Evidence for a luteotropic role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma: Expression and in vitro effects on enzymatic and hormonal activities in corpora lutea of pseudopregnant rabbits

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Zerani, Massimo ^a   Maranesi, Margherita ^b   Brecchia, Gabriele ^b   Gobbetti, Anna ^a   Boiti, Cristiano ^b   Parillo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3beta HSD; Corpora lutea; PGF2alpha; PPARgamma; Progesterone; PTGS2; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

15 DEOXY DELTA12,14 PROSTAGLANDIN J2; 2 CHLORO 5 NITRO N (4 PYRIDYL)BENZAMIDE; 20ALPHA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CYTOPLASM; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PPAR GAMMA; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE REDUCTASE; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RABBITS; RNA, MESSENGER;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84877010662     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.107383     Document Type: Article

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