2018
Insulin Regulates Glycogen Synthesis in Human Endometrial Glands Through Increased GYS2
Flannery CA, Choe GH, Cooke KM, Fleming AG, Radford CC, Kodaman PH, Jurczak MJ, Kibbey RG, Taylor HS. Insulin Regulates Glycogen Synthesis in Human Endometrial Glands Through Increased GYS2. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2018, 103: 2843-2850. PMID: 29726999, PMCID: PMC6276707, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-01759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose metabolismGlycogen synthesisSecretory phase endometriumEndometrial epithelial cellsHuman endometrial glandsGlycogen synthase kinase 3α/βSynthase kinase 3α/βMaternal obesityHealthy womenEndometrial glandsEarly pregnancyHuman endometriumGSK3α/βOutcome measurementsSuccessful implantationFetal developmentEndometriumCritical metabolic functionsInsulinGlycogen contentProgesteroneSustain embryo developmentEpithelial cellsInsulin receptorPotential role
2012
Polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescence: impaired glucose tolerance occurs across the spectrum of BMI
Flannery CA, Rackow B, Cong X, Duran E, Selen DJ, Burgert TS. Polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescence: impaired glucose tolerance occurs across the spectrum of BMI. Pediatric Diabetes 2012, 14: 42-49. PMID: 22925367, PMCID: PMC4864958, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5448.2012.00902.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral glucose tolerance testingPolycystic ovary syndromeAbnormal glucose metabolismGlucose metabolismOB cohortOvary syndromeGlucose toleranceAndrogen Excess Society criteriaHomeostatic model assessmentPresence of obesityGlucose tolerance testingC-reactive proteinType 2 diabetesNon-obese adolescentsHigh-density lipoproteinInsulin levelsInsulin resistanceSubgroup analysisChronic conditionsMetabolic manifestationsReproductive yearsSociety criteriaLipid profileTolerance testingTestosterone levels