Genomic RNA profiling and the programme controlling preimplantation mammalian development.

abstract：:Intense macrophage infiltration is observed during luteolysis in various animals including women; however, we still do not know how macrophage infiltration into the human corpus luteum (CL) during luteolysis is regulated. In this study, we examined the expression, localization and regulation of an important chemokine ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Nio-Kobayashi J,Kudo M,Sakuragi N,Kimura S,Iwanaga T,Duncan WC

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear oligomerization domains (NODs) are cytosolic pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), present in epithelial cells, monocytes and dendritic cells. This study details their expression, regulation and role in human endometrium. Real-time PCR showed that NOD1 mRNA is constitutively expressed in endometrium. NOD2 is u...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： King AE,Horne AW,Hombach-Klonisch S,Mason JI,Critchley HO

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many candidate genes have been studied in pre-eclampsia (PE), the important class of catecholamine receptors that contribute to sympathetic tone and blood pressure regulation has yet to be investigated. We therefore examined the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene. We performed a prospective family-based study i...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Korobochka R,Gritsenko I,Gonen R,Ebstein RP,Ohel G

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Binder of SPerm (BSP) proteins are a family of proteins expressed exclusively in the male reproductive tract (seminal vesicles or epididymis) of several mammalian species. They are known to promote capacitation, a sperm maturation step essential for fertilization. Our recent studies have shown that in human, the Binde...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Plante G,Thérien I,Lachance C,Leclerc P,Fan J,Manjunath P

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the molecular cloning and characterization of human haspin cDNA and its genomic DNA construct. The haspin protein is a unique protein kinase, first isolated from mouse testis. Specifically expressed in mouse testicular germ cells, haspin is suggested to play a role in cell cycle arrest in haploid sperma...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Tanaka H,Iguchi N,Nakamura Y,Kohroki J,de Carvalho CE,Nishimune Y

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature loss of ovarian activity before 40 years of age is known as primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) and occurs in ∼1% of women. A more subtle decline in ovarian activity, known as premature ovarian ageing (POA), occurs in ∼10% of women. Despite the high prevalence of POA, very little is known regarding its genet...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Subramanian GN,Lavin M,Homer HA

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Surfactant protein D (SP-D) plays a role in innate immunity against various pathogens and in vivo studies have demonstrated that SP-D also has anti-inflammatory properties. SP-D was originally demonstrated in alveolar type II cells, but recent studies have shown extrapulmonary expression of SP-D indicating a systemic ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Leth-Larsen R,Floridon C,Nielsen O,Holmskov U

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acrosome status in human spermatozoa from 20 normozoospermic men was evaluated by flow cytometry following the induction of the acrosome reaction with the ionophore A23187. Dual fluorescence staining of methanol fixed spermatozoa incubated with and without (control) the ionophore A23187 was performed with probes which...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Nikolaeva MA,Golubeva EL,Kulakov VI,Sukhikh GT

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two estrogen receptors, ERalpha and ERbeta, are likely to have roles in the pathophysiology of fibroid development. They have been detected in myometrial and leiomyoma (fibroid) tissue, but the cell types expressing ERalpha and ERbeta have not been determined. ERs have also been detected in human endothelial cells...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Gargett CE,Bucak K,Zaitseva M,Chu S,Taylor N,Fuller PJ,Rogers PA

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During early gestation, a considerable increase in different leukocyte subsets can be observed in the decidualized endometrium concomitantly to the invasion of cytotrophoblast cells (CTB). To date, it is still in question which factors induce this accumulation of immune cells and whether it is evoked by an in situ pro...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Segerer SE,Martignoni F,Bogdan A,Müller N,Kapp M,Dietl J,Rieger L,Kämmerer U

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycoforms of recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone (rhFSH) (Org 32489, Puregon) were characterized using concanavalin A lectin affinity chromatography to reveal information about the internal carbohydrate complexity (extent of carbohydrate side-chain branching) of the preparations. The rhFSH glycoforms were ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Harris SD,Anobile CJ,McLoughlin JD,Mitchell R,Lambert A,Robertson WR

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine nitration is a widely used marker of peroxynitrite (ONOO-) produced from the reaction of nitric oxide (NO.) with superoxide (O2(.-)). Since human spermatozoa are able to produce both NO. and O2(.-) during capacitation in vitro, we investigated whether spontaneous tyrosine nitration of proteins occurs in human...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Herrero MB,de Lamirande E,Gagnon C

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have entered a new era of genomics in biomedical research with the availability of genome-wide sequences and expression data, resulting in the identification of a huge number of novel reproductive genes. The challenge we are facing today is how to determine the function of those novel and known genes and their role...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Lee T,Shah C,Xu EY

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY QUESTION:Is oxidative stress associated with the A disintegrin and metalloproteases (ADAM) metallopeptidase domain 17 (ADAM17)/Notch signalling pathway and fibrosis in the development of endometriosis? SUMMARY ANSWER:Oxidative stress is correlated with hyperactivation of the ADAM17/Notch signalling pathway and a...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： González-Foruria I,Santulli P,Chouzenoux S,Carmona F,Chapron C,Batteux F

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandins (PG) E2 and F2 alpha are produced by the human corpus luteum in significant amounts and they are known to exert local luteotrophic and luteolytic effects respectively. The present study determined how PGE2 and PGF2 alpha are involved in the regulation of inhibin A, a granulosa cell-derived glycoprotein ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Erämaa M,Ritvos O

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY QUESTION:What is the association between placental formyl peptide receptor 2 (FPR2) and trophoblast and endothelial functions in pregnancies affected by foetal growth restriction (FGR)? SUMMARY ANSWER:Reduced FPR2 placental expression in idiopathic FGR results in significantly altered trophoblast differentiation...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Lappas M,McCracken S,McKelvey K,Lim R,James J,Roberts CT,Fournier T,Alfaidy N,Powell KL,Borg AJ,Morris JM,Leaw B,Singh H,Ebeling PR,Wallace EM,Parry LJ,Dimitriadis E,Murthi P

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) studies of human preimplantation embryos have demonstrated a high proportion of chromosomal mosaicism. To investigate the different timings and nature of chromosomal mosaicism, we developed single cell multiplex fluorescent (FL)-PCR to distinguish meiotic and mitotic cell divis...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Katz-Jaffe MG,Trounson AO,Cram DS

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type I inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-sensitive receptors (InsP(3)R) are expressed in human oocytes and may be involved in operating the Ca(2+) release triggered by the fertilizing sperm. This study examines the contribution of type I InsP(3)R in operating Ca(2+) release in human oocytes secondary to InsP(3) itself, usi...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Goud PT,Goud AP,Leybaert L,Van Oostveldt P,Mikoshiba K,Diamond MP,Dhont M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a competitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) sensitive enough to detect and quantify as little as 2-fold differences in gene expression in individual oocytes and embryos throughout human preimplantation development. This RT-PCR assay can be tailored for the examination of an...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Taylor DM,Handyside AH,Ray PF,Dibb NJ,Winston RM,Ao A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the expression of methyl transferase G9a and methylated histone H3-K9 in fresh human decidual/endometrial tissue of 12 normal early pregnancies and 15 unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortions (URSA). The samples were obtained through dilatation and curettage and collected as per strict inclusion-exc...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Fatima N,Ahmed SH,Salhan S,Rehman SM,Kaur J,Owais M,Chauhan SS

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY QUESTION:Which different pathways and functions are altered in rhesus monkey oocytes that fail to mature after an ovulatory stimulus? SUMMARY ANSWER:Failed to mature (FTM) oocytes complete a large portion of the transition in transcriptome composition associated with normal maturation, but also manifest numerous...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Ruebel ML,Schall PZ,Midic U,Vincent KA,Goheen B,VandeVoort CA,Latham KE

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY QUESTION:Can a pre-in vitro maturation (pre-IVM) medium containing signaling molecules rather than chemical/pharmaceutical agents, sustain meiotic arrest and improve developmental competence of in vitro matured oocytes in CF1 outbred mice? SUMMARY ANSWER:A short 2 h period of pre-IVM prevents spontaneous meiotic...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Santiquet NW,Greene AF,Becker J,Barfield JP,Schoolcraft WB,Krisher RL

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In early gestation, the human placental renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is upregulated and plays a role in placental development. Among other functions, signalling through the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) initiates proliferation. Many microRNAs (miRNAs) targeting placental RAS mRNAs are downregulated at this t...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Arthurs AL,Lumbers ER,Pringle KG

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follicular prostaglandin concentrations increase following the gonadotrophin surge in domestic animals and rodents approximately 10 h before follicle rupture, suggesting a unifying role for prostaglandins in the timing of ovulation. However, little is known about prostaglandin production by the primate ovulatory folli...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Duffy DM,Stouffer RL

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution and size of a surface membrane antigen identified by a monoclonal antibody (MAC9393) have been examined in testicular and epididymal bovine sperm preparations. Western blots indicated a substantial decrease in molecular mass of the antigen during epididymal maturation from approximately 87 kDa in the ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Howes EA,Hurst S,Laslop A,Jones R

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reproductive lifespan of a woman is determined by the gradual recruitment of quiescent follicles into the growing pool. In humans, ovarian tissue removal from its in vivo environment induces spontaneous activation of resting follicles. Similarly, pharmacological activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway leads to accelera...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Grosbois J,Vermeersch M,Devos M,Clarke HJ,Demeestere I

更新日期：2019-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The endocrine disrupting chemical o, p'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) can affect reproductive organs, tissues and cells in several species. Treatment of human endometrial endothelial cells (HEECs) with 50 microM o,p'-DDT decreased their proliferation compared with the control. Microarray analyses revealed that...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Bredhult C,Sahlin L,Olovsson M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maturation (M-phase) promoting factor (MPF) plays a pivotal role in oocytes during their maturation. This review concentrates on its function at three important time-points. First, its activation during meiotic progression from prophase I arrest at germinal vesicle breakdown. Second, its role during the transition fro...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Jones KT

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-33, a newly described member of the IL-1 family, has been reported to facilitate primary tumor progression and metastatic dissemination. However, its biological function on decidual stromal cells (DSCs) remains unclear. In this study, we tested the hypothesis whether IL-33 promotes proliferation and i...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Hu WT,Li MQ,Liu W,Jin LP,Li DJ,Zhu XY

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sperm experience intense and varied selection that dramatically impacts the evolution of sperm quality. Selection acts to ensure that sperm are fertilization-competent and able to overcome the many challenges experienced on their way towards eggs. However, simply being able to fertilize an egg is not enough to ensure ...

journal_title：Molecular human reproduction

authors： Fitzpatrick JL,Lüpold S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00