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Pan JJ, Zhu HT, Chen J, Ma XQ, Wang AJ, Yuan PX, Feng JJ. The dual ECL signal enhancement strategy of Pd nanoparticles attached covalent organic frameworks and exonuclease cycling reaction for the ultrasensitive detection of progesterone. Talanta 2024; 274:125934. [PMID: 38574533 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Nowadays, novel and efficient signal amplification strategy in electrochemiluminescence (ECL) platform is urgently needed to enhance the sensitivity of biosensor. In this work, the dual ECL signal enhancement strategy was constructed by the interactions of Pd nanoparticles attached covalent organic frameworks (Pd NPs@COFs) with tris (bipyridine) ruthenium (RuP) and Exonuclease III (Exo.III) cycle reaction. Within this strategy, the COFs composite was generated from the covalent reaction between 2-nitro-1,4-phenylenediamine (NPD) and trialdehyde phloroglucinol (Tp), and then animated by glutamate (Glu) to attach the Pd NPs. Next, the "signal on" ECL biosensor was constructed by the coordination assembly of thiolation capture DNA (cDNA) onto the Pd NPs@COFs modified electrode. After the aptamer recognition of progesterone (P4) with hairpin DNA 1 (HP1), the Exo. III cycle reaction was initiated with HP2 to generate free DNA, which hybridized with cDNA to form double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). For that, the RuP was embedded into the groove of dsDNA and achieved the ultrasensitive detection of P4 with a lower limit of detection (LOD) down to 0.45 pM, as well as the excellent selectivity and stability. This work expands the COFs-based materials application in ECL signal amplification and valuable DNA cyclic reaction in biochemical testing field.
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- Jin-Jie Pan
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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Ghanbarzadeh M, Ghaffarinejad A, Shahdost-Fard F. A nitrogen-doped hollow carbon nanospheres-based aptasensor for non-invasive salivary detection of progesterone. Talanta 2024; 273:125927. [PMID: 38521026 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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Developing an easy-to-use and non-invasive sensor for monitoring progesterone (P4) as a multi-functional hormone is highly demanded for point-of-care testing. In this study, an ultrasensitive electrochemical aptasensor is fabricated for monitoring P4 in human biofluids. The sensing interface was designed based on the porous nitrogen-doped hollow carbon spheres (N-HCSs). The N-HCSs covalently immobilized high-dense aptamer (Apt) sequences as the bioreceptor of P4. The electron transfer of the redox probe was hindered by incubating P4 on the aptasensor surface and forming the P4-Apt complexes. Meanwhile, the signaling was decreased under two wide linear dynamic ranges (LDRs) from 10 fM to 5.6 μM with a limit of detection (LOD) value of 3.33 fM. The aptasensor presented satisfactory selectivity in the presence of different off-target species with successful feasibility for P4 detection in some human urine and saliva samples. The aptasensor with high sensitivity, as an advantage for on-site and sensitive measurement of P4, can be considered a non-invasive tool for routine analysis of real-world clinical samples method.
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- Mahsa Ghanbarzadeh
- Research Laboratory of Real Samples Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran 1684613114, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Real Samples Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran 1684613114, Iran; Electroanalytical Chemistry Research Center, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, 1684613114, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran.
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Wu X, Wei D, Liu X, Yuchi Y, Liao W, Wang C, Huo W, Mao Z. The relationship between cooking fuel use and sex hormone levels: A cross-sectional study and Mendelian randomization study. Sci Total Environ 2024; 918:170621. [PMID: 38316302 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of solid fuel use on serum sex hormone levels. Furthermore, the effects of improved kitchen ventilation and duration of cooking time on the relationship between solid fuel use and serum sex hormone levels will be further explored. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 5386 individuals were recruited. Gender and menopausal status modified associations between solid fuel type and serum sex hormone levels was investigated through generalized linear models and further analyzed by improving kitchen ventilation and length of cooking time on the relationship between solid fuel use and serum sex hormone levels. To identify the causal association, mendelian randomization of two-sample was performed. RESULTS In observational analyses, for ln-17-hydroxyprogesterone, ln-testosterone, and ln-androstenedione among premenopausal women, the estimated β and 95 % CI of sex hormone levels for the effect of solid fuel users was -0.337 (-0.657, -0.017), -0.233 (-0.47, 0.005), and - 0.240 (-0.452, -0.028) respectively, and - 0.150 (-0.296, -0.004) in ln-progesterone among postmenopausal women. It was found that combining solid fuels with long cooking periods or no ventilation more effectively reduced testosterone and androstenedione in premenopausal women. We further found the adverse effects of using solid fuel on progesterone, testosterone, and androstenedione levels were enhanced with the increases of PM1, PM2.5, PM10, and NO2. Corresponding genetic, the causal risk effect of solid fuel were - 0.056 (-0.513, 0.4) and 0.026 (-3.495, 3.547) for testosterone levels and sex hormone binding globulin, respectively. CONCLUSION Using gas or solid fuel was negatively related to sex hormone levels. A combination of using solid fuels, cooking for a long time, or cooking without ventilation had a stronger effect on sex hormone levels. However, genetic evidence did not support causality for the associations. WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ON THIS TOPIC?: The mechanisms underlying these associations household air pollution (HAP) from incomplete combustion of such fuels and occurrence of chronic diseases remained obscure. Recent years, extensive evidences from animal as well as human researches have suggested that progestogen and androgen hormones are involved in the development of diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, which indicated that changes in serum progestogen and androgen hormones levels might play a role in these pathological mechanisms. However, limited evidence exists examining the effect of HAP from solid fuel use on serum sex hormone levels.
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- Xueyan Wu
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China.
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Wakim LM, Occelli F, Paumelle M, Brousmiche D, Bouhadj L, Cuny D, Descat A, Lanier C, Deram A. Unveiling the presence of endocrine disrupting chemicals in northern French soils: Land cover variability and implications. Sci Total Environ 2024; 913:169617. [PMID: 38157891 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are chemicals that can be found in the environment and have adverse effects on human health by mimicking, perturbing and blocking the function of hormones. They are commonly studied in water surfaces, rarely in soils, although it can be an important source of their presence in the environment. Their detection in soils is analytically challenging to quantify, hence the lack of known background concentrations found in the literature. This scientific research aimed to detect EDCs in soils by analyzing 240 soil samples using an optimized protocol of double extraction and analysis using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. The optimized protocol allowed for very sensitive detection of the targeted compounds. The results showed a high concentration of 29.391 ng/g of 17β-estradiol in soils and 47.16 ng/g for 17α-ethinylestradiol. Testosterone and Progesterone were detected at a highest of 1.02 and 6.58 ng/g, respectively. The ∑EDCs which included estrogens, progesterone, testosterone and Bisphenol A was found at an average of 22.72 ± 35.46 ng/g in the study area. The results of this campaign showed a heterogeneous geographic distribution of the EDCs compounds in the different zones of study. Additionally, the study conducted a comparison of the concentration of EDCs in different land covers including urban areas, agricultural lands, grasslands and forests. We observed a significant difference between forests and other land covers (p < 0.0001) for 17α-ethinylestradiol, estriol, and progesterone. This presence of EDCs in forest lands is not yet understood and requires further studies concerning its origins, its fate and its effect on human health. This study is the first large-scale sampling campaign targeting EDCs in soils in Europe and the second in the world. It is also the first to assess the concentrations of these compounds based on different land covers.
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- L M Wakim
- Univ. Lille, IMT Lille Douai, Univ. Artois, Junia Hauts-de-France ULR 4515 - LGCgE Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement, F-59000 Lille, France.
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- Univ. Lille, IMT Lille Douai, Univ. Artois, Junia Hauts-de-France ULR 4515 - LGCgE Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement, F-59000 Lille, France; Univ. Lille, UFR3S - Faculté d'ingénierie et management de la santé (ILIS), F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, IMT Lille Douai, Univ. Artois, Junia Hauts-de-France ULR 4515 - LGCgE Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Association pour la Prévention de la Pollution Atmosphérique APPA, F-59120 Loos, France
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- Univ. Lille, IMT Lille Douai, Univ. Artois, Junia Hauts-de-France ULR 4515 - LGCgE Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement, F-59000 Lille, France; Agence de Développement et d'Urbanisme de Lille Métropole, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, IMT Lille Douai, Univ. Artois, Junia Hauts-de-France ULR 4515 - LGCgE Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement, F-59000 Lille, France; Univ. Lille, UFR3S - Faculté de Pharmacie de Lille, Laboratoire des Sciences Végétales et Fongiques LSVF, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 7365 GRITA - Groupe de Recherche sur les Formes Injectables et Technologies Associées, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, IMT Lille Douai, Univ. Artois, Junia Hauts-de-France ULR 4515 - LGCgE Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement, F-59000 Lille, France; Univ. Lille, UFR3S - Faculté d'ingénierie et management de la santé (ILIS), F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, IMT Lille Douai, Univ. Artois, Junia Hauts-de-France ULR 4515 - LGCgE Laboratoire de Génie Civil et géo-Environnement, F-59000 Lille, France; Univ. Lille, UFR3S - Faculté d'ingénierie et management de la santé (ILIS), F-59000 Lille, France
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Jiang ZQ, Zhang L, Lan CJ, Wang JP. Development of a Progesterone-Receptor-Based Pseudo-immunoassay for Multi-detection of Progestins in Milk and Studying Its Recognition Mechanism. J Agric Food Chem 2023; 71:17959-17967. [PMID: 37938156 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c05890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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The residues of progestins in milk are dangerous to consumers, but an immunoassay capable of multi-determining progestins in milk has not been reported thus far. In this study, the ligand binding domain of the human progesterone receptor was expressed and its intermolecular interactions with the commonly used steroid hormones were studied. The docking results showed that the receptor fragment only recognized progestins and did not recognize other steroid hormones. Then, it was used as recognition material to develop a pseudo-direct competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for multi-determination of five progestins in milk. Because biotinylated horseradish peroxidase was combined with streptavidinated horseradish peroxidase to enhance the signal, the sensitivities for the five progestins (IC50 of 0.029-0.097 ng/mL) were improved 96-143-fold in comparison to the use of the conventional horseradish peroxidase signal system (IC50 of 3.0-12.5 ng/mL). This method showed negligible cross-reactivities to other steroid hormones, consistent with the docking results. This was the first paper developing a progesterone-receptor-based method for detection of progestins, and this method exhibited generally better performance than all of the previously reported immunoassays for progestins.
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- Zu Qiang Jiang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071000, People's Republic of China
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- Fengrun Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei 071000, People's Republic of China
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Duncan AE, Adokoh C, Osei-Marfo M, Barnie S, Sakyi AG, Adjei J. Analysis and risk assessment of pharmaceutical residues in fish from three water bodies in Ghana. J Water Health 2023; 21:1703-1715. [PMID: 38017600 PMCID: wh_2023_208 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Illegal mining has overshadowed pharmaceutical pollution even though exposure to pharmaceutical waste is high. Consumption of fish potentially polluted with pharmaceuticals from the rivers continues with little concern or potential threat it poses. In the present study, the residues of one antibiotic (Chloramphenicol), five hormones (progesterone, 17-beta Estradiol, Estrone, 17a-Ethynylestradiol, and one), three environmental contaminants (4-para-nonylphenol, 4-tert-octylphenol, and Bisphenol A), one barbiturate (Primidone) and one analgesic (Diclofenac sodium salt), were investigated from fish samples from the rivers Pra, Narkwa, and the Volta. The results show a high concentration of drugs in River Pra in comparison to those in Rivers Narkwa and Volta. The hazard quotients (HQs) for the environmental contaminants were all above 1, except Bisphenol A. Furthermore, the HQs from this study suggest that consumers of fish from any of the three rivers stand a hazard risk of Chloramphenicol (19), 17a-Ethynylestradiol (4), Estrone (1.366), Diclofenac sodium salt (3.29), Progesterone (4.598), 4-tert-octylphenol (87.2), and 4-para-nonylphenol (7.252), but negligible risk against E2 (0.687), Primidone (0.014), Testosterone (0.16), and Bisphenol A (0.642). Of the fish species studied, the highest concentration of all pharmaceuticals put together is found in Clarias gariepinus, Labeo senegalensis, and Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus in that order.
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- Albert Ebo Duncan
- Department of Water and Sanitation, School of Physical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana E-mail:
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Water and Sanitation, School of Physical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Water and Sanitation, School of Physical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Forensic Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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Rafiee Y, Stern J, Ostner J, Penke L, Schacht A. Does emotion recognition change across phases of the ovulatory cycle? Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023; 148:105977. [PMID: 36481576 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Recognizing emotions is an essential ability for successful interpersonal interaction. Prior research indicates some links between the endocrine system and emotion recognition ability, but only a few studies focused on within-subject differences across distinct ovulatory cycle phases and this ability. These studies have demonstrated mixed results that might be potentially due to heterogeneity in experimental tasks, methodologies, and lacking ecological validity. In the current study, we investigated associations between within-subject differences in ovarian hormones levels and emotion recognition from auditory, visual, and audiovisual modalities in N = 131 naturally cycling participants across the late follicular and mid-luteal phase of the ovulatory cycle. We applied a within-subject design with sessions in the late follicular and mid-luteal cycle phase, and also assessed salivary progesterone and estradiol in these sessions. Our findings did not reveal any significant difference in emotion recognition ability across two cycle phases. Thus, they emphasize the necessity of employing large-scale replication studies with well-established study designs along with proper statistical analyses. Moreover, our findings indicate that the potential link between ovulatory cycle phases (late follicular and mid-luteal) and emotion recognition ability might have been overestimated in previous studies, and may contribute to theoretical and practical implications of socio-cognitive neuroendocrinology.
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- Yasaman Rafiee
- Department of Affective Neuroscience and Psychophysiology, Institute of Psychology, University of Goettingen, 37073 Goettingen, Germany; Leibniz ScienceCampus "Primate Cognition", 37077 Goettingen, Germany.
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- Department of Personality Psychology and Psychological Assessment, Institute of Psychology, University of Bremen, 28259 Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Behavioral Ecology, Institute for Zoology and Anthropology, University of Goettingen, 37077 Goettingen, Germany; Leibniz ScienceCampus "Primate Cognition", 37077 Goettingen, Germany; Primate Social Evolution Group, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Biological Personality Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Goettingen, 37073 Goettingen, Germany; Leibniz ScienceCampus "Primate Cognition", 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Affective Neuroscience and Psychophysiology, Institute of Psychology, University of Goettingen, 37073 Goettingen, Germany; Leibniz ScienceCampus "Primate Cognition", 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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Dinh T, Emery Thompson M, Gangestad SW. Ovarian hormones in relation to naturally cycling women's conception risk: Empirical evidence and implications for behavioral endocrinology. Horm Behav 2022; 146:105276. [PMID: 36356458 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A substantial body of literature has examined how women's psychology and behavior vary as a function of conception risk across the ovarian cycle. These effects are widely believed to be outcomes of hormonal regulation, in particular effects of estrogens (E) and progesterone (P). Increasingly, researchers have sought to test predictions about how psychological processes or behavior vary as a function of conception risk by examining associations with estrogen (e.g., estradiol) and progesterone levels. Yet issues regarding how best to assess these associations arise. Should hormone levels be log-transformed? Do hormone ratios best capture their joint effects? How important are hormone interactions? How should outliers be treated? Across two large datasets, we examined hormonal predictors of conception risk, estimated from day of a luteinizing hormone (LH) surge. Log-transformed E and P levels predicted conception risk better than raw E and P levels did. The raw E/P ratio was a relatively poor predictor, whereas the log-transformed ratio (ln[E/P]) was a relatively good predictor. E × P interactions were detected but weak. Outliers were frequent, especially in distributions of raw hormone levels. Hormone measures predicted two psychological outcomes in these datasets-sexual desire and preferences for strength and muscularity-in parallel to how strongly they predicted conception risk. These results give rise to several recommendations regarding treatment of hormone measures and their use in analyses.
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- Tran Dinh
- Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87111, United States of America.
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- Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87111, United States of America.
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- Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87111, United States of America.
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Xiang J, Kang H, Li HG, Shi YL, Zhang YL, Ruan CL, Liu LH, Gao HQ, Luo T, Hu GS, Zhu WL, Jia JM, Chen JC, Fang JB. Competitive CatSper Activators of Progesterone from Rhynchosia volubilis. Planta Med 2022; 88:881-890. [PMID: 34359084 PMCID: PMC9439852 DOI: 10.1055/a-1542-0151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The root Rhynchosia volubilis was widely used for contraception in folk medicine, although its molecular mechanism on antifertility has not yet been revealed. In human sperm, it was reported that the cation channel of sperm, an indispensable cation channel for the fertilization process, could be regulated by various steroid-like compounds in plants. Interestingly, these nonphysiological ligands would also disturb the activation of the cation channel of sperm induced by progesterone. Therefore, this study aimed to explore whether the compounds in R. volubilis affect the physiological regulation of the cation channel of sperm. The bioguided isolation of the whole herb of R. volubilis has resulted in the novel discovery of five new prenylated isoflavonoids, rhynchones A - E (1: - 5: ), a new natural product, 5'-O-methylphaseolinisoflavan (6: ) (1H and 13C NMR data, Supporting Information), together with twelve known compounds (7: - 18: ). Their structures were established by extensive spectroscopic analyses and drawing a comparison with literature data, while their absolute configurations were determined by electronic circular dichroism calculations. The experiments of intracellular Ca2+ signals and patch clamping recordings showed that rhynchone A (1: ) significantly reduced cation channel of sperm activation by competing with progesterone. In conclusion, our findings indicat that rhynchone A might act as a contraceptive compound by impairing the activation of the cation channel of sperm and thus prevent fertilization.
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- Jin Xiang
- School of Pharmacy, Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Life Science and School of Life Science, Nanchang University, Key Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology and Pathology in Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- Institute of Reproductive Health/Center of Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research & Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Life Science and School of Life Science, Nanchang University, Key Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology and Pathology in Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research & Drug Discovery and Design Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Restin T, Byland N, Voegel CD, La Marca-Ghaemmaghami P, Baumgartner MR, Bassler D, Kraemer T, Binz TM. Endocannabinoid and steroid analysis in infant and adult nails by LC-MS/MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:6201-6211. [PMID: 35781588 PMCID: PMC9314307 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04189-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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A common method to quantify chronic stress is the analysis of stress markers in keratinized matrices such as hair or nail. In this study, we aimed to validate a sensitive liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) method for the combined quantification of steroid hormones and endocannabinoids (eCBs) in the keratinized matrix nail. Furthermore, we aimed to investigate the suitability of the nail matrix for the detection of these stress markers in a pilot study. An LC–MS/MS method was used for the simultaneous identification and quantification of four eCBs (2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), anandamide (AEA), oleoylethanolamide (OEA), palmitoylethanolamide (PEA)) and five steroid hormones (cortisol, cortisone, androstenedione, progesterone, testosterone) in human nails using a surrogate analyte method for each analyte. The method was validated in terms of selectivity, response factor, linearity, limit of quantification (LOQ), precision, accuracy, matrix effect, recovery, robustness, and autosampler stability. Nail samples were extracted for 1 h with methanol following a clean-up with a fully automated supported liquid extraction (SLE). The influence of nail weight on the quantification was investigated by using 0.5–20 mg of nail sample. As a proof of concept, nail samples (N = 57) were analyzed from a cohort representing newborns (1 month old), children (between 1 and 10 years), and adults (up to 43 years). It could be shown that the established workflow using a 1 hour extraction and clean-up by SLE was very robust and resulted in a short sample preparation time. The LC–MS/MS method was successfully validated. Matrix effects with ion enhancement occurred mainly for 2-AG. Sample weights below 5 mg showed variations in quantification for some analytes. Certain analytes such as PEA and progesterone could be accurately quantified at a sample weight lower than 5 mg. This is the first study where steroids and eCBs could be simultaneously detected and quantified in infant and adult nails. These results show that nails may serve as an alternative keratinized matrix (compared to hair) for the retrospective monitoring of cumulative eCB and steroid hormone levels. The combined assessment of eCBs and steroids from nails could provide a new approach to gain new insights into stress exposure in newborns and adults.
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- Tanja Restin
- Newborn Research Zurich, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Forensic Hair Analytics, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Forensic Hair Analytics, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Psychology Counselling and Research Institute for Sexuality, Marriage and the Family, International Academy for Human Sciences and Culture, Walenstadt, Switzerland
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- Center for Forensic Hair Analytics, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Newborn Research Zurich, Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Forensic Pharmacology and Toxicology, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Forensic Hair Analytics, Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Colldén H, Nilsson ME, Norlén AK, Landin A, Windahl SH, Wu J, Gustafsson KL, Poutanen M, Ryberg H, Vandenput L, Ohlsson C. Comprehensive Sex Steroid Profiling in Multiple Tissues Reveals Novel Insights in Sex Steroid Distribution in Male Mice. Endocrinology 2022; 163:6498862. [PMID: 34999782 PMCID: PMC8807178 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqac001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A comprehensive atlas of sex steroid distribution in multiple tissues is currently lacking, and how circulating and tissue sex steroid levels correlate remains unknown. Here, we adapted and validated a gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for simultaneous measurement of testosterone (T), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), androstenedione, progesterone (Prog), estradiol, and estrone in mouse tissues. We then mapped the sex steroid pattern in 10 different endocrine, reproductive, and major body compartment tissues and serum of gonadal intact and orchiectomized (ORX) male mice. In gonadal intact males, high levels of DHT were observed in reproductive tissues, but also in white adipose tissue (WAT). A major part of the total body reservoir of androgens (T and DHT) and Prog was found in WAT. Serum levels of androgens and Prog were strongly correlated with corresponding levels in the brain while only modestly correlated with corresponding levels in WAT. After orchiectomy, the levels of the active androgens T and DHT decreased markedly while Prog levels in male reproductive tissues increased slightly. In ORX mice, Prog was by far the most abundant sex steroid, and, again, WAT constituted the major reservoir of Prog in the body. In conclusion, we present a comprehensive atlas of tissue and serum concentrations of sex hormones in male mice, revealing novel insights in sex steroid distribution. Brain sex steroid levels are well reflected by serum levels and WAT constitutes a large reservoir of sex steroids in male mice. In addition, Prog is the most abundant sex hormone in ORX mice.
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- Hannah Colldén
- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Drug Treatment, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden
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- Department of Drug Treatment, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge,Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014,Finland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Drug Treatment, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Correspondence: Claes Ohlsson, MD, PhD, Sahlgrenska Osteoporosis Centre, Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Vita Stråket 11, SE-41345 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Yoshida T, Matsumoto K, Miyado M, Miyashiro Y, Sago H, Horikawa R, Fukami M. Quantification of androgens and their precursors in full-term human placenta. Eur J Endocrinol 2021; 185:K7-K11. [PMID: 34379603 DOI: 10.1530/eje-21-0312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The two major androgens in humans are testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is produced via the classical, backdoor, and alternative steroidogenic pathways. In addition, recent studies have identified C11-oxy C19 steroids as novel human androgens. Although the placenta is known to be involved in steroid metabolism, androgen levels in full-term placentas have poorly been investigated. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Ten placentas of healthy full-term neonates (five males and five females) were examined. We quantified progesterone, androstenedione (A4), T, allopregnanolone, androsterone, and estradiol, as well as four C11-oxy androgens (11β-hydroxyandrostenedione, 11β-hydroxytestosterone, 11-ketoandrostenedione (11KA4), and 11-ketotestosterone (11KT)), using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. RESULTS In all samples, levels of the ten steroids were above the detection limit. Progesterone was by far most abundant, while levels of T and androsterone were relatively low. Levels of 11KT and 11KA4 were higher than those of T and A4, respectively. There were no differences in steroid levels between male and female samples. DISCUSSION This study demonstrates that full-term placentas contain several steroids in the classical, backdoor, and alternative pathways. Placentas are likely to function as the supplier of progesterone to other steroidogenic tissues. More importantly, we found that placentas comprise relatively large amounts of 11KA4 and 11KT, which may be produced through steroid transfer from the adrenal gland or from the maternal circulation. These results indicate that the placenta participates in a feto-maternal multi-organ network for androgen biosynthesis.
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- Tomoko Yoshida
- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Maternal-Fetal, Neonatal and Reproductive Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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Yu L, Liu M, Wang Z, Liu T, Liu S, Wang B, Pan B, Dong X, Guo W. Correlation between steroid levels in follicular fluid and hormone synthesis related substances in its exosomes and embryo quality in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2021; 19:74. [PMID: 34001150 PMCID: PMC8127216 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-021-00749-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine and metabolic disorder with various manifestations and complex etiology. Follicular fluid (FF) serves as the complex microenvironment for follicular development. However, the correlation between the concentration of steroid in FF and the pathogenesis of PCOS is still unclear. METHODS Twenty steroid levels in FF from ten patients with PCOS and ten women with male-factor infertility undergoing in vitro fertilization were tested by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in order to explore their possibly correlation with PCOS. Meanwhile, the mRNA levels of core enzymes in steroid synthesis pathway from exosomes of FF were also detected by qPCR. RESULTS The estriol (p < 0.01), estradiol (p < 0.05) and prenenolone (p < 0.01) levels in FF of PCOS group were significantly increased, compared to the normal group, and the progesterone levels (p < 0.05) were decreased in PCOS group. Increased mRNA levels of CYP11A, CYP19A and HSD17B2 of exosomes were accompanied by the hormonal changes in FF. Correlation analysis showed that mRNA levels of CYP11A and HSD17B2 were negatively correlated with percent of top-quality embryos and rate of embryos develop to blastocyst. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that increased levels of estrogen and pregnenolone in follicular fluid may affect follicle development in PCOS patients, and the mechanism is partially related to HSD17B1, CYP19A1 and CYP11A1 expression change in FF exosomes.
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- Li Yu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 111 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, PR China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 250 Xiao Mu Qiao Road, Shanghai, 200032, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 111 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, PR China
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- Shanghai Geriatric Institute of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No.725 South Wan Ping Road, Shanghai, 200031, PR China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 250 Xiao Mu Qiao Road, Shanghai, 200032, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 111 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 111 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, PR China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 250 Xiao Mu Qiao Road, Shanghai, 200032, PR China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 111 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, PR China.
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Xiamen Branch, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 668 Jin Hu Road, Xiamen, 361015, PR China.
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Hazano K, Haneda S, Kayano M, Matsui M. Local sex steroid hormone milieu in the bovine oviduct ipsilateral and contralateral to preovulatory follicle or corpus luteum during the periovulatory phase. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2021; 74:106515. [PMID: 32711284 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2020.106515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Estradiol-17β (E2) and progesterone (P4) regulate oviductal functions, providing a suitable environment for the transport and maturation of gametes, fertilization, and embryonic development. In addition to the E2 and P4 nuclear receptors, estrogen receptor (ESR) α and β, nuclear progesterone receptor (PGR), nongenomic mechanisms through G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER1), and progesterone receptor membrane component (PGRMC) 1 and 2 mediate E2 and P4 actions. This study aimed to characterize the local endocrine environment of the oviduct by examining the oviductal E2 and P4 concentrations and their receptors' mRNA expression during the periovulatory phase. The bovine oviducts were collected in a slaughterhouse and the days postovulation were estimated according to state of the ovaries and the uterus. Samples of the ampulla and isthmus ipsilateral and contralateral to the preovulatory follicle or corpus luteum were collected on Days 19 to 21, Days 0 to 1, Days 2 to 4, and Days 5 to 7 of the estrous cycle. The effects of the estrous cycle phase and oviductal region (ampulla and isthmus) and side (ipsilateral and contralateral) were analyzed by 3-way ANOVA. Moreover, to clarify the regulatory mechanisms of the mRNA expression of hormone receptors, the effects of E2 and P4 on mRNA expression in the oviduct were examined by multiple linear regression. The oviductal endocrine milieu on Days 19 to 21 was characterized by an E2-dominant environment with high E2 and low P4, high ESR1 and PGR mRNA expression, and low ESR2, GPER1, and PGRMC2 mRNA expression, whereas the corresponding on Days 0 to 1 was characterized by the endocrine milieu without hormone dominance. The environment on Days 2 to 4 and Day 5 to 7 was characterized by opposite tendency of oviductal hormone concentrations and their receptors' mRNA expression to Days 19 to 21. Additionally, the ipsilateral oviduct had the more P4-dominant endocrine milieu, with lower E2 and higher P4 concentrations, and different expression of ESR1/2, GPER1, PGR, and PGRMC2 mRNA when compared with the contralateral oviduct on Days 2 to 4 and Days 5 to 7, except for PGRMC1. Although oviductal E2 and P4 influenced the mRNA expression of ESR1/2, GPER1, PGR, and PGRMC1/2, their effects were different between regions and sides. In summary, the oviductal endocrine milieu varies according to the estrous cycle phase and the oviductal region and side, which may be involved in the estrous cycle phase-specific and oviductal region-specific and side-specific functions.
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- K Hazano
- The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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- Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan.
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Shirazi TN, Levenberg K, Cunningham H, Self H, Dawood K, Cárdenas R, Ortiz TL, Carré JM, Breedlove SM, Puts DA. Relationships between ovarian hormone concentrations and mental rotations performance in naturally-cycling women. Horm Behav 2021; 127:104886. [PMID: 33202246 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Circulating gonadal hormones have been linked to variation in the structure and function of the adult human brain, raising the question of how cognition is affected by sex hormones in adulthood. The impacts of progestogens and estrogens are of special interest due to the widespread use of hormone supplementation. Multiple studies have analyzed relationships between ovarian hormones and mental rotation performance, one of the largest known cognitive sex differences; however, results are conflicting. These discrepancies are likely due in part to modest sample sizes and reliance on self-report measures to assess menstrual cycle phase. The present study aimed to clarify the impact of progestogens and estrogens on visuospatial cognition by relating mental rotation task performance to salivary hormone concentrations. Across two studies totaling 528 naturally-cycling premenopausal women, an internal meta-analysis suggested a small, positive effect of within-subjects changes in progesterone on MRT performance (estimate = 0.44, p = 0.014), though this result should be interpreted with caution given multiple statistical analyses. Between-subjects differences and within-subject changes in estradiol did not significantly predict MRT. These results shed light on the potential cognitive effects of endogenous and exogenous hormone action, and the proximate mechanisms modulating spatial cognition.
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- Talia N Shirazi
- Department of Anthropology, The Pennsylvania Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- College of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, The Pennsylvania Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Nippissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Nippissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada
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- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, The Pennsylvania Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA.
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Arora B, Jai-Chyi Pei K, Feng Weng C, Ching-Min Sun N. Measuring fecal metabolites of endogenous steroids using ESI-MS/MS spectra in Taiwanese pangolin, (order Pholidota, family Manidae, Genus: Manis): A non-invasive method for endangered species. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2020; 299:113607. [PMID: 32882210 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pangolins are 'keystone species' driven towards extinction due to a lack of profound awareness and illegal trade. The drivers urge for immediate development in the understanding of demographics and reproductive dynamics of this species. In this study, we developed and validated a quantitative method to measure pangolin fecal extracts using the electrospray (ESI-MS/MS) interface in positive ionization mode. The method aids in the measurement of hormones from the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) and hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, making it a possibly appropriate technique to understand the cross-talk between the axes. The study aims to measure the relative abundance of adrenal and gonadal hormones such as corticosterone, cortisol, estrone, estradiol-17β, progesterone, testosterone, and a number of its metabolites. From the dried fecal extract, the principal metabolite identified from the estrogen family was estradiol-17β, whereas the gestagen family revealed that the pregnane series is predominated in 5α-configuration. On the other hand, epiandrosterone was seen as the dominant form in the male fecal extracts. Additionally, the glucocorticoids are excreted majorly as corticosterone, but traces of cortisol are also present in both the male and female fecal samples. The physiological validation confirmed that the ESI-MS/MS technique is suitable to determine physiologically caused differences in the fecal steroid concentrations. Physiologically, the age structure in pangolin is not responsible for causing differences within gender. However, the results revealed that glucocorticoids might vary between the sexes, i.e., males have a higher relative abundance of glucocorticoids over females. Therefore, our studies show that some of the main adrenal and gonadal metabolites can be predicted by exploiting MS/MS, which can steer research to potentially assess the reproductive status of captive and free-ranging pangolin species.
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- Bharti Arora
- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Wildlife Conservation, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Bioresources, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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Deligiannidis KM, Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Tan Y, Dubuke ML, Shaffer SA. Longitudinal proneuroactive and neuroactive steroid profiles in medication-free women with, without and at-risk for perinatal depression: A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2020; 121:104827. [PMID: 32828068 PMCID: PMC7572700 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neuroactive steroids (NAS) are derivatives of cholesterol or steroidal precursors made in the gonads, adrenal gland, placenta and brain. We characterized longitudinal plasma proneuroactive and NAS in healthy perinatal comparison women (HPCW), women at-risk for perinatal depression (AR-PND), and women with PND with/without comorbid anxiety. We hypothesized that AR-PND women who either did or did not go on to develop PND would have elevated NAS concentrations as compared to HPCW and that NAS would be correlated to depressive and anxiety symptoms. METHODS A prospective cohort study evaluated 75 medication-free perinatal women (HPCW, n = 30; AR-PND, n = 19; PND, n = 26). Standardized depression and anxiety assessments and blood samples were completed across 5 visits. Structured Clinical Interviews for DSM-IV TR Disorders were administered at study entry and exit. Plasma pregnenolone, progesterone, 5α- and 5β-dihydroprogesterone, pregnanolone, allopregnanolone, deoxycorticosterone and tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone were quantified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Longitudinal relationships between risk-group, depression and anxiety symptoms, and NAS concentrations were analyzed using generalized estimating equations to control for repeated measures correlations. RESULTS Perinatal 5α-dihydroprogesterone, 5β-dihydroprogesterone, allopregnanolone, deoxycorticosterone, and tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone concentrations were higher in AR-PND and PND women compared to HPCW (β = 3.57 ± 1.40 and β = 2.11 ± 1.12, p = 0.03; β = 0.18 ± 0.06 and β = 0.03 ± 0.05, p = 0.02; β = 1.06 ± 0.42 and β = 1.19 ± 0.47, p = 0.01; β = 0.17 ± 0.07 and β = 0.11 ± 0.06, p = 0.05; β = 0.03 ± 0.01 and β = 0.03 ± 0.01, p = 0.05, respectively). Perinatal allopregnanolone, 5α-dihydroprogesterone and tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone were positively associated with HAM-D17 (all p < 0.02). HAM-A was positively associated with 5α- and 5β-dihydroprogesterone, pregnanolone, allopregnanolone, deoxycorticosterone and tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone (all p < 0.05). A history of depression was associated with increased 5α-dihydroprogesterone (2.20 ± 1.09, p = 0.05), deoxycorticosterone (0.13 ± 0.06, p = 0.03) and tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone (0.03 ± 0.01, p = 0.02). CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this study represents the largest prospective study of 5-α and 5-β reductase products of progesterone and deoxycorticosterone in HPCW and women AR-PND. Data suggest that PND is associated with both a reduction of progesterone to 5β-dihydroprogesterone, 5α-dihydroprogesterone, and allopregnanolone, and the 21-hydroxylation to deoxycorticosterone and tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone. The shift towards 5α-dihydroprogesterone, deoxycorticosterone and tetrahydrodeoxycorticosterone was associated with a history of depression, a significant risk factor for PND.
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- Kristina M Deligiannidis
- Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Division of Psychiatry Research, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, Queens, NY, 11004, USA; Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, 11549, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.
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- VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System, Leeds, MA, 01053, USA; Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.
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- Mass Spectrometry Facility, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.
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Chen M, Grazon C, Sensharma P, Nguyen TT, Feng Y, Chern M, Baer RC, Varongchayakul N, Cook K, Lecommandoux S, Klapperich CM, Galagan JE, Dennis AM, Grinstaff MW. Hydrogel-Embedded Quantum Dot-Transcription Factor Sensors for Quantitative Progesterone Detection. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:43513-43521. [PMID: 32893612 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Immobilization of biosensors in or on a functional material is critical for subsequent device development and translation to wearable technology. Here, we present the development and assessment of an immobilized quantum dot-transcription factor-nucleic acid complex for progesterone detection as a first step toward such device integration. The sensor, composed of a polyhistidine-tagged transcription factor linked to a quantum dot and a fluorophore-modified cognate DNA, is embedded within a hydrogel as an immobilization matrix. The hydrogel is optically transparent, soft, and flexible as well as traps the quantum dot-transcription factor DNA assembly but allows free passage of the analyte, progesterone. Upon progesterone exposure, DNA dissociates from the quantum dot-transcription factor DNA assembly resulting in an attenuated ratiometric fluorescence output via Förster resonance energy transfer. The sensor performs in a dose-dependent manner with a limit of detection of 55 nM. Repeated analyte measurements are similarly successful. Our approach combines a systematically characterized hydrogel as an immobilization matrix and a transcription factor-DNA assembly as a recognition/transduction element, offering a promising framework for future biosensor devices.
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- Mingfu Chen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- CNRS, Bordeaux INP, LCPO, UMR 5629, Univ. Bordeaux, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Department of Microbiology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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Gebri E, Kiss A, Tóth F, Hortobágyi T. Female sex as an independent prognostic factor in the development of oral mucositis during autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15898. [PMID: 32985512 PMCID: PMC7522228 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72592-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Oral mucositis (OM) is a frequent complication of stem cell transplantation-associated toxicity in haematological malignancies, contributing to mortality. Therapy still remains mainly supportive. We assessed risk factors in retrospective analysis of 192 autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation patients with lymphoma and multiple myeloma (MM), respectively. Futhermore, we examined the hormone levels both in serum and saliva during transplantation in 7 postmenopausal female patients with lymphoma compared to healthy controls using electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA). Multivariable analysis revealed neutrophil engraftment (p < 0.001; p = 0.021) and female sex (p = 0.023; p = 0.038) as independent predictive factors in the combined patient group and in the lymphoma group, and neutrophil engraftment (p = 0.008) in the MM group. Of the 85 female participants 19 were pre- and 66 postmenopausal. Fifteen of the pre-, and 49 of the postmenopausal women developed ulcerative mucositis (p = 0.769), more often with lymphoma than MM (p = 0.009). Serum estrogen decreased significantly both in postmenopausal controls and transplantated patients compared to premenopausals, with no difference in saliva. Serum progesterone level was significantly (p = 0.026) elevated at day + 7 of transplantation, while salivary progesterone increased at day + 7 and + 14. Our results indicate a predominantly negative effect of female sex hormones on oral immunity with role in the aetiopathogenesis of OM.
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- Enikő Gebri
- Department of Dentoalveolar Surgery and Dental Outpatient Care, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Haematopoietic Transplantation Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Biomaterials and Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- MTA-DE Cerebrovascular and Neurodegenerative Research Group, Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pathology, University of Szeged, Állomás utca 2, Szeged, 6725, Hungary.
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
- Centre for Age-Related Medicine, SESAM, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.
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Polyzos NP, Anckaert E, Drakopoulos P, Tournaye H, Schiettecatte J, Donner H, Bobba G, Miles G, Verhagen-Kamerbeek WDJ, Bosch E. EStradiol and PRogesterone in In vitro ferTilization (ESPRIT): a multicenter study evaluating third- versus second-generation estradiol and progesterone immunoassays. J Endocrinol Invest 2020; 43:1239-1248. [PMID: 32170594 PMCID: PMC7431432 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-020-01211-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess estradiol (E2) and progesterone levels during ovarian stimulation determined by third-generation (Gen III) and second-generation (Gen II) Elecsys® immunoassays. METHODS E2 and progesterone concentrations were measured using Elecsys® Gen III and Gen II immunoassays, and progesterone concentrations on the day of ovulation triggering were determined by LC-MS/MS. This was a retrospective, non-interventional study conducted at European tertiary referral infertility clinics in women aged 18-45 years, with a body mass index 18-35 kg/m2, regular menses, and both ovaries. RESULTS Serum samples were obtained from 230 women classified by oocyte retrieval as poor (33.0%; 0-3 oocytes), normal (40.9%; 4-15 oocytes), or high (26.1%; > 15 oocytes) responders. E2 and progesterone levels increased during ovarian stimulation, with greatest increases observed in high responders. Elecsys® Gen III and Gen II assay results were highly correlated for E2 (Pearson's r = 0.99) and progesterone (r = 0.89); Gen III results were lower than Gen II for both E2 and progesterone. On the day of triggering, Gen III E2 and progesterone levels showed a difference of - 15.0% and - 27.9%, respectively. Progesterone levels (on day of triggering) measured by LC-MS/MS correlated better with Gen III (0.98) than Gen II (0.90). Mean relative differences for Gen III and Gen II assays versus LC-MS/MS were 14.6% and 62.8%, respectively. CONCLUSION E2 and progesterone levels determined with Elecsys® Gen II and III assays were highly correlated; results were lower for Gen III versus Gen II. Differences observed for progesterone on the day of triggering may be clinically relevant.
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- N P Polyzos
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Dexeus University Hospital, Gran Via Carles, 11171-75, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium.
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University Incuba/Skejby, Building 2, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 82, Aarhus N, 8200, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Laboratory of Hormonology and Tumour Markers, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital (UZB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Jette, Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital (UZB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Jette, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Hormonology and Tumour Markers, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- Medical and Scientific Affairs, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377, Penzberg, Germany
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- Medical and Scientific Affairs, Roche Diagnostics International Ltd, Forrenstrasse 2, 6343, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
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- Biostatistics and Data Management, Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc., 9115 Hague Road, Building R, Indianapolis, IN, 46256, USA
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- Medical and Scientific Affairs, Roche Diagnostics International Ltd, Forrenstrasse 2, 6343, Rotkreuz, Switzerland
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- Human Reproduction Unit, IVI-RMA, Plaza de la Policia Local 3, 46015, Valencia, Spain
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Strahler J, Hermann A, Schmidt NM, Stark R, Hennig J, Munk AJ. Food cue-elicited brain potentials change throughout menstrual cycle: Modulation by eating styles, negative affect, and premenstrual complaints. Horm Behav 2020; 124:104811. [PMID: 32592725 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND While there is evidence for increased food intake and craving during the luteal phase, underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood. The present study investigated electrophysiological responses to food pictures as a function of menstrual cycle phase. In addition, the moderating effects of progesterone, eating behaviors (restraint, emotional, orthorexic), negative affect, and premenstrual complaints were explored. METHODS Using a within-subject design, 35 free-cycling women watched and rated pictures of food (high and low caloric) and control items during the follicular, the ovulatory, and the luteal phase (counterbalanced), while EEG was recorded to examine the late positive potentials (LPP). Salivary gonadal hormones and affect were examined at each occasion. Eating behaviors and premenstrual complaints were assessed once. RESULTS For parietal regions, average LPPs were comparable between cycle phases but slightly larger LPP amplitudes were elicited by high caloric food pictures as compared to the neutral category. Descriptively, both food categories elicited larger parietal LPPs than neutral pictures during the luteal phase. Analyses of LPPs for central-parietal regions showed no effect of picture category or cycle phase, except higher amplitudes in the right area during the luteal phase. During the luteal phase, progesterone and functional interference from premenstrual symptoms (but not age, BMI, picture ratings, affect, estradiol, or eating behaviors) significantly predicted larger parietal LPPs towards high caloric (but not low caloric) pictures. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest a heightened food cue reactivity during the luteal phase, which may relate to higher ovarian hormone secretion and more functional impact of premenstrual symptoms. This research contributes to a better understanding of menstrual health and the identification of preventive strategies for premenopausal women.
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- J Strahler
- Psychotherapy and Systems Neuroscience, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany.
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- Psychotherapy and Systems Neuroscience, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany; Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg and Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
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- Differential and Biological Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
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- Psychotherapy and Systems Neuroscience, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany; Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg and Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
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- Differential and Biological Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany; Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg and Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
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- Differential and Biological Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
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Shirazi TN, Rosenfield KA, Cárdenas RA, Breedlove SM, Puts DA. No evidence that hormonal contraceptive use or circulating sex steroids predict complex emotion recognition. Horm Behav 2020; 119:104647. [PMID: 31778719 PMCID: PMC8496674 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.104647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Relatively little is known about the effects of endogenous and exogenous steroid hormones on ecologically relevant behavioral and cognitive phenotypes in women, such as emotion recognition, despite the widespread use of steroid hormone-altering hormonal contraceptives (HCs). Though some previous studies have examined the effect of HC use, estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone on emotion recognition in women, they have been limited by cross-sectional designs, small sample sizes (total n < 100), and compromised statistical power to detect significant effects. Using data from two test sessions in a large sample of naturally cycling women (NC; n = 192) and women on HCs (n = 203), we found no group differences in emotion recognition; further, the lack of group differences in emotion recognition was not modulated by item difficulty or emotional valence. Among NC women who provided saliva samples across two sessions that were assayed for estradiol and progesterone concentrations, we found no compelling evidence across models that between-subject differences and within-subject fluctuations in these ovarian hormones predicted emotion recognition accuracy, with the exception that between-subjects estradiol negatively predicted emotion recognition for emotions of neutral valence (p = .042). Among HC women who provided saliva samples across two sessions that were assayed for testosterone, we found no compelling evidence that between-subjects differences and within-subject fluctuations in testosterone predicted emotion recognition accuracy. Overall, our analyses provide little support for the idea that circulating endogenous or exogenous ovarian hormones influence emotion recognition in women.
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- Talia N Shirazi
- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States of America
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- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States of America
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- Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, United States of America.
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Moussa F, Mokh S, Doumiati S, Barboni B, Bernabò N, Al Iskandarani M. LC-MS/MS method for the determination of hormones: Validation, application and health risk assessment in various bovine matrices. Food Chem Toxicol 2020; 138:111204. [PMID: 32081729 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A new method, using liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for the detection of fourteen natural and synthetic hormones in muscles, was validated in other bovine matrices (liver, kidney, bile and hair) according to the Decision Commission 2002/657/EC. As result, this method demonstrates good linearity (R2 > 0.99) as well as accuracy with coefficients of variation for repeatability and reproducibility lower than 23%. Moreover, the values of decision limit (CCα) and detection capability (CCβ) were determined indicating values ranging from 0.13 to 0.86 μg/kg and 0.25-1.72 μg/k for the majority of analytes. Recovery rate in the different matrices varied from 51.5 to 107%. Indeed, this method has been successfully applied to detect anabolic hormones in eighty-eight samples (muscle, liver, kidney, and bile) collected from different local slaughterhouses. Results showed that progesterone was found in 30 samples at concentrations ranging from 0.11 to 11.7 μg/kg, while testosterone was detected in 34 samples at concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 9.52 μg/kg. All bile samples contain epi-testosterone at concentration ranging from 0.89 to 280 μg/kg. These obtained data were used to calculate the estimated daily intake, hazard quotient and hazard index as exposure assessment.
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- Fadl Moussa
- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Italy; Doctoral School of Science and Technology Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (LAEC), Laboratory for Analysis of Organic Compound (LACO), Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Public Health I - Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Italy
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Italy
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- National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (LAEC), Laboratory for Analysis of Organic Compound (LACO), Beirut, Lebanon; Faculty of Public Health I - Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon.
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Dalle Luche G, Boggs ASP, Kucklick JR, Groß J, Hawker DW, Bengtson Nash S. Androstenedione and testosterone but not progesterone are potential biomarkers of pregnancy in Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) approaching parturition. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2954. [PMID: 32075989 PMCID: PMC7031522 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58933-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The blubber steroid hormone profiles of 52 female humpback whales migrating along the east coast of Australia were investigated for seasonal endocrine changes associated with reproduction. Individuals were randomly sampled during two stages of the annual migration: before reaching the breeding grounds (northward migration; June/July), and after departing from the breeding grounds (southward migration; September/October). Assignment of reproductive status of the sampled individuals was based on season, single-hormone ranks and multi-variate analysis of the hormonal profiles. High concentrations of progesterone (>19 ng/g, wet weight), recognised as an indicator of pregnancy in this species, were only detected in one sample. However, the androgens, testosterone and androstenedione were measured in unusually high concentrations (1.6-12 and 7.8-40 ng/g wet weight, respectively) in 36% of the females approaching the breeding grounds. The absence of a strong accompanying progesterone signal in these animals raises the possibility of progesterone withdrawal prior to parturition. As seen with other cetacean species, testosterone and androstenedione could be markers of near-term pregnancy in humpback whales. Confirmation of these androgens as alternate biomarkers of near-term pregnancy would carry implications for improved monitoring of the annual fecundity of humpback whales via non-lethal and minimally invasive methods.
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- Greta Dalle Luche
- Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia.
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, SC, 29412, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, SC, 29412, USA
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- Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia
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Jenni-Eiermann S, Jenni L, Olano Marin J, Homberger B. Seasonal changes in yolk hormone concentrations carry-over to offspring traits. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2020; 287:113346. [PMID: 31790656 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.113346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yolk hormones are substances which transmit non-genetic factors from the mother to the next generation. The systematic changes of yolk hormone concentrations within asynchronously hatching clutches have been interpreted as a means to adaptively shape the offspring's phenotype. However, in synchronously hatching clutches the role of yolk hormones is less understood. We investigated whether seasonal changes between eggs in the yolk hormones testosterone (Testo), progesterone (Prog) and corticosterone (Cort) also occur in the grey partridge, a synchronously hatching precocial species without direct food competition between siblings. Specifically we asked whether yolk hormone concentrations systematically vary with season and whether they affect the offspring's hatching mass, mass gain, circulating baseline and stress-induced Cort. Additionally, we investigated the effect of genetic background and food availability on yolk hormone concentrations by subjecting grey partridge hens of two strains (wild and domesticated) to two different feeding regimes (predictable vs. unpredictable feeding) during egg laying. We hypothesized that egg hormone concentrations change over the season, but breeding in captivity over many generations and ad libitum food access could have resulted in domestication effects which abolished potential seasonal effects. Results showed that progressing season had a strong positive effect on yolk Prog and yolk Testo, but not on yolk Cort. Feeding regimes and strain had no effect on yolk hormones. Offspring mass and mass gain increased and baseline Cort decreased with progressing season. In addition, yolk Testo correlated positively with offspring mass gain and negatively with baseline Cort, while yolk Prog had a positive correlation with baseline Cort. Strain and feeding regimes of the mother had no effect on offspring traits. In conclusion, grey partridge chicks hatching late in the season might benefit from the increased concentrations of the growth-stimulating yolk Testo and by this catch-up in development. Hence, yolk hormone concentration could adaptively shape the offspring phenotype in a precocial species.
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- Swiss Ornithological Institute, Seerose 1, 6204 Sempach, Switzerland
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BACKGROUND The Hippo pathway plays critical roles in regulating cell proliferation, differentiation and survival among species. Hippo pathway proteins are expressed in the ovary and are involved in ovarian function. Deletion of Lats1 causes germ cell loss, ovarian stromal tumors and reduced fertility. Ovarian fragmentation induces nuclear YAP1 accumulation and increased follicular development. At ovulation, follicular cells stop proliferating and terminally differentiate, but the mechanisms controlling this transition are not completely known. Here we explore the role of Hippo signaling in mouse granulosa cells before and during ovulation. METHODS To assess the effect of oocytes on Hippo transcripts in cumulus cells, cumulus granulosa cells were cultured with oocytes and cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) were cultured with a pSMAD2/3 inhibitor. Secondly, to evaluate the criticality of YAP1 on granulosa cell proliferation, mural granulosa cells were cultured with oocytes, YAP1-TEAD inhibitor verteporfin or both, followed by cell viability assay. Next, COCs were cultured with verteporfin to reveal its role during cumulus expansion. Media progesterone levels were measured using ELISA assay and Hippo transcripts and expansion signatures from COCs were assessed. Lastly, the effects of ovulatory signals (EGF in vitro and hCG in vivo) on Hippo protein levels and phosphorylation were examined. Throughout, transcripts were quantified by qRT-PCR and proteins were quantified by immunoblotting. Data were analyzed by student's t-test or one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's post-hoc test or Dunnett's post-hoc test. RESULTS Our data show that before ovulation oocytes inhibit expression of Hippo transcripts and promote granulosa cell survival likely through YAP1. Moreover, the YAP1 inhibitor verteporfin, triggers premature differentiation as indicated by upregulation of expansion transcripts and increased progesterone production from COCs in vitro. In vivo, ovulatory signals cause an increase in abundance of Hippo transcripts and stimulate Hippo pathway activity as indicated by increased phosphorylation of the Hippo targets YAP1 and WWTR1 in the ovary. In vitro, EGF causes a transient increase in YAP1 phosphorylation followed by decreased YAP1 protein with only modest effects on WWTR1 in COCs. CONCLUSIONS Our results support a YAP1-mediated mechanism that controls cell survival and differentiation of granulosa cells during ovulation.
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- Tianyanxin Sun
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Center for Reproductive Biology and Health and Department of Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University, 313 FRL Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
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Anupa G, Sharma JB, Roy KK, Sengupta J, Ghosh D. An assessment of the multifactorial profile of steroid-metabolizing enzymes and steroid receptors in the eutopic endometrium during moderate to severe ovarian endometriosis. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2019; 17:111. [PMID: 31878927 PMCID: PMC6933937 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-019-0553-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies of expression profiles of major endometrial effectors of steroid physiology in endometriosis have yielded markedly conflicting conclusions, presumably because the relative effects of type of endometriosis, fertility history and menstrual cycle phases on the measured variables were not considered. In the present study, endometrial mRNA and protein levels of several effectors of steroid biosynthesis and action in patients with stage III-IV ovarian endometriosis (OE) with known fertility and menstrual cycle histories were compared with the levels in control endometrium to test this concept. METHODS Endometrial samples were collected from patients without endometriosis (n = 32) or OE stages III-IV (n = 52) with known fertility and cycle histories. qRT-PCR and immunoblotting experiments were performed to measure levels of NR5A1, STAR, CYP19A1, HSD17Bs, ESRs and PGR transcripts and proteins, respectively. Tissue concentrations of steroids (P4, T, E1 and E2) were measured using ELISAs. RESULTS The levels of expression of aromatase and ERβ were lower (P < 0.0001) and 17β-HSD1 (P < 0.0001) and PRA (P < 0.01) were higher in OE endometrium. Lower aromatase levels and higher 17β-HSD1 levels were detected in fertile (aromatase: P < 0.05; 17β-HSD1: P < 0.0001) and infertile (aromatase: P < 0.0001; 17β-HSD1: P < 0.0001) OE endometrium than in the matched control tissues. Both proliferative (PP) and secretory (SP) phase OE samples expressed aromatase (P < 0.0001) and ERβ (PP: P < 0.001; SP: P < 0.01) at lower levels and 17β-HSD1 (P < 0.0001) and PRA (PP: P < 0.01; SP: P < 0.0001) at higher levels than matched controls. Higher 17β-HSD1 (P < 0.01) and E2 (P < 0.05) levels and a lower (P < 0.01) PRB/PRA ratio was observed in infertile secretory phase OE endometrium than in control. CONCLUSIONS We report that dysregulated expression of 17β-HSD1 and PGR resulting in hyperestrogenism and progesterone resistance during the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle, rather than an anomaly in aromatase expression, was the hallmark of eutopic endometrium from infertile OE patients. Furthermore, the results provide proof of concept that the fertility and menstrual cycle histories exerted relatively different effects on steroid physiology in the endometrium from OE patients compared with the control subjects.
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- G. Anupa
- 0000 0004 1767 6103grid.413618.9Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
- 0000 0004 1767 6103grid.413618.9Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- 0000 0004 1767 6103grid.413618.9Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- 0000 0004 1767 6103grid.413618.9Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- 0000 0004 1767 6103grid.413618.9Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- 0000 0004 1767 6103grid.413618.9Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Walther A, Tsao C, Pande R, Kirschbaum C, Field E, Berkman L. Do dehydroepiandrosterone, progesterone, and testosterone influence women's depression and anxiety levels? Evidence from hair-based hormonal measures of 2105 rural Indian women. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2019; 109:104382. [PMID: 31374371 PMCID: PMC6842697 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Depressive and anxiety disorders substantially contribute to the global burden of disease, particularly in poor countries. Higher prevalence rates for both disorders among women indicate sex hormones may be integrated in the pathophysiology of these disorders. The Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services study surveyed a random sample of 4160 households across 876 villages in rural Tamil Nadu, India. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was conducted to quantify depressive (K6-D) and anxiety (K6-A) symptoms. Alongside, hair samples for sex hormone profiling were collected from a subsample of 2105 women aged 18-85 years. Importantly, 5.9%, 14.8%, and 46.3% of samples contained non-detectable hormone levels for dehydroepiandrosterone, progesterone, and testosterone, respectively. Our primary analysis imputes values for the non-detectable sample and we check robustness of results when non-detectable values are dropped. In this cohort of women from rural India, higher depressive symptomatology is associated with lower levels of dehydroepiandrosterone and higher depressive and anxiety symptoms are associated with higher levels of testosterone. Progesterone shows no clear association with either depressive or anxiety symptoms. These results support a potential protective effect of higher endogenous dehydroepiandrosterone levels. An important caveat on the potential negative effect of hair testosterone levels on women's mental health is that the testosterone analysis is sensitive to how non-detectable values are treated.
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- A Walther
- Biological Psychology, TU Dresden, Germany.
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- Princeton University, USA
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- Department of Economics, Yale University, USA
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- Economics Department, Duke Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, USA
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- Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University, USA
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McManus JM, Bohn K, Alyamani M, Chung YM, Klein EA, Sharifi N. Rapid and structure-specific cellular uptake of selected steroids. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0224081. [PMID: 31622417 PMCID: PMC6797172 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Steroid hormones and their respective nuclear receptors are essential mediators in numerous physiologic and pathophysiologic processes, ranging from regulation of metabolism, immune function, and reproductive processes to the development of hormone-dependent cancers such as those of the breast and prostate. Because steroids must enter cells before activating nuclear receptors, understanding the mechanisms by which cellular uptake occurs is critical, yet a clear understanding of these mechanisms has been elusive. It is generally assumed that diffusion-driven uptake is similar across various steroids whereas an elevated cellular concentration is thought to reflect active uptake, but these assumptions have not been directly tested. Here we show that intact cells rapidly accumulate free steroids to markedly elevated concentrations. This effect varies widely depending on steroid structure; more lipophilic steroids reach more elevated concentrations. Strong preferences exist for 3β-OH, Δ5-steroids vs. 3-keto, Δ4-structural features and for progestogens vs. androgens. Surprisingly, steroid-structure-specific preferences do not require cell viability, implying a passive mechanism, and occur across cells derived from multiple tissue types. Physiologic relevance is suggested by structure-specific preferences in human prostate tissue compared with serum. On the other hand, the presence of serum proteins in vitro blocks much, but not all, of the passive accumulation, while still permitting a substantial amount of active accumulation for certain steroids. Our findings suggest that both passive and active uptake mechanisms make important contributions to the cellular steroid uptake process. The role of passive, lipophilicity-driven accumulation has previously been largely unappreciated, and its existence provides important context to studies on steroid transport and action both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Jeffrey M. McManus
- Department of Cancer Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Wang S, Guo QS, Shi HZ, Lu X, Chen PP, Zhang HN, Yan XL. [Effects of 17β-E2 on growth and gonad development of overwintering Whitmania pigra]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2019; 44:3239-3245. [PMID: 31602878 DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20190527.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The present study was conducted to explores the effects of short-term addition of 17β-E2 on the growth,gonad development and internal quality of overwintering Whitmania pigra. Before overwintering,0. 0,1. 0,10. 0,25. 0,50. 0,100. 0 μg·L~(-1) of 17β-E2 were added to the aquaculture water for 6 weeks and then hibernated for 60 days. The changes of growth performance,gonad index,morphological structure of spermary( ovary),endogenous steroid hormones level and internal quality were measured. The results showed that the body weight,weight gain rate,specific growth rate,female gonad index,oocyte development and endogenous estrogen level of the leech increased first and then decreased with the increase of the concentration of exogenous 17β-E2,which were higher than those of the control group. The body weight,weight gain rate and specific growth rate of the leech at the concentration of 25 μg·L~(-1)17β-E2 were significantly higher than those of the other groups( P<0. 05),oocyte development and endogenous estrogen levels were significantly higher than those of other groups at the concentration of 50 μg·L~(-1)( P<0. 05). When the concentration of exogenous 17β-E2 was higher than 50 μg·L~(-1),the levels of male gonad index,spermatocyte development,endogenous androgen and progesterone were significantly inhibited( P< 0. 05). There was no significant difference in endogenous corticosteroid levels among the groups. In conclusion,short-term addition of exogenous 17β-E2 of 10-25 μg·L~(-1) could promote the growth of overwintering leeches,oocyte development and antithrombin activity without inhibiting the development of male gonads.
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- Shuai Wang
- Institute of China Medicinal Materials,Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing 210095,China
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- Institute of China Medicinal Materials,Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing 210095,China
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- Institute of China Medicinal Materials,Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing 210095,China
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- Institute of China Medicinal Materials,Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing 210095,China
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- Institute of China Medicinal Materials,Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing 210095,China
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- Institute of China Medicinal Materials,Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing 210095,China
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- Institute of China Medicinal Materials,Nanjing Agricultural University Nanjing 210095,China
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Erdem O, Dursun A, Coşkun U, Günel N. The Prognostic Value of p53 and c-erbB-2 Expression, Proliferative Activity and Angiogenesis in Node-Negative Breast Carcinoma. Tumori 2019; 91:46-52. [PMID: 15850004 DOI: 10.1177/030089160509100109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aims and background p53, c-erbB-2 and Ki-67 protein expression and microvessel density (MVD) determined by CD34 antibody were evaluated by immunohistochemistry and their correlation with clinicopathological parameters including estrogen (ER) and progesterone (PR) receptor status and survival were investigated in patients with axillary lymph node-negative infiltrating ductal breast carcinoma. Methods The study population consisted of 47 patients with axillary lymph node-negative infiltrating ductal breast carcinoma. Results p53 and c-erbB-2 expression was detected in 36.2% and 31.9% of patients, respectively. Median Ki-67 expression was 10%. There were no statistically significant differences in the distribution of p53, Ki-67 and c-erbB-2 protein expression in relation to the age of the patients or to the size, histological grade or ER and PR status of the tumors. p53 protein expression correlated positively with c-erbB-2 and Ki-67 protein expression (P <0.05). The mean MVD was 63.65 ± 29.1 and it correlated positively with histological grade and Ki-67 expression (P <0.05). Survival analysis revealed that age, tumor size, p53 and c-erbB-2 expression and PR status had no significant prognostic impact, whereas histological grade, proliferative activity and angiogenic activity were significant prognostic factors. Although ER-positive patients had a statistically significant overall survival advantage, the difference in disease-free survival was not significant. Conclusion In axillary lymph node-negative breast carcinoma the histological grade and the proliferative and angiogenic activity of the tumor could be useful prognostic indicators.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
- Breast Neoplasms/blood supply
- Breast Neoplasms/chemistry
- Breast Neoplasms/mortality
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/blood supply
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/chemistry
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/mortality
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Cell Proliferation
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Ki-67 Antigen/analysis
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Middle Aged
- Neovascularization, Pathologic
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Progesterone/analysis
- Prognosis
- Receptor, ErbB-2/analysis
- Receptors, Estrogen/analysis
- Survival Analysis
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/analysis
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- Ozlem Erdem
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
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Mohr MA, Wong AM, Tomm RJ, Soma KK, Micevych PE. Pubertal development of estradiol-induced hypothalamic progesterone synthesis. Horm Behav 2019; 111:110-113. [PMID: 30552874 PMCID: PMC6527482 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In females, a hallmark of puberty is the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge that triggers ovulation. Puberty initiates estrogen positive feedback onto hypothalamic circuits, which underlie the stimulation of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons. In reproductively mature female rodents, both estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) signaling are necessary to stimulate the surge release of GnRH and LH. Estradiol membrane-initiated signaling facilitates progesterone (neuroP) synthesis in hypothalamic astrocytes, which act on E2-induced progesterone receptors (PGR) to stimulate kisspeptin release, thereby activating GnRH release. How the brain changes during puberty to allow estrogen positive feedback remains unknown. In the current study, we hypothesized that a critical step in estrogen positive feedback was the ability for estradiol-induced neuroP synthesis. To test this idea, hypothalamic neuroP levels were measured in groups of prepubertal, pubertal and young adult female Long Evans rats. Steroids were measured with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Hypothalamic neuroP increases from pre-puberty to young adulthood in both gonad-intact females and ovariectomized rats treated with E2. The pubertal development of hypothalamic E2-facilitated progesterone synthesis appears to be one of the neural switches facilitating reproductive maturation.
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- M A Mohr
- UCLA DGSOM Dept of Neurobiology, 650 Charles E Young Dr. S, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology of the Brain Research Institute, United States of America.
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- UCLA DGSOM Dept of Neurobiology, 650 Charles E Young Dr. S, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology of the Brain Research Institute, United States of America
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- UBC Dept of Psychology and Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- UBC Dept of Psychology and Centre for Brain Health, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- UCLA DGSOM Dept of Neurobiology, 650 Charles E Young Dr. S, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology of the Brain Research Institute, United States of America
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Rasmusson AM, King MW, Valovski I, Gregor K, Scioli-Salter E, Pineles SL, Hamouda M, Nillni YI, Anderson GM, Pinna G. Relationships between cerebrospinal fluid GABAergic neurosteroid levels and symptom severity in men with PTSD. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2019; 102:95-104. [PMID: 30529908 PMCID: PMC6584957 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Allopregnanolone and pregnanolone (together termed allo + pregnan) are neurosteroid metabolites of progesterone that equipotently facilitate the action of gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA) at GABAA receptors. The adrenal steroid dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) allosterically antagonizes GABAA receptors and facilitates N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor function. In prior research, premenopausal women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) displayed low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of allo + pregnan [undifferentiated by the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method used] that correlated strongly and negatively with PTSD reexperiencing and negative mood symptoms. A PTSD-related decrease in the ratio of allo + pregnan to 5α-dihydroprogesterone (5α-DHP: immediate precursor for allopregnanolone) suggested a block in synthesis of these neurosteroids at 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3α-HSD). In the current study, CSF was collected from unmedicated, tobacco-free men with PTSD (n = 13) and trauma-exposed healthy controls (n = 17) after an overnight fast. Individual CSF steroids were quantified separately by GC-MS. In the men with PTSD, allo + pregnan correlated negatively with Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-IV) total (ρ=-0.74, p = 0.006) and CAPS-IV derived Simms dysphoria cluster (ρ=-0.71, p = 0.01) scores. The allo+pregnan to DHEA ratio also was negatively correlated with total CAPS (ρ=-0.74, p = 0.006) and dysphoria cluster (ρ=-0.79, p = 0.002) scores. A PTSD-related decrease in the 5α-DHP to progesterone ratio indicated a block in allopregnanolone synthesis at 5α-reductase. This study suggests that CSF allo + pregnan levels correlate negatively with PTSD and negative mood symptoms in both men and women, but that the enzyme blocks in synthesis of these neurosteroids may be sex-specific. Consideration of sex, PTSD severity, and function of 5α-reductase and 3α-HSD thus may enable better targeting of neurosteroid-based PTSD treatments.
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- Ann M Rasmusson
- VA National Center for PTSD Women's Health Science Division, Boston, MA, 02130, United States; VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, United States; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, United States.
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- VA National Center for PTSD Women's Health Science Division, Boston, MA, 02130, United States; VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, United States; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, United States
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, United States; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, United States
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- VA National Center for PTSD Women's Health Science Division, Boston, MA, 02130, United States; VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, United States; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, United States
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- VA National Center for PTSD Women's Health Science Division, Boston, MA, 02130, United States; VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, United States; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, United States
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
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- VA National Center for PTSD Women's Health Science Division, Boston, MA, 02130, United States; VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 02130, United States; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118, United States
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- Child Study Center and Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
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- The Psychiatric Institute, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
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Raymond C, Marin MF, Juster RP, Leclaire S, Bourdon O, Cayer-Falardeau S, Lupien SJ. Increased frequency of mind wandering in healthy women using oral contraceptives. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2019; 101:121-127. [PMID: 30453124 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Oral contraceptive (OC) is the most common type of contraceptive method used in industrialized countries. A recent epidemiological study showed that OC use was associated with the onset of depression in young women. Mind wandering, a cognitive process associated with spontaneous thoughts unrelated to the task at-hand, has previously been associated with depressive thinking. Consequently, mind wandering might be a precursor for cognitive vulnerability in individuals who are at-risk for mood disorders. The purpose of this study was to examine the frequency and nature of mind wandering in women using OC in comparison to two control groups: naturally cycling women and men. We recruited 71 participants (28 women currently using OC, 14 naturally cycling women in the luteal phase of their menstrual cycle and 29 men) aged between 18 and 35 years, and measured the frequency and nature (guilt/fear oriented and positive) of mind wandering using the short version of the Imaginal Process Inventory. In all analyses, we controlled for depressive symptoms to delineate the unique association between OC use and mind wandering. We also measured estradiol, progesterone and testosterone to confirm expected group differences in sex hormones concentrations. Results show that women using OC presented increased frequency of mind wandering when compared to naturally cycling women and men who did not differ between each other. The three groups did not differ in terms of the nature of mind wandering. These results show that OC use is associated with increased frequency of mind wandering and suggest that the association between OC use and dysphoric mood described in previous studies may be partially explained by the impact of OC use on cognitive processes underlying mind wandering.
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- Catherine Raymond
- Centre for Studies on Human Stress, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Research Centre, CIUSSS East, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal.
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- Centre for Studies on Human Stress, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Research Centre, CIUSSS East, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal
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- Centre for Studies on Human Stress, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Research Centre, CIUSSS East, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, Université de Montréal
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- Centre for Studies on Human Stress, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Research Centre, CIUSSS East, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal
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- Centre for Studies on Human Stress, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Research Centre, CIUSSS East, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Centre for Studies on Human Stress, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Research Centre, CIUSSS East, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Centre for Studies on Human Stress, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Research Centre, CIUSSS East, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, Université de Montréal
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Luo Z, Tu Y, Li H, Qiu B, Liu Y, Yang Z. Endocrine-disrupting compounds in the Xiangjiang River of China: Spatio-temporal distribution, source apportionment, and risk assessment. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 167:476-484. [PMID: 30368141 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.10.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) were seasonally investigated in the surface water of the Xiangjiang River (south China) in order to understand their spatio-temporal distribution, source apportionment, and ecological risks. The occurrence of 21 EDCs were determined with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in the water samples collected along the river over four seasons, and the results were statistically analyzed. The concentrations of progestagens, androgens, estrogens ranged from not detected (ND) to 98.3 ng L-1; while the concentrations of alkylphenols ranged from 0.8 to 3.1 × 103 ng L-1; and that of caffeine ranged from 0.1 to 49.8 ng L-1. The detection frequencies of bisphenol A, 4-tert-octylphenol, 4-n-nonylphenol, estrone, and 17β-estradiol were 95-100% during the four sampling campaigns. The seasonal and spatial variation trend of EDCs in the Xiangjiang River was noticeable. The concentration of EDCs in Yueyang section (downstream) was the highest in winter, while the concentration in Yongzhou (upstream) section was the lowest in spring. The concentration of EDCs in the Xiangjiang River was significantly correlated with the levels of the total organic carbon, water temperature, and dissolved oxygen. Source analysis indicated that untreated sewage was the major source of EDCs. Furthermore, the potential risks of EDCs in the surface water to aquatic organisms were assessed with the risk quotient method (European Commission, 2003), and the results indicated the highest ecological risk of 17β-estradiol in the Xiangjiang River.
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- Center for Environment and Water Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China.
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- Center for Environment and Water Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China.
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- Center for Environment and Water Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China.
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- Center for Environment and Water Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China.
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- Center for Environment and Water Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China.
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- Center for Environment and Water Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China.
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DeBruine LM, Hahn AC, Jones BC. Does the interaction between partnership status and average progesterone level predict women's preferences for facial masculinity? Horm Behav 2019; 107:80-82. [PMID: 30543820 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Many studies have attempted to identify biological factors that reliably predict individual differences in women's preferences for masculine male faces. Marcinkowska et al. (2018, Hormones & Behavior) recently reported that women's (N = 102) preferences for facial masculinity were predicted by the interaction between their relationship status (partnered versus unpartnered) and average progesterone level. Because previous findings for between-women differences in masculinity preferences have often not replicated well, we attempted to replicate Marcinkowska et al.'s result in an open data set from another recent study that had not tested this hypothesis (Jones et al., 2018, Psychological Science). In this sample of 316 women, we found that facial masculinity preferences were predicted by the interaction between women's relationship status and average progesterone level, consistent with Marcinkowska et al.'s results (data and analysis code are available at https://osf.io/q9szc). Together, these findings suggest that the combined effects of relationship status and average progesterone level may predict facial masculinity preferences relatively reliably.
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Increasing evidence demonstrates that a substantial number of chemicals including nanoparticles have potential toxic effects on human and wildlife reproductive health. Ovarian granulosa cells (GCs), the functional unit of the ovary, play a pivotal role in the regulation of ovarian reproductive health in females. They are considered to be the main target by the chemicals at all stages of their development. It has been reported that nanoparticles induced toxicity of GCs by interfering with cell cycle. Some basic methods for evaluation of GCs with exposure to nanoparticles are described in this chapter including isolation of GCs, determination of apoptosis by immunofluorescence, and measurement of progesterone level by ELISA.
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- Jin Liu
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.
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Choi Y, Rosewell KL, Brännström M, Akin JW, Curry TE, Jo M. FOS, a Critical Downstream Mediator of PGR and EGF Signaling Necessary for Ovulatory Prostaglandins in the Human Ovary. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2018; 103:4241-4252. [PMID: 30124866 PMCID: PMC6194814 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-02532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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CONTEXT Fos null mice failed to ovulate and form a corpus luteum (CL) even when given exogenous gonadotropins, suggesting that ovarian Fos expression is critical for successful ovulation and CL formation. However, little is known about FOS in the human ovary. OBJECTIVES To determine the expression, regulation, and function of FOS in human periovulatory follicles. DESIGN/PARTICIPANTS Timed periovulatory follicles were obtained from normally cycling women. Granulosa/lutein cells were collected from in vitro fertilization patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The in vivo expression after human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration and in vitro regulation of FOS, JUN, JUNB, and JUND was evaluated at the mRNA and protein level. Binding of progesterone receptor (PGR) and FOS to their target genes was assessed by chromatin immunoprecipitation analyses. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and progesterone were measured. RESULTS The expression of FOS, JUNB, and JUND drastically increased in ovulatory follicles after hCG administration. In human granulosa/lutein cell cultures, hCG increased the expression of FOS and JUN proteins. Inhibitors of PGR and epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptors reduced hCG-induced increases in the expression and phosphorylation of FOS. PGR bound to the FOS gene. A selective FOS inhibitor blocked hCG-induced increases in PGE2 and the expression of prostaglandin (PG) synthases and transporters (PTGES, SLCO2A1, and ABCC1). FOS bound to the promoter regions of these genes. CONCLUSIONS The increase of FOS/activator protein 1 in human periovulatory follicles after hCG administration is mediated by collaborative actions of PGR and EGF signaling and critical for the upregulated expression of key ovulatory genes required for the rise in ovulatory PG in human granulosa cells.
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- Yohan Choi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Stockholm IVF, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky
- Correspondence and Reprint Requests: Misung Jo, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chandler Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536. E-mail:
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Serafín V, Martínez-García G, Aznar-Poveda J, Lopez-Pastor JA, Garcia-Sanchez AJ, Garcia-Haro J, Campuzano S, Yáñez-Sedeño P, Pingarrón JM. Determination of progesterone in saliva using an electrochemical immunosensor and a COTS-based portable potentiostat. Anal Chim Acta 2018; 1049:65-73. [PMID: 30612658 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2018.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This paper describes the reliable determination of progesterone (P4) in undiluted saliva making use of a disposable amperometric immunosensors implemented on low-cost and portable device/potentiostat constructed with commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components. The immunosensor allows the fast (45 min), selective and sensitive determination (5 pg mL-1 LOD) of P4 using amperometry in stirred solutions. The immunosensor was coupled to the COTS-based potentiostat and amperometry was made into drops of quiescent solutions. No significant differences were apparent between the analytical performance achieved with the immunosensor for P4 using both a conventional and the COST-based potentiostats. The practical applicability of the immunosensor coupled with the COTS-based potentiostat was demonstrated by determining the endogenous P4 content in different undiluted saliva samples with highly variable endogenous contents of the target hormone. The obtained results were in good agreement with those provided by the conventional ELISA methodology and with the contents reported in the literature for samples with similar characteristics. This validated the combined device for the reliable and minimally invasive determination of the target hormone involving a very simple protocol and taking only 45 min.
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- V Serafín
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University Complutense of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University Complutense of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Information and Communication Technologies (TIC), Technical University of Cartagena, ETSIT, Campus Muralla del Mar, E-30202, Cartagena, Spain
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- Department of Information and Communication Technologies (TIC), Technical University of Cartagena, ETSIT, Campus Muralla del Mar, E-30202, Cartagena, Spain
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- Department of Information and Communication Technologies (TIC), Technical University of Cartagena, ETSIT, Campus Muralla del Mar, E-30202, Cartagena, Spain.
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- Department of Information and Communication Technologies (TIC), Technical University of Cartagena, ETSIT, Campus Muralla del Mar, E-30202, Cartagena, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University Complutense of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University Complutense of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University Complutense of Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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Gurvich C, Gavrilidis E, Worsley R, Hudaib A, Thomas N, Kulkarni J. Menstrual cycle irregularity and menopause status influence cognition in women with schizophrenia. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2018; 96:173-178. [PMID: 29980009 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Cognitive impairments are a core feature of schizophrenia and contribute significantly to functional complications. Current pharmacological treatments do not ameliorate cognitive dysfunction and the aetiology of cognitive impairments are poorly understood. Hormones of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis that regulate reproductive function have multiple effects on the development, maintenance and function of the brain and have been suggested to also influence cognition. The aim of the current study was to investigate how HPG axis hormones effect cognition, specifically exploring the influence of menopause status and menstrual cycle irregularity on cognitive performance in women with schizophrenia. The data for the present study represents pooled baseline data from three clinical trials. Two hundred and forty female participants with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were included in the analysis. Cognition was assessed using the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status. Hormone assays for serum sex steroids and pituitary hormones (including estradiol, progesterone, luteinising hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone) were conducted and women were classified as postmenopausal; perimenopausal; premenopausal/reproductive, further classified into regular and irregular menstrual cycles. To model a comparison of cognitive performance for i) perimenopausal; ii) post-menopausal women and iii) reproductive aged women with irregular cycles to reproductive aged women with regular cycles a semiparametric regression model (generalised additive mode) was fitted. The results revealed that in females with schizophrenia, menstrual cycle irregularity predicted significantly poorer cognitive performance in the areas of psychomotor speed, verbal fluency and verbal memory. Perimenopause was not associated with cognitive changes and the post-menopausal period was associated with poorer visuospatial performance. This study provides evidence to associate reproductive hormones with cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia.
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- C Gurvich
- Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Monash University Central Clinical School and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Monash University Central Clinical School and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Monash University Central Clinical School and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Monash University Central Clinical School and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Monash University Central Clinical School and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Monash University Central Clinical School and The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Burgess EA, Hunt KE, Kraus SD, Rolland RM. Quantifying hormones in exhaled breath for physiological assessment of large whales at sea. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10031. [PMID: 30018379 PMCID: PMC6050234 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28200-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Exhaled breath analysis is a non-invasive assessment tool that has shown promise in human diagnostics, and could greatly benefit research, management, and conservation of large whales. However, hormone assessment of whale respiratory vapor (blow) has been challenged by variable water content and unknown total volume of collected samples. To advance this technique, we investigated urea (a compound present in narrow range in circulation) as a normalizing factor to correct for blow sample concentration. Normalized progesterone, testosterone, and cortisol concentrations of 100 blow samples from 46 photo-identified North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) were more biologically relevant compared to absolute estimates, varying by sex, age class, or individual. Progesterone was elevated in adult females compared with other cohorts and highest in one independently confirmed pregnant female. For both sexes, testosterone was two-fold higher in reproductively mature whales but studied adult females showed the widest variation. Cortisol was present in relatively low concentrations in blow and demonstrated variation between individual whales, suggesting potential for studies of individual differences in adrenal activity. Incorporation of methodologies that normalize sample concentration are essential for blow hormone analysis of free-swimming whales, and measurement of urea could be used to optimize non-invasive physiological assessment of whales.
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- Elizabeth A Burgess
- Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium, Boston, 02110, USA.
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- Center for Bioengineering Innovation, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011, USA
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- Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium, Boston, 02110, USA
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- Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium, Boston, 02110, USA
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Houtman CJ, Ten Broek R, Brouwer A. Steroid hormonal bioactivities, culprit natural and synthetic hormones and other emerging contaminants in waste water measured using bioassays and UPLC-tQ-MS. Sci Total Environ 2018; 630:1492-1501. [PMID: 29554767 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Emission of compounds with biological activities from waste water treatment plant (WWTP) effluents into surface waters is a topic of concern for ecology and drinking water quality. We investigated the occurrence of hormone-like activities in waste water sample extracts from four Dutch WWTPs and pursued to identify compounds responsible for them. To this aim, in vitro reporter gene bioassays for androgenic, anti-androgenic, estrogenic, glucocorticoid and progestogenic activity and a UPLC-tQ-MS target analysis method for 25 steroid hormones used in high volumes in pharmacy were applied. Principal component analysis of the data was performed to further characterize the detected activities and compounds. All five types of activities tested were observed in the WWTP samples. Androgenic and estrogenic activities were almost completely removed during WW treatment, anti-androgenic activity was only found in treated WW. Glucocorticoid and progestogenic activities persisted throughout the treatment. The androgenic activity in both influent could predominantly be attributed to the presence of androstenedione and testosterone. Anti-androgenic activity was explained by the presence of cyproterone acetate. The glucocorticoid activity in influent was fully explained by prednicarbate, triamcinolone acetonide, dexamethasone and amcinonide. In effluent however, detected hormones could only explain 10-32% of the activity, indicating the presence of unknown glucocorticoids or their metabolites in effluent. Progesterone and levonorgestrel could explain the observed progestogenic activity. The principle component analysis confirmed the way in which hormones fit in the spectrum of other emerging contaminants concerning occurrence and fate in WWTPs.
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- Corine J Houtman
- The Water Laboratory, P.O. Box 734, 2003 RS Haarlem, The Netherlands.
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- The Water Laboratory, P.O. Box 734, 2003 RS Haarlem, The Netherlands
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- BioDetection Systems B.V, Science Park 406, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Animal Ecology, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Shimizu K, Mouri K. Enzyme immunoassays for water-soluble steroid metabolites in the urine and feces of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) using a simple elution method. J Vet Med Sci 2018; 80:1138-1145. [PMID: 29769477 PMCID: PMC6068297 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.17-0507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A simple, non-alcoholic extraction method for measuring estrogen and progesterone metabolites in excreta using enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) was developed in Japanese macaques. The obtained detection limits of EIAs using estrone conjugates (E1C), pregnanediol glucuronide (PdG), and estriol glucuronide (E3G) polyclonal antibodies with cross-reactivity to urinary and fecal steroid metabolites were 6.6 pg/ml, 2.1 ng/ml and 0.35 ng/ml, respectively. These assays allowed the determination of E1C, PdG, and E3G from the excreta with good reproducibility and accuracy. Thereafter, urine and fecal samples of two menstrual cycles and six pregnancies from eight female Japanese macaques were assayed. A typical increase in urinary and fecal E1C in follicular phase and PdG in luteal phase were shown during non-conceptive menstrual cycles. Urinary E3G levels also showed a preovulatory increase; however, fecal E3G levels were very low throughout the non-conceptive menstrual cycles. Levels of E1C and PdG in the urine and feces of pregnant females were gradually increased until parturition, while fecal E3G levels were low and reached detectable levels after the mid-pregnancy period. Although the extraction rate of estrogen and progestogen metabolites by our method was lower compared to those of the previous extraction method using an alcohol-containing buffer, our method was simple, and the correlation coefficients for the relationship between two methods were found to be statistically significant. The results presented here are of great practical value for a non-invasive method of monitoring ovarian function and pregnancy in Japanese macaques.
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- Keiko Shimizu
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Okayama University of Science, Okayama 700-0005, Japan
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- Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi 484-8506, Japan
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Šauer P, Stará A, Golovko O, Valentová O, Bořík A, Grabic R, Kroupová HK. Two synthetic progestins and natural progesterone are responsible for most of the progestagenic activities in municipal wastewater treatment plant effluents in the Czech and Slovak republics. Water Res 2018; 137:64-71. [PMID: 29544204 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.02.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Revised: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Vast numbers of xenobiotics are known still to be present in treated municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents. Some of these possess endocrine-disrupting potency and pose risks for exposed aquatic animals. We searched for 17 potential environmental contaminants having affinity to the progesterone receptor. Relative potency values of these progesterone receptor-active chemicals were obtained. On the basis of relative potencies and measured environmental concentrations, the contribution of progestins to measured progestagenic activities was evaluated. Wastewaters (influent and effluent) and surrounding surface waters (upstream and downstream) at six municipal WWTPs were screened using instrumental chemical analysis and in vitro reporter gene bioassay. We showed the presence of target compounds and (anti-)progestagenic activities in municipal wastewater and surface water. Nine and seven progestins were identified in influent and effluent wastewaters, respectively. Only two compounds, progesterone and medroxyprogesterone were found in surface waters. Progestagenic agonistic activities in influents were partially masked by strong anti-progestagenic activities that were detected in all influents and ranged from 2.63 to 83 ng/L of mifepristone equivalents (EQs). Progestagenic activities were detected in all effluents and ranged from 0.06 to 0.47 ng/L of reference compound ORG 2058 EQs (a synthetic progestin equivalents), thus indicating incomplete removal of progestins during wastewater treatment processing. This activity poses a continuing risk for the aquatic environment. By contrast, anti-progestagenic activities showed better removal efficiency in WWTPs compared to progestagenic agonistic activities. Anti-progestagenic activities were found in only three of six effluents and ranged from 0.26 to 2.1 ng/L mifepristone EQs. We explained most of the progestagenic activity in municipal WWTP effluents by the presence of synthetic progestins and progesterone, which contributed 65-96% of such activity in samples where no antagonistic activity was found. The progestins medroxyprogesterone acetate, megestrol acetate and progesterone contributed most to the progestagenic activity detected in municipal effluents. Anti-progestagenic activities were found in some municipal effluents, but no causative agents were revealed because two analysed selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs) with anti-progestagenic activities, mifepristone and ulipristal acetate, were not present in the effluents.
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- Pavel Šauer
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic.
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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Reynolds TA, Makhanova A, Marcinkowska UM, Jasienska G, McNulty JK, Eckel LA, Nikonova L, Maner JK. Progesterone and women's anxiety across the menstrual cycle. Horm Behav 2018; 102:34-40. [PMID: 29673619 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Animal models and a few human investigations suggest progesterone may be associated with anxiety. Progesterone naturally fluctuates across the menstrual cycle, offering an opportunity to understand how within-person increases in progesterone and average progesterone levels across the cycle correspond to women's anxiety. Across two longitudinal studies, we simultaneously modeled the between- and within-person associations between progesterone and anxiety using multilevel modeling. In Study 1, 100 Polish women provided saliva samples and reported their anxiety at three phases of the menstrual cycle: follicular, peri-ovulatory, and luteal. A significant between-person effect emerged, revealing that women with higher average progesterone levels across their cycles reported higher levels of anxiety than women with lower progesterone cycles. This effect held controlling for estradiol. In Study 2, 61 American women provided saliva samples and reported their attachment anxiety during laboratory sessions during the same three cycle phases. A significant between-person and within-person association emerged: women with higher average progesterone levels reported higher levels of attachment anxiety, and as women's progesterone levels increased across their cycles, so too did their attachment anxiety. These effects held controlling for cortisol. In sum, both studies provide support for a link between menstrual cycle progesterone levels and subjective anxiety.
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- Tania A Reynolds
- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, 1107 W. Call St., Tallahassee, FL 32304, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, 1107 W. Call St., Tallahassee, FL 32304, United States.
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- Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Grzegórzecka 20, Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Grzegórzecka 20, Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, 1107 W. Call St., Tallahassee, FL 32304, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, 1107 W. Call St., Tallahassee, FL 32304, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, 1107 W. Call St., Tallahassee, FL 32304, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, 1107 W. Call St., Tallahassee, FL 32304, United States.
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Marcinkowska UM, Kaminski G, Little AC, Jasienska G. Average ovarian hormone levels, rather than daily values and their fluctuations, are related to facial preferences among women. Horm Behav 2018; 102:114-119. [PMID: 29778461 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Revised: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hormones are of crucial importance for human behavior. Cyclical changes of ovarian hormones throughout women's menstrual cycle are suggested to underlie fluctuation in masculinity preference for both faces and bodies. In this study we tested this hypothesis based on daily measurements of estradiol and progesterone throughout menstrual cycle, and multiple measurements of women's preference towards masculinity of faces and bodies of men. We expected that due to a large variation among daily hormonal levels we would not observe a direct effect of daily hormone levels, but rather that average levels of ovarian hormones throughout the cycle (a reliable marker of a probability of conception) would better predict women's preferences. We found a negative relationship between average progesterone levels and facial masculinity preference, but only among women who were in long-term relationships. There was no relationship between facial masculinity preference and either of the estradiol or progesterone daily levels. Similarly, only average levels of hormones were significantly related to facial symmetry preference. For women who were in relationships estradiol was positively related to symmetry preference, while for single women this relationship was opposite. For body masculinity preference there were no significant relationships with neither averaged nor daily hormonal levels. Taken together, our results further suggest that overall cycle levels of ovarian hormones (averaged for a cycle) are better predictors of facial masculinity and symmetry preference than daily levels assessed during preferences' tests. Importantly, including information about relationship status in the investigations of hormonal bases of preferences is crucial.
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- Urszula M Marcinkowska
- Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Grzegorzecka st. 20, 31-531 Krakow, Poland.
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- Cognition, Langues, Langage, Ergonomie, Université de Toulouse, CNRS-UMR 5263, Toulouse 31000, France; Institut Universitaire de France, 103 boulevard Saint-Michel, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Psychology, University of Bath, 10 West, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Grzegorzecka st. 20, 31-531 Krakow, Poland
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Valenzuela-Molina M, Atkinson S, Mashburn K, Gendron D, Brownell RL. Fecal steroid hormones reveal reproductive state in female blue whales sampled in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2018; 261:127-135. [PMID: 29476760 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Steroid hormone assessment using non-invasive sample collection techniques can reveal the reproductive status of aquatic mammals and the physiological mechanisms by which they respond to changes in their environment. A portion of the eastern North Pacific blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) population that seasonally visits the Gulf of California, Mexico has been monitored using photo-identified individuals for over 30 years. The whales use the area in winter-early spring for nursing their calves and feeding and it therefore is well suited for fecal sample collection. Using radioimmunoassays in 25 fecal samples collected between 2009 and 2012 to determine reproductive state and stress, we validated three steroid hormones (progesterone, corticosterone and cortisol) in adult female blue whales. Females that were categorized as pregnant had higher mean fecal progesterone metabolite concentrations (1292.6 ± 415.6 ng·g-1) than resting and lactating females (14.0 ± 3.7 ng·g-1; 23.0 ± 5.4 ng·g-1, respectively). Females classified as pregnant also had higher concentrations of corticosterone metabolites (37.5 ± 9.9 ng·g-1) than resting and lactating females (17.4 ± 2.0 ng·g-1; 16.8 ± 2.8 ng·g-1, respectively). In contrast, cortisol metabolite concentrations showed high variability between groups and no significant relationship to reproductive state. We successfully determined preliminary baseline parameters of key steroid hormones by reproductive state in adult female blue whales. The presence of pregnant or with luteal activity and known lactating females confirms that the Gulf of California is an important winter-spring area for the reproductive phase of these blue whales. The baseline corticosterone levels we are developing will be useful for assessing the impact of the increasing coastal development and whale-watching activities on the whales in the Gulf of California.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marcia Valenzuela-Molina
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional s/n Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, C.P. 23096 La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico
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- University of Alaska, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, 17101 Pt. Lena Loop Road, Juneau, AK 99801, USA
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- University of Alaska, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, 17101 Pt. Lena Loop Road, Juneau, AK 99801, USA
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional s/n Col. Playa Palo de Santa Rita, C.P. 23096 La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico.
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- Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, 34500 Highway 1, Monterey, CA 09394, USA
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Trimble JO, Hampton S. Trace Level Analysis of Airborne Hormone Particulates. Int J Pharm Compd 2018; 22:257-263. [PMID: 29878894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Trace levels of airborne hormones during the pharmaceutical compounding process are analyzed by air monitoring and surface sampling. This study is discussed in two parts: the first part discusses the analysis of particulates suspended in the air by using video particle counting; the second part discusses the analysis of particulates settled on the surface by using surface wipe sampling. One solution to the problem of airborne hormones is to incorporate the hormones into a vehicle like a semisolid cream with high surface tension such that there are no powders to be used during the pharmaceutical compounding process. The analytical method for this study was performed.
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Prodi G, De Giovanni C, Galli MC, Gola G, Grilli S, Rocchetta R, Orlandi C. 17β-estradiol, 5α-Dihydrotestosterone, Progesterone and Cortisol Receptors in Normal and Neoplastic Human Endometrium. Tumori 2018; 65:241-53. [PMID: 462576 DOI: 10.1177/030089167906500214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Using the value of 0.24 fmoles/μg DNA as breaking point between high and low binding capacities, we quantified receptors for 17β-estradiol (ER), 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHTR), progesterone (PR) and cortisol (CR) in normal and neoplastic human uterine tissues. Concerning receptors occurrence, significant relationships were observed between ER and PR, ER and DHTR, and DHTR and PR. A direct correlation between the presence of ER and tumor grading was found: PR was less frequent in grade II and absent in grade III endometrial carcinoma, however this was not a significant correlation. In endometrial carcinoma at least 1 of the receptors was detected in 67-91% of the cases, 3 receptors (ER, DHTR, PR) in 56%, and all 4 receptors in 45%. The simultaneous detection of multiple receptors could play an important role in determining hormone response.
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Aims and Background Cells and soluble mediators obtained from tumor effusions are useful in evaluating the tumor microenvironment. Our aim was to examine cytologically and to quantify the leukocyte infiltrate, nitric oxide, cytokines and tumor markers in the intracystic fluid from patients with a cystic adnexal mass, for a possible differentiation between benign and malignant findings. Methods and Study Design Sixty-six women who had their cystic fluids collected were prospectively divided into benign tumor (22, 33.3%), malignant tumor (10, 15.2%) or other gynecological alterations (34, 51.5%). Cytology, total and differential leukocyte counts were determined by light microscopy. Tumor markers, cytokines and nitric oxide were assayed in the supernatants using the Immutile system, ELISA and Griess reaction, respectively. Results The sensitivity and specificity of the cytological analysis was 66.7% and 97.7%, respectively. The levels of CA 19.9, CA 15.3, α-fetoprotein, carcinoembryonic antigen, progesterone and β-HCG were significantly higher in the benign and/or malignant group than in the other gynecological alterations. Also, the local concentrations of CA 15.3 and β-HCG were significantly higher in malignant than in benign tumors. In malignant tumors, increased leukocyte counts and higher concentrations of IL-6, IL-10 and nitric oxide were detected than in benign tumors or other gynecological alterations. Conclusions In malignant tumors, the microenvironment could be differentiated from benign tumors or other gynecological alterations by cystic fluid analysis.
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