Reevaluating the Role of Progesterone in Ovarian Cancer: Is Progesterone Always Protective?

LJ Mauro, A Spartz, JR Austin, CA Lange - Endocrine reviews, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Ovarian cancer (OC) represents a collection of rare but lethal gynecologic cancers where
the difficulty of early detection due to an often-subtle range of abdominal symptoms …

Membrane progesterone receptors (mPRs/PAQRs) are going beyond its initial definitions

J Aickareth, M Hawwar, N Sanchez, R Gnanasekaran… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Progesterone (PRG) is a key cyclical reproductive hormone that has a significant impact on
female organs in vertebrates. It is mainly produced by the corpus luteum of the ovaries, but …

Sigma receptors: Novel regulators of iron/heme homeostasis and ferroptosis

NT Nguyen, V Jaramillo-Martinez, M Mathew… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sigma receptors are non-opiate/non-phencyclidine receptors that bind progesterone and/or
heme and also several unrelated xenobiotics/chemicals. They reside in the plasma …

Insights on the role of PGRMC1 in mitotic and meiotic cell division

V Lodde, R Garcia Barros, L Terzaghi, F Franciosi… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary PGRMC1 is a multifunctional protein regulating multiple aspects of cell
proliferation, including cell viability, apoptosis, entry into the cell cycle, and the subsequent …

Quo vadis PGRMC? Grand-scale biology in human health and disease

MA Cahill - Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2022 - researchoutput.csu.edu.au
The title usage of Latin Quo vadis 'where are you going'extends the question Unde venisti
from where 'did you come?'posed in the accompanying paper and extends consideration of …

Many or too many progesterone membrane receptors? Clinical implications

A Wendler, M Wehling - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Several receptors for nongenomically initiated actions of progesterone (P4) exist, namely
membrane-associated P4 receptors (MAPRs), membrane progestin receptors (mPRs) …

[HTML][HTML] The putative role of Progesterone Receptor membrane Component 1 in bovine oocyte development and competence

V Lodde, AM Luciano, RG Barros, G Giovanardi… - animal, 2023 - Elsevier
Acquisition of developmental competence is a complex process in which many cell types
cooperate to support oocyte maturation, fertilisation, and preimplantation embryonic …

Pleiotropy of Progesterone Receptor Membrane Component 1 in Modulation of Cytochrome P450 Activity

IS Barata, J Rueff, M Kranendonk, F Esteves - Journal of Xenobiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) is one of few proteins that have
been recently described as direct modulators of the activity of human cytochrome P450 …

[HTML][HTML] Progesterone signaling in uterine leiomyoma biology: Implications for potential targeted therapy

W Szucio, P Bernaczyk, D Ponikwicka-Tyszko… - Advances in Medical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Uterine leiomyomas (ULs) are the most common benign smooth muscle cell steroid-
dependent tumors that occur in women of reproductive age. Progesterone (P4) is a major …

Beyond Hormones: Investigating the Impact of Progesterone Receptor Membrane Component 1 in Lung Adenocarcinoma

S Solairaja, S Venkatabalasubramanian - The Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Progesterone Receptor Membrane Component 1 (PGRMC1) is a candidate
oncogene with a prominent involvement in the pathogenesis of diverse cancers (ovarian …