[HTML][HTML] Menstruation: science and society

HOD Critchley, E Babayev, SE Bulun, S Clark… - American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Women's health concerns are generally underrepresented in basic and translational
research, but reproductive health in particular has been hampered by a lack of …

[HTML][HTML] Physiology of the endometrium and regulation of menstruation

HOD Critchley, JA Maybin… - Physiological …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
The physiological functions of the uterine endometrium (uterine lining) are preparation for
implantation, maintenance of pregnancy if implantation occurs, and menstruation in the …

The endometrial immune environment of women with endometriosis

J Vallvé-Juanico, S Houshdaran… - Human reproduction …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Endometriosis, a common oestrogen-dependent inflammatory disorder in
women of reproductive age, is characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside its normal …

An integrated single-cell reference atlas of the human endometrium

M Marečková, L Garcia-Alonso, M Moullet, V Lorenzi… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
The complex and dynamic cellular composition of the human endometrium remains poorly
understood. Previous endometrial single-cell atlases profiled few donors and lacked …

Uterine immunity and microbiota: a shifting paradigm

C Agostinis, A Mangogna, F Bossi, G Ricci… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The female reproductive tract harbors distinct microbial communities, as in the vagina,
cervical canal, uterus, and fallopian tubes. The nature of the vaginal microbiota is well …

Immune cells in the female reproductive tract

SK Lee, CJ Kim, DJ Kim, J Kang - Immune network, 2015 - synapse.koreamed.org
The female reproductive tract has two main functions: protection against microbial challenge
and maintenance of pregnancy to term. The upper reproductive tract comprises the fallopian …

Cyclical endometrial repair and regeneration

LA Salamonsen, JC Hutchison, CE Gargett - Development, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Uniquely among adult tissues, the human endometrium undergoes cyclical shedding, scar-
free repair and regeneration during a woman's reproductive life. Therefore, it presents an …

Endocrine regulation of menstruation

HN Jabbour, RW Kelly, HM Fraser… - Endocrine …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
In women, endometrial morphology and function undergo characteristic changes every
menstrual cycle. These changes are crucial for perpetuation of the species and are …

The matrix metalloproteinase system: changes, regulation, and impact throughout the ovarian and uterine reproductive cycle

TE Curry Jr, KG Osteen - Endocrine reviews, 2003 - academic.oup.com
The ovary and uterus undergo extensive tissue remodeling throughout each reproductive
cycle. This remodeling of the extracellular environment is dependent upon the cyclic …

Homeostatic eosinophils: characteristics and functions

T Marichal, C Mesnil, F Bureau - Frontiers in medicine, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Eosinophils are typically considered to be specialized effector cells that are recruited to the
tissues as a result of T helper type 2 (Th2) cell responses associated with helminth infections …