Progestogens and pregnancy loss

HJA Carp - Climacteric, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Progestational agents are often prescribed to prevent pregnancy loss. Progestogens affect
implantation, cytokine balance, natural killer cell activity, arachidonic acid release and …

Stress, sex, and sugar: glucocorticoids and sex-steroid crosstalk in the sex-specific misprogramming of metabolism

D Ruiz, V Padmanabhan… - Journal of the Endocrine …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Early-life exposures to environmental insults can misprogram development and increase
metabolic disease risk in a sex-dependent manner by mechanisms that remain poorly …

How does toxoplasmosis affect the maternal‐foetal immune interface and pregnancy?

M Borges, T Magalhães Silva, C Brito… - Parasite …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite which, depending on the geographical location,
can infect between 10% and 90% of humans. Infection during pregnancy may result in …

Therapeutic potential of procathepsin L-inhibiting and progesterone-entrap** dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin nanoparticles in treating experimental sepsis

X Qiang, W Chen, CS Zhu, J Li, T Qi, L Lou… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The pathogenic mechanisms of bacterial infections and resultant sepsis are partly attributed
to dysregulated inflammatory responses sustained by some late-acting mediators including …

The role of nitric oxide and neuroendocrine system in pain generation

A Gupta, M Vejapi, NN Knezevic - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2024 - Elsevier
Previous studies have indicated a complex interplay between the nitric oxide (NO) pain
signaling pathways and hormonal signaling pathways in the body. This article delineates the …

Baseline levels of serum progesterone and the first trimester pregnancy outcome in women with threatened abortion: a retrospective cohort study

Y Deng, C Chen, S Chen, G Mai, X Liao… - BioMed Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. The relationship between serum progesterone and the first trimester pregnancy
outcome of threatened abortion is still controversial. Therefore, we aimed to further study the …

Effective factors in the pathogenesis of Toxoplasma gondii

T Nayeri, S Sarvi, A Daryani - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a cosmopolitan protozoan parasite in humans and animals.
It infects about 30% of the human population worldwide and causes potentially fatal …

Toxoplasma gondii infection reduces serum progesterone levels and adverse effects at the maternal‐foetal interface

C Brito, T M. Silva, M M. Castro, W Wyrwas… - Parasite …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Pregnant BALB/c mice infected with a Toxoplasma gondii type II strain were used to
determine how pregnancy interferes with the development of maternal immunity to T gondii …

Tadalafil suppresses LPS‐induced inflammation and improves pregnancy outcomes in a pregnant mouse model

K Yoshikawa‐Terada, E Takayama… - Journal of Obstetrics …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Aim This study investigated the efficacy of tadalafil in reducing inflammation and improving
pregnancy outcomes in an lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‐induced mouse model of perinatal …

Progesterone Response Element Variation in the OXTR Promoter Region and Paternal Care in New World Monkeys

P Vargas-Pinilla, P Babb, L Nunes, P Paré, G Rosa… - Behavior genetics, 2017 - Springer
Paternal care is a complex social behavior common in primate species with socially
monogamous mating systems and twin births. Evolutionary causes and consequences of …