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Transcription controls growth, cell kinetics and cholesterol supply to sustain ACTH responses.

ABSTRACT: Investigating a mouse model of Cushing syndrome, synthetic adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH (Synacthen) was infused for two weeks to markedly increase adrenal mass and plasma corticosterone levels. Gene expression in adrenals was measured to look for changes associated with the adrenal cellular phenotype.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Donald Dunbar

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-5704 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Transcription controls growth, cell kinetics and cholesterol supply to sustain ACTH responses.

Menzies Robert I RI Zhao Xin X Mullins Linda J LJ Mullins John J JJ Cairns Carolynn C Wrobel Nicola N Dunbar Donald R DR Bailey Matthew A MA Kenyon Christopher J CJ

Endocrine connections 20170718 7

Chronic ACTH exposure is associated with adrenal hypertrophy and steroidogenesis. The underlying molecular processes in mice have been analysed by microarray, histological and immunohistochemical techniques. Synacthen infused for 2 weeks markedly increased adrenal mass and plasma corticosterone levels. Microarray analysis found greater than 2-fold changes in expression of 928 genes (<i>P</i> < 0.001; 397 up, 531 down). These clustered in pathways involved in signalling, sterol/lipid metabolism, ...[more]

PMID: 28720595

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Transcription controls growth, cell kinetics and cholesterol supply to sustain ACTH responses.

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Transcription controls growth, cell kinetics and cholesterol supply to sustain ACTH responses.

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