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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Adrenocorticotrophic hormone"”.
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Epileptic Spasms: Evidence for oral corticosteroids and implications for low and middle income countries (Systematic Review)
… epileptic spasms, is challenging when access to adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) and vigabatrin is restricted, especially in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC). Oral corticosteroids are alternative interventions but evidence for the optimal agent, dose, duration, efficacy and long-term …
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Mechanisms behind the lipid-lowering effects of ACTH - Studies in different experimental models
Abstract Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) has strong and direct lipid-lowering effects in man. All apoB-containing lipoproteins, i.e. VLDL, LDL, Lp(a), are reduced by 25-30%. In contrast, levels of HDL increase about 10%. In hepatic cell cultures, ACTH inhibits expression and secretion of apoB. …
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The Role of STAT and the Jak/STAT Pathway In Mediating the Effects of Interleukin-6 on StAR Expression
Cortisol, a hormone produced by a hormone produced by the adrenal gland, is responsible for many regulatory functions in the body. Cortisol release is mediated by adrenocorticotrophic hormone, or ACTH, through the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal or HPA axis. This HPA axis is the major release …
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Transcriptome analysis of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in the experimentally domesticated fox
… foxes, with reduced levels of HPA axis hormones such as adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol both basally and in response to a stressor. Gene expression differences were analyzed using RNA sequencing in the anterior pituitary and adrenal glands of foxes from the tame and …
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Effect of age and pregnancy on the murine melanocortin system in the female reproductive system
… alpha-, beta-, and gamma-melanocyte stimulating hormones and adrenocorticotrophic hormone; while agouti signalling peptide (ASP) and agouti-related protein (AgRP) antagonise the peptide activity. The MCs were previously detected in the male mouse reproductive system, and their expression levels …
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Cow performance, adrenal function, and milk quality under varying levels of competition
… values. Adrenal responsiveness to 200 IU adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) was determined by quantifying plasma corticosteroids in two groups of lactating Holstein cows. One group of 18 cows received ACTH via jugular catheter 0, 2, or 9 days after introduction to an established group in …
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Interaction of ACTH and Estradiol in the Regulation of Growth, Differentiation, and Steroidogenic Maturation of the Baboon Fetal Adrenal Gland
<p>The present study determined whether the growth of, as well as ACTH receptor and P-450 enzyme messenger ribonucleic acid and/or protein levels in the baboon fetal adrenal are dependent upon fetal pituitary ACTH during mid and late gestation and the mechanism by which placental estrogen modulates …
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Studies of aldosterone renin ratio and genetic variation at the CYP11B1/CYP11B2 locus in human essential hypertension
… involving a small but chronic increase in adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) stimulation of the adrenal gland, has been proposed to explain the undetermined interaction between the CYP11B genes. This hypothesis requires further testing. Thus, identification of the specific SNPs or group of …