2022
The steroid hormone estriol (E3) regulates epigenetic programming of fetal mouse brain and reproductive tract
Zhou Y, Gu B, Brichant G, Singh JP, Yang H, Chang H, Zhao Y, Cheng C, Liu ZW, Alderman MH, Lu L, Yang X, Gao XB, Taylor HS. The steroid hormone estriol (E3) regulates epigenetic programming of fetal mouse brain and reproductive tract. BMC Biology 2022, 20: 93. PMID: 35491423, PMCID: PMC9059368, DOI: 10.1186/s12915-022-01293-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen receptorMaintenance of pregnancyFetal mouse brainReproductive systemE3 micePregnancy outcomesEstrogen actionEstrogen potencyPregnant miceEstrogen exposureEstrogen signalingFetal developmentMouse brainSteroid hormonesUnexpected functional rolesPregnancyReproductive tractHormone estriolBrainReceptorsExpression levelsFetusesExploratory behaviorMiceNovel mechanism
2019
miR-45la Inhibition Reduces Established Endometriosis Lesions in Mice
Li M, Zhou Y, Taylor HS. miR-45la Inhibition Reduces Established Endometriosis Lesions in Mice. Reproductive Sciences 2019, 26: 1506-1511. PMID: 31354069, DOI: 10.1177/1933719119862050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiR-451a inhibitorReproductive-age womenTreatment of endometriosisPro-inflammatory diseasesSystemic treatmentEndometriosis lesionsIL-6Chronic diseasesPromising therapyCurrent treatmentMicroRNA-451aMurine modelSex steroidsEndometriosisLesion sizeVisible lesionsMiR-451aMicroRNAs treatmentsDiseaseAltered expressionΒ-cateninTreatmentLesionsInhibitorsMultiple pathways
2017
Cigarette Smoking Affects Uterine Receptivity Markers
Ersoy G, Zhou Y, Inan H, Taner CE, Cosar E, Taylor HS. Cigarette Smoking Affects Uterine Receptivity Markers. Reproductive Sciences 2017, 24: 989-995. PMID: 28285568, DOI: 10.1177/1933719117697129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endometrial stromal cell lineCigarette smoking extractReceptivity markersImmunohistochemical analysisEndometrial stromal cell linePrimary human endometrial stromal cellsHuman endometrial stromal cellsFGF2 protein expressionUterine receptivity markersFGF2 expressionCigarette smoke exposureImpact of smokingEffect of smokingImpaired endometrial receptivityReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionEndometrial stromal cellsC motif chemokine ligand 12Human endometrial samplesExpression of cytokinesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionChemokine ligand 12FGF2 mRNA expressionMouse uterine tissueEndometrial health
2012
FKBP4 is regulated by HOXA10 during decidualization and in endometriosis
Yang H, Zhou Y, Edelshain B, Schatz F, Lockwood CJ, Taylor HS. FKBP4 is regulated by HOXA10 during decidualization and in endometriosis. Reproduction 2012, 143: 531-538. PMID: 22279148, DOI: 10.1530/rep-11-0438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endometrial stromal cellsFKBP4 expressionFKBP5 expressionTreatment of hESCCultured human endometrial stromal cellsIGFBP1 expressionEndometrium of womenProtein levelsEndometrial stromal cellsLate proliferative phaseHOXA10 knockdownHOXA10 regulationImpaired decidualizationFertile womenEutopic endometriumMenstrual cycleSecretory phaseEndometriosisDecidualizationHOXA10 expressionProliferative phaseStromal cellsMRNA expressionFKBP5FKBP4
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 sectionsIn Utero Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol (DES) or Bisphenol-A (BPA) Increases EZH2 Expression in the Mammary Gland: An Epigenetic Mechanism Linking Endocrine Disruptors to Breast Cancer
Doherty LF, Bromer JG, Zhou Y, Aldad TS, Taylor HS. In Utero Exposure to Diethylstilbestrol (DES) or Bisphenol-A (BPA) Increases EZH2 Expression in the Mammary Gland: An Epigenetic Mechanism Linking Endocrine Disruptors to Breast Cancer. Discover Oncology 2010, 1: 146-155. PMID: 21761357, PMCID: PMC3140020, DOI: 10.1007/s12672-010-0015-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzhydryl CompoundsBlotting, WesternCarcinogensCell Line, TumorDiethylstilbestrolEndocrine DisruptorsEnhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 ProteinEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene ExpressionHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansMammary Neoplasms, ExperimentalMicePhenolsPolycomb Repressive Complex 2PregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsUtero exposureMCF-7 cellsEZH2 expressionMammary tissueMammary glandBreast cancerBreast cancer riskEffects of BPAAdult mammary tissueEZH2 protein expressionPersistent epigenetic changesZeste homolog 2DES exposureFetal exposureEZH2 mRNA expressionBreast neoplasiaNeoplastic changesCancer riskBPA treatmentEndocrine-disrupting chemicalsAdult womenDevelopmental programmingMRNA expressionUteroMiceBisphenol‐A exposure in utero leads to epigenetic alterations in the developmental programming of uterine estrogen response
Bromer JG, Zhou Y, Taylor MB, Doherty L, Taylor HS. Bisphenol‐A exposure in utero leads to epigenetic alterations in the developmental programming of uterine estrogen response. The FASEB Journal 2010, 24: 2273-2280. PMID: 20181937, PMCID: PMC3230522, DOI: 10.1096/fj.09-140533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenetic alterationsCytosine-guanine dinucleotides (CpGs) methylationUtero BPA exposureHomeobox gene HOXA10Developmental programmingDiminished methylationChromatin immunoprecipitationBisulfite sequencingEpigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationPromoter sequencesBPA exposureMethylation profilesExpression patternsGene expressionUterine organogenesisUterine estrogen responsesMethylationNovel mechanismGeneral mechanismPregnant CD-1 miceProtein expressionCD-1 miceHOXA10Expression