Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To study the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression of receptors for insulin, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), and insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) in human fetal ovaries and uteri at 10, 15, 19, and 22 weeks' gestation. Insulin, IGF-I, and IGF-II are postulated to have paracrine and autocrine functions in the development of fetal tissues, but receptors for these growth factors have never been studied in reproductive organs of the human female fetus. DESIGN:Ribonucleic acid extracted from human fetal reproductive tissues underwent reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. The amplified complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) fragments were analyzed by gel electrophoresis and restriction enzyme mapping. RESULTS:Messenger RNA expression consistent with both known forms of the insulin receptor, the IGF-I receptor, and the IGF-II receptor was observed in human fetal ovaries and uteri at 10, 15, 19, and 22 weeks' gestation. The identity of the PCR amplified ovarian and uterine DNA fragments were confirmed by digestion with the restriction endonucleases AvaII, DdeI, and BamHI, respectively. CONCLUSIONS:This study demonstrates that mRNA for receptors for insulin, IGF-I, and IGF-II are expressed in the fetal human female genital tract. These receptors may have roles in fetal reproductive tract development.
journal_name
Fertil Steriljournal_title
Fertility and sterilityauthors
Shifren JL,Osathanondh R,Yeh Jdoi
10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55924-xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-05-01 00:00:00pages
1036-40issue
5eissn
0015-0282issn
1556-5653pii
S0015-0282(16)55924-Xjournal_volume
59pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Two hundred ten treatment cycles of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) or human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) were completed in 49 patients with clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovarian syndrome. The results from 68 cycles of daily intramuscular (IM) FSH and 41 cycles of IM hMG were compared. The ovulation rate...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)53511-0
更新日期:1990-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although fibroids are common benign tumors, their impact on women's quality of life can be considerable. The most frequent symptoms are uterine bleeding, resulting in anemia, and pelvic pain. Fibroids can be of genetic or hormonal origin or arise from intrauterine events. Current options for medical treatment include ...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.1238
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To describe the first case of delivery after the transfer of a single blastocyst derived from a vitrified mature human oocyte. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Private assisted reproduction clinic. PATIENT(S):A normal 31-year-old woman. INTERVENTION(S):An unsuccessful attempt was made to extract sperm from the...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.04.051
更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To harmonize the collection of nonsurgical clinical and epidemiologic data relevant to endometriosis research, allowing large-scale collaboration. DESIGN:An international collaboration involving 34 clinical/academic centers and three industry collaborators from 16 countries on five continents. SETTING:In 20...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.1244
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hypothalamic and pituitary gonadotropin function and responsiveness in four patients with well-documented Stein-Leventhal syndrome were studied. All patients were of reproductive age and had had menstrual disorders since menarche. Estrogen production was assessed by measuring the circulating levels of immunoreactive e...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1976-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To examine sperm motility, total antioxidant level (TAC), DNA fragmentation, and medical history in infertile men with high seminal high reactive oxygen species (ROS). DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING(S):Tertiary care hospital. PATIENT(S):Infertile men (n=101). INTERVENTION(S):Group I (n=57) included men...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.12.030
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To test our previously generated hypothesis that women with secondary recurrent miscarriages with a firstborn boy have a poorer pregnancy prognosis than those with a firstborn girl. DESIGN:A study of a retrospective and a prospective cohort. SETTING:The Danish recurrent miscarriage clinic. PATIENT(S):Two c...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.04.029
更新日期:2008-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A single injection of the luteinizing hormone (LH)-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist [D-Ala6,des-Gly-NH2(10)]LHRH ethylamide to female rats on diestrus I produced a marked reduction in ovarian LH/human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) receptor levels, uterine weight, and plasma proges...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)43524-7
更新日期:1978-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To validate recently proposed models of ovarian nongrowing follicle (NGF) decay associated with aging within the context of an independent data set. DESIGN:Prospective investigation. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Normal appearing ovaries collected from 52 women (age 28-51 years) undergoing oo...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.12.008
更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.03.029
更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.10.043
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::In contrast to a previous report by Krussel et al., with the inclusion of larger numbers of unfertilized oocytes and normal embryos and more sensitive immunofluorescence, this study shows that expression of vascular endothelial growth factor messenger ribonucleic acid can be detected from the oocyte to the blastocyst ...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.11.047
更新日期:2006-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Anaphylactic reaction associated with hysteroscopy using 32% dextran-70 as a distending medium is a rare phenomenon. We report anaphylactic reaction associated with hysteroscopy using dextran that was delivered manually in three otherwise healthy women occurring within a 6-month period. The rapidity and pressure of de...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54317-9
更新日期:1991-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Baboons were immunized using a synthetic peptide adjuvant with two purified pig zona pellucida glycoproteins. The major zona pellucida glycoprotein (ZPI) was purified by preparative isoelectric focusing, and the 80 K deglycosylated zona pellucida protein (ZPIII) was purified by preparative sodium dodecyl sulfate polya...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60861-0
更新日期:1989-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.02.016
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of hypoxia on the production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) in the human fallopian tube. DESIGN:The secretion of VEGF and sFlt-1 by cultured oviductal epithelial cells (OECs) and oviductal stromal fibroblasts (OSFs) in respo...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.10.023
更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::For sperm DNA assessments to be widespread effective clinical tools, key objectives need to be urgently achieved. These include robust standardized methods, systems for training staff and ongoing quality control; and rigorous examination of the clinical outcomes. We discuss the significance of these objectives and con...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 社论
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.07.1050
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To compare the FSH threshold level for follicle growth up to the preovulatory stage between superovulated and natural cycles. DESIGN:Normally cycling women were investigated during an untreated spontaneous cycle (control) and three cycles treated with FSH. SETTING:Infertility clinic in a university hospital...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57610-9
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the long-term survival of frozen-thawed human ovarian tissue as xenografts in severe-combined-immunodeficiency (SCID) mice. DESIGN:Animal study. SETTING:Animal and laboratory facilities at an academic center. PATIENT(S):Ovarian tissue obtained from a 27-year-old woman. INTERVENTION(S):Graftin...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00548-8
更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Polyovular follicles were found in 61 (24%) of 251 laparoscopies performed for in vitro fertilization. Of 898 follicles that contained at least one oocyte, 76 (8%) were polyovular. When the oocytes from polyovular follicles were assessed by morphologic criteria, it was found that 46 of the follicles contained oocytes ...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1988-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::We studied endometrial luteal phase in specimens from 660 biopsies done in 300 patients from our infertility clinic. A minimum of two (240 women) or three (60 women) endometrial biopsy specimens from separate cycles were taken regardless of the previous histologic findings in all patients. Statistical analysis of resu...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48990-9
更新日期:1985-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent observations claimed that growth hormone (GH) administration increased the sensitivity of the ovary to gonadotropin stimulation. These findings prompted us to assess whether ovarian response to human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) is correlated to GH reserve. Before hMG administration, 25 patients were tested fo...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)53336-6
更新日期:1990-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To study the distribution of a set of polymorphic alleles of genes encoding key regulators of the menstrual cycle in cohorts of women with different levels of fertility. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):Two hundred fertile women, who reported to have conceived within...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.05.048
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Preoperative MRI using fat-saturation technique was performed in a patient with endometriosis. Endometrial implants as small as 3 mm were accurately diagnosed by MRI. The fat-saturation technique is useful for diagnosing small endometrioma. ...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55461-2
更新日期:1992-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To test the efficacy of endometrial preparation with exogenous steroids, without pretreatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist, in women with normal ovarian function. DESIGN:Prospective randomized study. SETTING:Private outpatient infertility clinic. PATIENT(S):Two hundred ninety-six wome...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)02960-6
更新日期:2002-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::There is a paucity of data concerning the factors involved in the growth of uterine leiomyomata. The expression of mRNAs encoding EGF and the EGF receptor in myometrial and leiomyoma cultures suggest that EGF may be involved in the autocrine/paracrine regulation of human uterine leiomyomata and myometrial growth. ...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54681-0
更新日期:1991-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Genetic factors, especially numerical chromosome anomalies, play an important role in embryonic loss. Because somatic cell analysis cannot assess the risk of errors arising de novo during germ cell maturation, we investigated whether the male gametes from couples with habitual abortion carry a higher rate of anomalies...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54505-1
更新日期:1991-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The possible association between employment in horticulture with potential exposure to pesticides and female infertility was examined by identification of women with hospital contact due to infertility and working in horticulture through the Danish Occupational Hospitalization Register. This follow-up study gave a sta...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.04.036
更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of tibolone and continuous combined HRT (ccHRT) on parameters in the clotting cascade. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind study. SETTING:Hemostasis unit of a university hospital clinic in Germany. PATIENT(S):Sixty healthy postmenopausal women. INTERVENTION(S):Twenty-nine subjects wer...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(00)00587-2
更新日期:2000-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The results of reinsemination of 150 morphologically mature oocytes that failed to fertilize within 15 to 20 hours after initial insemination were evaluated. Only 41 oocytes (27.3%) were fertilized after reinsemination, which is significantly lower than the percentage obtained after initial insemination (74%). However...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)49097-7
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00