Most-Read Articles during January 2018 -- updated monthly

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  1. Science Guideline:
    • James E Bowe,
    • Zara J Franklin,
    • Astrid C Hauge-Evans,
    • Aileen J King,
    • Shanta J Persaud,
    • and Peter M Jones
    METABOLIC PHENOTYPING GUIDELINES: Assessing glucose homeostasis in rodent models J Endocrinol 222 (3) G13-G25, doi: 10.1530/JOE-14-0182 First published online 23 July 2014
  2. Articles:
    • AC Erlandsson,
    • LG Bladh,
    • P Stierna,
    • T Yucel-Lindberg,
    • O Hammarsten,
    • T Modeer,
    • J Harmenberg,
    • and AC Wikstrom
    Herpes simplex virus type 1 infection and glucocorticoid treatment regulate viral yield, glucocorticoid receptor and NF-kappaB levels J Endocrinol 175 (1) 165-176, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1750165
  3. Articles:
    • GF Gonzales,
    • A Cordova,
    • K Vega,
    • A Chung,
    • A Villena,
    • and C Gonez
    Effect of Lepidium meyenii (Maca), a root with aphrodisiac and fertility-enhancing properties, on serum reproductive hormone levels in adult healthy men J Endocrinol 176 (1) 163-168, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1760163
  4. Research:
    • K S Wilson,
    • C S Tucker,
    • E A S Al-Dujaili,
    • M C Holmes,
    • P W F Hadoke,
    • C J Kenyon,
    • and M A Denvir
    Early-life glucocorticoids programme behaviour and metabolism in adulthood in zebrafish J Endocrinol 230 (1) 125-142, doi: 10.1530/JOE-15-0376
    OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE
  5. Articles:
    • KS Weber,
    • KD Setchell,
    • DM Stocco,
    • and ED Lephart
    Dietary soy-phytoestrogens decrease testosterone levels and prostate weight without altering LH, prostate 5alpha-reductase or testicular steroidogenic acute regulatory peptide levels in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats J Endocrinol 170 (3) 591-599, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1700591
  6. Articles:
    • K Hardy and
    • S Spanos
    Growth factor expression and function in the human and mouse preimplantation embryo J Endocrinol 172 (2) 221-236, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1720221
  7. Articles:
    • CD McMahon,
    • TH Elsasser,
    • DR Gunter,
    • LG Sanders,
    • BP Steele,
    • and JL Sartin
    Estradiol/progesterone implants increase food intake, reduce hyperglycemia and increase insulin resistance in endotoxic steers J Endocrinol 159 (3) 469-478, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1590469
  8. Articles:
    • IM Adcock and
    • SJ Lane
    Corticosteroid-insensitive asthma: molecular mechanisms J Endocrinol 178 (3) 347-355, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1780347
  9. Research:
    • Toya M Albury-Warren,
    • Veethika Pandey,
    • Lina P Spinel,
    • Michal M Masternak,
    • and Deborah A Altomare
    Prediabetes linked to excess glucagon in transgenic mice with pancreatic active AKT1 J Endocrinol 228 (1) 49-59, doi: 10.1530/JOE-15-0288 First published online 20 October 2015
  10. Articles:
    • JP Hinson and
    • PW Raven
    DHEA deficiency syndrome: a new term for old age? J Endocrinol 163 (1) 1-5, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1630001
  11. Research:
    • Diane Donegan,
    • Laurie K Bale,
    • and Cheryl A Conover
    PAPP-A in normal human mesangial cells: effect of inflammation and factors related to diabetic nephropathy J Endocrinol 231 (1) 71-80, doi: 10.1530/JOE-16-0205 First published online 12 August 2016
  12. Articles:
    • PH Sonksen
    Insulin, growth hormone and sport J Endocrinol 170 (1) 13-25, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1700013
  13. Focused Review:
    • Norbert Gleicher,
    • Vitaly A Kushnir,
    • David F Albertini,
    • and David H Barad
    Improvements in IVF in women of advanced age J Endocrinol 230 (1) F1-F6, doi: 10.1530/JOE-16-0105 First published online 6 May 2016
  14. Regular papers:
    • Stefan Cuoni Teilmann,
    • Christian Alexandro Clement,
    • Jørgen Thorup,
    • Anne Grete Byskov,
    • and Søren Tvorup Christensen
    Expression and localization of the progesterone receptor in mouse and human reproductive organs J Endocrinol 191 (3) 525-535, doi: 10.1677/joe.1.06565
  15. Focused Review:
    • Tod Fullston,
    • Nicole O McPherson,
    • Deirdre Zander-Fox,
    • and Michelle Lane
    The most common vices of men can damage fertility and the health of the next generation J Endocrinol 234 (2) F1-F6, doi: 10.1530/JOE-16-0382 First published online 12 May 2017
  16. Research:
    • Ladan Eshkevari,
    • Eva Permaul,
    • and Susan E Mulroney
    Acupuncture blocks cold stress-induced increases in the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis in the rat J Endocrinol 217 (1) 95-104, doi: 10.1530/JOE-12-0404 First published online 5 February 2013
  17. Articles:
    • MP Warren and
    • NE Perlroth
    The effects of intense exercise on the female reproductive system J Endocrinol 170 (1) 3-11, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1700003
  18. Regular papers:
    • Omer Turker,
    • Kamil Kumanlioglu,
    • Inanc Karapolat,
    • and Ismail Dogan
    Selenium treatment in autoimmune thyroiditis: 9-month follow-up with variable doses J Endocrinol 190 (1) 151-156, doi: 10.1677/joe.1.06661
  19. Research:
    • Fengyue Wang,
    • Jing Yang,
    • Junfeng Sun,
    • Yanli Dong,
    • Hong Zhao,
    • Hui Shi,
    • and Lu Fu
    Testosterone replacement attenuates mitochondrial damage in a rat model of myocardial infarction J Endocrinol 225 (2) 101-111, doi: 10.1530/JOE-14-0638 First published online 13 March 2015
  20. Articles:
    • RP Donn and
    • DW Ray
    Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: molecular, cellular and genetic aspects of a key neuroendocrine molecule J Endocrinol 182 (1) 1-9, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1820001
  21. Articles:
    • L Arborelius,
    • MJ Owens,
    • PM Plotsky,
    • and CB Nemeroff
    The role of corticotropin-releasing factor in depression and anxiety disorders J Endocrinol 160 (1) 1-12, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1600001
  22. Regular papers:
    • Karine Blouin,
    • Christian Richard,
    • Gaétan Brochu,
    • Frédéric-Simon Hould,
    • Stéfane Lebel,
    • Simon Marceau,
    • Simon Biron,
    • Van Luu-The,
    • and André Tchernof
    Androgen inactivation and steroid-converting enzyme expression in abdominal adipose tissue in men J Endocrinol 191 (3) 637-649, doi: 10.1677/joe.1.06365
  23. Research:
    • E Meimaridou,
    • M Goldsworthy,
    • V Chortis,
    • E Fragouli,
    • P A Foster,
    • W Arlt,
    • R Cox,
    • and L A Metherell
    NNT is a key regulator of adrenal redox homeostasis and steroidogenesis in male mice J Endocrinol 236 (1) 13-28, doi: 10.1530/JOE-16-0638 First published online 18 October 2017
    OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE
  24. Research:
    • Sergio A Arispe,
    • Betty Adams,
    • and Thomas E Adams
    Effect of phytoestrogens on basal and GnRH-induced gonadotropin secretion J Endocrinol 219 (3) 243-250, doi: 10.1530/JOE-13-0158 First published online 19 September 2013
  25. Focused Review:
    • Menghong Yan and
    • Qiwei Zhai
    Sperm tsRNAs and acquired metabolic disorders J Endocrinol 230 (3) F13-F18, doi: 10.1530/JOE-16-0185 First published online 23 June 2016
  26. Articles:
    • DA Day and
    • MF Tuite
    Post-transcriptional gene regulatory mechanisms in eukaryotes: an overview J Endocrinol 157 (3) 361-371, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1570361
  27. Articles:
    • TL Stewart and
    • SH Ralston
    Role of genetic factors in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis J Endocrinol 166 (2) 235-245, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1660235
  28. Science Guideline:
    • A Margot Umpleby
    HORMONE MEASUREMENT GUIDELINES: Tracing lipid metabolism: the value of stable isotopes J Endocrinol 226 (3) G1-G10, doi: 10.1530/JOE-14-0610 First published online 5 June 2015
  29. Focused Review:
    • George Fink
    Selye’s general adaptation syndrome: stress-induced gastro-duodenal ulceration and inflammatory bowel disease J Endocrinol 232 (3) F1-F5, doi: 10.1530/JOE-16-0547 First published online 20 December 2016
  30. Regular papers:
    • Paul W Caton,
    • Nanda K Nayuni,
    • Julius Kieswich,
    • Noorafza Q Khan,
    • Muhammed M Yaqoob,
    • and Roger Corder
    Metformin suppresses hepatic gluconeogenesis through induction of SIRT1 and GCN5 J Endocrinol 205 (1) 97-106, doi: 10.1677/JOE-09-0345 First published online 21 January 2010
  31. Articles:
    • SJ Persaud,
    • H Al-Majed,
    • A Raman,
    • and PM Jones
    Gymnema sylvestre stimulates insulin release in vitro by increased membrane permeability J Endocrinol 163 (2) 207-212, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1630207
  32. Articles:
    • LE Pritchard,
    • AV Turnbull,
    • and A White
    Pro-opiomelanocortin processing in the hypothalamus: impact on melanocortin signalling and obesity J Endocrinol 172 (3) 411-421, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1720411
  33. Research:
    • Yan-Guang Wu,
    • David H Barad,
    • Vitaly A Kushnir,
    • Emanuela Lazzaroni,
    • Qi Wang,
    • David F Albertini,
    • and Norbert Gleicher
    Aging-related premature luteinization of granulosa cells is avoided by early oocyte retrieval J Endocrinol 226 (3) 167-180, doi: 10.1530/JOE-15-0246 First published online 11 August 2015
  34. Regular papers:
    • N M Whalley,
    • L E Pritchard,
    • D M Smith,
    • and A White
    Processing of proglucagon to GLP-1 in pancreatic α-cells: is this a paracrine mechanism enabling GLP-1 to act on β-cells? J Endocrinol 211 (1) 99-106, doi: 10.1530/JOE-11-0094 First published online 27 July 2011
  35. Research:
    • Qiong You,
    • Zijun Wu,
    • Bin Wu,
    • Chang Liu,
    • Ruina Huang,
    • Li Yang,
    • Runmin Guo,
    • Keng Wu,
    • and Jingfu Chen
    Naringin protects cardiomyocytes against hyperglycemia-induced injuries in vitro and in vivo J Endocrinol 230 (2) 197-214, doi: 10.1530/JOE-16-0004 First published online 7 June 2016
  36. Research:
    • Hong Xu,
    • Yang Zhou,
    • Yongxia Liu,
    • Jian Ping,
    • Qiyang Shou,
    • Fangming Chen,
    • and Ru Ruo
    Metformin improves hepatic IRS2/PI3K/Akt signaling in insulin-resistant rats of NASH and cirrhosis J Endocrinol 229 (2) 133-144, doi: 10.1530/JOE-15-0409 First published online 3 March 2016
  37. Articles:
    • TH Kruger,
    • P Haake,
    • D Chereath,
    • W Knapp,
    • OE Janssen,
    • MS Exton,
    • M Schedlowski,
    • and U Hartmann
    Specificity of the neuroendocrine response to orgasm during sexual arousal in men J Endocrinol 177 (1) 57-64, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1770057
  38. Articles:
    • RM Buijs,
    • CG van Eden,
    • VD Goncharuk,
    • and A Kalsbeek
    The biological clock tunes the organs of the body: timing by hormones and the autonomic nervous system J Endocrinol 177 (1) 17-26, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1770017
  39. Regular papers:
    • Helen L Henderson,
    • Julie Townsend,
    • and Domingo J Tortonese
    Direct effects of prolactin and dopamine on the gonadotroph response to GnRH J Endocrinol 197 (2) 343-350, doi: 10.1677/JOE-07-0536
  40. Research:
    • João Paulo G Camporez,
    • Mohamed Asrih,
    • Dongyan Zhang,
    • Mario Kahn,
    • Varman T Samuel,
    • Michael J Jurczak,
    • and François R Jornayvaz
    Hepatic insulin resistance and increased hepatic glucose production in mice lacking Fgf21 J Endocrinol 226 (3) 207-217, doi: 10.1530/JOE-15-0136 First published online 22 July 2015
  41. Regular papers:
    • Mohammad Reza Safarinejad,
    • Kamran Azma,
    • and Ali Asgar Kolahi
    The effects of intensive, long-term treadmill running on reproductive hormones, hypothalamus–pituitary–testis axis, and semen quality: a randomized controlled study J Endocrinol 200 (3) 259-271, doi: 10.1677/JOE-08-0477 First published online 9 December 2008
  42. Research:
    • Alvaro Souto Padron,
    • Ruy Andrade Louzada Neto,
    • Thiago Urgal Pantaleão,
    • Maria Carolina de Souza dos Santos,
    • Renata Lopes Araujo,
    • Bruno Moulin de Andrade,
    • Monique da Silva Leandro,
    • João Pedro Saar Werneck de Castro,
    • Andrea Claudia Freitas Ferreira,
    • and Denise Pires de Carvalho
    Administration of 3,5‐diiodothyronine (3,5‐T2) causes central hypothyroidism and stimulates thyroid‐sensitive tissues J Endocrinol 221 (3) 415-427, doi: 10.1530/JOE-13-0502 First published online 1 April 2014
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  43. Articles:
    • RJ Farrell and
    • D Kelleher
    Glucocorticoid resistance in inflammatory bowel disease J Endocrinol 178 (3) 339-346, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1780339
  44. Research:
    • C Y Shan,
    • J H Yang,
    • Y Kong,
    • X Y Wang,
    • M Y Zheng,
    • Y G Xu,
    • Y Wang,
    • H Z Ren,
    • B C Chang,
    • and L M Chen
    Alteration of the intestinal barrier and GLP2 secretion in Berberine-treated type 2 diabetic rats J Endocrinol 218 (3) 255-262, doi: 10.1530/JOE-13-0184 First published online 11 June 2013
  45. Regular papers:
    • Liat Abovich Gilad,
    • Tali Bresler,
    • Julia Gnainsky,
    • Patricia Smirnoff,
    • and Betty Schwartz
    Regulation of vitamin D receptor expression via estrogen-induced activation of the ERK 1/2 signaling pathway in colon and breast cancer cells J Endocrinol 185 (3) 577-592, doi: 10.1677/joe.1.05770
  46. Research:
    • Stephan Pinheiro Frankenfeld,
    • Leonardo Pires de Oliveira,
    • Daniele Leão Ignacio,
    • Raquel Guimarães Coelho,
    • Mariana Nigro Mattos,
    • Andrea Claudia Freitas Ferreira,
    • Denise Pires Carvalho,
    • and Rodrigo Soares Fortunato
    Nandrolone decanoate inhibits gluconeogenesis and decreases fasting glucose in Wistar male rats J Endocrinol 220 (2) 143-153, doi: 10.1530/JOE-13-0259
  47. Articles:
    • EJ Michaud,
    • RL Mynatt,
    • RJ Miltenberger,
    • ML Klebig,
    • JE Wilkinson,
    • MB Zemel,
    • WO Wilkison,
    • and RP Woychik
    Role of the agouti gene in obesity J Endocrinol 155 (2) 207-209
  48. Research:
    • Gabriel Forn-Cuní,
    • Monica Varela,
    • Conrado M Fernández-Rodríguez,
    • Antonio Figueras,
    • and Beatriz Novoa
    Liver immune responses to inflammatory stimuli in a diet-induced obesity model of zebrafish J Endocrinol 224 (2) 159-170, doi: 10.1530/JOE-14-0398 First published online 4 November 2014
  49. Articles:
    • D Stone,
    • A David,
    • F Bolognani,
    • PR Lowenstein,
    • and MG Castro
    Viral vectors for gene delivery and gene therapy within the endocrine system J Endocrinol 164 (2) 103-118, doi: 10.1677/joe.0.1640103
  50. Research:
    • Sébastien Desarzens and
    • Nourdine Faresse
    Adipocyte glucocorticoid receptor has a minor contribution in adipose tissue growth J Endocrinol 230 (1) 1-11, doi: 10.1530/JOE-16-0121 First published online 22 April 2016

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