Female reproductive aging and oxidative stress: mesenchymal stem cell conditioned medium as a promising antioxidant

K Ra, SC Park, BC Lee - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The recent tendency to delay pregnancy has increased the incidence of age-related
infertility, as female reproductive competence decreases with aging. Along with aging, a …

Endometrial receptivity and pregnancy outcome

K Neykova, V Tosto, I Giardina… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Human implantation is a highly complex and multifactorial process. Successful implantation
requires the presence of a healthy embryo, a receptive endometrium, and a synchronized …

Dicer is required for female reproductive tract development and fertility in the mouse

G Gonzalez, RR Behringer - Molecular reproduction and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Dicer encodes a riboendonuclease required for microRNA biosynthesis. Dicer was
inactivated in Müllerian duct mesenchyme-derived tissues of the reproductive tract of the …

Aberrant expression of imprinted lncRNA MEG8 causes trophoblast dysfunction and abortion

F Sheng, N Sun, Y Ji, Y Ma, H Ding… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a group of noncoding RNAs whose nucleotides are
longer than 200 bp. Previous studies have shown that they play an important regulatory role …

Establishment of the human uteroplacental circulation: a historical perspective

K Degner, RR Magness, DM Shah - Reproductive sciences, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The uterine vasculature undergoes marked changes during pregnancy in order to provide
the necessary increase in blood flow to support growth and nutrition of the uterus, placenta …

Impact of body mass index (BMI) on the success rate of fresh embryo transfer in women undergoing first in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) …

H Chen, J Li, S Cai, S Zeng, C Yin, W Kuang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Objective To investigate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on the success rate and
prenatal outcomes of fresh embryo transfer in women undergoing their first in vitro …

The role of TGF-β during pregnancy and pregnancy complications

B Wen, H Liao, W Lin, Z Li, X Ma, Q Xu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), a multifunctional cytokine, is one of the most
important inflammatory cytokines closely related to pregnancy. It plays significant roles in …

Revisiting the impact of local leptin signaling in folliculogenesis and oocyte maturation in obese mothers

K Wołodko, J Castillo-Fernandez, G Kelsey… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The complex nature of folliculogenesis regulation accounts for its susceptibility to maternal
physiological fitness. In obese mothers, progressive expansion of adipose tissue culminates …

Letrozole ovulation induction: an effective option in endometrial preparation for frozen–thawed embryo transfer

S Li, Y Zhang, X Chai, M Nie, Y Zhou, J Chen… - Archives of gynecology …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the clinical efficacy of letrozole on ovulation induction and hormone
replacement therapy (HRT) during endometrial preparation for frozen–thawed embryo …

Endometrial organoids: a rising star for research on endometrial development and associated diseases

Y Song, AT Fazleabas - Reproductive Sciences, 2021 - Springer
The endometrium is one of the most dynamic organs in the human body. Until now, cell lines
have furthered the understanding of endometrial biology and associated diseases, but they …