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J Biol Chem. 1999 Feb 26;274(9):5674-80.
Two distinct isoforms of cDNA encoding rainbow trout androgen receptors.
Takeo J, Yamashita S.
Central Research Laboratory, Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd., 559-6 Kitanomachi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0906, Japan.
Androgens play an important role in male sexual differentiation and development. The activity of androgens is mediated by an androgen receptor (AR), which binds to specific DNA recognition sites and regulates transcription. We describe here the isolation of two distinct rainbow trout cDNA clones, designated rtAR-alpha and rtAR-beta, which contain the entire androgen receptor coding region. Comparison of the predicted amino acid sequence of rtAR-alpha to that of rtAR-beta revealed 85% identity. Interestingly, despite this high homology, rtAR-alpha activated transcription of an androgen-responsive reporter gene in co-transfection assays, but rtAR-beta did not. These results suggest that rainbow trout contains two distinct isoforms of androgen receptors whose functions differ. The region of rtAR-beta responsible for its inactivity was mapped to its ligand binding domain by analyzing chimeras of the rtAR-alpha, rtAR-beta, and rtGR-I (glucocorticoid) receptors. Alteration of any one of three out of four segments within this domain restored activity. Extracts made from COS-1 cells transfected with an rtAR-alpha expression plasmid produced a high level of [3H]mibolerone binding, whereas no binding was observed by extracts of cells transfected with an rtAR-beta expression plasmid. These data demonstrate that the lack of transactivation activity of rtAR-beta is due to its inability to bind hormone.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1999 Feb;84(2):435-9.
Serum cytokines in thyrotoxicosis.
Siddiqi A, Monson JP, Wood DF, Besser GM, Burrin JM.
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, St. Bartholomew's and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, United Kingdom. a.siddiqds.qmw.ac.uk
Overproduction of thyroid hormones promotes bone resorption in vivo and in vitro, and we have evaluated whether mediators of such effects could include the osteotropic cytokines. Previous studies have demonstrated raised serum interleukin (IL)-6 in thyrotoxic patients, but differentiating the contribution of the elevated thyroid hormones from that of the autoimmune inflammation present in Graves' disease (GD) has been difficult. We undertook a longitudinal study of 34 patients (19-45 yr old) with GD, toxic nodular goiter (TNG), or a history of thyroid carcinoma but no evidence of disease recurrence, receiving sufficient T4 to suppress TSH. Controls were 12 euthyroid females. The following measurements were made basally and for 6 months after carbimazole treatment: serum free T4, T3, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (b-ALP), IL-6, IL-8, IL-1beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, IL-11, and urinary deoxypyridinoline (Udpd). Compared with controls (IL-6, 1.1 +/- 0.3 ng/L; IL-8, 3.2 +/- 0.8 ng/L), untreated patients with GD and TNG had elevated IL-6 (GD, 7.11 +/- 0.88 ng/L; TNG, 7.30 +/- 0.77 ng/L; P < 0.001) and IL-8 (GD, 10.3 +/- 1.23 ng/L; TNG, 9.81 +/- 1.27 ng/L; P < 0.001). These levels fell after treatment and were then indistinguishable from those in control subjects. Thyroid carcinoma patients on TSH suppressive therapy also had significantly raised levels of IL-6 (2.5 +/- 0.42 ng/L) and IL-8 (4.4 +/- 0.63 ng/L). When data from all the patients were pooled, the levels of IL-6 and IL-8 correlated with serum T3 and free T4 but not with Udpd or b-ALP. IL-1beta, IL-11, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha were not raised in any patient. The elevations in serum IL-6 and -8 that occur in hyperthyroidism seem to result from the chronic effects of thyroid hormone excess rather than the accompanying autoimmune inflammatory condition produced by Graves' thyroid or eye disease. The site of the presumed increased production of IL-6 and -8 is most likely from bone osteoblasts, despite the inability of bone markers (such as Udpd and b-ALP) to correlate with acute changes in thyroid hormone status produced by antithyroid therapy.
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J Biol Chem. 1999 Mar 5;274(10):6536-45.
Cellular localization and role of prohormone convertases in the processing of pro-melanin concentrating hormone in mammals.
Viale A, Ortola C, Hervieu G, Furuta M, Barbero P, Steiner DF, Seidah NG, Nahon JL.
Institut de Pharmacologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UPR411, 660 route des Lucioles, Sophia-Antipolis, 06560 Valbonne, France.
Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH) and neuropeptide EI (NEI) are two peptides produced from the same precursor in mammals, by cleavage at the Arg145-Arg146 site and the Lys129-Arg130 site, respectively. We performed co-localization studies to reveal simultaneously the expression of MCH mRNA and proconvertases (PCs) such as PC1/3 or PC2. In the rat hypothalamus, PC2 was present in all MCH neurons, and PC1/3 was present in about 15-20% of these cells. PC1/3 or PC2 was not found in MCH-positive cells in the spleen. In GH4C1 cells co-infected with vaccinia virus (VV):pro-MCH along with VV:furin, PACE4, PC1/3, PC2, PC5/6A, PC5/6B, or PC7, we observed only efficient cleavage at the Arg145-Arg146 site to generate mature MCH. Co-expression of pro-MCH together with PC2 and 7B2 resulted in very weak processing to NEI. Comparison of pro-MCH processing patterns in PC1/3- or PC2-transfected PC12 cells showed that PC2 but not PC1/3 generated NEI. Finally, we analyzed the pattern of pro-MCH processing in PC2 null mice. In the brain of homozygotic mutants, the production of mature NEI was dramatically reduced. In contrast, MCH content was increased in the hypothalamus of PC2 null mice. In the spleen, a single large MCH-containing peptide was identified in both wild type and PC2 null mice. Together, our data suggest that pro-MCH is processed differently in the brain and in peripheral organs of mammals. PC2 is the key enzyme that produces NEI, whereas several PCs may cleave at the Arg145-Arg146 site to generate MCH in neuronal cell types.
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J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999 Feb;40(2 Pt 1):200-3.
Hormones and hair patterning in men: a role for insulin-like growth factor 1?
Signorello LB, Wuu J, Hsieh C, Tzonou A, Trichopoulos D, Mantzoros CS.
Department of Epidemiology and Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
BACKGROUND: Androgens are important in hair growth and patterning, whereas growth hormone substitution enhances their effect in growth hormone-deficient men. No previous study has jointly evaluated the function of sex steroids, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) in determining hair patterning in men. OBJECTIVE: We assessed the relationship between circulating hormone measurements and both head and chest hair patterning in a sample of elderly men. METHODS: Fifty-one apparently healthy men older than 65 years of age were studied cross-sectionally. Head and chest hair patterning was assessed by a trained interviewer. Morning blood samples from all subjects were used for measurements of testosterone, estradiol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, SHBG, and IGF-1. RESULTS: Results were obtained from logistic regression models, adjusting simultaneously for all the measured hormones and age. Men with higher levels of testosterone were more likely to have vertex baldness (odds ratio [OR] = 2.5, 95% confidence interval [CI: 0.9 to 7.8] per 194 ng/dL increment of testosterone). In addition, for each 59 ng/mL increase in IGF-1, the odds of having vertex baldness doubled (95% CI [1.0 to 4.6]). Those who were found to have higher circulating levels of SHBG were less likely to have dense hair on their chest (OR = 0.4, 95% CI [0.1 to 0.9] per 24 nmol/L increment in SHBG]). CONCLUSION: Testosterone, SHBG, and IGF-1 may be important in determining hair patterning in men.
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Brain Res. 1999 Feb 27;820(1-2):71-6.
Effects of glucose and related substrates on the recovery of the electrical activity of gonadotropin-releasing hormone pulse generator which is decreased by insulin-induced hypoglycemia in the estrogen-primed ovariectomized rat.
He D, Funabashi T, Sano A, Uemura T, Minaguchi H, Kimura F.
Department of Physiology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
We investigated the effect of glucose and its related substrates on the recovery of pulsatile luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion which was suppressed by insulin in estrogen-primed ovariectomized rats. We also examined the effect of glucose on the electrical activity of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) pulse generator which was suppressed by insulin. The intravenous (i.v.) injection of insulin (5 units/rat) suppressed the pulsatile LH secretion for 3 h in estrogen-primed ovariectomized rats. This suppressive effect of insulin on the LH secretion was rapidly reversed by the i.v. injection of glucose and mannose but not by the injection of lactate and saline. Fructose could recover the LH secretion suppressed by insulin, but took a longer time than glucose did. By monitoring the electrical activity of the GnRH pulse generator, we found that i.v. injection of insulin suppressed the pulsatile LH secretion by decreasing the activity of the GnRH pulse generator. Again, the i.v. injection of glucose, but not saline, immediately recovered the decrease in the electrical activity of the GnRH pulse generator. Fructose could recover the activity of the GnRH pulse generator, but it took a longer time than glucose did. We suggest that glucose availability, but not simply a metabolic state such as the ATP level, is an essential factor for maintaining the electrical activity of the GnRH pulse generator which is responsible for pulsatile LH secretion. 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
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Hair loss is a problem in modern soceity. Examining the factors of hair growth may
shed light on how hair loss might occur.
How long can hair grow before it stops growing eventually if it does?
Given that the hair growth rate is quite uniform and constant, somewhere between 0.3-0.5 millimeters per day, it's believed that the length of anagen, the growth phase, differs among individuals, and this is the major determinant to the maximum hair length. For some individuals, anagen may last ten years. Of course the length of the anagen is governed by genes, and the genetic background of the individuals. Non-genetic factors such as nutritional condition, weather, seasonal changes (hair may grow a bit faster during winter), taking medications, health condition may of course influence the rate of
hair growth as well as
hair loss.
The shape of the hair, straight or curly, is dependent on the shape of the follicle. A circular or round hair follicle would generate straight hair, while the follicle with oval or elliptical shapes (in its cross-section) would produce a curly hair.
DHEA is a natural hormone, and it is produced in our body by the adrenal glands.
DHEA has been suggested to provide numerous potential benefits. DHEA (or dehydroepiandrosterone) is converted into androgens (male hormones)
or estrogens (female hormones) in the cells.
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