Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Ahmed Torky, Ninet Sinaii, Smita Jha, Jay Desai, Diala El-Maouche, Ashwini Mallappa, Deborah P. Merke
Summary: Patients with CAH have a higher prevalence of obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, fasting hyperglycemia, and dyslipidemia during childhood and adulthood compared to the general US population, indicating an early onset of metabolic morbidity in this population. Treatment-related and familial factors play a role in the development of these metabolic conditions.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Melek Yildiz, Emregul Isik, Zehra Yavas Abali, Mehmet Keskin, Mehmet Nuri Ozbek, Firdevs Bas, Seyit Ahmet Ucakturk, Muammer Buyukinan, Hasan Onal, Cengiz Kara, Karl-Heinz Storbeck, Feyza Darendeliler, Atilla Cayir, Edip Unal, Ahmet Anik, Huseyin Demirbilek, Tugba Cetin, Fatma Dursun, Gonul Catli, Serap Turan, Henrik Falhammar, Tugba Baris, Ali Yaman, Goncagul Haklar, Abdullah Bereket, Tulay Guran
Summary: This study characterized a multicenter pediatric cohort with 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency (11 beta OHD) and found that nonclassic 11 beta OHD (NC-11 beta OHD) may escape clinical attention due to relatively mild clinical presentation. However, steroid profiles enable the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and subtyping of 11 beta OHD.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hae Lim Cho, Ji-Hoon Kim, Seuk-Min Ryu, Jongsung Noh, Sang Won Lee, Man Ho Choi
Summary: Under chronic stress, there is defective glucocorticoid production and increased testicular steroidogenesis, suggesting an interactive relationship between the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal and hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axes.
JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Yu-Ching Wen, Chien-Liang Liu, Hsiu-Lien Yeh, Wei-Hao Chen, Kuo-Ching Jiang, Van Thi Ngoc Tram, Michael Hsiao, Jiaoti Huang, Wei-Yu Chen, Yen-Nien Liu
Summary: Our study reveals that LIF/ZBTB46 signaling activation upregulates PCK1-driven glucose metabolism and neuroendocrine differentiation in CRPC. Targeting PCK1 may reduce the neuroendocrine phenotype and inhibit the growth of prostate cancer cells in vitro and in vivo, offering potential improvements in prostate cancer treatment after ADT using PCK1 inhibitors.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Melek Yildiz, Emregul Isik, Zehra Yavas Abali, Mehmet Keskin, Mehmet Nuri Ozbek, Firdevs Bas, Seyit Ahmet Ucakturk, Muammer Buyukinan, Hasan Onal, Cengiz Kara, Karl-Heinz Storbeck, Feyza Darendeliler, Atilla Cayir, Edip Unal, Ahmet Anik, Huseyin Demirbilek, Tugba Cetin, Fatma Dursun, Gonul Catli, Serap Turan, Henrik Falhammar, Tugba Baris, Ali Yaman, Goncagul Haklar, Abdullah Bereket, Tulay Guran
Summary: This retrospective study examined 102 patients with 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency, revealing differences in clinical and biochemical characteristics between classic and nonclassic 11 beta OHD. Patients with classic 11 beta OHD were diagnosed earlier, had higher bone age-to-chronological age ratio, but lower adult height compared to nonclassic 11 beta OHD.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Anne-Louise Gannon, Laura O'Hara, Ian J. Mason, Anne Jorgensen, Hanne Frederiksen, Michael Curley, Laura Milne, Sarah Smith, Rod T. Mitchell, Lee B. Smith
Summary: Adrenal androgens are not essential for adrenal development and X-zone regression in females, but play crucial roles in suppressing post-partum corticosterone levels and spindle cell development. These results suggest sexually dimorphic regulation of the adrenal X-zone by androgen receptor.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Natalia Akkuratova, Louis Faure, Polina Kameneva, Maria Eleni Kastriti, Igor Adameyko
Summary: This study utilizes deep transcriptomic sequencing to investigate the individual cells in the developing sympatho-adrenal anlage of mice. The findings reveal the microheterogeneity and different developmental paths of embryonic chromaffin cells.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Yuchen Xie, Songyi Ning, Jianpeng Hu
Summary: This review focuses on the molecular characteristics and relevant genes and molecular mechanisms that contribute to the transformation of neuroendocrine differentiation in prostate cancer, aiming to discover new methods for accurate diagnosis and targeted therapy.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhen Ye, Li Zhu, Xiao-jia Li, He-yuan Gao, Jie Wang, Sheng-bing Wu, Zi-jian Wu, He-ren Gao
Summary: Stress can cause cardiovascular disease, but electroacupuncture at PC6 can alleviate the effects of stress on the autonomic nervous system and neurohormonal output, thus improving stress-related activities and preventing and treating cardiovascular disease.
Article
Oncology
Ruopeng Su, Lei Chen, Zhou Jiang, Minghao Yu, Weiwei Zhang, Zehua Ma, Yiyi Ji, Kai Shen, Zhixiang Xin, Jun Qi, Wei Xue, Qi Wang
Summary: In this study, the researchers investigated the status of androgen receptor (AR) in prostate cancer with neuroendocrine differentiation. They found the existence of AR(HIGH)/NEHIGH prostate cancer and observed a correlation between AR loss tumors and adverse clinical stages. The researchers also observed the co-localization of AR and NE markers in prostate cancer cells using immunofluorescence staining. This study provides new insights into the cellular plasticity of prostate cancer with neuroendocrine differentiation and has implications for therapeutic development.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cell Biology
Robert J. Handa, Julietta A. Sheng, Emily A. Castellanos, Hayley N. Templeton, Robert F. McGivern
Summary: Sex differences in neuroendocrine response to acute stress exist in both animals and humans. In rodents, females show greater activation of the HPA axis compared to males when exposed to stressors such as restraint and novelty. This difference is influenced by steroid actions during development and adulthood. Androgens decrease HPA stress responsivity, while estradiol increases it. Studies in humans are limited and often measure stress-related HPA activation using psychosocial paradigms. Men tend to show greater HPA reactivity when evaluated for achievement, while some studies have found greater reactivity in women when evaluated for social performance.
COLD SPRING HARBOR PERSPECTIVES IN BIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
William K. Storck, Allison M. May, Thomas C. Westbrook, Zhi Duan, Colm Morrissey, Joel A. Yates, Joshi J. Alumkal
Summary: The androgen receptor (AR) signaling pathway plays a critical role in the growth and differentiation of prostate cancer cells. Androgen deprivation therapy is the main treatment for metastatic prostate cancer, but resistance to AR signaling inhibitors is common. Lineage plasticity, specifically the switch to an alternate differentiation program, is a recently identified resistance mechanism. This review discusses the role of AR pathway loss and activation of a neuronal differentiation program in lineage plasticity, and explores new epigenetic therapeutic strategies to reverse this process.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Yi Ding, Guiqiong Liu, Fanmei Zeng, Yinan Yan, Haijing Jing, Xunping Jiang
Summary: This study investigates the compensatory effect of the adrenal gland in rats after immunocastration and surgical castration, and the interaction between the hypothalamic-pituitary-testis (HPT) axis and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. The results show that in both immunocastration and surgical castration, adrenal androgens are increased, suggesting a compensatory role of the adrenal gland. Different castration treatments also have effects on adrenal steroid secretion through different mechanisms.
ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Cell Biology
Kristen N. Krolick, Haifei Shi
Summary: Estrogens play a crucial role in the neuroendocrine regulation of energy homeostasis, contributing to sex differences induced by chronic stress. Females are more susceptible to the psychological consequences of stress, while males are more vulnerable to metabolic consequences. Researchers hypothesize that gonadal hormones are key factors in stress studies, with estrogens recognized for their protective effects on metabolic dysregulation.
Article
Cell Biology
Yu-Ching Wen, Wei-Yu Chen, Van Thi Ngoc Tram, Hsiu-Lien Yeh, Wei-Hao Chen, Kuo-Ching Jiang, Wassim Abou-Kheir, Jiaoti Huang, Michael Hsiao, Yen-Nien Liu
Summary: Neuroendocrine differentiation (NED) frequently occurs in androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT)-resistant prostate cancer (PCa) and is typically associated with metabolic pathway alterations, acquisition of lineage plasticity, and malignancy. This study identified the regulatory mechanism of NED-associated metabolic reprogramming and suggested that targeting pyruvate kinase L/R (PKLR) with FDA-approved compounds can reduce the aggressiveness and NED of ADT-resistant PCa.
CELL DEATH & DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Natalie Williams, Mark Russell, Christian J. Cook, Liam P. Kilduff
Summary: The study found that ischemic preconditioning had no effect on swimming performance, whether applied 2 hours or 24 hours before the swim meet.
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Laurence P. Birdsey, Matthew Weston, Mark Russell, Michael Johnston, Christian J. Cook, Liam P. Kilduff
Summary: The study examined the responses of International female netball players to training days requiring two sessions, and found that session order influenced neuromuscular and endocrine responses in these athletes.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Christian J. Cook, Phillip Fourie, Blair T. Crewther
Summary: Menstrual fluctuations in baseline testosterone concentration were found to be correlated with acute testosterone and cortisol reactivity to laboratory stressors in female athletes.
STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Ana C. Paludo, Christian J. Cook, Julian A. Owen, Tim Woodman, Jennifer Irwin, Blair T. Crewther
Summary: This study found that physically-active women may experience a natural rise in estradiol concentration during the mid-luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, accompanied by a slight decrease in VO2max during aerobic exercise. However, no other significant menstrual-phase differences were identified in exercise performance and emotional state.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Benjamin G. Serpell, Christian J. Cook
Summary: The reproducibility of social research is becoming increasingly recognized, with the need for more objective markers to complement existing techniques due to the challenges in reliability of measurement techniques from qualitative research methodology. The study found that the nature of an intervention (nudge) did not predict behavior, but hormonal measures (testosterone and cortisol) did, supporting the importance of combining existing social research techniques with more objective markers.
STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Fergus Nutt, Samuel P. Hills, Mark Russell, Mark Waldron, Phil Scott, Jonty Norris, Christian J. Cook, Billy Mason, Nick Ball, Liam P. Kilduff
Summary: The study compared the effects of general and cricket-specific morning priming exercises on professional male cricketers' afternoon physical and cognitive performance. Both types of exercises were found to be effective in enhancing the athletes' performance.
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Blair T. Crewther, Wiktoria Kasprzycka, Christian J. Cook, Rafal Rola
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) on acute testosterone and cortisol dynamics and emotional state in healthy adults, finding that a single sub-maximal session did not significantly affect hormonal, emotional, or physiological states. However, the emergence of stimulation-specific testosterone and emotional linkages suggests that repeated effects of HF-rTMS may manifest at the individual level. This offers a potential pathway to explain therapeutic efficacy and explore interindividual variability in health-related outcomes.
NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Physiology
Christian J. Cook, Blair T. Crewther, Liam P. Kilduff, Linda L. Agnew, Phillip Fourie, Benjamin G. Serpell
Summary: The study revealed higher testosterone levels in males during high-volume training phase, while females showed greater androgen responses to the repeat-sprint protocol during high-volume training phase. Baseline testosterone and free testosterone were correlated with oxygen uptake and work capacity. DHT showed no acute performance correlation, but was responsive to volume of training, especially in females.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS PHYSIOLOGY AND PERFORMANCE
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Benjamin G. Serpell, Christian J. Cook
Summary: This report explores the relationship between finger digit ratio and achievement. The results suggest that finger digit ratio is not predictive of hormone response to low-level exercise stress, but is associated with pupillometry measures. The finger digit ratio of journalists is significantly different from rugby players and surgeons. Therefore, finger digit ratio is likely to predict testosterone sensitivity and ability to focus attention.
FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Blair T. Crewther, Martin Hecht, Rachel L. Grillot, Adar B. Eisenbruch, Tikal Catena, Neill Potts, Liam P. Kilduff, Christian J. Cook, Dario Maestripieri, James R. Roney
Summary: Day-to-day coordination of the stress and reproductive axes is essential for allostatic regulation, reproductive success, and survival. This study used a continuous-time model to investigate the within-person coupling of testosterone and cortisol in two male cohorts. The findings revealed a negative lagged effect of cortisol on testosterone that lasted for around three days.
PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Blair T. Crewther, Martin Hecht, Christian J. Cook
Summary: This study investigated the coupling between testosterone and cortisol in healthy males throughout the day, revealing bidirectional and time-lagged associations between the two hormones. The results showed a positive within-person coupling between testosterone and cortisol, with small effect sizes observed.
ADAPTIVE HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Benjamin G. Serpell, Darlene Harrison, Matt Lyons, Christian J. Cook
Summary: This study aimed to describe the personality traits of high-performance sport coaches and found that while they share some traits with leaders in 'regular' workplaces, they also exhibit differences in traits such as being moody, hard to please, creative but unusual, risk-taking, and limit-testing.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & COACHING
(2021)