2017
Cigarette Smoking Affects Uterine Receptivity Markers
Ersoy G, Zhou Y, Inan H, Taner CE, Cosar E, Taylor HS. Cigarette Smoking Affects Uterine Receptivity Markers. Reproductive Sciences 2017, 24: 989-995. PMID: 28285568, DOI: 10.1177/1933719117697129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endometrial stromal cell lineCigarette smoking extractReceptivity markersImmunohistochemical analysisEndometrial stromal cell linePrimary human endometrial stromal cellsHuman endometrial stromal cellsFGF2 protein expressionUterine receptivity markersFGF2 expressionCigarette smoke exposureImpact of smokingEffect of smokingImpaired endometrial receptivityReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionEndometrial stromal cellsC motif chemokine ligand 12Human endometrial samplesExpression of cytokinesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionChemokine ligand 12FGF2 mRNA expressionMouse uterine tissueEndometrial health
2010
Cigarette smoke inhibits recruitment of bone-marrow-derived stem cells to the uterus
Zhou Y, Gan Y, Taylor HS. Cigarette smoke inhibits recruitment of bone-marrow-derived stem cells to the uterus. Reproductive Toxicology 2010, 31: 123-127. PMID: 20955787, PMCID: PMC3207965, DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2010.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette smoke extractStem cell recruitmentBone marrowCell recruitmentCigarette smokingLong-term organ damageHuman mesenchymal stem cellsStem cellsCigarette smoke exposureEndometrial epithelial cellsDecidualization markers prolactinBone marrow cellsMesenchymal stem cell recruitmentSmoking inhibitsOrgan damageSmoke exposureDecreased incidenceEndometrial cellsFemale infertilitySmoke extractUnfiltered cigarettesFemale C57BL/6JMouse modelCigarette smokeUterine sections