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PubMed1990

Plasma cholesterol responses to the adrenocorticotropic hormone in Japanese quail following eighteen generations of divergent selection.

Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) lines were divergently selected for plasma cholesterol response to adrenocorticotropin (ACTH). Data for Generations 9 to 18 indicated a greater response in the low (L) line than in the high (H) line, which was contrary to selection responses for the first eight generations. During Generations 9 to 18, selection differentials were greater in the H line; however, heritability estimates were greater in the L line. These data suggest caution in the interpretation of early selection responses for plasma cholesterol. Selection for plasma cholesterol response following ACTH injection also resulted in divergence in plasma cholesterol levels in the H and L lines in the absence of ACTH. Body weights at 31 days were greater in the H line than in the L line, suggesting a possible relationship with the plasma cholesterol level.

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone↗
PubMed1976

[Effect of an oral contraceptive (ethinylestradiol/D-norgestrel) on growth hormone and insulin secretion].

The growth hormone, insulin and blood glucose values were measured during a glucose tolerance test in 12 women before and after 3 months' use of a contraceptive of the sequential type (11 pills containing 0.05 mg D-norgestrel and 0.05 mg ethinylestradiol and 10 pills containing 0.125 mg D-norgestrel and 0.05 mg ethinylestradiol). Neither fasting blood glucose nor glucose tolerance are altered during administration of the contraceptive steroids. On the other hand, the reactive insulin level is significantly increased in comparison to the basal value, thus showing the signs of hyperinsulinemia. Both the gestagens and the estrogens appear to contribute to this disturbance of insulin secretion. Presumably the hyperinsulinemia is an expression of decreased sensitivity of the peripheral tissue to insulin. The growth hormone, a so-called insulin antagonist, is not responsible for the "insulin resistance" observed. The values measured by us after administration of the contraceptive do not significantly differ from the basal values.

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[Excretion of hypophyseal luteinizing hormone, dopamine and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid during the sexual cycle].

A study was made of the excretion of the luteinizing hormone (LH) of the hypophysis and of the 5-oxyindolacetic acid in the course of 18 clinically-normal menstrual cycles. There proved to be a significant correlative association in the excretion of dophamine and of the LH in the middle of the cycle. As a rule, the peak of dophamine excretion coincided with the peak of the LH excretion. No statistically significant association between the 5-oxyindolacetic acid excretion and the LH excretion was found in the course of the cycle.

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[Radioimmunological determination of luteinizing hormone in the hypophysis and blood of rats during the estrous cycle].

A study was made of the dynamics of the synthesis and secretion of the luteinizing hormone in the course of the sexual cycle in female rats by its determination by the radioimmunological method. Depending on the stages of the sexual cycle there were seen regular changes in the LH content in the hypophysis and the blood of female rats. LH content in the hypophysis was the minimal at 3 p.m. at the estrus stage and the maximal at 6 p.m. at the proestrus stage.

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H-2 haplotype and heterochronic orofacial morphogenesis in congenic mice: consideration as a possible explanation for differential susceptibility to teratogenesis.

For over 40 years it has been known that genetically different inbred strains of mice have different degrees of susceptibility to corticosteroid-induced cleft palate. Gene(s) at or near the H-2 region on chromosome 17 have been implicated. One postulated explanation is that the strain difference in susceptibility is not related to differential corticosteroid action, but to differences in normal developmental pattern. Studies have demonstrated significant quantitative differences between inbred strains for a number of growth variables relative to palatal development. It is also known that there are genes at or near the H-2 complex that influence pre- and post-implantation development. Thus, we sought to determine the relationship in H-2 congenic mice between haplotype differences and variation in normal orofacial development. Morphometric analyses of the palatal region in serially sectioned E13 and E17 B10 and B10.A mice were completed. We were able to find some evidence for H-2 haplotype related phenotypic differences, but these differences are less than compelling as an explanation for haplotype-dependent susceptibility differences. A more likely explanation is GR-mediated differential corticosteroid responsiveness and its consequent effects on palatal shelf growth.

Adrenal Cortex Hormones↗
PubMed1979

Effect of oral contraceptive containing a new progestin (ORG 2969) on plasma renin activity, growth hormone and immunoreactive insulin.

Plasma renin activity (PRA), Growth hormone (GH) and immunoreactive insulin (IRI) were studied in seven healthy subjects during the ovulatory menstrual cycle and during the first and third cycles of oral contraception with 0.05 mg of ethinylestradiol and 0.100 mg or 0.125 mg of a new progestogen, 17 alpha-ethinyl-18-methylene-4-estren-17 beta-ol. The PRA level in the second half of the control cycle was significantly higher than in the beginning of the cycle. At the end of the treated cycles it was significantly higher than at the end of the control cycle. Neither GH nor IRI showed significant changes during the control cycle. GH was significantly higher at the end of the first and third treated cycles than at the end of the control cycle. IRI was significantly higher both in the beginning and at the end of the first treated cycle than the corresponding IRI levels in the control cycle. IRI at the end of the third treatment cycle was not significantly different from corresponding means at the end of the control cycle or the first treated cycle.

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PubMed1990

Mononuclear leucocytes, granulocytes and thrombocytes in the calcium ionophore-induced leucocyte adherence inhibition in multiple sclerosis patients and controls.

The calcium ionophore A23187-induced adherence inhibition of mononuclear leucocytes and granulocytes in multiple sclerosis patients and in controls was investigated. Furthermore, the role of thrombocytes in the ionophore-induced adherence inhibition of both the mononuclears and the granulocytes was evaluated. In the control group and in patients treated with corticosteroids the ionophore consistently induced the adherence inhibition of mononuclear leucocytes. In multiple sclerosis patients without corticosteroid treatment rather heterogenous results were obtained, which appears to reflect the fluctuation of the disease activity. Addition of thrombocytes to the mononuclear leucocyte suspension led to a decrease of leucocyte adherence in both multiple sclerosis groups regardless of the presence of the ionophore. The ionophore stimulation of granulocytes preincubated with the thrombocyte suspension resulted in an increase of the granulocyte nonadherence in healthy controls. An analogous response in multiple sclerosis patients without corticosteroid treatment was significantly less expressed and was not found in patients treated with corticosteroids. These results suggest a thrombocyte-dependent alteration of the membrane properties in the early phase of nonspecific granulocyte activation in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Adrenal Cortex Hormones↗
PubMed1979

Transitory hypoadrenalism due to long-term treatment with antiovulatory compounds.

A considerable number of women receiving antiovulatory compounds or estrogens complain of weakness and fatigability, suggesting a state of clinical hypoadrenalism. For this reason, levels of plasma ACTH and plasma cortisol were determined in 25 women with such complaints both during treatment and at various intervals after cessation of this treatment. The results obtained showed that there was a significant inhibition of ACTH secretion during long-term treatment with antiovulatory compounds or estrogens, and in half of the cases, there was a delay in normalization of the pituitary-adrenal axis following interruption of the drug, supporting a state of transitory hypoadrenalism.

Adrenal Insufficiency↗
PubMed1988

New insights on the mode of action of intrauterine contraceptive devices in women.

To gain a better understanding of the mechanism of action of intrauterine devices (IUDs), a search was made for ova in the genital tracts of 115 women using no contraception and of 56 women using IUDs, all of whom volunteered for study in conjunction with surgical sterilization. Ova were recovered from tubal flushings between 48 and 120 hours after the midcycle peak of luteinizing hormone in 39% of the IUD users compared with 56% of women in the control group (0.05 less than P less than 0.10). This suggests an action of the IUD before the ovum reaches the uterus. Eggs with a microscopic appearance consistent with fertilization were recovered from the fallopian tubes of half of the women using no contraception who had intercourse within the fertile period of the reproductive cycle and from whom ova were recovered. In contrast (P less than 0.01), no eggs with this appearance were recovered in IUD users who had intercourse within the fertile period. No ova were recovered from the body of the uterus of any of the IUD users. Fertilized ova are less likely to reach the uterine cavity containing an IUD. Thus, the principal mode of IUDs is by a method other than destruction of live embryos.

Fallopian Tubes↗
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[Effect of female sex steroids on levels of endogenous ethanol].

The authors presented the results of a study of the effect of female sex steroids on the level of endogenous ethanol. The time course of endogenous ethanol during the menstrual cycle was investigated. The concentration of endogenous ethanol was compared in the groups of women receiving and not receiving hormonal contraceptives. An increase in sex steroids during the menstrual cycle was accompanied by a decrease in the level of endogenous ethanol. The use of hormonal contraceptives caused an increase in the background concentration of endogenous ethanol. A possible effect of endogenous and exogenous female sex steroids on different levels of regulation of ethanol metabolism was assumed.

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