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
2009
Hypermethylation of Homeobox A10 by in Utero Diethylstilbestrol Exposure: An Epigenetic Mechanism for Altered Developmental Programming
Bromer JG, Wu J, Zhou Y, Taylor HS. Hypermethylation of Homeobox A10 by in Utero Diethylstilbestrol Exposure: An Epigenetic Mechanism for Altered Developmental Programming. Endocrinology 2009, 150: 3376-3382. PMID: 19299448, PMCID: PMC2703508, DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-0071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceDiethylstilbestrolDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, HomeoboxHomeobox A10 ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsUterusConceptsDES exposureHOXA10 expressionDevelopmental programmingUtero DES exposureUtero diethylstilbestrol exposureHuman endometrial cellsExpression of HOXA10Homeobox gene HOXA10Female reproductive tractDiethylstilbestrol exposureEndometrial cellsClassical estrogenHomeobox A10Short-term exposureDNA methyltransferases 1Uterine organogenesisDevelopmental anomaliesCaudal portionIncreased expressionHOXA10 geneReproductive tractNonsteroidal estrogensEpigenetic mechanismsExposure resultsDiethylstilbestrol