2018
Insulin Regulates Glycogen Synthesis in Human Endometrial Glands Through Increased GYS2
Flannery CA, Choe GH, Cooke KM, Fleming AG, Radford CC, Kodaman PH, Jurczak MJ, Kibbey RG, Taylor HS. Insulin Regulates Glycogen Synthesis in Human Endometrial Glands Through Increased GYS2. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2018, 103: 2843-2850. PMID: 29726999, PMCID: PMC6276707, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-01759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose metabolismGlycogen synthesisSecretory phase endometriumEndometrial epithelial cellsHuman endometrial glandsGlycogen synthase kinase 3α/βSynthase kinase 3α/βMaternal obesityHealthy womenEndometrial glandsEarly pregnancyHuman endometriumGSK3α/βOutcome measurementsSuccessful implantationFetal developmentEndometriumCritical metabolic functionsInsulinGlycogen contentProgesteroneSustain embryo developmentEpithelial cellsInsulin receptorPotential role
2015
H19 lncRNA alters stromal cell growth via IGF signaling in the endometrium of women with endometriosis
Ghazal S, McKinnon B, Zhou J, Mueller M, Men Y, Yang L, Mueller M, Flannery C, Huang Y, Taylor HS. H19 lncRNA alters stromal cell growth via IGF signaling in the endometrium of women with endometriosis. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2015, 7: 996-1003. PMID: 26089099, PMCID: PMC4551339, DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201505245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pelvic painReproductive-aged womenEndometrium of womenEndometrial stromal cellsStromal cell growthEndometrial preparationPelvic painEutopic endometriumAged womenEndometriosisNormal controlsStromal cellsH19 expressionImpact fertilityMolecular spongeH19/letNovel therapeuticsReduced proliferationInfertilityWomenEndometriumTurn inhibitsMicroRNA let-7Molecular mechanismsCell growth
2014
The noncoding RNAs H19 and let-7 alter IGF signaling and stromal cell growth in the endometrium of women with endometriosis
Ghazal S, McKinnon B, Zhou J, Mueller M, Flannery C, Huang Y, Taylor H. The noncoding RNAs H19 and let-7 alter IGF signaling and stromal cell growth in the endometrium of women with endometriosis. Fertility And Sterility 2014, 102: e5-e6. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original Research