Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Papers
(The TQCC of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
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Novel regulatory roles of small G protein GDP dissociation stimulator (smgGDS) in insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells430
Prevalence of pathogenic variants and digenic disease in patients diagnosed with normosmic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism/Kallmann Syndrome193
Bisphenol A-sulfate conjugate disrupts AURKA transcription and cell cycle in BeWo cytotrophoblasts63
Membrane-initiated actions of sex steroids and reproductive behavior: A historical account62
Early growth response factor 1 upregulates pro-fibrotic genes through activation of TGF-β1/Smad pathway via transcriptional regulation of PAR1 in high-glucose treated HK-2 cells52
Lysophosphatidic acid receptor LPA1 trafficking and interaction with Rab proteins, as evidenced by Förster resonance energy transfer52
Liver impact of growth hormone (GH) intermittent treatment during the growth period in mice52
How does apelin affect LH levels? An investigation at the level of GnRH and KNDy neurons41
Maternal adaptations of the pancreas and glucose homeostasis in lactation and after lactation40
Genetic basis of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus38
Impaired leptin signaling causes subfertility in female zebrafish38
TIGAR relieves PCOS by inhibiting granulosa cell apoptosis and oxidative stress through activating Nrf237
Mdivi-1 promotes steroidogenesis in granulosa cells by inhibiting mitochondrial fission36
Mitophagy disorder mediates cardiac deterioration induced by severe hypoglycemia in diabetic mice34
Ambient temperature, heat stress and fetal growth: A review of placenta-mediated mechanisms34
Maternal malnutrition associated with postnatal sugar consumption increases inflammatory response and prostate disorders in rat offspring34
Overexpression of MD1 ameliorates pathological myocardial remodeling in diabetic cardiomyopathy by TLR4/STAT3 signaling pathway33
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Transthyretin binds soluble endoglin and increases its uptake by hepatocytes: A possible role for transthyretin in preeclampsia?31
Retraction notice to “Effect of steviol, steviol glycosides and stevia extract on glucocorticoid receptor signaling in normal and cancer blood cells” [Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 460 (15 January 2018) 189–30
Low-grade elevation of palmitate and lipopolysaccharide synergistically induced β-cell damage via inhibition of neutral ceramidase29
Characterization of pathogenic factors for premenstrual dysphoric disorder using machine learning algorithms in rats29
Açaí seed extract mitigates intestinal and hypothalamic alterations in obese mice28
Insulin induces steroidogenesis in canine luteal cells via PI3K-MEK-MAPK28
SP600125 decreases cAMP/PKA-dependent steroid production through ATF4/DDIT3 activation in MA-10 Leydig cells27
Molecular pathways in placental-fetal development and disruption25
Enteroendocrine cells regulate intestinal homeostasis and epithelial function25
Temperature- and genotype-dependent stress response and activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-interrenal axis during temperature-induced sex reversal in pejerrey Odontesthes bonariensis, a species 24
Growth factors and female reproduction in vertebrates24
Antidepressants – The new endocrine disruptors? The case of crustaceans23
Pregnancy-related maternal physiological adaptations and fetal chemical exposure23
Oxysterol-binding protein-like 3 is a novel target gene of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ in fatty liver disease23
Estrogen upregulates nucleophosmin 1 expression in mouse uterus through MYC induction22
Absence of MerTK disrupts spermatogenesis in an age-dependent manner22
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NOC2L inhibits trophoblast ferroptosis in preeclampsia through the p53/SLC7A11 pathway21
Blocking the interaction between circTNRC18 and LIN28A promotes trophoblast epithelial–mesenchymal transformation and alleviates preeclampsia21
Vasopressinergic sexual dimorphism: Sex chromosome complement and organizational hormonal effects20
Effects of androgenic modulation on the morphophysiology of the adrenal cortex of male gerbils20
Obesity-derived alterations in the lactating mammary gland: Focus on prolactin19
Improved lipogenesis gene expression in liver is associated with elevated plasma angiotensin 1-7 after AT1 receptor blockade in insulin-resistant OLETF rats19
Downregulation of homeobox A1 in human granulosa cells is involved in diminished ovarian reserve through promoting cell apoptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction19
Anti-steatotic effects of PPAR-alpha and gamma involve gut-liver axis modulation in high-fat diet-fed mice19
Desacylghrelin modulates GHS-R1 receptor expression and cell differentiation in placental BeWo cells19
Mitotic genome-bookmarking by nuclear hormone receptors: A novel dimension in epigenetic reprogramming and disease assessment19
Simultaneous treatment with palm-LEAP2(1–14) and feeding high-fat diet attenuates liver lipid metabolism but not obesity: Sign of selective resistance to palm-LEAP2(1–14)19
Puerarin reduces diabetic nephropathy-induced podocyte pyroptosis by modulating the SIRT1/NLRP3/caspase-1 pathway19
Donepezil alleviates hepatic steatosis by mitigating ER stress via the AMPK/autophagy pathway19
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Retraction notice to “Emodin protects hyperglycemia-induced injury in PC-12 cells by up-regulation of miR-9” [Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 474 (2018) 194–200]18
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AMPD2 plays important roles in regulating hepatic glucose and lipid metabolism18
Combined therapy of GABA and sitagliptin prevents high-fat diet impairment of beta-cell function18
HE4 overexpression in mice leads to leydig cell hyperplasia and spermatogensis impairment: Pathological implications for oligospermia18
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Bisphenol A induces miR-708-5p through an ER stress-mediated mechanism altering neuronatin and neuropeptide Y expression in hypothalamic neuronal models17
ZDHHC17 participates in the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome by affecting androgen conversion to estrogen in granulosa cells17
Evolutionary conserved peptide and glycoprotein hormone-like neuroendocrine systems in C. elegans17
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c-Jun regulates postpartum β-cell apoptosis and survival downstream of prolactin signaling17
Bone action of the phytoestrogen genistein under hypoestrogenism and obesity17
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cAMP/PKA signaling promotes AKT deactivation by reducing CIP2A expression, thereby facilitating decidualization16
Smtnl2 regulates apoptotic germ cell clearance and lactate metabolism in mouse Sertoli cells16
Heme Oxygenase-1 (HMOX-1) and inhibitor of differentiation proteins (ID1, ID3) are key response mechanisms against iron-overload in pancreatic β-cells16
Corrigendum to “PTH-dependent stabilization of RANKL mRNA is associated with increased phosphorylation of the KH-type splicing regulatory protein” [Molecul. Cellul. Endocrinol. 595 (2025) 112412]16
Bergamot leaf extract treats cardiorenal metabolic syndrome and associated pathophysiological factors in rats fed with a high sugar fat diet16
TJP1 suppresses trophoblast cell invasion by expressing E2F8 in the human placenta16
Insulin facilitates corneal wound healing in the diabetic environment through the RTK-PI3K/Akt/mTOR axis in vitro16
Understanding metabolic remodeling in shock through metabolomics lenses15
Effects of thyroxine on apoptosis and proliferation of mammary tumors15
Influence of conceptus presence and preovulatory estradiol exposure on uterine gene transcripts and proteins around maternal recognition of pregnancy in beef cattle15
Lower proportion of intra-thyroidal B lymphocytes CD20+ associated to methimazole and lack of influence of iodide on lymphocyte subpopulations in Graves' disease15
Sexually dimorphic expression of AMH facilitates testis differentiation pathway in the tropical lizard, Calotes versicolor (Daud.)15
Estrogen increases Setdb1 cytoplasmic localization to stabilize Serpinh1 and improve protein homeostasis in osteoblasts15
Female C57BL/6 mice exhibit protection against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and diabesity accompanied by differential regulation of hepatic lipocalin prostaglandin D2 synthase15
Deleterious liver-adipose crosstalk in obesity: Hydroethanolic extract of Lampaya medicinalis Phil. (Verbenaceae) counteracts fatty acid-induced fibrotic marker expression in human hepatocytes15
Effects of carnosine supplementation on markers for the pathophysiological development of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in a diet-induced model15
Stem/progenitor cells in normal physiology and disease of the pancreas14
The sex-chromosomes related cellular dimorphism in physiology and pathology14
Genistein early in life modifies the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus morphology differentially in male and female rats14
White beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in diet reduces hypothalamic pro-inflammatory cytokines improving insulin resistance in small litter grown rats14
CENPK orchestrates ovarian cancer progression via GOLPH3-Mediated activation of mTOR signaling14
The adipose tissue melanocortin 3 receptor is targeted by ghrelin and leptin and may be a therapeutic target in obesity14
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Endocrine effects of exposure to artificial light at night: A review and synthesis of knowledge gaps14
Discovery of farnesoid X receptor and its role in bile acid metabolism14
The glycolysis-related AMPK/ULK signaling pathway mediates the inhibitory effect of adiponectin in prostate cancer cells14
New perspectives about the article “Dual inhibition of AKT and ERK1/2 pathways restores the expression of progesterone Receptor-B in endometriotic lesions through epigenetic mechanisms”14
miR-17-5p in bovine oviductal fluid affects embryo development14
Lactation attenuates pro-oxidant reactions in the maternal brain13
Antiproliferative effects of metformin in cellular models of pheochromocytoma13
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A brief and updated introduction to the neuroendocrine system of crustaceans13
YAP/TAZ-TEAD is a novel transcriptional regulator of genes encoding steroidogenic enzymes in rat granulosa cells and KGN cells13
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Computational drug repurposing for primary hyperparathyroidism13
Angiotensin II: Role in oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, and diseases13
17β-Estradiol inhibits hydrogen peroxide-induced senescence and apoptosis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells by regulating the THBS1/TGF-β/Smad axis13
Transcriptional networks underlying a primary ovarian insufficiency disorder in alligators naturally exposed to EDCs13
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Knockdown of disheveled-associated activator of morphogenesis 2 disrupts cytoskeletal organization and phagocytosis in rat Sertoli cells13
Aggressive pituitary tumours and pituitary carcinomas: molecular insights guiding management and the role of precision oncology13
Carfilzomib alleviated osteoporosis by targeting PSME1/2 to activate Wnt/β-catenin signaling13
Branched-chain amino acids promote occurrence and development of cardiovascular disease dependent on triglyceride metabolism via activation of the mTOR/SREBP-1/betatrophin pathway12
Comparison of INSM1 immunostaining with established neuroendocrine markers synaptophysin and chromogranin A in over 14,000 neuroendocrine and non-neuroendocrine tumors12
Oral supplementation with resveratrol improves hormonal profile and increases expression of genes associated with thermogenesis in oophorectomy mice12
Sex hormones and life histories: An evolutionary perspective12
Let7b-5p inhibits insulin secretion and decreases pancreatic β-cell mass in mice12
The antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac®) modulates estrogen signaling in the uterus and alters estrous cycles in mice12
Cellular junction and mesenchymal factors delineate an endometriosis-specific response of endometrial stromal cells to the mesothelium12
Nicotine binds to the transthyretin-thyroxine complex and reduces its uptake by placental trophoblasts12
Microbial Endocrinology: Host metabolism and appetite hormones interaction with gut microbiome12
Control of sodium appetite by hindbrain aldosterone-sensitive neurons12
HSF1/HSP25 system protects mitochondria function from heat stress and assists steroidogenesis in MA-10 Leydig cells12
Identification of puberty related miRNAs in the hypothalamus of female mice12
AREG upregulates secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine expression in human granulosa cells12
Nrf2 inhibition regulates intracellular lipid accumulation in mouse insulinoma cells and improves insulin secretory function12
Mesenchymal stem cells improve cardiac function in diabetic rats by reducing cardiac injury biomarkers and downregulating JAK/STAT/iNOS and iNOS/Apoptosis signaling pathways12
The possible regulatory role of miRNA-30c-5p, miRNA-545-3p and miRNA-125a-5p in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A case-control study and signaling pathways12
Fundamentals and recent advances in the evaluation and management of medullary thyroid carcinoma12
Salt-inducible kinases regulate androgen synthesis in theca cells by enhancing CREB signaling12
β-catenin/TCF4-induced SCUBE3 upregulation promotes ovarian cancer development via HIF-1 signaling pathway12
Estrogen-induced reactive oxygen species, through epigenetic reprogramming, causes increased growth in breast cancer cells11
Small molecule modulation of insulin receptor-insulin like growth factor-1 receptor heterodimers in human endothelial cells11
Ceramide signaling in the gut11
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Activation of estrogen receptor ESR1 and ESR2 induces proliferation of the human testicular embryonal carcinoma NT2/D1 cells11
lnc-HC ameliorates steatosis by promoting miR-130b-3p biogenesis and the assembly of an RNA-induced silencing complex11
Hormone receptor trafficking in health and disease11
Npy transcription is regulated by noncanonical STAT3 signaling in hypothalamic neurons: Implication with lipotoxicity and obesity11
The role of mitochondria and mitochondrial hormone receptors on the bioenergetic adaptations to lactation11
Increased levels of circulating oxidized mitochondrial DNA contribute to chronic inflammation in metabolic syndrome, and MitoQ-based antioxidant therapy alleviates this DNA-induced inflammation11
Fatty acids in normal and pathological pregnancies11
Deficiency of nucleosome-destabilizing factor GLYR1 dampens spermatogenesis in mice11
Tanshinone IIA and its derivative activate thermogenesis in adipocytes and induce “beiging” of white adipose tissue10
Evaluating the impact of the hexosamine biosynthesis pathway and O-GlcNAcylation on glucose metabolism in bovine granulosa cells10
Untangling the gordian knot: The intertwining interactions between developmental hormone signaling and epigenetic mechanisms in insects10
Perinatal exposure to BPA leads to pronounced prostatic morphophysiological disorders in a rodent model of induced hyperplasia10
Effect of ovariectomy and high-fat diet on the expression of estrogen receptors and adipose tissue metabolism in wistar rats10
Estradiol overcomes adiponectin-resistance in diabetic mice by regulating skeletal muscle adiponectin receptor 1 expression10
Pirin knockdown alleviates the progression of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by inhibiting hepatic lipid deposition, inflammation, and fibrosis10
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NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated Pyroptosis induce Notch signal activation in endometriosis angiogenesis10
Inhibitory effect of androgens on white adipose tissue thermogenic capacity10
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Emerging technologies in thyroid biology: Pushing the frontiers of thyroid research10
Advances in the management of parathyroid carcinoma10
Enteroendocrine cell differentiation: Implications for human disease10
The bone mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomal miR-146a-5p promotes diabetic wound healing in mice via macrophage M1/M2 polarization10
Exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals impacts immunological and metabolic status of women during pregnancy10
The adaptation of maternal energy metabolism to lactation and its underlying mechanisms10
OXTR overexpression induces polycystic ovary syndrome-like phenotype via prolactin/p-STAT3 signaling in mice10
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microRNA-378a-3p plays a regulatory role in trophoblast cell function in preeclampsia by targeting CMTM310
Environmentally relevant dose of the endocrine disruptor tributyltin disturbs redox balance in female thyroid gland10
The PGE2/Ptger4b pathway regulates ovulation by inducing intracellular actin cytoskeleton rearrangement via the Rho/Rock pathway in the granulosa cells of periovulatory follicles in the teleost medaka10
Sitagliptin reduces FAP-activity and increases intact FGF21 levels in patients with newly detected glucose abnormalities10
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Androgen receptor nucleocytoplasmic trafficking – A one-way journey9
Salvia hispanica L. (chia) seed have beneficial effects upon visceral adipose tissues extracellular matrix disorders and inflammation developed in a sucrose-rich diet-induced adiposity rodent model9
Structural comparison of androstenediol recognition by the human estrogen receptor ligand binding domains9
Phosphodiesterase (PDE) 5 inhibitors sildenafil, tadalafil and vardenafil impact cAMP-specific PDE8 isoforms-linked second messengers and steroid production in a mouse Leydig tumor cell line9
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Adenosine A2AR agonist blocks mesenteric lymphatic epithelium, adipose tissue and Treg cells links of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease mice9
Long non-coding RNA G23Rik attenuates fasting-induced lipid accumulation in mouse liver9
Methylparaben-induced regulation of estrogenic signaling in human neutrophils9
Up-regulation of GLP-1R improved the dysfunction of late EPCs under hyperglycemia by regulating SIRT1 expression9
Interleukin-1 increases cyclooxygenase-2 expression and prostaglandin E2 production in human granulosa-lutein cell via nuclear factor kappa B/P65 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 signalin9
Next-generation sequencing-based mutational analysis of idiopathic short stature and isolated growth hormone deficiency in Korean pediatric patients9
Melatonin improves oxidative state and lactate metabolism in rodent Sertoli cells9
Transcriptomic profiling of hypothalamic development in female rats8
Multifaceted epigenetic regulation of porcine testicular aromatase8
Erratum to “PTH-dependent stabilization of RANKL mRNA is associated with increased phosphorylation of the KH-type splicing regulatory protein” [Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 595 (2025) 112412]8
Oleate restores altered autophagic flux to rescue palmitate lipotoxicity in hypothalamic neurons8
5,7,3′,4′,5′-pentamethoxyflavone (PMF) exhibits anti-obesity and neuroprotective effects in an obese zebrafish model8
Corrigendum to “Polypeptide N-Acetylgalactosaminyl transferase 14 is a novel mediator in pancreatic β-cell function and growth” [Mol. Cell. Endocrinol., 591(2024) 112269-112278, 0303–7207]8
The Guillemin-Yen partnership: A bright light gone dark8
Mealtime alcohol consumption suppresses skeletal muscle mTORC1 signaling in female mice8
PD-L1 and MCL-1 markers and the relationship with prognostic characteristics of differentiated thyroid carcinoma8
Study of differential proteomics in granulosa cells of premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and the roles and mechanism of RAC1 in granulosa cells8
Replenishment of TCA cycle intermediates and long-noncoding RNAs regulation in breast cancer8
Glycogen phosphorylase isoform regulation of glucose and energy sensor expression in male versus female rat hypothalamic astrocyte primary cultures8
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)-induced autophagy protects against lipotoxicity in hepatic cells8
Functional analysis of SRY variants in individuals with 46,XY differences of sex development8
WITHDRAWN: Sex hormones and life histories: An evolutionary perspective8
Ajuba functions as a co-activator of C/EBPβ to induce expression of PPARγ and C/EBPα during adipogenesis8
Inhibition of the RIPK4 enhances suppression of human melanoma growth through vitamin D signaling8
Autophagy protects against high uric acid-induced hepatic insulin resistance8
NAG-1/GDF15 protects against streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetes by inhibiting apoptosis, preserving beta-cell function, and suppressing inflammation in pancreatic islets8
Gremlin 1 regulates granulosa cell apoptosis through the TGF-β/SMAD signaling pathway during bovine follicular atresia8
NLRP3 blockade by MCC950 suppressed osteoclastogenesis via NF-κB/c-Fos/NFATc1 signal pathway and alleviated bone loss in diabetes mellitus8
20-HETE/GPR75 pairing modulates the expression and transcriptional activity of the androgen receptor in androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells8
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Mother, placenta, and fetal health: Endocrine disrupting chemicals at play8
Dietary advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and superovulation with gonadotropins alter RAGE expression in the ovaries differently at each follicular stage of development8
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