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
2006
Xenoestrogen exposure imprints expression of genes (Hoxa10) required for normal uterine development
Smith CC, Taylor HS. Xenoestrogen exposure imprints expression of genes (Hoxa10) required for normal uterine development. The FASEB Journal 2006, 21: 239-246. PMID: 17093138, DOI: 10.1096/fj.06-6635com.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHOXA10 estrogen response elementEstrogen response elementHOXA10 expressionUterine developmentAbility of BPAReproductive tract alterationsUterine HOXA10 expressionUtero BPA exposureER antagonist ICIExpression of HOXA10Gestational day 9Normal uterine developmentDose-responsive increaseDose-response increaseHOXA10 mRNA expressionHOXA10 antisenseUtero exposureAntagonist ICITract alterationsBPA exposureIshikawa cellsBPA actionEstrogen stimulationEndocrine perturbationsDay 9