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Modulation of innate immune response to viruses including SARS-CoV-2 by progesterone
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2022 Whether and how innate antiviral response is regulated by humoral metabolism remains enigmatic. We show that viral infection induces progesterone via the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in mice.
Shan Su +12 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 ObjectiveTo investigate the impact of the progesterone concentration on the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) trigger day on clinical outcomes with an antagonist protocol.MethodsThe retrospective cohort study included a total of 1,550 fresh autologous ...
Jianing Xu +3 more
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International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2022 Background: Luteal phase deficiency is common in assisted reproductive technology and is characterized by inadequate progesterone production. Various studies have shown that administration of progesterone in fresh embryo transfer cycles increases the ...
Samaneh Jalaliani +4 more
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Mice lacking progesterone receptor exhibit pleiotropic reproductive abnormalities.
Genes & Development, 1995 Although progesterone has been recognized as essential for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy, this steroid hormone has been recently implicated to have a functional role in a number of other reproductive events.
J. Lydon +5 more
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Microbiome, 2017 Preterm birth is the primary cause of infant death worldwide. A short cervix in the second trimester of pregnancy is a risk factor for preterm birth. In specific patient cohorts, vaginal progesterone reduces this risk.
L. Kindinger +9 more
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Sexual Absorption of Vaginal Progesterone: A Randomized Control Trial
International Journal of Endocrinology, 2015 Objective. To determine if sexual intercourse reduces absorption of vaginal progesterone gel in women and to determine if progesterone is absorbed by the male during intercourse. Study Design.
Kathryn S. Merriam +5 more
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Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2011 Purpose: Bioavailability of transdermal progesterone is low and variable. This may be attributed to transdermal metabolism by the 5α-reductase enzymes or the direct transport to the saliva. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the effect of
sara Zargar-Shoshtari +4 more
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Steroid hormone bioavailability is controlled by the lymphatic system
Scientific Reports, 2021 The steroid hormone progesterone accounts for immune tolerance in pregnancy. Enhanced progesterone metabolism to 6α-OH-pregnanolone occurs in complicated pregnancies such as in preeclampsia with preterm delivery or intrauterine growth restriction, and in
Rahel Klossner +9 more
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Progesterone Actions During Central Nervous System Development
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 Although progesterone is a steroid hormone mainly associated with female reproductive functions, such as uterine receptivity and maintenance of pregnancy, accumulating data have shown its physiological actions to extend to several non-reproductive ...
J. C. González-Orozco +1 more
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Effects of Progesterone on in Vitro Developmental Competence of Bovine Embryos
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2020 Progesterone plays a key role in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy in mammalian. Increasing levels of circulating progesterone in the post-conception period are associated with conceptus elongation and high pregnancy rates in cattle ...
Orhan Örnek, Yusuf Ziya Güzey
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