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
2008
HOXA11 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
2007
Contribution of Bone Marrow‐Derived Stem Cells to Endometrium and Endometriosis
Du H, Taylor HS. Contribution of Bone Marrow‐Derived Stem Cells to Endometrium and Endometriosis. Stem Cells 2007, 25: 2082-2086. PMID: 17464086, DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2006-0828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived cellsDonor-derived bone marrow cellsLacZ transgenic miceBone marrow cellsUterine endometriumBone marrowEndometrial cellsPeritoneal cavityTransgenic miceMarrow cellsStem cellsEctopic endometrial implantationNormal endometrial physiologyBone marrow-derived stem cellsBone marrow transplantationMale bone marrowMarrow-derived cellsMarrow-derived stem cellsHuman uterine endometriumEndometrial implantationMesenchymal stem cell originStem cell originMarrow transplantationEndometrial physiologyExperimental endometriosis