Vol. 23 (4) 2002 Neuro endocrinology letters

Cyproterone acetate-ethinyl estradiol treatment alters urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion in hyperandrogenic women.

Luboshitzky R, Herer P, Shen-Orr Z.

Clinical Trial 2002; 23(4): 309-313 PubMed PMID: 12195232 Citation  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adrenocortical Hyperfunction:drug therapy, Adult, Androgen Antagonists:administration & dosage, Cyproterone Acetate:administration & dosage, Drug Therapy, Combination, Estradiol Congeners:administration & dosage, Ethinyl Estradiol:administrati.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate melatonin production in hyperandrogenic women before and during treatment with cyproterone acetate and ethinyl estradiol (Diane 35).

MATERIAL AND METHODS: We studied 10 women with late onset adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (LOCAH) and 10 women with idiopathic hirsut.....

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Pineal-regulating tetrapeptide epitalon improves eye retina condition in retinitis pigmentosa.

Khavinson V, Razumovsky M, Trofimova S, Grigorian R, Razumovskaya A.
Clinical Trial 2002; 23(4): 365-368 PubMed PMID: 12195242 Citation  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Animals, Electric Conductivity, Electroretinography, Humans, Middle Aged, Oligopeptides:administration & dosage, Pineal Gland:drug effects, Rats, Rats, Inbred Strains, Retina:pathology, Retinitis Pigmentosa:drug therapy,.

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Effect of functional pinealectomy on hippocampal lipid peroxidation, antioxidant enzymes and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunits 2A and 2B in young and old rats.

Delibas N, Tuzmen N, Yonden Z, Altuntas I.
Comparative Study 2002; 23(4): 345-350 PubMed PMID: 12195239 Citation  Keywords:  Aging:metabolism, Animals, Antioxidants:metabolism, Darkness, Hippocampus:enzymology, Lighting, Lipid Peroxidation:physiology, Male, Pineal Gland:physiology, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate:metabolism, Superoxide Dismutase:metabolism,.

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Neuroimmunotherapy of untreatable metastatic solid tumors with subcutaneous low-dose interleukin-2, melatonin and naltrexone: modulation of interleukin-2-induced antitumor immunity by blocking the opioid system.

Lissoni P, Malugani F, Malysheva O, Kozlov V, Laudon M, Conti A, Maestroni G.
Clinical Trial 2002; 23(4): 341-344 PubMed PMID: 12195238 Citation  Keywords:  Adjuvants, Immunologic:administration & dosage, Aged, Antineoplastic Agents:administration & dosage, Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine:drug therapy, Carcinoma, Renal Cell:drug therapy, Digestive System Neoplasms:drug therapy, Female, Humans, Injections, Subcutane.

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The effects of interleukin-6, leukemia inhibitory factor and interferon-gamma on STAT DNA binding and c-fos mRNA levels in cortical astrocytes and C6 glioma cells.

Jenab S, Quinones-Jenab V.
Journal Article 2002; 23(4): 325-328 PubMed PMID: 12195235 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Antineoplastic Agents:pharmacology, Astrocytes:cytology, Cerebral Cortex:cytology, DNA-Binding Proteins:metabolism, Gene Expression:drug effects, Glioma, Growth Inhibitors:pharmacology, Interferon-gamma:pharmacology, Interleukin-6:pharmacology, L.

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Dehydroepiandrosterone regulation of prolactin gene expression in the anterior pituitary does not depend on galanin induction.

Piroli G, Pietranera L, Grillo C, De Nicola A.
Journal Article 2002; 23(4): 321-324 PubMed PMID: 12195234 Citation  Keywords:  Adjuvants, Immunologic:pharmacology, Animals, Carcinogenicity Tests, Dehydroepiandrosterone:pharmacology, Estradiol:pharmacology, Female, Galanin:genetics, Gene Expression:drug effects, Pituitary Gland, Anterior:drug effects, Prolactin:blood, RNA, Messeng.

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C-fos gene expression induced in cells in specific hypothalamic structures by noxious mechanical stimulation and its [correction of it's] modification by exposure of the skin to extremely high frequency irradiation.

Novikova N, Kazakova T, Rogers V, Korneva E.
Journal Article 2002; 23(4): 315-320 PubMed PMID: 12195233 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Genes, Immediate-Early:physiology, Hypothalamus:cytology, Male, Neurons:physiology, Physical Stimulation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos:genetics, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Skin:radiation effects,.

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