2018
Characterization of cell fusion in an experimental mouse model of endometriosis†
Tal A, Tal R, Shaikh S, Gidicsin S, Mamillapalli R, Taylor H. Characterization of cell fusion in an experimental mouse model of endometriosis†. Biology Of Reproduction 2018, 100: 390-397. PMID: 30304517, PMCID: PMC7302516, DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioy221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell FusionDisease Models, AnimalEndometriosisEndometriumFemaleFlow CytometryMiceMutationConceptsMouse modelLimited proliferative activityFunctional endometrial tissueBone marrow transplantation modelExperimental mouse modelEndometrial stem cellsPrincipal cell sourceRepair/regeneration processBone marrow cellsEndometriosis shareCell fusionEndometrial tissueEndometriosis lesionsEndometriotic lesionsUterine cavityTransplantation modelCell fusion eventsCre-lox systemEndometriosisEpithelial markersStromal compartmentLesionsMarrow cellsProliferative activitySca-1
2016
A Murine 5-Fluorouracil-Based Submyeloablation Model for the Study of Bone Marrow-Derived Cell Trafficking in Reproduction
Tal R, Liu Y, Pluchino N, Shaikh S, Mamillapalli R, Taylor H. A Murine 5-Fluorouracil-Based Submyeloablation Model for the Study of Bone Marrow-Derived Cell Trafficking in Reproduction. Endocrinology 2016, 157: 3749-3759. PMID: 27427897, PMCID: PMC6285241, DOI: 10.1210/en.2016-1418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStem cell factorDonor chimerismOvarian functionBone marrowIntact ovarian functionGreen fluorescent protein miceTransgenic green fluorescent protein (GFP) miceEndometrial regenerationRegimen resultsEndometrial stromaControl miceTransplant modelBM cellsBMDCsCTX-1CD31 stainingImmunohistochemical analysisDay 28Cell traffickingUterine cellsUterusBMTCD45 markersMiceCytometry analysis