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The Role of Toll-like Receptors in the Immune-Adrenal Crosstalk by BORNSTEIN, S.R., ZIEGLER, C.G., KRUG, A.W., KANCZKOWSKI, W., RETTORI, V., McCANN, S.M., WIRTH, M., ZACHAROWSKI, K.

“…:  Sepsis and septic shock remain major health concerns worldwide, and rapid activation of adrenal steroid release is a key event in the organism's first line…”
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Oxytocin is a cardiovascular hormone by Gutkowska, J, Jankowski, M, Mukaddam-Daher, S, McCann, S M

“…Oxytocin (OT), a nonapeptide, was the first hormone to have its biological activities established and chemical structure determined. It was believed that OT is…”
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Anesthetic Management of a Parturient With Fetal Sacrococcygeal Teratoma and Mirror Syndrome Complicated by Elevated hCG and Subsequent Hyperthyroidism by McCann, S.M, Emery, S.P, Vallejo, M.C

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Neuroendocrine control of body fluid homeostasis by McCann, S M, Gutkowska, J, Antunes-Rodrigues, J

“…Angiotensin II and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) play important and opposite roles in the control of water and salt intake, with angiotensin II promoting…”
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Role of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis in the control of the response to stress and infection by McCann, S M, Antunes-Rodrigues, J, Franci, C R, Anselmo-Franci, J A, Karanth, S, Rettori, V

“…The release of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) from the corticotrophs is controlled principally by vasopressin and corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). Oxytocin…”
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The role of nitric oxide in reproduction by McCann, S M, Mastronardi, C, Walczewska, A, Karanth, S, Rettori, V, Yu, W H

“…Nitric oxide (NO) plays a crucial role in reproduction at every level in the organism. In the brain, it activates the release of luteinizing hormone-releasing…”
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Lipopolysaccharide-induced leptin synthesis and release are differentially controlled by alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone by Mastronardi, Claudio A, Srivastava, Vinod, Yu, Wen H, Dees, W Les, McCann, S M

“…Since alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) inhibits the synthesis and release of proinflammatory cytokines and stimulates the synthesis and release…”
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Nitrergic modulation of vasopressin, oxytocin and atrial natriuretic peptide secretion in response to sodium intake and hypertonic blood volume expansion by Ventura, R R, Gomes, D A, Reis, W L, Elias, L L K, Castro, M, Valença, M M, Carnio, E C, Rettori, V, McCann, S M, Antunes-Rodrigues, J

“…The central nervous system plays an important role in the control of renal sodium excretion. We present here a brief review of physiologic regulation of…”
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Hypothalamic control of gonadotropin secretion by LHRH, FSHRF, NO, cytokines, and leptin by McCann, S.M., Kimura, M., Walczewska, A., Karanth, S., Rettori, V., Yu, W.H.

“…Gonadotropin secretion by the pituitary gland is under the control of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) and the putative follicle stimulating…”
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Role of nitric oxide in salivary secretion by Lomniczi, A, Suburo, A M, Elverdin, J C, Mastronardi, C A, Diaz, S, Rettori, V, McCann, S M

“…Since nitric oxide has been found to control the function of many organs of the body by the non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic branch of the autonomic nervous…”
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Alterations in the dynamics of circulating ghrelin, adiponectin, and leptin in human obesity by Yildiz, B.O, Suchard, M.A, Wong, M.L, McCann, S.M, Licinio, J

“…Ghrelin plays a key role in the regulation of growth hormone secretion and energy homeostasis. Adiponectin is exclusively secreted by adipose tissue and is…”
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Human adipocytes secrete mineralocorticoid-releasing factors by Ehrhart-Bornstein, M, Lamounier-Zepter, V, Schraven, A, Langenbach, J, Willenberg, H.S, Barthel, A, Hauner, H, McCann, S.M, Scherbaum, W.A, Bornstein, S.R

“…Obesity has become an epidemic problem in western societies, contributing to metabolic diseases, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Overweight and…”
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Interaction between NO and oxytocin: influence on LHRH release by Rettori, V, Canteros, G, McCann, S M

“…Nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-containing neurons have been localized in various parts of the CNS. These neurons occur in the hypothalamus, mostly in the…”
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Neuroendocrine regulation of salt and water metabolism by McCann, S M, Franci, C R, Favaretto, A L, Gutkowska, J, Antunes-Rodrigues, J

“…Neurons which release atrial natriuretic peptide (ANPergic neurons) have their cell bodies in the paraventricular nucleus and in a region extending rostrally…”
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Possible involvement of A1 receptors in the inhibition of gonadotropin secretion induced by adenosine in rat hemipituitaries in vitro by Picanço-Diniz, D L, Valenç a, M M, Favaretto, A L, McCann, S M, Antunes-Rodrigues, J

“…We investigated the participation of A1 or A2 receptors in the gonadotrope and their role in the regulation of LH and FSH secretion in adult rat hemipituitary…”
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Role of leptin in hypothalamic-pituitary function. [Erratum: Sept 30, 1997, v. 94 (20), p. 11108.] by Yu, W.H. (Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA.), Kimura, M, Walczewska, A, Karanth, S, McCann, S.M

“…A defect in the structure of the obese gene is responsible for development of obesity in the ob/ob mouse. The product of expression of the gene is the protein…”
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Nitric oxide mediates prostaglandins' deleterious effect on lipopolysaccharide-triggered murine fetal resorption by Aisemberg, J, Vercelli, C, Billi, S, Ribeiro, M.L, Ogando, D, Meiss, R, McCann, S.M, Rettori, V, Franchi, A.M

“…Genital tract bacterial infections could induce abortion and are some of the most common complications of pregnancy; however, the mechanisms remain unclear. We…”
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Effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on the hypothalamic-pituitary control of luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone secretion in adult male rats by Wenger, T, Rettori, V, Snyder, G D, Dalterio, S, McCann, S M

“…The main psychoactive component of marihuana, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) was injected into the 3rd cerebral ventricle. A single dose of THC (2…”
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Differential hypothalamic control of FSH secretion: a review by McCann, S M, Mizunuma, H, Samson, W K, Lumpkin, M D

“…There are many circumstances in which the release of FSH and LH is dissociated; however, many of these are now thought to be brought about by interactions of…”
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The possible role of histamine in the control of prolactin and gonadotropin release by Libertun, C, McCann, S M

“…To evaluate a possible role of histamine in the CNS control of prolactin and gonadotropin release, adult ovariectomized rats, with stainless steel cannulae…”
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