DOI: 10.1055/s-00000025

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Issue 11 · Volume 40 · November 2008 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-13573

Original Basic

  • 737
    Tenta, R.; Pitulis, N.; Tiblalexi, D.; Consoulas, C.; Katopodis, H.; Konstantinidou, E.; Manoussakis, M.; Kletsas, D.; Alexis, M. N.; Poyatzi, A.; Koutsilieris, M.:

    Mechanisms of the Action of Zoledronic Acid on Human MG-63 Osteosarcoma Cells

  • 746
    Kaji, H.; Naito, J.; Inoue, Y.; Sowa, H.; Sugimoto, T.; Chihara, K.:

    Statin Suppresses Apoptosis in Osteoblastic Cells: Role of Transforming Growth Factor-β-Smad3 Pathway

  • 752
    Morcos, M.; Schlotterer, A.; Sayed, A. A. R.; Kukudov, G.; Oikomonou, D.; Ibrahim, Y.; Pfisterer, F.; Schneider, J.; Bozorgmehr, F.; Rudofsky Jr., G.; Schwenger, V.; Kientsch-Engels, R.; Hamann, A.; Zeier, M.; Dugi, K.; Yard, B.; Humpert, P. M.; Woude, F. van der; Nawroth, P. P.; Bierhaus, A.:

    Rosiglitazone Reduces Angiotensin II and Advanced Glycation End Product-dependent Sustained Nuclear Factor-κB Activation in Cultured Human Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells

  • 760
    Weiland, F.; Verspohl, E. J.:

    Variety of Angiotensin Receptors in 3T3-L1 Preadipose Cells and Differentiated Adipocytes

  • 767
    Hinkmann, C.; Knerr, I.; Hahn, E.-G.; Lohmann, T.; Seifarth, C. C.:

    Reduced Frequency of Peripheral Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in Type 1 Diabetes

  • 772
    Lee, J. G.; Ge, R.; Hardy, D. O.; Leong, K.; Nanus, D. M.; Hardy, M. P.; Shen, R.:

    Modulation of 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Expression by Bombesin: A Possible Mechanism for Glucocorticoid Resistance in Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer

  • 779
    Horenburg, S.; Fischer-Posovszky, P.; Debatin, K.-M.; Wabitsch, M.:

    Influence of Sex Hormones on Adiponectin Expression in Human Adipocytes

  • 787
    Fuhrer, D.; Han, S.; Ludgate, M.:

    Enhancement of Glycoprotein Hormone Alpha Subunit Promoter Reporter Gene Activity in Co-transfection Studies – A Cautionary Reminder

    • Animals, Clinical

  • 794
    Rebolledo, O. R.; Marra, C. A.; Raschia, A.; Rodriguez, S.; Gagliardino, J. J.:

    Abdominal Adipose Tissue: Early Metabolic Dysfunction Associated to Insulin Resistance and Oxidative Stress Induced by an Unbalanced Diet

    • Humans, Clinical

  • 801
    Zhu, J.; Schott, M.; Liu, R.; Liu, C.; Shen, B.; Wang, Q.; Mao, X.; Xu, K.; Wu, X.; Schinner, S.; Papewalis, C.; Scherbaum, W. A.:

    Intensive Glycemic Control Lowers Plasma Visfatin Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

  • 806
    Lippl, F.; Erdmann, J.; Lichter, N.; Tholl, S.; Wagenpfeil, S.; Adam, O.; Schusdziarra, V.:

    Relation of Plasma Obestatin Levels to BMI, Gender, Age and Insulin

  • 813
    Pall, M. E.; Lao, M. C.; Patel, S. S.; Lee, M. L.; Ghods, D. E.; Chandler, D. W.; Friedman, T. C.:

    Testosterone and Bioavailable Testosterone Help to Distinguish between Mild Cushing's Syndrome and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

  • 819
    Muir, C. C.; Treasurywala, K.; McAllister, S.; Sutherland, J.; Dukas, L.; Berger, R. G.; Khan, A.; deCatanzaro, D.:

    Enzyme Immunoassay of Testosterone, 17β-Estradiol, and Progesterone in Perspiration and Urine of Preadolescents and Young Adults: Exceptional Levels in Men's Axillary Perspiration

    • Short Communication

  • 827
    Lugo-Garcia, L.; Nadal, B.; Gomis, R.; Petit, P.; Gross, R.; Lajoix, A. D.:

    Human Pancreatic Islets Express the Purinergic P2Y11 and P2Y12 Receptors