2025
The role of long non-coding ribonucleic acid HOXA11-AS in endometriosis therapy
Mamillapalli R, Gawde N, Fay M, Atwani R, Moridi I, Taylor H. The role of long non-coding ribonucleic acid HOXA11-AS in endometriosis therapy. Reproductive Biology And Endocrinology 2025, 23: 83. PMID: 40457415, PMCID: PMC12128536, DOI: 10.1186/s12958-025-01420-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHOXA11-ASHOXA11-AS expressionEutopic endometriumLong non-coding RNAsEctopic endometriotic lesionsEndometriotic cell linesInvasion of endometriosisEndometrial stromal cellsReal-time polymerase chain reactionNon-coding RNAsEndometriotic lesionsEndometriosis therapyEndometriosis patientsNormal endometriumProgestin responsivenessEndometrial developmentTreatment responsePolymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionEndometriosisEndometriosis treatmentMethodsTissue samplesStromal cellsPotential target genesEndometrium
2020
Endometriosis Cell Proliferation Induced by Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Chen P, Mamillapalli R, Habata S, Taylor HS. Endometriosis Cell Proliferation Induced by Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Reproductive Sciences 2020, 28: 426-434. PMID: 32812213, DOI: 10.1007/s43032-020-00294-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCase-Control StudiesCDC2 Protein KinaseCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesDisease Models, AnimalEndometriosisEndometriumFemaleHumansMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMesenchymal Stem CellsMice, Inbred C57BLParacrine CommunicationSignal TransductionStromal CellsConceptsBone marrow-derived stem cellsCell proliferationEndometrial cellsEstrogen-dependent gynecological disorderPrimary endometrial stromal cellsEndometrial stromal cell proliferationEndometriosis cell proliferationReproductive-aged womenEndometrial stromal cellsNormal endometrial cellsEndometrial cell proliferationMarrow-derived stem cellsNovel therapeutic strategiesStromal cell proliferationBone marrow mesenchymal stem cellsStem cellsSignificant clonal expansionMarrow mesenchymal stem cellsPelvic painEndometriotic lesionsEndometriosis growthGynecological disordersEndometriosis cell linesMouse modelEndometriosis
2019
Potential roles of aquaporin 9 in the pathogenesis of endometriosis
Choi YS, Park JH, Yoon JK, Yoon JS, Kim JS, Lee JH, Yun BH, Park JH, Seo SK, Cho S, Lee BS, Taylor HS. Potential roles of aquaporin 9 in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Molecular Human Reproduction 2019, 25: 373-384. PMID: 31070762, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaz025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endometrial stromal cellsPathogenesis of endometriosisEndometrial stromal cellsPotential therapeutic targetExpression of MMP2P38 MAPK proteinWestern blot analysisControl patientsEndometrial expressionPhosphorylated ERK 1/2Ectopic endometriumEutopic endometriumInflammatory processLaparoscopic surgeryEndometriosisTherapeutic targetBenign conditionsAQP subtypesExpression of AQP9Stromal cellsTumor developmentWestern blottingAQP9 expressionHealing assaysERK 1/2
2017
Predictive Biomarkers May allow Precision Therapy of Endometriosis
Hou Z, Mamillapalli R, Taylor HS. Predictive Biomarkers May allow Precision Therapy of Endometriosis. Journal Of Endometriosis And Pelvic Pain Disorders 2017, 9: 279-285. PMID: 35441077, PMCID: PMC9014966, DOI: 10.5301/jeppd.5000311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedroxyprogesterone acetatePredictive biomarkersProgesterone receptorEstrogen receptorPrecision therapyEutopic endometrial stromal cellsSelective estrogen receptor modulatorsEffect of bazedoxifeneEndometrial stromal cellsEstrogen receptor modulatorsPathogenesis of endometriosisPrimary eutopic endometrial stromal cellsCommon molecular targetsPRA/BPersonalized medicine approachReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysisTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysisBaseline expression levelsPelvic painEndometrial biopsyEndometriosis therapySevere endometriosisProgestin resistanceEndometriosis patientsPR expressionCigarette Smoking Affects Uterine Receptivity Markers
Ersoy G, Zhou Y, Inan H, Taner CE, Cosar E, Taylor HS. Cigarette Smoking Affects Uterine Receptivity Markers. Reproductive Sciences 2017, 24: 989-995. PMID: 28285568, DOI: 10.1177/1933719117697129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endometrial stromal cell lineCigarette smoking extractReceptivity markersImmunohistochemical analysisEndometrial stromal cell linePrimary human endometrial stromal cellsHuman endometrial stromal cellsFGF2 protein expressionUterine receptivity markersFGF2 expressionCigarette smoke exposureImpact of smokingEffect of smokingImpaired endometrial receptivityReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionEndometrial stromal cellsC motif chemokine ligand 12Human endometrial samplesExpression of cytokinesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionChemokine ligand 12FGF2 mRNA expressionMouse uterine tissueEndometrial healthEffect of simvastatin on baboon endometriosis†
Taylor HS, Alderman M, D'Hooghe TM, Fazleabas AT, Duleba AJ. Effect of simvastatin on baboon endometriosis†. Biology Of Reproduction 2017, 97: 32-38. PMID: 28637327, PMCID: PMC6248548, DOI: 10.1093/biolre/iox058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of simvastatinEndometriotic lesionsRed lesionsMarkers of inflammationEndometrial stromal cellsDevelopment of endometriosisEstrogen receptor betaImmune system activationEstrogen receptor alphaMarkers of proliferationSteroid hormone responsesCell nuclear antigenEndometrial lesionsEndometrial tissueEutopic endometriumReproductive agePrimate modelWhite lesionsCommon disorderEstrogen receptorBaboon modelMurine modelTreatment groupsSystem activationReceptor alpha
2016
Aromatase inhibitor regulates let-7 expression and let-7f–induced cell migration in endometrial cells from women with endometriosis
Cho S, Mutlu L, Zhou Y, Taylor HS. Aromatase inhibitor regulates let-7 expression and let-7f–induced cell migration in endometrial cells from women with endometriosis. Fertility And Sterility 2016, 106: 673-680. PMID: 27320036, PMCID: PMC5831184, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endometrial stromal cellsLet-7f mimicIshikawa cellsL treatment groupEndometrial cellsAromatase expressionTreatment groupsEndometrial stromal cellsAromatase inhibitor treatmentPathogenesis of endometriosisLet-7f expressionSignificant differencesDose-dependent mannerLetrozole treatmentModulation of microRNAsAromatase inhibitorsLaparoscopic surgeryMAIN OUTCOMEAI treatmentEndometriosisLetrozole concentrationsTherapeutic levelsInhibitor treatmentControl groupTherapeutic potentialEndometrial Cancer-Associated FGF18 Expression Is Reduced by Bazedoxifene in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells In Vitro and in Murine Endometrium
Flannery CA, Fleming AG, Choe GH, Naqvi H, Zhang M, Sharma A, Taylor HS. Endometrial Cancer-Associated FGF18 Expression Is Reduced by Bazedoxifene in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells In Vitro and in Murine Endometrium. Endocrinology 2016, 157: 3699-3708. PMID: 27267714, PMCID: PMC5045514, DOI: 10.1210/en.2016-1233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsCarcinoma, EndometrioidCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedEndometrial HyperplasiaEndometrial NeoplasmsEndometriumFemaleFibroblast Growth FactorsGene Expression ProfilingHumansIndolesMiceMiddle AgedSelective Estrogen Receptor ModulatorsConceptsStromal cellsPostmenopausal womenHormone therapyEpithelial proliferationFGF18 expressionAntiproliferative effectsSelective estrogen receptor modulatorsHuman endometrial stromal cellsGrowth factorBZA/CEMenopausal hormone therapyEndometrial stromal cellsBreast cancer riskEstrogen receptor modulatorsCD1 female miceE74-like factor 5Normal proliferative endometriumParacrine growth factorPrimary stromal cellsTyrosine kinase receptor 2Fibroblast growth factorEndometrial hyperplasiaEndometrial proliferationEndometrial cancerEndometrial adenocarcinoma
2015
H19 lncRNA alters stromal cell growth via IGF signaling in the endometrium of women with endometriosis
Ghazal S, McKinnon B, Zhou J, Mueller M, Men Y, Yang L, Mueller M, Flannery C, Huang Y, Taylor HS. H19 lncRNA alters stromal cell growth via IGF signaling in the endometrium of women with endometriosis. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2015, 7: 996-1003. PMID: 26089099, PMCID: PMC4551339, DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201505245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pelvic painReproductive-aged womenEndometrium of womenEndometrial stromal cellsStromal cell growthEndometrial preparationPelvic painEutopic endometriumAged womenEndometriosisNormal controlsStromal cellsH19 expressionImpact fertilityMolecular spongeH19/letNovel therapeuticsReduced proliferationInfertilityWomenEndometriumTurn inhibitsMicroRNA let-7Molecular mechanismsCell growthChemoattraction of bone marrow-derived stem cells towards human endometrial stromal cells is mediated by estradiol regulated CXCL12 and CXCR4 expression
Wang X, Mamillapalli R, Mutlu L, Du H, Taylor HS. Chemoattraction of bone marrow-derived stem cells towards human endometrial stromal cells is mediated by estradiol regulated CXCL12 and CXCR4 expression. Stem Cell Research 2015, 15: 14-22. PMID: 25957946, PMCID: PMC5001152, DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2015.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endometrial stromal cellsBone marrow cellsEndometrial stromal cellsCXCR4 expressionEndometrial cellsBM cellsCXCL12/CXCR4 expressionStromal cellsBone marrow-derived stem cellsMarrow-derived stem cellsHuman endometrial cellsStem cellsEndometrial disordersCXCL12 receptorCXCR4 antagonistCXCL12 expressionChemokine CXCL12Uterine endometriumCells engraftBone marrowEndometriumMarrow cellsStem cell migrationCXCR4CXCL12Leiomyoma-derived transforming growth factor-β impairs bone morphogenetic protein-2-mediated endometrial receptivity
Doherty LF, Taylor HS. Leiomyoma-derived transforming growth factor-β impairs bone morphogenetic protein-2-mediated endometrial receptivity. Fertility And Sterility 2015, 103: 845-852. PMID: 25596622, PMCID: PMC4363085, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial stromal cellsLeukemia inhibitory factorEndometrial receptivityTGF receptorElevated TGF-β levelsCultured endometrial stromal cellsTGF-β receptor type IITGF-β antibodyTGF-β levelsReceptor type 1aReceptor type IIBMP receptor type 1AEnzyme-linked immunosorbentRecombinant human BMP-2LIF expressionSymptomatic leiomyomasPregnancy lossSurgical specimensPretreatment levelsUterine leiomyomaReceptor type 1BMAIN OUTCOMELeiomyoma cellsLeiomyomaHuman BMP-2
2013
Atypical Expression of COX-2, StAR, CYP19A1 and Apoptotic Regulators in CD90 Positive Endometrial Stromal Cells from Women with Endometriosis
Kadalmani B, Taylor H, Krikun G, Palanivel K. Atypical Expression of COX-2, StAR, CYP19A1 and Apoptotic Regulators in CD90 Positive Endometrial Stromal Cells from Women with Endometriosis. Journal Of Endometriosis And Pelvic Pain Disorders 2013, 5: 77-85. DOI: 10.5301/je.5000149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgenitor stem cell populationEndometrial stromal cellsCyclo-oxygenase-2Stromal cellsStem cell populationProtein levelsPro-apoptotic moleculesAnti-apoptotic moleculesSteroidogenic acute regulatory proteinSingle cell cloningProgenitor stem cellsStem cell-like propertiesRegulatory proteinsEctopic survivalColony forming capacityApoptotic regulatorsExpression patternsAcute regulatory proteinCell-like propertiesApoptotic genesSteroidogenic genesEndometrial cellsDiminished apoptosisGenesQRT-PCR
2012
Blockade of transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) restores markers of endometrial receptivity in fibroid-exposed endometrial stromal cells (esc)
Doherty L, Taylor H. Blockade of transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) restores markers of endometrial receptivity in fibroid-exposed endometrial stromal cells (esc). Fertility And Sterility 2012, 98: s61. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.07.216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgesterone-dependent regulation of endometrial cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1-R) expression is disrupted in women with endometriosis and in isolated stromal cells exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)
Resuehr D, Glore DR, Taylor HS, Bruner-Tran KL, Osteen KG. Progesterone-dependent regulation of endometrial cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1-R) expression is disrupted in women with endometriosis and in isolated stromal cells exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Fertility And Sterility 2012, 98: 948-956.e1. PMID: 22789143, PMCID: PMC3462249, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial stromal cellsEndometrial tissueStromal cellsCannabinoid receptor type 1 expressionProgesterone-dominated secretory phaseMRNA expressionAnti-inflammatory actionMessenger RNATetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) exposureHuman endometrial tissueProgesterone receptor antagonistType 1 expressionSteroid-induced expressionProgesterone-dependent regulationEndometrial biopsyReceptor antagonistCannabinoid signalingHuman endometriumMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMESecretory phaseControl donorsEndometriosisDifferentiation-related expressionExposure disruptsSimvastatin Decreases Invasiveness of Human Endometrial Stromal Cells1
Sokalska A, Cress A, Bruner-Tran KL, Osteen KG, Taylor HS, Ortega I, Duleba AJ. Simvastatin Decreases Invasiveness of Human Endometrial Stromal Cells1. Biology Of Reproduction 2012, 87: 2, 1-6. PMID: 22492974, PMCID: PMC3406552, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.098806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell AdhesionEndometriosisEndometriumFemaleGene ExpressionHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 3MiceMice, NudePolyisoprenyl PhosphatesPrenylationSesquiterpenesSimvastatinStromal CellsTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2ConceptsEffect of simvastatinMatrix metalloproteinase-2Metalloproteinase-2Human endometrial stromal cellsEndometrial stromal cellsNude mouse modelConcentration-dependent reductionInhibition of HMGCREffects of GGPPInhibition of geranylgeranylationEndometrial implantsEndometrial stromaSimvastatin treatmentMouse modelAnimal modelsTissue inhibitorTIMP2 mRNASimvastatinDecrease invasivenessDecrease proliferationStromal cellsPresence of GGppCell invasivenessMRNA levelsEndometriosisA polymorphism in a let‐7 microRNA binding site of KRAS in women with endometriosis
Grechukhina O, Petracco R, Popkhadze S, Massasa E, Paranjape T, Chan E, Flores I, Weidhaas JB, Taylor HS. A polymorphism in a let‐7 microRNA binding site of KRAS in women with endometriosis. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2012, 4: 206-217. PMID: 22307873, PMCID: PMC3376847, DOI: 10.1002/emmm.201100200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial stromal cellsKRAS-variantCultured endometrial stromal cellsStromal cellsAbnormal endometrial growthDe novo endometriosisProgesterone receptor levelsRelatives of womenEndometrial xenograftsKRAS resultsLCS6 polymorphismEndometrial growthReproductive ageKRAS mutationsReceptor levelsMurine modelEndometriosisEndometriosis riskControl populationVariant allelesKRAS mRNAProtein expressionKRASWomenKRAS proteinFKBP4 is regulated by HOXA10 during decidualization and in endometriosis
Yang H, Zhou Y, Edelshain B, Schatz F, Lockwood CJ, Taylor HS. FKBP4 is regulated by HOXA10 during decidualization and in endometriosis. Reproduction 2012, 143: 531-538. PMID: 22279148, DOI: 10.1530/rep-11-0438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endometrial stromal cellsFKBP4 expressionFKBP5 expressionTreatment of hESCCultured human endometrial stromal cellsIGFBP1 expressionEndometrium of womenProtein levelsEndometrial stromal cellsLate proliferative phaseHOXA10 knockdownHOXA10 regulationImpaired decidualizationFertile womenEutopic endometriumMenstrual cycleSecretory phaseEndometriosisDecidualizationHOXA10 expressionProliferative phaseStromal cellsMRNA expressionFKBP5FKBP4
2011
MicroRNA 135 Regulates HOXA10 Expression in Endometriosis
Petracco R, Grechukhina O, Popkhadze S, Massasa E, Zhou Y, Taylor HS. MicroRNA 135 Regulates HOXA10 Expression in Endometriosis. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2011, 96: e1925-e1933. PMID: 21956427, PMCID: PMC3232619, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-1231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrium of womenHOXA10 expressionHOXA10 regulationB expressionProliferative phaseEndometrial stromal cellsUniversity Medical CenterRegulation of HOXA10Time of ovulationMicroRNA-135Endometrial biopsyEndometrial receptivityMCF-7 cellsEndometrial samplesMenstrual cycleLuteal phaseMedical CenterSex steroidsStudy interventionEndometriosisSecretory phaseHOXA10 mRNAMicroRNA-135aStromal cellsEndometriumCigarette Smoke Increases Progesterone Receptor and Homeobox A10 Expression in Human Endometrium and Endometrial Cells: A Potential Role in the Decreased Prevalence of Endometrial Pathology in Smokers1
Zhou Y, Jorgensen EM, Gan Y, Taylor HS. Cigarette Smoke Increases Progesterone Receptor and Homeobox A10 Expression in Human Endometrium and Endometrial Cells: A Potential Role in the Decreased Prevalence of Endometrial Pathology in Smokers1. Biology Of Reproduction 2011, 84: 1242-1247. PMID: 21325691, PMCID: PMC3099588, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.087494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgesterone receptorCigarette smokeRate of endometriosisEffect of smokingCigarette smoke extractEndometrial stromal cellsExpression of HOXA10Poor health outcomesEndometrial cancerEndometrial pathologyEndometrial diseaseCigarette smokingDecreased incidenceOvarian alterationsDecreased prevalenceEndometrial tumorsEndometrial differentiationEndometrial cellsHuman endometriumSmoke extractProtective effectHomeobox A10Health outcomesHomeobox A10 expressionSmoking
2010
Leiomyoma Simultaneously Impair Endometrial BMP-2-Mediated Decidualization and Anticoagulant Expression through Secretion of TGF-β3
Sinclair DC, Mastroyannis A, Taylor HS. Leiomyoma Simultaneously Impair Endometrial BMP-2-Mediated Decidualization and Anticoagulant Expression through Secretion of TGF-β3. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2010, 96: 412-421. PMID: 21084396, PMCID: PMC3048319, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-1450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntithrombin IIIBlood CoagulationBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Cells, CulturedDeciduaDNA, ComplementaryEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryInfertility, FemaleLeiomyomaMenorrhagiaMiddle AgedPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNAStromal CellsThrombomodulinTransforming Growth Factor beta3Uterine NeoplasmsConceptsEndometrial stromal cellsAntithrombin IIIPAI-1Bone morphogenetic protein receptorTGF-β3Primary endometrial stromal cellsEffects of leiomyomaReproductive-age womenPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Expression of HOXA10TGF-β3 treatmentEndometrial gene expressionUniversity Medical CenterLess PAI-1Activator inhibitor-1Endometrial defectQuantitative RT-PCREndometrial decidualizationMenstrual bleedingLIF expressionMiscarriage riskUterine leiomyomaMedical CenterReproductive dysfunctionCase control
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