

A novel selective 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitor prevents human adipogenesis
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 297-307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Free full text]  

Angélica Morales, Sumiko Morimoto, Lorenza Díaz, Guillermo Robles, and Vicente Díaz-Sánchez

Endocrine gland-derived vascular endothelial growth factor in rat pancreas: genetic expression and testosterone regulation
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 309-314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kuladip Jana, Xiangling Yin, Randolph B Schiffer, Jau-Jiin Chen, Akhilesh K Pandey, Douglas M Stocco, Paula Grammas, and XingJia Wang

Chrysin, a natural flavonoid enhances steroidogenesis and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein gene expression in mouse Leydig cells
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 315-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gideon Hen, Sera Yosefi, Ana Ronin, Paz Einat, Charles I Rosenblum, Robert J Denver, and Miriam Friedman-Einat

Monitoring leptin activity using the chicken leptin receptor
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 325-333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiromi Adachi, Yasumasa Takemoto, Takashi Bungo, and Takeshi Ohkubo

Chicken leptin receptor is functional in activating JAK–STATpathway in vitro
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 335-342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helen L Henderson, Julie Townsend, and Domingo J Tortonese

Direct effects of prolactin and dopamine on the gonadotroph response to GnRH
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 343-350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masaki Kakeyama, Hideko Sone, and Chiharu Tohyama

Perinatal exposure of female rats to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin induces central precocious puberty in the offspring
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 351-358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Filomena D'Amato, Barbara Noli, Carla Brancia, Cristina Cocco, Giovanna Flore, Maria Collu, Paola Nicolussi, and Gian-Luca Ferri

Differential distribution of VGF-derived peptides in the adrenal medulla and evidence for their selective modulation
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 359-369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L del Campo, A Sagredo, R Aras-López, G Balfagón, and M Ferrer

Orchidectomy increases the formation of non-endothelial thromboxane A₂ and modulates its role in the electrical field stimulation-induced response in rat mesenteric artery
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 371-379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chun-Hsien Chu, Bor-Show Tzang, Li-Mien Chen, Chia-Hua Kuo, Yi-Chang Cheng, Ling-Yun Chen, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Chang-Hai Tsai, Wei-Wen Kuo, and Chih-Yang Huang

IGF-II/mannose-6-phosphate receptor signaling induced cell hypertrophy and atrial natriuretic peptide/BNP expression via Gq interaction and protein kinase C-/CaMKII activation in H9c2 cardiomyoblast cells
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 381-390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y Takei, H Hashimoto, K Inoue, T Osaki, K Yoshizawa-Kumagaye, M Tsunemi, T X Watanabe, M Ogoshi, N Minamino, and Y Ueta

Central and peripheral cardiovascular actions of adrenomedullin 5, a novel member of the calcitonin gene-related peptide family, in mammals
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 391-400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cinzia Puppin, Dora Fabbro, Mariavittoria Dima, Carla Di Loreto, Efisio Puxeddu, Sebastiano Filetti, Diego Russo, and Giuseppe Damante

High periostin expression correlates with aggressiveness in papillary thyroid carcinomas
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 401-408. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiufen Chen, Bo Zhou, Jun Yan, Baoshan Xu, Ping Tai, Junxia Li, Shiming Peng, Meijia Zhang, and Guoliang Xia

Epidermal growth factor receptor activation by protein kinase C is necessary for FSH-induced meiotic resumption in porcine cumulus–oocyte complexes
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 409-419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mathias V Schmidt, Claudia Liebl, Vera Sterlemann, Karin Ganea, Jakob Hartmann, Daniela Harbich, Stephanie Alam, and Marianne B Müller

Neuropeptide Y mediates the initial hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal response to maternal separation in the neonatal mouse
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 421-427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silvia Begliuomini, Elena Lenzi, Filippo Ninni, Elena Casarosa, Sara Merlini, Nicola Pluchino, Valeria Valentino, Stefano Luisi, Michele Luisi, and Andrea R Genazzani

Plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor daily variations in men: correlation with cortisol circadian rhythm
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 429-435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S Benvenuti, P Luciani, I Cellai, C Deledda, S Baglioni, R Saccardi, S Urbani, F Francini, R Squecco, C Giuliani, G B Vannelli, M Serio, A Pinchera, and A Peri

Thyroid hormones promote cell differentiation and up-regulate the expression of the seladin-1 gene in in vitro models of human neuronal precursors
J Endocrinol 2008 197: 437-446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Communications:

Terhi J Heino, Andrei S Chagin, and Lars Sävendahl

The novel estrogen receptor G-protein-coupled receptor 30 is expressed in human bone
J Endocrinol 2008 197: R1-R6. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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