Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader or to display this data on your own website or blog.

Post-warming culture of human vitrified blastocysts with prolactin improves trophoblast outgrowth
Human embryos express the prolactin (PRL) receptor at the morula and blastocyst stages. Treatment with PRL from cleavage to the blastocyst stage improves blastocyst outgrowth on fibronectin-coated dishes. Howe... (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - January 18, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Kenji Ezoe, Nanoha Fujiwara, Tetsuya Miki and Keiichi Kato Tags: Research Source Type: research

COVID-19 vaccination does not affect male sexual functions
COVID-19 infection has been linked with erectile dysfunction, which has also raised apprehensions about the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on male sexual functions. The purpose of this study was to investigate... (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - January 13, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Poonam Mehta, Arijit Chakraborty, Syed Waseem Andrabi, Bhawani Sharma, Rakesh Kumar, L. V. K. S. Bhaskar and Singh Rajender Tags: Research Source Type: research

Features of peritoneal dendritic cells in the development of endometriosis
Emerging evidence of immunological dysfunction have been described in endometriosis. Dendritic cells (DCs), one of the main antigen-presenting cells, are specialized in the initiation and modulation of the ada... (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - January 13, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Zheng Qiaomei, Wu Ping, Zhao Yanjing, Wang Jinhua, Chen Shaozhan and Chen Lihong Tags: Research Source Type: research

Additional evidence for the role of chromosomal imbalances and SOX8, ZNRF3 and HHAT gene variants in early human testis development
Forty-six ,XY Differences/Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) are characterized by a broad phenotypic spectrum ranging from typical female to male with undervirilized external genitalia, or more rarely testicul... (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - January 11, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Khouloud Rjiba, Soumaya Mougou-Zerelli, Imen hadj Hamida, Ghada Saad, Bochra Khadija, Afef Jelloul, Wafa Slimani, Yosra Hasni, Sarra Dimassi, Hela Ben khelifa, Amira Sallem, Molka Kammoun, Hamza Hadj Abdallah, Moez Gribaa, Joelle Bignon-Topalovic, Sami Ch Tags: Research Source Type: research

Double-edged sword: effects of human sperm reactive oxygen species on embryo development in IVF cycles
The exact role of sperm reactive oxygen species (ROS) in early embryo development has yet to be fully identified, and most of existing research did not differentiate female infertility factors, ignoring the im... (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - January 4, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Jin Liu, Keheng Zhu, Shiyan Xu, Wenjiao Tu, Xiaotan Lin, Youpeng Su, Rong Huang, Yuao Deng and Yu Liu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Effects of vitamin D supplementation in endometriosis: a systematic review
There is a growing body of human, animal and in vitro studies on vitamin D (vit D) substitution in endometriosis. The aim of this systematic review is to critically appraise and qualitatively synthesize the resul... (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - December 28, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Dimitrios Rafail Kalaitzopoulos, Nicolas Samartzis, Angelos Daniilidis, Brigitte Leeners, Sofia Makieva, Konstantinos Nirgianakis, Ioannis Dedes, Julian Matthias Metzler, Patrick Imesch and Ioannis G. Lempesis Tags: Review Source Type: research

Higher daytime systolic BP, prepregnancy BMI and an elevated sFlt-1/PlGF ratio predict the development of hypertension in normotensive pregnant women
The risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) varies in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), depending on the degree of insulin resistance and is also influenced by obesity. The aim of this ... (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - December 23, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Almudena Lara-Barea, Bego ña Sánchez-Lechuga, Manuel Aguilar-Diosdado and Cristina López-Tinoco Tags: Research Source Type: research

A promising future for endometriosis diagnosis and therapy: extracellular vesicles - a systematic review
Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory gynaecological disease that can have severe negative impacts on quality of life and fertility, placing burden on patients and the healthcare system. Due to the heterog... (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - December 21, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Simon Scheck, Emily S. J. Paterson and Claire E. Henry Tags: Review Source Type: research

Correction: Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells combined with estrogen synergistically promote endometrial regeneration and reverse EMT via Wnt/ β-catenin signaling pathway
(Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - December 20, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Liwei Yuan, Jia Cao, Mingyue Hu, Dabao Xu, Yan Li, Shiyun Zhao, Juanjuan Yuan, Huixing Zhang, Yani Huang, He Jin, Meixia Chen and Dan Liu Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Insufficient HtrA2 causes meiotic defects in aging germinal vesicle oocytes
High-temperature requirement protease A2 (HtrA2/Omi) is a mitochondrial chaperone that is highly conserved from bacteria to humans. It plays an important role in mitochondrial homeostasis and apoptosis. In thi... (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - December 20, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Min Gao, Yanling Qiu, Tianqi Cao, Dungao Li, Jingwen Wang, Yiren Jiao, Zhiyun Chen and Junjiu Huang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Elective egg freezing patients may benefit from increasing the maximal daily gonadotropin dose above 300IU
Nowadays, patients attempting social/elective egg freezing has spread globally. Ovarian stimulation (OS) with high daily gonatotropin doses, are commonly offered to this group of patients, aiming to achieve th... (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - December 19, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Raoul Orvieto, Adva Aizer, Bozhena Saar-Ryss, Lilach Marom-Haham, Meirav Noach-Hirsh, Jigal Haas and Ravit Nahum Tags: Research Source Type: research

Decreased CD44v3 expression impairs endometrial stromal cell proliferation and decidualization in women with recurrent implantation failure
This study was aimed at exploring the effects of different CD44 isoforms in the mid-secretory p... (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - December 16, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Xiaowei Zhou, Yi Cao, Mingjuan Zhou, Mi Han, Mengyu Liu, Yanqin Hu, Bufang Xu and Aijun Zhang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Association of ADAMTS proteoglycanases downregulation with IVF-ET outcomes in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
This study aims to assess the role of ADAM... (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - December 13, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Yanbin Shi, Yang Shi, Guiyuan He, Guang Wang, Hongbo Liu and Xiaoguang Shao Tags: Research Source Type: research

MiR-145 is upregulated in the retarded preimplantation embryos and modulates cholesterol levels in mice preimplantation embryos through targeting Abca1
Preimplantation embryonic lethality is a driver of female infertility. Certain microRNAs (miRNAs) have previously been demonstrated to play important roles in the regulation of embryogenesis. (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - December 12, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ou Jian, Ni MengXia, Xing Shiyu, Meng QingXia, Zou QinYan, Ding Jie, Wang Wei, Wan Jiaojiao, Li Hong and Huang Yining Tags: Research Source Type: research

Can successful pregnancy be achieved and predicted from patients with identified ZP mutations? A literature review
In mammals, normal fertilization depends on the structural and functional integrity of the zona pellucida (ZP), which is an extracellular matrix surrounding oocytes. Mutations in ZP may affect oogenesis, fertiliz... (Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology)
Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - December 8, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Juepu Zhou, Meng Wang, Qiyu Yang, Dan Li, Zhou Li, Juan Hu, Lei Jin and Lixia Zhu Tags: Review Source Type: research