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 sectionsBisphenol‐A exposure in utero leads to epigenetic alterations in the developmental programming of uterine estrogen response
Bromer JG, Zhou Y, Taylor MB, Doherty L, Taylor HS. Bisphenol‐A exposure in utero leads to epigenetic alterations in the developmental programming of uterine estrogen response. The FASEB Journal 2010, 24: 2273-2280. PMID: 20181937, PMCID: PMC3230522, DOI: 10.1096/fj.09-140533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenetic alterationsCytosine-guanine dinucleotides (CpGs) methylationUtero BPA exposureHomeobox gene HOXA10Developmental programmingDiminished methylationChromatin immunoprecipitationBisulfite sequencingEpigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationPromoter sequencesBPA exposureMethylation profilesExpression patternsGene expressionUterine organogenesisUterine estrogen responsesMethylationNovel mechanismGeneral mechanismPregnant CD-1 miceProtein expressionCD-1 miceHOXA10Expression
2008
Experimental Murine Endometriosis Induces DNA Methylation and Altered Gene Expression in Eutopic Endometrium1
Lee B, Du H, Taylor HS. Experimental Murine Endometriosis Induces DNA Methylation and Altered Gene Expression in Eutopic Endometrium1. Biology Of Reproduction 2008, 80: 79-85. PMID: 18799756, PMCID: PMC2804809, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.070391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDNA MethylationEndometriosisEndometriumFemaleGene Expression RegulationHomeobox A10 ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsImmunohistochemistryInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1Integrin beta ChainsKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMiceReceptors, ProgesteroneReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerConceptsEndometriosis groupEndometrial receptivityEutopic endometriumExperimental endometriosisAltered gene expressionInsulin-like growth factorInduction of endometriosisKruppel-like factor 9Expression of HOXA10Total progesterone receptorEndometrial gene expressionBeta3 mRNA expressionProtein-1 mRNAReal-time RT-PCRQuantitative real-time RT-PCRGene expressionMurine endometriosisNormal endometriumProgesterone receptorMethylation-specific PCREndometriosisEndometriumMRNA expressionEctopic locationsGrowth factorHOXA11 is critical for development and maintenance of uterosacral ligaments and deficient in pelvic prolapse
Connell KA, Guess MK, Chen H, Andikyan V, Bercik R, Taylor HS. HOXA11 is critical for development and maintenance of uterosacral ligaments and deficient in pelvic prolapse. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2008, 118: 1050-1055. PMID: 18274672, PMCID: PMC2242622, DOI: 10.1172/jci34193.Peer-Reviewed Original Research