2023
The impact of air pollution and endocrine disruptors on reproduction and assisted reproduction
Seli D, Taylor H. The impact of air pollution and endocrine disruptors on reproduction and assisted reproduction. Current Opinion In Obstetrics & Gynecology 2023, 35: 210-215. PMID: 36924404, DOI: 10.1097/gco.0000000000000868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutionEndocrine DisruptorsFemaleHumansInfertility, MaleMalePregnancyReproductionSemenConceptsDiminished ovarian reserveOvarian reserveInfertility treatmentAbnormal semen parametersAssisted reproduction outcomesHuman reproductive healthEstrogen-like activityFemale reproductive functionEndocrine disruptorsPregnancy rateUterine leiomyomaReproductive healthReproduction outcomesReproductive functionSemen parametersClinical implicationsLarge-scale studiesAssisted reproductionSperm concentrationPatientsAir pollutionHealth impactsEndocrineTreatmentBisphenol A
2011
Maternal Ghrelin Deficiency Compromises Reproduction in Female Progeny through Altered Uterine Developmental Programming
Martin JR, Lieber SB, McGrath J, Shanabrough M, Horvath TL, Taylor HS. Maternal Ghrelin Deficiency Compromises Reproduction in Female Progeny through Altered Uterine Developmental Programming. Endocrinology 2011, 152: 2060-2066. PMID: 21325042, PMCID: PMC3075930, DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-1485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEmbryo ImplantationFemaleFertilityGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGhrelinHeterozygoteHomeobox A10 ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsImmunohistochemistryLitter SizeMaleMiceMice, KnockoutProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenReproductionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTranscription FactorsUterusWnt ProteinsConceptsGhrelin deficiencyDevelopmental programmingAbnormal endometrial functionFemale wild-type miceUterus of miceLevels of ghrelinRegulation of appetiteWild-type miceReproductive tract developmentWild-type offspringSubsequent subfertilityEndometrial proliferationUnexposed miceEndometrial functionUtero exposureUterine expressionEmbryo implantationOvarian folliclesCorpora luteaGhrelinReproductive tractTract developmentMiceSignificant alterationsSubfertility
2003
Transcriptional Repression of Peri-Implantation EMX2 Expression in Mammalian Reproduction by HOXA10
Troy PJ, Daftary GS, Bagot CN, Taylor HS. Transcriptional Repression of Peri-Implantation EMX2 Expression in Mammalian Reproduction by HOXA10. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2003, 23: 1-13. PMID: 12482956, PMCID: PMC140663, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.1.1-13.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCells, CulturedEmbryonic DevelopmentEndometriumEstradiolFemaleHomeobox A10 ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMammalsMenstrual CycleMiceMutationOligonucleotides, AntisensePregnancyProgesteroneRecombinant ProteinsRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRepressor ProteinsReproductionTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsTranscriptional repressionMammalian reproductionNegative transcriptional regulationDivergent homeobox genesPossible evolutionary implicationsSite-directed mutagenesisTransient transfection assaysNegative regulatory relationshipDrosophila orthologUrogenital tract developmentDirection of regulationTranscriptional regulationEvolutionary implicationsGene relationshipsHomeobox genesTranscriptional activationTranscriptional targetsRegulatory regionsEmpty spiraclesRegulatory relationshipsDeletional analysisDNase IEMX2 mRNAConstitutive expressionNorthern analysis