2022
Renalase and its receptor, PMCA4b, are expressed in the placenta throughout the human gestation
Wang M, Silva T, Toothaker JM, McCourt BT, Shugrue C, Desir G, Gorelick F, Konnikova L. Renalase and its receptor, PMCA4b, are expressed in the placenta throughout the human gestation. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 4953. PMID: 35322081, PMCID: PMC8943056, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08817-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacental tissuePlacental villiHofbauer cellsPlacental developmentEndogenous productionAnti-inflammatory milieuPotential roleHuman placental tissueFull-term placentaPlacental factorsFetal interfaceDecidual samplesPlacental functionChorionic plateImmunoreactive cellsPlacental samplesHuman gestationRenalaseBulk RNA sequencingHuman placentaPlacentaQuantification of immunohistochemistryProtein levelsTrophoblastTransmission of nutrients
2021
Sex Differences in the Exocrine Pancreas and Associated Diseases
Wang M, Gorelick F, Bhargava A. Sex Differences in the Exocrine Pancreas and Associated Diseases. Cellular And Molecular Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 12: 427-441. PMID: 33895424, PMCID: PMC8255941, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2021.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19FemaleHormonesHumansMalePancreas, ExocrinePancreatic DiseasesPregnancySex CharacteristicsConceptsPancreatic diseaseSex differencesExocrine pancreasLevels of estrogenAcute pancreatitis modelOverall health outcomesSex-specific mechanismsNormal exocrine pancreasG protein-coupled receptorsSex-specific changesMajor sex differencesObstructive etiologyPremenopausal womenProtein-coupled receptorsPancreatic surgeryAdrenal glandPancreatic histopathologyPancreatic secretionProtective effectLow prevalenceGranule numberDiagnostic criteriaPancreatitis modelPancreatic anatomyAssociated disease