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 sectionsImplantation failure: molecular mechanisms and clinical treatment
Cakmak H, Taylor HS. Implantation failure: molecular mechanisms and clinical treatment. Human Reproduction Update 2010, 17: 242-253. PMID: 20729534, PMCID: PMC3039220, DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmq037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGynecological diseasesEndometrial receptivityImplantation rateImplantation failureOptimal current therapyPolycystic ovarian syndromeStem cell-based therapiesSynchronized dialogueOvarian syndromePregnancy outcomesCell-based therapiesImplantation markersSuccessful pregnancySurgical interventionCurrent therapiesEndometrial cellsUterine receptivityAbnormal cytokineAnimal modelsEndometrial genesClinical treatmentEmbryo qualityFertility treatmentExact mechanismDisease
2009
Hypermethylation of Homeobox A10 by in Utero Diethylstilbestrol Exposure: An Epigenetic Mechanism for Altered Developmental Programming
Bromer JG, Wu J, Zhou Y, Taylor HS. Hypermethylation of Homeobox A10 by in Utero Diethylstilbestrol Exposure: An Epigenetic Mechanism for Altered Developmental Programming. Endocrinology 2009, 150: 3376-3382. PMID: 19299448, PMCID: PMC2703508, DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-0071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceDiethylstilbestrolDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, HomeoboxHomeobox A10 ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsUterusConceptsDES exposureHOXA10 expressionDevelopmental programmingUtero DES exposureUtero diethylstilbestrol exposureHuman endometrial cellsExpression of HOXA10Homeobox gene HOXA10Female reproductive tractDiethylstilbestrol exposureEndometrial cellsClassical estrogenHomeobox A10Short-term exposureDNA methyltransferases 1Uterine organogenesisDevelopmental anomaliesCaudal portionIncreased expressionHOXA10 geneReproductive tractNonsteroidal estrogensEpigenetic mechanismsExposure resultsDiethylstilbestrol
2007
Contribution of Bone Marrow‐Derived Stem Cells to Endometrium and Endometriosis
Du H, Taylor HS. Contribution of Bone Marrow‐Derived Stem Cells to Endometrium and Endometriosis. Stem Cells 2007, 25: 2082-2086. PMID: 17464086, DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2006-0828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived cellsDonor-derived bone marrow cellsLacZ transgenic miceBone marrow cellsUterine endometriumBone marrowEndometrial cellsPeritoneal cavityTransgenic miceMarrow cellsStem cellsEctopic endometrial implantationNormal endometrial physiologyBone marrow-derived stem cellsBone marrow transplantationMale bone marrowMarrow-derived cellsMarrow-derived stem cellsHuman uterine endometriumEndometrial implantationMesenchymal stem cell originStem cell originMarrow transplantationEndometrial physiologyExperimental endometriosis
2004
Endometrial Cells Derived From Donor Stem Cells in Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients
Taylor HS. Endometrial Cells Derived From Donor Stem Cells in Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients. JAMA 2004, 292: 81-85. PMID: 15238594, DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.1.81.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow transplant recipientsMarrow transplant recipientsEndometrial cellsTransplant recipientsHLA typesDonor-derived bone marrow cellsBone marrow-derived cellsEndometrial biopsy samplesBone marrow recipientsHealthy control womenMarrow-derived cellsStem cellsReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionEndometrial stem cellsBone marrow donorsTranscription-polymerase chain reactionDonor stem cellsBone marrow cellsExtrauterine originHLA mismatchesEndometrial biopsyMarrow recipientsControl womenHLA expressionEndometrial samples