2012
The mRNA‐Binding Protein Zfp36 Is Upregulated by β‐Adrenergic Stimulation and Represses IL‐6 Production in 3T3‐L1 Adipocytes
Brahma PK, Zhang H, Murray BS, Shu F, Sidell N, Seli E, Kallen CB. The mRNA‐Binding Protein Zfp36 Is Upregulated by β‐Adrenergic Stimulation and Represses IL‐6 Production in 3T3‐L1 Adipocytes. Obesity 2012, 20: 40-47. PMID: 21818148, PMCID: PMC4127993, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAU-rich elementsZFP36 expressionCell type-specific modulatorsPost-transcriptional levelMRNA-binding proteinRetinoic acidZinc finger protein 36Novel mechanistic approachTarget mRNAsMRNA targetsSuch proteinsPotent repressorAdipocyte-derived IL-6Protein 36Chronic inflammatory stateSystemic immune responsesDevelopment of diabetesDependent pathwayDiverse inflammatory disordersZFP36IL-6 productionAdrenergic receptor agonist isoproterenolCyclic adenosine monophosphateInterleukin-6 expressionΒ-Adrenergic Stimulation
2011
The mRNA-Binding Protein HuR is Regulated in the Menstrual Cycle and Repressed in Ectopic Endometrium
Karipcin FS, Ensari TA, Kayisli UA, Guzel E, Kallen CB, Seli E. The mRNA-Binding Protein HuR is Regulated in the Menstrual Cycle and Repressed in Ectopic Endometrium. Reproductive Sciences 2011, 18: 145-155. PMID: 20889954, PMCID: PMC3343139, DOI: 10.1177/1933719110382307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEctopic endometriumMenstrual cycleSecretory phaseCytokine expressionHuR expressionNormal endometriumCultured endometrial stromal cellsStromal cellsEctopic endometrial cellsEctopic human endometriumMid-menstrual phaseElevated cytokine levelsEndometrial stromal cellsLate secretory phasePathogenesis of endometriosisCultured stromal cellsTumor necrosis factorMessenger RNACytokine levelsEndometrial cellsEutopic endometriumHuman endometriumNecrosis factorEndometriumEndometriosis
1997
Leukaemia inhibitory factor expression in human follicular fluid and ovarian cells.
Arici A, Oral E, Bahtiyar O, Engin O, Seli E, Jones EE. Leukaemia inhibitory factor expression in human follicular fluid and ovarian cells. Human Reproduction 1997, 12: 1233-1239. PMID: 9222008, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.6.1233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFollicular fluid samplesLeukemia inhibitory factorLIF mRNAOvarian stromal cellsGranulosa-lutein cellsFollicular phaseFollicular fluidFluid samplesExpression of LIFPg/Embryo qualityStromal cellsFollicular fluid oestradiol concentrationsLeukemia inhibitory factor expressionTumor necrosis factor alphaPhysiology of ovulationNecrosis factor alphaConcentrations of LIFHuman follicular fluidConcentration-dependent mannerLIF levelsOvarian stimulationStromal cell culturesOvarian functionOestradiol concentrations