Endocrine Abstracts

In this study, we attempted to demonstrate the expression of GHSR-1a receptor and possible effects of its activation in human, rat and boar spermatozoa. For demonstration of GHSR-1a immunocytochemical, immunofluorescence and western blotting techniques were applied. The effects of receptor activation was tested in a series of in vitro incubations of spermatozoa with or without addition of ghrelin and the effects were evaluated using confocal microscopy and flow cytometr...

Purpose: Adrenal cancers are relatively rare, but they have poor prognosis. IGF2 has been confirmed as a factor of adrenal tumors development. Recent data indicate that ghrelin may be an essential factor in cancerogenesis. The aim of our study was to assess ghrelin expression in adrenal tumors, and to investigate the relationship between ghrelin, IGF2 and the clinicopathological characteristics. We also investigated the influence of ghrelin on adenocarcinoma cell line prolifer...