2011
Cigarette Smoke Increases Progesterone Receptor and Homeobox A10 Expression in Human Endometrium and Endometrial Cells: A Potential Role in the Decreased Prevalence of Endometrial Pathology in Smokers1
Zhou Y, Jorgensen EM, Gan Y, Taylor HS. Cigarette Smoke Increases Progesterone Receptor and Homeobox A10 Expression in Human Endometrium and Endometrial Cells: A Potential Role in the Decreased Prevalence of Endometrial Pathology in Smokers1. Biology Of Reproduction 2011, 84: 1242-1247. PMID: 21325691, PMCID: PMC3099588, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.087494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgesterone receptorCigarette smokeRate of endometriosisEffect of smokingCigarette smoke extractEndometrial stromal cellsExpression of HOXA10Poor health outcomesEndometrial cancerEndometrial pathologyEndometrial diseaseCigarette smokingDecreased incidenceOvarian alterationsDecreased prevalenceEndometrial tumorsEndometrial differentiationEndometrial cellsHuman endometriumSmoke extractProtective effectHomeobox A10Health outcomesHomeobox A10 expressionSmoking
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