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List of Contents JANUARY 2002 Vol. 80, No. 1 Review J. Berger and G. Daxenbichler
1 DNA methylation of nuclear receptor genes—possible role in malignancy
Nigel Clegg, Burak Eroglu, Camari Ferguson, Hugh Arnold, Alec Moorman and Peter S. Nelson
13 Digital expression profiles of the prostate androgen-response program
L. Dalla Valle, L. Lunardi, L. Colombo and P. Belvedere
25 European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) cytochrome P450arom: cDNA cloning, expression and genomic organization
Sergio Li Calzi, Sumudra Periyasamy, Da-Pei Li and Edwin R. Sa´nchez
35 Vanadate increases glucocorticoid receptor-mediated gene expression: a novel mechanism for potentiation of a steroid receptor
J.R. Byford, L.E. Shaw, M.G.B. Drew, G.S. Pope, M.J. Sauer and P.D. Darbre
49 Oestrogenic activity of parabens in MCF7 human breast cancer cells
Patrick Diel, Sabine Olff, Simone Schmidt and Horst Michna
61 Effects of the environmental estrogens bisphenol A, o,p0 -DDT, p-tert-octylphenol and coumestrol on apoptosis induction, cell proliferation and the expression of estrogen sensitive molecular parameters in the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7
Penny Soucy and Van Luu-The
71 Assessment of the ability of type 2 cytochrome b5 to modulate 17,20-lyase activity of human P450c17
Xuxia Wu, Agneta Blanck, Matts Olovsson, Rudi Henriksen and Bo Lindblom
77 Expression of Bcl-2, Bcl-x, Mcl-1, Bax and Bak in human uterine leiomyomas and myometrium during the menstrual cycle and after menopause
Ki-Chul Hwang, Kyung-Hye Lee and Yangsoo Jang
85 Inhibition of MEK1,2/ERK mitogenic pathway by estrogen with antiproliferative properties in rat aortic smooth muscle cells
C.Q. Gao, W.S. Dhooge, J.M. Kaufman, J.J. Weyne and W.P. Eechaute
91 Hypothalamic 5a-reductase and 3a-oxidoreductase activity in the male rat
Axel P. Mathieu, Richard J. Auchus and Jean-Guy LeHoux
99 Comparison of the hamster and human adrenal P450c17 (17a-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase) using site-directed mutagenesis and molecular modeling
Hye-Sook Seo and Guy Leclercq
109 Evaluation of potential implication of membrane estrogen binding sites on ERE-dependent transcriptional activity and intracellular estrogen receptor-a regulation in MCF-7 breast cancer cells
Oliver Zierau, Claudia Bodinet, Susanne Kolba, Marina Wulf and Gu¨nter Vollmer
125 Antiestrogenic activities of Cimicifuga racemosa extracts
Nury Llanes, Jehzabel Penda´s, Alina Falero, Celso Pe´rez, Blanca R. Hung and Toma´s Moreira
131 Conversion of liposomal 4-androsten-3,17-dione by A. simplex immobilized cells in calcium pectate
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FEBRUARY 2002 Vol. 80, No. 2 A Special Issue on the Proliferation of Normal and Malignant Mammary Epithelial Cells Edited by D.J. Liao & R.B. Dickson Guest editorial D.J. Liao and R.B. Dickson
135 Steroid hormone-growth factor interactions in proliferative controls of the mammary gland and breast cancer: a rapidly evolving perspective
G. Shyamala, Y.-C. Chou, S.G. Louie, R.C. Guzman, G.H. Smith and S. Nandi
137 Cellular expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors in mammary glands: regulation by hormones, development and aging
Jose Russo, M. Hasan Lareef, Quivo Tahin, Yun-Fu Hu, Carolyn Slater, Xiang Ao and Irma H. Russo
149 17b-Estradiol is carcinogenic in human breast epithelial cells
Leena Hilakivi-Clarke, Anna Cabanes, Susan Olivo, Leslie Kerr, Kerrie B. Bouker and Robert Clarke
163 Do estrogens always increase breast cancer risk?
Dezhong J. Liao and Robert B. Dickson
175 Roles of androgens in the development, growth, and carcinogenesis of the mammary gland
K.M. Wahidur Rahman and Fazlul H. Sarkar
191 Steroid hormone mimics: molecular mechanisms of cell growth and apoptosis in normal and malignant mammary epithelial cells
Jeanette A. Richards, Trevor A. Petrel and Robert W. Brueggemeier
203 Signaling pathways regulating aromatase and cyclooxygenases in normal and malignant breast cells
Walter Imagawa, Vadim K. Pedchenko, Jennifer Helber and Hongzheng Zhang
213 Hormone/growth factor interactions mediating epithelial/stromal communication in mammary gland development and carcinogenesis
Edward J. Filardo
231 Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) transactivation by estrogen via the Gprotein-coupled receptor, GPR30: a novel signaling pathway with potential significance for breast cancer
Richard J. Santen, Robert Xinde Song, Robert McPherson, Rakesh Kumar, Liana Adam, Meei-Huey Jeng and Wei Yue
239 The role of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase in breast cancer
Erratum Richard Hampl, Martin Hill and Luboslav Sta´ rka
257 7-Hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone epimers in the life span. [J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 78 (2001) 367–372]
MARCH 2002 Vol. 80, No. 3 Review Guy Leclercq
259 Molecular forms of the estrogen receptor in breast cancer
Review Robert Morfin
273 Involvement of steroids and cytochromes P450 species in the triggering of immune defenses
Curtis M. Tyree, Aihua Zou and Elizabeth A. Allegretto
291 17b-Estradiol inhibits cytokine induction of the human E-selectin promoter
Shuji Hirata, Tomoko Shoda, Junzo Kato and Kazuhiko Hoshi
299 The novel isoform of the estrogen receptor-a cDNA (ERa isoform S cDNA) in the human testis
Annika Vienonen, Heimo Syva¨ la¨ , Susanna Miettinen, Pentti Tuohimaa and Timo Ylikomi
307 Expression of progesterone receptor isoforms A and B is differentially regulated by estrogen in different breast cancer cell lines
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Myrtle Thierry-Palmer, Teclemicael K. Tewolde, Camille Forte´ , Min Wang, Mohamed A. Bayorh, Nerimiah L. Emmett, Jolanda White and Keri Griffin
315 Plasma 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D concentration of Dahl salt-sensitive rats decreases during high salt intake
M. Rodr´ıguez-Dorantes, M. Lizano-Sobero´n, I. Camacho-Arroyo, R. Calzada-Leo´n, S. Morimoto, N. Te´llez-Ascencio and M.A. Cerbo´n
323 Evidence that steroid 5a-reductase isozyme genes are differentially methylated in human lymphocytes
Richard H. Foster, Alı´n Casado, Federico Bakal, Lorena Catala´n and Marcela Pino
331 Okadaic acid inhibits angiotensin II, adrenocorticotropin and potassium-dependent aldosterone secretion
Liviu Constantin Ciobanu, Van Luu-The and Donald Poirier
339 Nonsteroidal compounds designed to mimic potent steroid sulfatase inhibitors
Shuji Ohno, Satoshi Shinoda, Satoshi Toyoshima, Hiroyuki Nakazawa, Tsunehisa Makino and Shizuo Nakajin
355 Effects of flavonoid phytochemicals on cortisol production and on activities of steroidogenic enzymes in human adrenocortical H295R cells
Rapid Communication Shuji Hirata, Tomoko Shoda, Junzo Kato and Kazuhiko Hoshi
365 The novel exon, exon T, of the human progesterone receptor gene and the genomic organization of the gene
APRIL 2002 Vol. 80, Nos. (4–5) Review Michaela Luconi, Gianni Forti and Elisabetta Baldi
369 Genomic and nongenomic effects of estrogens: molecular mechanisms of action and clinical implications for male reproduction
Warren N. Ratna and Chioma Oyeamalu
383 The upstream stem–loop domain of the 30 untranslated region of apolipoprotein II mRNA binds the estrogen-regulated mRNA stabilizing factor
Guthrie Blackhurst, Kenneth P. McElroy, Christopher J. Kenyon, Robert Fraser, Lorna Swan, Niall Anderson, Stewart Hillis and John M.C. Connell
395 Glucocorticoid receptor binding in twin pairs is affected by shared environment but not by shared genes
Z. Schwartz, V.L. Sylvia, T. Guinee, D.D. Dean and B.D. Boyan
401 Tamoxifen elicits its anti-estrogen effects in growth plate chondrocytes by inhibiting protein kinase C
L. Ferrari, A. Martinetti, N. Zilembo, P. Pozzi, R. Buzzoni, I. La Torre, L. Gattinoni, L. Catena, M. Vitali, L. Celio, E. Seregni, E. Bombardieri and E. Bajetta
411 Short-term effects of anastrozole treatment on insulin-like growth factor system in postmenopausal advanced breast cancer patients
Sabbir Ahmed, Karen James, Caroline P. Owen and Chirag K. Patel
419 Synthesis and biochemical evaluation of novel and potent inhibitors of the enzyme oestrone sulphatase (ES)
Sabbir Ahmed, Caroline P. Owen, Karen James, Chirag K. Patel and Luther Sampson
429 Evidence for the mechanism of the irreversible inhibition of oestrone sulphatase (ES) by aminosulphonate based compounds
Tetsuya Tanahashi, Tomoatsu Mune, Hiroyuki Morita, Hiromichi Tanahashi, Yukinori Isomura, Tetsuya Suwa, Hisashi Daido, Celso E. Gomez-Sancehz and Keigo Yasuda
441 Glycyrrhizic acid suppresses type 2 11b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase expression in vivo
Brendan J. Waddell and Peter C. O’Leary
449 Distribution and metabolism of topically applied progesterone in a rat model
Lena Sahlin, Walter Elger, Annemarie Hedden, Monica Lindberg, Gudrun Reddersen, Birgitt Schneider, Sigfrid Schwarz, Bo Freyschuss and Ha˚kan Eriksson
457 Effects of estradiol and estradiol sulfamate on the liver of ovariectomized or ovariectomized and hypophysectomized rats
Felicia V. Nowak
469 Distribution and metabolism of 20a-hydroxylated progestins in the female rat