Endocrine Abstracts

Context: The regulation of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) and their interactions with steroid hormone signaling in Fallopian tubes and endometrium are not clearly understood.Objective: We determined whether hnRNP expression is regulated during the menstrual cycle and correlates with estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) levels in human Fallopian tubes in vivo. We also explored the mechanisms of hnRNP regulation i...

Both low-frequency electro-acupuncture (EA) and manual acupuncture improve menstrual frequency and decrease circulating androgens in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). We sought to determine whether low-frequency EA is more effective than manual stimulation in regulating disturbed estrous cyclicity in rats with PCOS induced by 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). To identify the central mechanisms of the effects of stimulation, we assessed hypothalamic mRNA expression ...