MAPK3/1 (ERK1/2) in ovarian granulosa cells are essential for female fertility HY Fan, Z Liu, M Shimada, E Sterneck, PF Johnson, SM Hedrick, ... Science 324 (5929), 938-941, 2009 | 691 | 2009 |
Paracrine and autocrine regulation of epidermal growth factor-like factors in cumulus oocyte complexes and granulosa cells: key roles for prostaglandin synthase 2 and … M Shimada, I Hernandez-Gonzalez, I Gonzalez-Robayna, JAS Richards Molecular endocrinology 20 (6), 1352-1365, 2006 | 491 | 2006 |
Gene expression profiles of cumulus cell oocyte complexes during ovulation reveal cumulus cells express neuronal and immune-related genes: does this expand their role in the … I Hernandez-Gonzalez, I Gonzalez-Robayna, M Shimada, CM Wayne, ... Molecular endocrinology 20 (6), 1300-1321, 2006 | 318 | 2006 |
The lncRNA Neat1 is required for corpus luteum formation and the establishment of pregnancy in a subpopulation of mice S Nakagawa, M Shimada, K Yanaka, M Mito, T Arai, E Takahashi, Y Fujita, ... Development 141 (23), 4618-4627, 2014 | 259 | 2014 |
Hyaluronan fragments generated by sperm-secreted hyaluronidase stimulate cytokine/chemokine production via the TLR2 and TLR4 pathway in cumulus cells of ovulated COCs, which … M Shimada, Y Yanai, T Okazaki, N Noma, I Kawashima, T Mori, ... Oxford University Press for The Company of Biologists Limited 135 (11), 2001 …, 2008 | 226 | 2008 |
Selective expression of KrasG12D in granulosa cells of the mouse ovary causes defects in follicle development and ovulation HY Fan, M Shimada, Z Liu, N Cahill, N Noma, Y Wu, J Gossen, ... Oxford University Press for The Company of Biologists Limited 135 (12), 2127 …, 2008 | 178 | 2008 |
β-Catenin (CTNNB1) promotes preovulatory follicular development but represses LH-mediated ovulation and luteinization HY Fan, A O'Connor, M Shitanaka, M Shimada, Z Liu, JAS Richards Molecular endocrinology 24 (8), 1529-1542, 2010 | 175 | 2010 |
Immune-like mechanisms in ovulation JAS Richards, Z Liu, M Shimada Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism 19 (6), 191-196, 2008 | 170 | 2008 |
Induced expression of pattern recognition receptors in cumulus oocyte complexes: novel evidence for innate immune-like functions during ovulation M Shimada, I Hernandez-Gonzalez, I Gonzalez-Robanya, JAS Richards Molecular Endocrinology 20 (12), 3228-3239, 2006 | 166 | 2006 |
Toll-like receptors (TLR) 2 and 4 on human sperm recognize bacterial endotoxins and mediate apoptosis Y Fujita, T Mihara, T Okazaki, M Shitanaka, R Kushino, C Ikeda, H Negishi, ... Human Reproduction 26 (10), 2799-2806, 2011 | 164 | 2011 |
Mice Null for Frizzled4 (Fzd4−/−) Are Infertile and Exhibit Impaired Corpora Lutea Formation and Function M Hsieh, D Boerboom, M Shimada, Y Lo, AF Parlow, UFO Luhmann, ... Biology of reproduction 73 (6), 1135-1146, 2005 | 163 | 2005 |
Interleukin-6: an autocrine regulator of the mouse cumulus cell-oocyte complex expansion process Z Liu, DG de Matos, HY Fan, M Shimada, S Palmer, JAS Richards Endocrinology 150 (7), 3360-3368, 2009 | 160 | 2009 |
FSH and LH induce progesterone production and progesterone receptor synthesis in cumulus cells: a requirement for meiotic resumption in porcine oocytes M Shimada, T Terada Molecular Human Reproduction 8 (7), 612-618, 2002 | 153 | 2002 |
Luteinizing hormone receptor formation in cumulus cells surrounding porcine oocytes and its role during meiotic maturation of porcine oocytes M Shimada, M Nishibori, N Isobe, N Kawano, T Terada Biology of reproduction 68 (4), 1142-1149, 2003 | 132 | 2003 |
Production of progesterone from de novo-synthesized cholesterol in cumulus cells and its physiological role during meiotic resumption of porcine oocytes Y Yamashita, M Shimada, T Okazaki, T Maeda, T Terada Biology of Reproduction 68 (4), 1193-1198, 2003 | 129 | 2003 |
Seminal plasma damages sperm during cryopreservation, but its presence during thawing improves semen quality and conception rates in boars with poor post-thaw semen quality T Okazaki, S Abe, S Yoshida, M Shimada Theriogenology 71 (3), 491-498, 2009 | 124 | 2009 |
Sequential exposure of porcine cumulus cells to FSH and/or LH is critical for appropriate expression of steroidogenic and ovulation-related genes that impact oocyte maturation … I Kawashima, T Okazaki, N Noma, M Nishibori, Y Yamashita, M Shimada Reproduction 136 (1), 9, 2008 | 115 | 2008 |
Dynamic changes of connexin-43, gap junctional protein, in outer layers of cumulus cells are regulated by PKC and PI 3-kinase during meiotic resumption in porcine oocytes M Shimada, T Maeda, T Terada Biology of Reproduction 64 (4), 1255-1263, 2001 | 110 | 2001 |
Negative effects of ROS generated during linear sperm motility on gene expression and ATP generation in boar sperm mitochondria Z Zhu, T Kawai, T Umehara, SAM Hoque, W Zeng, M Shimada Free Radical Biology and Medicine 141, 159-171, 2019 | 105 | 2019 |
Adiponectin and its receptors modulate granulosa cell and cumulus cell functions, fertility, and early embryo development in the mouse and human JAS Richards, Z Liu, T Kawai, K Tabata, H Watanabe, D Suresh, FT Kuo, ... Fertility and sterility 98 (2), 471-479. e1, 2012 | 99 | 2012 |