2021
Vascular biology of uterine fibroids: connecting fibroids and vascular disorders.
Kirschen GW, AlAshqar A, Miyashita-Ishiwata M, Reschke L, El Sabeh M, Borahay MA. Vascular biology of uterine fibroids: connecting fibroids and vascular disorders. Reproduction 2021, 162: r1-r18. PMID: 34034234, PMCID: PMC8320308, DOI: 10.1530/rep-21-0087.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsVascular disordersMyometrial smooth muscle cellsSystemic vascular disorderSmooth muscle cellsAbdominal painAldosterone systemUrinary retentionEndothelial dysfunctionEssential hypertensionUterine fibroidsBenign tumorsFibroid growthDisease processFibroidsNovel treatmentsFibroid pathogenesisMuscle cellsCell-intrinsic factorsVascular biologyPharmaceutical agentsUterusVasculature systemDisordersConstipationHypertension
2019
Prenatal Inflammation Dampens Neurogenesis and Enhances Serotonin Transporter Expression in the Hippocampus of Adult Female Rats
Mouihate A, Kalakh S, AlMutairi R, Alashqar A. Prenatal Inflammation Dampens Neurogenesis and Enhances Serotonin Transporter Expression in the Hippocampus of Adult Female Rats. Medical Principles And Practice 2019, 28: 352-360. PMID: 30884483, PMCID: PMC6639577, DOI: 10.1159/000499658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety-like behaviorPrenatal LPSAdult female ratsFemale ratsHippocampal neurogenesisSERT expressionSerotonin transporterFemale offspringGestational day 15Serotonin transporter expressionOpen field testPrenatal inflammationPregnant ratsAdult neurogenesisPrenatal exposureHippocampal expressionBACKGROUND/Adult offspringDay 15LPSNeurogenesisWestern blotTransporter expressionRatsHippocampus