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Prenatal Ambient Air Pollution, Placental Mitochondrial DNA Content, and Birth Weight in the INMA (Spain) and ENVIRONAGE (Belgium) Birth Cohorts

2016

The research leading to these results was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Health (FIS-PI11/00610, FIS-PI041436, FIS-PI081151, FIS-PI042018, and FIS-PI09/02311), the European Union (EU) (FP7-ENV-2011 cod 282957 and HEALTH.2010.2.4.5-1), the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Red INMA G03/176, CB06/02/0041, FIS-FEDER 03/1615, 04/1509, 04/1112, 04/1931, 05/1079, 05/1052, 06/1213, 07/0314, 09/02647, 11/01007, 11/02591, CP11/00178, FIS-PI06/0867, and FIS-PS09/00090), the Conselleria de Sanitat Generalitat Valenciana, the Generalitat de Catalunya-CIRIT (1999SGR 00241), the Obre Social Cajastur, the Universidad de Oviedo, the Department of Health of the Basque Government (2005111093 and 2009111069),…

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Pharmacological activation of CB2 receptors counteracts the deleterious effect of ethanol on cell proliferation in the main neurogenic zones of the a…

2015

Chronic alcohol exposure reduces endocannabinoid activity and disrupts adult neurogenesis in rodents, which results in structural and functional alterations. Cannabinoid receptor agonists promote adult neural progenitor cell (NPC) proliferation. We evaluated the protective effects of the selective CB1 receptor agonist ACEA, the selective CB2 receptor agonist JWH133 and the fatty-acid amide-hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitor URB597, which enhances endocannabinoid receptor activity, on NPC proliferation in rats with forced consumption of ethanol (10%) or sucrose liquid diets for 2 weeks. We performed immunohistochemical and stereological analyses of cells expressing the mitotic phosphorylation of his…

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The leptin system during human endometrial receptivity and preimplantation development.

2004

The leptin system is implicated in the regulation of body weight and reproductive function, acting at endocrine and paracrine levels. This ligand-receptor system is mandatory for embryonic implantation in rodents. Here, we investigate the expression pattern of total leptin receptor (OB-R(T)), the long form (OB-R(L)) and short isoforms HuB219.1 and HuB219.3 in the human endometrium. Furthermore, we studied leptin and OB-R(T) mRNA during human embryonic preimplantation development and the embryonic regulation of the endometrial OB-R(L). Leptin receptor expression and its isoforms increase in the luteal phase and peak in the late part. Leptin receptor was localized at the epithelial and glandu…

AdultLeptinmedicine.medical_specialtyEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismClinical BiochemistryReceptors Cell SurfaceBiologyEndometriumBiochemistryPolymerase Chain ReactionParacrine signallingEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentEndometriumEndocrinologyInternal medicinemedicineHumansProtein IsoformsBlastocystEmbryo ImplantationRNA MessengerMenstrual CycleCytotrophoblastLeptin receptorReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionLeptindigestive oral and skin physiologyBiochemistry (medical)DeciduaEmbryogenesisImmunohistochemistrymedicine.anatomical_structureEndocrinologyBlastocystReceptors LeptinFemalehormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonistsThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
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Changes of Expression of Intermediate Filament Proteins During Ontogenesis of Eccrine Sweat Glands

1992

The intermediate filament expression in fetal and adult human eccrine sweat glands was studied by immunoperoxidase microscopy performed on cryostat sections using monoclonal antibodies against various cytokeratins (CK), vimentin, and actin. In palmar skin of 14-week-old fetuses, the early dermal cords showed a primitive CK pattern similar to that of epidermal basal cells. From week 15 on (distal finger skin), inner cells of the proximal (ductal) portion of the glandular anlagen expressed CK 1/10/11 and 19 (markers of adult eccrine ductal luminal cells). In addition, CK 4 was expressed in ductal luminal cells mainly in the fetal period. In the distal portion of the sweat gland anlagen the in…

AdultPathologymedicine.medical_specialtyVimentinDermatologyBiochemistryEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentBasal (phylogenetics)Intermediate Filament ProteinsSweat glandmedicineHumansIntermediate filamentMolecular BiologyActinSkinImmunoperoxidasebiologyInfant NewbornMyoepithelial cellInfantCell BiologyMiddle AgedGlandular CellSweat Glandsmedicine.anatomical_structurebiology.proteinJournal of Investigative Dermatology
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The role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone in murine preimplantation embryonic development.

1999

Previous studies have established the presence of an extrahypothalamic GnRH in a variety of tissues. GnRH receptor is known to be present in the placenta, which produces and secretes the decapeptide from the very early stages of placentation. We hypothesized that GnRH may play a role in the preimplantation development of embryos. To examine this hypothesis, we assessed GnRH and GnRH receptor messenger RNA (mRNA; RT-PCR) and protein expression (Immunohistochemistry) in preimplantation murine embryos at various developmental stages. Furthermore, preimplantation murine embryos were cultured with GnRH agonist and antagonist in vitro to assess the influence of GnRH analogs on embryo development.…

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The human gene encoding cytokeratin 20 and its expression during fetal development and in gastrointestinal carcinomas

1993

The differentiation of the predominant cell types of the mucosal epithelium of the mammalian gastrointestinal tract is characterized by increasing amounts of an intermediate-sized filament (IF) protein designated cytokeratin (CK) 20 which is a major cellular protein of mature enterocytes and goblet cells. Here we report the isolation of the human gene encoding CK 20, its complete nucleotide sequence and the amino acid sequence deduced therefrom that identifies this polypeptide (mol. wt. 48553) as a member of the type I-CK subfamily. Remarkable, however, is the comparably great sequence divergence of CK 20 from all other known type I-CKs, with only 58% identical amino acids in the conserved …

Cancer ResearchCell typeMolecular Sequence DataGene ExpressionKeratin-20AdenocarcinomaBiologyImmunoenzyme TechniquesEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentCytokeratinIntermediate Filament ProteinsIntestinal mucosaGastric mucosamedicineHumansAmino Acid SequenceRNA MessengerNorthern blotCloning MolecularMolecular BiologyCells CulturedGastrointestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal tractBase SequenceSequence Homology Amino AcidCell BiologyMolecular biologyIntestinesmedicine.anatomical_structureGenetic CodeCell cultureImmunologyEnterochromaffin cellDevelopmental BiologyDifferentiation
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Expression patterns of complex glycoconjugates and endogenous lectins during fetal development of the viscerocranium

1999

Summary Experimental evidence suggests that carbohydrates and their corresponding receptors (endogenous lectins) decode biological information. Therefore, the expression of complex oligosaccharides — the potential ligand part of this recognition system — during chondrogenesis and osteogenesis was determined in the viscerocranium of fetal rats by mapping the staining patterns of exogenous lectins. Results were compared with the expression of bone- and/or cartilage-specific core proteins and the binding profiles of neoglycoconjugates. These synthetic tools make possible the localization of sugar-ligand-binding sites. The spatial and temporal distribution patterns of glycoconjugates were highl…

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Expression of M-cadherin protein in myogenic cells during prenatal mouse development and differentiation of embryonic stem cells in culture.

1994

Molecules regulating morphogenesis by cell-cell interactions are the cadherins, a class of calcium-dependent adhesion molecules. One of its members, M-cadherin, has been isolated from a myoblast cell line (Donalies et al. [1991] Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 88:8024—8028). In mouse development, expression of M-cadherin mRNA first appears at day 8.5 of gestation (E8.5) in somites and has been postulated to be down-regulated in developing muscle masses (Moore and Walsh [1993] Development 117:1409—1420). Affinity-purified polyclonal M-cadherin antibodies, detecting a protein of approximately 120 kDa, were used to study the cell expression pattern of M-cadherin protein. It was first visualized …

Cell Adhesion Molecules NeuronalRecombinant Fusion ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMorphogenesisFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGestational AgeBiologyEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentMiceLamininPregnancyMyocyteAnimalsAmino Acid SequenceRNA MessengerMuscle SkeletalCells CulturedDNA PrimersMice Inbred BALB CBase SequenceCadherinCell adhesion moleculeStem CellsCell MembraneGene Expression Regulation DevelopmentalCadherinsEmbryonic stem cellMolecular biologyCell culturebiology.proteinDesminFemaleDevelopmental BiologyDevelopmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists
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Ultrasonic mensuration of fetal limb bones in the second and third trimesters

1987

Growth of fetal limb bones has been examined in a prospective cross-sectional study in 530 patients between 13 and 42 weeks of gestation by ultrasound. The length of the femur, tibia, humerus, and radius were measured in all cases, and fibula and ulna in 393 cases. For each week of gestation mean lengths (+/- 2 standard deviations) were calculated. All limb bones showed linear growth from 13 weeks to 25 weeks of gestation, after which the growth curve appeared nonlinear. A strong linear relationship (r greater than 0.98) between the BPD and bone length was found for each bone. In five aborted fetuses, prenatal sonographic measurements of the ossified diaphyses were compared with the postnat…

FetusBone DevelopmentAnthropometrybusiness.industryPregnancy Trimester ThirdUltrasoundUlnaAnatomyEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentDiaphysismedicine.anatomical_structurePregnancyPregnancy Trimester SecondHumansGestationMedicineFemaleRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingFemurHumerusProspective StudiesTibiabusinessUltrasonographyJournal of Clinical Ultrasound
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Age-Related Reference Ranges for Fetal Foot Length

2000

AIM The aim of this study was to establish age-dependent reference ranges for fetal foot length with gestation as well as for the femur/foot length ratio, based on a mathematical growth model. METHOD In a prospective cross-sectional study of 610 pregnancies with sonographically confirmed gestational age (< 12 weeks' gestation), fetal biometry was performed in addition to measurements of fetal foot length between 12 and 42 completed weeks of gestation. Reference ranges for the fetal foot and for the femur/foot length ratio were constructed with an overall coverage of 90% of the measured data, using a previously established method of determining reference bands for growth parameters. RESULTS …

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