2024
Mitochondrial Unfolded Protein Response Gene Clpp Is Required for Oocyte Function and Female Fertility
Ergun Y, Imamoglu A, Cozzolino M, Demirkiran C, Basar M, Garg A, Yildirim R, Seli E. Mitochondrial Unfolded Protein Response Gene Clpp Is Required for Oocyte Function and Female Fertility. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25: 1866. PMID: 38339144, PMCID: PMC10855406, DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaseinolytic peptidase PMouse modelProtein homeostasisStress responseUnfolded protein stress responseProtein stress responseCumulus/granulosa cellsOocyte competenceOocyte functionGlobal deletionFunctional abnormalitiesGenes clpPMetabolic stress responseFemale subfertilityFemale infertilityOocyte-specificOocytesReproductive functionMtUPRMiceProtein degradationReproductive competenceFemale fertilityDeletionHomeostasis
2012
Statins Inhibit Monocyte Chemotactic Protein 1 Expression in Endometriosis
Cakmak H, Basar M, Seval-Celik Y, Osteen KG, Duleba AJ, Taylor HS, Lockwood CJ, Arici A. Statins Inhibit Monocyte Chemotactic Protein 1 Expression in Endometriosis. Reproductive Sciences 2012, 19: 572-579. PMID: 22267540, PMCID: PMC3439122, DOI: 10.1177/1933719111430998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCultured endometriotic cellsMonocyte chemotactic protein-1 expressionChemotactic protein-1 expressionMCP-1 productionEndometriotic cellsProtein-1 expressionEndometriotic implantsMouse modelMCP-1 messenger RNA expressionExerts anti-inflammatory effectsAnti-inflammatory effectsEffect of statinsAnti-inflammatory propertiesMCP-1 expressionMevalonate pathwayDose-dependent inhibitionNude mouse modelMessenger RNA expressionDose-dependent mannerEctopic endometriumEndometrial cellsPeritoneal surfaceStatinsPotential treatmentInhibitory effect
2010
The Implication of Aberrant GM-CSF Expression in Decidual Cells in the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia
Huang SJ, Zenclussen AC, Chen CP, Basar M, Yang H, Arcuri F, Li M, Kocamaz E, Buchwalder L, Rahman M, Kayisli U, Schatz F, Toti P, Lockwood CJ. The Implication of Aberrant GM-CSF Expression in Decidual Cells in the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia. American Journal Of Pathology 2010, 177: 2472-2482. PMID: 20829438, PMCID: PMC2966804, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.091247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorColony-stimulating factorPathogenesis of preeclampsiaDendritic cellsDecidual cellsFirst trimester human decidual cellsGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) expressionGenesis of preeclampsiaSystemic inflammatory stateInterleukin-1 βTumor necrosis factorHuman decidual cellsColony-stimulating factor expressionFactor expression levelsColony-stimulating factor productionGM-CSF expressionGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor productionPreeclamptic deciduaShallow placentationInflammatory stateHuman deciduaNecrosis factorMurine modelPreeclampsiaMouse model