Phosphorylation of STAT3 mediates the induction of cyclooxygenase-2 by cortisol in the human amnion at parturition

Science Signaling

Volumn 8, Issue 400, 2015, Pages

  Wang, Wangsheng ^a,b   Guo, Chunming ^c,e   Zhu, Ping ^d   Lu, Jiangwen ^a,b   Li, Wenjiao ^a,b   Liu, Chao ^a,b   Xie, Huiliang ^a   Myatt, Leslie ^c   Chen, Zi Jiang ^a,b   Sun, Kang ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Shanghai Key Laboratory for Assisted Reproduction and Reproductive Genetics   (China)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^d 401 Hospital of PLA   (China)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; STAT3 PROTEIN; PTGS2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; STAT3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AMNION; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

AMNION; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PARTURITION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PREGNANCY; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EID: 84945585473     PISSN: 19450877     EISSN: 19379145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aac6151     Document Type: Article

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