Role of miR-21 in the growth and metastasis of human salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma

F Yan, C Wang, T Li, W Cai… - Molecular Medicine …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Aberrant microRNA (miRNA/miR) expression has been reported in various cancer types.
miR‑21, which is considered to be a proto-oncogene and is frequently overexpressed in …

Selective deletion of Pten in theca-interstitial cells leads to androgen excess and ovarian dysfunction in mice

ZJ Lan, MS Krause, SD Redding, X Li, GZ Wu… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Theca cell-selective Pten mutation (tPtenMT) in mice resulted in increases in PDK1 and Akt
phosphorylation, indicating an over-activation of PI3K signaling in the ovaries. These mice …

Chronic restraint stress induces excessive activation of primordial follicles in mice ovaries

M Xu, J Sun, Q Wang, Q Zhang, C Wei, D Lai - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Chronic stress is an important factor influencing people's health. It usually causes endocrinal
disorders and a decline in reproduction in females. Although studies of both human and …