| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8436205 | Differentiation | 2018 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In a separate experiment, DES-induction of uterine epithelial progesterone receptor (PGR) and estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) was explored in tissue recombinants composed of wild-type or Esr1KO mouse uterine mesenchyme + human fetal uterine epithelium (wt UtM+hUtE and Esr1KO UtM+hUtE). The rationale of this experiment was to determine whether DES-induction of PGR and ESR1 is mediated directly via epithelial ESR1 or indirectly (paracrine mechanism) via mesenchymal ESR1. DES-induction of uterine epithelial ESR1 and PGR in Esr1KO UtM+hUtE tissue recombinants (devoid of mesenchymal ESR1) formally eliminates the paracrine mechanism and demonstrates that DES induction of human uterine epithelial ESR1 and PGR is directly mediated via epithelial ESR1.
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Authors
Gerald R. Cunha, Takeshi Kurita, Mei Cao, Joel Shen, Paul S. Cooke, Stanley J. Robboy, Laurence S. Baskin,