Canine placental prostaglandin E2 synthase: expression, localization, and biological functions in providing substrates for prepartum PGF2alpha synthesis

A Gram, B Fox, U Büchler, A Boos… - Biology of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The prepartum output of PGF2alpha in the bitch is associated with increased placental
PGE2-synthase (PTGES) mRNA levels. Contrasting with this is a decreased expression of …

Biosynthesis and degradation of canine placental prostaglandins: prepartum changes in expression and function of prostaglandin F2alpha-synthase (PGFS, AKR1C3) …

A Gram, U Büchler, A Boos, B Hoffmann… - Biology of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
There is no distinct explanation of the mechanism for the prepartal prostaglandin F2alpha
(PGF2alpha) increase in pregnant dogs. Although the PGF2alpha-synthase (PGFS …

Ontogeny and Regulation of Ovine Placental Prostaglandin E2 Synthase

RL Martin, WL Whittle, AC Holloway… - Biology of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Recent evidence suggests that ovine placental output of prostaglandin (PG) E2 rises
through late gestation partly because of a direct effect of cortisol on PGH2 synthase 2 (PGHS …

Canine placenta: a source of prepartal prostaglandins during normal and antiprogestin-induced parturition

MP Kowalewski, HB Beceriklisoy, C Pfarrer… - …, 2010 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Expression of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2, now known as PTGS2), prostaglandin E2 synthase
(PTGES, PGES), and prostaglandin F2α synthase (PGFS), of the respective receptors …

Expression of porcine endometrial prostaglandin synthase during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy, and following endocrine disruption of pregnancy

MD Ashworth, JW Ross, J Hu, FJ White… - Biology of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Porcine trophoblast attachment to the uterine surface is associated with increased
conceptus and endometrial production of prostaglandins. Conceptus secretion of estrogen …

Temporal and tissue-specific expression of prostaglandin receptors EP2, EP3, EP4, FP, and cyclooxygenases 1 and 2 in uterus and fetal membranes during bovine …

JA Arosh, SK Banu, P Chapdelaine, MA Fortier - Endocrinology, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Uteroplacental prostaglandins (PGs) play pivotal roles in maintenance and/or termination of
pregnancy in mammals. Regulation of PG biosynthetic and signaling mechanisms in …

Expression and contribution of three different isoforms of prostaglandin E synthase in the bovine endometrium

J Parent, MA Fortier - Biology of Reproduction, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Prostaglandins are involved in the regulation of several reproductive processes such as
ovulation, luteolysis, and establishment of pregnancy. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) appears to …

Molecular cloning and spatiotemporal expression of prostaglandin F synthase and microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 in porcine endometrium

A Waclawik, A Rivero-Muller, A Blitek… - …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Endometrial prostaglandins (PGs) and the PGE2/PGF2α ratio play an important role in
regulating the estrous cycle and establishment of pregnancy. The enzymes downstream of …

Comprehensive analysis of prostaglandin metabolic enzyme expression during pregnancy and the characterization of AKR1B1 as a prostaglandin F synthase at the …

H Seo, Y Choi, J Shim, I Yoo, H Ka - Biology of reproduction, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Prostaglandins (PGs) are important lipid mediators regulating various reproductive
processes in many species. In pigs, the expression pattern of PGE2 and PGF2α metabolic …

Autocrine and Paracrine Mechanisms of Prostaglandin E2 Action on Trophoblast/Conceptus Cells through the Prostaglandin E2 Receptor (PTGER2) during …

A Waclawik, P Kaczynski, HN Jabbour - Endocrinology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The conceptus and endometrium secrete large amounts of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) into the
porcine uterine lumen during the periimplantation period. We hypothesized that PGE2 acts …